> first post in chinaland

i have stopped blogging, and was focused more on facebook - quick updates of life and what's been happening. anyway, i decided to write a post, the first time since i relocated to china, since 4 mos ago.

anyway, i found these, and would want to answer these questions, its supposedly for a new year kind of thing, but i find everything new (relocating), so its kind of a similar situation. ;)

What did you do in 2011-12 that you have never done before?
- i have never been to europe, last march 2011, i went.

What countries did you visit?
- i have visited france, netherlands, UK, germany, belgium, india, philippines, malaysia, indonesia, china, hong kong, macau, and quite a lot actually.. i remember last year, my schedule has been so crazy that i fly every month. (thanks to that for my miles)..

What would you like to have in 2012 that you lacked in 2011?
- i would like to spend more time back home, spend more time in singapore with my friends, spend more time to travel and discover new places.

What dates from 2011 will remain etched upon your memory, and why? - it would have to be dad's 60th birthday, i flew back to manila to attend the dinner that happened on a friday, i arrived at the place at 9pm, due to the bad manila traffic (stuck for 3 hours, from airport to greenhills - yikes)
What was your biggest achievement/s of the year?
- career-wise is the promotion, and being able to enjoy the new role i had back in 2011. well, 2012 is a new role for me as well :)

- from a personal one, was helping my cousin mechie and selwyn with planning their big day - it was exhausting yet super fun.

What was your biggest failure?
- its not spending more time back home, but i got to see my family quite a lot.

What was the best thing you bought?
- i bought mom a prada bag for mothers day / birthday.. :)

What did you get really, really, really excited about?
- xmas, dad and moms birthday - i love planning surprises and family trip.. it makes me giddy.

What song/s will always remind you of 2011?
- has to be katy perry, watched her show at the beginning of 2012 and i had soo much fun!

Compared to this time last year, are you
– happier or sadder? Happier!
– thinner or fatter? Same-same...
– richer or poorer? Richer, I suppose...

What do you wish you’d done more of?
- cooked more, woke up earlier to get a good cup of latte, read..

What do you wish you’d done less of?
- less intake of coke light / coke zero!

How did you spend Christmas?
- with my family back in manila.

What was your favorite TV program?
- cougar town, how i met your mother, how to make it in america, 2 broke girls, happy ending.

What did you want and get?
- a new pair of shoes.

What did you do on your birthday, and how old were you?
- last jan, i turned 29, celebrated it back home and had another one in singapore :)

Who did you miss?
- my family.
- sometimes when i look at photos, i miss my friends that i haven't connected with.

Who was the best new person you met?
- some new friends in china - like my local teammates, some filipinos working here too, like jill, etc.

Tell us a valuable life lesson you learned in 2011.
- oh i wrote 10 things i learned when i turned 29 and i will stick with that.