Year One…

“A celebration
About time
A generation out of line yeah!
The revolution’s in everyone” – Unwritten Law (Celebration Song)

It has been a year since I have written my first post, I remember being too happy with the 31 visitors with 0 likes and 0 comments I had that month. My earlier posts were a bit of introspection and self-rediscovery, I figure that if I wanted to write then I should write about myself first, to be able to have a direction to where I’m going and to be able to put pieces of myself in every word.

Once I got the hang of it, I branched out to different topics that I found myself very enthusiastic about like men’s style, fitness, and lifestyle. I also started a very ambitious series about Sun Tzu’s classic, The Art of War. By the way, I am not claiming to be an expert on any of those topics but rather an enthusiast. I am just someone found these topics interesting and try to apply it in his everyday life. Now that we got that cleared, let’s proceed. As my anniversary post, I wanted to do a roundup of things that have happened to this blog over the span of 1 year. I knew my stats are a bit mediocre but I am kind of proud of what I have accomplished. So without any more delay, let us begin.

Top 5 Most Viewed Posts

1. The Art of War: Waging War
2. Pride and Pre(duties)
3. 100 Things About Me
4. 6 Ways to Overcome Social Awkwardness
5. Wake Up And Smell the Paper!

5 Post that I Enjoyed Writing

1. Dying Will Be The Death Of Me
2. The Rebel Without A Cause (5 Ways to Wear a T-shirt)
3. Two Weeks…
4. It’s All About the Money, money, money…
5. Bloom Where You Are Planted

Top 5 Most Talked About Post

1. What is Love… Baby Don’t Hurt Me, No More…
2. Wake Up And Smell the Paper!
3. The Gratitude List
4. Pride and Pre(duties)
5. The Art of War: Waging War

Top 5 Most Talkative Friends

1. Franni @ thecandiiclub
2. Gina @ Singeldust
3. Theresaly @ Culture Shocks
4. Suzanne @ Ellie894
5. Beatrix B @ ThePinkseam

Top 5 Countries Where I’m Sorta Famous

1. United States
2. Philippines
3. Spain
4. India
5. United Kingdom

Special Thanks…

1. tmituesdayblog – Tuesdays are always a blast, I have always been a fan of your prompt since the days of L’s Diary. Thank You!
2. Leslie @ Inside the Satchel – There’s really no need to say anything, but thank you for everything.
3. Anna Vill, Jiorgio, Jason Von – Friendships! I’ve made it. Thank you! Lovers come and go, but friends stay…

Shout-outs!

1. Kris @ The Hungry Boys
2. Athena @ The English Introvert
3. Kitten @ Sir and kittens Pleasure Palace
4. Ms. Kiki @ Brainbabble
5. Kalliope @ Modern Mystic Mother
6. Bryan @ A Crack in the Pavement
7. Colin @ Submerge

And for the rest of my 725 followers, Thank you! I cannot express how much I am thankful for making a simple dad from a quaint little beach town in the Philippines really happy. Writing has provided me with more than escape; it provided me with a means to reinforce the resolve. It reminded me that there are better days ahead, much like my journal back when I was in therapy. I know that things are tough but we all know the tough days don’t last. Writing also provided me with a means to be perfectly candid about myself, and live with of FREEDOM and COURAGE more. It also forced me to be more proactive in life, reading more, doing more, and experiencing more, in order to write more. Take the first step into things that I wanted to write about. Overall writing has given me to live life with more zazz, I have enjoyed the process of writing and the joy of interaction in the comment section.

So what to expect in the future from this blog? To be honest, I don’t know. We all know that things change. But I do know that right now, I just want to keep on writing about a variety of topics that might delight or shock you. But I promise to keep it manly nonetheless, with as much authenticity, integrity, courage, and freedom that I could muster.

Again, Thank you, everyone, for your patronage!

Here’s me ugly mug saying “Cheers!”