Day 5
Day 5: A photo of yourself two years ago
This photo was taken in May, 2008 at my Aunt’s humble abode in Mt. Eden, Auckland, New Zealand. God knows what I have gone through just to make this trip happen. It was Papa’s graduation gift to me. It was supposedly a month-long visit, but it got cut short because of some problems, which I unfortunately encountered a few weeks before the said trip.
If I can remember it correctly, this was taken on our last day at NZ. We had to go to our Uncle’s house at Te Atatu for a goodbye dinner.
Anyways, I look a lot thinner here. And younger. And I have long hair. I love looking at old photos. They make me realize how much I (and the people around me) have evolved over the years. Two years seems so short, but hey, anything can happen within that span of time.
Seeing myself grow and mature both physically and mentally is an achievement in itself. Everyday is a learning experience and we are only given two options whenever we wake up–to courageously take risks and learn from their consequences or to lock ourselves up in our own little world and waste every single second to learn and grow.
On another note, I promise myself to go back to New Zealand next year. 2011 should be an amazing travel year. I promise myself that. And when that time comes, it will not just be two or three weeks. Who knows, it could be forever? 
