You Were Surprising, 2017!

2018 hasn’t officially started yet since the lunar new year is still 4 weeks away from now so I guess I have the license for this post!  On this 21st day of “2018”, I’d like to take a look back at how my 2017 was as what I’ve been doing year after year.  Sad to say, I got down last December after my trip to South Korea for having realized that I don’t have any tick mark on my journal for my 2017 goals!  Just how sad is that, huh?  That’s the reason why I had a bad holiday season and to be honest, I am still on the process of accepting things as they are without sour-gripping.  It’s just not yet doing good for me as of the moment though.  Anyway, count your blessings as they say, be grateful, give thanks!  So here are the surprises I got from 2017!

Surprising Travels

Singapore with the Whole Family, February 2017
Boracay with Tita Lilibeth, Tita Norville, and Tita Ludivica, March 2017
Surigao with CCF Family, October 2017
South Korea with Mary Grace and Crismarie Lyn, December 2017

Surprising Artista Moments

Aries and Christ’s Wedding, February 2017
Lasallian Partners’ Night, February 2017
Vivian @ 60, December 2017

Surprising Tasks

Became a Mother of 39 Boys and Only 10 Girls, Academic Year 2017-2018
Became a Coach for Chemistry Olympiad, November 2017
Became a Struggling Driver, August – October 2017

Surprising Challenges

Got Sick I Felt Like I Was About To Die LOL!, October 2017

Surprising Lessons

Challenges, problems, and trials are merely steps for Jesus to come to us!

Surprising Friends

CHED GET STS Batch 2 at Cagayan de Oro City, May 2017
One Yoga Family at Cagayan de Oro City, May 2017
WCA Family

Surprisingly Me!

Turned Amazingly 35, Young Forever in a Teenage Dream!

Though all my year’s goals were left unchecked, I still value all the things God gave me last year!  Thank you so much for being good to me, 2017! 🙂  Looking forward for my year 2018, year of the dog! 🙂

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Written by Mae Olandesca

Mary Rosalie Olandesca, a lover of the arts, humanities, and social sciences, found herself entangled in the realm of applied science and engineering, a path that didn't align with her true passions. Determined to break free from her "chemical engineer" title in the Philippines, she embarked on a brave journey to Toronto, fitting her life in only two suitcases. Despite completing her Chemical Laboratory Technician program at Seneca Polytechnic just recently, she realized that the chemical world failed to ignite her heart. A momentous realization led her to embrace her true calling as a writer, with a Creative Writing course acting as the catalyst for her long-time passion in wordsmithing. Thus emerged the extraordinary persona of Mae, the other side of her multifaceted identity. For more insights into Mae's captivating journey, visit her website at www.theothersideofmae.com as she is no more an average small-town girl and is now making big things happen in a megacity!

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