Yet another quiz...



what decade does your personality live in?
quiz brought to you by lady interference, ltd

*Friday Five...

1. What do you have your browser start page set to?
Yahoo

2. What are your favorite news sites?
Yahoo news.

3. Favorite search engine?
Google

4. When did you first get online?
1997.

5. How do you plan to spend your weekend?
Sleep.

* A Past Five dated January 18, 2002

* Serendipity strikes again...

Last Monday, I found a PEOPLE mag [dated December 12, 2002] with my FRIENDS on the cover. Yay. It was one of those chance-upon moments again. Thanks to *Serendipity. Who's Serendipity? She's my magazine fairy. Always helps me find those magazines that I wanted to buy. Ask my friends. They're the ones who named her for me. Hehehe. I'm happy.

A Pleasant Surprise...

I attended my highschool reunion last Saturday night. And it went fine. It was a pleasant surprise. Around 60 batchmates were there. Some people I didn't particularly liked in HS but seeing them again after 10 years, the resentment is not there anymore. I guess, 10 years of not seeing them made it easier to forget that you didn't like them back in HS. hehehe. Most of my batchmates are guys, I think, we're only 20+ girls in our batch. It was an MALE school 'til a few years before I entered that highschool. I guess, the guys were either surprised or happy that they now have classmates who are females.

After 10 years, the guys still look the same and acted the same only now they gained weight and got taller. The guy I wanted to see didn't attend the event. Oh well, maybe next time.

Years After...

Last night [or a just hours ago], I had dinner [pizza baby] with three people [Leila, Mike and Angel] I met thru a college publication. It has been 7 years since the last time I saw these people. It was nice seeing and talking to them again. We had good times back in Dataline. It was short but good times nonetheless. Leila and Mike met thru Dataline. They've been together for 7 years. They're getting married next month. They have a kickass invitation. They made it themselves. The seal is like the one on Harry Potter only with their initials. Coolness. I want a gold seal with my initials too.

Tonight, I'll be attending our 10th year high school reunion party/after dinner gathering. I hope it'll turn out fine. I hope someone I wanna see will be there. I have no expectations just good vibes.

My fellow clearbook aficianado Irene will make it on November 8th or 9th. Yay. See ya soon Starshine.

*Friday Five...

1. Where were you born (city or state or just country)?
Manila, Philippines

2. What is your favorite number?
Six

3. Vanilla or chocolate?
Chocolate

4. What section of a bookstore would I find you in?
Fiction

5. What kind of mattress do you have on your bed? soft? firm? water?
Comfortable.

* A past Fiver dater September 21, 2001

Weekend...

I spent my Saturday in Megamall. Lunch at La Piadina [yummy Carbonara and chicken piadina] with friends [Pia, Pau, Annings, Tricia, Owi, RB, Rix, Eth, Noelle, Lorrie] from the SS mailing list. Bought a few CDs [FRIENDS soundtrack; Paula Cole's This Fire; Northern Exposure soundtrack; Soraya's On Nights Like This; Bush's Golden State] that were on sale [Php 150each CD...good buy if you ask me]. Met my sister at Powerbooks/Tower Records, Paolo Santos was there for an autograph signing, my sister and I didn't know he'd be there so she didn't get to bring her CD. Mr. Acoustic performed a few songs from his album and he's sporting a new blond do. Hmmm.

We saw a poster for a performance of the Akafellas, my sister and I decided to watch it and miss Gilmore Girls in the process. It was worth missing one of our favorite shows. The Akafellas are great performers. They sing acapella. Pop-capella like one fella said. They are really interesting to watch. You have to see them live to know what I mean.

Lite Switch [a new acoustic four man band] fronted their gig, they were ok, need more showmanship though. Highlight for me was when they performed George Michael's Faith. Superb rendition. I love acoustic performances. Yeah.

My Sunday was the usual: badminton with highschool [we'll have our 10th year "reunion party" on Saturday, I hope to see someone in particular, hope he comes, just wanna see how he'd changed 10 years after...] friends, lunch at a friend's house, took a much needed nap and went to church. My 4-year old cousin Nadine made me smile tonight. I love that kid. She's growing so fast. God bless all the children in the world.

* Friday Five...

