2013 Highlights

It's never too late to thank God for what happened in my life last year. :)

January

• Elected as UP College of Music Student Council Treasurer for AY 2013-14.
• Nothing much really happened during this month, but I sure am grateful for another year!

February

• AJ had dengue. Thankfully, he was healed. :))
• British School Manila workshop on Kalinga indigenous instruments with T. Pat Rodriguez and T. Tim Cada.
• 38th International Bamboo Organ Festival
• CCBC had Ptr. Nathan Hutchison and family back! :)

March

• First concert of Dawani Women's Choir with the Chorus Class of Dr. Beverly Shangkuan-Cheng.
• Cornerstone Academy's Alumni Homecoming! :)

April

• 21st birthday!
• Went to Cebu with Kuya Johnny, Kuya Kurt, Jaz, and Mia.
• CCBC Youth and Young Pro get-together at Nuvali/Eton.
• CCBC's 25th Anniversary. It was also my first time to conduct our church choir! :)

May

• Got an invitation to submit article for Beauty for Ashes book.

June

• Enrolled for my last semester as an undergraduate in UP!
• Pink Toes CorPlanning/Outing at Tagaytay.
• Dawani workshop with THE Sir Joel Navarro.
• New family caaaaaaar!

July

• Stress is ultimately building up for my Special Project. Yup, I thank God for the stress! I'd rather be stressed than be lazy. HAHA

August

• International Silent Film Festival @ Shangril-La.
• First time to drink beer...at Brotzeit! (No, I didn't get drunk. HAHA. I only had one glass.)
• Watched the 1st Andrea O. Veneracion Choral Competition @ CCP...Ma'am Bev's treat! :)

September

• My special project, Papurihan, was pilot-tested throught all the Sundays of the month.
• Book launch of Beauty for Ashes at the SMX Convention Center during the International Book Fair. All three of my articles were included in the book!
• AJ's 24th birthday. :)

October

• Papurihan Culminating Activity was very successful!!!
• All my undergrad units were done! Yahoo! Thank you, Lord!

November

• Dawani outreach: Teaching orphan girls music.
• CCBC Family Camp...after soooo manyyyyy yeaaaaars!!! :)
• CHICKENPOX for 3 weeks!!! I missed rehearsals for the Dawani concert, but I'm still glad I was able to help. :)
• Moved to another house...again.
• Gloc-9's album launch! Yay!

December

• Got accepted in Kolisko Waldorf School as music teacher. I will be starting this January! :D
• Dawani's 1st solo concert.
• Angela, my piano student, played the piano at church for the first time!!!
• CONFIRMED: I will be graduating with honors on April 2014. YAHOO!!!!!!!
• Tagaytay trip with AJ :)
• CCBC Young Pro Christmas Party. I'm officially a Young Pro! Hahahahaha.
• The gifts I received this holiday season are so unexpected, I always get teary-eyed when someone gave me something, whatever it may be. In the future, I will be able to show my appreciation to people through material things. Just wait. HAHA XD
• Tita Belle and Tito Robel's wedding! Played and sung again with AJ... Also had a string quartet (James, Jed, Tin, and Edrick) XD

2013 was a year full of surprises, blessings, hardships, and lessons. Now, I am in another chapter of my life. I will be the conductor of our church choir. I will be a music teacher in a school. I wanted to do another Papurihan-like project in the future. Lord, help me be a better person this year. :)

Every good gift and perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father of lights with whom there is no variation or shadow due to change. James 1:17 (ESV)