2010

I answered this Q&A back in 2006 and 2008! let's see if things have changed in 2 years... :)

What did you do in 2006 that you'd never done before?

2006: be a girlfriend to a boyfriend. :P

2008: travel every two weeks, earn a masteral degree, white water rafting!!

2010: make bread and teach to 500 HRM students!

Did you keep your new years' resolutions, and will you make more for next year?

2006:hmmm i dont even remember making one.

2008: and yes, i did not make any as well.

2010: i said there that i'll continue what i've started and i think i have!

Did anyone close to you give birth?
2006:nope. dont remember.. si katie holmes. chums kmi.
2008: hmmm.. parang wala pa. but got pregnant meron:)

2010: yes, Jackyln Jade!

Did anyone close to you die?
2006:nope

2008: no one that close, in 2007 Lolo Cay.

2010: Lolo Dading :(

What countries did you visit?
2006:Thailand and Hong Kong
2008: USA and Hong Kong but did A LOT of domestic Travel:)

2010: Hong Kong, Singapore, China!

What would you like to have in 2007 that you lacked in 2006?
2006:more energy to start the day.. EARLIER!
2008: (to have in 2009 that lacked in 2009) more dates with pierre:) more sales!:)

2010: (to have in 2011 that lacked in 2010) Patience and exercise.:)

What date from 2006 will remain etched upon your memory, and why?

2006: July 14, 2006

2008: August 20, 2008.... well.

2010: July 14, 2010--- missing the 4th year anniversary due to storm bashang!

What was your biggest achievement of the year?
2006:knowing my passion and beign able to decide the career path i want to take.

2008: concretizing that Passion and that Career path!:)

2010: open in baguio, legaspi, tagaytay!

What was your biggest failure?
2006:lack of savings :P hahahah meron naman but it could have been more but EPS kept me going! err

2008: not making my business plan without craming. hahaha
2010: less time in banawe cafe

Did you suffer illness or injury?
2006: none really.

2008: well i was hospitalized again due to my ovary.;(

2010: just ultrasound issues for my ovary.

What was the best thing you bought?
2006:my sony ericsson z550i:P

2008: my sony ericsson k770i!
2010: my sony ericsson j105i and LUMIX LX 5!!

Whose behavior merited celebration?

2006:hmmm..

2008: AIM-ME 15!!!:) hahaha

2010: Bicol Blends Rocks!!

Whose behavior made you appalled and depressed?

2006: the one i hate, with a passion.

2008: fake people:) social mountaineeeeers!!!

2010: resignees who do not understand their pathetic reasons.

Where did most of your money go?

2006:shoes, celphone bills, books!

2008: Spa selfish time for self, Food binging with ME friends:) BUT ALL worth it!

2010: TRAVEL!!!! :)

What did you get really, really, really excited about?
2006: vacations from work!

2008: same but vacations with work sounds better! my Palawan-leyte-cebu-cdo trip every two weeks from end of October tll end november:)
2010: travels every month! how amazing!:) Kaffe-inating!

What song(s) will always remind you of 2006?
2006: sad to say at this moment it's that "boom tarat tarat" .. NAMAN!!!!

2008: if i were a boy... hahahaha... and probably the concert pi and i watched... TheCompany:)
2010: Justin beiber's baby bec of indie.

Compared to this time last year, are you:

i. happier or sadder? -- 2006: happier 2008: HAPPIER! 2010: happier!

ii. thinner or fatter? -- 2006: same? 2008: same? hahaha dont know. 2010: same? hahahha

iii. richer or poorer? -- 2006: richer 2006: richer:) 2010: richer:)

What do you wish you'd done more?

2006: met with friends and exert extraaaa mroe effort with the business.

2008: smaller victories:)

2010: exercised more.

What do you wish you'd done less of?
2006: lazying around and feeling lethargic

2008: boredome in traffic hahaha traveling to makati is so so so not me!

2010: grocery runs!

How many one-night stands?
2006 hahahaha! you're talking to anj!

2008: you are still talking to anj!

2010: yup, still talking to anj!

What was your favorite TV program?
2006: Project runway!! Strong Medicine
2008: i dont get to watch tv except re runs of the nanny when i get home from work. hahaha. but i liked how i met your mother:)

2010: Glee!

Do you hate anyone now that you didn't hate this time last year?
2006: that's debatable but yah i think i do.

2008: hahahaha... omg, i ahve the same answer!

2010: YEP!

What was the best book you read?

2006: this year? has to be veronika decides today and my coffee books!

2008: ugh case packs?

2010: better foodies!

What was your greatest musical discovery?
2006:gavin mcgraw.

2008: david cook

2010: Bruno Mars!

What did you want and get?
2006: hmmm.. nothing really materially.

2008: masters!

2010: a nice compact slr-ish camera

What was your favorite film of this year?
2006: da vinci.
2008: tough question... i think what was the last film i watch should be the question hahaha..

2010: inception

What did you do on your birthday, and how old were you?

2006: 23rd birthday, pierre cooked for me and my friends. overnight stay at crowne plaza:)

2008: i turned 25.... what happened is very memorable..:)

2010: greek Dinner:)

What one thing would have made your year immeasurably more satisfying?

