1.What did you do in 2005 that you’d never done before?
Went to Tagaytay on a whim.
2. Did you keep your new year’s resolutions, and will you make more for next year?
Not really.
3. Did anyone close to you give birth?
Nope.
4. Did anyone close to you die?
Thankfully, no.
5. What countries did you visit?
None. But I’ll be doing a lot of traveling in 2006 (hopefully)
6. What would you like to have in 2006 that you lacked in 2005?
I don’t know. It’s been a bountiful year.
7. What date(s) from 2005 will remain etched upon your memory, and why?
Still not good with dates
8. What was your biggest achievement of the year?
Getting a rinky-dink abstract accepted for a conference in Cyprus 
9. What was your biggest failure?
Dropping in Evidence.
10. Did you suffer illness or injury?
My rhinitis (may pangalan na sya - si Alexis!)
11. What was the best thing you bought?
No major purchases this year.
12. Whose behaviour merited celebration?
My law school blockmates. Hurray for us!
13. Whose behaviour made you appalled and depressed?
Gloria Macapagal Arroyo
14. Where did most of your money go?
Mostly books (same as last year) and sundry activities and trips
15. What did you get really, really, really excited about?
Finally being able to take Intellectual Property Law. Teaching in UP.
16. What song will always remind you of 2005?
“Mr Brightside� by The Killers.
17. Compared to this time last year, are you:
happier or sadder?
happier overall, with just the right dollop of angst
thinner or fatter?
I think I’m a bit thinner.
richer or poorer?
richer, money-wise
18. What do you wish you’d done more of?
Time to read, free time in general.
19. What do you wish you’d done less of?
Surfing random stuff.
20. How will you be spending Christmas?
Spent it with my family, but of course
21. Who deleted question 21?
I don’t know.
22. Did you fall in love in 2004?
Erm. I’m not sure.
23. How many one-night stands?
None at all.
24. What was your favourite TV program?
Not much TV. I try to catch CSI whenever I can, though.
25. Do you hate anyone now that you didn’t hate this time last year?
No, not really.
26. What was the best book you read?
Susan Blackmore, “The Meme Machine”
27. What was your greatest musical discovery?
The Arcade Fire
28. What did you want and get?
Lots of cool new software and shiney new code.
29. What did you want and not get?
Still no world domination, and no brown puppy.
30. What was your favorite film of this year?
Wallace and Gromit and the Curse of the Were-Rabbit. Serenity!
31. What did you do on your birthday, and how old were you?
Nothing much. I was 27.
32.What one thing would have made your year immeasurably more satisfying?
More facetime.
33. How would you describe your personal fashion concept in 2005?
Same as usual.
34. What kept you sane?
My friends and hobbies.
35. Which celebrity/public figure did you fancy the most?
Natalie Portman. But I recently found Josie Nutter
36. What political issue stirred you the most?
The Hello Garci Scandal
37. Who did you miss?
My old college friends, whom I didn’t see this year.
38. Who was the best new person you met?
No new significant “new” persons. Probably new aspects of a person, but I’m not telling
39. Tell us a valuable life lesson you learned in 2005.
That you can never stop the signal.
40. Quote a song lyric that sums up your year.
“I’m coming out of my cage, and I’m doing just fine� - Mr Brightside, by The Killers.
“Now here’s the sun, it’s alright…” - Rebellion, by The Arcade Fire,.
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