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In 2007

1. What did you do in 2007 that you'd never done before?
graduate from college, visit singapore, kayak, apply to graduate schools, go to a warriors game, fall in love

2. Did you keep your New Year's resolutions, and will you make more for next year?
probably not, i can't even remember what they were or if i made any at all

3. Did anyone close to you give birth?
yes, and the baby is so cute

4. Did anyone close to you die?
no

5. What countries did you visit?
taiwan, mexico, malaysia, singapore

6. What would you like to have in 2008 that you lacked in 2007?
money

7. What date(s) from 2007 will remain etched upon your memory, and why?
definitely graduation last may, grad night at cfc, missions trip in southeast asia over the summer, berkeley marina with darrell before i left california, because they were particularly meaningful moments with loved ones and tears of happiness

8. What was your biggest achievement of the year?
my bachelor's

9. What was your biggest failure?
that one thing

10. Did you suffer illness or injury?
yes, i got really, really sick in malaysia with a fever, then flu, plus a million bug bites

11. What was the best thing you bought?
i didn't buy it, but my dad bought me an ipod nano

12. Whose behavior merited celebration?
the golden state warriors

13. Whose behavior made you appalled and depressed?
robert horry

14. Where did most of your money go?
application fees, transcript request fees, letter services fees, scores report fees

15. What did you get really, really, really excited about?
the merit award grant finally coming through!

16. What song will always remind you of 2007?
tell me when to go (e40 feat. keak)

17. Compared to this time last year, are you:
Wiser? very much so
Healthier? i think i'm about the same
Richer? yes

18. What do you wish you'd done more of?
partying in college

19. What do you wish you'd done less of?
waste my time thinking about idiot boys

20. How will you be spending Christmas?
i don't know yet. it's only january

21. Did you fall in love in 2007?
yes

22. How many one-night stands?
zero

23. What was your favorite TV program?
i love new york

24. Do you hate anyone now that you didn't hate this time last year?
yes

25. What was the best book you read?
harry potter

26. What was your greatest musical discovery?
alicia keys' latest album

27. What did you want and get?
straight As

28. What did you want and not get?
my personal chef

29. What was your favorite film of this year?
american gangster

30. What did you do on your birthday, and how old were you?
i celebrated turning 22 with some friends at a small italian restaurant down college, had extremely rich chocolate cake afterwards, went to kips and drank too many cosmos, met thomas decoud there, who gave me kiss and hug

31. What's one thing that would have made your year immeasurably more satisfying?
cal football.. number one.. so close..

32. How would you describe your personal fashion concept in 2007?
american eagle bonanza

33. What kept you sane?
liu jiang bei

34. Which celebrity/public figure did you fancy the most?
ti

35. What political issue stirred you the most?
i dunno, but i was upset that our commencement speaker wouldn't cross the picket line

36. Who did you miss?
old friends from the "good old days"

37. Who was the best new person you met?
little d

38. Tell us a valuable life lesson you learned in 2007.
if ure not gonna do something about it, then shut the #&@* up

39. Quote a song lyric that sums up your year.
this is my song of praise to You
for who You and and all that You do
from the moment my life began
You have been faithful

Comments

Sandy said…
nice.. i was reading your responses and thinking what i would say... i think i'd have to think for a long time, haha.

i miss you a lot. i wish you were online. well, i'm not even supposed to be online at work, but whatever, this is an exception.

i'll have to talk to you soon. or call you. i forget that that's what phones are for sometimes. ><

i misssss you wang hong qi. a lot a lot.

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