Ode to 2004

Kamiseta sent me a postcard! They spent P11 to send me holiday greetings. I'm quite impressed! Now if only they would hire me as a Marketing Assistant in 2005, then I'll totally love the company foreverrrrr.

Anyway, an ode to 2004:

1. What did you do in 2004 that you'd never done before? – Lots! Booked two plane tickets online; went to Colorado and Florida; drove to Vancouver B.C.; watched a Broadway musical on my own; harassed people in costumes; entered the real world; experienced a for-women's-only test; slept in the same bed with one of my website visitors (sounds sl()tty, huh? LoL); got my own Costco card; and how could I forget, I finally got a cellphone!

2. Did you keep your new years' resolutions, and will you make more for next year? – I don't make resolutions; I just aim to be a better person than the previous year. Umm, am I a better person? I'd like to think so.

3. Did anyone close to you give birth? – Amazingly, no.

4. Did anyone close to you die? – Thankfully, no.

5. What countries did you visit? – Canada.

6. What would you like to have in 2005 that you lacked in 2004? – A few more good friends. Feeling special na kasi si Pen eh. LoL.

7. What date from 2004 will remain etched upon your memory, and why? – March 17 because I entered the real world.

8. What was your biggest achievement of the year? – Getting a job in my field.

9. What was your biggest failure? – Sige na nga, lovelife. LoL.

10. Did you suffer illness or injury? – I wouldn't call it an illness, since the doctor said that there was nothing wrong with me, but it was serious enough that it warranted me to see a doctor.

11. What was the best thing you bought? – That ice cream cookie sandwich thing at Disney World...500 calories of pure bliss! LoL.

12. Whose behavior merited celebration? – Ummm...

13. Whose behavior made you appalled and depressed? – Itago natin siya sa pangalang "Lightswitch" because of her abrupt mood changes.

14. Where did most of your money go? – Food and gasoline.

15. What did you get really, really, really excited about? – Aba, meeting my long lost non-biological twin, of course!

16. What song will always remind you of 2004? – None, hindi ako in love eh so walang theme song. LoL.

17. Compared to this time last year, are you:
i. happier or sadder? Happier, I was far too depressed last year for being unemployed
ii. thinner or fatter? Fatter, of course!
iii. richer or poorer? Richer.

18. What do you wish you'd done more of? – Danced.

19. What do you wish you'd done less of? – Watched TV, LoL.

20. How will you be spending Christmas? – I celebrated Christmas on the 24th with family. On Christmas Day itself, I worked, then spent the rest of the day watching Lovers in Paris. Patawarin sana ako ni God. HeHe.

21. Did you fall in love in 2004? – No. Naks, definite yung answer ha.

22. How many one-night stands? – Three; with Ken Zhu, Bae Yong-Joon, and Papa Christian.

23. What was your favorite TV program? – The Amazing Race! Okay, okay, it was actually Sarah, the Teen Princess, but shhhh. LoL.

24. Do you hate anyone now that you didn't hate this time last year? – Itago ulit natin siya sa pangalang "Lightswitch."

25. What was the best book you read? – Angels and Demons by Dan Brown; liked it better than The Da Vinci Code.

26. What was your greatest musical discovery? – Christian Bautista! LoL!

27. What did you want and got? – I wanted to see my cousins and got to see them in Colorado last May.

28. What was your favorite film of this year? – My Sassy Girl? LoL.

29. What did you do on your birthday, and how old were you? – I don't remember what I did, but that's probably because I treated it like any other day; early 20s.

30. What one thing would have made your year immeasurably more satisfying? – Thing? A 15" or 17" Apple Powerbook with a SuperDrive...mababaw ba?

31. How would you describe your personal fashion concept in 2004? – Strictly 3/4-sleeved shirts, slacks, and black shoes. I call it my work uniform look.

32. What kept you sane? – My bank account (my paychecks are directly deposited kasi) and conversing with Pen via e-mail like it was Yahoo Messenger.

33. Which celebrity/public figure did you fancy the most? – This year was the year of Asian men: Ken Zhu and Bae Yong-Joon.

34. What political issue stirred you the most? – Both the U.S. and Philippine elections.

35. Who did you miss? – My cousins in the Philippines and the Baretto sisters in Florida.

36. Who was the best new person you met? – Photography Boy...he made me believe that there's a pogi guy in this city. LoL.

37. Tell us a valuable life lesson you learned in 2004: – Believe in yourself.

38. Quote a song lyric that sums up your year: –
Even if there is pain now
Everything would be all right
For as long as the world still turns
There will be night and day
Can you hear me
There's a rainbow always after the rain
-- Southborder's Rainbow