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Thursday, February 05, 2009

Random Things

25 Random Things About Me

1. I am IMMENSELY missing Lorenzo Miguel and Samantha Nicole.

2. My son, Miguel, turned 14 on February 2 (2009) . . . a day after my Papa's passing.

3. Not only do I love to smile, giggle, or laugh

, I also love to cause other people to do the same things.

4. I HATE migraine headaches; I have to take either 500mg of Ponstan SF

or 400mg of Excedrin Migraine

at the onset of the headache, or else I'll be stuck in bed, in a low-lit room for two days.

5. My favorite vegetable is: cauliflower

. I like it most when Manang steams or boils them, and prepares her special white

sauce to go with those mini "snow-capped trees".

6. I'm a gizmo freak; but do not own a lot due to financial constraints. I'm fascinated by multi-function tools. TheHub says my eyes widen and sparkle whenever I see upmarket or posh gadgets online or at the stores. He says I look like a little

girl who has been given full access to a Candy World or a Toy Land.

7. I love Japanese

and Thai

food. Yumm!

8. I get COLD too easily!

Ugh! PG&E would most definitely make a big profit if I would yield to my every urge to turn (or keep) the heater on. At night, when I don’t turn the heater on, I sleep in two pairs of pajamas and at least three layers of shirt, under 4 layers of blanket . . . 1 fleece, 1 cotton, and 1 flannel/wool-folded in half.

9. I am a chatterbox

around really close friends. I could talk for hours on end once I’m engaged in a discussion of a subject matter I fancy.

10. When things don't turn out the way they have been planned, I get

frustrated; and, it takes me a while to snap out of that state.

11. I do not like science

... ergo, I feel the same for Math as it is said to be the core of all branches of science.

12. I went gaga over shopping at several Bath and Body Works stores . . . mall stores & outlets . . . during (and a li’l after) the Fourth Quarter Holidays '08. I love their antibacterial

hand gel and their creamy

body wash.

13. I can live with just one meal a day.

14. I am grateful to our Lord that despite the many times I’ve fallen asleep while driving, I still arrive at my destination (home, most of the time) in one piece.

More often than not, I don’t even remember some parts of the trip. I am not proud of this. As a matter of fact, I’d say it’s scary. Those days are over, though, because I no longer stay up late, working unimaginably long hours.

15. I want to learn more about HTML & XML, but do not dedicate ample time to do so.

16. I can live without chocolates, but I always have to have

mints.

17. Starbucks

to me is: decaf, venti, non-fat, 125-degrees Fahrenheit, Caramel Macchiato!

18. I am afraid of the dark!

19. I love taking photos of kids . . . except there are not that many kids for me to take pictures of.

20. I use Downy Ultra Liquid Fabric Softener

and Downy Fabric Softener

Sheets, Simple Pleasures Vanilla & Lavender scent. I found Tide liquid detergent with Downy Simple Pleasures, and that’s what I’m presently using with my clothes. ... Which reminds me ... I already need to do my laundry ... Yikes!

21. I day dream a lot ... too much already, I think!

22. I have a small collection

of plush giraffes.

23. As a young girl, I didn’t enjoy playing with dolls. I was more interested in action figures, robots, and toy cars/trucks/planes. The most that I liked were the

ones you'd have to

assemble. (DIY toys)

24. My left temple was scratched by our pet dog, Fingers, when I was 5 years old. Sitting down, he was a tad taller than me standing up. I still have the scar on my face. (We named him fingers because he had an extra finger on each of his paws.)

The dog in the picture is not Fingers, but that’s how he looked like. By the way, we would have celebrated his nth birthday on February 14 if he were still alive to this day.

25. I wish I were as good a photographer as my father was.

"I will miss all those tips and techniques you shared with me, Pa; most especially the way you explained things to me through your amazing analogies. You made photography and everything else seem so simple, the way you talk about them."

yours truly

Behind The Scenes

Biographical Sketch

I am Ardent. Bubbly. Chatty. Demonstrative. Eccentric. Faithful. Goofy. Humorous. Impulsive. Jumpy. Kooky. Lazy. Moody. Nocturnal. Organized -- NOT! Observant. PINAY! Quixotic. Restless. Sweet. Ticklish. Understanding. Versatile. Worrier. Xenial. Zany.

Yep! I'm all that and more!

I am also a proud mom to two uber wonderful kids: Lorenzo Miguel and Samantha Nicole . . .
AND a lifetime partner to the most patient and the understanding man I've ever known, RICKY!

I am currently located in one the nine counties in the San Francisco Bay Area, California, U.S.A.; but, I come from the country referred to as the Pearl of the Orient Seas

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I Like: going to the movies, traveling, sleeping-in, reading books, and chatting; especially if it's with TheHub and/or the kids. Those are just a few of the many, many things I like doing.

I Dislike: ~~MIGRAINE HEADACHE~~, pain--both physical and emotional, icky stuff, being alone, fibbers, opportunists ...

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