Upon searching the internet for the best Youtube downloader, I found some which are worth the try. I was able to successfully download episodes to my computer so I am very much satisfied.

When I got up from my bed, I immediately went to the bathroom and prepared for my review session this afternoon. It is very important that I come on time today since we rarely have coaching sessions. However, I had to go to Western Union to do a favor for a friend.

I have scheduled a meet-up with a friend at 4PM today so I hurried up with my coaching session and was able to finish all six booklets in one go. When I went back to the dorm, I fell asleep and upon knowing that my friend had fallen asleep, too and that he would be late for our meet-up, I decided to rest first before going to SM North.

It was past six when John told me he’s already in SM North, while I was still stuck in a street jam at G. Araneta Avenue. He waited for an hour and I was finally able to meet him. John and I have known each other for a year or two. We go to the same church locale whenever I return to Olongapo City. And so, I told him I was very hungry so we grabbed a bite at Sisig Hooray! at the SM Foodcourt. Though I was willing to take him at a better food place, my craving for sisig ruled everything out. Good thing, he’s okay with it.

We went to the cinemas but we found out that Enteng ng Ina Mo was shown early half of the day, we went to Timezone instead and I sang three songs. Gawd. I really want to sing those songs so he wasn’t able to stop me! Then, he told me he needs rest and so we went back at the dormitory so he can go sleep and he will be very busy the next day.

We ended up talking our night away to sleep. I told him he was jinxed because when he visited, it was the only time the dormitory internet was down. When we landed our feet at the dormitory, he wanted to surf the internet right away! It was kind of cute seeing him experience new things. He told me it was his first time to go to Sampaloc, and he felt glad he saw FEU, UST and UE-Manila during our side trip. It was also his first time to go to Trinoma!

It was cool for me, in the sense that, I have a new friend to whom I can talk a lot of things to. And I know that I can trust him, too. So I know we’ll be good friends for a long time. I certainly hope so.

And since I’ve been sleeping so late and I have nothing else to do, I always oversleep. Like earlier, I woke up at 8 AM and then the class ended three hours after. When I returned to the dormitory, I just laid flat, without even taking a meal – I slept. I woke up at around 3 PM to have my lunch, saw a feud over at the bus station nearby and then went to class. Three hours after, I went home here at Quezon City. Then, I helped my brother prepare our dinner and in between those, I had naps.

Come to think of it, I may have been sleeping the same amount as before, it’s just that I just feel it’s more now since I get to sleep during my breaks and I am more in control of my time, and I also sleep late. Oh well, who doesn’t love to sleep, sleep, sleep after a day’s work, right?

On the first few weeks of December 2011, my father was diagnosed with acute myelogenus leukemia, and since then, things have been nothing but rough and hard for the whole family. All of us had to make adjustments and sacrifices to make our schedules meet. Only my mother takes care of my father as my brother and I are here in Manila. My sister who resides at Olongapo has her own family to take care of but makes it a point that during her free time, she comes to visit my mother and father at home.

My brother has been shouldering most of the finances lately. And he’s been really working his a$$ off and still, everything still doesn’t add up to what’s needed. You know the feeling that I can’t contribute anything but to study hard and work hard, and make my schedule fit to theirs so I can relieve them from attending to my father while he’s in hospital? It sucks. Add to that the fact that I can’t focus with the board exams review. As of the moment, I haven’t touched a single page of the PIPE Elements book, and I’m way behind the lessons.

But of course, these are sacrifices and these are challenges that must be conquered. My father doesn’t know he’ll be having this disease and he gave us everything we need and he brought us into this world.

Earlier today, we attended the worship service. After which, we attended the Panata. I felt revived and excited for 2012. I know that God will be there for me and my family, so I have nothing to worry.

We celebrated the New Year in the hospital. What’s important is that the whole family’s complete. With or without feast, the food, the home, the fireworks and all the New Year brouhaha, the family’s still together and intact. We had our annual New Year prayer and it was really an emotional one. Nonetheless, I know that all of us are very happy that all of us were there that day. We survived 2011 and 2012 will even be a lot better for all of us, I just know!

2011 has been a rough year for me, but it is also a memorable one. I have achieved a lot during the past year and I know that this is just the start of something really great in the future.

There may be heartaches and problems from the past. I may not have gotten over with some of them yet; but I swear to God, I’ll try my hardest to leave them all behind and embrace what’s in store for me this coming year. I know 2012 won’t be anything but different. While 2011 is significant and memorable, 2012 will definitely be a true test for me.

Anyway, I hope you will have fun reading my posts in the future.