• January
  • The most bountiful New Year celebration at home
  • Last New Year celebration with Daddy
  • My role at work becomes Team Lead
  • Started to attend Sunday Worship @VCF Greenhills
• February
  • Love was in the air
  • The first time Sir Jorge asked me, “What if he’ll leave the company in 15 days? in 30 days? Kaya ko na ba?”
  • Kuya Ghoy’s 30th birthday
• March
  • Mom’s 61st birthday
  • Ate Gina turned 36
  • Jonathan (my nephew) graduated elementary
  • Daddy was diagnosed with heart problem
• April
  • Vin left ITG
  • First Cardaño Family Reunion
  • Daddy’s 63rd birthday
• May
  • Sir Jorge officially left ITG
  • I assume as Project Manager
  • First day of being a PM, our Dad passed away
• June
  • Signed JC2 promotion
  • Remembered our Dad, 40 days after his death
  • Jamz 20th birthday
• July
  • First project sign off as PM
  • Ate Ruth’s 26th birthday
  • Started to be friend with Dennis
• August
  • Kuya Tony at 33
  • Tried to inspire IIT graduating class through  a Career Talk
  • Two Project Sign off
• September
  • Fallin’
  • Team Synetix grows to 8
  • Learned how to play billiards — thanks to Jen and Ms. Aly!
  • Typhoon Ondoy flooded Metro Manila and the nearby provinces
• October
  • Vin’s Papa undergone, Valve replacement in his heart
  • Pepeng washed out Northern Luzon and other regions
  • Attended For Richer and For Poorer seminar by Chinkee Tan – the call for action
  • Mommy undergone Laparoscopic surgery due to gallstone
  • My 23rd birthday- had my first birthday cake
  • Rubie, Shen, Risc, Lean – together again
• November
  • Remembered our family members who passed – Lola Onang, Uncle Roman, Auntie Lorna and Daddy
  • Met with Johan Jansenns and the AsiaSource 3 peps and really had a great time
  • Tita Lydia and Tito Danny and Family house blessing
• December
  • Completed my favorite project
  • First Christmas Day celebration without Daddy
  • Probationary period as PM is over.   More projects to sign off. More projects to start. More challenges success are coming ahead.

2009 has been a tough year. One of the hardest family trials ever came. Typhoons killed lives and destroyed properties.

On the other hand, blessing from above overflowed.  Good things happen in my career.  I believe, the company got a better health.

Interesting things happened that gave more color to a stressful life.  I had chance to meet several business-minded people and had a meaningful and inspiring conversation with them. Relationships started. Friendship were built. People and things changed. Now, I have more time for myself, got a better life direction, I grew and learned a lot, and people around helped me bring out the best in me.

It was indeed a great year. More reasons to celebrate than to mourn. More blessings to be thanked of.