2011 Yearly Recap / December 2011 BBT Tally

MONTHLY BUBBLE TEA TALLY, DECEMBER 2011 (2)

pudding @ Big Orange (Thursday, Dec. 22)
Oreo cookie @ Dragon Ball (Friday, Dec. 30) [free, thanks to Chinese Eric!]


This is the 2011 Recap. Fitting for the last day of the year, no?

JANUARY

* Watched MANOS - with commentary - and TRON while having hot pot with white Eric, Jon, Harmony, Jen, Jason, Dianne, Nathan, Raymond, Ray [a little person!], Isabel, Wesley, Christon, Jeremy, his brother Mark, and Trish at Jeremy's... also had dinner at the HOHOHOs (fish bladder soup!), then went to Peter and Holly's to watch half of DESPICABLE ME!

* Hung out here with Eric Ho... unfortunately, he had to leave my place early since he wasn't feeling well. :(

* EPIC 21st BIRTHDAY AT BILLIE'S with her, Aaron, Scott, Shawn, Dorna, Sara, Patrick, Lars, Samantha, and Alana!

* Teunis came to stay again!

* MissionsFest 2011: thank goodness we located Chinese Eric!


FEBRUARY

* Chinese New Year Eve lunch at the townhouse, spending time with Grandma at Aberdeen Mall, and then the LONGEST Chinese New Year Eve dinner EVER at Shiang Restaurant because we waited an hour for the food to arrive and another hour for the fish and dessert!

* Chinese New Year dinner at the townhouse combined with Super Bowl viewing - got to see Lisa again, which is nice!

* desktop conked out, so THANK GOODNESS that I have this laptop from Chinese Eric, AND a computer geek living with me!

* the Morrills treated me to De Dutch Pannekoek House

* celebrating Steph's birthday at the townhouse - STATUS HIJACK!

* double monitors!

* Grandma's 91st birthday dinner at Neptune!


MARCH


* hung out with Chrystal at the usual places - she was happy with her candy!

* small group outing at Cattle Café with Eric / Martin / Christon / Kevin / Cindy / Jane / Geoffrey

* had pancakes with cheesecake batter between them for Mardi Gras)

* JAPANESE EARTHQUAKE - thank goodness that Justin L. / Trevor / Melissa were all okay!

* heard GOOD NEWS about Steph and Lisa!

* hung out with Steph and Lisa - Nando's Chicken, Marble Slab Creamery, and Chapters

* FINALLY updated my Matthew Good collection, and found the Prank Calls 2 CD from Corey!

* hung out with Vanessa - yay for Caribbean rice!)


APRIL

* met Tess (tara_knight) for the first time

* Harmony's belated birthday dinner at the Tapenade

* met Cat (catmcroy) for the first time

* hung out with Vanessa before she went back to Victoria - went to Ikea and Specialty Chicken and Wonton House... SWEDISH FISH!

* ramen, Nathan's Asian research, and the HOCKEY WIN at Jeremy's!

* went to Deer Garden with Auntie Ying

* LOST my stuff on the bus - luckily, Translink found my bath mat and such!

* went to Chinese Eric's and watched a 7-2 loss with him, Citrus, Jeremy, and Nathan

* went to Jeremy's to watch a 5-0 playoff loss... WHAT THE?!

* Easter Sunrise Service


MAY

* had an "Easter" dinner with Steph, Lisa, Teunis, Jon, Harmony, Eric, and others at the townhouse

* had an SLB hangout at Shanghai Wonderful with Nathan, Eddie, Eunice, Steph, Lisa, Eric M., Jeremy, Christon, and Teunis: NOSTALGIA!

* FINALLY finished inputting names and interests in my LJ game posts!

* had pulled pork, cornbread, "collard greens," and spicy coleslaw at Jeremy's while watching a 3-2 win in Round 3

* went to the Burnaby Heritage Village Museum with Teunis (his childhood!), and then to the DF BBQ to talk with Amanda / Hien / others - good times!


JUNE

* went to Jeremy's to watch the 3-2 OT win against the Bruins just 11 seconds in!

* went to Jeremy's to watch the 5-2 loss in Game 6

* went to Jeremy's to watch the 4-0 hurtful loss in Game 7 plus the hockey riot footage

* hung out with Chrystal at London Drugs / Miyabi Ramen

* Awana BBQ at the church

* hanging out with Billie at Metrotown

* hanging out with Vanessa at Yaohan


JULY

* Jazz Festival at Granville Island with Eric, Christon, Jeremy, Cindy, and Vicky

* dinner at Miyabi Ramen with Cindy and Deb

* Teunis finally moved out to a new place downtown!


AUGUST

* finally finished the epic dungeon and space adventure project... 9086 JOURNAL ENTRIES TOTAL!

* Janina's package arrived: a card with mini dog stickers, squirrel stickers, dog print stickers, bear stickers, bird stickers, "Excellent!" cherries stickers, a sticker of Elmer Fudd playing basketball, an "Experience the new better game" blue blank card with a pinball machine, BABYSITTER'S CLUB / Twisted Whiskers (cats / dogs / fire hydrant / bones / hairspray / "Dander B-Gone" spray) / scratch-n-sniff banana stickers, a "Mr. Lunch" cow / chicken / mouse with cheese envelope, a "World's Bliss" Maui postcard, a "What Dreams May Come" Hawaii postcard, a Raven Images wizard with a crystal ball postcard, a fairy postcard, a "Don't Freak Out" postcard, a "Let's Turn This Into A Math Problem" postcard featuring arsenic poison into a beverage (HAHAHAHA!), and a "human body" postcard featuring an "eater" / Diet Pepsi bottle / "lack of Diet Pepsi warning system."

* went to Jeremy's with Eric for a Nathan movie discussion night - CHINESE ERIC WAS THERE!

* hung out with Chrystal at White Spot: ADULT PIRATE PAK DAY! :D

* finished EARTHBOUND!

* finished DRAGON WARRIOR 1, but was sick of level grinding

* discovered the ZSNES


SEPTEMBER

* finished DRAGON QUEST 1... later, I hung out with Steph and Lisa for dinner at Sushi Han, and dessert at Timothy's later

* had to stay out all day - celebrated Eric's 30th birthday with elk / bison / pork chipotle sausage, pina colada with rum, plantains, and more hilarious times at Jeremy's!

* finally had time to finish DRAGON WARRIOR 2!

* finished DRAGON WARRIOR 3

* my own birthday celebration - beating Mom to it - at Kalamata Greek Restaurant with Jeremy, Mark, Nathan, Deb, Dylan, Chrystal, Eric H., and Harmony... I slayed the "bitchy Yazmine ending our friendship over 50 cents" memory dragon!

* finished DRAGON WARRIOR IV

* went out with Christon after Fellowship to celebrate my birthday

* my birthday also coincided with the start of AWANA

* I allowed Paul to stay over when his apartment was burned down, but it didn't end well due to his BLATANT DISRESPECT!

* Mom's Lemonade Pork Chop Extravaganza - at least Teunis could make it!

* finally finished BREATH OF FIRE II


OCTOBER

* finished FINAL FANTASY VI

* Thanksgiving dinner at the townhouse

* hung out with Chuck and Andrea while they were in town

* finished FINAL FANTASY I and II: DAWN OF SOULS plus SOULS OF REBIRTH and SOULS OF CHAOS

* gave up on MOTHER 3 because of the lack of infinite oxygen codes!

* hung out here with Eric H. to see the Canucks win 7-4 against the Capitals, and eat Pizza Hut

* had a crazy dinner with Jon, Harmony, Steph, and Lisa - announcements galore!


NOVEMBER

* finished MOTHER 1 / EARTHBOUND ZERO

* visited Cat, and had a good time just talking!

* finished LUFIA AND THE FORTRESS OF DOOM

* Jon's 30th birthday extravaganza - also had healing between me and Randal

* Started to get Christmas cards and things from the awesome people at ! So good! :D

* visited Grandma at the respite centre on one hour of sleep (unintentional)

* finally finished MOTHER 3!

DECEMBER

* hung out with Chrystal at the usual place!

* finished FINAL FANTASY IV ADVANCE

* finished FINAL FANTASY V ADVANCE

* hung out here with Eric Ho... watched the Canucks win 5-3 over the Leafs, then went to Richmond Centre / Chapters / Lansdowne afterwards!

* bad stuff

* Boxing Day dinner at the townhouse; thank goodness that Eric Ho could make it!

* hung out with Vanessa at M&M Meat Shops / Chapters / Ironwood / Specialty Chicken and Wonton House; later, I hung out with Chinese Eric / Nathan / Jon / Harmony at Dragon Ball

2011 Bolding Survey: Surfing in California, and swimming with dolphins!

This year, I have...

Graduated High School.
Smoked cigarettes.
Got so drunk I passed out.
Been on every ride at an amusement park.
Collected something really stupid.
Gone to a rock concert.
Helped someone. [and then had them NOT APPRECIATE IT!]
Gone fishing.
Watched four movies in one night.
Gone long periods of time without sleep.
Lied to someone.
Snorted cocaine.
Failed a class.
Smoked weed.
Dealt drugs.
Taken a college-level course.
Been in a car accident.
Been in a tornado.
Done hard drugs (i.e. ecstasy, heroin, crack, meth, acid).
Watched someone die.
Been to a funeral.
Burned myself.
Ran a marathon.
Seen my parents get divorced.
Cried myself to sleep.
Spent over $200 in one day.
Flown on a plane.
Cheated on someone.
Been cheated on.
Written a 10-page letter.
Gone skiing.
Been sailing.
Cut myself.
Had a best friend.
Lost someone I loved.
Shoplifted something.
Been to jail.
Had detention.
Skipped school.
Got in trouble for something I didn't do.
Stolen books from the library.
Gone to a different country.
Dropped out of school.
Been in a mental hospital.
Watched the Harry Potter movies.
Had an online diary.
Fired a gun.
Gambled in a casino.
Had a yard sale.
And a lemonade stand.
Actually made money at the lemonade stand.
Been in a school play.
Been fired from a job.
Taken a lie detector test.
Swam with dolphins.
Gone to Sea World.
Attempted suicide.
Voted for American Idol / Australian Idol / X Factor.
Written poetry.
Read more than 20 books a year.
Gone to Europe.
Loved someone I couldn't have.
Wondered about my sexuality.
Used a coloring book when I was over age 12.
Had surgery.
Had stitches.
Taken a taxi.
Seen the Washington Monument.
Had more than 5 IMs / online conversations going at once.
Overdosed.
Had a drug or alcohol problem.
Been in a fist fight.
Suffered any form of abuse.
Had a hamster.
Petted a wild animal.
Used a credit card.
Gone surfing in California.
Did "spirit day" at school.
Dyed your hair.
Gotten a tattoo.
Had something pierced.
Received straight A's.
Been on the Honor Roll.
Known someone with HIV or AIDS.
Taken pictures with a webcam.
Started a fire.
Had a party while your parents weren't home.
Gotten caught having a party while they were gone.

