Sunday Stealing #26 The Final Week of 2009 Meme

Today we ripped this meme off a blogger named Nik Dirga at the blog Spatula Forum. Nik is an American journalist who now lives in New Zealand with his kiwi wife and son. He does not say where he found the meme. But, it was probably stolen there as well. So, of course, that will be as far as we go. Tracing back our theft's thieves might take some time. Link back to us at Sunday Stealing!

Sunday Stealing: The Final Week of 2009 Meme
1. What did you do in 2009 that you'd never done before?
Hm...nothing really.

2. Did you keep your new years' resolutions, and will you make more for next year?
I've kept some and some I didn't. No, I won't make a new year's resolution this year as I usually can't keep them all. I'll just do what I can do and strive to do more.

3. How will you be spending New Year's Eve?
I will go to church with my nieces to hear evening mass. I will have Media Noche dinner with family and when the clock will strike midnight, I'll say my prayers to say goodbye to 2009 and say hi to 2010.

4. Did anyone close to you die?
Sigh..yes. May they rest in peace.

5. What countries did you visit?
Hongkong, Macau.

6. What would you like to have in 2010 that you lacked in 2009?
Not lacking but I want more of them in me: perseverance, courage and thinking outside of the box.

7. What date from 2009 will remain etched upon your memory, and why?
Geez..my memory is failing, don't ask me this.

8. What was your biggest achievement of the year?
Didn't achieve much this year because I did the usual stuff, will strive to do more this coming year.

9. What was your biggest failure?
No biggest failure just tiny ones:)

10. Did you suffer illness or injury?
The usual cold, cough and stuff.

11. What was the best thing you bought?
Gifts for loved ones.

12. Where did most of your money go?
Travel and household expenses.

13. What song will always remind you of 2009?
There are a lot of songs such as: Insomnia by Craig David, Falling Slowly by Kim Hyun Joong, Arisong by Hwangbo and a lot more.

14. What do you wish you'd done more of?
More home repairs. Gosh, this house is crumbling down.

15. What do you wish you'd done less of?
Eating hehehe! I need to lose weight again.

16. What was your favourite TV program?
Grey's Anatomy if I have the time to watch it.

17. Do you hate anyone now that you didn't hate this time last year?
Nah..

18. What was the best book you read?
For this year, Obama's The Audacity of Hope.

19. What was your greatest musical discovery?
That am still an alto, forever offkey.

20. What was your favorite film of this year?
Am a movie buff and geez, I have lots of favorites. Avatar's the latest.

21. What did you do on your birthday?
Had our traditional misua (chinese noodles) for my breakfast and buffet dinner at Nanay Bebeng's with family.

22. What kept you sane?
Prayers and my support system.

23. Who did you miss?
A very good friend of mine who's far away and another who had gone too young.

24. Who was the best new person you met?
Met new blogger-friends and I've learned a lot from them.

25. Tell us a valuable life lesson you learned in 2009:
Time is God's time. So, better use it wisely and fruitfully.