adieu 2007

here's 07 end survey!

What did you do in 2007 that you'd never done before?
school and work. Hirap day. Mamate ku! Hehe.

Did you keep your new years' resolutions, and will you make more for next year?
I did, most of it hehe! http://i-am-me-nyem.blogspot.com/2007_02_01_archive.html
Sa school I was able to get the scholarship. Great. Met new friends too, lovely and sweet new friends!!!
Office – was able to go to the 4-Saturday Finance training at UP Diliman. Man, I have always wanted to go to that school. Finally! Finally!
Church - went to Malis, mission point just this December. Well, at least I did what I nominated ayt?
Family – StarCity last Dec 22 made up for lack of gifts during their birthdays! Loads of fun!
Love – lots of it! And more to come!!!
More Love…More Laugh theme surely spells 2007! Adieu to double O7 =P I love you!

Did anyone close to you give birth?
Nin - Natalie (inaanak ko pa)
Lanie – di ko alam ung name
Elsa - Ella
Ellen - Eram

Did anyone close to you die?
Amang Ben died 40 days before Christmas =(

What countries did you visit?
Hindi pa din ako nakaalis ng bansa ngayong taon =(
But I will definitely see Brunei and Malaysia this February! Ayiy! Hopefully, Australia too but going down under is still really something far fetched so lets go to Brunei and Malaysia first! Hehe! (halata ba excited!)

What would you like to have in 2008 that you lacked in 2007?
A baby (joke lang!). More time with family, I guess. And lots & lots of time with duds!!!

What date from 2007 will remain etched upon your memory, and why?
Sobrang dami:
August 28 – a date to remember
August 31 - my birthday & statistics’ final exam =( and a date with batman! September 21 - date ulit @ diamond hotel, roxas boulevard. (hehe puro date ang ginawa ko ng last months of 07)
October 12 – a tight embrace and a sweet kiss! (pagbigyan nyo na lola nyo kung sobrang mushy)
December 24 and 25 – happiness in action!!! Days after I am still grinning!

What was your biggest achievement of the year?
scholarship for the first and second trimester in DLSU

What was your biggest failure?
financial economics 1 eeeew

Did you suffer illness or injury?
none, thank God, well other than the usual PMS which is the reason why I have to go to the acupuncturist this weekend!

What was the best thing you bought?
Randell!!! And I really really love him na! Huge help for my finals, school paper and presentation. Camera too, 6.1megapix!

Whose behavior merited celebration?
ate la, minette, udette & rhea. This girls never fail to brighten my day. They bring out the best in me and I will ever be grateful. Alabyu all. Mwaaaah.

Whose behavior made you appalled and depressed?
Never mind! Someone made me delighted and happy anyway, and that’s more important! Mwaaah mwaaah.

Where did most of your money go?
Transpo, food & La residencia. Pleasures, burburry, clinique (all for kikay!)

What did you get really, really, really excited about?
Was always excited when giraffe comes to see me! Hahaha! Btw, giraffe stuff has now been included in my collection list. I have this super cute giraffe paper weight, it bends. I also have a baby giraffe stuffed toy, a pasalubong from Brunei. I was eyeing at the big giraffe puppet at blue magic but I still don’t know where to put it. Oooops, blue whale is ok, but giraffe prints are much cooler. Don’t you think dad?

What song(s) will always remind you of 2007?
Ngiti, Ambisyoso, Way back into Love.

Compared to this time last year, are you:
i. happier or sadder? -- happier
ii. thinner or fatter? – fatter 119 vs 115
iii. richer or poorer? – definitely RICHER! Hahahaha Positive energy! More love and basically more of every little good thing! =D

What do you wish you'd done more?
Missions. But I didn’t have the time. Saka laziness came in din =(

What do you wish you'd done less of?
TV, the Buzz and Star Talk trash

How many one-night stands?
None.

What was your favorite TV program?
Kakasa ka ba sa grade 5 and Wish Ko Lang

Do you hate anyone now that you didn't hate this time last year?
Hate is a very strong word. I don’t, btw.

What was the best book you read?
the only book I read this year was the finale of Harry Potter, ‘deathly hallows’ courtesy of Ruby, my boss.
I cant count the Gujarati’s Econometrics because wasn’t able to finish it and besides it s totally boring. Also bought Shortcut to Calculus, which I still have to finish. Haha nerd no?

What was your greatest musical discovery?
Charice Pempenco, got interviewed by Ellen de Generes. Sosyal di ba?