2011 Yearly Survey: Shame, Embarrassment, Lies

1. Was 2011 a good year for you? Why? It was an okay year... good things happened, and bad things happened. Yeah, I could say that every year.

2. What was your favorite moment of the year? I've had a few of those, even in the last week! Just hanging around with a treasure is very interesting!

3. What was your least favorite moment of the year? I've had a few of those in the last two weeks, as well. Let's just say that things didn't work out the way I thought they would.

4. Where were you when 2011 began? At Jeremy's with a bunch of people - HOT POT NIGHT!

5. Who were you with? White Eric, Jon, Harmony, Jen, Jason, Dianne, Nathan, Raymond, Ray [a little person!], Isabel, Wesley, Christon, Jeremy, his brother Mark, and Trish.

6. Where will you be when 2011 ends? I have no idea... maybe out with friends? [stock answer]

7. Who will you be with when 2011 ends? Friends, most probably.

8. Did you keep your New Year's Resolutions of 2011? I didn't make any... easier not to break 'em that way. ;)

9. Do you have (a) New Year's Resolution(s) for 2012? NO MORE HOUSEGUESTS! FOR THE LOVE OF ALL THAT IS HOLY!

10. Did you fall in love in 2011? Perhaps, perhaps not. ;)

11. If yes, with who? A ghost. :P

12. If yes, do they know? Sure... that's why ghosts visit me in the night. :P

13. Are you still in love with them? Nah.. it's all too ethereal loving a ghostly being.

14. You regret it? You shouldn't regret love.

15. Did you break up with anyone in 2011? Kinda-sorta, with the ghost mentioned previously.

16. Did you make any new friends in 2011? Yes, and I love them for who they are.

17. Who are your favorite new friends? Matt A. and Siobhan!

18. What was your favorite month of 2011? August.

19. Did you travel outside of your country of residence in 2011? Nope. I is boring. :D

20. How many different states / provinces did you travel to in 2011? None.

21. Did you lose anybody close to you in 2011? Yes.

22. Did you miss anybody in the past year? Danielle, Krista, and Mandy!

23. What was your favorite movie that you saw in 2011? Not sure that I saw any!

24. What was your favorite song from 2011? No idea.. I don't get much into "new" music. Probably Matthew Good's ZERO ORCHESTRA!

25. What was your favorite record from 2011? No idea.

26. How many concerts did you see in 2011? None... I really need to get out to a band gig one of these days!

27. Did you have a favorite concert in 2011? I didn't go to any.

28. Did you drink a lot of alcohol in 2011? Nope - just your regular amount!

29. Did you do a lot of drugs in 2011? I don't do drugs.

30. How many people did you sleep with in 2011? None.

31. Did you do anything you are ashamed of this year? Possibly - hasn't everyone?

33. What was the worst lie someone told you in 2011? No comment.

34. Did you treat somebody badly in 2011? Depends on your perspective, doesn't it?

35. Did somebody treat you badly in 2011? Yes, but I won't get into details here.

36. How much money did you spend in 2011? Eh, the usual amount!

37. What was your proudest moment of 2011? Setting limits for myself as to what I will tolerate from people.

38. What was your most embarrassing moment of 2011? Not sure I have one, although I'm sure there are some...

39. If you could go back in time to any moment of 2011 and change something, what would it be? I could put something here, but the moments I'm thinking of all taught me something. So maybe not?

40. What are your plans for 2012? Ready for this? Not sure what my plans are, but I'll be ready with my SUPERPOWERS! MUHAHAHA!

Baby Madeline / 2011 Checkbox Form Survey

Nathan says that his niece was born to Daniel and Michelle today - Madeline Reine is a beautiful name, for sure! Also talked to Vanessa on MSN for a bit, heh.


In 2011, I have...

[X] broken a promise
[] made a new best friend
[] fallen in love
[] fallen out of love
[] been in over two relationships
[X] lied
[X] gone behind my parents' back
[] cried over a broken heart
[X] disappointed someone close
[X] pretended to be happy
[] kissed in the rain
[] kissed on a first date
[] slept under the stars
[] kept your New Year's resolution
[] forgot your New Year's resolution
[] met someone who changed your life
[] met one of your idols
[X] changed your outlook on life
[X] sat home all day doing nothing
[X] pretended to be sick
[] left the country
[] almost died
[X] given up something important to you
[] lost something expensive
[X] learned something new about yourself
[X] tried something you normally wouldn't try, and liked it
[X] made a change in your life
[X] found out who your true friends were
[X] met great people
[X] stayed up till sunrise
[X] pigged out over the summer
[X] met someone from LiveJournal in person
[X] cried over the silliest thing
[] partied more than five times
[] was never home on weekends
[] gotten into a car accident
[X] found a person I never thought I'd become really good friends with
[X] had friends who were drifting away from me
[] had someone close to me die
[] had a high cell phone bill
[] wasted most of my money on food
[] had a fist fight
[] gone to the beach
[] seen a celebrity
[X] gotten sick
[] liked more than five people at the same time (... thank goodness, no!)
[X] had a wasted night
[X] became closer to a lot of people

2011 Year In Review / Calling Cabs

Meme fun: Take the first line from the first post of every month of the year. Repost it here as your year in review. (I'm discounting greetings and things like that :P) Yeah, it's been an interesting year!

2011 Year In Review

Go to your Calendar and find the first entry for each month of 2011. Post the first line of it in your journal as a paragraph, and that's your "Year In Review."

Went to Jeremy's for hot pot and movie night - yay for MANOS with commentary! When Teunis got home last night after 11, he said it was -3 outside... sure, he could have some of my pasta with his coffee! I had to block Ben (_brainsick_) on YM, since he kept bugging me about IQ tests, and I thought it was spam! If anyone pranks me for April Fools Day, I will cut out their heart and serve it to them for breakfast. Cindy (SO EASILY STRESSED!) sent us an email last night stating that she was going to look for other churches in the area that fit her worship needs; fair enough! I saw Hester today, and she asked whether my "boyfriend" was going to be here long; apparently, her boss and supervisor have noticed Teunis' car in the parking lot for a while, and wanted her to tow it!

The Internet cut out last night at around 10:15, so I had nothing to do but start and finish THE ANDROMEDA STRAIN. Before I took a nap, Shannon Norman buzzed me on Yahoo; I didn't realize she had my contact info, so I blocked this ex-friend of mine! After a confusing dream involving Teunis / smoking / running for a train at Staples / Maxine's kids being really stressed out and wanting me for comfort, I woke up with the EARTHBOUND ending theme in my head! I'm not playing CHRONO TRIGGER anymore because I can never catch the stupid rat in Arris Dome, and the save state files I've found NEVER work for me! I saw on-sale Breyer's peanut butter and jelly ice cream today, but didn't buy it since I was concerned about how it would taste. Decided to not go out after all, which turned out to be a good thing as I finally found a Mors enemy in FINAL FANTASY IV Advance before I made dinner (Butter and Herb Sidekicks!) for me and a bedframe-bringing Teunis, and found out that Jason Ackerman wanted to add me to Facebook - HAHAHA, NICE!

You Should Hail a Cab in Barcelona

You're content with what you have in life, and you can't stand feeling worked up. You feel like you live a life of abundance. There is so much in your life to feel thankful for. You prefer to sit back and enjoy every situation life has to offer. You put an optimistic spin on everything. You don't seek out change, but you don't necessarily avoid it, either. If it comes, it comes.

What City Should You Hail a Cab In?

Blogthings: Cheaper Than a Therapist

2010 Recap

This entry is allowed to have non-aligned tags.

White Eric just called to say he's on his way - I've finished my rum, and the Grand Marnier chocolates, too!

This is the 2010 Recap. Fitting for the last day of the year, no?

JANUARY

* Watched Manos: The Hands of Fate, Howard the Duck, and Once Upon a Time in the West at Nathan's with Christon, his brother, Jon, Harmony, Isabel, Jeremy, white Eric, Jen, and Randal for BAD MOVIE NIGHT 2 / New Year's.

* Skipped MissionsFest in favor of attending Billie's 20th birthday party, then slept over in Coquitlam again because I wouldn't really have a way to get home afterwards. Good times with Billie / Patrick / Patricia / Sean / Alana / Scott, indeed! Attacking Jello and cake was good, even if I had a cold!

* 24 premiered, so watched that with Steph / Christon / Eric.

* Dave cooked for the very first time at a Sunday Dinner - WHEE! The salad was unintentionally salty, thanks to Christon. I had a good time telling people the BULL MEMBER story, hahaha.

* Got caught out TWICE in a WEEK when I was just wearing sweats - darn you, Jeremy / Lily / Hannah / Sarah!


FEBRUARY

* Went out for a meal with Dave and others for the first time - it was SO GOOD at the Angel Café!

* Hung out with Auntie Ying at Lougheed Mall - the notebook purchase was disappointing, since I was trying to NOT buy them anymore! However, I did pick up two dark sweatpants (to go with new sweatshirts and new wine-colored shoes) - and bit the alteration cost too. Saw Paula Bednjak for the first time in years later on, as well! Oh, and I had deep-fried cheesecake for the first time ever!

* The Olympics hit town, so I was serious about taking in some free stuff, like the OUR LADY PEACE concert! Also caught Kathleen Edwards, Bedouin Soundclash, Hawksley Workman, and more.

* Made a stand again.

* My LJ was largely inaccessible for a week... the development team finally patched it, said Support.


MARCH


* Got all the Olympics mascots, and learned that Frances and Mel had given their second son a GOOD name, Isaac!

* Hung out with Auntie Ying at my place - it was good!

* The church's 35th anniversary... EPIC DINNER! I had to eat lunch with a certain person, but meh!

* Grandma turned 90, so of course we celebrated that!

* I thought I had a good CL reply as regards a new place, but the lady owned a huge dog... NO GO!

* Harmony's birthday dinner... I got to transit home!

* Corey went to Taiwan again, this time for a year or so to teach... the original school screwed him over because they watched him on hidden cameras to say he didn't smile enough, among other things!

* Saw Jon's band - The Engine and The End - perform a gig at Holy Trinity church. It was good to see Dilys again!

* Went out to lunch at the Reef with Dave and others... pretty good stuff!


APRIL

* A bunch of people put together a farewell for Richie since he was going to Calgary again, so of course I went! Got to make REJECTED references on his giant card (but Melia and Emily started it), talk to a bunch of people, and be crazy with Eric. HAHAHAHA!

* Hung out with Angela, Ceci, Steph, Jon, and their friend Silas. Watched the Canucks beat the Kings 3-2 in overtime, then went for izakaya downtown at Kingyo.

* Was spontaneous for once, and had a pre-Fellowship dinner at Hawkers with Wesley / Dave / Dianne / Christon. Good times! (lots of restaurants which we want to try, for sure!)

* Went to Joe Yu's wedding - thanks, Eric!

