25 random things

i already answered this in facebook. except i want to do this again at 2:28AM. i want to write and there is nothing in particular on my mind. this is the perfect moment for stream of consciousness thoughts. nobody seems to read my blogspot anymore, so i can be as candid as i can be, right? i just hope i can catch the cross-post in multiply before any one else does. or maybe nothing too embarassing will come out of this.

so here goes:

1. my room is almost back to the mess that it was a couple of entries ago. i could have cleaned my room today except i was too lazy and indulged myself with a lizzie maguire marathon. i'm still waiting for the episode when lizzie and gordo finally discover they like each other. and oh, sylar was guest in one of the episodes.

2. i sometimes wish i can take home a merit or distinction written on my diploma. except the desire to relax and enjoy life as a student overpowers that desire. besides, there are smarter and more diligent people out there that deserve such an addendum to their diplomas than i do. seriously.

3. i am getting more and more excited with the prospect of seeing jan soon. i pray to god that his visa application get approved.

4. i worry a lot about my financial capability to have a family. but in my heart i know god and i and jan will work together on this. di niya ako pababayaan. i am sure of that. and neither will jan. but i still worry.

5. i dream of seeing as much of the world as i can. there are so many opportunities right now except i do not have the financial capability.

6. as much as it would be fun to be a single person here in the ISS and get a chance to meet and date people, i really don't mind having come here as married. i am in a way scared of how wild i can get without the commitment.

7. i don't drink. i don't smoke. i don't do weed. but i have tried them all here. i really don't think i'm missing on anything. i prefer the natural high of just being myself and enjoying every moment sober and aware. i do enjoy seeing other people having fun that way... it's always nice seeing people enjoy themselves. as always, each to his own.

8. i have a fascination with friday the 13th.

9. i really honestly believe in God and his goodness. i think faith is a good thing to have. it doesn't hurt to believe in something outside yourself. it actually makes life worth living. some say more bearable, but life is not something to bear with but something to live for.

10. i believe that life is good. you just have to believe it and it will happen. it's all a matter of perspective.

11. i wish people believed in goodness more. if each person did, then the whole world will be much better.

12. last thursday's paulo freire reading on pedagogy of the oppressed affected me personally. thank God for jesuit education and liberation theology that i feel obliged to do as much as i can for the greater good. if i die, i know i did as much as i could to be good. i like being good, i just realized now.

13. i am so addicted to facebook and blogs. i hardly read news sites. i mostly frequent fb, multiply, friends' blogs, postsecret and neil gaiman's journal. and plurk. and those can already waste my time so much.

14. i still wonder why i am in social development work. i don't know the great social scientists. even marx, i still don't have a total grasp of what he is trying to say. but maybe the world needs more people who think with their hearts because there are already a lot of people thinking with their brains.

15. jologs ako. i love being baduy. i thrive on star cinema chick flicks. i'm a fan of john lloyd and bea, judy ann and piolo love teams. john lloyd and sarah geronimo ain't bad either.

16. i cry so easily. i cry when people win reality shows i like like american idol, america's next top model and if the winner of project runway cries. if s/he doesn't, i'm just happy. i like it when people win. though i hope i win in their place.

17. i have a crush on jamal's older brother, salim, in slumdog millionaire. i find him bad boy sexy.

18. i am thinking i took up so much time for this random things thingie again. and it is making me fall asleep which is good because i want to be sleepy.

19. judy blume was my first favorite author. i have to thank my sister for giving me superfudge when i was ten.

20. i can watch ten things i hate about you over and over. i was sincerely saddened by the loss of heath ledger and hope he wins the oscar for his role as joker.

21. if it is possible, i would want to be a stay-at-home-mom. i would want to be the one to teach my child about life. make sure he keeps his wonder because school sometimes tend to wipe that away.

22. if i were to teach my future children something, that would be to BELIEVE. i know it sounds like an ateneo chant for a uaap game, but i believe in BELIEVE. i think God knows what we want, but he just wants us to figure it out for ourselves before he gives it to us. because if we know we want it, we will take care of it more. but we really, really have to KNOW for sure.

23. i think i may have been a matchmaker in my past life. not matchstick maker, matchmaker. i tend to have a sense of people who would work fine together. or not work fine together. i can say i have good batting average. not perfect, but good.

24. i have a regular prayer. safety and good health of me, my family and jan. if i mention that before i sleep, then that counts as my prayer already. my prayers lately included: safe pregnancy and delivery for rowie (it worked), toni to get pregnant (it worked), safe pregnancy and delivery for toni (it will work) and for joel's peace. i forget to pray for the people of the world. but sometime's i remember to say, please take care of all your people. so i hope that counts.

