1. I went to Philippines and attended a wedding of dear friends in Baguio. It was lovely and full of love. I'm so thrilled and thankful to be have been part of it :) Oh, they're the couple I shoot on my last engagement session.
2. Gerard and I, together with our "august babies" friends celebrated our birthday at Thailand (Bangkok + Ayutthaya). It's been a yearly tradition that started when we begun to work abroad. Our first was on 2008 in Malaysia, 2009 in Phuket Thailand, & 2010 in Bintan Indonesia. :) We want to continue this as we get old :)
3. I got engaged! :) Yes, this is by far the happiest moment of my year (second is my visit to the US last April!) ! He got down on one knee on the eve of my birthday (3 hours before). He and my 2 friends planned the whole thing and I must say it was well-executed! I cried a teeny bit and laughed and laughed! :) I have a video, but i'm still asking permission from my fiance *ahem* if I could share it to the www. (He's all shy, you know! And with all the nervousness on his face that night, I think he won't let me.) If you're really curious though, I can kwento it to you via skype or over a cup of kopi or tea. Hahaha!
4. I run my 2nd 10km race (first, together with Gerard <3 ). It was a great experience! I'm hoping to do this more often if my work schedule permits :)
5. I was privileged to become a prayer partner in our bi-yearly Victory Weekend. It's a seminar/retreat in our Church wherein participants are taught the most fundamental truths about our faith, and more! I love VW! When it was my turn last 2009, I got freed from a lot of generational curses, guilt, & shame. It was a really victorious moment for me! But this year, I was the partner of the participant. My friend (who's also my mentee) expressed her desire to join, and who am I refuse right? It was a really amazing experience. I saw how God freed her from bondage of sins, curses, and changed her! It blows my mind every time God does those things! :) He's still in the business of changing lives! For more of VW, see my church's site.
6. My year's not all ups as you may think. Just last week, my Papa was admitted to the hospital (actually he went there himself coz he's no longer feeling well, and I thank him for taking the initiative as not all dads as I've heard are willing to be admitted and checked by drs.) and underwent certain procedures to have his heart checked and ultimately, a pacemaker was "embedded" on his chest to aid his weak heart. It was heart breaking to not be able to be on his side and just rely on the updates from my sisters and Mama. This is one of the toughest that we have to go through as a family this year, but I am still grateful to God for the chance He's given my papa. He's now discharged from the hospital and recovering. I am still praying that his heart will be healed miraculously and it will be as good as new! :) Thanks to all those who prayed with me. :)
And here are the photos from the past 5 months:
Photos were processed by either Instagram, Hipstamatic or Leme leme iphone apps :)
All of these can also be found on my flickr photo set : Year in Photos.
Love,
Vee
PS
Here's my e-ring btw ;)
Isn't it perfect? ♥♥♥
