What did you do in 2008 that you'd never done before?
* BLEEP [yes, una talaga dapat yan, but you hafta guess. :))], *bleep*, *bleep* [nakakainis na ba? :))], Get injected with a vaccine without even squinting, inject someone else: Bonna with water and Vitamin C, then a Px with Streptomycin [Proud of it, Babe.], get a half scholarship, get uno on a major subject, man a school booth in the Nurses' Expo, obtain a gram stain sample all by myself, witness a pap smear first hand, get libre from Mama Beth and McSurgeon [HAHAHA! Proud of this one, too.], judged a game and semi-hosted in the Nurses' Night [Nako, Val and Kev.], Get super drunk and puke, semi-fought with the Assistant Librarian, stayed in school until we were asked to leave [Whutts? We were making our FR!], watched Tanging Ina in the movie house [LOL], have a decent conversation with Mycobacterium tuberculosis without being a giddy schoolgirl, co-host a wedding and say the groom's name all wrong [UUUGH. Bobo. :p], + LOOOOTS MORE, seriously. Mapupuno 'to. :))
Did you keep your new year's resolutions, and will you make more for next year?
* I didn't have resolutions for 2008, but I have one for '09 already. :)) It's to live a healthier life. Physically, Socially, Emotionally... it goes on and on.
Did anyone close to you give birth?
* Yep. Tita Orlyn with Pao-pao Siopao. :D
Did anyone close to you die?
* Thankfully, none.
What would you like to have in 2009 that you lacked in 2008?
Yes, sweetbabes. I too want DRIVING SKILLS. :(( I'm desperate. I also want an E71, desperately. Oh patience and... WORLD PEACE! LOL. xP
What dates from 2008 will remain etched upon your memory, and why?
I'll do it backwards from December.
Dec 30-31, Dec. 27-28, Dec. 16 and 18, Dec. 11-13, Nov. 29, Nov. 19, Nov. 11-12, Oct. 29, Oct. 3-4, Sept. 17, Aug. 29, Aug. 16, Aug. 11, Aug. 4, July 7 & 9, July 5, June 18, June 7-8, May 18-19, May 14, May 7, April 20-21, April 11 & 14, April 9, April 4, March 22-23, March 12, March 8, Feb. 14, Jan 1-2.
Why? Guess. :">
What was your biggest achievement of the year?
* Half scholarship. :">
What was your biggest failure?
* Being mediocre and not pushing myself to do better.
Did you suffer illness or injury?
Amoebiasis. UGH. Pyrexia, cough, colds, lethargy? :)) GUMAGANON!
What was the best thing you bought?
* RIght now, I can't think of anything else except the new bag I bought from Bayo. Just the thought of it is making me squeal again. :)) It's my babyyy. <3
Whose behavior merited celebration?
My family, because even if I turn into one crazy *itch sometimes they're still always there for me ready to give a helping hand, and arms that can embrace me when I really need it. My super close friends - Mangoes, Fashio, Madagascar - I'd probably be dead without you guys. ILY so, so much. My Senioritas, my Dots, co-McFan's Club members, my KULS, my NRS batch mates - iba kayo. Thanks for believing in me and being such great friends. My AN03 duty mates! Tulungan talaga. Salamat sa lahat. Food mates for life, yea? ILY all. :D
Whose behavior made you appalled and depressed?
* No comment. :))
Where did most of your money go?
* CLOTHES, BOOKS AND ALCOHOL. Hahaha! -- Sometimes I think you read my mind before posting these things, Sweetbabes. :))
What did you get really, really, really excited about?
* Tejeros duties, McSurgeon and McDentist's Wedding, Injection RetDem, NRS batch 07 Ghostbusters moment sa SiHo, my Birthday, Japanese day, Val and Asia's birthday parties, Running under the rain from Alexa's party, Twilight, Inuman Sessions, Gimmick, North Park with my beloved AN03, Fontana for Ines' birthday, the kalesa ride in Pampanga, Nurses' Night, the Pink Littmann stethoscope my Mom still hasn't sent me [Haha], Colbie in Trinoma, and Christmas shopping.
What song(s) will always remind you of 2008?
