Jul 1, 2007
Ah well, this soul's been tagged by Billy the Blogging Poet for the "eight random facts about me" meme, and I am perfectly happy to have an excuse to blog and write an entry despite my self-imposed restrictions on myself not to. Hiatus indeed! But at least this isn't as time consuming as crafting poetry. hehe so here goes:First: The Rules
- Players start with eight random facts/habits about themselves.
- People tagged post on their blog about their eight things and post these rules.
- At the end of your blog, you choose eight people to tag and list their names.
- Don’t forget to leave them a comment telling them they’re tagged, and to read your blog.
- Prepare to be hated by some and loved by others. (Billy added #5.)
1. I was born in Cotabato City, Philippines (somewhere down South), moved to Lilongwe, Malawi, (Africa) when I was 6, came back to the Philippines to a different city (Malaybalay) when I was 8, moved back to Africa when I was 9 (Blantyre, Malawi) stayed there until I was 12, then I moved back to the Philippines to another city (Cagayan de Oro) where I finished high school. Then went to college in another city. (Metro Manila)
2. In between those years, Places I've visited:
- Asia: Hong Kong, UAE
- Africa: Mozambique, Zambia, Tanzania, Zimbabwe, South Africa, Egypt, Kenya, Botswana
- Europe: Italy, England, Nerthelands
- N. America: Canada, USA
- S. America: Brazil
3. I started college at age 15 (BA Philosophy) and entered law school at age 19, graduated at age 23 and hopefully will be a lawyer by age 24 (assuming I pass the bar exams)
4. People tell me I look like a snob because of my blank expression and arched eyebrows. My friends will tell you I am anything but and would fondly describe me using the following words: funny, crazy, doormat, too nice, shy, glut, hedonist, lazy, worrywart and procrastinator. I am mindful some are quite contradictory. hehehe.
5. If I was a stereotype I would be the "one of the guys" kind of girl. Most of my friends are guys. I grew up with 2 brothers and no sisters, lots of guy cousins, most of my hobbies are deemed "guy" stuff: videogames, table top RPG, computer games, basketball. But my closest friends and the only ones who really know me are still girls. Rest assured I still retain my feminine ways (whatever those are)
6. I used to be able to out drink any guy my age when it came to alcohol. Beer, gin, rum, whiskey, tequila and all sorts of liquor. Now I get sleepy faster. Must be getting old.
7. I started smoking when I was 14. By age 22 I was chain-smoking almost 2 packs a day because of law school. I quit last year when I turned 23. Just went cold turkey. I'll be a year clean come August.
8. in relation to fact #7: I really want a cigarette, because of stress from studying. GRRRRRRR...
9. I break my own rules most of the time and can be quite fickle. hence no credibility sometimes,:P
and now for my victims:
Deb
Uberjam
Shakir
Ozy
Brian
Erika
Guile
Gino