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it’s a new year, it must be a meme

by Jen at 11:44 pm on 1.01.2007 | 1 Comment
filed under: holidaze, mundane mayhem

Just for the hell of it…

What did you do in 2006 that you’d never done before?
Too many things to list, so much of this year was a brand new adventure.

Did you keep your New Year’s resolutions, and will you make more for next year?

Hellz no. I leave things behind in the year past and look forward to the year to come. Anything else is a waste of time.

Did anyone close to you give birth?
Vanessa, Alex, and Nicola all had babies this year – must’ve been something in the water!

Did anyone close to you die?
Thank god, no. Please not this year either. J’s grandfather died while we were away.

What places did you visit?

Well, since you asked ) … China, Thailand, Laos, Vietnam, Cambodia, Singapore, Australia, Fiji, New Zealand, Chile, Bolivia, Peru, Costa Rica – strange lands and exotic experiences galore!

What would you like to have in 2007 that you lacked in 2006?

Money. And some willpower would not go amiss.

What date from 2006 will remain etched upon your memory?

15 April – the day we got on the plane to leave. 4 Sept – the day a traumatic accident unfolded right before our eyes. 16 October – the day we got off the plane home.

What was your biggest achievement of the year?

Beating J for the title of “Least Likely to Get Dodgy Tummy”! I’m gonna have a plaque made and hang it in the lounge. Also, not bludgeoning my husband with a thick “Lonely Planet”. That deserves honorary mention.

What was your biggest failure?

Failing to exercise. Like, at all. I spent most of the year on hiatus. Any exercise was completely accidental.

Did you suffer illness or injury?
No, thank god, given my natural klutziness. I thought for sure I was gonna tumble off the Great Wall of China and land in Mongolia, and J did get a scary fever in Laos where I had visions of bundling him on a plane back to Bangkok. But the most use the first aid kit got was J dipping into the Immodium stash.

What was the best thing you bought?

My travel towel – that thing rocks.

Whose behaviour merited celebration?
J’s – for putting up with my shit, day in, day out. The boy deserves a medal.

Whose behavior made you appalled and depressed?
Every fucking politician I can think of.

Where did most of your money go?

Bus tickets

What did you get really, really, really excited about?

The aforementioned RTW trip. Isn’t it obvious, given that I mention it every second sentence??

What song(s) will always remind you of 2006?

Anything Jack Johnson. In every single backpackers we stayed at.

Compared to this time last year, are you:
Happier or sadder? Happier
Thinner or fatter? I decline to answer
Richer or poorer? Poorer in money, richer in a million other ways

What do you wish you’d done more of?
Travel. And sex. More sex is always good.

What do you wish you’d done less of?
Worrying about money, and haggling. I suck at haggling.

What was the best book you read?
Goodness, I can’t remember the best, but I certainly remember a lot of bad ones. English books are scarce on the ground in China!

What did you want and get?
The trip of a lifetime. But that was through a lot of hard work.

What did you want and not get?
A winning lottery ticket.

What one thing would have made your year immeasurably more satisfying?
Nothing. Really. It was a great year.

How would you describe your personal fashion concept in 2006?
“Five Easy Outfits”. I wore variations of the same five things every single day of the week. High fashion takes up too much room for a rucksack.

What kept you sane?
Who says I was sane?

What political issue stirred you the most?
The midterm elections stirred me like I haven’t been stirred in a long time.

Who did you miss?
Everyone we left behind.

Tell us a valuable life lesson you learned in 2006:

Wherever you go, there you are.

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    Comment by gigi

    2.01.2007 @ 13:12 pm

    i never want to believe the last one, but it is true true true. one of my own hardest lessons, i think.

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