Naming My 2012 “2012”: Countdown of my 2012’s Highlights
What could outpace the year that just ended? Man, it was the fastest year to elapse for me. Or perhaps it was another year lined with successive momentous happenings and memories, be it happy or not. Just like what I did last year, it’s about time for me to countdown these events that named my 2012 “2012”. I’d like to commend Facebook for letting me re-open my old, year-long posts via Timeline (that was once exasperated and troubled my whole life and everybody else’s). Nothing feels better than to reminisce all of the events that passed by my life in 2012. Try it yourself and feel fresh!
1. First Love on the Radio
Have you heard about DJ ChaCha of Tambayan 101.9? I was charmed by her nice voice the first time I heard it. I also found her “Mwah Mwah Tsup Tsup” part requested by her male callers cute though naughty. Those things made me a fan of hers till at this moment. She may not look as gorgeous as anybody else you could give but I would consider real gorgeousness from her voice. Well, that might be the reason she’s one good DJ, right? I’ve been a listener over the year that just ended and even made me want to celebrate my birthday in the radio station. But what made me love her even more was when she used to interact with my tweets. All those retweets and replies turned my world around, fanboying over her. Of course, if you are an avid fan and those littlest things happen, you would absolutely feel the so-called climax of your rapture. She indeed started my 2012.
In 2011, we went to Enchanted Kingdom right after the Corregidor tour with my block-mates. Then, for last year, I was with a few co-dancers. It was actually a getaway of one of my co-dancers’ family. I would always miss EK every year. Who would never once your thoughts come up with the thrilling rides, right? We did the same things last year. Nothing new, but the excitement and adrenaline satisfaction you will ever get would be the best feeling beneath your skin. I’m looking forward to visit EK again this 2013!
3. Revisiting the Fun Fontana
It’s a real kick in the teeth when I would recall my birthday last year. I can still feel it until this very moment and might be for eternity. So, I am hopeful that for this year, I’m going to celebrate my 20th within my plans and favor.
5. The Concert of the Year
6. More Reasons to Bang My Head Harder
Starting from “Falling in Reverse” then “Mayday Parade” to “Sleeping with Sirens”, my 2012 was another year of triple head bangs and ear-splitting blares. Yep, I could never lose these newly found bands from my music player; well, of course, they are just three of my favorite bands that have been a big part of my rocker-at-heart life namely, Eyes Set to Kill (my first love), Flyleaf, Escape the Fate, Evanescence, and 30 Seconds to Mars. Next month, to grant myself the epic-est present, I am crossing my fingers as tight as possible that I’d be watching SWS live here in the country!
7. HMDC Toast to the Graduates ‘12
Now that we will be the next celebrants of the annual T3G, I am looking forward to have a better one with so much surprises and memories that will never ever be forgotten before the very day of our graduation march.
8. My Year for Stages: Filipiniana Sunset and Concert at the Park
9. Welcome to the Addiction
It was summer last year when “The Walking Dead” was introduced to my life. I have to admit that when I first saw my siblings watching this, it never caught my attention right away. I would only switch my attention back to the monitor when I could hear them scream. Out of curiosity and summer-borne boredom, I gave it a chance from its pilot episode then caught myself watching it nonstop till the last chapter downloaded. It was like an infection. And I would call it “addiction”. I could never compare this series to any other. Or maybe because I haven’t watched other American shows, but I have to commend that TWD is for sure one of the bests that any living soul should see before he dies. And I know you know how I feel.
11. Thinking Wrong About My Irresponsibility and More Wrong Thinking
My term ends this year as I graduate. And if I would be assessing myself to the best of my honesty as the external president of PLMaynila’s official folk dance company, I was not that operative. Responsible? At times. Disciplinarian? Likewise. Influential? I dunno. So, I am also apologetic to the one who assigned me in this weighty position. I don’t have any idea if I reached his expectations or if I deserved the trust. But what I can brag here could be the fact that I did my best to be a good leader and an exemplary “kuya”.
Thinking about this negative feedback about myself as one of the presidents also added up to my decision to finally leave or lie low from the group. But, of course, I ended up staying; it’d be so much pride to graduate as a student dancer.
Besides, I am also an officer of the college’s organization. I was assigned to be the Director for Creative Division. I would do college events’ tarpaulins, backdrops, shirt layouts, logos, and the like. So, yes, I’ve been active in our college as well as in the dance troupe. Good thing, I’ve been able to balance everything.
12. Snatchers’ Favorite Client
It was way back in July when I found out that something important was missing in my backpack the moment I sat down on the bus homeward. It was my Sony Ericsson phone that I received from my sister. Besides that, two months after, another gadget bade me goodbye for good; that was my Philips music player I named Empoy. And they were both stolen from my favorite backpack’s (which also has a name, JanJan) front pocket. It was my bad, I know, for being such an irresponsible, unconcerned owner but losing those really affected my daily life. As a music lover, I’ve just lost my source of stress relief and entertainment. And I really regretted on losing a good phone with a good camera since I’d love to take pictures every time. However, bad things would never be bad memories forever; they could be great lessons in life. Swear, I shall never put my gadgets in my bag’s front pocket again. Ever again. That is why my first step to get rid of it is to replace my backpack to slingbag, so I could attend to my belongings all the time.
13. The Biggest Highlight of All: Bringing Home the Bacon in PhilTOA’s Cultural Dance Competition
What makes this extra-special is the fact that the dance troupe showed that we are not only dancing for the sake of dancing but we dance to prove something that is indeed worth everyone’s hats off.
14. The Heaviest and Severest School Requirement
An average college student has not experienced his entire college life if he hasn’t done his thesis. And I never thought that our college’s alumni were really serious on saying about the hard and ample time that thesis/research subjects will insist from us. Mention here sleepless nights, mental abuse, being broke and, worse, losing or affecting friendships. We haven’t finished ours up to the present, so I believe this academic burden will last until the day we die…happy! Wishing we could make it till the defense.
15. The Dental Twist in my Story
Can’t detail everything (too confidential) but there was someone who wagged my 2012 through her rather unforeseen confession.
17. “Dear artist, you will rise again.”
I took a breather in my poem-writing venture for a moment, making me think about raising the novelist from the dead. I was a writer of short fictions back in my elementary and high school days. Then after 5 years, I turned myself back to it and gave it another try. I was able to start a medieval-inspired novel entitled “Lucky Keogh”. But, as days went by, the title didn’t instigate me anymore for, unluckily, I’ve never continued doing it due to lack of inspiration. But, as you can see on the left side of my blog, there is the link to it. You may give it a try if you are interested.
18. Something I’ve Never Done in My 19 Years of Existence
The hiking is a highlight, of course, because I have never done it before in my whole life. I am hopeful there would be a part two of it on another mountain.
19. Wishes Do Come True…If You’d Strive for it by Your Own
20. Ending the Year Right and Settled
Our whole block had a trivial fight that mostly took place on Twitter. Details are no longer significant for as far as I know what’s important is we ended the year like how we started our college life—as friends.
