Welcome 2012
Happy New Years!!
So, I didn't do much for my own New Years Eve, but I did watch Kouhaku in the early morning of the 31st =P (real time). I didn't watch Kouhaku last year. To be honest, Arashi being the host wasn't much of an incentive as Kouhaku has always bored me, but this year with Inoue Mao being the host for akagumi, and Arashi hosting for shirogumi... there was no way I could miss it. I'm glad i watched Kouhaku this year because it was actually very entertaining this time around. Mao did an amazing job MC-ing. Her energy, and enthusiasm throughout the show was amazing, to be honest I think she did a better job than Arashi. As for MaoJun moments, I wasn't expecting anything much since this is a big event but there were small things here and there, mostly subtle glances and Jun not-so-subtly standing VERY close to her with the Arashi members standing a bit off to the side. Others might be disappointed but I'm perfectly happy with the small things cause, somehow, I feel like it's the small glances and gestures they share that mean the most.
anyway. Enough blabbing about Kouhaku. I could write an essay on that (and I might later, when I manage to download a proper version that doesn't lag for the 1st hour of the show... D=). But anyway, I decided to this small New Years meme.
Did you enjoy this year?
Eh. I don't know. There were good things, and bad things.. but.. I'm leaning more on the side of "not-so-much"
What did you do in 2011 that you'd never done before?
Snorkeling in Australia, started Judo, nearly failed a test (50% exactly =D), white-water rafting in Banff, travelled overnight by train (it had beds, showers etc), fed kangaroos, held a koala..... well that's all I can remember for now.
Did you keep your new year’s resolutions, and will you make more for next year?
Didn't make any resolutions, and won't make any for next year... except maybe - try to have a bit more confidence in myself.
Did anyone close to you give birth?
Not yet, but soon ^^
Did anyone close to you die?
No, thankfully
What countries did you visit?
Australia
What would you like to have in 2012 that you lacked in 2011?
Uh. Arashi concert tickets? =D
What date from 2011 will remain etched upon your memory, and why?
I'm pretty bad with dates, but.. I guess 3/11, because it was so big and terrible.
What was your biggest achievement of the year?
Nothing. I haven't achieved anything this year. .
What was your biggest failure?
Not being able to find the strength to believe in myself.
Did you suffer illness or injury?
Yes. Got a bacterial infection in my throat/eye around May, that turned my eye red and made me cought up blood (lasted a week), and got another eye infection in October (lasted 3 weeks)
Did you have to go to the hospital?
Nope! Having a dad as a doctor has it's benefits
Are you registered to vote?
No
What was the best thing you bought?
Uh. I don't know. I don't remember what I've bought... books maybe?
Whose behaviour merited celebration?
My Toronto friend who came to visit me in Summer :D
Whose behaviour made you appalled and depressed?
A majority of people in my grade/school
Where did most of your money go?
Nowhere. I rarely ever spend my own money.
What did you get really, really, really excited about?
Kouhaku? Haha. and end of grade 11. and various other fangirl moments
What song(s) will always remind you of 2011?
Hatenai Sora and Furusato.
Compared to this time last year, are you:
i. happier or sadder?
sadder
ii. thinner or fatter?
Same.
iii. richer or poorer?
uh. Richer? Cause I don't spend my money...
What do you wish you'd done more?
Studied more? Maybe.
What do you wish you'd done less of?
Take naps, procrastinate.
How did you spend Christmas?
At home and then family dinner at my aunts
How many one-night stands?
LOL - none. xD
What was your favourite TV programme?
Japanese - VSA
American - How I Met your Mother
Do you hate anyone now that you didn't hate this time last year?
No.
What was the best book you read?
Hm. The Great Gatsby I guess? It's the one I liked the best...
What was your greatest musical discovery?
uh... none.
What did you want and get?
I wanted grade 11 to end, and it did. (LOL)
What did you want and not get?
Pretty much everything I wanted I didn't get, because they weren't objects. Oh. Except Arashi concert tickets.
What was your favourite film of this year?
Uh. Wiinnie the Pooh? xD Haha. Ah... for Japan it was Youkame no Semi.
What did you do on your birthday, and how old were you?
Nothing, I turned 17.
What one thing would have made your year immeasurably more satisfying?
if I got to go to an Arashi concert? Realistically...? If I didn't dread school so much and I didn't feel so pressured about getting good grades from my parents.
