tributes and stipulations
Some year this was! And here I was thinking last year couldn't get any better. Wrong! 2010 was sheer EPIC I don't even know what to say. I mean seriously! SERIOUSLY! Amazing amazing amazing.
So without further ado, .
Check out last year's which was laden with photos and whathaveyou.
1. What did you do in 2010 that you’d never done before?
OOH where do I even begin? I did SO MANY NEW and IMPORTANT things this year that I’ve never done before. One thing though that could sum it all up, trivial and critical, was that this year I let go.
I let go of the boat’s outriggers in Coron which I was clinging on to for dear life and subsequently had the best time I’ve ever had in water. I let go of a comfortable job that was holding me back. I let go of an entire industry where I would have found security but not fulfillment. I let go of people I cannot have. I let go of ideas that can not happen, because I had no control over them and thus something I shouldn’t pine about. I let go of certain control issues. I let go of my brain, to a certain extent.
And it was all very, very freeing.
2. Did you keep your new year’s resolutions, and will you make more for next year?
I don’t really make resolutions. Though last year I wrote in my Handwritten Journal that I wanted to grow up, really grow up. And I also wanted to let go. Amusingly, it turns out I managed the latter. And the former followed suit after #1.
3. Did anyone close to you give birth?
OMG YES! My cousin and his wife had the most beautiful girl in June. Now she’s 6 months old and getting cuter by the day. Francesca Beatriz <3
4. Did anyone close to you die?
Thankfully, no.
5. What countries places did you visit?
(This could also answer number1)
Vigan, Ilocos Sur
Laiya, Batangas (not for the first time)
Coron, Palawan
Catarman & Biri, Northern Samar
Giuan, Eastern Samar
Tacloban, Leyte
Matuod, Batangas (for the nth time, but just as good as the first)
Sumilon, Cebu
6. What would you like to have in 2011 that you lacked in 2010?
romansa. The real and lasting kind. HAHAHAHA.
7. What dates from 2010 will remain etched upon your memory, and why?
April 20-22 Coron!
May 22-26 The Ultimate Roadtrip: Visayas Leg
July 26 Resignation Day
October 21-25 Cebu!
November 2
Hahaha
8. What was your biggest achievement of the year?
See number 1.
9. What was your biggest failure?
It turns out it’s harder to save money when you keep spending. Gah.
10. Did you suffer illness or injury?
Hell, this was probably a landmark year for that. I suffered an infection at the back of my thigh that left me unable to stand, let alone sit for days without blood pouring and pain searing through every inch of my body, and left a huge scar on my previously mark-less legs. Then I learned I was allergic to Midol after my eyes swelled like it was attacked by a hundred bees. UGLY!
11. What was the best thing you bought?
Plane tickets. :)
12. Whose behaviour merited celebration?
Me. If I may say so myself. Hahaha. Also the organizers of my fateful trips.
13. Whose behaviour made you appalled and depressed?
No one of consequence
14. Where did most of your money go?
Trips. And food. And GAS! OMG, I spend for gas now! Haha.
15. What did you get really, really, really excited about?
Coron. And Leyte. And Bo, my car. And Cebu. And its aftermath. Hihi. And Monster Mo, my new gear, which came totally unexpected!
16. What song will always remind you of 2010?
Hand in my Pocket by Alanis Morrisette. It’s not new, but it was the anthem of my year.
17. Compared to this time last year, are you:
a) Happier or sadder Happier about being more or less complete. Sadder about what I’m still missing. Hahaha emo.
b) Thinner or fatter I don’t know! Everyone tells me different things! Haha.
c) Richer or poorer Definitely richer in all aspects.
18. What do you wish you’d done more of?
Eat healthy? Riiiiight. And more activities that involve my hands, paper, and creativity.
19. What do you wish you’d done less of?
Thinking about the wrong thoughts.
20. How will you be spending Christmas?
Like I always do. Eve with my Dad’s side and Christmas Day with my Mom’s side.
