I know it's been almost a week since we all jumped up and down at midnight, ducked and doged firecrackers and fireworks coming our way, and filled our tummies with lechon and wine and whatever else we can see on the dinner table. But just for the heck of it (as I'd done it for the past two New Years--should they be called the Old New Years, then?) here's a "G'bye 2007, and hello 2008!

Okay, so last New Year's Eve, we had the whole family around--as usual. We celebrated earlier! By 7.30pm we were all at home eating dinner and drinking and doing God-knows-what! Haha. And by midnight, we were all up in the veranda watching the fireworks. Ahh, it was a good start of the year.

The Top 5 Quotable Quotes That Greeted The New Year 2008

1. "Wow, wow, wow!...Wow, wow, wow!...Wow, wow, WOW!" - Fii...As if ngayong taon lang ako nakakita ng fireworks sa buong buhay ko. XP
2. "Mabuhay ang mga Intsik!" - Ocampo cousins...Without them, who would've invented the fireworks, eh?
3. "Eight hundred pesos!...Fifty pesos!...Seven, no, five pesos!...Ayun, mayaman--twenty thousand pesos!" - Fii and Jinky...Trying to determine how much the neighbors spent on the fireworks, depending if the fireworks looked duh-mazing or fugly.
4. "Hoy! Buhok ko, baka masunog!" - Mama...A 'kwitis' flew past near us in the veranda.
5. "Happy birthday!" - itago na lang natin siya sa pangalang Jogar...The best "Happy New Year!" greeting I received--ever! :P

The Top 10 World News Headlines-Worthy Events of My 2007

1. Lola Tery's death
2. Meeting the new additions to the big-wacky-looney-crazy-fun-noisy-happy-corny-wild-hyper Ocampo family: Ate Lana, Shane, Ara, Rane.
3. Finally being able to get a slot for the football PE
4. Changing diapers of grannies during hospital duties and getting capped(!)
5. My first LRT ride(!)
6. Getting from Dapitan to my house by commuting on my own(!!)
7. Actually fixing my hair and putting on lipstick for school *gasp*
8. Legal at last! (June 10)
9. The White Cross Children's Home birthday party
10. Losing the Php100-bet

The Top 10 To-Do List for My 2008

1. Make a new blogskin for my Blogger
2. Finish reading "Atlas Shrugged" by Ayn Rand
3. Eat ice cream for breakfast
4. Get my Pedia and OB books wrapped with plastic cover before the school year ends
5. Have a balloon fight with friends and family
6. Learn a new song on the bass guitar
7. Complete a scrapbook
8. Learn more about Photoshop
9. Drive smoothly over humps and potholes
10. Stay in my pajamas for one whole day

The New Year's Resolution List for My 2008

1. DO NOT eat fastfoods anymore--they are harmful to the body. Instead, wag na lang kumain ng anything. Mabilis pang papayat pag ganun.
2. NEVER be late for school. If you know you won't be able to get to class on time, wag ka na pumasok--sayang pa sa paglakad from dorm to the classroom, di ba?
3. DO NOT make pa-libre to friends if they don't have a lot of cash at the moment. Magpalibre pag marami silang pera. As those words of wisdumb says, "The more, the manyer!"

Ah, yes. It's a brand-spankin' new year! Yahoo!