The year that was 2008...

1. What did you do in 2008 that you'd never done before?
~ i went on holz with CC... can't believe we never did this earlier!! 1 more month 'til our next trip =)
~ i won an APL tournament!! about freakin' time...
~ i went to a strip club XD
~ i also drove a friend's car... and considering i don't drive much, it's a big risk =P
~ i tried a Long Island Iced Tea and a Jager Bomb... they're both nice hehe
~ i turned 21!!

2. Did you keep your new year's resolutions, and will you make more for next year?
i didn't make resolutions this yr... instead, i made a list of things i wanted to do b4 i turned 21 and i didn't do most of them unfortunately =( i don't think i'll make any resolutions next yr... i never keep them >_<"

3. Did anyone close to you give birth?
nope

4. Did anyone close to you die?
yeah and i miss her heaps =(

5. What countries did you visit?
didn't go overseas this yr =(

6. What would you like to have in 2009 that you lacked in 2008?
~ a new job
~ an overseas holiday

7. What date from 2008 will remain etched upon your memory, and why?
~ 25th Jan - the day my circle of friends started to change
~ 5th to 8th Feb - my Gold Coast holiday with CC
~ 5th July - APL State finals and Ketty's 22nd party
~ 2nd August - the day my 婆婆 passed away
~ 13th Sept - my 21st b'day

8. What was your biggest achievement of the year?
i didn't really achieve much hey... but i did manage to stay single for a whole calendar yr... i know the yr hasn't finished yet but i'm pretty sure i'm not gonna find a bf in a week hehe

9. What was your biggest failure?
being really, really slack in my studies last sem and although i didn't fail anything, i still felt like i failed as a person =(

10. Did you suffer illness or injury?
i got sick but it was nothing too serious... no serious injuries either

11. What was the best thing you bought?
my Pandora bracelet and my iPod touch s2

12. Whose behavior merited celebration?
everyone who graduated this yr and found full-time jobs... well done =)

13. Whose behavior made you appalled and depressed?
don't really wanna say here

14. Where did most of your money go?
b'day pressies and food

15. What did you get really, really, really excited about?
to be honest, i wasn't really, really, really excited about anything in particular this yr... maybe i should be really, really, really excited about the fact that 2008 is about to end!!

16. What song will always remind you of 2008?
Miss Independent - Ne-Yo
Low - Flo Rida feat. T-Pain
Temperature - Sean Paul

there's more but i cbb thinking =P

17. Compared to this time last year, are you:
i. happier or sadder? slightly happier
ii. thinner or fatter? maybe slightly fatter...
iii. richer or poorer? i'd love to say richer but i think i'm even

18. What do you wish you'd done more of?
i wish i'd read more books... it's one of my fave pasttimes and i hardly do it now =( i also wish i studied more... i really crashed and burned last sem =(

19. What do you wish you'd done less of?
procrastinating for sure!!

20. How will you be spending Christmas?
dunno... probably a quiet day with the family

22. Did you fall in love in 2008?
nope

23. How many one-night stands?
none

24. What was your favorite TV program?
in terms of new shows, Gossip Girl

25. Do you hate anyone now that you didn't hate this time last year?
nope, i don't hate pplz

26. What was the best book you read?
'The Facebook book'... i didn't read a whole lot this yr =(

27. What was your greatest musical discovery?
Muse... i know they've been around for a while but their music's pretty good... Jason Mraz isn't too bad either

28. What did you want and get?
a new digicam, Pandora bracelet, a new watch, iPod touch

29. What did you want and not get?
a new phone and a new job

30. What was your favorite film of this year?
Dark Knight and Wall-e

31. What did you do on your birthday, and how old were you?
for my 21st, i had lunch with my family, then went to watch the guys play soccer, ate dinner at Sizzlers, went to the casino and went to a strip club with my nearest and dearest friends XD

32. What one thing would have made your year immeasurably more satisfying?
emotional stability would've been great!!!

33. How would you describe your personal fashion concept in 2008?
ummm... black with a dash of colour XD

34. What kept you sane?
my family and friends

35. Which celebrity/public figure did you fancy the most?
i don't think i fancied anyone... maybe the guy who plays Edward Cullen in 'Twilight'? hehe

36. What political issue stirred you the most?
don't like to get too caught up with world politics... and not that it stirred me too much, but i'm glad Obama won the presidential election =)

37. Who did you miss?
i miss all the pplz who went overseas =(

38. Who was the best new person you met?
i'd have to say the s601 crowd... u guys crack me up hehe

39. Tell us a valuable life lesson you learned in 2008.
build a bridge and get over it

40. Quote a song lyric that sums up your year.
'And this girl's seen a lot of pain
But this girl's gonna smile again
She knows that a flower grows everytime it rains

And this girl's got a lot of dreams
She knows that tomorrow ain't what it seems
She might not solve a mystery tonight
But this girl's gonna be alright...'