Twinkle twinkle... who's it shining?

joyous. fresh. 12 months again.

maligayang bagong taon! happy new year! akemashite omedetou gozaimasu! *blows horn*

yet another year has ended, and a new year's doors have opened. hmm, how did i celebrate? i spent some days of the week before new year's day writing on my nengajou, postcards to be sent by post to my friends here in japan. they said people do it here every year. but some of my friends at school said they'd just send e-mails on new year. nonetheless, wrote mine. and i felt good doing so. *beams*

i was tucked under the kotatsu (the table with a comforter and heater) on new year's eve, eating dinner and watching the music show on tv. save for the period when i was at the phone and talking with my family. it was fun. they said there was another new dog at home, from kuya ono. ask my sis who that guy is. *grins* and finally, my package arrived at home. i'm glad they liked my christmas gifts. *smiles*

i mailed until late at night, and slept. on new year's day, we prepared and then left for my grandma's house. there, we ate and watched tv, and i tried doing my homework. i also took a bath, went upstairs and ate and talked and watched tv, and i was on bed early. whew.

in the phil's we receive pamasko from our ninong and ninang, but here in japan children receive money on new year. i received some from my host parents, my uncle's family, and my grandma. because chrildren are said to become rich people on new year, there are sales almost everywhere (but not just for children, but also for adults). today, we did a lot of shopping and moving around. so much fun! *dances*

first, mama and baba (moms and grandma) dropped me and my host sis at heiando, a book shop. i bought a book about japan (it has so many pictures and is so beautiful), and a CD of hamasaki ayumi, my first-ever favorite j-pop singer. after that, we walked to saty, and took purikura. three times. *laughs out loud* mama and baba then picked us up, and we went to jusco to do some shopping. after much searching through sales, i bought a i-dont-know-what-it's-called piece for 500 yen (it's like a hooded sleeveless long vest), and a black with white polka-dots tights (with ribbon at the end). that's about it. we also tried looking for kamisole, but those that were available were expensive so we decided not to buy. we then met up with mama and baba who have just finished grocery, and then drove on home.

note: i saw the cutest guy in my class while we were driving home. he just came out of a store and was boarding a car. *bonks self*

at home, we ate our lunch-snack-dinner, and then me and my host sister decided to walk to the clothes shop not quite far from home to do more shopping. it took us long before we were able to go back home; it was already dark when we walked back. i bought cool brownish shorts (i decided to get the brown instead of the usual shade of blackish gray), a cute black and white skirt with a black lace ribbon, and black tights with brown lace in the end. weird, eh? on getting home, my host sis was at our room while i went to my host parents room, and we tried our bargain out. i was so amused because i could mix and match everything that i bought for 4000 yen. i still have much money left!

i picked clothes for tomorrow (i'm going out with trish and other girls to karaoke), and sticked today's purikura in my purikura notebook. i also listened to ayu's cd, and when i went down at 10 pm, i was so hungry but there weren't any food. *cries* i just ate some cookies and stuff while using the pc. hopefully i wouldn't get too fat with just a day of distorted meals. *lol*

and now that a new year has begun, i would just like to thank all the peoplewho have been part of the previous years that i've lived:

my family: moms, dads, ate jho, john, jen, lolo, lola, mga tito, mga tita, mga pinsan, ka millet, mga aso at alaga sa bahay, at mga tindera.

my friends: bea, mica, kat, meng, nikko, mels, x, juno, enric, atan, wel, boj, aaron, mars, sop, mau, joy, chum, ate goldie, hannah, at marami pa.

my batchmates and schoolmates: t-gang, collage, gay gang, friends, may, faye, joan, and iba pang mga nakababatang schoolmates.

my host families: my host moms, host dads, grandparents, brother, sisters, dogs, cat, and other people who treated me as family.

my schools: rizal national science high school, and my senior high school here. including my teachers, batchmates, senpai and friends.

my friends here: the girls with whom i eat lunch everyday, my friends who are now in america, my clubmates, and friends in the train.

the org people: trish (my buddy), stian, the people at the fuji camp, the other org children, my LP's and the other adult people.

church people: tita nora, tita helen, tita juliet, tito jun, tita jasmin, sister celeste, nobu, and other adult people who treated me well at church.

harrynatix: ate mae, ate elaine, ate anne, ate bevs, ate rizz, jeff, arland, phil, at syempre, kei harry.

doujin: farrah, afiura-san, shen-chan, angel-chan, OD-san, sempai-san, longkang-san, miss mia, and the other doujin staff.

i would also like to thank my reviewers in fanfiction.net. i do hope i could finish my latest chaptered fic once and for all. *smiles*

i've been through a lot this past year, and though i was unable to stretch my time much to give every aspect the time it deserves, i feel satisfied with how i lived the year. to all of you whom i mentioned above, and even those whom i failed to mention, i thank you deeply. year 2006 was one year full of the rarest experiences that i had in my life, and i do hope to make more memories with all of you.

ja, so much for the sentiness. thank you Lord for another year! maybe this year be as prosperous as the previous years, and may You remain King of everything during this year and all the years to come. God bless! A happy new year to everyone! *mwahugs*

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