An overdue survey…

What did you do in 2006 that you'd never done before?
Visit Cebu.  Visit Zambales.  Play paintball.  Be silly in a mudslide.  Watch a comedy flick in a comedy bar (yes and I'm 23).  And something else (",)

Did you keep your new years' resolutions, and will you make more for next year?
I don't have any, and didn't thought of one for this year either. 

Did anyone close to you give birth?
Nope.

Did anyone close to you die?
Nope.

What countries did you visit?
Just our own.  I decided to tour Philippines this year hehe. 

What would you like to have in 2007 that you lacked in 2006?
Money! Haha.  A new laptop.  A driver's license.

What date from 2006 will remain etched upon your memory, and why?
July 8, November 11 and December 15.

What was your biggest achievement of the year?
To have been able to complete the 7 month-long project with flying colors that was commended in many ways in my last months in GXS… And to accept the job offered to me that is based in Malaysia. 

What was your biggest failure?
That harddrive that crashed last October.  'Twas too sudden that I barely had my backups.  Precious files huhu..

Did you suffer illness or injury?
Illness - Bad bad case of flu the moment I arrive in Manila from our 3-day vacation in  Cebu.  Salamat sa nag-alaga ng dalawang araw (",)

What was the best thing you bought?
Waaah.  Can't keep track.. But it must be the new desktop for my brother (which I'm using for the time being hehe).  Oh and those pair of shoes and slip-ons, too.  Always the best things!  Especially the beige gamuza 'friendship shoes' — 3 of my friends also have a pair, just differed in color hihi… And the Diesel sneakers that I bought last March and the Chuck Taylor last June.  Basta silang lahat.

Whose behavior merited celebration?
Mine and Joane's. Nuff said. 

Whose behavior made you appalled and depressed?
No one, this year's been a happy year through and through.

Where did most of your money go?
Food and clothes.  And I'm not surprised at all. 

What did you get really, really, really excited about?
The separate trips to Cebu and Zambales.  And the company outing last April to Virgin Beach.  Those beach outings were really fun.

What song(s) will always remind you of 2006?
Collide by Howie Day and Tulog na of Sugarfree 

Compared to this time last year, are you:
i. happier or sadder? — happier.
ii. thinner or fatter? –  fatter and I'm telling the truth.                                                                          iii. richer or poorer? — poorer.  truth hurts. but so what.  I'm happy anyway.

What do you wish you'd done more?
Rest during free days.   Exercise.  Save money. 

What do you wish you'd done less of?
Drinking.  Lurking online and being a hopeless romantic (1st quarter of 2006) 

How many one-night stands?
Zero. 

What was your favorite TV program?
My Name Is Earl.  Prison Break baby!

Do you hate anyone now that you didn't hate this time last year?
No one.  Which is good. 

What was the best book you read?
The Alchemist!  And Youngblood^3 

What was your greatest musical discovery?
Reggae. The band called Sugarfree.  I just luv them!  And the very special rising band called Null Condition.  

What did you want and get?
To be loved no matter what. 

What was your favorite film of this year?
Hmm.  I've seen too many films this year but can't pick of a favorite. 

What did you do on your birthday, and how old were you?
Spent the day with my loved ones.  23!

What one thing would have made your year immeasurably more satisfying?
Not missing that Black Eyed Peas concert. 

How would you describe your personal fashion concept in 2006?
Ho-hum.  I need a wardrobe make-over.

What kept you sane?
Friday coffee sessions with Au, Rica and Joane. 

Which celebrity/public figure did you fancy the most?
Carlo Aquino. 

What political issue stirred you the most?
Those ghost employees crap. 

Who did you miss?
George!! and Nian!

Who was the best new person you met?
My soon-to-be SO. 

Tell us a valuable life lesson you learned in 2006:
"What goes around comes around."                                                                                                              "When you want something so deeply, everything in the universe will conspire to help you achieve it."

What was the nicest thing someone told you about yourself:
That I was someone larger than life.  And all those parting messages my former colleagues left me with. 

The most touching experience you've had this year?
Hmm I'd rather keep it to myself. 

What did you like most about yourself this year?
My being optimistic. 

What did you hate most about yourself this year?
My being too optimistic haha!  Seriously I hate those times that I was being impulsive. Tsk. 

Quote a song lyric that sums up your year:
<insert lyrics of Kwarto by Sugarfree here> 

Was 2006 a good year for you?
Yes.  Very very good indeed.  One of the most memorable for sure.

What was your favorite moment of the year?
Friday nights with friends and all of third quarter. 

What was your least favorite moment of the year?
That day when my harddrive crashed. 

Where were you when 2006 began?
At home in my grandmother's house. 

Who were you with?
Belesina clan. 

Where were you when 2006 ends?
At home in my grandmother's house. 

Who were you with when 2006 ends?
Belesina clan.  Whoa I just had a deja vu. 

Do you have a new years resolution for 2007?
None. 

What was your favorite month of 2006?
August and December.

How many concerts did you see in 2006?
Just one.  Heart Songs of Jay-R and Kyla. February 11 at the Aliw Theater. 

Did you drink a lot of alchohol in 2006?
Yeah I think I did.  But tolerable still. 

Do a lot of drugs in 2006?
Not at all. 

You do anything you are ashamed of this year?
Mm not that I could think of as shameful… 

How much money did you spend in 2006?
LOTS. Darn. 

What was your proudest moment of 2006?
Sometime in May when the project I'm leading for 7months was commended by our client. 

What was your most embarrassing moment of 2006?
That I don't keep track.

If you could go back in time to any moment of 2006 and change something, what would it be?
Nothing really..

What are your plans for 2007?
To earn as much as what I spent last year (or more than).

How are you different now that the year has ended?
More mature.  You may hear it often from people nowadays but this year definitely has made me think and act older.  I think hitting 23 came with too many realizations. 

What are your wishes for the new year?
That I could live up to my own expectations.  That I could adjust as soon as possible in MY.  That everything will work out fine.