What did you want and get?
Scholarship! Thanks for the prayers. Mwaaah mwaaah. And even though I lost it because of Fin Eco at least office’s subsidy increased to 10k! yeyey!!!

What was your favorite film of this year?
Fantastic Four, Rise of the Silver Surfer, Harry Potter 4 & Rush Hour 3! Not much of the story but more of the company while watching these films.

What did you do on your birthday, and how old were you?
Took my dreaded Statistics final exam and had a date with vhin at bubba gump greenbelt then at starbucks (libertad ba un)! Ayiy! I’m 28!

What one thing would have made your year immeasurably more satisfying?
I don’t know. I am really happy with the turnout of 2007 and I am looking forward to a far better 2008!

How would you describe your personal fashion concept in 2007?
Shirt dresses pa din! More colors, more fun!
Korean shoes.
Milk and company addict! The only store who sells shirts that are super bagay sa kin!
Bangs and long tresses! Piandre =P sossy ng lola haha (pero mas sossy ang lolo!)
Syemps damp of Pleasures to make me simply irresistable. Wahaha.

What kept you sane?
Family, Church, Friends, School and Dad

Which celebrity/public figure did you fancy the most?
Paris Hilton, hehe joke!

What political issue stirred you the most?
election 2007! Pichay sa senado, hehe, buti di nanalo!

Who did you miss?
I miss vhin now =( he just flew back to Brunei this morning and we will have to wait for another 2 months till we will be able to see each other. But its ok, good things keep on coming!!! 12 years in the making!

Who was the best new person you met?
Him pa din. I think I was only able to meet him and known him personally at the second half of the year. Really happy.

Tell us a valuable life lesson you learned in 2007:
There is time for everything.
Time to embrace. Time to refrain from embracing.
Time to weep. Time to laugh. Time to love <3

What was the nicest thing someone told you about yourself:
I complete him. Ehehe. Very “Jerry Maguire”.
And that every single photograph of me is beautiful. I know its biased but I don’t care.

The most touching experience you've had this year?
Let the picture do the talking! All together now! Aaaaawwwwwww.

What did you like most about yourself this year?
Stronger. Funny. Confident. In love.

What did you hate most about yourself this year?
ewan.

Quote a song lyric that sums up your year:
525,600 minutes how do you measure, measure a year?
How about love?

Was 2007 a good year for you?
Definitely!

What was your favorite moment of the year?
Dec 24! Hehe biased ako no? Fresh pa kasi sa memory!

What was your least favorite moment of the year?
June 11 but it was the beginning of these happy and nice things so no regret!

Where were you when 2007 began?
Home. Poblacion, Calumpit, Bulacan! With Family. I included the address because next year I don’t really know where I’d celebrate it. Or where my new home be!

Who were you with?
Family. Parents, sibling and pamangkins

Where will you be when 2007 ends?
Same when it begun.

Who will you be with when 2007 ends?
Family pa din! “Mariano” hehehe.

Do you have a new years resolution for 2008?
Will make one pa lang.

What was your favorite month of 2007?
Volatile December. Its ups and downs are super unpredictable but it ended pretty great so December it is!!!

Did you lose anybody close to you in 2007?
ok lang

Did you miss anybody in the past year?
geng, well every year naman

What was your favorite record from 2007?
wala yata ako nabili. But apo hiking revival is great!

How many concerts did you see in 2007?
none =(

Did you drink a lot of alchohol in 2007?
champagne, red wine and white wine here and there. Sips of it lang.

Do a lot of drugs in 2006?
dolfenal mainly, hehe, for PMS

You do anything you are ashamed of this year?
none that I remember, and if there’s any I won’t tell u.

How much money did you spend in 2007?
not much. Hehe. Like last year I don’t have that much to spend. My payslip spells rent, transpo and la res.

What was your proudest moment of 2007?
When I got that SFA!

What was your most embarrassing moment of 2007?
When fin eco took it from me. Hehe.

If you could go back in time to any moment of 2007 and change something, what would it be?
Final exam financial eco. I should have cheated like the rest of the class. Hehe. Joke lang.

What are your plans for 2008?
Travel during the first half, and lots of preparation during the 3rd quarter! Geeez!

How are you different now that the year has ended?
More happy, more secure, more hopeful.

What are your wishes for the new year?
That all of us may spend the rest of our lives with the one we want to spend it with. That we may able to enjoy every single minute of our days, 525,600 minutes. Hakuna Matata!
That we may find time to be thankful for all the blessing be it big or small.
More cheers and hope for 2008.
Mwaaah mwaaaah!