The usual year end meme December 30
What did you do in 2007 that you’d never done before?
Traveled to Sydney, Gold Coast and Tasmania. Flew in business class. I also willingly interacted with people. Haha.
Did you keep your new years’ resolutions, and will you make more for next year?
I can’t even remember if I made one. Must check my archives. Then again, I believe writing down goals is more effective than making resolutions you’d forget about 2 weeks into the year.
Did anyone close to you give birth?
Yup, I now have 16 nephews and nieces.
Did anyone close to you die?
Not that I can remember…
What places did you go to for vacation?
Melbourne, Sydney, Gold Coast, Tasmania. I also went to Subic for a day, but I’m not counting that.
What would you like to have in 2008 that you lacked in 2007?
More willpower to make and save money.
What date from 2007 will remain etched upon your memory, and why?
December 27, November 30, March 3. I can’t remember the others.
What was your biggest achievement of the year?
Reaching the level of hoarder?
What was your biggest failure?
Plenty of missed opportunities. I can’t remember the exact circumstances, but there were a number of them.
Did you suffer illness or injury?
Oh, just the usual tootache.
What was the best thing you bought?
My Canon Ixus 75 and the Gorillapod. And Henrietta and the black haired Shana.
Whose behavior merited celebration?
Mine? Hahahahaha.
Whose behavior made you appalled and depressed?
I’m not naming names.
Where did most of your money go?
Dolls. But to be fair, I also made money off them.
What did you get really, really, really excited about?
Hot air balloon ride!
What song(s) will always remind you of 2007?
Ouran’s character songs
Compared to this time last year, are you:
i. happier or sadder? happier
ii. thinner or fatter? fatter >_<
iii. richer or poorer? both.
What do you wish you’d done more?
I wish I’ve written more blog posts.
What do you wish you’d done less of?
Food.
How many one-night stands?
I don’t do one-night stands.
What was your favorite TV program?
Scrubs, Long Way Round, and just recently, Gossip Girl. And maybe ABC’s Play School.
Do you hate anyone now that you didn’t hate this time last year?
Nu nee nu nee nu….
What was the best book you read?
Round Ireland with a fridge
What was your greatest musical discovery?
Ouran’s OST
What did you want and get?
A hot air balloon ride! Black haired Shana! A feature at Blog-O-Rama!
What was your favorite film of this year?
The Simpsons Movie
What did you do on your birthday, and how old were you?
We had lunch at Kobe Jones, dessert at Williamstown, I discovered Wanju, and rode the wrong bus home. I turned 27.
What one thing would have made your year immeasurably more satisfying?
Avoiding certain people.
How would you describe your personal fashion concept in 2007?
Errr. What personal fashion concept?
What kept you sane?
My friends. Then again, they’re the same ones who keeps me insane.
Which celebrity/public figure did you fancy the most?
Marcus Schenkenberg. After all these years, he’s still number 1.
What political issue stirred you the most?
Trillanes’ stupidity. It made me laugh so hard.
Who did you miss?
My friends mainly, and Manila as well.
Who is the best new person you met this year?
There’s so many of them, and the list includes Doc Gita and David D. Oh, and Peter Moore.
Tell us a valuable life lesson you learned in 2007:
“Nothing in this world that’s worth having comes easy” from Dr. Bob Kelso
What was the nicest thing someone told you about yourself:
I’m a star.
The most touching experience you’ve had this year?
Being gifted with a hot air balloon ride voucher, even though I’ve been a terrible brat.
What did you like most about yourself this year?
I am more determined and dedicated to work.
What did you hate most about yourself this year?
I am more lazy and more prone to procrastination.
Quote a song lyric that sums up your year:
“I wake up, it’s a bad dream
No one on my side
I was fighting
But I just feel too tired
To be fighting
Guess I’m not the fighting kind
Wouldn’t mind it
If you were by my side
But you’re long gone
Yeah you’re long gone now”
– A bad dream by Keane
Was 2007 a good year for you?
Definitely!
What was your favorite moment of the year?
Hot air balloon ride! Sydney’s Gay & Lesbian Mardi Gras! Kalye Pinky meetups!
What was your least favorite moment of the year?
All those times that I received my credit card bills.
Where were you when 2007 began?
At the overhead pedestrian bridge at Seddon train station in Melbourne
Who were you with?
My sister and her husband
Where will you be when 2007 ends?
I plan to see the last sunset of 2007 at Manila bay with RBJ friends, dinner at the Manila Pavillion with friends.
Who will you be with when 2007 ends?
With friends who are almost like family.
Do you have a new years resolution for 2007?
No.
How many concerts did you see in 2007?
None.
Did you drink a lot of alcohol in 2007?
Not as much as I did in 2005.
Do a lot of drugs in 2007?
Just Ibuprofen.
You do anything you are ashamed of this year?
I tend to forget about embarassing events, so I can’t really think of anything to put in here right now.
How much money did you spend in 2007?
Too much.
What was your proudest moment of 2007?
Being referenced in Yahoo!Answers for the information I had in my blog about the Airbus A380’s visit to Manila.
What was your most embarrassing moment of 2007?
See answer about things I were ashamed off.
If you could go back in time to any moment of 2007 and change something, what would it be?
I… No, I wouldn’t write that down here. 
What are your plans for 2008?
To see more of the Philippines.
How are you different now that the year has ended?
I find that I am more focused and have a pretty good idea of the things I want to do.
What are your wishes for the new year?
I wish to have more adventures 