Good evening avid (sarcasm) Joppy-holics. The great one has once again entered the blogging world to bring you another one of those entries that reeks of emotion, amusement and leisure. It's exam week in the world of Joppy, and my next and last exam for the term will be on Thursday. It will be for my finance class, the most boring mathematical subject in my college. At first, I thought economics was the most boring subject ever, but seeing how my professor made that subject quite fun this term, I guess finance took its throne. I should be studying right now, but seeing as though I'm currently sick and I had a bad day today, I'm gonna stick awhile here in the computer area of my house. To everyone who still has exams this week, good luck to you all.
Of course, I cannot that deny that Christmas is just around the corner. A few more days and the gifts will be piling on, the parties will start though I think the parties already started before, and the courageous will have visible eyebags when they attend the morning masses. As for me, I will spend the holidays in the United States with my relatives from my dad side. It's the first time my family will spend Christmas and New Year there and you may be wondering why we planned on doing this this year. Well basically, my dad just wanted to see some snow so I guess the USA is the most convenient place to see that since we have relatives there. Quirky as it may seem, I guess I'm down with that. As fun as it may seem, It's not the same when you're celebrating Christmas here. I may be living in a society with a corrupt government and an unpredictable weather, but nothing beats spending time with my friends and family here in the Philippines. It's just a jolly feeling being in cheerful mood hanging out with your friends and neighbors, with smiles on our faces because for at least one team in the year, we can just relax, enjoy the good times and celebrate the holidays for truly, it's a time for celebration. But with my ticket already booked, I guess I have to look at this in a positive way. It would be nice to see relatives of mind whom I've not seen in a very long time. Plus, there's shopping, the Howard Stern Show, Hooters, cold weather and jetlag so I guess that will do.=D
When it comes to my Christmas wish list, I have a lot. The simple ones being a PS3, a ticket to a Pacers game, a new iPod, basketball shoes, a pair of pants, Marvel action figures, a Prison Break 3 DVD, a laptop, a new cellphone, free McDo, and a ton of cash. For the meaningful ones, like any other person, I want eternal happiness and protection for my loved ones, and good grades for me. And for the REAL things I really want for Christmas, I hope the Lord gives them to me. First, I'd like to have the feeling of clarity. It's hard living when the smoke and fog just won't clear out. Life will simply be better if things become simple as they seem and problems can be easily solved by normal intellect. I also want answers to unanswered questions. While I must admit, sometimes, when you try to find answers to certain questions, life gives you answers that you regret asking for. You see things that you don't want to see, hear things that you don't want to hear, know things that you don't want to know, think about things that you don't want to think about, feel things you don't want to feel. While some answers are hard to swallow and some are not, they still are answers. Finally, I wish for the ability to make the right choices and make the right judgments. This does not mean I will be correct all the time. People still make mistakes and what matters is how you bounce back and react to them. Having these three will truly make my life content. If not, a PS3 will do!=D
I must admit, I had a rough year, with a lot of weird things happening at the last few months of the year. I expected my Christmas to happen in a different way while I have encountered sadness and the feeling of hopelessness, I still have a reason to enjoy the holidays. I'm grateful to have a kick-ass family, and of course, the Ayala boys and H2005. I was able to experience new things like go to Boracay and steal a ton of freebies in the Ad Congress, which I think fee was overpriced. I got to sell stuff for my major and make a profit along the way. I also got to go to Hong Kong where I saw more Chinese people than I usually see in school. This year is also the year my extremely obese nephew Rome was born. Finally, let's just say that this year is the most emotion-packed year I've had in a long time. I guess I'm okay with what I have. A lot of people aren't as fortunate as me.
With that, if this is the last time I'm gonna write here in my blog before I leave the country, I would like to say Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year to all of you! PEACE!-rJv
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