It is that time of the year again where we look back to the
things we accomplished, paths and adventures
we took, and of course, the books we have read for the past twelve months. This year has been one hell of roller coaster ride for me. It
is the year of many accomplishments and a few downfalls. Nevertheless, it has
been one great year. Despite the many hardships and problems encountered, I can still say I faced them proudly (although not very
gracefully).
This blog post will generally be about the pressing issue the bothers me the most… my absence and the complete silence in my
little blog. Yes, I was away, and I
am truly and terribly sorry for not being able to post reviews or book
hauls for the past few months. As I have said, many things have happened in the
past couple of months (which you will know in a little while if you continue to
read this blog post). I do not know how I will be able to manage reading,
writing reviews, responding to comments and being up to date with all the bookish
stuff while thinking of school requirements, studying for the boards and all
that important life stuff that will help build your career in the future. So
again, I apologize and thank everyone who came to visit the blog when I was
away.
When January 2015 came, I knew I had to make a very difficult
decision to leave the blog unattended for a while. I will be graduating on March, and I will be taking a professional board examination a few months after. To cut things short, I will be very busy studying and I really need to focus. Thankfully, I was able to graduate
last March 2015, and I passed the
Board Examination last October 2015. It took months, years even, of hard
work, sleepless nights, a lot of sacrifice (Oh, the horror of not being able to
read novels because of exams and recitations!), and heart-felt prayers. And now, I finally did it.
That is the main reason why I was not able to blog for several
months. I was very busy, and I swear it hurts to see the blog very quiet. Also, the number of books I've read this year disappoints me (I will tell all about that in another post). However,
I am back, and I am ready for another year (I think). Hopefully, my 2016 in the blogosphere will be way better than 2015.
To all those people who visited, followed, read, commented or whatever you did, thank you! May your new year be better than the last. And HELLO all the way from the Philippines.
