1. What did you do this year that you’d never done before? shooting, casted as an extra, clubbing 2. Did you keep your new year’s resolutions? kinda 3. Did anyone close to you give birth? no 4. Did anyone close to you die? no 5. What cities/states/countries did you visit? vietnam, went up north with mountains 6. What would you like to have next year that you lacked this year? more socialising 7. What date(s) from this year will remain etched upon your memory, and why? 31/12 - new years eve with the boys 8. What was your biggest achievement of the year? made watches for people 9. What was your biggest failure? not doing enough and being scared 10. What other hardships did you face? a bedrotting summer 11. Did you suffer illness or injury? nope 12. What was the best thing you bought? nanoblocks bonsai tree 13. Whose behaviour merited celebration? helen and kay, both showed me how to be a better guy 14. Whose behaviour made you appalled? uni ppl, lack of ambition bores me 15. Where did most of your money go? university and golf 16. What did you get really, really, really excited about? 2025 - maybe it will be the year i rise 17. What song will always remind you of this year? no one noticed - the marias 18. Compared to this time last year, are you: happier or sadder? Thinner or fatter? Richer or poorer? happier? maybe more at peace is better defined here same weight, i stopped going gym sustainable? neither richer or poorer, some wins some losses 19. What do you wish you’d done more of? risk more, socialise more, just do it 20. What do you wish you’d done less of? being scared, and protecting my peace too much, im an avoidant 21. How are you spending the holidays? vietnam, a peaceful trip 22. Did you fall in love this year? i only had one crush, but we were better off as friends so maybe i guess? 23. Do you hate anyone now that you didn’t hate this time last year? uni people, but i dont really hate 24. What was your favourite show? shogun and arcane s2 25. What was the best book you read? outliers - Malcolm Gladwell 26. What was your greatest musical discovery of the year? playing the piano again and taking lessons 27. What was your favourite film? look back - Tatsuki Fujimoto 28. What was your favourite meal? chou steak - hanoi 29. What did you want and get? love - love for myself 30. What did you want and not get? love - love from someone else 31. What did you do on your birthday? helen took me out to Apple Butter Cafe, otherwise i didnt do much 32. What one thing would have made your year immeasurably more satisfying? journaling more, documenting more 33. How would you describe your personal fashion this year? i didnt go out as much, but if i had to say? maybe american basic 34. What kept you sane? reading books 35. Which celebrity/public figure did you admire the most? Hayao Miyazaki Marcus Aurelius 36. What political issue stirred you the most? nothing, i pretty much stayed away from politics it was a very stoic year for me 37. Who did you miss? vietnam - her 38. Who was the best new person you met? helen & kayan 39. What valuable life lesson did you learn this year? embrace yourself and hold yourself high 40. What is a quote that sums up your year? **“It does not matter how slowly you go as long as you do not stop.”** — _Confucius_ **“Waste no more time arguing what a good man should be. Be one.”** - _Marcus Aurelius_