1. How many TVs do you have in your home?
Two.

2. On average, how much TV do you watch in a week?
Not enough lately. Been taping shows that I wanna watch for later viewing. Much later viewing. [hehe]

3. Do you feel that television is bad for young children?
Depends on what they're watching. It's educational [in different ways] most often than not.

4. What TV shows do you absolutely HAVE to watch, and if you miss them, you're heartbroken?
FRIENDS, Gilmore Girls, Sex and the City.

5. If you had the power to create your own television network, what would your line-up look like?
The following shows will be on my network:
FRIENDS, Gilmore Girls, Ed, Buffy The Vampire Slayer, That 70's Show, E! News Daily, Kids Say The Darndest Things, Sex and the City, Six Feet Under, The Practice, Boston Public, Beverly Hills 90210, The Heights, My So-Called Life, Felicity, 21 Jump Street, Booker, Parker Lewis Can't Lose, Ally Mc Beal, Roswell, Melrose Place, Will & Grace, Scrubs, Entertainment Tonight, The Simpsons, The X-Files, Malcolm in the Middle, Smallville, Dawson's Creek, The Amazing Race, 7th Heaven, Central Park West, Models Inc., Dharma & Greg, Alias, Everwood, Lois & Clark, TV 101, The David Letterman Show, Late Night With Conan O'Brien, Grand Slam Tennis, C.S.I., The Award Shows [Oscar's, Emmy's, Golden Globes, People's Choice, MTV Movie and Video], Party Of Five, Full House, VH1 Behind The Music...

* A previous Friday Five dated October 18, 2002

My Week So Far...

> Sunday - Got up early for church at around 6am-ish. Badminton with highschool friends at 9am-12noon. Lunch here at home. Bought some DVDs [The Simpsons-Second Season; The Royal Tenenbaums; New Kids On The Block: The Videos (hah! they are the boy band of my generation); Singles; Almost Famous; The Royal Tenenbaums; Bring It On; View From The Top]. Slept quite early, still after midnight but earlier than the usual.

> Monday - Had an ok but tiring day. Fell asleep while watching THAT 70s Show. Darn.

> Tuesday - Busy work day. Bought CSI Seasons 1 and 2 DVDs and Come Together: A night for John Lennon's words and music. [I like Dave Matthews and Craig David's performances the best]. Smallville was a replay again for the third consecutive week. Darn. Watched the 5th season preem of Sex And The City, back-to-back episodes. Yay. A brand new season. Ooops, I just remembered, I taped the first two episodes of the final season of The X-Files, I have yet to watch it. Ditto, with the third & final season preem of Roswell. Darn, Roswell's second episode will be on tonight. Aaacckkk. I need more TV time. Had a hard time getting some zzzzz. I think I had only 2 or 3 hours of zzzzz. Darn.

> Wednesday - Yet another busy work day. Bought my 4-year old cousin Nadine some jumbo crayons [for her giant Snow White and The Seven Dwarfs coloring book], her reaction was priceless. She makes me smile every day. Just the thought of her makes me smile. YEAH. Fell asleep after dinner. Missed Everwood. Got some good news, Jessica Zafra's Twisted radio show will be back on Monday, 9-10PM on NU107. Happiness.

> Thursday - is today. I'm still awake. Time check: 2am. I better call it a night or day. Bound to be another busy work day.

A is for Apple...well, not this time...
* got this from a FRIENDSTER pal...thought I'd post my answers here since I've nothing else to blog about...well, I actually do...just not up to it as of the moment...

A - Age: 27
B - Boyfriend: He's out there...somewhere.
C - Chore you hate: Cleaning the bathroom.
D - Dad's name: Leonilo
E - Essential make up item: Chap Stick
F - Favourite actress: Drew Barrymore
G - Gold or silver: Silver
H - Hometown: Grew up in Caloocan City, now in staying in the QC area.
I - Instruments you play: I wish I know how to play the bass guitar.
J - Job title: Customs Rep.
K - Kids: None.
L - Living arrangements: Living with Parents and two younger sisters.
M - Mom's name: Lourdes
N - Number of people you slept with: Yeah, like I'm gonna post it here.
O - Overnight hospital stays: A few times ... but I wasn't the patient. I don't like hospitals.
P - Phobia: Heights.
Q - Quote[s] you like:
"Giving should never hurt. You should just give until it feels good." - Ed Stevens (ED)
"Always do right. This will gratify some people, and astonish the rest." - Mark Twain;
"To the world you might be one person, but to one person you might be the world." - Unknown
R - Religious Affiliation: Catholic Church
S - Siblings: One brother and two sisters.
T - Time you wake up? Before 7am during the work week.
U - Unique habit: I can't think of one as of the moment.
V - Vegetable you refuse to eat: Labanos or Radish [Thanks Kim]
W - Worst habit: Negative Thinking
X - X-rays you've had: None
Y - Yummy food you make: Peach Float
Z - Zodiac Sign: Aquarius

Friday Five...