* Songs by: Tristan Prettyman, Hootie and the Blowfish, Gomez, Feist, Dave Barnes, Vitamin String Quartet, Audra McDonald, Joshua Radin, We the Kings, KT Tunstall, Melody Gadot, Sophie Milman, The Bird & the Bee, Sara Bareilles, Sara Ramirez
Songs from Wicked, the Musical. :">
Ohio is for Lovers - Hawthorne Heights, The Secret Sun - Jesse Harris and the Ferdinandos, Cigarettes and Chocolate Milk - Rufus Wainwright, Wake Up - The Ditty Bops, Angels - Flora Purim, Baby, Give It Up - KC & the Sunshine Band, Miss Halfway - Anya Marina, Stripper - SoHo Dolls, Honestly - Grant-Lee Phillips, Back to Her - Five Way Friday, Good Life - Francis Dunnery, Catch My Disease - Ben Lee, Raindrops Keep Falling on My Head - Ben Folds Five, Le Grange - ZZ Top, Enter Sandman - Metallica, Let's Dance to Joy Division - The Wombats, Shut Up and Let Me Go - The Ting TIngs, Without You - Brooke Fraser, I Kissed a Girl - Katy Pery, Pony - Erin McCarley, Roam - B52's, Merry Happy - Kate Nash, You'll Be Mine - Irma Kooper, Chasing Pavements - Adele, Takin' Off This Pain - Ashton Shepherd, Why Can't I? - Liz Phair, Banana Pancakes - Jack Johnson, Silly Love Songs and Ever Present Past - Paul McCartney, Candy - Iggy Pop and Kate Pearson, Keep on Trying - Poco, Fountain - Sara Lov + LOTS MOOORE. :">
Compared to this time last year, are you:
i. happier or sadder? -- Happier, I guess. I didn't cry! *woot*
ii. thinner or fatter? -- FATTER. -- epal.
iii. richer or poorer? -- Poorer. Rawr.
What do you wish you'd done more of?
* Studied and listened instead of talked.
What do you wish you'd done less of?
* Going online, being a lazy couch puh-tay-tuh...
How will you be spending Christmas?
* I spend it online. :)) Then played LIFE with my siblings. Enzo won by a mile, wth?! Oh, foosball also. Tita Agnes - my real Tita, btw :)) - bought Enzo and Paul one. :D
Did you fall in love in 2008?
Nope.
What was your favorite TV program?
Grey's is quite err now, but I hope Shonda makes it better soon. Private Practice, Bones, House, Gossip Girl, CSI: Miami, Greek, 90210, Samantha Who? and Ugly Betty.
Do you hate anyone now that you didn't hate this time last year?
Yep.
What was the best book you read?
I didn't read a lot of new books this year. Mostly I re-read. I was nostalgic. :)) I say Harper Lee still deserves the Pulitzer she got for To Kill A Mockingbird. It's amaziiiing. OH! I also read Dreams from My Father by Barack Obama. WOW. I've no other words. O_o
What was your greatest musical discovery?
Tristan Prettyman, Vitamin String Quartet, Rufus Wainwright, Audra McDonald, Jesse Harris and the Ferdinandos, Feist, Dave Barnes, We the Kings, Melody Gadot, Sophie Milman, The Bird & the Bee, Sara Bareilles and Sara Ramirez.
What did you want and get?
The scholarship. :)
What was your favorite film of this year?
Wanted, The Other Boleyn Girl, Irion Man, The Changeling, Spiderwick Chronicles [SORRY NAMAN. Naaliw ako. :))] Dark Knight, What Happens in Vegas, Sex and the City, Quantum of Solace, and Quarantine just because I watch it with my Kuls.
What did you do on your birthday, and how old were you?
* I turned 18. I helped out people together with my beloved AN03 and Mama Beth. We were at the Tejeros Health Center for our duty. Went home after that. HAHA!
What one thing would have made your year immeasurably more satisfying?
* An E71.
How would you describe your personal fashion concept in 2008?
* Can I just say, "Goodbye, Jeans and t-shirt!"? :))
What kept you sane?
My friends. The Internet. MUSIIIC + BOOKS + WRITING. Then sometimes my Mama. :p
Which celebrity/public figure did you fancy the most?
Hugh Laurie, Eric Dane, Lee Pace, Ed Westwick.
Also: BARACK OBAMA! Hahaha! -- ;]
What political issue stirred you the most?
US ELECTIONS! OBAMA <3
-- Acie, stop reading my mind!!! :))
Who did you miss?
My Mom and my Pop. Eriko, Tito Poch, Tita April, Lola Baby and Lola Amy. My Mangoes, Fashionistas, Senioritas, and my Dots.
Who was the best new person you met?
Tita Agnes! :)) *with accent* Move over McDentist! :p Kidding. Silang dalawa yung best people I met. Cool sila eh. HAHA!
Tell us a valuable life lesson you learned in 2008:
I regret the times I laughed at Eunice for saying this, because I learned that Time is GOLD. We should learn how to prioritize our time, because procrastination leads to way more damage than we expect. I also learned that dreaming isn't really a bad thing. Some of the things I didn't think I'd get to do and achieve this year, I did so yea. Cool. :">
Quote a song lyric that sums up your year. '
Raindrops keep falling on my head
That doesnt mean my eyes will soon be turning red
Crying's not for me (No)
I'm never gonna stop the rain by complaining
So I just did me some talking to the sun.
And I said I didn't like the way, he got things done
sleeping on the job those raindrops are
falling on my head, they keep falling.
But there's one thing I know:
The blues they send to meet me won't defeat me.
It won't be long till happiness steps up to greet me.
Raindrops Keep Falling on My Head - Ben Folds Five
This is the only year since my parents left that I didn't cry during Christmas and New Year. I'm quite proud of myself. :)) I'm trying to fight the sullen teenager inside me and be positive. :D