What did you do in 2007 that you'd never done before?
1. Bring the car I drive to the carshop because someone tried to dismantle the door lock and probably spirit it away...
2. Freak out because someone tried to break into my apartment on the very same week that we almost lost the car...
3. Buy makeup... (believe it or not...)
and in less dramatic circumstances...
4. Assist a couple of lawyers as a paralegal during an all-nighter election canvassing (a.k.a. "glorified alalay")
Did you keep your new years' resolutions, and will you make more for next year?
Yes I did. I'd say I was more productive this year and I got better with the entire time management thing but procrastinating is still a challenge especially when the pillows start cooing you away from the readings on the study table. *sigh*
Did anyone close to you give birth?
My cousin Manang Maya gave birth to (currently) my youngest niece Patricia Aimee.
Did anyone close to you die?
1. My grandmother's sister Lola Moning
2. My friend Anna's mother Celine Nieveras
3. Our (my sister and I) former ballet teacher Dr. Luisa Pollentes
4. My doggie Eunchae
What countries did you visit?
None this time around...maybe in 2008? :) 2007 was a year to reacquaint myself with my country and I have to say, I loved what I saw! Mom and I are now planning to drive all the way from Sagada down to Mindanao.
What would you like to have in 2008 that you lacked in 2007?
I guess...greater degree of fearlessness and still lots more faith.
What date from 2007 will remain etched upon your memory, and why?
April 5, 2007 (Good Friday) - Doi, one of my best friends, got married. I wonder who'll go next.
What was your biggest achievement of the year?
Definitely surviving my first round recit in Civ Pro.
What was your biggest failure?
Choosing not to speak up when it was the right thing to do.
Did you suffer illness or injury?
I got sick with the flu twice in 2007...
except for that and needing to upgrade my eyeglasses/contacts...nothing serious.
What was the best thing you bought?
A toss up between Grubby, my "very masculine" prosumer camera, and two pairs of branded jeans at only P300 each!
Whose behavior merited celebration?
My sister...one brave kid passing through!
Whose behavior made you appalled and depressed?
Appalled? Someone named Peter. :/ Depressed? My grandfather. Ask him coz he knows why. ;)
Where did most of your money go?
PHOTOCOPIES!!!!!!!!!!! :/ And, earlier in the year, isaw. I swore off them by mid-2007 thanks to Kuya Stan's side comment that for a cheap price, I was also getting free hepatitis.
What did you get really, really, really excited about?
Going on a grand vacation to Cebu with my grandparents...and quiet afternoons in Megamall with Krispy Kreme donuts.
I relished my dates with Krispy Kreme and the afternoon sun in Megamall in early 2007.
What song(s) will always remind you of 2007?
Marie Digby's version of Umbrella and Top of the World by the Carpenters
Compared to this time last year, are you:
i. happier or sadder? -- happier
ii. thinner or fatter? -- thinner...then fatter...see-sawing like crazy!
iii. richer or poorer? -- hopefully richer! :)
What do you wish you'd done more?
I wish I wrote more.
*Sigh* Here's to wishing 2007 consisted of less pillows and more paper.
What do you wish you'd done less of?
Seriously, in retrospect, I wish I slept less. But then, sleep IS a physiological need and you can't go on thinking "I shouldn't sleep" when all your head wants is to smother itself in that soft pillow and you've been seeing "3:00" twice a day too often.
What was your favorite TV program?
Goong and Heroes!
Do you hate anyone now that you didn't hate this time last year?
No.
What was the best book you read?
Toss up between For One More Day by Mitch Albom and Captivating by John and Stasi Eldredge (loads of thanks to Venice!)
What was your greatest musical discovery?
That after years of singing Sop2 I can manage to sing Alto parts...with the occasional need to cover one of my ears, of course! HAHA!
What did you want and get?
A Love Actually DVD courtesy of my sister!
What was your favorite film of this year?
Stardust! *sigh* It's the perfect movie to watch with your single best friend who, like you, is in dire need of a life outside her books. :p
"Stardust" was a pleasant surprise whereas "One More Chance"
just didn't do it for me.
What was the worst film you saw this year?
One More Chance (that John Lloyd-Bea Starrer)...actually IT WASN'T THAT BAD to merit the tag "worst film of the year"...I just didn't get to see a lot of films this year and the movie went a little overboard on publicity.
What did you do on your birthday and how old were you?
I turned 24 and I had two surprises: a birthday cake from classmates, the candles of which I blew out in the classroom right before Property class and a birthday dinner with Harvest and people from Crossover courtesy of my GG-mates! :)
What one thing would have made your year immeasurably more satisfying?
*bawling* SEEING JOSH GROBAN IN PERSON!!!!!!!!
How would you describe your personal fashion concept in 2007?
Well, the bigger shirts, the better! But I'm becoming more of a girl...yearend saw me buying two dresses.
What kept you sane?
My Bible! :)
Which celebrity/public figure did you fancy the most?
Masi Oka! I wish I could stop time and pinch his face 'till his eyes disappear!
2007 meant saying "konichiwa" to Masi Oka, bidding Benazir Bhutto farewell
and wishing Josh Groban didn't charge life and limb for concert tickets.
What political issue stirred you the most?
Benazir Bhutto's assassination ("What a way to end the year!") along with the entire ZTE brouhaha and election-rigging charges ("Ohmigoodness...when will all this come to an end?"). A close runner-up was Erap's conviction and subsequent pardon ("After reading all those cases, it call comes down to this.").
Who did you miss?
