The Year That Was... 2008

My older sister, Ate Jen, started a New Year tradition of recalling the previous year's events and writing them down. These events can be big or small, happy or sad, they can be family related, work related or just something personal you have experienced or realized during the past year. I have picked up this practice and started when 2008 began. As I bid 2008 goodbye, I have made my "The Year That Was..." list and so I begin.

* Ate Hannah's Wedding to Shawali - Jan 12
* Ate Juni's Wedding to Martin - Feb 23
* Worked for Atejen - Kodak (RBS ) and Ormocnet (Mac Support)
* Mac Certification Training/Exam - end of Feb - Mar
* Best Holy Week Ever with the Ialcoolcuz in Camotes - Holy Week in Mar
* Dos Palmas with Atejen - April
* Opening of Tsilys! - April
* Worked for Kuya Igoy (Home Sweet Home Spa start-up) - April
* Ate Hannah is pregnant! - May
* My honor was defended thanks to my brothers - June
* Home Sweet Home Spa officially opened - June 2
* Tito Bebot (Jessie's dad) passed away
* Opening of Ormocnet Naval - Aug
* Atejen became engaged to Nolitz - Aug
* Kuya Igoy's Kristo Rey Park proposal was approved - Aug
* My Despedida Series began - Aug
* Discovery of the beautiful Canigao Island - Aug
* Mady came home to work for Papa - Sept
* UK Trip with Mady and Atejen! - Sept
* We watched Wicked in London! - Sept
* I start my MSc program in Acoustics & Music Tech in the University of Edinburgh - Sept 16 :)
* Atejen's pamanhikan - Oct
* Anaura left for the States to work - Oct
* Ivi left for Australia to look for opportunities - Oct
* Opening of Cafe Oramoca - Oct 31
* Maan pregnant again! - Nov
* Atejovit joined Sycip - Nov
* Monic became engaged! - Nov
* Death Cab for Cutie Concert - Nov 16
* Kuya Igoy graduated from AIM
* Erica, our obese yellow Labrador retriever, died after giving birth - Dec
* Went to London with Megan and Tanya - Dec
* Watched Wicked again and Phantom of the Opera - Dec
* Atejuni is pregnant! - Dec
* Cooked my first Christmas dinner - Dec
* Maica got engaged! - Dec

A lot has happened in 2008 not only to me, but to my family as well. And as 2009 starts, I can only cross my fingers as I await what it has in store for me.