Sunday, January 1

2005 year-end survey

got this off mickeroo's blog... i was supposed to write about where my year went.. re-count the major things that happened to me per month... but i dont have my calendar with me right now and this is so much more fun to answer... !

1. What did you do in 2005 that you'd never done?
major road trip for the long weekend with pedi and ainee. :) again, again, again!!!!

2. Did you keep your new years' resolutions, and will you make more for next year?
i dont remember making any resolutions last year... if i did, i guess i didnt keep them. this year, im still undecided if im making any.... and which ones to make, if ever. hahaha. crammer.

3. Did anyone close to you give birth?
hmm... well, my officemate did, and a good college friend. :)

4. Did anyone close to you die?
im not particularly close to him, but he's really important to someone really close to me.

5. What countries did you visit?
vietnam! i still dream of the cu chi tunnels! hehe. fanny's ice cream!

6. What would you like to have in 2006 that you lacked in 2005?
material? more money i guess...
emotional, psychological, and spiritual? id like to be more independent and 'detached'.

7. What date from 2005 will remain etched upon your memory?
shux, for someone with short term memory, this is an unfair question. it would have to be dec. 12... my bday. by far, the happiest day i can remember. aaaw!

8. What was your biggest achievement of the year?
professionally... i got promoted this year. 2 years into the job. not bad, huh? im a year late though. i promised mel id work on getting promoted within my first year. haha.
personally... i became a more responsible member of my family. feels good not to be treated as such a little girl anymore... i think ive earned a bit of their respect. :p

9. What was your biggest failure?
it would definitely have to be giving in too much to my emotions. its been a REALLY emotional year. i let them take over too often... something to work on, definitely.

10. Did you suffer an illness or injury?
chronic temporary insanity? haha. neurotic spells.

11. What was the best thing you bought?
that would probably be my Zara skull shirt. i bought a lot of stuff this year... people close to me would know. :p but that shirt tops the list. its the most 'expensive' thing i bought... considering its a t-shirt. but i still love it! :)

12. Where did most of your money go?
my credit card... coz i bought so many stuff.. ill lump them together as credit card expense! hehe. clothes, shoes, make-up, accessories, salon and other kikay stuff, spa... and the list goes on. dont get me wrong.. i DO have savings. :)

13. What did you get really, really excited about?
excited about getting 'my own space' here at home. with the new house, im moving into my parent's room... well, im sharing it with my dad since i cant kick him out, but at least i get to fix it up and have more room for my stuff. i know eventually ill get my own room... hay. woes of a big family.

14. What song will always remind you of 2005?
yikes, im not a music person... :p

15. Compared to this time last year, are you:
i. happier or sadder?

shux, mixed... happy na sad. happy in general, but sad still because of what happened to my sister last Christmas.
ii. thinner or fatter?

tough call... thinner i hope.
iii. richer or poorer?

qualified richer. in general, i can spend more now. love it.

16. What do you wish you'd done more of?
pray and go to mass. with all honesty, i wish id done more of this... not to say i didnt do any this year... just not enough.

17. What do you wish you'd done less of?
WHINING ANG COMPLAINING! less praning-ness and neuro-neuro.

18. How will you be spending Christmas?
i dont remember it being Christmas.. but i spent it with my family... lets just keep it at that.

19. Did you fall in love in 2005?
ha! i STAYED in love. OH! hahaha. (dont laugh mel... smile and keep quiet na lang)

20. How many one-night stands?
none! wuhoo!!!!

21. What was your favorite TV program/s?
it would have to be CSI (vegas) and Queer Eye pa rin.

22. Do you hate anyone now that you didn't hate this time last year?
thankfully, no. i dont hate anyone new this year.

23. What was the best book you read?
Harry Potter. Thats the only thing i can remember at this point.

24. What was your greatest musical discovery?
haha. none particulary.. still a bit of a sad thing when it comes to music. haha. but im working on it!

OH! shux.. wrong answer.. im supposed to say... outerhope... please get a copy of their first album entited 'strangely paired'... available at all mag:net branches.

25. What do you want to get?
materially? oh, a lot of things... a computer at home would probably be at the top of my list.

BUT.. id LOVE to do some major travelling next year.. as in personal naman.. not for work.. and with the friends i love to bits. doesnt matter if its domestic or international. :p

26. What was your favorite film of this year?
shux. i cant think of it right now... :p though i idnt watch too many movies this year... :p i guess nothing struck me that much.

27. What did you do on your birthday, and how old were you?
i turned 24. :) the work day was fairly regular... my accounts team surprised me with lunch at aristocrat. then i really didnt have anything else planned.. maybe a quiet nigt with whoever of my friends were available... apparently si pau lang ang pwede ma-kidnap right before his grading. BUT! mush to my delight... and happiness, i got surprised to have most of my friends in masas... oh, im sure you read about it in a previous post... :p thanks again, mel. best birthday so far.

28. What one thing would have made your year immeasurably more satisfying?
the truth? i wouldve wanted to have shared my year not only with friends but with a 'special friend' too... how pa-girl, i know.

29. How would you describe your personal fashion concept in 2005?
experimental, and bravely mainstream (?) haha. does that make sense?

30. What kept you sane?
my great friends of all shapes and sizes... and gender. hehehe.

31. Which celebrity/public figure did you fancy the most?
john prats. im a sucker for a good dancer.. can i help it? too bad he's short... and younger.

and jericho rosales. baduy n kung baduy, but i still think he's cute.

32. What political issue stirred you the most?
the FPJ/Susan Roces season..

33. Who do you miss?
close friends who, for one reason or another, i dont see as often as i used to. *tear*

34. Who was the best new person you met?
haha. for lack of anyone else to mention, it would have to be that mystery guy i blogged about a few months ago. he probably isnt ALL THAT, but yung timing of when i met him lang and the effect he had on me (and ainee?) is fun to think of. haha.

35. Tell us a valuable life lesson you learned in 2005
always save some for yourself... thats not being selfish.

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