25. best gifts of my life: my family, lhc, jvp (mindoro and bukidnon), ateneo, jan, iss/nfp scholarship. major turning points of my life. people and places and events that made me and is making me who i am.

what's your rock album name?

i stole this from angperegrino. it's really fun to do, though a bit of a time-waster. except isn't that what internet is about? hehe!

anyway, try it! it's really fun.

1. Go here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:Random

The first random Wikipedia article you get is the name of your band.

2. Go here: http://www.quotationspage.com/random.php3

The last four words of the very last quote of the page is the title of your first album.

If you want to do this again, you’ll hit refresh to generate new quotes, because clicking the quotes link again will just give you the same quotes over and over again.

3. Go here: http://www.flickr.com/explore/interesting/7days/

Third picture, no matter what it is, will be your album cover.

4. Go here. http://www.randomwebsite.com/

The first ten links you end up in (minus the .coms) are your 10 song titles.

My band name: tracheoesophagael septum (how cool is that!)

The album name: about being thought unjust (from an EB White quote)

and the songs:

1. univerdidad de valladolid

2. tweaktown

3. aan 2

4. trancedental what

5. scorecard

6. naranglear glover

7. groovechamber

8. zeggalaar

9. network solutions

10. deskotopos

astig ano?! i tag everyone who likes rock music. :)

break for a tag, too

toni has a tag on her blog, which i want to answer.

she tags those who have been on a blind date or want to go on a blind date. i think i went to one, except my entire barkada was there. and we went to an eraserheads concert, we were with the group the whole time and he treated everyone to 7-11 gulp. so i'm not sure if that was a real blind date or a pretend one. and i've always wanted a real blind date, but never did get the chance.

i will still answer the tag dahil trip ko lang.

Who’s tagged? I’m tagging anyone who wants to answer this tag. :)

Have you ever gone on a blind date? see above.
Skipped school? Yup. But I think I had dysmenorrhea that time. I hate cutting class because I compute how much my parents pay for me to enter that class. BUT. we have this class that we have our attendance checked in the start, my classmates and i will go out one by one to the caf and stay there for 30-45 minutes then come back for the last 15 minutes for another attendance check.
Been on a plane? Yes.
Been lost? yeah. It's worse when it's in the middle of mountain trail, though that was just like one wrong turn but I got back to the trail immediately.
Swam in the ocean? Yes.
Cried yourself to sleep? Yes.
Played cops and robbers? Killers. Don't know if they are the same thing.
Played dolls? Yes. I did have a couple of Barbies, but I loved the rag doll my dad gave me the most. Because it was from my dad. :)
Recently colored with crayons? I bought a box last Christmas but never did get to use it. :(
Sang Karaoke? yes. To Love Again of Sharon Cuneta is my staple song.
Paid for a meal with coins only? P100!
Done something you said you wouldn’t? yes.
Cheated on a test? Yup, and it turned out my answer was right and the one I copied from was wrong. I never cheated again after that.
Made prank phone calls? I don't think so. We had a phone, I was already 3rd year high school.
Caught a snowflake on your tongue? Nope. No snow .
Danced in the rain? Yes!!! There was a time i signed my letter with "dancing in the rain". :)
Written a letter to Santa Claus? Yes
Watched the sunrise with someone you care about? Yes. Jan and I saw a beautiful sunrise in Carabao Island, Romblon
Been kissed under the mistletoe? I dont think I've seen a real mistletoe.
Gone ice skating? Nope, sadly. Jan and I weren't together yet and he promised to take me ice skating but he injured his knee a few days after.
Been skinny dipping outdoors? Nope.
Tattoos? Henna.
Body piercings? Ears, 2 on my right ear.
Vacation spot? I’d love to go to Palawan again.
Eaten cookies for dinner? yes
Ever been on TV? Yup.
Ever been in a car accident? Thankfully no.
Favorite number and why? 13. 7. 8. 13 for its oddness. 7 for the days of the week. 8 because it is infinity.
Favorite movie? Lots! Sky High. 10 Things I Hate About You. Love Actually. Amelie...
Favorite holiday? Christmas!
Favorite smells? Sauteed garlic. Vanilla. Coffee.
What do you do to relax? blog, read, watch movies.
Where do you see yourself in 10 years? A happy happy happy woman. - agree with this, toni. :)

at the JRH. tagged from UK

You're it! Ma-an, Jowi, Toni, Ganns, Candice, Jovan, Alelee, Redg

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I'm at the Jesuit Retreat House right now. I was actually doing a liquidation for a past activity when I suddenly noticed that manna from heaven sign at the bottom right corner of the office laptop signifying... wireless connection! Yahoo. Hanep talaga tong mga Heswita na to! High-tech!
So I found out I was tagged by Kang. Even with the tons of paperwork I have to do and the continuation of our workshop tomorrow morning, I decided to take a break with this tag.

