i survived 2005! January 9th, 2006

1. What did you do in 2005 that you’d never done before?

• resisted the things oppressing me and my fellows, against all odds…imagine the threats and all…
  

2. Did you keep your new years’ resolutions, and will you make more for next year?

• I never made resolutions, i’ve never improved in fulfilling them..

3. Did anyone close to you give birth?

• yes, ena my blockmate and dear friend…

4. Did anyone close to you die?

• yes. anya, one of my closest cuz. she’s 21.

5. What countries did you visit?

• only in my dreams…

6. What would you like to have in 2006 that you lacked in 2005?

• sense of urgency and responsibility…and also passion to get things done…

7. What date from 2005 will remain etched upon your memory, and why?

• the christmas and new year celebration with an amazing family, that which is not MY family…it’s my happiest and most memorable holodays in years…

8. What was your biggest achievement of the year?

• being elected upv_usc consul general and our little successes in clockwork…

9. What was your biggest failure?

• not, for the second time, carrying out the ncca plan for the poetry caravan. my fault, basically…

10. Did you suffer illness or injury?

• yep. a lot.

11. What was the best thing you bought?

• my book the house of the spirits..

12. Whose behavior merited celebration?

• sr ken ramos…for keeping the gasc united and prevented the malacañang intervention for the sr selection. dat was rili remarkable knowing how hard headed "the other side of up" were…kudos ken!

13. Whose behaviour appalled you and made you depressed?

• the "leaders" of up during the gasc, for promoting their selfish interests over that of our constituents…my being happy-go-lucky that i neglected a lot: people, responsibilities and a whole lot more…
  

14. Where did most of your money go?

• food and books…photocopies for suggested readings that were actuali compulsory…

15 What did you get really, really, really excited about?

• my xmas holidays with the alegres…

16. What song will always remind you of 2005?

• more today than yesterday…nanay would sing that when i was terribly sad last year…

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

• happier my dear…my dreaded year ended well and my 2006 started just right…
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• 18. What do you wish you’d done more of?

  • be more sympathetic and sensitive to the people around me…darn am rili poor at that…

  19. What do you wish you’d done less of?

  • Cursing and bad mouthing.. he he…

  20. How will you be welcoming the NEw YEar?

  • i spent it with nanay and tatay and uyay, first time that i ddnt get to sleep the new year’s eve away, which is what i’m used doing…darn really memorable…

  22. Did you fall in love in 2005?

  • yeah. real love.

  23. How many one-night stands?

  • puhleez…

  24. What was your favourite TV program?

  • still spongebob squarepants…

  25. Do you hate anyone now that you didn’t hate this time last year?

  • indifference. queber ko nman sa knila..

  26. What was the best book you read?

  • the house of the spirits by isabel allende

  27. What was your greatest musical discovery?

  • the classic songs my nanay loves sooo much, and they’r rili good..

  28. What did you want and get?

  • win in the upv usc elections///

  29. What did you want and not get?

  • camera phone or a digicam, still..

  30. Favorite film of this year?

  • moulin rouge…soree ngaun ko palang npanood and the notebook!lupet.

  31. What did you do on your birthday, and how old were you?

  • i turned 20.we had the usual friday vigil, with pancit and sliced bread and coke. i wore a beaded green top. but that was the most emotional bday i had. everyone prayed for me…i conseptualized and directed a comical skit that same night and actually won the grandprize…talk about spur of the moment…he he..

  32. What things would have made your year immeasurably more satisfying?

  • Assurance and Security

  33. How would you describe your personal fashion concept in 2005?

  • awful. really awful…but wearing those clothes and my dearest flip flops from cebu were really the most comfortable get up i had in 2005, and am still planning to wear them…queber sa mga fashionista calling me a fashion victim to the nth level…

  34. What kept you sane?

  • crying once in a while and laughing most of the time..

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

  • rachel mc adams, esp in the notebook…

  36. WHo is your real-person crush?

  • raffy jones sanchez..wahahaha…

  37. What political issue stirred you the most?

  • hello garci…and the gasc fiasco…sa up marami nun, lalo na dito sa tacloban…

  38. Who/What did you miss?

  • my cuz and my mom…

  38. Who was the best new person you met?

  • lakan uhay…and nanay.and tatay (sori, i have to name 3, they were the best)

  39. Tell us a valuable life lesson you learned in 2005.

  • whatever you have now, cherish it for it will not stay forever. ur time might be running out to say you love that someone soooo much…

  40. Quote that sums up your year

  • at a certain point, we lose control of the things around us and we become controlled by fate; –that’s the world’s greatest lie…paulo coelho