January 6, 2009

• What did you do in 2008 that you’d never done before?
  Getting married.

  Did you keep your New Years’ resolutions, and will you make more for next year?
  I didn't keep a New Year's resolution.  My resolution for this year is to maintain good health and keep an eye on my husband's health.

  Did anyone close to you give birth?
  Two of my girlfriends had baby girls in the summer.

  Did anyone close to you die?
  No

  What countries did you visit?
  No countries.  My passport expired.

  What would you like to have in 2009 that you lacked in 2008?
  Spending more time with my family.

  What date from 2008 will remain etched upon your memory?
  July 4th

  What was your biggest achievement of the year?
  Not going deeper into debt.

  What was your biggest failure?
  Flunking the National Boards.  I've never failed at anything.

  Did you suffer illness or injury?
  Suffering major injury to my over-inflated ego, maybe.

  What was the best thing you bought?
  Plane tickets to visit Jenny and Edy in Oahu and trying to surf. 

  Whose behaviour merited celebration?
  Erwil, who was very supportive of me challenging the NBC's.  It was like the NBC aliens abducted me and put a microchip in my body.  I wasn't the same "Liz" while I was obsessing over those NBC standards and deadlines.

  Whose behaviour made you appalled and depressed?
  I'd rather not say...pleading the 5th!  Like Fergie, "No, no drama..you don't want no drama!"

  Where did most of your money go?
  Gas and food

  What did you get really, really, really excited about?
  Starting a new life with Erwil and making future plans together for the next stages.

  What song/album will always remind you of 2008?
  "Touch My Body" by Mariah Carey.  I used to love Mariah until she started singing these skanky songs!

  Compared to this time last year, are you: Happier or sadder?
  About the same kind of happy.

  Thinner or fatter? Fat, definitely.  I can't fit into my favorite jeans anymore!

  Richer or poorer? Just about the same, but with an obligatory mortgage now.

  What do you wish you’d done more of?
  I wish I had more time to just relax on the weekends and be myself.  I was doing way too much last year!

  What do you wish you’d done less of?
  Over-programming myself with unneccessary "responsibilities", "obligations" and "meetings".

  How did you spend Christmas?
  With both my family and my husband's family.

  Who did you spend the most time on the phone with?
  Jenny

  Did you fall in love in 2008?
  Yes

  How many one night stands in this last year?
  Gross!  None!

  What was your favorite TV program?
  Jon and Kate Plus 8

  Do you hate anyone now that you didn’t hate this time last year?
  No, I'm not hating anyone.

  What was the best book(s) you read?
  Sadly, I didn't have time to even read this year.

  What was your greatest musical discovery?
  Nothing!  Music today sucks!

  
  What did you want and get?
  There was nothing I was dying to get this year.

  What did you want and not get?
  Free time

  What were your favorite films of this year?
  Dark Knight...who didn't?

  What did you do on your birthday, and how old were you?
  Celebrated for 1 week with Jenny, Edy and Erwil in Oahu, and turned 31.

  What one thing would have made your year immeasurably more satisfying?
  Getting that time to relax and not be so stressed out over things that don't even matter in heaven.

  How would you describe your personal fashion concept in 2008?
  Lots of loose jersey knit fabrics, flat shoes and comfortable darkwash jeans.

  What kept you sane?
  My family

  Which celebrity/public figure did you fancy the most?
  I didn't care for any of them--they're all so fake to me!

  What political issue stirred you the most?
  Looking at Gov. Arnold and asking, "Is this the best we can do?"...then looking at all the presidential candidates and asking, "Is this really the best that we can do?".

  Who did you miss?
  No one comes to mind.

  Who was the best new person you met?
  I think there are a couple neat kids in my class this year with amusing personalities.  I'm glad they're in my class.

  Tell us a valuable life lesson you learned in 2008.
  You need to take a break.  Now quit trying to be Super Woman!

  Quote a song lyric that sums up your year:
  I hear my father-in-law singing (with a BERY BERY thick Filipino accent) "DEN sings my soul, my Savior God to DEE...".  It's from the hymn "How Great Thou Art".  My father in law sings that song with major vibrato.  He wants to sing it at every big family gathering!  Inside joke between me and my husband.

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