How would you describe your personal fashion concept in 2011?
Jeans, runners, plaid shirts.
What kept you sane?
My Toronto friends and Arashi.
Which celebrity/public figure did you fancy the most?
Uh. Arashi? I've been really into Jude Law lately, does he count as a "celebrity"?
What political issue stirred you the most?
Um. Conservatives winning Canadian Elections again?
Who did you miss?
All my Toronto friends
Who was the best new person you met?
I don't know. No one I guess.
Tell us a valuable life lesson you learned in 2011.
I don't think I've learned anything honestly.
What was your favourite moment of the year?
The end of it? Haha. I don't know. I think when school ended for summer vacation, i was really happy then.
What was your least favourite moment of the year?
When school started for Grade 12.
Where were you when 2011 began?
At home.
Who were you with?
Family.
Where will you be when 2011 ends?
Home.
Who will you be with when 2011 ends?
Family?
Do you have a new years resolution for 2012?
Um. No. Not really. I guess... be more confidence in myself.
Did you fall in love in 2011?
Nope.
You regret it?
Nope.
Did you break up with anyone in 2011?
Nope.
Did you make any new friends in 2011?
Nope.
What was your favourite month of 2011?
July.
How many concerts did you see in 2011?
none.
Did you drink a lot of alcohol in 2011?
Nope. Don't like alcohol.
Did you do a lot of drugs in 2011?
Nope.
Did you do anything you are ashamed of this year?
Nope.
What was the worst lie someone told you in 2011?
Worst as in, it was such a terrible that I didn't believe it, or worst as in what they were lying about was terrible? Because for the former, too many to count from my cousin. Latter? nothing.
What was the worst truth someone told you in 2011?
Nothing.
Did you treat somebody badly in 2011?
I...hope not.
Did somebody treat you badly in 2011?
Not really.
How much money did you spend in 2011?
Barely any.
What was your proudest moment of 2011?
Didn't have one.
If you could go back in time to any moment of 2011 and change something, what would it be?
Not sign up for AP Art 12
What are your plans for 2012?
To get through the rest of grade 12 without breaking down, get into McGill and enjoy my first term of Uni..
So, I didn't do much for my own New Years Eve, but I did watch Kouhaku in the early morning of the 31st =P (real time). I didn't watch Kouhaku last year. To be honest, Arashi being the host wasn't much of an incentive as Kouhaku has always bored me, but this year with Inoue Mao being the host for akagumi, and Arashi hosting for shirogumi... there was no way I could miss it. I'm glad i watched Kouhaku this year because it was actually very entertaining this time around. Mao did an amazing job MC-ing. Her energy, and enthusiasm throughout the show was amazing, to be honest I think she did a better job than Arashi. As for MaoJun moments, I wasn't expecting anything much since this is a big event but there were small things here and there, mostly subtle glances and Jun not-so-subtly standing VERY close to her with the Arashi members standing a bit off to the side. Others might be disappointed but I'm perfectly happy with the small things cause, somehow, I feel like it's the small glances and gestures they share that mean the most.
anyway. Enough blabbing about Kouhaku. I could write an essay on that (and I might later, when I manage to download a proper version that doesn't lag for the 1st hour of the show... D=). But anyway, I decided to this small New Years meme.
Did you enjoy this year?
Eh. I don't know. There were good things, and bad things.. but.. I'm leaning more on the side of "not-so-much"
What did you do in 2011 that you'd never done before?
Snorkeling in Australia, started Judo, nearly failed a test (50% exactly =D), white-water rafting in Banff, travelled overnight by train (it had beds, showers etc), fed kangaroos, held a koala..... well that's all I can remember for now.
Did you keep your new year’s resolutions, and will you make more for next year?
Didn't make any resolutions, and won't make any for next year... except maybe - try to have a bit more confidence in myself.
Did anyone close to you give birth?
Not yet, but soon ^^
Did anyone close to you die?
No, thankfully
What countries did you visit?
Australia
What would you like to have in 2012 that you lacked in 2011?
Uh. Arashi concert tickets? =D
What date from 2011 will remain etched upon your memory, and why?
I'm pretty bad with dates, but.. I guess 3/11, because it was so big and terrible.
What was your biggest achievement of the year?
Nothing. I haven't achieved anything this year. .
