My Personal BIG TEN of 2010 :)

Whew. It's been a while since I last posted an entry on my blog. My charger was broken and I had a hard time buying a new one. Whew! Good thing my sister let me borrow her laptop. And for that, let me give a shout out to Rio Malaluan! :)) Thanks for letting me use one of your precious possessions. LOL. Anyways, the year's about to end and it's just nice to reminisce everything and think of how fast time passes by. It has been a heck of a ride for me this year... a lot of unexpected things happened but I'm happy that I experienced every bit of it. I will never forget that this was the year that I encountered Christ.... and from then on, I experienced life to its fullest.

I was privileged enough to watch the BIG TEN in 2010 of VCF and I was inspired with all the achievements that they've done this year. So many churches have been planted, missionaries reaching out across the globe, and people helping each other for the glory of God. And then I thought of making my personalized Big Ten in 2010. Well, with all the things that happened to me this year, wouldn't it be great to just relive the memories and feel the happiness once again?

10.) I passed the Board Exam! Yeah! I  had almost given up on my dream with all the frustrations and disappointments that I had back then; good thing God never gave up on me, or should I say, for me.  I studied on the land of far far away, and made some adjustments on my own. God never left me, He was always there whenever I needed someone to lean on. Yes, you're right; He is the only one who keeps promises, especially when He tells you "I will never leave you." 

9.) Lost someone, but gained a new perspective. My love story with a special someone ended. It was hard; for months, it seemed like I will never move on with all the memories thought to last forever. It was really not that easy moving on, especially if you felt that she was already the person that you would spend the rest of your life with. But just like what they say, "There's always a rainbow after the rain." God never let me drown from tears, He held my hand and picked me up from sorrow. He made me realize that there is more to life than this. That hurt has been the turning point of my life; at that time, I no longer have anybody to turn to but Him. He made me realize that sometimes you just have to be broken in order to be whole again.

8.) One is a Whole Number Singles' Retreat at Dakak! I can say that this was one the most unforgettable experiences of my life. I learned a lot, gained new friends (tons of them), and enjoyed every scenery in Dakak. From there, I learned that being single would only happen once in our lives, that's why we should grab this opportunity to give the Lord honor and praises. God made me realize that I can be happy being alone.

7.) Urvan Community. This group has been formed for a purpose. We have different personalities with different walks of life. I was so lucky that our paths have crossed in Dakak, and from there, a strong bond has been formed. Terris and Jen, Ryan and Cathy, Maricor, Anne, Anna, Rhia, and Troy - they are my spiritual family. I never thought that I would belong to such an amazing group. I strongly believe that as long as I have these people near me, I will never lose track on my path to salvation. I just hope that we will continue to prosper and help each other out with God in the center of our friendship.

6.) Soslow is now a book lover. Yes, believe it or not. I can still remember the time when I started reading Purpose Driven Life and how it amazingly fed my hungry mind. Actually, I was never into books. I tried reading Twilight and other stuff, but to no avail. I got easily bored that's why I always skipped to the ending chapters. But there's something in that book (Purpose Driven Life) that got me really hooked up. Probably for the fact that just by reading that book, I became much closer to God. After I finished that book, I then started to find another one... and another one... to satisfy my hungry mind. There even came a time that whenever I didn't get to read a book, I felt like there's something lacking in me causing me to lose focus on my day-to-day activities. Now I am reading 4 Books (Wild at Heart as the most recent one), and I am so pumped-up with all the beautiful ideas I get from them. Just like what C.S Lewis says, "We read to know we are not alone."

5.) Soslow opened 6 new social networking accounts. Namely Formspring, Blogspot, Twitter, Youtube, Flickr, and Tumblr in chronological order. My objective was to use these accounts to spread God's word and be a blessing to everybody. I have never imagined that I would be doing these stuff. But this just showed that whenever God called you to do something, you are expected to do even the unexpected things for the glory of Him. Now I have 7 active accounts, including Facebook, and I'm happy with it, it's like a win-win situation for me. I fulfilled my mission and somehow inspired other people.

Let me end this part right here, and continue the remaining four on my next entry. Hope you enjoyed my blog. It would be great if you could also do the same thing for yourself. What are the 10 best highlights of your 2010? It's nice to remember the things that you've accomplished. Try it! It's gonna be legend.... wait for it.... wait for it..... dary. :))