life’s little wonders

Life’s milestones – before anyone reaches one, there are many things that would happen in between, I call them, little wonders; small, trivial things of seemingly small significance, but are actually of great part, a huge puzzle piece that makes the picture whole. These are things, people, events and many little stuffs are but the ones that makes the milestone worth the wait, the effort, tears, the toiling – they make each milestone worth having, things that’ll eternally be part of our life’s little scrap books, of pictures kept and videos saved, mails hidden on a box - life in a happy heart’s memory.

I am yet unfolding, turning my life’s pages, slowly writing phrases on this new chapter. And as I do so, I would like to go back to the past four years, my Ateneo years’ little wonders…

GKIDS. The family I have had, and eternally would have. The college journey and everything that came along the way, most of which, I am at debt with GKIDS. I have grown so much in the past four years, thanks to the laughters shared, the tears shed, the trust, the hugs and ‘hi-hellos’, the food trips and photo shoots, friends and little brothers found, ate’s and kuya’s, little sisters and songs sang, jams and heart-to-heart talks. Having been at the ‘lungga’ has been my college life’s most significant little wonder, though little might be underrated.

CAKES. I can remember two particular cakes, one was when I had my birthday last year and second, the cake that ate Thea gave us just a week ago. Last year, was the first time that I had a ‘surprise cake’ and it really meant a lot to me, that particular birthday is yet the best that I have ever had. Another cake, a very un expected yet fully appreciated one was when ate Thea gave me, JaCo and She a cake, it has three candles and it says ‘magis always’. That was the first graduation gift I had and sharing it with the GKIDS and especially with JaCo and She meant really big.

DARREN, CHARLES, JAMES and my little brothers. The first three are really special to me, they among others are whom I call ‘little brothers’, guys whom I think God forgot to give me as my brothers. I keep them special because, in ways more than one, they showed me how special I am, how lucky we are that we’ve got each other. My other little brothers are those whom, in one way or another, allowed me to be their kuya.

Ate Nikki, Manay Ves, Mommy Juls and Ate’s B&V and Kuya Ruffy. These people, are also GKIDS, and yah, kids by heart, people who have always believed in me, even in times that I don’t even believe in me. They taught me many things about life, about coffee, running, love and how to be a kuya, how to laugh and cry and yah, even about who I am. They among all mentors touched my life in ways more than one.

BOSS. My confidant, one of the very few people that knows me inside out, someone I would always be thankful of having and would never give up. Many life’s little wonders did spring from the friendship that we have, she alone though is a little wonder already.

JaCo. Probably the living proof of ‘the more you hate, the more you love’ cliché. Someone, whom despite our difference I have learned to love, to fully appreciate, to fully consider worth keeping – and yah, even to love beyond he might think I can. Hindi man nya alam, mahal ko sya more than I can show, isa sa mga taong hindi ako takot hawakan ang mga kamay, nang mahigpit na mahigpit na mahigpit.

PACOL. Of all the places where I have stayed at, Pacol has a special place in my heart, especially the late night jeepney rides. Of all places that I have been, it’s the only thing next to home which I can actually call a home, too.

JAYCEE, CEZARAH, VHANNY and my little sisters. Just like the lil’bothers I have mentioned above, these are the girl versions. People who have always made me feel special and whom, I try to show that they matter just as much to me. Next to them are my other little sisters who’ve, in a way or two, showed me how good I could a Kuya be.

MI FAMILIA. Though I have my share of tampo and tears because of my family, they among all others are my core. Half of me am me because they are who they are. I love them, more than they know and God knows, it’s them who’re keeping me wake up in the morning early and chase my dreams. I am always cut short in telling stories about them, but I love them so much that life itself wouldn’t be life without them.

BLOGS. My blogs, though they’ve only debuted after MyangLigaw made blogging famous in the office, my blogs has been one among the few things that I do which I really cherish. My blogs is my heart’s little scrapbook and my life’s little journal.

DREAMS and dreams come-true. I have a lot of dreams that I keep so dear to me, dreams that I’ll not tire to chase and dreams which I would forever cherish. Life has become much much more special when I started making dreams come true, it’s so wonderful having accomplished a thing or two, stuffs which used to be beyond reach but I now enjoy and soon will. Dreams, they on their own are one of life’s little wonders.

The past four years has been definitely happy, fun filled and full of learnings, though sprinkled with bitter sweets, because of these little wonders, I would never tire of recalling. Four happy fruitful years have gone, a little milestone’s at hand but the little wonders of life I had would forever be in my heart.

Brent Tzu, life’s little wonderer.