Rowjielogy 2k10

I know this is a little bit late for the “new year” but still, I want to post my annual review of the previous year. Basically, I am basing this from my blog entries for the year 2009. But before anything else, this entry is under the two new “departments” of my blog called “A List” (a list of anything under the sun) and “Retrospective” (flashback).

To make it a little bit different this year, I came up with 15 terms which can describe the year 2009 as a whole, and I shared some insights about thos terms:

1. Blog Evolution

My blog had 3 major changes last year – from Colorsplash, to Shuffled Open Views, and to Rowjielogy 2.0. My blog is continuously evolving depending on what I feel, and how to express it.

2. Movies

I was able to watch a lot of movies last year. Thanks to my movie mates from the office! I hope we’ll be able to watch movies again soon because we have stopped doing so after one of them resigned from work. But aside from them, I’d been also able to watch movies with other friends, and from DVDs. If I have to name a movie that I really like for 2009, it is the Spiderman trilogy. Yah, I know I’m late for the craze.

3. Palawan

I can say that my Palawan trip with friends is the major vacation get away I had for 2009.

4. Friends

I noticed that me and my friends don’t meet that often lately as compared to the previous years. Maybe because we were all busy with our own responsibilities. But it’s okay because last year, we have started doing things we haven’t done yet and going places we haven’t been yet altogether. I also met and got to know new friends.

5. Sister

My sister left for abroad last year which actually makes me feel sad most especially if we have family events. But looking on a positive side, I am happy for her career growth there.

6. Lomography

I had a lomo craze last year which is actually fun. I want to make it a hobby but I stopped for a few months now. I am still thinking if I will continue with that hobby.

7. Climate Change

I am really thankful for joining Greenpeace in 2008. Though I am not active with the organization, at least I am aware of the environmental problems our world is facing right now. The effects of climate change are already being felt in different parts of the world.

8. Global Financial Crisis

This is one of the global problems the world experiences last year – lost of millions of jobs.

9. Music

I could say that I had searched a lot of artists to listen to last year. And to name some of those I liked: Blake Lewis, Eric Hutchinson, Josh Hoge, and Donkeyboy. The much awaited album I bought last year is Jason Mraz’s A Beautiful Mess Live on Earth.

10. Deaths

The year was filled with shocking and sad deaths of former president Corazon Aquino, Michael Jackson, and Francis Magalona – to  name some of them.

11. AH1N1

People all around the world were scared because of AH1N1 epidemic. Fortunately, the epidemic has already been controlled.

12. Disasters

It can be considered that the Philippines had experienced the worst typhoon and flood last year due to Typhoon Ondoy and Pepeng. We didn’t imagine that those great floods will happen, which caused a lot of deaths and destructions.

13. Nationalism

The sense of nationalism in the Philippines became more intense last year after Francis M.’s and former president Cory Aquino’s deaths. I just hope that this is not only shown through the clothes and fashion items that we wear.

14. Broadway Christmas

I can say that our company Christmas party is one of the major events I attended last year. Maybe because of lots of parties, and not to mention, our broadway presentations where we put a lot of time and effort. Nevertheless, it is an experience worth keeping.

15. Self Improvement

I think that it is natural for people to feel a sense of growth as they continuously age. We want to go further. We want to be better…

There you have it, my “retrospective a-list” view of the year it was. I think this list is connected with the next list that I’ll be making… Anyway, goodbye 2009, and hello to a better 2010!