* Auntie Ying treated me to a noodle house near Aberdeen.

* Hung out with Billie in Richmond - hot and sour soup rules!


MAY

* My parents finally left for China - I made a bad decision to come over early, because Auntie Teresa reminds me of Mom way too much! Jon also signed me up for a SERVANTS service project - AIYA.

* Went to Pho with Fred, Kelvin, Jon, Harmony, Dylan, Deb, Eric, Jon, and Johnny as part of a unity exercise. Good times! Eric and I had to sit with Steph and Grandma since she insisted on treating him - and then she hijacked him to go grocery shopping.

* Grandma treated me and Jon to Master Hong's BBQ House for lunch. Later that day, Steph treated us to dinner at Brown's Social House.

* Had the 24 series finale at Steph's place. Cute - on the 24th!


JUNE

* Hung out with Auntie Ying at Boston Pizza, but I was actually more looking forward to hanging out with Dave Wong soon afterwards! Walking at Ambleside, Park Royal Village, lots of eclectic humorous conversation, Michigan Noodle Shop, Twinkle, and going around town was fun times. :D

* Andrea and Chuck's wedding was fun!

* Had Megan's baby shower and the Awana BBQ on the same day. Pulled a "Jon" and left one event early to bus late to the other. ;)


JULY

* Had the postponed Canada Day BBQ - good times!

* Teunis came over for about a week before going to California... crepes, Fireside Cheesecake Café, apples / potatoes / carrots, the dollar store, BABYLON 5, Surrey, meeting Alysha's dad, and more!

* Went to Jon and Harmony's old place for a BBQ.

* BAD MOVIE NIGHT 3 at Daniel's new place... Troll 2, Warrior of the Lost World, clips of Love Story 2050 (Bollywood!) and
Equilibrium, clips of Bollywood stuff and EQUILIBRIUM, Auto Tune, Video Sift, memes, and Double Rainbow!

* Watched the Holland-Spain World Cup final at Steph's - DIVING!

* Hung out with Chrystal in Richmond again in the evening so she could take the Canada Line! Hung out at White Spot / Shoppers Drug Mart / London Drugs... CHOCOLATE!

* Billie and I finally got to have a Richmond sleepover! NERD PARTY WITH TEUNIS!

* Teunis came over again before doing other stuff, through to August. Yaohan mall shopping, seeing Kaili, respectful co-existing, church, lunch at a ramen place with Christon, video games, crazy videos, interesting food (falafel?), and more!

* Deb and Dylan gave me Uncle John's Gigantic Bathroom Reader, which replaced Uncle John's Absolutely Absorbing Bathroom Reader #12 and Uncle John's Giant 10th Anniversary Bathroom Reader. A few days later, I gave those and an extra copy of Uncle John's Endlessly Engrossing Bathroom Reader #22 to Teunis. (plus some ONE STEP hand sanitizer that smelled like ASS!)


AUGUST

* CHURCH GRAD BANQUET!!!

* Saw Inception with Teresa and Henry - interesting movie, which made us question reality with its ambiguous ending!

* Had a Sunday Dinner at Jeremy's featuring Jandek - afterwards, it was the WORST TIMING EVER for an emergency! Poor Teunis and Kailee! *sad face* (Teunis left the evening after)

* Hung out with Vanessa H. while she ran errands. Saw a Caribbean store in New Westminster which Dave Wong would LOVE!

* Met Auntie Ying and her mom for lunch at the Spicy Court Restaurant, then had a Fellowship BBQ later that night!

* Volunteered with VBS for three days - Victor C. thought I could be a cop, haha. Kids were interesting!

* Mr. Creep was not here anymore, as he got a job in Victoria. GOOD RIDDANCE OF EVIL!

* Had a Sunday BBQ at Eric's place - met Lisa, and Teunis' friend Jordan. Also saw Robin again after a couple of years - very interesting conversations, for sure!


SEPTEMBER

* Finished backdating ten months' worth of Blogger posts, mainly for my and Dawn's sake.

* Went to the Richmond Night Market with Jeremy, Nathan, Wesley, his Calgary friend Michelle, and Christon - ONE DOLLAH SKEWAHS! :D

* Went to De Dutch Pannekoek House quite unexpectedly with all the Morrills - sweet stuff. :D

* Teunis was here again briefly from Robin's before going to Rhiannon's - I got to experience the blessing of spending my birthday with him here for the second year in a row! (Chapters, THE EXILE, and more silly fun stuff!)

* Mom had a dinner combining my birthday with Nathan's farewell at a Richmond Pho place. My actual birthday was free! (yay for long personal conversations and bubble tea!)

* Went to Ray's "beat-down" party since he's back here for a few days! Met Peggy, Josh, and a few others!

* Mandy (a_phoenixdragon) unfriended me after FIVE YEARS! SO SAD! :(

* Dave Wong actually came to church to visit after a few months. We'll see whether he really does want to go out for coffee... Purdy's sounds interesting, though! I went to Burgoo later with Jeremy and Eric.


OCTOBER

* Jason and Karen's wedding - FINALLY, haha!

* Had a Sunday Dinner to celebrate Christon and Jeremy's birthday! Too bad nobody was in the mood for it because of Pastor John's SHOCKING RESIGNATION NEWS earlier!

* Calla and Stanford's wedding - yes, these people get married on Thanksgiving weekend!

* Phil and Grace became parents to baby Micah!

* hung out with Steph and Lisa after visiting a sleeping Grandma in the respite centre - pasta dinner and ice cream at Marble Slab!)

* watched a bunch of ARRESTED DEVELOPMENT episodes that I'd never seen before at Steph's with her, Lisa, Christon, Jon, Harmony, Jen, Randal, Eric, Patricia, Jeremy, and Albert... also led little Mattias - a new big brother to baby Marcus - upstairs by the hand for the first time!


NOVEMBER

* had a dinner at Steph's with her, Lisa, Jon, and Harmony

* found out that CHINESE ERIC WAS BACK IN TOWN... YAY!

* hung out with Billie in Richmond (since I lost my bus pass - otherwise, Metrotown)

* FINALLY hung out with Chinese Eric, and met his sister Erica - also got the NEW LAPTOP with large keys!

* got the international cable hookup for the laptop, then Chinese Eric and I went to Jon's annual Birthday Extravaganza at Jeremy's

* Jon's surprise birthday party at SERVANTS, the day where I almost KILLED myself leaving the second house - stupid night vision and steep steps! - and watching the modern OCEAN'S ELEVEN at Dylan and Deb's since the original was too slow-paced

* Had a Sunday Dinner for Jon's birthday at Jeremy's - Chinese Eric demonstrated his giving nature again by giving me a ride there and back. I do cherish our friendship as well. :D

* Had a family dinner the next night in cold temperatures at Latitude Restaurant - Grandma didn't particularly like the restaurant's ambience, haha.


DECEMBER

* Started to get cards and things from my friends and the people at holiday_wishes - SO AWESOME! :D

* John and Ada unexpectedly treated me out for dinner at Vivacity Restaurant after Awana. SWEET!

* Joule finally works again!

* Got sick and couldn't make it to my weekend obligations!

* Found out that my mom's neighbor Barbara was killed by the recycling truck - what the?!

* Hung out with Vanessa H. to run errands, watch TV at the condo, and get BBT... it was a nice low-key hangout to prepare me for the weekend immediately afterwards!

* Found out that MR. CREEP IS BACK IN TOWN - NOOOOOOOOO!!!!!

* Watched AIRPLANE! and SPY HARD with a bunch of people at the townhouse - luckily, Grandma could also get something out of the visual humor in the movies! It was nice to see Nathan again, and of course make plans with Chinese Eric!

* Finally finished a bunch of posts which I had to do - YAY!

* Christmas dinner at the townhouse - REN AND STIMPY!

* HOT POT AND MOVIES AT JEREMY'S!

2010 Year-End Survey: Fashion Concept, Achievement, New People

1. What did you do in 2010 that you'd never done before? Got my clothes professionally altered, had deep-fried cheesecake, had izakaya with a bunch of people, helped out at SERVANTS, walked at Ambleside, pulled a "Jon" in leaving one event early to bus late to another, went to the Fireside Cheesecake Café in Surrey, had falafel, and had red velvet cheesecake / candy cane fudge cheesecake. Yes, 2010 was the year of CHEESECAKE!

2. Did you keep your New Years' resolutions, and will you make more for next year? Didn't really make any, so there aren't any to break.

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

4. Did anyone close to you die? No... although I fully expect this space to be filled next year. :(

5. What countries did you visit? NONE.

6. What would you like to have in 2011 that you lacked in 2010? Someone special, a better understanding of certain situations, and maturity. Recycled answer, but it still applies...

