City Weekend asks you for your 2006 bests and predictions for 2007

Beijing

Name: Anna Sophie Loewenberg Profession: Documentary filmmaker and host of Sexy Beijing on Danwei TV From: Los Angeles, California Came to China: Ten years ago Best thing that happened in 2006: I dumped my boyfriend, quit my shitty job, sold my car and moved back to Beijing to start Danwei TV with two of my best friends. In 2007, the biggest piece of news will be: The Beijing Olympic Committee decides to make [Note: CW deleted “cunninglingus”] an Olympic sport.

Name: Dio Profession: O2 Culture manager From: Zhejiang Been in Beijing Since: 1993 Best thing that happened in 2006: The Yen Halloween fetish party being mobbed. We give local DJs a chance to develop their style and everyone had fun in the process. In 2007, the biggest piece of news will be: All the Yen DJs will be invited to London to throw the biggest rave party England's ever seen in Notting Hill.

Name: Kevin Eslinger Profession: Environmental Transportation Consultant for the Chinese Government From: The BEST city in California:L.A. baby! Came to China: Five grueling months ago The best thing that happened in 2006: My trip to Tibet. Travel alone and hitch-hike whenever possible. Between my hours long conversations with monks to seeing Qomolangma [Mount Everest] in person, Tibet can change you. And DEFINITELY take along a copy of the Tibet Lonely Planet. In 2007, the biggest piece of news will be: President George W. Bush and President Hu Jintao finally announce that they're splitting up, citing irreconcilable differences.

Name: Antoine Breton, Karen Fang Profession: Antoine is a video director at G2 Studio, while Karen manages G2 Studio's business development
From: Paris, France; Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania, USA Came to China: One and a half years ago; seven years ago The best thing that happened in 2006: We got engaged. Who ever would have thought we'd find true love at Maggie's....just kidding, we met at Vic's. In 2007, the biggest piece of news will be: The world is shocked when the Beijing Youth Daily publishes a picture of the Olympic mascots, the Friendlies, doing naughty things with George Michael in Chaoyang Park, showing the world that Beibei is actually a top.

Shanghai

Name: Berwin Tanco Profession: Interior designer at Vinyl Group From: Philippines Came to China: Three years ago Best thing that happened in 2006? My two partners, Ben and Noel, and I moved to our new office this year. We've designed a unique and special space that makes us happy to be at work. Plus, almost all of our potential clients that come to our office end up signing with us. In 2007, the biggest piece of news will be Vinyl Group!

Name: Aimee Groom Profession: Sales and marketing coordinator for KABB and Blue Frog From: Weeley Heath in Essex, England Came to China: One year ago Best thing that happened in 2006: I quit my teaching job to go and work for KABB and Blue Frog--it’s changed my one year stint into a long term stay. I was hanging out in their bars with my friends way before I started to work for KABB, so I feel pretty fortunate to have a job that involves three of my favorite hobbies: eating, drinking and socializing. In 2007, the biggest piece of news will be: Reality TV plumbs new depths as world leaders battle it out in the Big Brother house. Viewers place your votes to see who will be the first to be evicted. My money’s on Bush!

Name: Ken Carroll Profession: Entrepreneur, co-founder of Kai En English Language Training Center and ChinesePod.com From: Dublin, Ireland Came to China: Twelve years ago Best things that happened in 2006: I started a “clean desk policy” and successfully implemented it across an organization of techies and other misfits. Gone are the days of "Where's me frickin' sandwich?" and "Where's John?" "He's sitting right in front of you." You see, the deepest, profoundest secret to entrepreneurial greatness is the clean desk. Take my word for that. Pretty soon I'm actually going to start keeping a clean desk myself. In 2007, the biggest piece of news will be: Miss Samples invades NoKo and installs a parliamentary system and a democratic regime.

Name: Kenneth Tristan Profession: Underwear salesman! From: Singapore Came to China: Four years ago The best thing that happened in 2006: The launch of MANifesto.com.cn. It's been my dream to own my own business for a long time, so when the opportunity came, I just plunged right in. We're China's very first e-tailer for designer men's underwear, swimwear and fitnesswear. In 2007, the biggest piece of news will be: They're going to finally find a cure for lung cancer so I don't have to worry anymore about puffing myself away to hell!