Atong padayonon kining atong pagpaambit nganha kaninyo sa mga text messages nga atong nadawat sa miaging Pasko ug pagsugat sa bag-ong tuig. Makalingaw ug puno sa mga pagtulon-an.
Ania kining gikan ni Lory de la Serna sa Cagayan de Oro, may kalabutan sa iyang pagka-magsusulat: “To all my dear friends, especially the readers who shared with me their precious time, delighted me with their wit and humor, moved me with their vision and ideals, and made me learn from their good counsel, I convey my profound appreciation. To those who may have been perturbed by my corny, outrageous and non-original text jokes, I ask for their tolerance and understanding.”
Si Judge Jun Dumdum ug iyang matahom nga kapikas, si Gingging, mi-share usab kanato niining panghinaut sa bag-ong tuig, usa ka Irish toast nga nag-ingon: “In the new year, may your right hand always be stretched out in friendship, never in want.” Bitaw, pagkalaay kaha hunahunaon kun mag-inusara lang ta ning kalibutan – magnihit ang higala. Kini sila si Jun ug Gingging, akong gi-consider nga friends forever. Ambut kaha ko sa ilang bahin.
Kauban nato sa Afrena 7, kanhi regional director sa Philippine Crop Insurance Corporation, si Abe Lucero, nanghinaut usab nga magmabanguhon ang tuig 2008: ‘May there always be work for our hands to do, may your purse hold a coin or two, may the sun always shine on your windowpane, may a rainbow be certain to follow each rain, may the hand of a friend be always near you and may God fill your heart with gladness to cheer you always.” Nindot sad. Usa ka Irish blessing, matud ni Abe.
Ug aniay gikan ni Engr. Ed Batiquin, kanhi presidente sa SUKNA: “If you cannot be grateful for what you have, then be thankful for what you have been spared. Life is short, live it. Love is rare, grab it. Anger is bad, dump it. Fear is awful, face it. Memories are sweet, cherish it. A new year is in the air, let us forget all hurt & grievances and start anew.”
Akong classmate sa high school, sa St. Alphonsus Catholic School sa Opon, Engr. Braulie Mañus, tua na manimuyo sa Cagayan de Oro, mi-text kanato, pila ka takna una mag-new year: “Hours from now, we’ll be bidding farewell to 2007. But let us not leave behind all the sweet and sad memories we had during that year. Those memories are the contents of the chapter in our life. Now let us prepare ourselves for a new chapter in our life. Let us embrace 2008 with joy, love, and peace.”