21. Did you fall in love in 2010?
I fell out, and it was very welcome too.
22. How many one-night stands?
With my batting average, let’s say about 3 a month? BWAHAHAHA, RIGHT.
23. What was your favourite TV program?
MODERN FAMILY!!!!!!
24. Do you hate anyone now that you didn’t hate this time last year?
Rude assholes on the road. Ugh.
25. What was the best book you read?
Everything is Illuminated by Jonathan Safran Foer.
26. What was/were your greatest musical discoveries?
NEON TREES! “Oh oh I want some more/ Oh oh what are you waiting for?/ Take a bite of my heart tonight” Soooo catchy, and so apt.
27. What did you want and get?
What did I want and not get?! Seriously, I got EVERYTHING. EVERYTHING!
Bo. Enlightenment. Action. An open door to my career of choice. EVERYTHING. Even the lens I’ve always wanted but hadn’t planned on getting yet because it was outside my budget fell onto my lap! This year was another amazingly blessed one. It’s sheer Universe awesomeness.
28. What did you want and not get?
BOOM. Hahahahahaah. Redundant question. See number 6.
29. What was your favourite film of this year?
Off the top of my list, Toy Story 3. Because it was so sweet and nostalgic and it brought everything back. And, of course, Inception! Harry Potter! Despicable Me! Crazy!
30. What did you do on your birthday, and how old were you?
I turned 22. I spent it agitated whether my CD had enough heart to let me go home early. Thankfully he did so I had dinner with my parents and lola at home. It was small and sweet and cozy, the exact opposite of last year’s Ondoy madness. Haha.
31. What one thing would have made your year immeasurably more satisfying?
I never realized how this keeps asking the same thing. See number 6. Hahaha.
32. How would you describe your personal fashion concept in 2010?
Comfy. For some reason, half of the clothes in my closet are gray or brown or shades of. I don’t know how I came to be gray or brown or shades of. I mean, I LOVE color! What happened to me?
33. What kept you sane?
Blogging. Photoblogging. Photography. Travel. Especially travel. And photography.
34. Which celebrity/public figure did you fancy the most?
NOLE, forever and ever. He’s up to number 2 in the world now you know. How awesome is that. OH and Joseph Gordon Levitt! OMG.
35. What political issue stirred you the most?
The education budget cut. I mean, seriously?
36. Who did you miss?
ARC-PVG
Kada
37. Who was the best new person you met?
UP IRIS CEBU BATCH EPIC!
38. Tell us a valuable life lesson you learned in 2010
a) Let go. There’s freedom in it.
b) Go with the flow, don’t be scared.
c) Be smart, but don’t think too much. Being stupid has its merits, like its fun.
d) Turn your brain off once in a while, it does magical things. Hahaha.
e) It’s all about calculated risks.
39.Song lyric that sums up your year:
It was rich in terms of songs actually. It started out
Hey love, I am a constant satellite
Of your blazing sun
My love, I’ll obey your law of gravity
This is the fate you’ve carved on me
- Gravity by Vienna Teng
Then toward the 2nd quarter it became
I think I’ll try defying gravity
Kiss me goodbye I’m defying gravity
I think I’ll try defying gravity
And you won’t bring me down
After which it quickly became
You are my sweetest downfall
I loved you first, I loved you first
Beneath the sheets of paper lies my truth
- Samson by Regina Spektor
And then all that brouhaha simmered down and into the 3rd quarter I became more mindful of me, at which point it was the entire Hand in my Pocket song by Alanis.
And then that kinda simmered down too after the whole career drama and the last quarter dealt a whole bunch of markers and turning points.
Oh oh I want some more
Oh oh what are you waiting for
Take a bite of my heart tonight
- Animal by Neon Trees
And then finished off with a very liberating, very apt and very significant classic.
There goes my pain
There goes my chains
Did you see them falling
There goes this feeling that has no meaning
There goes the world off of my shoulders
There goes the world off of my back
There it goes
- Quasimodo by Lifehouse
I was so very, very blessed this year. Pure Universe awesomeness. I seriously can't be grateful enough. <3
So without further ado, .
