Restart. Reboot.

The red hair isn't doing me any good (yeah, like I really thought it would help.) I intended it to be like a symbolic thing in my goal of starting 2010 fresh and happy; you know, like a (sort of) major change to start off the year.

So far, it has not done me any good. My 2010's still as crappy as ever -- a car accident (which cost me Php 18,000), a falling out with a friend, a weird and icky experience somewhere, another car mishap, and of course, money issues. All these just in January.

I'm crossing my fingers that February will be a better month. God knows how much I need it.

RED in 2010.

I'm officially welcoming 2010 with red hair! :)

The first 16 days of 2010 was really awful, so, in an attempt to turn my luck around, I'm changing my look once again. I was also getting bored with my hair, because I'm trying to grow it long so I couldn't really have any drastic haircuts. :/

Clean Room Challenge Day 2 -- 1/1/10

Happy new year! :)

To welcome the new year, I continued on to clean my room. We were supposed to spend the day in Tagaytay, but unfortunately, nobody woke up early. Hahaha. Very good, Villegas family.

Anyway, cleaning day 2 was spent cleaning out my bookshelves and drawers. I was finally able to get all my books to fit into my tiny bookshelf. I have a long way to go in terms of organizing them according to genre (yes, I have my own way of fixing stuff,) but for now, my books are where they should be.

The before shot.

And after.

And you know what else I found? In 7 years, I've had 8 planners and 4 of them Starbucks Planners. Hahaha. Apprently, I now have a planner collection. :)

I also found old autograph books, and old pieces of paper/folders that I had my classmates from Grades 4 to 7 sign. Wow.

Funniest note was from my Grade 7 adviser, Mrs. Bautista. Hahaha. She said, "Leo, I like you a lot. Thanks for everything. Don't be late in High School, ha?"

Hahahaha. If she only knew. :/

Clean Room Challenge Day 1 - 12/31/09

This is my room. I don't sleep in it (because I sleep in my dad's room) , I only put my stuff in it. When I say "put," I mean I literally just dump all my stuff in it. This has gone on from when we moved here in 2005, until now. See, my room's the kind of place you put in "Clean House!" Hahaha!

Until recently, I have been okay with the whole setup of me just dumping my stuff in my room. The problem is, it looks like I no longer have space to dump my stuff in. :( See, that whole area beside my bed is just totally full of my trash. Hahaha. And that's one big problem about me too, I'm a pack rat. I keep anything and everything, just to keep memories of what I've been doing.

Plus, I wanted to really lessen the clutter in my room to start 2010 right. :)

Anyway, room cleaning does have its perks, regardless of how tasking it is. I'm constantly finding random funny things that I've kept from the past -- old diaries, little notes from people, old essays.. etc.

Day 1 was spent cleaning out my dresser and my bag containers. And yes, I did get to FINALLY fix the box that contained my debut gifts that I didn't know where to use/put. Hahaha, yes, you read that right. Debut gifts, from when I was 18, 5 years ago. Hahahaha.

Anyway, I have more cleaning to do. As of this writing (Cleaning Day 3,) I'm 50% done. I'll post some of the cute things I've found soon. :)

Good Vibes, Good Vibes!

Hello 2010! :)

Is it just me, or could you also feel the positive vibes of 2010 all over the place? As from what I could see on Facebook, looks like people couldn't wait to get 2009 over and done with, me included.

Not that 2009 was bad. It was more of a BLAH year for me. I don't know. It just seemed forgettable.

Well anyway, in keeping with tradition, this is going to be my annual 2009 closing entry (a day late.) Let's recap the year, shall we?

*To tell you the truth, this is gonna be hard, because seriously, nothing made a mark on me this year, except for only a few things. Sad.*

January started with us moving into our new stations in Market Market. That meant a lot of clutter, and a lot of effort to fit in.

But then of course, it was made easy by friends who are just as willing to be silly as I am, to relieve the stress of moving in.

We officially ushered in summer in March by going to Bora! :) This trip was legendary, because of the "misadventures." This trip tested friendships, relationships and boundaries.

Back to work in April, with TONS of things to do.

But we can't just let summer pass without another vacation, right? It got me off my old mentality of not mixing my groups of friends. ;)

Mid-year I was forced to look back to my roots and appreciate how far my family has gone.

I learned also mid year that when the going gets tough, its best to surround yourself with people who know you best, so that you may be able to find yourself again.

And yes, because I was lost at that time, my hairstyles became more experimental. Hahaha.

Things were changing, but the only thing that remained constant was work.

Good thing work was becoming something to look forward to, with the people I was with. :)

The beach remained to be my ultimate resting place, where I could just lie down, read a book with a shake in hand.

In September, I got a present that totally changed my life. I got Pepi, a 2 month old Japanese Spitz for my 23rd birthday. :)

And it was also that time that I got to join Game KNB again. :)

I may have done a lot in 2009, but to me it seems as if I didn't do anything at all. In 2009 I felt like I was constantly on the lookout for the things that could make me happy. I was constantly on the go, not giving enough time for myself to process the things I've been doing. Add the fact that it was also last year when all my issues with myself started to surface, my insecurities, jealousy, my unfamiliarity with certain things taking a toll on my emotions... it was all in 2009.
It was a transition year for me. I was finally becoming an adult, and the adult life overwhelmed me so much, I felt like I didn't know myself anymore. I was torn between who I wanted to be and who I was.

To say that 2009 was a bad year might be too much. But then it wasn't great either. It left me lessons; a lot, in fact. Hopefully I put these lessons to good use in 2010. Come to think of it, if not for the blah-ness of 2009, I would not be hopeful for 2010. :)

So there you go. Hello 2010, you're finally here. Let's make this year better, shall we? :)

Bye 2009, Hello, 2010! :)