"As iron sharpens iron, man sharpens another man" we need people to make us better, to make faster, to make us stronger. we need people to test us and always push us beyond what we think we can do. we need that person that will make us a better person overall. 

 So i read on a sign that the person we should be most honest with is ourselves. Makes sense in a lot of levels and so here are my confessions for the past few days: 

1) Lost my fitness- i can't run for shit... after 2.5 km of straight running, i can't anymore. how am i suppose to run for 10km, 21km, or even a whole marathon if i can't run 2.5km. haaayyyy... lost it bad. 

2) Change - went to another department and seeing how i see myself fitting in. have to set the trend and the direction for the department. first time i feel important in a way because a lot is riding on the balance. a lot  projects coming. change is on the horizon. haha wish me luck. 

3) Friends that are out of reach - i tried contacting old friends but to no avail. schedule difference and no replies makes it hard to meet up and all. hopefully i will be able to connect with them again. 

4) matter of the heart - i am happy for those who are falling or are in love *ahem ahem* but can't really help wonder how it feels like to be in that state again. don't feel it yet. slight sparks, yes but i don't know if i want to keep on burning it. we will see how things will develop. 

5) poker - $1 million dollar tournament coming and i have a chance to get in. wish me luck! 

When your all is not enough, when your best falls short, when your everything means nothing, and your will has been broken, and you know more is to come, that is when you need somebody. everyone needs a someone for when that day comes, you can still get out of the downward spiral.... 

 We all know what happened to Tiger Woods. Allegedly, he had how many women on the side aside from his wife and the scandal just blew out of proportion. As a way to "remedy" the situation, he leaves golf and he is not saying when he is coming back. Now, looking at this, this is what Tiger should not do at all, hide his head on the ground and pray it will not go away. 

Fact 1: He has now a reputation for being a womanizer
Fact 2: He lost his endorsements because of the bad image
Fact 3: He got his endorsements because of his golf skills and nothing else. 

So instead of hiding away from golf, he should go back to it, be motivated than ever before to try and become the person everyone looked up to, a CHAMPION, a WINNER. He will not be able to accomplish that if he hides out and waits for the scandal to go down. It won't, people will keep on talking about it. However, if he picks himself up and starts playing again, that is the first step in a lot of steps to get back his career. 

Heroes and idols are not known for them being perfect, they are known for overcoming their weaknesses. 

"Fall Seven times, Stand up eight" - Converse Slogan of Dwayne Wade

 I am beginning to understand what a vacation leave is suppose to be. It is a time away from work and a time away from home as well. Something to take you out of your routine and just connect with people again. I was lucky enough to do that. To connect with people i needed to and to get to know them even more. Yesterday and today was the best and i feel ready and recharged for the responsibilities ahead. 

I just want to thank those people who made time for me, you know who you are, and I will forever appreciate it. 

So the year was about to end and trying to call the year that was, I came up with a list of things that made 2009 memorable:

a) Man of the Year - Barack Obama, the whole world was watching every step. From him competing with Hilary Clinton, to him winning the president seat. Practically the whole year was dedicated to him after the elections.

b) Woman of the Year - Sarah Palin / Hiliary Clinton, take your pick. They are the trend setters in America Politics. Then again, we were ahead of their time. haha 

c) Memorable Goodbye - Michael Jackson tied with Cory Aquino. The world lost so much when the two passed away. Michael Jackson for his music and influence in the industry. Cory with her political history and her affect on the Philippines. The world saw the hero's funeral that we gave her. 

d) Scandal of the Year - Hayden Co's "films". It swept the nation, lunch break kuwento, gossip about other artists, the whole nine yards. It had part I, II, and III. Amazing what people will do for kicks and how to get back at people. Honorable Mention: Chris Brown beating up Rihanna. 

e) Athlete of the Year - Manny Pacquiao. Do I really need to explain this? 

f) Movie of the Year - I was looking through the list and there are a lot: Transformers 2, Star Trek, Up, Harry Potter, New Moon, Gi Joe (haha just kidding), but this was might be for the long run and it has to go to Avatar. Exceeded all expectations. 

g) TV series of the year - If you have not watched Glee, you are missing out a lot. It came out of nowhere and made unknowns into celebrities. Really stellar every episode. 

h) Social Network Site of the Year - Facebook close tie with Twitter though. Facebook is the new multiply which was the new friendster. haha makes me wonder what will be next? 

i) Artist of the Year - Black Eyed Peas. From hit song after hit song after hit song, they were everywhere through the whole year. Taylor Swift did make an impact this year but the scope of Black Eyed Peas was much more. Jay Z would have been the one but a little too later when his music started hitting the charts. 

j) Overnight Celebrity of the Year - Susan Boyle. Go look her up in Youtube and you know what I mean. 

h) Fad of the Year - Vampires, Vampires, Vampires, and Vampires. Really, it has been that year. 

j) Tragedy of the Year - Ondoy. Just type that in google and look how many stories of gamut of emotions are there. It really showed what people are really made out of. 

I am running out of ideas but if you have any please add! 

HAPPY NEW YEAR TO ALL!!!

do girls make a list of the perfect boyfriend or perfect husband that they want to have? I am just curious because I have to friends who confessed in making one and it just struck me, do girls really have a list? hmm... if they do, i find it interesting because i bet the list will be the same for every girl. that is a big "I THINK" haha