What was your biggest failure?
Not being able to find the strength to believe in myself.
Did you suffer illness or injury?
Yes. Got a bacterial infection in my throat/eye around May, that turned my eye red and made me cought up blood (lasted a week), and got another eye infection in October (lasted 3 weeks)
Did you have to go to the hospital?
Nope! Having a dad as a doctor has it's benefits
Are you registered to vote?
No
What was the best thing you bought?
Uh. I don't know. I don't remember what I've bought... books maybe?
Whose behaviour merited celebration?
My Toronto friend who came to visit me in Summer :D
Whose behaviour made you appalled and depressed?
A majority of people in my grade/school
Where did most of your money go?
Nowhere. I rarely ever spend my own money.
What did you get really, really, really excited about?
Kouhaku? Haha. and end of grade 11. and various other fangirl moments
What song(s) will always remind you of 2011?
Hatenai Sora and Furusato.
Compared to this time last year, are you:
i. happier or sadder?
sadder
ii. thinner or fatter?
Same.
iii. richer or poorer?
uh. Richer? Cause I don't spend my money...
What do you wish you'd done more?
Studied more? Maybe.
What do you wish you'd done less of?
Take naps, procrastinate.
How did you spend Christmas?
At home and then family dinner at my aunts
How many one-night stands?
LOL - none. xD
What was your favourite TV programme?
Japanese - VSA
American - How I Met your Mother
Do you hate anyone now that you didn't hate this time last year?
No.
What was the best book you read?
Hm. The Great Gatsby I guess? It's the one I liked the best...
What was your greatest musical discovery?
uh... none.
What did you want and get?
I wanted grade 11 to end, and it did. (LOL)
What did you want and not get?
Pretty much everything I wanted I didn't get, because they weren't objects. Oh. Except Arashi concert tickets.
What was your favourite film of this year?
Uh. Wiinnie the Pooh? xD Haha. Ah... for Japan it was Youkame no Semi.
What did you do on your birthday, and how old were you?
Nothing, I turned 17.
What one thing would have made your year immeasurably more satisfying?
if I got to go to an Arashi concert? Realistically...? If I didn't dread school so much and I didn't feel so pressured about getting good grades from my parents.
How would you describe your personal fashion concept in 2011?
Jeans, runners, plaid shirts.
What kept you sane?
My Toronto friends and Arashi.
Which celebrity/public figure did you fancy the most?
Uh. Arashi? I've been really into Jude Law lately, does he count as a "celebrity"?
What political issue stirred you the most?
Um. Conservatives winning Canadian Elections again?
Who did you miss?
All my Toronto friends
Who was the best new person you met?
I don't know. No one I guess.
Tell us a valuable life lesson you learned in 2011.
I don't think I've learned anything honestly.
What was your favourite moment of the year?
The end of it? Haha. I don't know. I think when school ended for summer vacation, i was really happy then.
What was your least favourite moment of the year?
When school started for Grade 12.
Where were you when 2011 began?
At home.
Who were you with?
Family.
Where will you be when 2011 ends?
Home.
Who will you be with when 2011 ends?
Family?
Do you have a new years resolution for 2012?
Um. No. Not really. I guess... be more confidence in myself.
Did you fall in love in 2011?
Nope.
You regret it?
Nope.
Did you break up with anyone in 2011?
Nope.
Did you make any new friends in 2011?
Nope.
What was your favourite month of 2011?
July.
How many concerts did you see in 2011?
none.
Did you drink a lot of alcohol in 2011?
Nope. Don't like alcohol.
Did you do a lot of drugs in 2011?
Nope.
Did you do anything you are ashamed of this year?
Nope.
What was the worst lie someone told you in 2011?
Worst as in, it was such a terrible that I didn't believe it, or worst as in what they were lying about was terrible? Because for the former, too many to count from my cousin. Latter? nothing.
What was the worst truth someone told you in 2011?
Nothing.
Did you treat somebody badly in 2011?
I...hope not.
Did somebody treat you badly in 2011?
Not really.
How much money did you spend in 2011?
Barely any.
What was your proudest moment of 2011?
Didn't have one.
If you could go back in time to any moment of 2011 and change something, what would it be?
Not sign up for AP Art 12
What are your plans for 2012?
To get through the rest of grade 12 without breaking down, get into McGill and enjoy my first term of Uni..