a late recounting of 2006

stole this from lenlen (who i really miss, by the way).

what did you do in 2006 that you'd never done before?

• visited tours (and ate at a french restaurant all by myself) and nantes
• ate pizza with a bunch of hockey players after a great game
• went on a shopping binge with anna during sale season
• haul big-ass luggages through paris' metro
• really went around paris (this included a visit to l'arc de triomphe, versailles, montmarte, sacre coeur, louvre, pigalle moulin rouge, bastille, champs elysee, etc.)
• hibernated 3.5 weeks of my life away
• got a regular job
• paid my own bills
• got a raise
• got another job: became an instructor
• went bar-hopping in manila
• seen and swam with a whale shark
• went scuba diving ( well, it was an intro dive... but still)
• went kayaking
• went to bicol, davao and el nido
• this feels like a lot so i'll end it here

did you keep your new years' resolutions, and will you make more for next year?

• i didn't have the time to make new year's resolutions last year, but i made some for 2007

did anyone close to you give birth?

• as far as i can remember, ira!

did anyone close to you die?

• i don't think so...

what countries did you visit?

• well, i got back from france and singapore.

what would you like to have in 2007 that you lacked in 2006?

• a better plan, foresight and passion

what date from 2006 will remain etched upon your memory, and why?

• several dates:
• 19 january 2006: last day in france
• 6 march 2006: first day at work
• 18 november 2006: first day as an instructor

what was your biggest achievement of the year?

• becoming more mature than i thought possible

what was your biggest failure?

• february and march 2006

did you suffer illness or injury?

• yes, minor stuff

what was the best thing you bought?

• i can't seem to pick one:
• a black blazer from camaieu
• a blue and green waterfall necklace from lafayette worth EUR 1,5
• dark chocolate gloves from morgan
• an underwater digital camera for my dad
• a box of dustless chalk

whose behavior merited celebration?

• mine! and my sister's

whose behavior made you appalled and depressed?

• haha! secret.

where did most of your money go?

• food, gifts, books, and house bills

what did you get really, really, really excited about?

• going shopping during the january sale
• visiting versailles
• seeing the pyramids at the louvre
• going to bicol and el nido
• pizza hut's cheezy volcano

what song(s) will always remind you of 2006?

• hsm songs: breaking free!
• save yourself by stabbing westward
• everything and stepping out by kaskade
• sugar sugar by frankie j
• summer nights by lil' rob
• and a lot more...

compared to this time last year, are you:

• i. happier or sadder? -- sadder
• ii. thinner or fatter? – thinner
• iii. richer or poorer? – richer

what do you wish you'd done more?

• spend time with old friends

what do you wish you'd done less of?

• sulking

how many one-night stands?

• heh.

what was your favorite TV program?

• supernatural
• prison break

do you hate anyone now that you didn't hate this time last year?

• yes

what was the best book you read?

• my vampire novels
• do-overs
• confessions of a not it girl

what was your greatest musical discovery?

• stabbing westward
• frankie j
• kyo

what did you want and get?

• maturity

what was your favorite film of this year?

• casino royale
• the covenant
• hsm

what did you do on your birthday, and how old were you?

• celebrated it with family and friends, 23

what one thing would have made your year immeasurably more satisfying?

• longer stay in france
• more travel
• and something else...

how would you describe your personal fashion concept in 2006?

• european casual and corporate

what kept you sane?

• reading, bitching, movies, music, friends, bubu

which celebrity/public figure did you fancy the most?

• zizou, until the headbutt
• steven strait
• vin

what political issue stirred you the most?

• hahaha...

who did you miss?

• france buddies: anna, tam, danny, jlaure, caro, gege, georges, walid, florian, charlotte, jenna, helen, mansour, omar, stef, claire, jean, mike, mithun, simone, sarah, angela, aurelien, gaston, irina, adriana, phil, till, parrain, guigui, and so many more!

who was the best new person you met?

• there were a lot- new friends, some colleagues

tell us a valuable life lesson you learned in 2006:

• don't be sad because it's over, be happy because it happened

what was the nicest thing someone told you about yourself?

• i'm going to go places
• second nicest: seriously, you look thinner. hahaha!

the most touching experience you've had this year?

• when i got home and bubu ditched the welcome reception at the airport because she wanted to watch the backstreet boys concert. heh. seriously, when ahia made an effort to hang out with me when we both know we give each other headaches.

what did you like most about yourself this year?

• my bank account

what did you hate most about yourself this year?

• same old same old

quote a song lyric that sums up your year:

• stick your head back in the sand, it's not yet safe out there (if that's not a part of any song out there, someone should seriously consider composing one with that line in it)

was 2006 a good year for you?

• in spite of the answer to the previous question, yes.

what was your least favorite moment of the year?

• 19 january 2006

where were you when 2006 began?

• playing a drinking game with a bunch of hockey players in anna and mike's apartment, miles and miles away from my family

who were you with?

• see above

where will you be when 2006 ends?

• edsa shang, garden wing suite

who will you be with when 2006 ends?

• bubu

do you have a new years resolution for 2007?

• lots, but i'm not gonna put the list here

what was your favorite month of 2006?

• december 2006

did you lose anybody close to you in 2006?

• nope!

what was your favorite record from 2006?

• ost of the covenant

how many concerts did you see in 2006?

• none

did you drink a lot of alchohol in 2006?

• yep, while i was in france

do a lot of drugs in 2006?

• hahaha!

you do anything you are ashamed of this year?

• maybe

how much money did you spend in 2006?

• a lot. i'd get my annual statement, but i'm too lazy so yeah, a lot.

what was your proudest moment of 2006?

• treating my family out for the very first time
• bubu's debut

what was your most embarrassing moment of 2006?

• ack, never mind.

if you could go back in time to any moment of 2006 and change something, what would it be?

• done more stuff while i was still in france

what are your plans for 2007?

• boy oh boy, wouldn't i like to know

how are you different now that the year has ended?

• more mature and responsible

what are your wishes for the new year?

• lower greenhouse gas emissions
• nicer politicians
• world peace