March: Best month of the year so far. And I hope to say that about every month as we go further along 2012! 

What started out briefly as one of the worst slumps of my life, with a cancelled — correction, rescheduled — author visit, a realization of disconnect, and a slew of missed opportunities, ended with only what would naturally follow: lessons taken to heart, lives interconnected, and steps to make things work. A rundown of how March changed my life: 

1. Singapore Part 2: Though the Foo Fighters cancelled their trip, we didn’t! Eating 8 flavors of xiao long bao and running to make it to the Titanic exhibit make up this visit’s “best of” list! 
2. David Finch’s events: I can honestly say that I did my best in preparing and dealing with the whole production. From the bloggers’ challenge, to the appeasing of temperaments, it was a literal roller coaster ride to the top! And he’s such a kind, hardworking and sincere person. It’s always wonderful to meet successful people who have never left being grounded. 
3. Watching Dashboard Confessional in a stadium acoustic concert! I cannot express how real my dreams became on this night. 
4. Cyndi Lauper live! Girls just wanna have fun, all right. :-) 
5. Finishing the Tuldok project: After around six months of planning and building, I was finally able to complete my part of Tuldok’s animation project. I made a whole island made of cardboard, paper, crafts… my dream! I was so happy to be able to plan each tree, twig, and leaf to the material and proportion I thought apt. One of the few times I actually felt I really designed a production. 
6. Fuerza Bruta: ART! So ART! Instead of the big Brazilian party I was expecting, I watched vignette after vignette of expressions of freedom, frustration and fun. A montage putting together a journey, from walking, to swimming, to running, to swinging. ART! I loved it. <3 Are there more shows like this? 
7. Getting made up and dressed up as a zombie! And acting like one the whole day. :)
8. Back-to-back beach trip weekends: First with Cathy last week in Anvaya, and just yesterday until today in Batangas with more of my friends. Taking a much-awaited chill pill with my favorite people in the world. 

I was once told that the cure for post-trip blues is to plan a new one. So where to, next? :-)  

Mela in Virgin Beach Resort, Batangas, March 2012.