1. What did you do in 2007 that you’d never done before?
teach + hr + making indigo and other organic substances + driven a car with a license + losing my cool that very one time (in sept) which made me really upset

2. Did you keep your new years’ resolutions, and will you make more for next year?
i didn't make any! but i think i shall make a few for 2008. hopefully this is will help to keep things on track.

1. ENJOY 1st yr of med school
2. be more patient/understanding
3. MAINTAIN existing friendships
4. *i'll add on once i think of them!*
   

3. Did anyone close to you give birth?
nope.

4. Did anyone close to you die?
nope.

5. What countries did you visit?
msia. jb to be exact. twice?

6. What would you like to have in 2008 that you lacked in 2007?
same wishes as ruth. in her words "more time. more energy. more memory space."

7. What date from 2007 will remain etched upon your memory, and why?
i don't really rmb dates but so far i can rmb 19may (posting), 29jun (social nite), 6 aug (school starts), 12 sept (utas offer), 19dec (comm ball), 31dec (played mahjong through the new yr!)

8. What was your biggest achievement of the year?
hmm. getting into ut@s?

9. What was your biggest failure?
not getting into nu5?

10.Did you suffer illness or injury?
flu + cough. quite a bad one. was sent home by bansl once. hahaha! must thank the others for taking my classes. :) but apart from that, the others (if any) were minor enough for me to forget.

11.What was the best thing you bought?
cardio III at a discount!

12.Whose behavior merited celebration?
hmm mine! yeah. i think i am a better person when i was teaching/working. haha! at least i learnt to control my temper but now that i'm slacking at home, i think i've just reverted back to the old me. oh dear. but i'm tryinggg... >< pam and ruth too! for being my buddies all these years! esp this yr.. if not for you all i think i would have gone mad during the 1st half of the year! yinjia my twin..! if not for you i would have gone mad during the second half of the year.. :) thanks for keeping me sane! tyg for trying to make amends. HAH. brian nguyen for being my gossip aunt.

13.Whose behavior made you appalled and depressed?
someone A. someone B. i guess i'm rather easily affected by other's comments. unless they are my close friends and i know they mean well. someone B for just being itself. >< kinda used to it but still gets on my nerves at times. its aloofness and heck-care-dont-care attitude.

14.Where did most of your money go? instruments? steth, torch, tendon tappers, diagnostic kit. book? netters, ganong, patho, tortor@, snell, wheathers..? nike bag?

15.What did you get really, really, really excited about?
nuh att@chment!! cny at mrs choo's house! hall orientation! erm RT for a while. ><

16.What song will always remind you of 2007?
jacky cheung's yi lu shang you ni

17.Compared to this time last year, are you happier or sadder?
happier! i think i was still worrying about hr work and stuff. esp since i think i got told off by bigbigboss over the obituary thing around this time. ><

18.What do you wish you’d done more of?
gone out with friends. made more friends. done something more about it. taken korean lessons.

19.What do you wish you’d done less of?
sleep. procrastination. being a busybody. :S

20.How did you spend Christmas?
cheonging korean drama! 10am - 1130pm! with canadian pizza for lunch and easy to cook beehoon for dinner!

21.Did you fall in love in 2007?
nah. immer gleich. :)

22.How many one-night stands?
i sit at my desk. not stand. too tiring for an all-nighter.

23.What was your favorite TV program?
ch u korean dramas!

24.Do you hate anyone now that you didn’t hate this time last year?
no

25.What was the best book you read?
harry potter! haha might not be the best in terms of content but it was the most satisfying one. finally finished the series.

26.What was your greatest musical discovery?
my piano's out of tune.

27.What did you want and get?
ut@s med. actually any med but getting ut@s was a gift from above since its the cheapest!

28.What did you want and not get?
overseas sship. cambridge. nus med. bf? hah jk!

29.What was your favorite film of this year?
wasn't a movie buff this year. watched all the free ones online. but it prob has to be simpsons or music&lyrics.

30.What did you do on your birthday, and how old were you?
19!woke up to greetings. nothing much happened as everyone was having exams. at least the ntu people were while the nus people were mugging their asses off.

31.What one thing would have made your year immeasurably more satisfying?
hmm. i really dont know. perhaps whatever i wish for would have changed something else which might not actually result in it being more satisfying but maybe more money would do the job. :)

32.How would you describe your personal fashion concept in 2007?
tees and berms/pants + jacket. sucks totally. tried to dress better in ntu but thanks to yinjia (thanks for being so cui!) i gave up and reverted back to my old ways.

33.What kept you sane?
friends and family. plus wonderful students like heidi, thashi and jermaine!

34.Which celebrity/public figure did you fancy the most?
none i guess. not a fanatic but i just go crazy over the characters and maybe the guy if they're cute. but thats bout it. and it only lasts the duration of the show.

35.What political issue stirred you the most? not interested. sorry.

36.Who did you miss?
s13!!!! erm tyg + 409 (at times but only a select few) + rgs staff + ntu + vj friends like sherli!

37.Who was the best new person you met?
YINJIA! since its singular. but i really love the ntu people. bms + hall 8.

38.Tell us a valuable life lesson you learned in 2007:
things happen for a reason. don't give up the dream.

39. Quote a song lyric that sums up your year:
"i'll always remember, it was late afternoon. it lasted forever, but it ended so soon."