Lavender & Coffee Stains

Ten Years Ago:
1. I was a gawky, shy freshman at the University of the Philippines - Manila campus.
2. I was still hoping that I would grow a few inches taller; I even subjected myself to eating rice with Star margarine.

Five years ago:
1. I waited for another year to graduate from the university so I could march onstage to get my diploma. I was an Octoberian and my mom preferred to see me graduate from college with formality.
2. I had officially joined the country's work force.

Two years ago:
1. I was experiencing quarter-life crisis.
2. I met Dex during my climb at Pico de Loro.

One year ago:
1. I was getting desperate and depressed over my life's course.

Yesterday:
1. My morning was a slur but the afternoon was a buzz.
2. I was making 'lambing' with my bf over the phone last night and it didn't turn out well. I just get frustrated when he cannot figure out when I am being sweet & irritable. Grr.

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Five Snacks I Enjoy:
1. tuna/bacon sandwich
2. anything potato - french fries from McDo/KFC/Shakey's, potato sticks from Potato Corner, potato chips - Lay's/Pringles
3. pizza
4. crepes
5. Ding-Dong

Five Songs I Know All the Words To:
1. I Don't Want To Miss A Thing (Armageddon theme)
2. For The First Time (Rod Stewart)
3. Wild World (Mr. Big)
4. When You Say Nothing At All (Ronan Keating)
5. One Moment In Time

Five Things I Would Do with 100 Million Dollars:
1. travel to places (where my heart desires) solo or with my family and those close to my heart
2. buy a nice house & car for my folks
3. set up my ideal business enterprise
4. collect all the books & bags & beads I want
5. build an orphanage where I can provide those kids with a good life

Five Places I Would Run Away To:
1. Baguio
2. Puerto Galera
3. Sagada
4. countryside in Thailand
5. France

Five Things I Would Never Wear:
1. leather jacket
2. tattoos
3. those black-netted stockings that showgirls wear
4. mini-skirt
5. backless tops

Five Favorite TV Shows:
1. CSI Miami
2. 24
3. Amazing Race
4. NCIS
5. Without A Trace

Five bad habits:
1. my sheer love for procrastination doesn't change anything
2. fast swing of moods makes me highly irritable and spiteful
3. clam up when I get really, really mad or hurt (I just don't want to talk)
4. maxing out my hard-earned money
5. I scream at anyone who messes with my finished chores or while I am still doing it

Five biggest joys:
1. shopping for books & bags & beads/accessories
2. travelling to places where my heart and feet desire
3. seeing my good buds and having a hilarious time together
4. doing something nice for my family, especially my folks
5. being in love/finding someone who understands me

Five favorite toys:
1. Dexine (from Dex)
2. Rottweiler (from Dex)
3. Stitch (from Dex)
4. my pc with internet
5. mobile phone

Five Fictional Characters I Would Date:
--- I can only think of 3:
1. the snobbish gentleman from Emilie Loring's book
2. Gambit of X-Men
3. the character portrayed by the lead man of the romantic Korean tele-novela Sweet 18

Name 3 schools you went to:
--- I only attended 2:
1. Westminster High School (kinder to high school)
2. UP Manila

Name 3 favorite vacation spots:
1. Baguio (I will never get sick & tired of visiting this city)
2. Puerto Galera
3. Cebu

Name 3 favorite fastfood chains:
1. McDo (I love their yum burger, fries, Milo & choco sundae)
2. KFC (I love their fries & coleslaw)
3. Greenwich (I love the trios)

Name 3 usual things found in your wallet:
1. money bills
2. credit cards
3. Timezone card

Name 3 favorite hang-outs:
1. Baguio City
2. bookstores
3. Bo's Coffee Club/Starbucks

Name 3 favorite sports:
1. mountain climbing
2. billiards
3. tennis

Name 3 things you should be doing right now:
1. contacting New World Hotel regarding our upcoming function
2. emailing our recent project's sched & itinerary to our lead counterpart
3. checking my work inbox & giving feedback to project queries

Name 3 most valuable MATERIAL possessions:
--- Aside from life's basics, hmm...
1. mobile phone
2. books
3. money

Name 3 things you are addicted to:
1. french fries/potato chips
2. chocolates
3. books

Name 3 career choices:
1. being a flight attendant
2. a physical therapist
3. a lawyer

Name 3 main goals in 2005:
1. buy a new digital camera & a mobile phone
2. settle all my credit card debts
3. climb Mt. Cristobal (has to be this year!)

Name 3 plans for next week:
1. buy a gypsy skirt &/or a new pair of jeans
2. spend time with Mamu & Papa in Cavite (maybe watch a movie + dinner treat)
3. tidy up my work station

Name 3 favorite drinks:
1. brewed coffee
2. ripe mango shake
3. oreo cream frappe

Name 3 childhood superheroes:
1. Astro Boy
2. Bio-Man
3. CareBears

Name 3 favorite highschool friends:
--- I had a nice group of high school friends & I did not play favorites. =)

Name 3 favorite movies:
1. Pretty Woman
2. Lilo & Stitch
3. When A Man Loves A Woman

Name 3 favorite colors:
1. mauve or the light shade of purple
2. baby blue
3. light green

Name 3 brand of clothes that you like:
1. Kamiseta
2. HangTen
3. anything comfortable =)

Name 3 crushes:
1. Richard Gere
2. Pierce Brosnan
3. Dexter (hehehe)

Name 3 last song syndrome LSS:
1. She Will Be Loved
2. One Last Breath
3. Especially For You (MYMP version)

This is going to be an important period in love. If you are single, you may meet someone who's going to change your life. Falling in love now is not a distant possibility. Your creative talents may also be recognized by others during this period, you must keep on doing something creative. Children's needs must likewise be addressed. If you are married, there will be an inclination to have a child. What you need to be cautious now is on making a big gamble, whether financial or emotional.