7. What dates from 2010 will remain etched upon your memory, and why?

Jan. 1 (watched MANOS: THE HANDS OF FATE / HOWARD THE DUCK / ONCE UPON A TIME IN THE WEST at Nathan's with Christon, his brother Clement, Jon, Harmony, Isabel, Jeremy, Eric, Jen, and Randal)
Jan. 8 (skipped MissionsFest in favor of attending Billie's 20th birthday party, then slept over in Coquitlam!)
Jan. 17 (watched the 24 premiere with Christon, Eric, and Steph)
Jan. 25 (Dave cooked for the FIRST TIME at a Sunday Dinner - no thanks to the unintentionally salty salad, though! TRINIDAD!)
Feb. 7 (went out for lunch with Dave / Harmony / Dianne / Wesley / Jen / Christon at the Angel Café - it was pretty good!)
Feb. 8 (hung out with Auntie Ying at Lougheed Mall, and had deep-fried cheesecake... FINALLY bought sweatpants!)
Feb. 12-28 (the Olympics hit town, so I was totally up for free concerts - OUR LADY PEACE AND HAWKSLEY WORKMAN, among others?!)
Feb. 15 (decided to make a stand again!)
Feb. 16 (my LJ was largely inaccessible for a week... development team finally patched it, said Support)
Mar. 2 (got all the Olympics mascots, and learned that Frances and Mel had given their second son a GOOD name, Isaac!)
Mar. 5 (hung out with Auntie Ying at my place - it was good!)
Mar. 7 (the church's 35th anniversary - had to eat lunch with a certain person, but meh)
Mar. 15 (Grandma turned 90!)
Mar. 20 (I thought I had a good CL reply as regards a new place, but the lady owned a huge dog... NO GO!)
Mar. 24 (Harmony's birthday dinner... I got to transit home!)
Mar. 25 (Corey went to Taiwan again, this time for a year or so to teach... the original school screwed him over!)
Mar. 27 (saw Jon's band - The Engine and The End - perform a gig at Holy Trinity church... good to see Dilys again!)
Mar. 28 (went out to lunch at the Reef with Dave and others... pretty good stuff!)
Apr. 11 (Richie's farewell - he was going to Calgary again!)
Apr. 15 (hung out with Steph, Angela, Ceci, Jon, and their friend Silas - watched the Canucks win against the L.A. Kings in Game 1 of the playoffs, then went for some izakaya at Kingyo)
Apr. 16 (was spontaneous for once, and had a dinner with Wesley / Dave / Dianne / Christon at Hawkers - good times!)
Apr. 17 (went to Joe Yu's wedding)
Apr. 20 (Auntie Ying treated me to a noodle house near Aberdeen)
Apr. 30 (hung out with Billie in Richmond - hot and sour soup rules!)
May 24 (the JACK BAUER finale at Steph's house with a bunch of people)
June 4 (hung out with Auntie Ying at Boston Pizza, but was REALLY stoked for a hangout with Dave Wong soon afterwards - Ambleside, lots of eclectic conversation, humor, Michigan Noodle Shop, Twinkle, Park Royal Village, and more!)
June 5 (Andrea and Chuck's wedding)
June 26 (Megan's baby shower and the Awana BBQ)
July 2 (the postponed Canada Day barbecue)
July 5-11 (Teunis was over for a week before heading to California - crepes, Fireside Cheesecake Café, apples / potatoes / carrots, the dollar store, BABYLON 5, Surrey, and more!)
July 8 (farewell BBQ at Jon and Harmony's old place)
July 10 (BAD MOVIE NIGHT 3 at Daniel's new place... Troll 2, Warrior of the Lost World, clips of Love Story 2050 (Bollywood!) and
Equilibrium, Auto Tune, Video Sift, memes, and Double Rainbow!)
July 11 (watched the Holland-Spain World Cup final at Steph's - DIVING!)
July 13 (hung out with Chrystal in Richmond again in the evening so she could take the Canada Line!)
July 14-Aug. 9 (Teunis was here again before going to Robin's - video games, respectful co-existence, Yaohan mall shopping, church, lunch with Christon at a ramen place, interesting foods like falafel, and more)
July 16-17 (Billie and I finally had a Richmond sleepover!)
July 30 (Deb and Dylan gave me Uncle John's Gigantic Bathroom Reader, which replaced Uncle John's Absolutely Absorbing Bathroom Reader #12 and Uncle John's Giant 10th Anniversary Bathroom Reader... a few days later, I gave those and an extra copy of Uncle John's Endlessly Engrossing Bathroom Reader #22 to Teunis)
Aug. 5 (had physical freedom for TWO YEARS exactly - YAY!)
Aug. 6 (Grad Banquet 2010)
Aug. 7 (saw Inception with Teresa and Henry - interesting movie, which made us question reality with its ambiguous ending!)
Aug. 8 (JANDEK and a Sunday Dinner... plus the WORST TIMING for an emergency EVER!)
Aug. 14 (Grad Banquet 2009... HOLY MO-FO and BEEF JERKY UNDERPANTS!)
Aug. 19 (hung out with Vanessa H. while she ran errands - saw a Caribbean store in New Westminster which reminded me of Dave Wong)
Aug. 20 (met Auntie Ying and her mom for lunch at the Spicy Court Restaurant, then had a Fellowship BBQ later that night!)
Aug. 25-27 (volunteered with VBS for a few days - interesting kids!)
Aug. 27 (learned that Mr. Creep would no longer be with us - YAY! WE'RE RID OF EVIL!)
Aug. 29 (had a Sunday BBQ at Eric's - met Lisa, and Teunis' friend Jordan... also saw Robin for the first time in a couple years!)
Sept. 3 (finished backdating ten months' worth of Blogger posts, mainly for my and Dawn's sake)
Sept. 5 (went to the Richmond Night Market with Nate, Jeremy, Wesley, his Calgary friend Michelle, and Christon)
Sept. 12 (went to De Dutch Pannekoek House with Eric's family, quite unexpectedly!)
Sept. 14-24 (Teunis was here again briefly from Robin's before going to Rhiannon's - I got to experience the blessing of spending my birthday with him here for the second year in a row!)
Sept. 15 (my mom had a dinner combining my birthday and Nathan's farewell at a Richmond Pho place)
Sept. 17 (celebrating my birthday - long personal conversations with Teunis, funny videos, Fellowship, and bubble tea at Tea Team)
Sept. 19 (Ray's party to celebrate his coming back here for a couple days!)
Sept. 22 (Mandy - a_phoenixdragon - unfriended me after FIVE YEARS! SO SAD!)
Sept. 26 (Dave Wong surprisingly made an appearance at church; I went to Burgoo with Jeremy and Eric afterwards)
Oct. 2 (Jason and Karen's wedding!)
Oct. 3 (Sunday Dinner celebrating Christon and Jeremy's birthdays... nobody was in the mood for it because of Pastor John's SHOCKING RESIGNATION NEWS!)
Oct. 9 (Calla and Stanford's wedding)
Oct. 17 (Phil and Grace became parents to baby Micah)
Oct. 26 (hung out with Steph and Lisa after visiting a sleeping Grandma in the respite centre - pasta dinner and ice cream at Marble Slab!)
Oct. 31 (watched a bunch of ARRESTED DEVELOPMENT episodes that I'd never seen before at Steph's with her, Lisa, Christon, Jon, Harmony, Jen, Randal, Eric, Patricia, Jeremy, and Albert... also led little Mattias - a new big brother to baby Marcus - upstairs by the hand for the first time!)
Nov. 1 (had a dinner at Steph's with her, Lisa, Jon, and Harmony)
Nov. 10 (CHINESE ERIC IS BACK IN TOWN!!!!!!!)
Nov. 14 (hung out with Billie in Richmond (since I lost my bus pass - otherwise, Metrotown)
Nov. 17 (FINALLY hung out with Chinese Eric, and met his sister Erica... ALSO GOT THE NEW LAPTOP WITH HUGE KEYS!)
Nov. 21 (got the international cable hookup for the laptop, and then Chinese Eric and I went to Jon's annual Birthday Extravaganza at Jeremy's)
Nov. 26 (Jon's surprise birthday party at SERVANTS, the day where I almost KILLED myself leaving their second house - stupid night vision and steep steps! - and watching the modern OCEAN'S ELEVEN at Dylan and Deb's since the original was too slow-paced)
Dec. 12: My mom's neighbor Barbara was killed by the recycling truck! :(
Dec. 17: HAD THE MOST DISAPPOINTING NEWS EVER... MR. CREEP IS BACK! UGH! WE CAN'T EVEN HAVE THE CHRISTMAS SEASON WITHOUT HIM!
Dec. 18: Went to Chinese Eric's to watch a hockey game, and talk about lots of personal stuff. I was also a test psychological subject for Nathan!
Dec. 19: Went to my parents' place for a "Celebration of Life" for Leslie Nielsen - SPY HARD and AIRPLANE! Grandma could also get something out of the movies, thanks to visual humor! Yay for Chinese Eric's being there, too!
Dec. 22: FINALLY finished a whole bunch of posts which I needed to do for my own peace of mind. :D
Dec. 25: Went to my parents' place again, this time for Christmas Dinner. Thank goodness for Nate / REN AND STIMPY! (Mom: "What is THIS?!?!?!" Hahahaha!)
Dec. 31: Rumors abound of hot pot at Jeremy's - we'll see later in the week!



8. What was your biggest achievement of the year? Seeing someone for what they really are.

9. What was your biggest failure? Budgeting, just like always!

10. Did you suffer illness or injury? Not really, although I did almost kill myself going down a crazy set of steps!

11. What was the best thing you bought? STORAGE BOXES!

12. Whose behavior merited celebration? Chinese Eric, Teunis, white Eric, and Corey.

13. Whose behavior made you appalled and depressed? No comment.

14. Where did most of your money go? Food and the bank.

15. What did you get really, really, really excited about? CHINESE ERIC COMING BACK TO TOWN! :D

16. What song will always remind you of 2010? Too many songs out there!

17. Compared to this time last year, you are:
i. happier or sadder? Happier.
ii. thinner or fatter? The same.
iii. richer or poorer? Richer.

18. What do you wish you'd done more of? Giving.

19. What do you wish you'd done less of? Procrastination.

20. How will you be spending Christmas / Hanukkah? Not sure.

21. What was the most embarrassing thing that happened to you in 2010? Almost killing myself on that set of steps exiting SERVANTS.

22. Did you fall in love in 2010? Not really.

23. How many one-night stands? Zero.

24. What was your favorite TV program? Random stuff, haha.

25. Do you hate anyone now that you didn't hate this time last year? Yes. (always that answer...)

26. What was the best book you read? Too many books... don't ask me! :P

27. What was your greatest musical discovery? Not sure.

28. What did you want and get? NEW LAPTOP, thanks to Chinese Eric!

29. What did you want and not get? To be out of this apartment!

30. What was your favorite film of this year? Inception was probably the ONLY 2010 film I saw, haha.

31. What did you do on your birthday, and how old were you? Had a LONG PERSONAL CONVERSATION with Teunis, went to Fellowship, and had bubble tea with a bunch of people at Tea Team afterwards. As for my age, I'm 34 now.

32. What one thing would have made your year immeasurably more satisfying? Total goodness.

33. How would you describe your personal fashion concept in 2010? I didn't have a fashion concept, at all. :P

34. What kept you sane? The unconditional love of my friends. :)

35. Which celebrity / public figure did you fancy the most? Nobody, as usual.

36. What political issue stirred you the most? Not really any at all....

37. Who did you miss? Chinese Eric in Hong Kong, Teunis up north, Andrea and Chuck in Toronto, Nathan in the UK...

38. Who was the best new person you met? Not sure.

39. Tell us a valuable life lesson you learned in 2010: Almost everyone has some worth to them.

40. Quote a song lyric that sums up your year: Can't think of one right now.

2010 Year-End Survey: Shame, Embarrassment, Lies

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2010 Year-End Survey: Shame, Embarrassment, Lies

1. Was 2010 a good year for you? Why? Yes, because I had Teunis to visit me for perhaps six weeks cumulatively, and because Chinese Eric was back in town permanently with a new laptop for me!

2. What was your favorite moment of the year? Chinese Eric telling me that he would be back in town for good. :D

3. What was your least favorite moment of the year? No comment, but it happened in February.

4. Where were you when 2010 began? Nathan's.

5. Who were you with? Christon, his brother, Jon, Harmony, Isabel, Jeremy, white Eric, Jen, and Randal.

6. Where will you be when 2010 ends? No idea right now, but rumors abound of hot pot at Jeremy's.

7. Who will you be with when 2010 ends? Friends, probably! (hopefully not BAD PEOPLE!)

8. Did you keep your New Year's Resolutions of 2010? I didn't make any... easier not to break 'em that way. ;)

9. Do you have (a) New Year's Resolution(s) for 2011? See above.

10. Did you fall in love in 2010? Not really.

11. If yes, with who? The jury's still out on that one.

12. If yes, do they know? How would they? I don't tell people these things!

13. Are you still in love with them? Not really.

14. You regret it? In this case, no.

15. Did you break up with anyone in 2010? HAHAHAHAHA, no.

16. Did you make any new friends in 2010? If you define "friend" as "(online) acquaintance" for some of these, sure! Patrick, Scott W., Patricia, Alana, Sean O., Victor L., Daniel L., Enoch (maybe), and perhaps a couple more.

