2008 meme =D
This 2008 meme that's being posted virtually everywhere, stolen from jiroh_akutagawa!
1. What did you do in 2008 that you'd never done before?
- I ate at the University Canteen for the first time =D *was very much nervous*
2. Did you keep your new years' resolutions, and will you make more for next year?
- I have to admit I cannot remember any resolutions. But they might have been something along the lines of "study hard for Abitur", which I totally kept XD
And yes, I'm already planning Resolutions for 2009.
3. Did anyone close to you give birth?
- Er... not as far as I know...
4. Did anyone close to you die?
- Yes.
5. What countries did you visit?
- Japan ^0^v
6. What would you like to have in 2009 that you lacked in 2008?
- What did I lack? Ah right, I'd like 1-2 weeks without pressure to actually read all those awesome books I got for my birthday and in Japan... *eyes shelf*
7. What date from 2008 will remain etched upon your memory, and why?
- The 24th of April because mother called and told me grandmother had died. The 29th of April because that was the date of the funeral service.
8. What was your biggest achievement of the year?
- Pulling off something I had never thought possible, namely that utopian 1,0 Abitur.
9. What was your biggest failure?
- Forgetting 60% of all those birthdays I desperately wanted to remember. Ah right, that's the Resolution I didn't keep. Also, I killed Paso.
10. Did you suffer illness or injury?
- I didn't hurt my knee again this year :D And the anticipated nervous breakdown after The Exams never happened. So the answer is "no".
11. What was the best thing you bought?
- The denshi jisho *0*
12. Whose behavior merited celebration?
- Everyone who endured my Exam-induced whining...?
13. Whose behavior made you appalled and depressed? Worried?
- That Girl's behaviour towards me. Sometimes she talks to me as if I were just anybody, sometimes she completely ignores me. And I mean completely. Sometimes I don't even get back a 'good morning'.
14. Where did most of your money go?
- Japan. And Christmas presents.
15. What did you get really, really, really excited about?
- The Usual. And Abitur/Japan/University.
16. What song will always remind you of 2008?
- Ashita ga aru sa by Ulfuls.
17. Compared to this time last year, are you:
I. happier or sadder?
- Happier
II. thinner or fatter?
- Er, no idea.
III. richer or poorer?
- Poorer.
18. What do you wish you'd done more of?
- Kanji writing practice *chagrin*
19. What do you wish you'd done less of?
- I wish I had bothered people less with tiny problems.
20. How did will you spend Christmas?
- 24th with my grandfather, mother and brother here; 25th with my father and his branch of the family and his girlfriend in Bochum.
22. Did you fall in love in 2008?
- Not as far as I know.
23. How many one-night stands?
- Yuck. None.
24. What was your favourite TV programme?
- Gundam Wing =D
25. Do you hate anyone now that you didn't hate this time last year?
- I... don't think so.
26. What was the best book you read?
- OH difficult. If I said Michael Kohlhaas by Heinrich von Kleist, I'd be referring to something I took great pleasure in reading; however, this pleasure stemmed mostly from the fact that I could tease my fellow classmates (who downright hated it)... Hey, I DO want to be able to write like him! But best book it is, isn't it? As I said, difficult. I remember finishing "The Host" by Stephanie Meyer sometime around 3 or 4 in the morning, which might indicate that I really, really liked it =D
27. What was your greatest musical (re)discovery?
- Bizet's "L'Arlésienne". Or Bizet in general <3
28. What did you want and get?
- Internship in Japan, granted university application for Heidelberg University <3
29. What did you want and not get?
- ...A birthday present from my brother...
30. What was your favorite film of this year?
- PONYO! =DDD (which is, coincidentally, one of the very few films I watched, and the only one I can actually recall...)
31. What did you do on your birthday, and how old were you?
- I turned 20 and spent the day alone (morning) and among people who didn't have a clue (midday/afternoon/evening). The following weekend, I celebrated with my best school friends. The weekend after that, my grandparents came and we celebrated as a family, watching my brother's photos from Cape Cod/Boston.
32. What one thing would have made your year immeasurably more satisfying?
- My year was quite satisfying, thank you XD
33. How would you describe your personal fashion concept in 2008?
- Adventurous. As in, I bought a (plain dark-blue) skirt.
34. What kept you sane?
- Japanese and orchestra
35. Which celebrity/public figure did you fancy the most?
- Huh?
36. What political issue stirred you the most?
- US Election? *g*
37. Who did you miss?
- It's now 03:11 in the morning. And yes, that does have a meaning =D
38. Who was the best new person you met?
- Hatsuda-san, an elderly volunteer at the Kumamoto City International Centre, originally from Ôsaka. Really funny and with vast knowledge. I learned a lot.
39. Tell us a valuable life lesson you learned in 2008.
- Life is like many long-distance runs in a row: You must not start sprinting for the goal too early. However, you must not wait too long, either.
