survey 2007
1. What did you do in 2007 that you’d never done before?
Quit my first job. (God, that's boring)
2. Did you keep your new year’s resolution, and will you make more for next year?
Get me a new job - DONE!
Improve my French - NOT done. This shall be carried over to the new year.
Also, for 2008 : 1. Commit my entire being to work 2. Find a hobby 3. Get a boyfriend.
3. Did anyone close to you give birth?
Yes, a friend from college, Yo.
4. Did anyone close to you die?
No. Thank God.
5. What countries did you visit?
France, the US and Canada.
22FEB2007 - 28FEB2007 : Paris
30OCT2007 - 07NOV2007 : Paris
24NOV2007 - 29NOV2007 : New York & Boston
29NOV2007 - 06DEC2007 : Seattle
06DEC2007 - 11DEC2007 : Montreal
I also went to Kyoto twice (in AUG and NOV).
6. What would you like to have in 2008 that you lacked in 2007?
A hobby. An interesting personality. Sex.
7. What date from 2007 will remain etched upon your memory, and why?
October 31 and November 2 because of the emotional rollercoaster I was on on those two dates. Full reports under the Hervé tag.
8. What was your biggest achievement of the year?
I fell in love.
9. What was your biggest failure?
I wasn't brave enough to go meet many new people.
10. Did you suffer illness or injury?
No.
11. What was the best thing you bought?
iPod. Really a revolutionary invention.
12. Whose behavior merited celebration?
No one.
13. Whose behavior made you appalled and depressed?
Myself.
14. Where did most of your money go?
Travel expenses. I probably spent about 6,000USD on travels.
And I had paid non-refundable 3,000USD for the language school three months before they went bankrupt.
15. What did you get really, really, really excited about?
1. Finding a new job which makes me feel like I'm one step closer to living in Paris again.
2. Meeting, talking with and falling in love wiht Hervé.
16. What song will always remind you of 2007?
I don't know.
17. Compared to this time last year, are you:
a.happier or sadder? Happier
b.thinner or fatter? Fatter. Since I quit my job I've done nothing but eat and sleep.
c.richer or poorer? Oh DEFINITELY poorer. I have no income at this point.
18. What do you wish you’d done more of?
Socializing.
Socializing.
Socializing.
And sex.
19. What do you wish you’d done less of?
It's called Youtube... Well, Internet in general.
20. How will you be spending New Year’s Eve?
Home with my family eating soba (Japanese noodles).
It's a Japanese tradition to eat soba on New Year's Eve. Noodles are supposed to represent the ideal way of life : thin (humble) but long.
20. Did you fall in love in 2007?
YES YES YES YES YES.
21. How many one-night stands?
I think I only had sex about 5-10 times this year.
22. What was your favorite TV program?
None. I really can't stand Japanese TV shows.
23. Did you hate anyone now that you didn’t hate this time last year?
I don't hate anyone and I don't think anyone hates me.
24. What was the best book you read?
Richard Collasse's "La Trace".
25. What was your greatest musical discovery?
Serge Gainsbourg, Barbara, Astor Piazzolla. (Someone's been living under a rock)
26. What did you want and get?
A new job.
A kiss from someone I fell in love with.
A loooooooooong vacation (5-month long!)
27. What was your favorite film of the year?
In the Mood For Love, Happy Together, Sophie's Choice.
28. What did you do on your birthday, and how old were you?
I have NO recollection of that day.
29. What one thing would have made your year immeasurably more satisfying?
A boyfriend, perhaps?
30. How would you describe your personal fashion concept in 2006?
Metropolitan.
31. What kept you sane?
My family.
32. Which celebrity/public figure did you fancy the most?
Meryl Streep. Is that sad?
33. What political issue stirred you the most?
Nothing, really...
34. Who did you miss?
No one. I often miss the warmth of a hug and a kiss, but thinking about all the crap that comes with a relationship managed to convince me that it's not worth it.
35. Who was the best new person you met?
Oh, without question, Hervé, although he is no longer in my life.
36. Tell us a valuable life lesson you learned in 2007:
Oh... "Hang in there, you're not as stressed as you think you are".
38. Quote a song lyric that sums up your year:ハツコイ娼女
神秘で出来た
美しい獣を観る
捜していたものを見つけた悦びをいま唄に代えよう
届いて
”あなたの名前を知りたい
嗚呼きっといつか呼べます様に”
神秘は識らない
己が奇跡だとは
後ろめたい気持ちのわたしは言い訳も唄に代えよう
例えば
”あなたの鼓動を聴きたい
嗚呼ずっと遥か遠くからも”
”あなたの視点を読みたい
嗚呼今日が逃げてゆく前に
あなたの名前を呼びたい
嗚呼どうかあなた疎まないで”
Quit my first job. (God, that's boring)
2. Did you keep your new year’s resolution, and will you make more for next year?
Get me a new job - DONE!
