Sunday, January 01, 2006

Best of 2005

New Loves:
Alice Munro stories
Halifax
Spring Salad with strawberries, feta, red onions, grapes, etc.

Countries Visited:
Taiwan
Singapore
Malaysia
Canada

Homes:
#1 - 3F, 45, Ln. 78, Sec. 1, An-ho Rd., Taipei, Taiwan
#2 – Risley Hall, Dalhousie University, Halifax, NS
#1 - 3F, 45, Ln. 78, Sec. 1, An-ho Rd., Taipei, Taiwan

Top Three Soundtrack CDs:
Theresa Sokyrka – These Old Charms
Damien Rice – O
Iron and Wine – Love and Some Verses

Top 3 Books Read:
The Tipping Point – Malcolm Gladwell
Something I’ve Been Meaning to Tell You – Alice Munro
Blue Like Jazz – Donald Miller

Top 3 Performances:

Unwelt – September 25
Cursive III – Nov 20
Falstaff – June 24

Top 3 Movies:

Before Sunset
Broken Flowers
Crash

Top 3 Favorite Days:
February 6 – First day in Singapore – Orchid Garden, Borders, Shopping
(perhaps I will aim to make February 6 my day for doing something new and exciting every year – from Murano / Venice, to exploring Singapore to ???)
July 4 – Day from hell on Green Island, adventures with Claire in Taiwan
July 14 – Mapleton, NS: Doing strawberries, playing crockinole, cats, a church strawberry supper, family


Resolutions for 2006:


1. Read at least 12 quality books this year. Write them down.
2. Do something so adventurous it scares you.
3. Make at least three new friends in each new city – be assertive.

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