Thank you, 2017 ... Hello, 2018!!!

I have been reflecting on my 2017 and I realized that this year is so much better than 2016. I remembered my 2016 full of unhappiness and frustrations- worse, misery. I remembered celebrating January 1, 2017 because I couldn't wait for 2016 to end. This year, I will be celebrating 2018 not because I wanted 2017 to end but because I am so grateful for this year. A lot has happened and I am thankful for this year that I can't wait for the blessings of 2018.

As a year-ender post, I would like to reflect on some things. I have read these questions from Tara's chroniclesofvanity.com and I would like to give my own answers.

1. What is your idea of perfect happiness? Being with my soon to be husband.
I know this sounds so mushy but for me, being with my fiance and looking forward to a lifetime with him is the greatest happiness I have ever felt in my life.

2.What is your greatest fear? Lately I've been experiencing a lot of wedding nightmares. From my engagement being called off, my ring falling apart, to my entourage being MIA. All things related to wedding mishaps are my greatest fear as of the moment.

3.What is the trait you most deplore in yourself? Fearful. Anxious. Easy to worry. Easy to give up. Lazy.

4.What is the trait you most deplore in others? Stupidity.

5.Which living person do you most admire? I admire people who are passionate on what they do and have done things differently from the norm yet managed to become successful in their endeavor.

6.What is your greatest extravagance? My wedding-- obviously

7. What is your current state of mind? Looking forward to new beginnings

8. What do you consider the most overrated virtue? Poverty- being always romantically mistaken for simplicity and humility.

9. On what occasion do you lie? When I feel like I will be judged.

10. What do you most dislike about your appearance? My huge forehead and my super unmanageable hair.

11. Which living person do you most despise? Users.

12. What is the quality you most like in a man? Loyalty.

13. What is the quality you most like in a woman? Sense of Humor.

14. Which words or phrases do you most overuse? Char char. Shoot. O.M.Freakin.Gee

15. What or who is the greatest love of your life? My fiance

16. When and where were you happiest? When my fiance finally proposed to me.

17. Which talent would you most like to have? I wish I could draw!

18. If you could change one thing about yourself, what would it be? I wish I am braver and more confident about my talents and skills. I also wish I can get by with boredom. I wish I am more driven and goal getter. I also wish I am more successful that I am right now.

19. What do you consider your greatest achievement? My article being published in a national magazine. ..also, planning my own wedding.

20. If you were to die and come back as a person or a thing, what would it be? TBh, I would have wanted to be the same person as I am, maybe better, but still me.

21. Where would you most like to live? Not sure. Maybe somewhere romantic like Paris or Italy.

22. What is your most treasured possession? My engagement ring

23. What do you regard as the lowest depth of misery? When I lost my brother

24. What is your favorite occupation? Musician

25. What is your most marked characteristic? Talented

26. What do you most value in your friends? Sense of belongingness, keeping me sane

27. Who are your favorite writers? Amy Tan, Arthur Golden, Murakami, Stephen King, Jodi Picoult, Lucado

28. Who is your hero of fiction? Sayuri of Memoirs of a Geisha

29. Which historical figure do you most identify with? ---

30. Who are your heroes in real life? My fiance, my parents, my friends

31. What are your favorite names? Any name that starts with G or R

32. What is it that you most dislike? Lychees!!!!

33. What is your greatest regret? I wished I have done things I haven't done because of fear.

34. How would you like to die? Of old age.

35. What is your motto? God has a plan for me.

Happier or sadder? Happier
Richer or poorer? Richer
What do you wish you'd done more of? Exercise
What do you wish you'd done less of? Worrying
How will you be spending Christmas? With my family
Did you fall in love in 2017? YES! More than ever
What was your favorite TV program? Big Bang Theory
Do you hate anyone now that you didn't hate this time last year? None
What was the best book you read? Murakami's Norwegian Wood
What was your greatest musical discovery? Dixie Chicks, The Honey Trees
What did you want and got? Engagement Ring
What was your favorite film of this year? Beauty and the Beast
What did you do on your birthday? my last stint as a bridesmaid
How would you describe your personal fashion concept in 2017? Super Tita of Manila
What kept you sane? Faith in God
Which celebrity figure you fancy the most? Lilia of Lilia'sRight
Who was the best new person you met? ---
Tell us a valuable life lesson you learned in 2017? Things happen for a reason.... Miracles do happen.... Timing is everything.

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