Improve my French - NOT done. This shall be carried over to the new year.
Also, for 2008 : 1. Commit my entire being to work 2. Find a hobby 3. Get a boyfriend.
3. Did anyone close to you give birth?
Yes, a friend from college, Yo.
4. Did anyone close to you die?
No. Thank God.
5. What countries did you visit?
France, the US and Canada.
22FEB2007 - 28FEB2007 : Paris
30OCT2007 - 07NOV2007 : Paris
24NOV2007 - 29NOV2007 : New York & Boston
29NOV2007 - 06DEC2007 : Seattle
06DEC2007 - 11DEC2007 : Montreal
I also went to Kyoto twice (in AUG and NOV).
6. What would you like to have in 2008 that you lacked in 2007?
A hobby. An interesting personality. Sex.
7. What date from 2007 will remain etched upon your memory, and why?
October 31 and November 2 because of the emotional rollercoaster I was on on those two dates. Full reports under the Hervé tag.
8. What was your biggest achievement of the year?
I fell in love.
9. What was your biggest failure?
I wasn't brave enough to go meet many new people.
10. Did you suffer illness or injury?
No.
11. What was the best thing you bought?
iPod. Really a revolutionary invention.
12. Whose behavior merited celebration?
No one.
13. Whose behavior made you appalled and depressed?
Myself.
14. Where did most of your money go?
Travel expenses. I probably spent about 6,000USD on travels.
And I had paid non-refundable 3,000USD for the language school three months before they went bankrupt.
15. What did you get really, really, really excited about?
1. Finding a new job which makes me feel like I'm one step closer to living in Paris again.
2. Meeting, talking with and falling in love wiht Hervé.
16. What song will always remind you of 2007?
I don't know.
17. Compared to this time last year, are you:
a.happier or sadder? Happier
b.thinner or fatter? Fatter. Since I quit my job I've done nothing but eat and sleep.
c.richer or poorer? Oh DEFINITELY poorer. I have no income at this point.
18. What do you wish you’d done more of?
Socializing.
Socializing.
Socializing.
And sex.
19. What do you wish you’d done less of?
It's called Youtube... Well, Internet in general.
20. How will you be spending New Year’s Eve?
Home with my family eating soba (Japanese noodles).
It's a Japanese tradition to eat soba on New Year's Eve. Noodles are supposed to represent the ideal way of life : thin (humble) but long.
20. Did you fall in love in 2007?
YES YES YES YES YES.
21. How many one-night stands?
I think I only had sex about 5-10 times this year.
22. What was your favorite TV program?
None. I really can't stand Japanese TV shows.
23. Did you hate anyone now that you didn’t hate this time last year?
I don't hate anyone and I don't think anyone hates me.
24. What was the best book you read?
Richard Collasse's "La Trace".
25. What was your greatest musical discovery?
Serge Gainsbourg, Barbara, Astor Piazzolla. (Someone's been living under a rock)
26. What did you want and get?
A new job.
A kiss from someone I fell in love with.
A loooooooooong vacation (5-month long!)
27. What was your favorite film of the year?
In the Mood For Love, Happy Together, Sophie's Choice.
28. What did you do on your birthday, and how old were you?
I have NO recollection of that day.
29. What one thing would have made your year immeasurably more satisfying?
A boyfriend, perhaps?
30. How would you describe your personal fashion concept in 2006?
Metropolitan.
31. What kept you sane?
My family.
32. Which celebrity/public figure did you fancy the most?
Meryl Streep. Is that sad?
33. What political issue stirred you the most?
Nothing, really...
34. Who did you miss?
No one. I often miss the warmth of a hug and a kiss, but thinking about all the crap that comes with a relationship managed to convince me that it's not worth it.
35. Who was the best new person you met?
Oh, without question, Hervé, although he is no longer in my life.
36. Tell us a valuable life lesson you learned in 2007:
Oh... "Hang in there, you're not as stressed as you think you are".
38. Quote a song lyric that sums up your year:ハツコイ娼女
神秘で出来た
美しい獣を観る
捜していたものを見つけた悦びをいま唄に代えよう
届いて
”あなたの名前を知りたい
嗚呼きっといつか呼べます様に”
神秘は識らない
己が奇跡だとは
後ろめたい気持ちのわたしは言い訳も唄に代えよう
例えば
”あなたの鼓動を聴きたい
嗚呼ずっと遥か遠くからも”
”あなたの視点を読みたい
嗚呼今日が逃げてゆく前に
あなたの名前を呼びたい
嗚呼どうかあなた疎まないで”