17. Who are your favorite new friends? It's obvious if I play favorites, and I try not to play that game much. ;)

18. What was your favorite month of 2010? Second half or July and the first half of August. Hey, that's a month TOTAL... it's not WEIRD!

19. Did you travel outside of your country of residence in 2010? I don't think so.

20. How many different states / provinces did you travel to in 2010? None.

21. Did you lose anybody close to you in 2010? Well, not LOSE lose, but kinda? =/

22. Did you miss anybody in the past year? Chinese Eric in Hong Kong, Teunis up north, Andrea and Chuck in Toronto, Nathan in the UK...

23. What was your favorite movie that you saw in 2010? Inception... thanks, Teresa and Henry!

24. What was your favorite song from 2010? Not sure if I have one!

25. What was your favorite record from 2010? Do not have one.

26. How many concerts did you see in 2010? Kathleen Edwards, Bedouin Soundclash, OUR LADY PEACE, and Hawksley Workman - FREE STUFF RULES! (and I'm not just saying that because I'm Asian, haha)

27. Did you have a favorite concert in 2010? Our Lady Peace... I definitely made plans to see that FREE CONCERT at the O Zone when I heard that they were in town during the Olympics!

28. Did you drink a lot of alcohol in 2010? I wouldn't say that.

29. Did you do a lot of drugs in 2010? I don't do drugs.

30. How many people did you sleep with in 2010? None.

31. Did you do anything you are ashamed of this year? Hmm... I can't think of something.

33. What was the worst lie someone told you in 2010? I have no idea.

34. Did you treat somebody badly in 2010? I hope not!

35. Did somebody treat you badly in 2010? Yes. Other than that, I have no comment.

36. How much money did you spend in 2010? Some.

37. What was your proudest moment of 2010? No comment.

38. What was your most embarrassing moment of 2010? Almost killing myself on that set of steps!

39. If you could go back in time to any moment of 2010 and change something, what would it be? NOT going over after shopping. Yes, this is deliberately vague. ;)

40. What are your plans for 2011? Ready for this? Trying to be more "me" while being less "me," if that makes any sense. Don't know if I'm ready for it.

2010 Bolding Survey: Surfing in California, and swimming with dolphins!

This year, I have...

Graduated High School.
Smoked cigarettes.
Got so drunk I passed out.
Been on every ride at an amusement park.
Collected something really stupid.
Gone to a rock concert. (free Olympics concerts!)
Helped someone.
Gone fishing.
Watched four movies in one night.
Gone long periods of time without sleep.
Lied to someone.
Snorted cocaine.
Failed a class.
Smoked weed.
Dealt drugs.
Taken a college-level course.
Been in a car accident.
Been in a tornado.
Done hard drugs (i.e. ecstasy, heroin, crack, meth, acid).
Watched someone die.
Been to a funeral.
Burned myself.
Ran a marathon.
Seen my parents get divorced.
Cried myself to sleep.
Spent over $200 in one day.
Flown on a plane.
Cheated on someone.
Been cheated on.
Written a 10-page letter.
Gone skiing.
Been sailing.
Cut myself.
Had a best friend.
Lost someone I loved.
Shoplifted something.
Been to jail.
Had detention.
Skipped school.
Got in trouble for something I didn't do.
Stolen books from the library.
Gone to a different country.
Dropped out of school.
Been in a mental hospital.
Watched the Harry Potter movies.
Had an online diary.
Fired a gun.
Gambled in a casino.
Had a yard sale.
And a lemonade stand.
Actually made money at the lemonade stand.
Been in a school play.
Been fired from a job.
Taken a lie detector test.
Swam with dolphins.
Gone to Sea World.
Attempted suicide.
Voted for American Idol / Australian Idol / X Factor.
Written poetry.
Read more than 20 books a year.
Gone to Europe.
Loved someone I couldn't have.
Wondered about my sexuality.
Used a coloring book when I was over age 12.
Had surgery.
Had stitches.
Taken a taxi.
Seen the Washington Monument.
Had more than 5 IMs / online conversations going at once.
Overdosed.
Had a drug or alcohol problem.
Been in a fist fight.
Suffered any form of abuse.
Had a hamster.
Petted a wild animal.
Used a credit card.
Gone surfing in California.
Did "spirit day" at school.
Dyed your hair.
Gotten a tattoo.
Had something pierced.
Received straight A's.
Been on the Honor Roll.
Known someone with HIV or AIDS.
Taken pictures with a webcam.
Started a fire.
Had a party while your parents weren't home.
Gotten caught having a party while they were gone.

Peewit / 2-1 win / 2010 Checkbox Survey / Hairdryers and pasta dinners

High-scoring word of the night:

PEEWIT (140 points) - against Terri B. [2W, 5W]


The Canucks won 2-1 against Edmonton tonight, haha!

Trivia fact for Monday, Dec. 13: What famous Hollywood sex symbol claimed she once used a hair dryer to speed up the preparation of a pasta dinner? Marilyn Monroe.


2010 CHECKBOX SURVEY

In 2010, I have...

[X] broken a promise
[] made a new best friend
[] fallen in love
[] fallen out of love
[] been in over 2 relationships
[X] lied
[] gone behind my parents' back
[] cried over a broken heart
[X] disappointed someone close
[X] pretended to be happy
[] kissed in the rain
[] kissed on a first date
[] slept under the stars
[] kept your New Year's resolution
[] forgot your New Year's resolution
[X] met someone who changed your life
[] met one of your idols
[X] changed your outlook on life
[X] sat home all day doing nothing
[X] pretended to be sick
[] left the country
[] almost died
[X] given up something important to you
[] lost something expensive
[X] learned something new about yourself
[X] tried something you normally wouldn't try, and liked it
[X] made a change in your life
[X] found out who your true friends were
[X] met great people
[X] stayed up till sunrise
[X] pigged out over the summer
[] met someone from Live Journal in person
[X] cried over the silliest thing
[X] partied more than 5 times
[X] was never home on weekends
[] gotten into a car accident
[] found a person I never thought I'd become really good friends with
[X] had friends who were drifting away from me
[] had someone close to me die
[] had a high cell phone bill
[X] wasted most of my money on food
[] had a fist fight
[] gone to the beach
[] seen a celebrity
[X] gotten sick
[] liked more than 5 people at the same time (... thank goodness, no!)
[X] had a wasted night
[X] became closer to a lot of people

2010 Year In Review

2010 Year In Review

Meme fun: Take the first line from the first post of every month of the year. Repost it here as your year in review. (I'm discounting greetings and things like that :P) Yeah, it's been an interesting year!

Go to your Calendar and find the first entry for each month of 2010. Post the first line of it in your journal as a paragraph, and that's your "Year In Review."


Watched Manos: The Hands of Fate (bad), Howard the Duck (bad), and Once Upon a Time in the West (good and subtle) at Nathan's with Christon, his brother Clement, Jon, Harmony, Isabel, Jeremy, Eric, Jen, and Randal for BAD MOVIE NIGHT 2 / New Year's. HAHAHAHA.... I love this great image from the comments on that "bad grammar and spelling" article! Talked to Corey when I got home from seeing the Olympics, of course. Jasmine passed along these two weird names to me: Vanilla Sun and Swiss Tiara. You entertain me, I've done my entertaining for the day. How old are you now?

I should go out and meet Sam now... and of COURSE this temperamental beast restarted overnight! Teunis and I discussed dance styles, Tetris music, the Cossacks, church, clothing, towels, rotting, my cracking up, mold, floors, damage, showering, writing software, (broad)swords / Jordan / axes / hatchets / knives / guns / cocaine / marijuana / juggling dangerous weapons / perspective, and more. I've finished my shampoo, conditioner, and body wash on the same day once again; good thing I go for a big shop tomorrow... I installed Trillian Astra earlier, since I was tired of never being signed into MSN these days. Left a message on Henry's voicemail to advise him that I don't need a ride this Saturday, as I'm going to Jason and Karen's wedding. Steph and I went to a nearby pub after our Korean lunch to see if they did beer off-sales; they did, so she got 12 cans of Sleeman's Honey Lager for the ARRESTED DEVELOPMENT marathon later. I was almost killed three times just now while walking to the corner hotel and back!

THE HUSBAND / SMALLVILLE high school

Another restart. Finished THE HUSBAND by Dean Koontz - WHAT THE HELL. Kidnapping, murder, and more!

Note: Your LJ Marching Band Memegen, by capt_sparklehut.

What would your Smallville high school be like? by me_im_a_thief
Username
You are the:	homicidal murderer
with your best friend:	Lionel Luthor
Your future plans are:	superhero
When will you leave Smallville?	As soon as high school ends
Why?	Lana dumped you

Stupid fundraisers! / Mr. Big bars / Head tag change / Stethoscopes

Kevin forwarded me some email from Stanford about some Fellowship fundraiser. Jon is helping, and so is Dylan - and of course, they're going to make their wives help out as well. Gee, just ASK Deb and Harmony first! I know I'd be pissed off if made to help out... and I'm not inclined to help anyway because two perfidious blackguards are the other helpers. I want nothing to do with this enterprise. Petty, but that's what I do when certain people think I'm OBSESSED with them OR need help. The very nerve.

I asked Corey whether I'd sent him any Mr. Big bars last year, since a post reminded me of their existence. He took that the wrong way, and said that he wasn't into Mr. Big Balls - cheh! Once I checked my recap, I saw that I hadn't; guess he's getting a few for his birthday! Tomorrow, I'll go to London Drugs or Shoppers Drug Mart for sure.

To change the userinfo head tag thing: jillicons and Rosequoll (courtesy of ghost_light... thanks!)


Trivia fact for Tuesday, Feb. 2: How did necessity result in the invention of the stethoscope? French physician René-Théophile-Hyacinthe Laennec felt it was inappropriate for him to check the heartbeat of a young female patient by placing his ear against her chest. So he made a cylinder out of paper, and placed one end to her chest and one to his ear. He was amazed to find that the sound of her heartbeat was louder and clearer than it would have been had he pressed his ear directly to her chest.

2009 Recap: Chocolate, PEACEFUL, fire oil, and more!

This is the 2009 Recap. Fitting for the last day of the year, no? Vanessa just called, so I need to leave. Yay for having done this in draft form!

JANUARY

* Watched Family Guy Presents Stewie Griffin: The Untold Story and Fargo at Nathan's with Jeremy, Jon, Nate, white Eric, and Christon for New Year's. Good thing Raymond couldn't make it! (way too much snow, as well...)