Jackie, Zaila and Anne, my GG-mates who are now in Holland, Riyadh and the US, respectively.
Who was the best new person you met?
I guess, Atty. D. Disini. My 1st sem notebook is scrawled with all his "quotable quotes." For instance, wanna know the difference between a lady and a woman?
Tell us a valuable life lesson you learned in 2007:
The most generous of hearts can be found among the most needy of people. :) A little lesson I learned from 'Nong Tiops.
What was the nicest thing someone told you about yourself:
From someone I had not seen in more than a year: she told me that I made her life better. That felt nice.
The most touching experience you've had this year?
When I was helping my niece with her homework over the phone and she told me she'd still love me even if I screw up her scores in her assignments "because you're my manang." I just loooove being an aunt!
What did you like most about yourself this year?
I'm getting good with this time management thing!
What did you hate most about yourself this year?
Something my mom calls "worry-wartism." :p
Quote a song lyric that sums up your year:
"'Cause I'm not who I was when I took my first step
And I'm clinging to the promise You're not through with me yet.
So if all of these trials bring me closer to You,
I will go through the fire if You want me to."
"It may not be the way I would have chosen,
When You lead me through a world that's not my home.
But You never said it would be easy,
You only said I'd never go alone."
Was 2007 a good year for you?
YES!
What was your favorite moment of the year?
Again another toss-up between...
1. Hanging out with my cousins (and meeting my two nieces Cherlyze and Cienna for the first time) in January of this year - (in chronological order) - Cheryl, Denise, Michael, Jennifer, Joanna, Stephanie, James Daniel, Dorothy and Joseph...anywhere from my aunt's house in Fairview to Dulcinea Morato and Jack's Loft, Eastwood!
2. And a getaway trip with my mom, dad and sister to Bohol and Cebu last May! Disappearing just like that made me feel cool...and powerful! Heehee!
What was your least favorite moment of the year?
Spending the entire month of April holed up in my room, memorizing Oblicon stuff and lots of Latin whereas my sister was already at home enjoying the sun and surf!
Where were you when 2007 began?
In my grandparents' home
Who were you with?
With my family and some of my cousins
Where will you be when 2007 ends?
As usual, still in my grandparents' home
Who will you be with when 2007 ends?
With my grandparents, my family and cousins
Do you have a new year's resolution for 2008?
To continue working on becoming the best person I can be!
What was your favorite month of 2007?
December! Because mom and I didn't have time to go out and buy gifts for the entire family, I made about six batches of our signature Christmas dessert (a.k.a. black sambo...it's called BLACK SAMBO, okay?) for all my aunts and uncles and, proud to say, it was unanimously voted as a best-seller.
Maybe I can start selling these when I don't make any
money sometime in the future. *teehee*
What was your favorite record from 2007?
Carie Underwood's Carnival Ride
How many concerts did you see in 2007?
One! My sister and I watched Don Moen in Araneta. :)
Did you drink a lot of alchohol in 2007?
No.
Do a lot of drugs in 2007?
Just lots of mefenamic acid. :p
You do anything you are ashamed of this year?
As always, yes. :( Like cry while doing something utterly silly like reading the final installment of Harry Potter! :p
How much money did you spend in 2007?
I know a huge chunk of my savings went to buying Grubby!
What was your proudest moment of 2007?
Seeing my grades for freshman year...I passed them all!
What was your most embarrassing moment of 2007?
In Insurance class for our first recit...I was sitting five rows from the front and our prof (who was the former Dean) was running his fingers through the class list to pick out an interesting name to recite.
He roars out my last name.
I stand automatically as if 1000 volts of electricity shot up my spine and everything I own - pens, notebooks, papers and my huge, heavy folder - crashes to the floor.
He screamed, "PATRICIA!"
I slither back into my chair like a jellyfish, too relieved for words as I'm thinking, "YES! That's not my name!"
Too late.
My prof stared at me through narrowed eyes and bellowed "AHA! SOOOO YOU'RRRRE NOT RRRRREADYYYY???"
I then spend the next minute stammering that I share the same surname with someone named "Patricia." As the real Patricia goes up to the microphone to answer the questions about to be fielded, I'm down on all fours, picking up every pen, paper and notebook strewn on the floor as three sophomore classes sit there, all witnesses to my circus and my shaking knees.
If you could go back in time to any moment of 2007 and change something, what would it be?
I wish I could have gone back to the day (rather, night!) of my Oblicon orals and thought of a more interesting example to give my professor as an answer to his question instead of pointing out the stuffed chickens on top of his closet.
What are your plans for 2008?
1. Write and speak more "lyrical" Hiligaynon :p
2. Really do certain things, especially significant ones, instead of just planning to do them.
3. Become less of a control freak. I've been working on that and I'd say that has diminished to a significant extent since I was in high school but I still need to work on effortlessly riding and rolling with the waves.
4. Sit down and take a really deep, meaningful breath. :) Mayla says I BADLY need one.
5. Graduate from making desserts to cooking real food. :p
How are you different now that the year has ended?
I've become more introspective. I've never really been a loner but I realize I've spent more time alone this year than at any other point in my life. Come to think of it, I actually relish those moments when I am with me, myself and I when I can shut the world out an just go for a long, quiet walk or sit in a corner of a crowded food stall with my tocilog and open textbook as Queen blares "Bohemian Rhapsody" in the background.
I wish the year would see me passing all my subjects and I hope my schedule would still be friendly enough for me to spend time with ministry. I'm praying for good health for myself and for my family, especially my grandparents. I'm hoping for new windows to open and new avenues to explore.
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