Rules of Engagement.

Remove one question from below, and add in your personal question, (I put an asterisk on mine ) make it a total of 20 questions, then tag eight (8) people in your list. List them out at the end of the post.

1. At what age do/did you wish to marry?

I never really had a goal age to marry, but I thought 28 would be the earliest I would allow myself to. However, being single is so much fun that there really should be no rush or pressure.

2. What color do you like the most?

brown. i just love the color of the earth.

3. Have you ever shoplifted?

i stole a saltshaker from pizza hut for a kris kringle theme i suggested, "something stolen." hehe.

4. Where would you like to go to the most? right now?

The Hague. Hehe! Manila would be good right now, so I can help Jan out.

5. When you encounter a sad moment, what do you do?

tear up

6. If you win $1 million, what would you do?

gagayahin ko some of Kang's. convert half to peso, so that would be around 20M. give 3M each to my mom, my bro and my sis. 5M to Jan. 5M to myself. 1M to JVP. the other half, i'd split into buying a house in Manila and Davao. a eco-friendly 4-wheel drive in davao and an eco-friendly car in manila. start a business. start a foundation.

7. What do you love the most about last year, 2007?

November. our great cebu escapade and the proposal month.

8. List 3 good points of the person who tagged you.

thoughtful, passionate and ma-PR

9. How do you cope with boredom?

Read A Good Book or Watch TV/movies

10. Do you have any obsessions right now?

getting things down pat by june 13 in absencia. hehe.

11. What was the last three books you've read ?

From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiller by EL Konigsburg (good juvenile book), The Awesome Book of Comic Fantasy (an anthology, 3/4 done) and Reading The Fine Print Before Getting Married by some priest

12. If you have one wish, what would you wish for?

Good health for me and my family

13.Given a chance to join a reality show, which one would you join?

Amazing Race

14.What`s your favourite TV show ?

CSI. Forensic Science is fun!

15.Would you go back in time if you were given the chance?

Eh. What for?

16. What do you look forward in 2008?

June 13. And a good response from NFP.

17. If you get to live someone else's life for a day, who's life would you want to live?

Samantha Brown

18. When you die, what is it you'd like to be remembered for?

hmm... someone who tried and did

19. Greatest dream?

Travel the whole world :) - affirm

*20. Dance or sing? Dance

book tag

ganns just gave me my first impulse blogging tag. kewl.

thanks, ganns.

it's funny though. i wanted to be strict with the tag, but i ended up doing several tries for different weird reasons. you'll find out what after the instructions. hehe.

The rules:
1. Pick up the nearest book.
2. Open to page 123.
3. Find the fifth sentence.
4. Post the next three sentences.
5. Tag five people and post a comment to Ganns's blog (he's the one who tagged me) once you’ve posted your three sentences.

I am in my mom's room where the DSL and computer are, so the nearest book I grabbed was hers. It was "Consider the Alternative" by Lee M. Silverstein, but it wasn't long enough either. Just like what happened to Ganns.

After that, the nearest book I got was from the bathroom which was "Love" by Miriam Zellnick. It's my bathroom reading. But when I checked page 123, it only has one quote as it was the introduction page to another chapter.

Eng. Next book then. I had to get from my room because there were no other books in sight. The first book on top of the shelf nearest by door was Faeries by Brian Froud. But what do you know... there aren't any page numbers. I even tried counting the pages until 123 only to end up with an illustration page that only has five sentences. Haha.

Last try then.

Finally. A hard bound copy of "Anansi Boys" by Neil Gaiman. All the other stuff on the level of the shelf were comics and would not reach 123 pages.

The fifth sentence and the next three after that:

He put them on, along with a purple sweater with a teddy bear on it his mother had once given him that he had never worn but had never got around to giving away.

He went to the end of the corridor.

The boom-chagga-boom of a bass and drums penetrated the door.

I tag you:

1. Maan
2. Toni of Wifely Steps
3. Tatit of What a Wanderful World
4. Leanne of My Life In A Page
5. Jowi of This Isn't A Dress Rehearsal