2004 Survey

Saw this first from Enteng’s blog then from friendster…

1. What did you do in 2004 that you'd never done before? Prepared christmas and new year’s dinner – it was the first time that I baked lasagna and pasta macaroni and cooked ham, kumain ng ahas, ultrasound,

2. Did you keep your new years' resolutions, and will you make more for next year? Never had one. I always believe that if you really want to change something about yourself you can always start now and not wait for the new year.

3. Did anyone close to you give birth? My cousin Bong’s wife, Maricris, gave birth to twins and my cousin Ryan’s wife (Bong’s bro) also gave birth

4. Did anyone close to you die? Nope.

5. What countries did you visit? None.

6. What would you like to have in 2005 that you lacked in 2004? Being rewarded for my hard work (ditto), career path, ma degree, savings, matinong boyfriend or at least kahit matinong ka-date

7. What date from 2004 will remain etched upon your memory, and why? January 2004, that’s when I found out that I have polycystic ovarian disease. Can’t remember the exact date.

8. What was your biggest achievement of the year? Stayed single and tigang the whole year, nawala yung cysts dun sa isang ovary, napasaya ko lola ko nung christmas…sabi nya kasi sa mama ko na she felt really loved daw by her grandchildren, making it to the end of the year (ditto)

9. What was your biggest failure? Not able to finally make a decision on whether to go now or not, and lose weight

10. Did you suffer illness or injury? Yes. I found that I have PCOD in Jan ’04 (no, it’s not the same as IPOD ok?) and acute upper respiratory infection in November ’04.

11. What was the best thing you bought? Washing machine! Saka gitara ko!

12. Whose behavior merited celebration? Volunteers of the typhoon and tsunami

13. Whose behavior made you appalled and depressed? Family. Mine.

14. Where did most of your money go? Tuition fee and school requirements, transpo and food

15. What did you get really, really, really excited about? This year, I don’t remember being really overly excited about something. I don’t even remember the time when I was truly happy this year.

16. What song will always remind you of 2004? Yung mga kanta sa sidebar – mga house music e so di ko alam kung ano yung mga yun....

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

i. happier or sadder? Sadder
ii. thinner or fatter? Fatter
iii. richer or poorer? Pareho lang nung isang taon. Poor pa rin ang lola nyo.

18. What do you wish you'd done more of? Travel. Cooking. Exercise. Experiment. Read books.

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

20. How did you spent your Christmas? Stayed home, cooked, watched tv, prepared give aways for kids, waited for my godchildren, sleep, mano sa mga lola, kain, linis, ligpit, kain, kain, kain.

21. Did you fall in love in 2004? Nope.

22. How many one-night stands? Wala.

23. What was your favorite TV program? Not really fave but these are the programs I regularly/usually watch - Queer eye for a straight guy. CSI. Sex and the City. Hiram. Lover’s in Paris. It might be you. Sana’y wala nang wakas. Basta mga soap sa channel 2. HBO films. Meet the parents, Blind date and fifth wheel. Myth Busters of Discovery Channel.

24. Do you hate anyone now that you didn't hate this time last year? Nope.

25. What was the best book you read? Living, loving, learning by Buscaglia.

26. What was your greatest musical discovery? Wala. Pathetic no? Pero nung nakaraang taon Puto Maya – pero putang ina ang mahal ng cds nila! Kung ano lang yung nasagap ko na mga mp3s yun lang mga pinakikinggan ko. I don’t even listen to FM radio anymore unlike before.

27. What did you want and got? It’s not a material thing so obviously (and as expected) I didn’t get it.

28. What was your favorite film of this year? Passion of Christ, Before Sunset, After the Sunset, Bridget Jone’s Diary: The Edge of Reason, So…Happy Together, The Notebook, The Terminal, Along came Polly, First Daughter, Laws of Attraction, The Prince and me, Troy – these are the only films I watched in 2004 and my fave has to be The Notebook (I guess some of you know why).

29. What did you do on your birthday, and how old were you? Went to the office, worked, went home, and had dinner with the family. I’m twenty sick (26)! Read all about it on this blog entitled: Twenty Sick na Ako!

30. What one thing would have made your year immeasurably more satisfying? I wish I could have (finally) fallen in love with someone.

31. How would you describe your personal fashion concept in 2004? Semi-casual to homey (read: pambahay) with a I-don’t-care-what-im-wearing attitude and a huwa-mo-ako-lapitan or manang-ako style. It’s the same style as 2003 and the year(s) before that.

32. What kept you sane? Knowing that I have to live for my family.

33. Which celebrity/public figure did you fancy the most? Hmmm

34. What political issue stirred you the most? Issue on corrupt officials, budget, human rights victims, calamity victims, taxes, streamlining of officials…of course I’m a tax payer.

35. What/Who did you miss? Si ano…lagi naman e and a lot of good movies.

36. Who was the best new person you met? My classmates in Self Exploration study and my new co-worker.

37. Tell us a valuable life lesson you learned in 2004: Life is really short for some people so you have to be doing what you really want. And despite the hardships and tragedys you came across along the way, whether you stop or take a different direction, life still goes on…with or without you.

38. Quote a song lyric that sums up your year:

Drive

Incubus

Sometimes, I feel the fear of uncertainty stinging clear.
And I can't help but ask myself how much I'll let the
fear take the wheel and steer.

It's driven me before, and it seems to have a vague, haunting mass appeal.
But lately I am beginning to find that
I should be the one behind the wheel.

Whatever tomorrow brings, I'll be there with open arms and open eyes.

So if I decide to waiver my chance to be one of the hive
will I choose water over wine and hold my own and drive?

It's driven me before and it seems to be the way that everyone else gets around.
But lately I'm beginning to find that
when I drive myself my light is found.

So whatever tomorrow brings, I'll be there with open arms and open eyes. Yeh.

Would you kill the Queen to crush the hive?
Would you choose water over wine....
hold the wheel and drive?