Tuesday, January 1, 2008

2007 year end Survey

1. What did you do in 2007 that you'd never done before?
Live in a different country from my whole family. Ay wait. I have na pala. Ok, Live in a different country, with a daughter, without my family!

2. Did you keep your new years' resolutions, and will you make more for next year?
I don't like making New Year's resolutions. I forget them or end up not following them.I'd rather see what fits along the way....

3. Did anyone close to you give birth?
My cousin's girlfriend gave birth to the cutest baby!


4. Did anyone close to you die?
Nope not this year (Thank You God!)

5. What countries did you visit?
I was back and forth Manila-Australia and also went to Guam
With my siblings and Ananda by the Sydney Opera House during one of our Family Field Trips
Guam's Pleasure Island, the strip for luxury goods-with other people from the press :)

6. What would you like to have in 2008 that you lacked in 2007?
TIME for myself.

7. What date from 2007 will remain etched upon your memory, and why?
Probably June 3, 2007-because Boogie threw me a surprise birthday party on his birthday!

8. What was your biggest achievement of the year?
Managing my time between Metro, TKLV, makeup, Boogie, friends and being Ananda's mom

9. What was your biggest failure?
Again, being an immigrant ;p

10. Did you suffer illness or injury?
Nothing serious, but that flu I got while in Dumaguete was pretty horrible

11. What was the best thing you bought?
Plane tickets!

12. Whose behavior merited celebration?
Ananda, of course! She's really turning out to be a little girl!
She likes to dress herself in very Carrie Bradshaw-ish outfits and ask me to take her picture.

13. Whose behaviour appalled you and made you depressed?
Let's not name names hehe. But let me just say, girls will be girls will be girls....

14. Where did most of your money go?
Travel, Ananda's stuff, Gas, Celphone

15 What did you get really, really, really excited about?
This kid loves vintage and going back to editorial work

16. What song will always remind you of 2007?
Straight Lines by Silverchair

17. Compared to this time last year, are you:

i. happier or sadder? Happier, busier but happier.
ii. thinner or fatter? The same. My weight goes up and own but it's usually around a 5 lb difference.
iii. richer or poorer? Richer!
18. What do you wish you'd done more of?


19. What do you wish you'd done less of?
Procrastinate!

20. How will you be welcoming the NEw YEar?
We'll be in Prince Alfred Park in Parramatta with Ananda, my parents and the Moraza's. Don't wanna leave Ananda so not going to the city.
22. Did you fall in love in 2007? Yes, with onions. Never liked them before, now they are in everything I cook.

23. How many one-night stands?
None!

24. What was your favourite TV program?
Miami Ink!, America's next top Model, Grey's Anatomy, Food shows like Jamie Oliver, Anthony Bourdain, Bizarre Foods and Iron Chef!
I love tattoos and I think it's my secret wish that I could be as inked up as these guys.

25. Do you hate anyone now that you didn't hate this time last year?
Not really. I stopped hating people a long time ago. They piss me off, yes, but I don't hate anymore.

26. What was the best book you read?
The devil and Miss Prim by Paulo Coelho

27. What was your greatest musical discovery?
Not new artists, but the Common and Alicia Keys cds that came out this year were dope. I've been on an old school trip this year.

28. What did you want and get?
To open my little store, to work in editorial again and write to my heart's content, to be able to travel to and from sydney.

29. What did you want and not get?
To go back to London. I'm planning that for 2008. Also to win the Powerball :)

30. Favorite film of this year?
Pan's Labyrinth (I dunno if it came out this year but I watched it this year), Factory Girl, Notes on a Scandal. I dunno I can't think of any more.

31. What did you do on your birthday, and how old were you?
I went to Opera Bar with Sydney Friends, then Chinatown the next day for lunch with family. Then when I got back to Manila, Boogie threw me a surprise party/joint party because it was his birthday too.
At Opera Bar for my birthday where my brother was ambushed by my friends! Sinuwerte sya! hahaha

32. What one thing would have made your year immeasurably more satisfying?
being able to travel all over the world with Boogie, Ananda and friends
Well, at least I got to go to Dumaguete with Ananda and Boogie and Vicky wa smy roomate at The Tides Launch

33. How would you describe your personal fashion concept in 2007?
As usual, a mix of boho-street-comfortable. Boots made a come back, as did heels.

34. What kept you sane?
Ananda-who at the same time also made me insane.

35. Which celebrity/public figure did you fancy the most?
Johnny Depp. Can you blame me?

36. Who is your real-person crush?


37. What political issue stirred you the most?
I try not to pay attention to politics

38. Who did you miss?
My family in sydney. Friends and my lola Alice

38. Who was the best new person you met?
Lisette! Waddup girl! :)

39. Tell us a valuable life lesson you learned in 2007.
You can't control how others think, act or feel-but you can work on yourself

40. Quote a song lyric that sums up your year
"Get in your car and drive, you never know what you just might find, on this road of life-are you livin' or just along for the ride?"-The Procussions

*****AND LASTLY!!!
1) GOALS/DREAMS FOR THE NEW YEAR:
I wanna get to London somehow, just for holiday, expand This Kid loves Vintage hopefully.

2) PREDICTIONS FOR THE NEXT YEAR ON:
A. LOVE –
Big decisions need to be made

B. CAREER -Big dreams, big decisions!

1 comment:

Sette said...

Awwww... i made an appearance in this post! Great to have met U too... was it seriously this year we met?!!
Ur my jetsetting chicka who's feeding my addiction for clothes,clothes & more clothes!!!
Shame you're not in this end of the world more often :(