* Finished Blogger tagging, FINALLY! YAY! :D

* Went to Elaine and Matt's wedding reception. It was cool enough, but it was too bad I couldn't also make it to Jon and Harmony's engagement party at the Alibi Room! Heard the beer there was EXCELLENT! A few days later, I hung out with my brother's future family - it was FUN, unlike some other times I could name! :P

* Watched BLADE RUNNER / DR. HORRIBLE'S SINGING BLOG with Teunis, Erik, Erica, Kaili, Scott, Alicia, and Kyle. Quirky stuff, AND morbid... yay for death via eyeball-gouging! :P

* Watched the premiere of 24 with Nathan, Jon, Steph, Eric, Vanessa, Phil, Grace, Jeremy, and Christon.

* Watched BATTLESTAR GALACTICA and the first nine episodes of ARRESTED DEVELOPMENT at Nathan's - Jon, Nate, Phil, Grace, Jeremy, and I had a good time! Also discussed DIM SUM / DUMPLINGS... good times!


FEBRUARY

* Teunis made it out for a Fellowship potluck - good times!

* Got a package of sixteen movies and some Mongolian fire oil from Corey: that rocked!

* Celebrated my sister's and grandma's birthdays within a week or so of each other. Met sister's friend Jonathan into the bargain, too.


MARCH

* Sent Corey and Janina some Tim Tams, and Corey got a bunch of other stuff too: Mars Bars, Aero bars, shredded pork, shredded salmon, Mirage, Wunderbars, Maltesers, and Coffee Crisp! I bought on-sale (dark) chocolate for myself, too: Guylian, Lindt 99% Excellence, Lindt cherry coulis-chili Creation, 90% chocolate, Aero bars, Mars Bars, Aero bars, Mirage, Wunderbars, (original / classic dark / chewy caramel) Tim Tams, and more!

* FINALLY got together with Billie for dinner. I could justify skipping Bible Study for once, but couldn't do the same for ONE ordered Alaska roll that turned into FOUR! (not to mention how we didn't get any miso soup despite also ordering it... never going back to Broadway's Fish on Rice AGAIN!)


APRIL

* Celebrated Vanessa H.'s birthday with her friends, including Kyle. Nice to see him again, and I said more than two words to him!

* Celebrated Mom's old-style birthday, then watched CITY OF LOST CHILDREN at Erik's - good times!

* Began going to the old Green Village a lot with Alan and Polly. Man, they are obsessed with that place. :P

* Saw ALEX LEE at Oakridge, of all the people! It was SO GOOD to see him! :D


MAY

* Celebrated Danielle's birthday / grad at Melia and Angus' place - this was most notable because someone found a box full of USED CONDOMS in the pool room when we were cleaning up! EWWWWWWWWWW!

* Celebrated Erik's birthday at his place with Teunis, Kaili, Alicia, Kyle, Scott, and other people. Watched SWEENEY TODD later on, too - that was great!

* Raymond decided to end our friendship - what a perfidious blackguard!

* Went to the townhouse for Spoons / Steveston Pizza / Timothy's frozen yogurt with Steph, Jon, Harmony, Vivian S., Gabriel, Karen, Lincoln, Richie, Christon, Daniel, Michelle, Vanessa, and Melia.

* Went to Harmony's bridal shower, Guu at Aberdeen for dinner, and Leisure for shaved ice afterwards with the girls. Good to see Holly and Brittney again, despite parking debacles!

* Got stuck in Metrotown's back corridors with Billie - interesting!


JUNE

* Jon and Harmony got married... family weddings are strangely surreal, haha.

* Megan had her bridal shower - I was determined to make it out to this event since I couldn't make the actual wedding. It was much fun! (met Bryant's girlfriend Shirley, too!)

* Terrence came to town for a few days, and mostly stayed at my place. We had sushi a lot, watched Up, had $12 steak at Hamilton Bar & Grill in Yaletown, went to Shoppers Drug Mart / London Drugs / Pearl Castle / IHOP, added each other to Facebook, and watched a bunch of Food Network TV.

* Alan and Tracy got married... I couldn't make it to the wedding, but did get to give them my congratulations in person soon afterwards.


JULY

* Was finally determined to move out - I couldn't live with the stupid mice anymore! Krista had a nice offer for me, YAY! Unfortunately, her dad put the kibosh on it, citing "winter jobs" - PAH!

* Finally hung out with Chrystal in Richmond! Boston Pizza, London Drugs (Fit-Overs!), and Shoppers (scents!) was a good time! Then I went to the townhouse to see Rachel and Lisa, and their mom.

* Went to the Jazz Festival with Jon, Harmony, Jen, Shally, and Jeremy - FUN TIMES! Sound Gallery was very cool!

* Had a good "last hangout" at California Café in Lansdowne with Chinese Eric just before he left again for Hong Kong. Nathan and I had a good time joking about wieners, and then being serious when we gave him advice about a certain situation. Then Eric hung out at my place, and I showed him the wedding pictures. Good to hug him goodbye for now!

* Megan and Andy got married... wish I had a man for these occasions, heh.

* Started the LOCATION project... going back through all my entries was challenging, but it had to be done!

* Got together with Krista and a bunch of her friends - yay for seeing her back in Tsawwassen from Fort St. John! Saw Kyle, Vanessa, and Teunis again... very good for that! Finally met Teunis' friend Wolfie, AKA Jazmin. Interesting!

* Hung out with Krista and Erik at Bubble Queen (at the old Fair Bee location), Future Shop in Lansdowne, and at Erik's to watch Coraline. Good times!

* Got together at the townhouse to celebrate Dad's SIXTIETH birthday!

* Hung out with Billie at Liu's Taiwanese Restaurant and Richmond Centre.

* Saw Brüno with Krista and Vanessa - the air conditioning was really nice in the 33° heatwave!


AUGUST

* Edmond and Alysia got married... why was summer 2009 the WEDDING TIME for everyone?!

* Hung out with Billie at Richmond Sushi and other places, then she slept over - yay for killing that significant memory dragon!

* Looked after Grandma for two weeks while the parents were on a cruise with Alan and Polly. Man, she has memory problems, and issues with impatience / being rude!

* Went to the 2009 Grad Banquet - yay for catered food! Nathan's HOLY MO-FO trailer was HILARIOUS! The beef jerky underpants were an interesting touch... o_O

* Jon and Harmony took me and Grandma out to Chen's for dinner, which was nice.

* Steph took us out to Kisamos in Steveston for dinner... Grandma was actually positive about the food, sort of.

* Grandma took me and Steph out to Timmy's Kitchen in Steveston for dinner. Later, Steph and I went to e.tea on Rupert with Steph, Karmie, Maxine, Grace, Harmony, Sheena, Connie, and Jen. Good times, although I hear matcha kept Maxine up ALL NIGHT!

* Two days later, Grandma took me / Jon / Harmony out for lunch at the same Timmy's Kitchen. At least it was a different meal... we later had Timothy's gelato as dessert, then waited while she bought prawns on the dock.

* Had a homemade ramen / dumpling Sunday Dinner at Jeremy's - Wesley and Lincoln were new additions! I got so discombobulated when I got to Jeremy's that I went up the wrong set of stairs, and actually sneaked into Apartment 206! Luckily, nobody noticed... that would have been AWKWARD! Took the Canada Line (in operation for almost a week by then) for the first time in order to get home - quite nice!

* Met up with Teunis and Jasmine at the Oakridge White Spot - good seeing both of them!

* Erin and Ben got married - yay, weddings! Jon and Harmony had their housewarming on the same day, too! It was especially fun after 7:30, because that's when a certain person LEFT!

* Saw FM for the first time in YEARS - SO GOOD!

* Went to the Richmond Night Market with Jon, Harmony, Dallas, and Nathan. Good times with lamb skewers, dragon's beard candy, curry fish balls, and weird DVD / knife displays!


SEPTEMBER

* Had the Awana orientation session - pretty good times, for sure.

* Celebrated Eric's birthday at Rocky Mountain Flatbread Company, and then at Millennium Karaoke near Aberdeen. It was mostly fun, but there were too many Chinese songs! Stupid person who shouldn't have been there... *grumble*

* Erin and Ben had their Vancouver wedding reception - good times!

* Dylan and Deb got married in Bellingham: too bad Johnny had to miss both that AND my birthday! Awana also started on the same day, so I had to miss the wedding. That was okay, though - time with the kids went FINE!

* Nathan had his farewell since he went to the UK the day after my birthday. Too bad Danielle invited a person who shouldn't have been there! Good thing he didn't show up! Brian, Calla, Michelle, Daniel, Brent, Danielle, Jen, Eric M., Christon, Stanford, Jon, Steph, and I had lots of fun at Kishu Star and Dragon Ball!

* Celebrated my own birthday at Kelsey's in Ironwood with Teunis, Billie, Jon, Harmony, Steph, Christon, Andrea, Jeremy, and Eric. Teunis then came to stay for a few days - ah, the peripatetic life with TUBS of stuff!

* Had a Sunday Dinner, and finally saw Dallas again. Met Jeremy's new roommate Ryan, as well. Yay for Hungarian vegetable recipes and good times!


OCTOBER

* Went to Jon and Harmony's to watch the Canucks-Flames season opener with them and Christon. Jon left birthday wishes for Jeremy, and we looked at their extensive tea collection, heh. Too bad we lost 5-3!

* Went to Posh for dinner with Steph, Chantal, Jon, Harmony, Chelsea, Karen Grace, Margaret, Ryan, Vivian, and Gabriel.

* Got to meet my great-aunt (who gave me $200 total!) and my mom's cousin Eric for the first time ever. Yee Poh stayed longer than we thought she would, and Grandma decided to go to Hong Kong with her!

* Started to see a CREEP around MY church. Discussed things a LOT with both Erics, Danielle, Harmony, Jon, Christon, Jeremy, Jen, and other people.

* Grandpa Marr died. :(

* I finally got to sleep over in Coquitlam with Billie! YAY!

* Managed to get a lot of candy over Halloween weekend - yay for Kids' Carnival and 50% off candy at Buy-Low at Kingsgate Mall before a Sunday Dinner at Jeremy's!


NOVEMBER

* Had lunch at Peaceful Restaurant with Danielle, Jon, and Harmony. Quite a good time!

* Went to Women's Group at Karmie's for the first time ever, and liked it enough to keep going!

* Started to get Christmas cards and things from the awesome people at and on my friends list! So good! :D

* Hung out with Vanessa once she was back from Victoria for a few days - good seeing Kyle again too, for sure.


DECEMBER

* Parents went on a Singaporean cruise, then to Hong Kong for Gordon's wedding - and then picked Grandma up. I just housesat for them, which was a good mini-vacation from the MICE and CRAPPY MANAGEMENT!

* Was invited to the Women's Group cookie exchange - I was going to not show up since I can't bake, but Grace said that others faced the same dilemma. So I just bought an assortment of Voortman's cookies, haha.

* Had dinner with Jon, Steph, and Harmony at the PEACEFUL restaurant - it was good times. :D

* Dessert night and bubble tea - yay for seeing Darren and Fidela!

* Saw Grandma back home again - YAY!

