1. What did you do in 2008 that you'd never done before?
hmm. study? hahah. oh and attend a public lecture WILLINGLY.

2. Did you keep your new years' resolutions and will you make more for next year?
no. i think. i wasnt motivated throughout. and im still gullible ><
for next year i shall be tidier. and finish all assignments!

3. Did anyone close to you give birth?
Nope

4. Did anyone close to you die?
Noooooo. hope not anytime soon><

5. What countries did you visit?
indonesia

6. What would you like to have in 2009 that you lacked in 2008?
super flat tummy :D

7. What exact date(s) from 2008 will remain etched upon your memory, and why?
what about 11th nov 2008? LAST PAPER BABES :D oh 4th oct 08. official graduation :(

8. What was your biggest achievement of the year?
so.much.mugging! and i guess i sucked up most of whatever got me down in '07. and wow. i graduated from secondary school. i'm still in disbelief, actually.


9. What was your biggest failure?
being slack. giving up on a math

10. Did you suffer any illness or injury?
no major ones, thankfully

11. What was the best thing you bought?
my set of drawers from ikea! :D

12. Whose behavior merited celebration?
all my friends and family. for being there for me thru all the ups and downs :D

13. Whose behavior made you appalled and depressed?
My own? not really. just... sad. and others. kinda too private.

14. Where did most of your money go?
i can safely say... FOOD.

15. What did you get really, really, really excited about?
end of o levels. euro! museum-hopping in jakarta!

16. What song will always remind you of 2008?
low-flo rida, when i grow up- pussycat dolls

17. Compared to this time last year, are you:
i. happier or sadder?
happier :D
ii. thinner or fatter?
lighter and taller so thinner?
iii. richer or poorer?
er... both? i spend too much

18. What do you wish you'd done more of?
studying. and spending time with fam? volunteering?

19. What do you wish you'd done less of?
texting, spending time online?

20. How will you be spending Christmas?
its overrrrrr. and i dont celebrate anyway.

22. Did you fall in love in 2008?
er.. not in love, i would say. it's just... liking.

23. How many one-night stands?
none. at all 2

24. What was your favorite TV program?
first class! now no more.

25. Do you hate anyone now that you didn't hate this time last year?
nope :D

26. What was the best book you read?
i really didn't read much. the last lecture, perhaps?

27. What was your greatest musical discovery?
the cab! :D nightwish? you, me and everyone we know is not bad either. and the older stuff of bands like AFI and muse and lost prophets. 2008 wasnt a real music discovery year, yeah?

28. What did you want and get?
LAPTOP! CAMERA! NEW PHONE! :D

29. What did you get and not want?
responsibilities?

30. What was your favorite film of this year?
twilight? hmm..

31. What did you do on your birthday, and how old were you?
16. day before: craziness with val and zoe at kbox followed by trip to istana with the parents. day itself: flooded with lurrrrveee by the wonderful people in school, at home and everywhere else (by sms)

from my juniors :D so impromptu!


with parents at istana

32. What one thing would have made your year immeasurably more satisfying?
irdk. i think the year couldn't have gone better given the situation..

33. How would you describe your personal fashion concept in 2008?
jeans and whatever. hahah. trying to steer away from JUST tees. oh and doing random stuff with hair.



34. What kept you sane?
goofing around and not studying :D

35. Which celebrity/public figure did you fancy the most?
fancy? as in like? hmmmm. TAUFIK? lol.

36. What political issue stirred you the most?
OBAMA! :D

37. Who did you miss?
nobody, at the moment.

38. Who was the best new person you met?
hmmmmm. -thinks- got quite a few people leh. juniors, random people off the street, random people random people i know know, random people off the net. so i cant answer?

39. Tell us a valuable life lesson you learned in 2008:
(i shall say a few)
You reap what you sow
Family is always there
CHOOSE your friends carefully; they impact who you are
don't give up on yourself, that's when the world gives up on you.


besties <33


all behind me


brother dearest <33




ties that bond <3

40. Quote a song lyric that sums up your year:
(i shall pick out a whole bunch. actually the whole song kinda sums it up. the middle by jimmy eat world btw :D)
Hey, don't write yourself off yet
It's only in your head you feel left out
Or looked down on
Just try your best, try everything you can
And don't you worry what they tell themselves
When you're away.

It just takes some time, little girl in the middle of the ride (over, and over)
Everything, everything will be just fine (over, and over) Everything, everything it'll be alright (alright)