It’s the last day of 2011. As 2011 comes to an end, I can’t help but look back on this year with amazement and gratitude. This year has been given me a lot of wonderful memories, and awesome adventures. I may not have blogged about all the travels I’ve done for this year, but I certainly have a lot of pictures stowed in my hard drive. Let me give you a glimpse of my 11 memorable adventures of 2011.

1. Got lost in Bangkok, Thailand (read my Bangkok adventures here, here, here, and here)
   

   Elephant Ride!

2. Finally saw hot air balloons at the Hot Air Balloon Festival
   

   16th Hot Air Balloon Festival

3. Had a nice view of the Pyro Olympics
   

   Amazing ending for team Portugal

4. Celebrated my 25th birthday with family & friends
   

   My 25th Birthday

5. Experienced Singapore with my family
   

   at Singapore

6. Chilled at Boracay with my Ateneo girls
   

   Two rainbows at Boracay

7. Adventured at Coron, Palawan with the Awesome Outing Group (AOG)
   

   Underwater adventures at Coron

8. Bonded at Laiya, Batangas
   

   with the girls at Laiya, Batangas

9. Zoofari-ed at Subic
   

   Tiger!

10. Food tripped at Sonya’s Garden with the boyfriend
    

    The ultimate healthy buffet at Sonya's Garden

11. Relaxed at Bohol with my family and the tarsiers.
    

    Relaxed with the tarsiers at Bohol

I’m hoping 2012 could match my 2011 adventures. I’m excited for the new year!

Happy New Year everyone!

For several years now, I have made it a point not to make any New Year’s Resolution. My reasoning is that  by February or even mid-January, I would’ve forgotten about it anyway or had new goals in mind. But since this is a new decade, I’m going to make an exception. So for 2011, I came up with my top 5 New Year’s Resolution.

1. Lose weight! This has always been in my to do list no matter what the occasion. But for one reason or another, the result I’m getting is the other way around. So for this year, I will really make it a point to watch my weight, and lose approx 10lbs! Expected Result by end of 2011: Lose 10++lbs

2. Save, save, save! After all the spending I’ve done this year, it’s about time that I ramp up on the savings department. This is going to be hard, since even before the year started, I already have several trips planned. As long I stick to my budget, I should be fine. Expected Result by end of 2011: Reached the target amount.

3. Keep my room organize. Always. My room has been my never ending project. I organize my things, then after a week everything is in disarray again. I try to organize it again, but it ends up messy… again. The cycle needs to stop! I have to stick to the organizing habit all the time or else I’ll drive myself crazy re-organizing everything. Expected Result by end of 2011: I don’t have to organize my room again, I just have to clean it.

4. Be more productive. This is in terms of using my time wisely. My time on Facebook and all the other online distractions have got to be minimized. There have been a lot of times when I wake up in the morning feeling that I’ll get several tasks done only to end up Facebook-ing all day. I have several projects I’ve put aside for several months now because I didn’t have the ‘time’ for it. Now, I really should make time so I could accomplish something. Expected Result by end of 2011: Finished the college scrapbook, printed 2010 & 2011 pictures, placed the 2010 & 2011 pictures in the albums.

5. Blog more. I have this site for a reason. I usually end up neglecting it after a while, then come back, then go on hiatus again. This year, I’m vowing to change all that. While we’re at it, I’m also revamping my photoblog. Expected Result by end of 2011: Have 10 posts every month, revamped photoblog.

Happy New Year!

2010 arrived and left in a blaze. And just like that a decade has ended. Back when I was kid, time seemed to go by slowly as I anxiously waited for my birthday, the summer vacation and the holidays. I guess when you reach a certain age, it seems that time is going faster than it should.

So this is my hello to 2011. I hope you’ll be nice to me.

2010. Day 1. As our neighbors blast their fireworks, we stood behind the comforts of our house gate and watched as our skies lit up. We did join the chaos by contributing the much needed noise to drive away the bad spirits or bad vibes which threaten to ruin the beginning of the New Year. And with this merry welcome, 2010 arrives at our side of the world.

Goodbye 2009! You’ve been a good-bad year.

Thank you for making 2009 memorable.

I’m excited for the greater things to come. Hello 2010!