new adventure

First attempt to leave the country to embark on my first adventure - FAILED.

I stupidly missed to notice the arrival time of my flight in my first destination - Brussels. My Schengen visa's effectivity starts on January 25. I would be arriving in Brussels airport at 10pm - January 24.

Stupid. Stupid. Stupid.

I didn't even get to the customs officer. I was stopped right at the check-in counter. It was a good thing that I didnt check-in online as I had originally planned. Otherwise, I probably wouldnt have been able to rebook my flight :(

Oh well. There's a reason for everything. That's what I keep telling myself so I wont feel too bad about the whole thing. Haha.

Anyway, Im here at the airport again, the supposed Day 2 of my great adventure.

Im hoping things would go better this time, and that I've used up all the bad luck due me :)

Mind setting

I refuse to be sad today.
i refuse to let my emotions control me.
I refuse to let it affect me and ruin my day.
I will smile no matter what.

I have left the past year behind me.
I have left the sorrows and the heartaches.
I have left the old hopes and dreams along with it.
I should also have left... the ghost of you.

There will be a new day ahead.
There will be new hopes and dreams.
There will probably be new sorrows and heartaches (I hope not )
But... there will also be a new me.

Thank you for the inspiration.
Thank you for the sweet memories.
Thank you for the encouragement.
Thank you for the time.

I am pushing forward.
I am growing up.
I am moving on.
I am happy - and will be happier still.

I can do this... and oh yeah, i will!

12-month wishlist :-)

Because it worked out well for me last year, Im doing it again -Today, the first day of January 2011, Im posting a checklist of the things I want to happen for me this year :)

I hope I'd be able to look back on this list with a smile 12 months from now...

2011 Wishlist :

1. Ride my bike on the highway (maybe all the way to the office? Haha.)
2. Try mountain climbing / trekking (Start with Mt. Pulag and Mt. Pinatubo)
3. Be a better swimmer and get my diving certificate at last
4. See my top 3 natural wonders - Aurora Borealis, Grand Canyon and Niagara Falls
5. Be more sociable and make new friends
6. Go back to school! (sana, sana)
7. Learn a new language, maybe Spanish 'cause it's the easiest :D
8. Go see my dad (ito yata ang pinaka-challenging sa lahat!)

There you go.

Good luck to me! :-)