Because the Origami

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To say that 2011 was full of surprises for me is an understatement.
At the end of 2010, I was feeling lost and confused. It seemed like my career was going nowhere and I was making wrong decisions left and right. I decided to quit my job and start fresh for 2011. And so here we are.
+ Started the year right with a short Baguio trip. Did nothing but eat and sleep. Walked around in 9C weather.+ Spent lots of time with the mighty fine people of DAS.+ Rekindled my love for board games (which means more stuff to buy!)+ Went to Hong Kong and Macau. Walked around in 7C weather. Went to Disneyland! Discovered Gong Cha, Honeymoon Desserts, Western Market, that supergood bakery in Western Market.+ Saw the Stone Temple Pilots live.+ Watched Zsa Zsa Zaturrnah for the second time. Still as fun!+ Chicken-all-you-can!+ Spent a weekend in Tagaytay, eating and playing games the whole day long.+ Discovered Ugu Bigyan and Casa San Pablo during a family Holy Week getaway.- Waded in knee-high floodwater to go home. Yuck!+ Fell in love with Bikram Yoga. One of the best things I did for myself. Met amazing people. I have never been sporty or health-conscious, but Bikram made me want to sweat it out every single day. So, yay me! (I guess?)+ Went to Bacolod and Iloilo. Attended MassKara and ate probably the best (tasty and cheap!) cake ever from Calea.+ Saw the return of Boldst*r. Favoritest band ever, yo!+ Witnessed friends get married.+ Said hello to people.- Said goodbye to people.+ Acquired more books this year than any other year.- Didn't get to watch Ben Folds. Again.+ I actually got to save a little money. Little lang.+ Got obsessed -- OBSESSED, I tell ya -- with Game of Thrones.+ Learned a LOT of new things at work.
So I guess all in all, 2011 was pretty good to me. Sure, things were looking spotty at times but I'd take that over a repeat of 2005! So thank you, 2011. And hello thar, 2012!

A Bikram Yoga Love Affair

When I hit my third month of doing Bikram Yoga, I wrote a long-ish post about it in Facebook. I wrote about how I got to start Bikram, how I felt during the first three months, and the differences between the first class and the third-month classes. Just last week, I went (and finished!) my 100th Bikram class. That's 100 classes in five months! Yay me! Joyce poured water on me right before breathing in fixed firm, and it felt so gooooooooood!