2006: more babaw dates with pierre far from banawe cor. ma. clara:)

2008: food trips with pi.... still holding the record for not eating at the same place twice:)

2010: yes, food trips! no same place dates for 4 years!

How would you describe your personal fashion concept in 2006?

2006: belts and neckles. basics!

2008: dresses, leggings

2010: JUANA!

What kept you sane?

2006:friends marathons, latte art!

2008: Volcanic Rock Massages:)

2010: twitter!

Which celebrity/public figure did you fancy the most?
2006:hahaha... hmmm

2008: David cook:) Obama!

2010: teka, celebrity na daw si pierre.

What political issue stirred you the most?
2006: ha ha ha. im apathetic. but fine, maybe charter change

2008: USA elections

2010: elections!

Who did you miss?
2006:some of banaweristas batch 1 :)

2008: yah, i think i still miss the banaweristas batch 1

2010: banaweristas batch 1 :( :(

Who was the best new person you met?
2006: loyal customers of tcb. hehehe

2008: ME 15 pa rin e:) hahaha

2010: bicol blends group!

Tell us a valuable life lesson you learned in 2006:
2006:fall in love, stay in love, it will decide everything.

2008:The strongest love is the love that can demonstrate its fragility.

2010: Dreams are wide awake and breathing.

What was the nicest thing someone told you about yourself:
2006: good job and you're well organized

2008: "im so ingit... it's as if you have your life planned out well"

2010: some people would rather have your life now.

The most touching experience you've had this year?

2006:probably when we had a cooking session here at home with pierre and he really gives alot of effort to see me and talk to me.

2008: long meaningful conversations during travel..

2010: probably pierre picking me up sa airport. and created a whole airport scene with flowers.

What did you like most about yourself this year?
2006: being able to be myself and careless of comments, suggestions and violent reactions!:) hahahaha
2008: traveling domestically and visiting friends all over the philippines!

2010: kaffe-inating the philippines!

What did you hate most about yourself this year?
2006: lethargicness!

2008: perhaps the same... hahaha

2010: once a week dates:(

Quote a song lyric that sums up your year:
2006: if you want it the most there's no easy way out.

2008: I'll take care of you...

2010: Dreams are wide awake and breathing..

Was 2006 a good year for you?
2006:i have to say, yes

2008: more than ever!

2010: Yupididoooo!

What was your favorite moment of the year?
2006: july 14, 2006. tcb-banawe caramel couch:P

2008: having a canceled ormoc manila flight and the process of getting to manila:)

2010: getting stranded in legaspi, albay!

What was your least favorite moment of the year?
2006: crazy yuraks sessions --- LEX!!! WAHAHAHA

2008: my birthday probably

2010: Best friend's break up.

Where were you when 2006 began?
2006: at home. after cleaning the floors of tcb-banawe!

2008: Baguio Cottage 113 Narra:)

2010: at home.

Who were you with?
2006: the fab five!

2008: The Fav V PLUS! hahaha

2010: the fav v!

Where will you be when 2006 ends?
2006: at home too!

2008: hmmm.. maybe baguio... or home

2010: baguio sana!

Who will you be with when 2006 ends?
2006: same same!

2008: same same.. but different! hahaha

2010: nakapolkadot pa rin

Do you have a new years resolution for 2007?
2006: havent thought of it yet.

2008: hmmm more drive for the cafe.
2010: momentarily take in the moment

What was your favorite month of 2006?
2006: July

2008: December

2010: July

Did you lose anybody close to you in 2006?
2006: nope

2008: nope

2010: nope

Did you miss anybody in the past year?
2006: yes.

2008: yah. i guess.
2010: i think so. banaweristas nga.

What was your favorite record from 2006?
2006: hmmmm..

2008: umm yung sales record? hahaha

2010: record book?

How many concerts did you see in 2006?
2006: hahaha manhathan transfer

2008: TheCompany lang ata.

2010: The Company Co. 25!

Did you drink a lot of alchohol in 2006?
2006: margarita!!

2008: wine probably:) and vodka c/o me friends

2010: well nagturo ako ng paano mag mix ng alcohol!

You do anything you are ashamed of this year?
2006: nope!

2008: wala naman

2010: forget regret!

How much money did you spend in 2006?
2006: tralallalala.. but i still have savings!:D but i could have saved more

2008: not as much as before:)

2010: well with travel, secret!

What was your proudest moment of 2006?
2006: tcb-banawe turns 1!

2008: graduating in American Barista and Coffee School plus Masters in Entrepreneurship!

2010: opening Bicol Blends and baguio cafe!

What was your most embarrassing moment of 2006?

2006: hmmm dont even know.

2008: birthday?

2010: it would probably a teaching issue.

If you could go back in time to any moment of 2006 and change something, what would it be?
2006: moments from may to june

2008: october to December:) Traveling Days!:)

2010: Summer

What are your plans for 2007?
2006: continue with stable career and taking management seminars or even franchising seminars

2008: take up pastry classes, move forward catering services, and bring the Kaffe out of the Cafe!!!:)

2010: to take up a classes not related to what i do.

How are you different now that the year has ended?
2006: hmmmmm..

2008: well entrepreneurial mindset. :)

2010: forward looking.

What are your wishes for the new year?

2006: to make the best of my 2006 the worst in 2007!

2008: love, laugh and love and laugh some more!

2010: last year's resolutions are this year's confessions!