[Play] It Is What It Is
Reviewing this year is a little strange when there's so much stuff I've not been able to write; certainly there's more unspoken news on here than in previous years. Unspoken but not hidden, for these of all my entries rely less on obfuscation
If you've not been following, here's the same take on the world from 2003, 2004 and 2005
If you've not been following, here's the same take on the world from 2003, 2004 and 2005
- What did you do in 2006 that you'd never done before? Live in foreign parts
- Did you keep your new years' resolutions, and will you make more for next year?Instead of resolutions I continued to explore my Uberlist; work pressures meant only a third of it
- Did anyone close to you give birth? No
- Did anyone close to you die? Pa, The Constant Gardener
- What countries did you visit? Scotland, England, Viet Nam, South Africa, Malaysia, Thailand, England and England
- What would you like to have in 2007 that you lacked in 2006? Time; I seem to be swinging between enough time and enough space
- What date from 2006 will remain etched upon your memory, and why? New Year's Eve, a shadow of things to come
- What was your biggest achievement of the year? Finally delivering
- What was your biggest failure? Postponing one of my MSc modules until next year
- Did you suffer illness or injury? Asthma
- What was the best thing you bought? Tatami
- Whose behavior merited celebration? mr_ck, Mitch
- Whose behavior made you appalled and depressed? Expat men
- Where did most of your money go? Debt or rent and mortgage
- What did you get really, really, really excited about? People visiting
- What song will always remind you of 2006? "Sweet Child Of Mine" by Guns 'n' Roses; for all those Insomnia nights
- Compared to this time last year, are you:
- Happier or sadder? Happier
- Thinner or fatter? Same
- Richer or poorer? Richer
- What do you wish you'd done more of? Study, travel, relax
- What do you wish you'd done less of? Work
- How will you be spending Christmas? With family
- Did you fall in love in 2006? I'm not sure; it's a rabbit hole question
- How many one-night stands? None
- What was your favorite TV program? Watched only one program this year, unless you count watching Firefly on DVD, which was excellent
- Do you hate anyone now that you didn't hate this time last year? No, I don't do hate
- What was the best book you read? The Dark Tower by Stephen King
- What was your greatest musical discovery? The Gotan Project
- What did you want and get? Deltas on my worldview
- What did you want and not get? Guitar lessons, Mandarin lessons
- What was your favorite film of this year? Tough call, either Grave of the Fireflies or Lie With Me
- What did you do on your birthday, and how old were you? Worked late, went home and read a little. I was 29
- What one thing would have made your year immeasurably more satisfying? Being better at juggling, metaphorically
- How would you describe your personal fashion concept in 2006? Short-sleeved
- What kept you sane? Books
- Which celebrity/public figure did you fancy the most? None, I don't do people from afar
- What political issue stirred you the most? World Bank visit to Singapore
- Who did you miss? nearly_everyone, but especially euphuistica
- Who was the best new person you met? euphuistica
- Tell us a valuable life lesson you learned in 2006: You're not the friendless boy in the corner anymore
- Quote a song lyric that sums up your year: Let love speak up itself
Let love speak up itself
Let it rise up in the morning and take us for that walk
Let it do the talking when we're too tired to talk
When we're too tired to talk