Cheers to 2008!!

December 31, 2007 early 2007, i made 10 lists as my way to recap the year 2006..now that it's 2008 (HAAaAAAPPPYYY NEEEW YEEEEAAARRR EBRIOLLL!!!), i'd like to continue what i started and do the same for 2007...cheers everyone!

Top 10 highlights of 2006 (in no particular order)

1. Long weekends and 3 homes. Has anyone realized that there were a lot of holidays this year? got to go to places or just do nothing for days and nights, fantastic! I got to spend most of these long weekends at 3 different places i think i can call home. In Makati, in Las Pinas and in Pampanga. I know what some would think about the last bit, but it's not really entirely that. no, im not planning on settling down soon. It's just that for the numerous times i've visited there, i met a lot of cool and warm people who accepted me. and im really really thankful to everyone for making me feel so at home. I'm lucky, i have a very very big family :)

2. Beijing, China (June 2007). Still can't believe i saw a live panda! and i've been to the great wall. i mean sure, its a great struggle to ask for soy sauce or chili there, but it was an experience. you're not in beijing everyday, you know. and it was much more fun coz we came as a group, the whole phd,,grabe astig! looking forward to 2008 trip, i hope we're still included though

3. Decster. it was fun while it lasted, now ive turned him over to my sisters. who exactly is he? he's my first digital camera, won him in a raffle. he accompanied me during our beijing trip, never did gave me a headache. but for a time, he can't close his eye properly, all because i was too clumsy. sorry about that. anyway, he's in good hands now, i think. and i have a new lover, which all of you know by now and who is also next on my list :)

4. Derek. Gad, we've only been together for 2 weeks and yet i sooo soooooo love him already. he really is a dream come true. since the birth of budget DSLRs, i've been dreaming of owning one, and now i have him, my Mc D. i'm looking forward to more trips with him, 2008 would surely be a blast!

5. Teambuilding, Boracay (Sept. 2007). I thought I wasn't going back there this year. no more free trips for me, not unless im allowed to go on out of town events, which is very unlikely (hay). but still, thanks to phd, i had revisited my other home and reunited with my Bora. alavet! everyone was there, even our trusty boys, which was nice since they really are part of the phd family and it's just right that they should join the teambuilding. it was fun. a half day of games, a night of celebration and days of being alone in the beach, but not really. i should have more trips to the beach. it does wonders.

6. Play station 2 - Barnyard and HarvestMoon. I mean, seriously, i have to put this down. sure, there were a lot of nights when i had barely enough sleep , but heck! ALAVET! i think i'd be a good farmer, if i wanted to. hahahahaha! for some reason, adventure games or rpgs doesn't have the same effect as the 2 games, both of which, hilariously, is about farm life. hehehe! i miss it though...but maybe it's better this way, i sleep on time. heheheh!

7. ADcongress 07, Subic (Nov 07). i've been a delegate before, but only as a student. now im a real full delegate. ye ye! horded the freebies, mababaw lang anman ako. went home with 2 extra bags. gotta love it. we also had the chace to explore a real yatch. super cool! and i even get to sit down and listen to great people. it's really inspiring. :) i can only wish that when someone proposes to me, it would be as magical as what happened to that couple at the gaiman event. astig..

8. the trillanes BU day. that was one eventful day, to think we spent most of the time inside the van, or beside it since we had to change tires for 3 times. we over spent, mostly on food, which, if you think about it, is not really new. kami lang ni yam e. haha! anyway, it was fun. had the chance to visit an orphanage again. it's a great feeling, giving back. that was also the day when a real curfew was set. i made it home a little before 12. haha. kahit sa curfew photo finish parin talaga ako.

9. Wapness Christmas Party. we didn't have one last year, but this year, tinuloy na talaga namin. yes, the group is getting smaller, and i believe it would still get smaller next christmas, but that shouldn't stop us from catching up. My wap friends are like family to me and it's really nice to see that not much has changed. lukaret parin kaming lahat, ALAVET!