1. Do you watch sports? If so, which ones?
Yes. Grandslam tennis.

2. What/who are your favorite sports teams and/or favorite athletes?
Michael Jordan. Mark Philippoussis. Steffi Graf. [during her prime]

3. Are there any sports you hate?
Well, it's more like, I don't understand GOLF.

4. Have you ever been to a sports event?
Not huge events, the usual school sports events.

5. Do/did you play any sports (in school or other)? How long did you play?
I'm not really a sporty person. Tried basketball back in highschool. Nowadays, it's badminton with my highschool friends every Sunday. [we try to make it a weekly thing.]

Not Gonna Give Up...

As suspicions arise that my dearB might be onto something again. I pray to God that he shed some light on him and let us not give up on him. Heartbreaking when someone you care about is in a not-so-good of a situation. That you can't just make all the hurt go away. Prayers are needed. Oh God. Please. Let us be strong for him. Let us not give up on him. Eventhough it's not easy. Amen.

Darn...

A few weeks ago, while in my cousin's car, I got to listen to a new radio station which plays mostly acoustic songs. I kinda like the songs that was played. BUT the thing is, I know who the owners of the said radio station. I mean, I don't know the owners personally but I know something about them that made me dislike them. I stopped listening to the radio since April of last year. For reasons I won't bore you with. This is nothing really. Crap. I'm not making any sense.

Freshly Made...

I decided to make an icon/banner of sorts for my blog. It's always been just the words Thinking Out Loud, well, it's still the same words but done in PHOTOSHOP [hah!], that's all I can do in PHOTOSHOP. It's a start. I LOVE the shade of violet/purple. Ahhh...next up, I should be updating my site. Yeah. I have some time in my hands since work is rather light nowadays. Hate and love it at the same time.

Last week, I stayed home most of the time, I watched 14 episodes of ALIAS season 1. I have two discs to go. Gotta love yummy Michael Vartan. I sometimes wish I am Sidney Bristow.

Not Happening Again...

On the homefront: my brother is...I think doing something that is not good. His wife called our house last night. Told my Mom that my brother should stay with us for the meantime coz she can't handle him anymore. Darn. My brother is 26 years old. Not a kid anymore. He's a father to a two-year-old already for crying out loud. He knows what's wrong from right. Why does he keeps slipping? Years ago when we moved to another location, I thought he'd be clean. I thought taking him out of the place we used to live in would help him. But I was wrong, he again...met people [in our new location] who does the same thing as he did. Now, years after, I thought he was clean. I thought he learned his lesson. I thought he'd change. My trust in him is forever broken. There's always a doubt. I learned to be tough on him. I mean, whenever he'd borrow money, saying it's for his kid, I'd call my sister-in-law and asked if it's true. Most of the time, it's not. So, even if I have money, I don't give it to him. It's just so hard to accept it sometimes. I mean, he's my brother. I want good things to happen to him. I can't prevent/protect him from the world. Such crazy world we live in. I just want him to be free from this "situation" that he's in. I think, he's brain has been affected by what he's done before. I just pray to God that he'd help my brother get through this. Prayers.

*That's why I'd never touch a cigarette or drink alcohol. It's a start for other evil stuff to come in. I'm not saying it applies for everybody. It's just on me.

*Friday Five...

1. What's your favorite time of day?
Midnight onwards.

2. What's your least favorite time of day?
After lunchtime.

3. Are you a morning person or a night owl? Does it cause any problems?
Night Owl. Sometimes.

4. If you had an entire worry- and obligation-free day, what would you do with it?
Be a greedy sleeper.

5. How do you plan to spend your weekend?
Voting registration and badminton with friends.

* Since this week's F-Five is not applicable to me, I browsed thru the archive and found this Five dated October 26, 2001