Check out last year's which was laden with photos and whathaveyou.
1. What did you do in 2010 that you’d never done before?
OOH where do I even begin? I did SO MANY NEW and IMPORTANT things this year that I’ve never done before. One thing though that could sum it all up, trivial and critical, was that this year I let go.
I let go of the boat’s outriggers in Coron which I was clinging on to for dear life and subsequently had the best time I’ve ever had in water. I let go of a comfortable job that was holding me back. I let go of an entire industry where I would have found security but not fulfillment. I let go of people I cannot have. I let go of ideas that can not happen, because I had no control over them and thus something I shouldn’t pine about. I let go of certain control issues. I let go of my brain, to a certain extent.
And it was all very, very freeing.
2. Did you keep your new year’s resolutions, and will you make more for next year?
I don’t really make resolutions. Though last year I wrote in my Handwritten Journal that I wanted to grow up, really grow up. And I also wanted to let go. Amusingly, it turns out I managed the latter. And the former followed suit after #1.
3. Did anyone close to you give birth?
OMG YES! My cousin and his wife had the most beautiful girl in June. Now she’s 6 months old and getting cuter by the day. Francesca Beatriz <3
4. Did anyone close to you die?
Thankfully, no.
5. What countries places did you visit?
(This could also answer number1)
Vigan, Ilocos Sur
Laiya, Batangas (not for the first time)
Coron, Palawan
Catarman & Biri, Northern Samar
Giuan, Eastern Samar
Tacloban, Leyte
Matuod, Batangas (for the nth time, but just as good as the first)
Sumilon, Cebu
6. What would you like to have in 2011 that you lacked in 2010?
romansa. The real and lasting kind. HAHAHAHA.
7. What dates from 2010 will remain etched upon your memory, and why?
April 20-22 Coron!
May 22-26 The Ultimate Roadtrip: Visayas Leg
July 26 Resignation Day
October 21-25 Cebu!
November 2
Hahaha
8. What was your biggest achievement of the year?
See number 1.
9. What was your biggest failure?
It turns out it’s harder to save money when you keep spending. Gah.
10. Did you suffer illness or injury?
Hell, this was probably a landmark year for that. I suffered an infection at the back of my thigh that left me unable to stand, let alone sit for days without blood pouring and pain searing through every inch of my body, and left a huge scar on my previously mark-less legs. Then I learned I was allergic to Midol after my eyes swelled like it was attacked by a hundred bees. UGLY!
11. What was the best thing you bought?
Plane tickets. :)
12. Whose behaviour merited celebration?
Me. If I may say so myself. Hahaha. Also the organizers of my fateful trips.
13. Whose behaviour made you appalled and depressed?
No one of consequence
14. Where did most of your money go?
Trips. And food. And GAS! OMG, I spend for gas now! Haha.
15. What did you get really, really, really excited about?
Coron. And Leyte. And Bo, my car. And Cebu. And its aftermath. Hihi. And Monster Mo, my new gear, which came totally unexpected!
16. What song will always remind you of 2010?
Hand in my Pocket by Alanis Morrisette. It’s not new, but it was the anthem of my year.
17. Compared to this time last year, are you:
a) Happier or sadder Happier about being more or less complete. Sadder about what I’m still missing. Hahaha emo.
b) Thinner or fatter I don’t know! Everyone tells me different things! Haha.
c) Richer or poorer Definitely richer in all aspects.
18. What do you wish you’d done more of?
Eat healthy? Riiiiight. And more activities that involve my hands, paper, and creativity.
19. What do you wish you’d done less of?
Thinking about the wrong thoughts.
20. How will you be spending Christmas?
Like I always do. Eve with my Dad’s side and Christmas Day with my Mom’s side.
21. Did you fall in love in 2010?
I fell out, and it was very welcome too.
