This is derived from Facebook. Thought to share it here for those who don’t have any FB account (Hi Ibyang! Hehe!) Anyways, these are 25 NOT so random things about me (It took me more than an hour to finish this!) It’s also a fun way to assess how well I know myself (which turned out to be not so well, sigh!). Read on and see how well you know me too! Feel free to add some random things about me too. You might know me better than I know myself. Hehe!
(Facebook Rules: Once you’ve been tagged, you are supposed to write a note with 25 random things, facts, habits, or goals about you. At the end, choose 25 people to be tagged. You have to tag the person who tagged you. If I tagged you, it’s because I want to know more about you.)
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1. I can talk a mile. Complete with all the curves, adjacent and trajectories. One has to keep up as I forget my original topic at times. J
2. I’m a good listener. It’s the least I can do for having one suffer my talk. J
3. “Suplada” and “mayabang” are always, always people’s first impression of me.
4. The first impression doesn’t usually last. J
5. I think I am funny. My friends tell me I’m witty. My family doesn’t believe any of these.
6. I have many faces. I have my lawyer face when I’m all serious and stressed out, I have my professor face when I look respectable and credible, etc. But of all these faces, I am most comfortable with my “bungisngis” face reserved for family and friends.
7. I was the subject of a bull session in high school…twice! The mean girls resented that I spoke English or the fact that I was doing well in class. According to them, I stole the recitation answers from them. Duh?
8. I and BFF always thought that we were “chubby” in high school. We walked miles and tried almost all diet fads to lose weight only to discover that we weren’t after all that “chubby” back then.
9. I was nominated to join Ms. SBC in law school. Yep, hard to believe, but I was popular…especially with the boys. All the walking and dieting paid off and I was suddenly no longer obscure. Then BF however ditched my dreams into becoming a beauty queen. Sigh! 😛
10. I’m tough in court and in class, but I’m a push-over when it comes to my family.
11. I was asked to play basketball for the school’s varsity team. I was in grade 5. My parents did not allow me as it was not such a girly sport. I lost the gift then. I never played again.
12. I spoke Spanish in college well-enough for the Spanish Embassy to offer me a scholarship to study in Spain. Any course. As long as the language was perpetuated. My knowledge of Spanish now is limited to what Dora the Explorer tells me. J
13. I love watching movies! My fondest memory was watching three Filipino movies all in a single day for only P 30 each. That left me with P 10 for my fare to SM City. I had sandwiches and juice in my backpack for refreshments. It’s one of the coolest adventures I’ve had ever.
14. I’m a few units short of having a minor in English. Not studying grammar but English and American literature. I took all those extra units as an excuse to read nineteenth and 20th century authors. Curiously, I majored in Political Science. And there is nothing literary about it, believe me!
15. I cook…well-enough for people to pay for it. In college, I earned extra money selling polvoron (a recipe I learned from my mother). In law school, I sold carrot cake (recipe courtesy of BFF’s mom). I’m doing gourmet cooking now. Orders anyone? J
16. I am open-minded. People think I’m very conservative but you can actually tell me that you’re a swinger, or that you enjoy making out with your boyfriend’s best friend, and I won’t bat an eyelash.
17. I draw. I would have auditioned at the UP Fine Arts if only my parents didn’t think it was not a “real course”. My art is now limited to doing “art attack” with my nephews.
18. I am the “Coolest Tata” ever! This, according to my nephews and nieces with whom I play Bakugan, Pokemon and computer games with. I do Mad Science and Art Attacks, organize slumber parties, halloweens and treasure hunts. I am “Tata Fun” to them.
19. I love the 80s! I know the Duran Duran songs by heart as much as I know the Tears for Fears dance hand moves. I also love Mazinger Z, Daimos and Voltes V. I am among the few who knows the connection between Steve and Prince Zardos.
20. I have a pretty good memory. I can remember conversations from decades ago, complete with exclamations, surroundings and outfits galore.
21. I host events and parties. Quite well, I heard. From children’s parties to weddings, formal black tie affairs to election campaigns, I have done it. I will dance, sing and even render a poem just to make sure the event turns into a success. (Ang hirap rumaket!)
22. I write. I won first prize for a Filipino short story back in college. I thought I’d go for a Palanca next. But I never did. Nowadays, I’m happy to be just blogging.
23. I am a moderate Filipino language purist, “katamtamang Purista”. I am not an extremist, I think “salong pwet” was concocted by an overzealous and insecure mind. I believe that there is enough in the Filipino vocabulary that can describe most things out there. I don’t think a word becomes Filipino simply by putting an “A” or an “O” at the end of it. The language can evolve beyond that.
24. I am a very “sensitive” person. A feeler, says a clairvoyant. Psychic says BFF. I have great empathy for others. I usually know a person’s emotions before she can even articulate it. I can tell when an argument is about to erupt minutes before the trigger is said. I absorb other people’s emotions and energy (much to my dismay). I can sense when I am needed by a friend or family member even when they are miles away.
25. I have a very good connection with my God. I know that whatever happens in my life, whatever obstacles there may be, I will turn out fine. I have claimed and have realized that I am the recipient of God’s many blessings. I have great faith in God’s faithfulness to me. J
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