Ten Things to be Thankful About in 2007

Here's something from Fencesitter. Initially, I thought 10 is a big number for my 2007. But then I told myself, "Wow, that's too sad."  I don't want to end the year bitter and forlorn, so I made up a list. Don't confuse my verb there. 

1. Family. My stronghold and my reason for everything. No need to say more.

2. Friends. I used to be a BFF kind of girl. Now I'm content to  know that I have people around who will probably look for me had I suddenly gone missing for days. It's actually not half as bad as it sounds. I do love my friends. We may be different in more ways than I can count on my fingers, but they sure make life a lot easier to deal with.

3. Work. Despite a number of changes and a persistent threat of doom looming over our heads, work's still good. I've always thought I'm lucky to have found my job. I still believe I'm lucky to be keeping it while I can. 

4. Badminton. My stress reliever. There's no better way to release bodily tension that to smash a hapless shuttle and run around the court for hours. This year has been a good year in that I enjoyed the sport a lot more than when I was just beginning to learn two years ago. And meeting new court buddies is not too bad either.   

5. Tennis. Just to fulfill a childhood dream, I willed myself to go to the courts alone and look for a trainor. I managed to learn the basics, and that's enough to make me happy. No more tennis training for me. Playing both tennis and badminton isn't smart, really (contrasting footwork, wrist action vs arm swing, etc.).

6. Ipod. I've had my green 4 Gb Ipod mini for two years now and I can still count on it to get me through a boring day at work. It's already obsolete, even before the start of this year, but I'll never trade my playlists for another's.

7. New apartment. After almost seven years of staying with officemates and friends, I finally managed to find a place of my own. Well, I share it with my sister, but it's still a big difference.

8. Internet. I cannot call myself a computer geek but I surprise myself sometimes with the wealth of things I manage to acquire online. Shhhh with the downloads and the online stalking of "interesting" people.  

9. Puerto Galera trip. My only out-of-town trip this year. I had a case of food poisoning the night before we're supposed to return to Manila so this will go down as one of the most memorable trips of my life (I literally had to drag my bags and my feet due to weakness from dehydration). But I'm still thankful about it because I had fun anyway.

10. Office bookcase.  This year, a club at our office opened bookcases for borrowing reading materials, and I must say their selection is topnotch.  Sure saved me a lot of $$$.

Now, let's spread the love and ask what are on the lists of Onyxx, Ven, Maeryn, TPS, and Karmee.