Another year

Hope this year would be better. Lmao.

A year end survey from Ala Paredes.

What did you do in 2006 that you'd never done before?
Simbang gabi!! Starts at 4am. It’s really early for me but it’s cool. Cool experience before I graduate.

And watch UAAP live at the big dome.

Did you keep your new years' resolutions, and will you make more for next year?
I don’t make resolutions and I don’t intend to make some next year.

Did anyone close to you give birth?
Nope.

Did anyone close to you die?
No one.

What countries did you visit?
This year, none. Stuck in the Philippines!!

What would you like to have in 2007 that you lacked in 2006?
More confidence.

What date from 2006 will remain etched upon your memory, and why?Can’t really remember the exact day but it was when I checked my grades on the net and found out that I passed Literary Criticism. I got a 3 from Ms. Rivera. Lmao.

And of course, when I had my practicum. It was a great 2 months. Met a great reporter/trainor, and made a lot of friends (fellow intermates).

UAAP championship match. Go Tigers!

What was your biggest achievement of the year?
I’d say my internship. I think I did good. Got a high mark from my trainer. Thanks Sir Ash!

What was your biggest failure?
Rather not say it. Lmao

Did you suffer illness or injury?
yeah but nothing serious.

What was the best thing you bought?
Hard bound Nicholas Sparks book, memory card for my phone.

Whose behavior merited celebration?
Me. Lmao.

Whose behavior made you appalled and depressed?
Ma’am Hannah Torregoza, she’s nice but she can be a real biatch at times.

Where did most of your money go?
Coffee. Mj took all of my Starbucks receipt and counted how much I spend on coffee. And I was pretty surprised of the results. Lmao.

What did you get really, really, really excited about?
OJT at Malaya. I was assigned the best beat, for me, the Makati beat!!!

What song(s) will always remind you of 2006?
Hawak Kamay by Yeng Constatino
Nothing in This World by Paris Hilton
Bitiw by Sponge Cola
Stars by Calla Lily

Compared to this time last year, are you:
i. happier or sadder? -- happier.
ii. thinner or fatter? – thinner. I lost 5 lbs during my internship.
iii. richer or poorer? – poorer. Not because of coffee, there were lots of projects.

What do you wish you'd done more?
Exercise. Sleep.

What do you wish you'd done less of?
Sleeping late.

How many one-night stands?
Wala!!

What was your favorite TV program?
WWE Raw, Will and Grace, PDAD

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

What was the best book you read?
this year, it would be Neverwhere by Neil Gaiman.

What was your greatest musical discovery?
Jay Chou!!!! The best and coolest.

What did you want and get?
Aside from a laptop and Sony Ericsson w900i? Got a list of books I want to have: Adverbs by Dan Handler, High Fidelity and A long Way Down by Nick Hornby, Everything is Illuminated by Jonathan Foer.

What was your favorite film of this year?
Borat! Really funny.
Click was good.

What did you do on your birthday, and how old were you?
20. it was the first day of my internship. Spend the whole day going around Makati.

What one thing would have made your year immeasurably more satisfying?
A laptop. Lmao. So materialistic.

How would you describe your personal fashion concept in 2006?
Simple. Plain. Just shirt, jeans and sneaks. Lmao.

What kept you sane?
Coffee and killer view at the SM Megamall Bridgeway.

Which celebrity/public figure did you fancy the most?
Bianca Gonzalez. Pretty and smart.
Kelly Misa.

What political issue stirred you the most?
Not really political, the Subic Rape case, I was an intern when the case was transferred to the Makati RTC.

Who did you miss?
My best friend!! My HS friends.

Who was the best new person you met?
This year, one would be Sir Ashzel my trainor.

Tell us a valuable life lesson you learned in 2006:
To have fun while we can, after college it would be a whole different scenario. - from Sir Ash and other reporters from the Makati Pressroom.

What was the nicest thing someone told you about yourself:
That I can be a real journalist. From Sir Ashzel.

The most touching experience you've had this year?
UAAp championship. Iba ang feeling lalo na if you’re watching live. Lmao

What did you like most about yourself this year?
Determined.

What did you hate most about yourself this year?
Coffee addiction reached another level.

Quote a song lyric that sums up your year:
” Forever shall I be the ill-fated type
Forever must I be the on you confide to
Forever must I be the pages you need
For you to write all the secrets that
You hope I would keep
Forever must I drive you home late at night
After watching these films that seem to imitate life
Forever must I be the opinion you seek
Forever will I be the friend that you would keep.”
-Movie, Sponge Cola

Was 2006 a good year for you?
Yeah, it was great.

What was your favorite moment of the year?
Simbang gabi. Weird funny feeling you don’t get when you go to church on Sundays.

What was your least favorite moment of the year?
Rather not tell. Lmao

Where were you when 2006 began?
Our house.

Who were you with?
Family and relatives.

Where will you be when 2006 ends?
Same place.

Who will you be with when 2006 ends?
Same people.

Do you have a new years resolution for 2007?
Nope.

What was your favorite month of 2006?
April and December.

Did you lose anybody close to you in 2006?
No.

Did you miss anybody in the past year?
Yeah, of course.

What was your favorite record from 2006?
Sponge Cola’s sophomore album, Transit.
And of course Christian Bautista’s Completely.

How many concerts did you see in 2006?
Three or four.

Did you drink a lot of alchohol in 2006?
If there’s a special occasion.

Do a lot of drugs in 2006?
NO!

You do anything you are ashamed of this year?
Yes.

How much money did you spend in 2006?
A LOT!

What was your proudest moment of 2006?
OJT and passing Ma’am Rivera’s Literary Criticism.

What was your most embarrassing moment of 2006?
Again, I would rather not say it.

If you could go back in time to any moment of 2006 and change something, what would it be?
My OJT, I’d done a much better job.

Watched the news everyday.What are your plans for 2007?
If I’d graduate, get a job.

How are you different now that the year has ended?
More mature. Rational.

What are your wishes for the new year?
Good life. Decent job with a good pay.