22. How many one-night stands?
With my batting average, let’s say about 3 a month? BWAHAHAHA, RIGHT.
23. What was your favourite TV program?
MODERN FAMILY!!!!!!
24. Do you hate anyone now that you didn’t hate this time last year?
Rude assholes on the road. Ugh.
25. What was the best book you read?
Everything is Illuminated by Jonathan Safran Foer.
26. What was/were your greatest musical discoveries?
NEON TREES! “Oh oh I want some more/ Oh oh what are you waiting for?/ Take a bite of my heart tonight” Soooo catchy, and so apt.
27. What did you want and get?
What did I want and not get?! Seriously, I got EVERYTHING. EVERYTHING!
Bo. Enlightenment. Action. An open door to my career of choice. EVERYTHING. Even the lens I’ve always wanted but hadn’t planned on getting yet because it was outside my budget fell onto my lap! This year was another amazingly blessed one. It’s sheer Universe awesomeness.
28. What did you want and not get?
BOOM. Hahahahahaah. Redundant question. See number 6.
29. What was your favourite film of this year?
Off the top of my list, Toy Story 3. Because it was so sweet and nostalgic and it brought everything back. And, of course, Inception! Harry Potter! Despicable Me! Crazy!
30. What did you do on your birthday, and how old were you?
I turned 22. I spent it agitated whether my CD had enough heart to let me go home early. Thankfully he did so I had dinner with my parents and lola at home. It was small and sweet and cozy, the exact opposite of last year’s Ondoy madness. Haha.
31. What one thing would have made your year immeasurably more satisfying?
I never realized how this keeps asking the same thing. See number 6. Hahaha.
32. How would you describe your personal fashion concept in 2010?
Comfy. For some reason, half of the clothes in my closet are gray or brown or shades of. I don’t know how I came to be gray or brown or shades of. I mean, I LOVE color! What happened to me?
33. What kept you sane?
Blogging. Photoblogging. Photography. Travel. Especially travel. And photography.
34. Which celebrity/public figure did you fancy the most?
NOLE, forever and ever. He’s up to number 2 in the world now you know. How awesome is that. OH and Joseph Gordon Levitt! OMG.
35. What political issue stirred you the most?
The education budget cut. I mean, seriously?
36. Who did you miss?
ARC-PVG
Kada
37. Who was the best new person you met?
UP IRIS CEBU BATCH EPIC!
38. Tell us a valuable life lesson you learned in 2010
a) Let go. There’s freedom in it.
b) Go with the flow, don’t be scared.
c) Be smart, but don’t think too much. Being stupid has its merits, like its fun.
d) Turn your brain off once in a while, it does magical things. Hahaha.
e) It’s all about calculated risks.
39.Song lyric that sums up your year:
It was rich in terms of songs actually. It started out
Hey love, I am a constant satellite
Of your blazing sun
My love, I’ll obey your law of gravity
This is the fate you’ve carved on me
- Gravity by Vienna Teng
Then toward the 2nd quarter it became
I think I’ll try defying gravity
Kiss me goodbye I’m defying gravity
I think I’ll try defying gravity
And you won’t bring me down
After which it quickly became
You are my sweetest downfall
I loved you first, I loved you first
Beneath the sheets of paper lies my truth
- Samson by Regina Spektor
And then all that brouhaha simmered down and into the 3rd quarter I became more mindful of me, at which point it was the entire Hand in my Pocket song by Alanis.
And then that kinda simmered down too after the whole career drama and the last quarter dealt a whole bunch of markers and turning points.
Oh oh I want some more
Oh oh what are you waiting for
Take a bite of my heart tonight
- Animal by Neon Trees
And then finished off with a very liberating, very apt and very significant classic.
There goes my pain
There goes my chains
Did you see them falling
There goes this feeling that has no meaning
There goes the world off of my shoulders
There goes the world off of my back
There it goes
- Quasimodo by Lifehouse
I was so very, very blessed this year. Pure Universe awesomeness. I seriously can't be grateful enough. <3