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date of birth – January 8
place of birth – Makati, Metro Manila (it wasn’t Makati City, then)
country – Philippines
hometown – Quezon City
place in the family – 5th & youngest; 3rd girl

who do you look like? – my mother, they say
whose personality do you take after? – my father

hobbies – organizing, writing, watching TV, trying to do scrapbooking, shopping
interests – spies, the mob, chick lits, the Kennedys, Princess Diana
collections – pins, keychains, collectible spoons from travels, Starbucks city mugs, pencils,
stickers, playing cards, paper products (notebooks, stationeries, blank cards, greeting
cards, postcards, even gift wrappers)

fears – ghosts, heights, deep waters, snakes, shotguns
pet peeves – people who don’t park their cars properly
fastfood service crew who put your change on the food tray
waking up all sweaty
sucking noises people make when trying to remove morsels stuck between their teeth

what’s (always) in your bag? – wallet, PDA, Spanish fan, perfume, keys (house, UPS Store
mailbox, car), iPod, papers and small notepad, Kleenex facial
tissue paper, Clean & Clear oil blotter sheets, small mirror, hand
sanitizer, Miracle Hour prayer book, cheque book, sunglasses,
T. LeClerc face powder (which I barely use), eyeliner, Pilot sign
pen (my favorite brand), hairbrush (Denman since I was a little
school girl), headband, lip balm, small lotion tube. In other
words, my whole house. Hahaha. Whenever I use my huge tote
bag, my husband says that I am bringing the sink again.

scents that make me go mmmm – Drakkar Noir by Guy Laroche
Chanel No. 5

what do you find gross? – relentless nose-picking in public (ewww!)
snorting (not sniffing)
picking of teeth (all the way to the molars!) in public using fingers
colored spit on the ground (think Rodriguez Street in Legaspi
Village, Makati City)
eating food that’s fallen on the ground (blow and wipe off)

where do you go to relax and unwind? – Starbucks
what are your ideas of relaxing /unwinding? – reading
watching TV
listening to music

six people you would like to have over for dinner, living or otherwise
– Jesus Christ, John F. Kennedy, Ninoy Aquino,
Jay Leno, Boy Abunda, Emily Post / Kate Spade
(plus Adolf Hitler, if I can get away with it)


age when you discovered boys/had first crush – 4
age when you had first boyfriend – 19
age when you married – 30

sleeping position – fetal
sleepwear - any


LIST OF FAVORITES:
toys as a child – jackstones; my sister’s stuffed toy (lamb)

cartoon character – Scooby Doo
comic book character – Garfield
Archie and friends
Snoopy and the Peanuts gang

colors – red, green
pink, violet, orange

snacks – junk food / chips
chocolates

food – pasta
ice cream

ice cream flavor – vanilla
chocolate
quezo real

animals – dog
bear

flowers – rose
carnation
hydrangea

daypart – late-afternoon
day of week – Friday
month – December

subject in high school - English

expressions – “sapakin ko ‘yan, eh”
“gusto kong sabihin” (according to my husband)

outfit – one-piece dress
clothing pattern/design – stripes



Filipino celebrity – Sharon Cuneta
foreign celebrity – Timothy Hutton, Tom Selleck, and Al Pacino

TV shows – “Logan’s Run” (circa 1970s)
“Dallas” (circa 1980s)
“Falcon Crest” (circa 1980s)
“The Greatest American Hero” (circa 1980s)
“Magnum P.I.” (circa 1980s)
“Vegas” (circa 1980s)
“The Tonight Show with Jay Leno”
“Friends” (I learned to like this quite late, as in, last few months before it ended!)
“Today”
“The Dog Whisperer” on National Geographic Channel

movies – “Star Wars”
“The Godfather”
“The Falcon and the Snowman”
“You’ve Got Mail”

music format – jazz
pop
classical
techno
disco

singer – Barry Manilow, David Pack, Madonna, Michael Jackson (“Thriller” days)
band – Duran Duran, U2
songs – “With or Without You” by U2
“Take this Love” by Sergio Mendes
“You are so Beautiful” – Joe Cocker
… and so much more

books – “Chicken Soup for the Soul”
“The Godfather Legacy” by Harlan Lebo
“Alfred Hitchcock and the Three Investigators” (as a teen)

cars – BMW 760Li
Jaguar XJ
Lexus SUVs
Mercedes Benz S-class
Volvo S60


LIST OF LEAST FAVORITES:
cartoon character – Penelope Pitstop (she and her “heylp!” plea)
Popeye & Olive Oil
comic book character – Tweety bird
Cesar Asar

ice cream flavor – strawberry




animals – cat
monkey (my Mother’s favorite animal!)
pig

flower - calachuchi

subject in high school – Sewing

Filipino celebrity – Gretchen Barretto (the snooty “you are beneath me” feeling nouveau-riche
mistress, who calls her partner “my husband” [get real,
girl! Get a dictionary.)
foreign celebrity – Paris Hilton (oh, so full of herself)


TV shows – “Student Canteen”
“Charlie’s Angels” (they just don’t get hurt or die!)

movies – “Armageddon”
“Jason versus Freddie” (or was it “Freddie versus Jason”? ugh!)

books – “Nancy Drew” (is she too smart or what?!)
“The Bobsey Twins” (the pa-cute pairs make me sick, eww!)


SIDE-BY-SIDE TEST
Coke or Pepsi? – Coke
diamonds or pearls? – either
left-handed or right-handed? – right
automatic or manual transmission? – manual means power!
toilet paper under or over? – under
toothpaste squeezed in the middle or at the end? – the end
black or blue ink? – black
white gold or yellow gold? – either
flats or heels? – heels
pants or skirts? – skirts
milk or dark chocolate? – milk
white meat or dark meat? – dark
Icebergs or Digman? – Icebergs
treadmill or stationary bike? – treadmill
cash or credit card? – cash
Team Aniston or Team Jolie? – I don’t go for “the other woman”, a weirdo who also happens to have a fascination for knives and blood compacts!