Slowpoke is Slow: A 2011 Year-Ender Survey

I'm not sure about you guys, but 2011 for me can be summed up in one word: LEGENDARY! *yes, that is supposed to be said in Barney Stinson's voice*. So as a commemoration and a toast to the awesome year that has passed, I filled up this survey:

1. What did you do in 2011 that you’d never done before?
It's something pretty small but meaningful--celebrate an anniversary with a boyfriend. Yes, it's my first time. Don't judge meh!

2. Did you keep your New Years’ resolutions, and will you make more for next year?
Well, I kinda forgot my last New Year's resolutions...Derp. But I kept track of the ones I made this year, so huzzah.

3. Did anyone close to you give birth?
A friend I met in college did! The dad's my ex-boyfriend/High school friend so I was updated.

4. Did anyone close to you die?
Cloud, my family's 12-year old Japanese Spitz. :infinitecreyz:

5. What countries did you visit?
Sadly, none for this year. Just you wait, 2012!

6. What would you like to have in 2012 that you lacked in 2011?
Motivation, time management, 3 piercings in my right ear, a Kindle Touch, better money-saving skillz

7. What date from 2011 will remain etched upon your memory, and why?
November 19, 2011. I've crossed out something on my bucket list, and that is to meet one of my childhood heroes: Barbie Almalbis!



8. What was your biggest achievement of the year?
Finishing early the required on-the-job training for my course. I was assigned at the Accounting department of one of the known resorts here in Davao, Eden Nature Park. After shivering through all those mornings (I swear, the AC temp is up too high in the office), I got free passes to the resort after not having set foot there for 11 years.

Yeyz!

9. What was your biggest failure?
Probably all of the moments I failed to save when I had earned money from selling my old clothes...and attending the Bonnie Bailey concert.

10. Did you suffer illness or injury?
Occasional headaches and bouts of fever, but nothing of the major sort.

11. What was the best thing you bought?
Nigel, my iTouch.

12. Where did most of your money go?
Books, food, le boyfran. I regret nothing!

13. What did you get really, really, really excited about?
The Barbie Almalbis and Up Dharma Down gigs...and the fact that I am a graduating college student.

14. What song will always remind you of 2011?
Any song by Metric, most especially their Grow Up and Blow Away album.

15. Compared to this time last year, are you:
Happier or sadder?
Happier.

Older or wiser?
More on older than wiser.

Thinner or fatter?
Fatter...Not sure if I should be happy or not.

Richer or poorer?
A bit of both. I earned money this year, so richer. But then I blew it off on a lot of stuff, so poorer. *sigh*

16. What do you wish you’d done more of?
Driving, learning how to play tennis, WRITE (No caps, no passion!), being more of a good girlfriend teehee

17. What do you wish you’d done less of?
Procrastinate, being too much of a spendthrift

18. How did you spend Christmas?
At my lola's house with le mother's side in Greenwoods Executive Village, Pasig. For the first time in years, my famiy spent it in Manila.

19. What was your favorite TV program?
A Game of Thrones, The Walking Dead, New Girl, and Happy Endings. (Still love How I Met Your Mother and The Big Bang Theory, tho.)

22. Do you hate anyone now that you didn’t hate this time last year?
Hate is too strong of a word; I prefer dislike. Well, I didn't know shat about her existence up until a friend mentioned her. Ho-hum.

23. What was the best book you read?
Atlas Shrugged!!!!!!!!

24. What was your greatest musical discovery?
The Grates, The Honey Trees, Rumer, Spoon, Those Dancing Days...Mostly indie bands/artists. Thank you, YouTube suggestion!

25. What did you want and get?
iTouch, The Hunger Games trilogy, and Will Grayson, Will Grayson. (Last two are courtesy of le boyfran.)

26. What did you want and not get?
A Blackberry...or a new mobile phone.

27. What was your favorite film of this year?
Deathly Hallows 2. Potterhead forever and ever.

28. What did you do on your birthday, and how old were you?
Finally left the teen years and turned 20. Had dinner at Mooon Cafe in Abreeza-Ayala Mall with family minus the parents and plus le boyfran.

29. What one thing would have made your year immeasurably more satisfying?
Travelling to far-off places, going to the beach (2011 is my only year which I haven't gone to the beach. Yes.), having my own camera, and more money. Heh.

30. How would you describe your personal fashion concept in 2011?
Arbitrary. I'd put on anything I feel like wearing on that particular day.

31. What kept you sane?
Le boyfran (made me INsane, too. Heh.), Internet, good music, and dark chocolate.

32. Which celebrity/public figure did you fancy the most?
Andrew Garfield. NOM NOM

33. What issue stirred you the most?
The No 2 Mining in Palawan campaign. Pro-mining right hurr.

34. Who did you miss?
Friends in Manila.

35. Who was the best new person you met?
Bryke Tolentino!

36. Tell us a valuable life lesson you learned in 2011:
Do not give up something stable just to have a taste of a transient, happy experience. Also, it's never too late to turn something around. (Repeating last statement to empower myself in becoming an F1 racer.)

~*glorious paint skillz*~