August 21st, 2009

I know this chance comes once in a lifetime. To make everything right, to undo a mishap. To erase one big misstep by pushing towards the right direction twice. Just let me have this shot, that's all I'm asking for. On another note, and this is definitely blog-worthy, I'll be going on a trip abroad next week! Whew, it's been so long since I went somewhere where you actually have to cross a major ocean. I'm giddy to bits. I know I'm not supposed to be, 'cause I'm not a kid anymore, but it's not the place, it's the people. I'll be going backpacking with a couple of friends in 2 foreign states. Imagine, the farthest we went together was within Luzon, and we skipped all of those levels and went straight to travelling outside the country! I can already feel the chills. Five days and four nights of adventure. It's all so foreign to us, and the best we can do is to get as much info online and ask from friends/relatives who've been there. My finances will soon experience a hemorrhage! But I'd like to think that aside from the gadgets, electronics and appliances I've bought the past year, traveling abroad will be the biggest ticket  in my list of things to do 'cause-now-I-earn-money.' I feel like this will be the most memorable. Safety, spontaneity and a test of our friendship under a lot of stress.

Special mention to my dear friend Adrian who's celebrating his birthday with a touch of Magic, with the grandiosity of a welcome from the Disney characters. FB Stat message should go, "Thanks for the greetings, went overseas with a couple of friends." Keep those lifestyle status updates coming! Another one would go, "Just arrived in the airport. Taking the bullet train to go straight to the happiest place on earth." Haha, we're a year older. Our wardrobes should also grow wider. H&M, Giordano anyone? *wink*

Usual topic of conversation among my friends in the office is how 2009 is turning out like a blur. It's just unusually fast. In a few days, it's September and I haven't felt any high-impact change or event in my life yet. I   believe in Q3 and Q4. These two will hopefully deliver the goods, just to make 2009 an inch more memorable. And I've been thinking about it, and up to now I can still say, "Hey, I'm Justin, I graduated last year." I can feel that a new era is coming, and I just wanna say, I will miss you guys so much. I'll cross the bridge when I get there.

p.s. I got published! The press release I wrote for my brand was included in the article " Best Products in the Market" in Yummy Magazine AUG09 issue. Hit me up when you read it. Finally!