10. Winning the Eagle. This one is very recent. and to be honest, until now, i can't believe it. It may just be an award made up for the office, but it meant so much more to me. it meant that people believed in me and i really really am honored. i can only hope that i can prove that im worthy of that title. I don't like letting people down.


9 worst not so good memories
1. overnight sa opisina. it's quite frequent this year. i mean, i don't mind, but it's just really draining.
2. ang mga sabits. (work related paren) i've had a lot this year, and it's really disappointing. super
3. ang mga breakdowns dahil...well, tama na,,i just hope ok na talaga
4. ang unti unting paglagas ng spice girls. hay...lahat kayo iniwan nyo kami! hehe!
5. being caught in the middle. i try to stay dedma pero mahirap den sya in fairness
6. the LBM episode, i mean, diba? nov 14..tanda ko parin
7. alone nights. napapraning ako eh..
8. the big fight. buong gabi ata ako umiiyak. but we fixed it, and we're happy now, kaya keri lang
9. nung adcongress nung nagloloko yung internet at wala akong magawa. i hate it.

8 new crushes
1. ok, si vin parin. (parang ansama ng loob e)
2. Derek the cam
3. Derek as in meredith's McDreamy
4. Papa Wentworth! *drool*
5. and his best friend in prison break, Amaury
6. the coffee prince guy (papalabas palang sa gma pero tinatapos na namin ng mga kapatid ko hahahahaha! the power of dibidi)
7. Yoji of miami ink. hehe
8. Chace crawford from Gossip girl (kelan ba papalabas dito to?)

7 most sung songs
1. way back into love
2. 4 in the morning
3. big girls don't cry
4. beautiful girl
5. heart of mine
6. half crazy
7. makes me wonder

6 places I've been to outside manila
1. Boracay
2. Beijing
3. Batangas
4. Pampanga
5. Subic
6. Cavite (hehe, ambaduy)

5 memorable movies
1. One more chance
2. Paano kita iibigin (welcome to heaven resort...)
3. the Holiday
4. 300
5. HP5

4 "exotic" or "pers time ko" food
1. adobong pig boobs
2. chinicharong lymph nodes
3. a la creme sinful chocolate cake (panalo talaga)
4. papaitan


3 addictions
1. coffee
2. RH
3. taking photos

2 missed friends
1. Elaine
2. Ize

1 man in my life
oh come on, alam nyo na to...

random dashboard

so you wont have a hard time buying gifts for me this christmas, here's my long list: (i know, ang aga)

1. Macbook
2. DSLR Camera
3. Diving Equip (in this order: mask, snorkel, fins, wetsuit, regulator, BCD, tank)
4. Dive trip (tubataha or kota k or apo reef or palau...keri na hehe)
5. Shopping spree at Ross/Home depot/Target
6. shoes, any kind with heels not higher than 2" (im 7 1/2)
7. my first ever havaianas (brazzziiiilllll)
8. a beanbag or a cool comfy chair
9. flat screen TV, hehe.
10. a year supply of booze (if beer, RH lang pls)
11. Art materials (any medium, from crayons and coloring books to canvass and acrylics)
12. Drumset or Kahon. (wlang pilosopo)
13. Oven. i want to bake.
14. punching bag and gloves
15. a leather basketball.


Of course, Money is always the best. that way you know i will get what i really want.

And look at it this way, if you give me any of my top 5, i can consider that as an early bday gift as well. hehe :)

Pa-Fedex nalang ah, PM me for my address hehehehe! thanks dear santa clauses!

behind the wheel

still the same ciara, just with more work and longer messier hair. ah and yes, a certified diver now, not that i have the time and money to dive anyway. maybe by november/december/january soon.

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GPS system

this is my way to stalk all you readers. mwahahahahahahaha! coolness!

credits

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