Top 10 Lists in 2006

2006 is will soon finish its race in another day. I thought it will be siginificant to come up with some my favourite and not-so-favourite things and memories of 2006 as a form of remembrance to this year. Well writing some of these down, I was brought back to memory land, remembering some my laughters and tears, some of the essential ingredient of life.


Here goes:

Top 10 Movies in 2006 (not in order of preference)

1. Da Vinci Code
2. The Lake House
3. Devil Wears Prada
4. Step Up
5. Click
6. Take the Lead
7. The Guardian
8. Happy Feet
9. Eight Below
10. Poseidon

Top 10 Books read in 2006 (not in order of preference)

1. Time Traveler's Wife - Audrey Niffenegger
2. Under the Duvet - Marian Keyes
3. Chasing Daylight - Eugene O'Kelly
4. Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time - Mark Haddon
5. At First Sight - Nicholas Spark
6. My Sister's Keeper - Jodi Picoult
7. Veronika Decides to Die - Paulo Coelho
8. Eleven Minutes - Paulo Coelho
9. The Devil and Miss Prym - Paulo Coelho
10. Memoirs of Geisha - Arthur Golden

Top 10 Dining Experience

1. The Line - Shangri-la Hotel Singapore
2. Melt - The World Cafe - Oriental Hotel Singapore
3. Ellenborough Cafe - Swissotel Merchant Court Hotel
4. Sakura Restaurant - Orchard Shopping Centre
5. Crystal Jade Korean BBQ - Takashimaya Shopping Centre
6. Tapas Tree - Clark Quay
7. The Soup Restaurant - Changi Airport T2
8. New York New York - Citylink
9. Khansama Tandoori Restaurant - Serangoon Road
10. Long Beach Seafood Restaurant - East Coast Seafood Centre

Top 10 Happiest Memories

1. Going Bangkok with Jorine, Jinwen and Yiling
2. Getting the progress package
3. Being the top student in CRS and getting $300 for that
4. Internship at Cathay Pacific Airways
5. Winning Ipod Nano during Company's DnD
6. Playing tour guide to Max from UK
7. Ben passing his final year exams, one which he did not put in effort till last minute
8. Making new friends like Costa and Shane from down under, and Maisie from China (haha) I think I mean Singapore
9. Dad coming back Singapore to celebrate his birthday with us
10. The discovery of the mystery of 11:11 (secret)

Top 10 Significant Moments

1. Last Examination in Poly
2. Xueli's ROM
3. Chiew Ling's ROM
4. Dad leaving for Guangzhou to work
5. Voting for the first time
6. 1 year in serving my church's celebration ministry
7. 1 year after baptism
8. Carlene's 21st Birthday Celebration
9. Trying photoshop for the first time and really really loving it (I really use to hate all thing dealing with computer)
10. Getting a call from Wendy informing me that she is officially a Singapore Girl

Top 10 Things to Try in 2007

1. Perm my Hair
2. Learn something new (option: Spanish, Photography, Dancing, Pilates or Photoshop)
3. Read the entire collection from Paulo Coelho
4. Try Online Shopping (haha.. I really didn't try it before)
5. Redecorate my room, especially the noticeboard
6. Go on a mission trip
7. Go to Disneyland to fulfill my dream of being a disney princess (big grinz)
8. Start a saving plan
9. Get to know Singapre better, visit SAM, Red Dot Museum, MINT, etc...
10. Go to somewhere out of Asia

10 Things I'll not do/try in 2007

1. Cut my hair real short
2. Wear Bell-bottom pants
3. Get into a relationship (yet)
4. Work in a travel agency
5. Dye my hair Black
6. Eat anything that is still alive
7. Be selfish with my praises to others
8. Get drunk (again)
9. Accept anything that it not within my expectation
10. Stop Dreaming

I hope that you enjoy looking through the lists and hopefully tour mind invoke up some memories of yourself in 2006. I hope it rekindle of something in you, reminding you that the best thing in life is yet to come. Continue to dream. But always remember that God can dream a far bigger dream for you than you can ever imagine. That I believe.

May the year 2007 brings even more happier memories, unexpected surprises, closer family ties and friendships, greater desire to make your life story an inspiration to others.