I borrow this maxim from St. John Bosco or Don Bosco, his more popular Italian name, which best represent how I would summarize another year that ebbs...seemingly quickly.  It is the people that I am and have come across with--the new acquaintances, the once only familiar names that I have become close to, the persons who made me smile and gave me insights, the random souls that have passed me by--that define the special growth I have achieved in the last 365 days.

I have known myself better, in unprecedented terms, because of the 2007 experience...and I thought 2006 was crazy (Crazy in this respect defines the space shuttle ride that brought me to the moon and back).

It has been a little over two years, 24 months and two weeks to be exact, since I got back from down under.  With the thought of a bright prospect, I was more than ready to face the unfamiliar territory of "working for a living".  Fortunately, I was able to find a job and establish a career in the media soon after graduating from college...and I have come to love what I do despite its imperfections.

Beyond the three walls of my cubicle is the life that I spend my meager salary on.  I have never thought of financially investing on my future yet at the level that I want to...so the substantial effort to save would have to sit in the corner for a little longer.  Maybe I would regret it in the future, but hey, don't judge me for wanting to live life to the best of my abilities...and that costs money.

It is my personal crusade to put color in to my life.  And I feel that I am successful in that regard...but not entirely without the supporting actors and actresses in this play that I lead.

For every single individual that have crossed my path...I say kudos...for putting a smile on this face at the end of the day, regardless of what your roles have been.  From that cab driver who hit and asked 500 pesos from me for damaging my bike (and almost injuring me) and that other cab driver I gave a ride to the petrol station when his unit broke down, to that homo who smiled at me in the elevator (not to mention, his hot straight girl friend who snubbed me in the elevator), the multitude of nicknames in the motorcyclephilippines.com forums who have helped me in my strive to make motorcycling part of my lifestyle and the various random individuals I have had a brief conversation with during that solo Cebu flight...they and countless other people, the minor players, happen to define (in their own special way) the personality that have imbibed my overall character. 

I wish there was a way to let every single soul that I have encountered and interacted with know how much I appreciate their knocking on my doorstep.  I guess there is no way...other than to spill this life over to the dawning new year. 

There is still so much to do in this life.  I have not even started crossing out the plans that I have set for myself (To view these plans see Dying...could you ever feel that way before).  And as I tread, I get to see life more clearly and understand that every minute indeed counts...and I'll take my time, for I know myself even more and come to realize better what I am capable of.  This realization I source out from beyond my own soul.

There remains no provision of names in this post...because for one, I already forgot or may not have asked the names of those people cited as an example above...and another, if you get to read this that means you are part of those I am referring to.

E Puka Aku Me Ka-u Mau Makana!

"That says it all, doesn't it?  We always want what we never get.  Listen here my friend, I can't continue to pretend that it's alright...'coz that ain't right... that ain't right" - Duncan Sheik