40. Quote a song lyric that sums up your year:
- 明日があるさ明日（あす）がある/若い僕には夢がある -- There's tomorrow, there's [always] tomorrow/I am young and I have a dream ["Ashita ga aru sa" by Ulfuls]
1. What did you do in 2008 that you'd never done before?
- I ate at the University Canteen for the first time =D *was very much nervous*
2. Did you keep your new years' resolutions, and will you make more for next year?
- I have to admit I cannot remember any resolutions. But they might have been something along the lines of "study hard for Abitur", which I totally kept XD
And yes, I'm already planning Resolutions for 2009.
3. Did anyone close to you give birth?
- Er... not as far as I know...
4. Did anyone close to you die?
- Yes.
5. What countries did you visit?
- Japan ^0^v
6. What would you like to have in 2009 that you lacked in 2008?
- What did I lack? Ah right, I'd like 1-2 weeks without pressure to actually read all those awesome books I got for my birthday and in Japan... *eyes shelf*
7. What date from 2008 will remain etched upon your memory, and why?
- The 24th of April because mother called and told me grandmother had died. The 29th of April because that was the date of the funeral service.
8. What was your biggest achievement of the year?
- Pulling off something I had never thought possible, namely that utopian 1,0 Abitur.
9. What was your biggest failure?
- Forgetting 60% of all those birthdays I desperately wanted to remember. Ah right, that's the Resolution I didn't keep. Also, I killed Paso.
10. Did you suffer illness or injury?
- I didn't hurt my knee again this year :D And the anticipated nervous breakdown after The Exams never happened. So the answer is "no".
11. What was the best thing you bought?
- The denshi jisho *0*
12. Whose behavior merited celebration?
- Everyone who endured my Exam-induced whining...?
13. Whose behavior made you appalled and depressed? Worried?
- That Girl's behaviour towards me. Sometimes she talks to me as if I were just anybody, sometimes she completely ignores me. And I mean completely. Sometimes I don't even get back a 'good morning'.
14. Where did most of your money go?
- Japan. And Christmas presents.
15. What did you get really, really, really excited about?
- The Usual. And Abitur/Japan/University.
16. What song will always remind you of 2008?
- Ashita ga aru sa by Ulfuls.
17. Compared to this time last year, are you:
I. happier or sadder?
- Happier
II. thinner or fatter?
- Er, no idea.
III. richer or poorer?
- Poorer.
18. What do you wish you'd done more of?
- Kanji writing practice *chagrin*
19. What do you wish you'd done less of?
- I wish I had bothered people less with tiny problems.
20. How did will you spend Christmas?
- 24th with my grandfather, mother and brother here; 25th with my father and his branch of the family and his girlfriend in Bochum.
22. Did you fall in love in 2008?
- Not as far as I know.
23. How many one-night stands?
- Yuck. None.
24. What was your favourite TV programme?
- Gundam Wing =D
25. Do you hate anyone now that you didn't hate this time last year?
- I... don't think so.
26. What was the best book you read?
- OH difficult. If I said Michael Kohlhaas by Heinrich von Kleist, I'd be referring to something I took great pleasure in reading; however, this pleasure stemmed mostly from the fact that I could tease my fellow classmates (who downright hated it)... Hey, I DO want to be able to write like him! But best book it is, isn't it? As I said, difficult. I remember finishing "The Host" by Stephanie Meyer sometime around 3 or 4 in the morning, which might indicate that I really, really liked it =D
27. What was your greatest musical (re)discovery?
- Bizet's "L'Arlésienne". Or Bizet in general <3
28. What did you want and get?
- Internship in Japan, granted university application for Heidelberg University <3
29. What did you want and not get?
- ...A birthday present from my brother...
30. What was your favorite film of this year?
- PONYO! =DDD (which is, coincidentally, one of the very few films I watched, and the only one I can actually recall...)
31. What did you do on your birthday, and how old were you?
- I turned 20 and spent the day alone (morning) and among people who didn't have a clue (midday/afternoon/evening). The following weekend, I celebrated with my best school friends. The weekend after that, my grandparents came and we celebrated as a family, watching my brother's photos from Cape Cod/Boston.
32. What one thing would have made your year immeasurably more satisfying?
- My year was quite satisfying, thank you XD
33. How would you describe your personal fashion concept in 2008?
- Adventurous. As in, I bought a (plain dark-blue) skirt.
34. What kept you sane?
- Japanese and orchestra
35. Which celebrity/public figure did you fancy the most?
- Huh?
36. What political issue stirred you the most?
- US Election? *g*
37. Who did you miss?
- It's now 03:11 in the morning. And yes, that does have a meaning =D
38. Who was the best new person you met?
- Hatsuda-san, an elderly volunteer at the Kumamoto City International Centre, originally from Ôsaka. Really funny and with vast knowledge. I learned a lot.
39. Tell us a valuable life lesson you learned in 2008.
- Life is like many long-distance runs in a row: You must not start sprinting for the goal too early. However, you must not wait too long, either.
40. Quote a song lyric that sums up your year:
- 明日があるさ明日（あす）がある/若い僕には夢がある -- There's tomorrow, there's [always] tomorrow/I am young and I have a dream ["Ashita ga aru sa" by Ulfuls]