* New Year's Eve - hanging out with Vanessa H. at Tapioca Express, and then going to Nate's with Christon / Jon / Harmony / Eric / Jen for BAD MOVIE NIGHT II.

2009 Bolding Survey: Surfing in California, and swimming with dolphins!

This year, I have...

Graduated High School.
Smoked cigarettes.
Got so drunk I passed out.
Been on every ride at an amusement park.
Collected something really stupid.
Gone to a rock concert.
Helped someone.
Gone fishing.
Watched four movies in one night.
Gone long periods of time without sleep.
Lied to someone.
Snorted cocaine.
Failed a class.
Smoked weed.
Dealt drugs.
Taken a college-level course.
Been in a car accident.
Been in a tornado.
Done hard drugs (i.e. ecstasy, heroin, crack, meth, acid).
Watched someone die.
Been to a funeral. [if a viewing counts, sure...]
Burned myself.
Ran a marathon.
Seen my parents got divorced.
Cried myself to sleep.
Spent over $200 in one day.
Flown on a plane.
Cheated on someone.
Been cheated on.
Written a 10-page letter.
Gone skiing.
Been sailing.
Cut myself.
Had a best friend.
Lost someone I loved.
Shoplifted something.
Been to jail.
Had detention.
Skipped school.
Got in trouble for something I didn't do.
Stolen books from the library.
Gone to a different country.
Dropped out of school.
Been in a mental hospital.
Watched the Harry Potter movies.
Had an online diary.
Fired a gun.
Gambled in a casino.
Had a yard sale.
And a lemonade stand.
Actually made money at the lemonade stand.
Been in a school play.
Been fired from a job.
Taken a lie detector test.
Swam with dolphins.
Gone to Sea World.
Attempted suicide.
Voted for American Idol / Australian Idol / X Factor.
Written poetry.
Read more than 20 books a year.
Gone to Europe.
Loved someone I couldn't have.
Wondered about my sexuality.
Used a coloring book when I was over age 12.
Had surgery.
Had stitches.
Taken a taxi.
Seen the Washington Monument.
Had more than 5 IMs / online conversations going at once.
Overdosed.
Had a drug or alcohol problem.
Been in a fist fight.
Suffered any form of abuse.
Had a hamster.
Petted a wild animal.
Used a credit card.
Gone surfing in California.
Did "spirit day" at school.
Dyed your hair.
Gotten a tattoo.
Had something pierced.
Received straight A's.
Been on the Honor Roll.
Known someone with HIV or AIDS.
Taken pictures with a webcam.
Started a fire.
Had a party while your parents weren't home.
Gotten caught having a party while they were gone.

2009 Checkbox Survey / The Great Toilet Paper Shortage

In 2009, I have...

[X] broken a promise
[] made a new best friend
[] fallen in love
[] fallen out of love
[] been in over 2 relationships
[X] lied
[X] gone behind my parents' back
[] cried over a broken heart
[X] disappointed someone close
[X] pretended to be happy
[] kissed in the rain
[] kissed on a first date
[] slept under the stars
[] kept your New Year's resolution
[] forgot your New Year's resolution
[] met someone who changed your life
[] met one of your idols
[X] changed your outlook on life
[X] sat home all day doing nothing
[X] pretended to be sick
[] left the country
[] almost died
[] given up something important to you
[] lost something expensive
[X] learned something new about yourself
[X] tried something you normally wouldn't try, and liked it
[X] made a change in your life
[X] found out who your true friends were
[X] met great people
[X] stayed up till sunrise
[X] pigged out over the summer
[X] met someone from Live Journal in person (does it count if I didn't add her till after we met in person at someone's house?)
[X] cried over the silliest thing
[X] partied more than 5 times
[X] was never home on weekends
[] gotten into a car accident
[X] found a person I never thought I'd become really good friends with
[X] had friends who were drifting away from me
[] had someone close to me die
[] had a high cell phone bill
[] wasted most of my money on food
[] had a fist fight
[] gone to the beach
[] seen a celebrity
[X] gotten sick
[] liked more than 5 people at the same time (... thank goodness, no!)
[X] had a wasted night
[X] became closer to a lot of people

Poo nugget for Monday, December 21: Johnny and the John - The Great Toilet Paper Scare was triggered on December 19, 1973. Late-night comedian Johnny Carson joked about an impending toilet paper shortage in the United States. This announcement in front of millions of television viewers caused massive hoarding of toilet paper, depleting supermarket inventory for a period of three and a half weeks.

2009 Survey: Fashion Concept, Achievement, New People

2009 Survey: Fashion Concept, Achievement, New People

1. What did you do in 2009 that you'd never done before? Went to the Alibi Room, watched SWEENEY TODD, had Steveston Pizza, had GOOD male overnight guests stay over (yay for Terrence and Teunis!), took the West Coast Express, attended a women's Bible Study group, and went to a cookie exchange.

2. Did you keep your New Years' resolutions, and will you make more for next year? Didn't really make any, so there aren't any to break. ;)

3. Did anyone close to you give birth? Winnie did!

4. Did anyone close to you die? I don't think so.

5. What countries did you visit? None! Yay, I'm exciting! :P

6. What would you like to have in 2010 that you lacked in 2009? Good friendships with certain people, someone OUT of here, better sharing in general, a safe public blog, and staying true to myself.

7. What dates from 2009 will remain etched upon your memory, and why?

Jan. 1 (watched FARGO and FAMILY GUY: THE MOVIE at Nathan's with the guys!)
Jan. 3 (Matt and Elaine's wedding reception, which ended up clashing with Jon and Harmony's engagement party at the Alibi Room)
Jan. 9 (found out my brother was FINALLY on Facebook - Tony and others think Harmony had something to do with it, har har)
Jan. 10 (watched BLADE RUNNER and DR. HORRIBLE with Teunis and the usual bunch - including Kailee and Alysha - at Erik's)
Jan. 11 (watched the premiere of 24 with a bunch of people, including Jeremy)
Jan. 16 (went out with David S. to Home Outfitters and such - he told me that he was the descendant of Jesus Christ, among other crazy things!)
Jan. 19 (watched ARRESTED DEVELOPMENT and BATTLESTAR GALACTICA at Nathan's)
Feb. 13 (Teunis made it out for a Fellowship potluck - FINALLY, haha!)
Feb. 17 (got Mongolian FIRE OIL and a weird movie DVD thing from Colorado!)
Feb. 27 (FINALLY got together with Billie, but we're not going back to Fish on Rice since ONE Alaska roll somehow turned into FOUR!)
March 18 (a year REMOVED from HELL!)
April 4 (celebrated Vanessa H.'s birthday with a bunch of people, including Kyle - good to see him again!)
April 6 (found the PERFECT use for someone's red party shirt, hahahaha!)
April 15 (celebrated Mom's old-style birthday at Kisamos - Greek food! - then went to Erik's to watch CITY OF LOST CHILDREN)
April 23 (saw ALEX LEE - of all people! - at the Oakridge White Spot... SO GOOD!)
May 3 (celebrated Danielle's birthday / grad at Melia and Angus' place - we found USED CONDOMS in the common pool room as we were cleaning up; EWWWWWWWW!)
May 16 (another "forest hiking / Erik party" day - and at least this time around, I didn't have to worry about someone else's feelings because of a death!)
May 23 (The perfidious blackguard Raymond decided to end our friendship because he felt my Facebook usage needed prayer, and because he thought I was obsessed with him since I tagged him in the POO NOTES - STUPID IDIOT! I also hung out with a bunch of people at the townhouse - including Vivian, Gabriel, Daniel, and Michelle - for Spoons / Steveston Pizza / frozen yogurt!)
May 24 (Harmony's bridal shower - I hate the "toilet paper wedding dress" game!)
May 29 (got together at Metrotown with Billie - we wandered their back corridors when the mall was closed! YIKES!)
June 6 (Jon and Harmony's wedding)
June 22 (Megan's bridal shower - also, Terrence came into town for a couple of days - watched UP, went for bubble tea and sushi and STEAK...)
July 1 (the Canada Day barbecue - this year, I didn't have to worry about someone else - YAY! Also found a mouse attempting to get out of my garbage can - ewwwww!)
July 5 (went to the Jazz Festival with Jon, Harmony, Nathan, Shally, and Jeremy - good times!)
July 7 (had a good last hangout with Nathan and Chinese Eric - California Café works!)
July 9 (Finally hung out with Chrystal - Boston Pizza / London Drugs / Fit-Overs / Shoppers and their scents! Also saw Rachel and Lisa later on at the townhouse!)
July 18 (saw Krista in Tsawwassen, since she was back for a couple of weeks!)
July 21 (hung out with Krista and Erik - Future Shop, Bubble Queen, and CORALINE was good times!)
July 24 (hung out with Billie in Richmond near Richmond Sushi - good times!)
July 26 (aw Jon and Harmony's honeymoon pictures at Eric's with them and Jeremy)
July 28 (saw Brüno with Krista and Vanessa - AIR CONDITIONING ROCKS during a HEATWAVE!)
Aug. 1 (had a scavenger hunt at Granville Island, which I was less than impressed with - stupid buses as well!)
Aug. 5 (had physical freedom for a YEAR exactly - YAY!)
Aug. 10 (Billie slept over, finally - YAY for that!)
Aug. 11 (the start of Housesitting 2009, Part 1 - Grandma is very frustrating sometimes!)
Aug. 14 (Grad Banquet 2009... HOLY MO-FO and BEEF JERKY UNDERPANTS!)
Aug. 23 (took the Canada Line for the first time, home from a Sunday Dinner with Wesley and Lincoln as new additions)
Aug. 26 (met up with Teunis and Jasmine at the Oakridge White Spot - good times!)
Aug. 29 (Jon and Harmony's housewarming - too bad a certain person was in town and ruined my ride plans!)
Aug. 30 (Saw FM for the first time in YEARS! Also went to the Night Market with Dallas, Nathan, Jon, and Harmony!)
Sept. 6 (celebrating Eric M.'s birthday at Rocky Mountain Flatbread Company / Millennium Karaoke... too many Chinese songs, courtesy of someone who shouldn't have been there!)
Sept. 7 (Erin and Ben's Vancouver wedding reception)
Sept. 13 (Nathan's farewell at Kishu Star - hope he continues to enjoy the UK!)
Sept. 17 (celebrating my birthday at Kelsey's with a bunch of people - Teunis then came to stay for a few days with TUBS of stuff!)
Oct. 1 (went to Jon and Harmony's to watch the Canucks-Flames season opener... we also said HAPPY BIRTHDAY to Jeremy via phone!)
Oct. 4 (met my great-aunt for the first time, along with her son Eric - I also started noticing a certain ICK around my church!)
Oct. 5 (Grandpa Marr died - I got to be the FIRST to tell Mom!)
Oct. 21 (I slept over at Billie's - I got her a LOT of presents!)
Oct. 26 (went to Posh with Steph, Chantal, Karen Grace, Ryan, Margaret, and others)
Nov. 4 (went to PEACEFUL restaurant with Jon, Harmony, and Danielle - went to my first Women's Group Bible Study EVER that night, too)
Nov. 19 (Steph took possession of her "new" townhouse - saw "TASTED RICE" on a Pho menu later, too)
Nov. 24 (celebrating Jon's birthday at Gudrun)
Nov. 27 (hanging out with Vanessa and Kyle at Tapioca Express - YAY!)
Nov. 30 (banking a new way, haha)
Dec. 4 (Fellowship Christmas potluck... it would have been better had I not been worried about what the planned power outage was going to do to my food at home - but reacquainted myself with certain people!)
Dec. 9 (parents went on a Singaporean Cruise - Housesitting 2009, Part 2 was then enabled... good thing, since I needed a break from the mice!)
Dec. 16 (Women's Group Cookie Exchange 2009)
Dec. 18 (lunch with Auntie Ying, who insisted on buying me a book - I chose a Bathroom Reader, since true crime and such would horrify her, haha - saw Fidela and Darren back that night, too!)
Dec. 20 (met Fred at the Whip - it's been just under two years since I've seen him!)
Dec. 22 (Mom and Dad got back from their cruise, with Grandma in tow)

