The morning of my birthday I went to Quiapo Church. I heard mass. I had confession. I told the priest that one of my many faults was that I have been ungrateful to the people I know. For penance he told me to say 10 Hail Marys for each person I should be thankful for. After two hours or so I lost count. I thanked God for my wonderful, supportive family. I thanked God for my loving, understanding girlfriend. I thanked God for my old friends who have never left me. I thanked God for the students who still remember me when I still taught them college English. I thanked God for the kind cosplayers I have met this year. I thanked God for the amazing photographers who took the time to be my mentors and my friends. I thanked God for the generous people from all around the world who have supported my website. My knees and thighs hurt from kneeling, but I realized I am lucky to have known so many wonderful people. I realized that since I started blogging, photography and cosplaying, I’ve gained more friends than all my other years of existence combined.
So yeah, am really happy on my birthday, and I have all of you to thank for it. God willing I’ll continue what I started. I don’t know for how long, but this coming year I’ll make sure I’ll make every day count.
Great photos taken by my brother Bryan. Thank you for dropping by, and do visit us again soon.
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