Snatched this off a friend's note on Facebook. This will have to do for a year that I have no intention of reminiscing upon.
1. What did you do in 2009 that you'd never done before?
1) went to Japan
2) drank in a bar until 5am
3) went to a concert of a legendary rock band, took off my 7cm boots before it started, and kept them off until the encores
4) put on a NT$120,000 engagement ring
2. Did you keep your New Year's resolutions, and will you make more for next year?
not exactly; only one and that is to be true and sincere to my friends and family
3. Did anyone close to you give birth?
no
4. Did anyone close to you die?
no (thank God!!)
5. What countries did you visit?
Japan, HK
6. What would you like to have in 2010 that you lacked in 2009?
a real man (real man, real man...)
7. What dates from 2009 will remain etched upon your memory, and why?
the entire month of February... I went from heaven to hell, enough said
8. What was your biggest achievement of the year?
if going to a BBQ restaurant so often that half of the waiters know me could be considered an 'achievement'...
9. What was your biggest failure?
delaying an annual publication by 3 weeks
10. Did you suffer illness or injury?
sprained my foot during the Fubon marathon... which didn't start hurting til 3 days later; was in and out of the ER several times due mainly to dehydration
11. What was the best thing you bought?
new glasses with Alain Mikli frames and Transition lenses
12. Whose behavior merited celebration?
everyone except mine
13. Whose behavior made you appalled and depressed?
well I'm sure he knows who he is...
14. Where did most of your money go?
taxi fares, phone bills and the stupid ETS
15. What did you get really, really, really excited about?
my birthday...
16. What song will always remind you of this year?
"Day Job" by Sunshine State
17. Compared to this time last year, are you:
a) happier or sadder? definitely sadder
b) thinner or fatter? a bit fatter I guess... ate too much BBQ in the last 2 months..
c) richer or poorer? same
18. What do you wish you'd done more of?
traveling and studying Japanese
19. What do you wish you'd done less of?
eating and drinking
20. How will you be spending Christmas?
how should I know?
21. What was your favorite TV program?
Entourage & Gossip Girl
22. Do you hate anyone now that you didn't hate this time last year?
Yes, and I'm sure the B*TCH knows who she is
23. What was the best book you read?
Fiction - The Time Traveler's Wife
Non-fiction - The Pixar Touch: The Making of a Company
24. What was your greatest musical discovery?
Yoshida Brothers, Jet
25. What did you want and get?
a new SonyEricsson phone that I didn't lose within 2 months of purchasing it
26. What did you want and not get?
a real man (real man real man...)
27. What was your favorite film of this year?
Up
28. What did you do on your birthday, and how old were you?
went to an izakaya and almost drowned in hot shochu; venti-siete anos
29. What one thing would have made your year immeasurably more satisfying?
a real man (real man real man...)
30. How would you describe your personal fashion concept in 2009?
red is not enough
31. What kept you sane?
pathetically, work...
32. Which celebrity/public figure did you fancy the most?
Mizushima Hiro
33. What political issue stirred you the most?
US beef imports and Typhoon Morakot
34. Who did you miss?
again--I'm sure he knows who he is..
35. Who was the best new person you met?
the Hsinchu engineers (Luis, Tim, Darren..) have opened a whole new world for me :p
36. Tell us a valuable life lesson you learned in 2009.
NEVER email/sms/msn when the other party(s) involved is only a phone call away
37. Quote a song lyric that sums up your year.
'oh well, it seems like such fun, until you lose what you had won'
(Jet, "Look What You've Done")
And with that, 2009,
I cast you into the deep abyss of memories I hope I won't ever have to dig up again.
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