8. What was your biggest achievement of the year? I was able to feel "vibes" in the air and around certain people!

9. What was your biggest failure? Not telling certain people exactly what I thought of them, har har.

10. Did you suffer illness or injury? Nope, definitely not. I do have my vitality!

11. What was the best thing you bought? Books for Billie, Jeremy, and Christon - for myself, I don't know!

12. Whose behavior merited celebration? Jeremy, Corey, Eric M., and Steph - she knows why. ;)

13. Whose behavior made you appalled and depressed? Raymond, and a certain other person which I won't mention here.

14. Where did most of your money go? Food and books, as per the usual.

15. What did you get really, really, really excited about? Jon's wedding!!!! Getting together with Billie / Vanessa / Teunis!!!!

16. What song will always remind you of 2009? Any Beatles remastered track.

17. Compared to this time last year, you are:
i. happier or sadder? Happier!
ii. thinner or fatter? The same, I hope.
iii. richer or poorer? Richer, thanks to monthly transfers. ;)

18. What do you wish you'd done more of? Getting to know certain people better.

19. What do you wish you'd done less of? Wasting time in certain places with certain people.

20. How will you be spending Christmas / Hanukkah? I'll possibly spend the morning (ugh) helping with the kids - don't know about the rest of the day.

21. What was the most embarrassing thing that happened to you in 2006? Going on a rant, and having certain people know about this. Sorry.

22. Did you fall in love in 2009? No, I think that part of me is broken. :(

23. How many one-night stands? Zero.

24. What was your favorite TV program? 24!

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

26. What was the best book you read? Not sure.. too many candidates! I know there was at least one food book at Jon and Harmony's, but darn if I remember the title!

27. What was your greatest musical discovery? Dunno if I discovered anything...

28. What did you want and get? Help with certain things, as well as some in-person time with Chinese Eric.

29. What did you want and not get? Eradicated mice and a nice management!

30. What was your favorite film of this year? Up!

31. What did you do on your birthday, and how old were you? Turned 33 (shut up), went to the mall to meet Billie, spent some time at home (where we shared cake), fielded a VERY quick call from Candy, and went to Kelsey's at Ironwood with Steph / Billie / Teunis / Harmony / Jon / Eric M. / Christon / Jeremy. Then I let Teunis stay over for a few days - that was pretty good, haha.

32. What one thing would have made your year immeasurably more satisfying? Emotionally mature people in my life, at least more so than certain others which I won't get into.

33. How would you describe your personal fashion concept in 2009? BLING! (or that's what Eric would say, at least...)

34. What kept you sane? Being able to vent to certain people. ;)

35. Which celebrity / public figure did you fancy the most? For some reason, I'm not much for celebrities. Maybe it's the increasingly public eye and suchlike.

36. What political issue stirred you the most? None, really... unless you count my immense hate for the incoming HST.

37. Who did you miss? Vanessa H. - Krista was right when she said we WOULD get along! Definitely missed Chinese Eric and Nathan, as well. Then of course, I missed Grandma when she went to Hong Kong... and I missed Citrus when he was in an undisclosed location. ;)

38. Who was the best new person you met? Um, I don't know... did I meet that many new people this year? (too bad this question doesn't pose the opposite, haha!) The people whom I met are either too new to know well, or I don't know them that well and am unsure if they'd welcome me into their lives. Such is life. :(

39. Tell us a valuable life lesson you learned in 2009: Do not trust ANYONE. Oh, and LISTEN TO YOUR GUT!

40. Quote a song lyric that sums up your year: Is there one that's about feeling vibes in the air?

40. For posterity...

Artist: Phil Collins
Song: In The Air Tonight

I can feel it coming in the air tonight, oh Lord
And I've been waiting for this moment for all my life, oh Lord
Can you feel it coming in the air tonight, oh Lord, oh Lord

Well if you told me you were drowning, I would not lend a hand
I've seen your face before my friend, but I don't know if you know who I am
Well I was there and I saw what you did, I saw it with my own two eyes
So you can wipe off that grin, I know where you've been
It's all been a pack of lies

And I can feel it coming in the air tonight, oh Lord
Well I've been waiting for this moment for all my life, oh Lord
I can feel it coming in the air tonight, oh Lord
Well I've been waiting for this moment for all my life, oh Lord, oh Lord

Well I remember, I remember, don't worry, how could I ever forget
It's the first time, the last time we ever met
But I know the reason why you keep your silence UP, oh no you don't fool me
Well the hurt doesn't show, but the pain still grows
It's no stranger to you and me

I can feel it coming in the air tonight, oh Lord
Well I've been waiting for this moment for all my life, oh Lord
I can feel it in the air tonight, oh Lord, oh lord
Well I've been waiting for this moment for all my life, oh Lord
I can feel it coming in the air tonight, oh Lord
And I've been waiting for this moment for all my life, oh Lord
I can feel it in the air tonight, oh lord, oh lord, oh lord
Well I've been waiting for this moment for all my life, oh lord, oh lord

I can feel it in the air tonight, oh lord, oh lord, oh lord, oh lord
And I've been waiting for this moment for all my life, oh lord, oh lord, oh lord
And I can feel it in the air tonight, Oh Lord...
I've been waiting for this moment, all my life, Oh Lord, Oh Lord

Deposits, metal music enabled, Bosco dead, ginger, and SHAME 2009

Earlier today after having some Asian Bistro Pad Thai (the box serves as a bowl!), I wanted to go out so I could get to the bank before it snows and I can't go out - seemed the front door lock didn't like that idea, heh. Tried it again an hour later, and it was fine - just had to apply some pressure. I knew I'd be cutting it close even if I didn't go home beforehand to grab the metal music DVD from my computer's CD drive (I ended up packing the empty case yesterday...), but decided to do that first. Then I went to my bank's machine in order to get money out, and managed to get to the other bank before it closed. Yes, I made a deposit, which is what I'd been wanting to do. Now that I'm home again, it seems I'm thirstier than I thought, since I polished off an ordinary bottled water in less than ten minutes! (after trying to find something which wasn't IMPOSSIBLE to open!)

Got home and checked Facebook: Bosco (the Marr family dog) has died, at 16.5 years of age. Of course, I learned this through Mel. Also tested Corey's DVD - it worked, so no more Youtube video playlist for me right now! I've finished visiting certain links on my tags page on here, as it'll possibly make future editing much easier, so that's a good thing. Steph came home - discussed ginger, Terrence, work, movies, news, that little autistic boy dying, a "home swarming," and more. Winnie P. just added me to Facebook! These sour cream and onion "Cracker Bites" my mom left us are surprisingly good! If I don't watch out, I'll have all six packages by the end of the night!


Shame, Embarrassment, and Lies 2009!

1. Was 2009 a good year for you? Why? I guess it was an okay year, just because I got to still be friends with certain people.

2. What was your favorite moment of the year? Having Teunis over for a few days, haha.

3. What was your least favorite moment of the year? When a certain perfidious blackguard known as Raymond Cheung decided to end our friendship by blocking me on Facebook and sending me an email which made no sense. I am NOT obsessed with you!

4. Where were you when 2009 began? At Nathan's.

5. Who were you with? Eric M., Nathan, Christon, and Jeremy.

6. Where will you be when 2009 ends? I have no idea... Nathan isn't here anymore!

7. Who will you be with when 2009 ends? Friends or family, probably.

8. Did you keep your New Year's Resolutions of 2009? I didn't make any... easier not to break 'em that way. ;)

9. Do you have (a) New Year's Resolution(s) for 2010? See above.

10. Did you fall in love in 2009? Not really.

11. If yes, with who? NOBODY, I TELL YOU!

12. If yes, do they know? SHUT UP, STUPID SURVEY.

13. Are you still in love with them? I said SHUT UP!!!!!

14. You regret it? That's it... I give up. :(

15. Did you break up with anyone in 2009? No.

16. Did you make any new friends in 2009? Yes, and I love them for who they are.

17. Who are your favorite new friends? Definitely not certain people who are too new to be considered "friends." Jose, maybe... but he's dating Shally now, so I feel weird putting him as the answer to this question. I really can't say.

18. What was your favorite month of 2009? September.

19. Did you travel outside of your country of residence in 2009? No, I don't think so.

20. How many different states / provinces did you travel to in 2009? None!

21. Did you lose anybody close to you in 2009? Kinda...

22. Did you miss anybody in the past year? I missed Vanessa H. and maybe one or two other people.

23. What was your favorite movie that you saw in 2009? Not sure.

24. What was your favorite song from 2009? No idea.. I don't get much into "new" music.

25. What was your favorite record from 2009? I don't know that I got any music from this year...

26. How many concerts did you see in 2009? None!

27. Did you have a favorite concert in 2009? I didn't go to any.

28. Did you drink a lot of alcohol in 2009? No. The occasional beer, but that's about it... I do not have a drinking problem.

29. Did you do a lot of drugs in 2009? I don't do drugs.

30. How many people did you sleep with in 2009? None.

31. Did you do anything you are ashamed of this year? Possibly, but it's evidently not important if I can't remember it!

33. What was the worst lie someone told you in 2009? "I'm your friend!" No, you're not.

34. Did you treat somebody badly in 2009? Probably, but I can't remember the details now.

35. Did somebody treat you badly in 2009? See #3. Aside from that, I can't really remember any other incidents.

36. How much money did you spend in 2009? Some.

37. What was your proudest moment of 2009? Turning things around...

38. What was your most embarrassing moment of 2009? Unsure.

39. If you could go back in time to any moment of 2009 and change something, what would it be? Can't think of anything I'd want to change... but that doesn't mean I'd like the year to be unchanged. Just that I can't think of stuff right now!

40. What are your plans for 2010? Ready for this? Be a better teacher! Hahaha.