Tuesday, May 23, 2006

50 random things about me

1. My nickname is Teng because when I was born, it was 12 noon and the bell in our town's church rang.. "Teng Teng Teng". (haha :p)
2. I cannot swim.
3. I cannot ride the bike.
4. But considering 3 and 4, before, I wanted to surf. (haha, good luck for someone who has no swimming and balancing skills. Haha, there' s just something about the dry 'sun-stained' hair and and dark tanned skin that i find cool about those who surf :p)
5. My childhood idol is Donna Cruz. During my late elementary days, I was cutting pictures of her in magazines, tabloids; and pasting these on a notebook i lamely call a movie book. I even include captions like "Ang ganda ganda mo talaga, donna!" yikes.
6. Coffee makes me feel sleepy - that is, the first hour after drinking it.
7. I used to collect Tweety stuff.
8. Cinderella was my favorite cartoon character. (hehe)
9. Two bottles of beer can get me tipsy but I believe hard drinks can't (get me drunk). :p
10. For a sem, I was on a super crash diet, eating only 4-5 pieces of hopia and an apple per day.
11. I am a certified nail biter. (I dont use a nail cutter to cut my hand nails.)
12. I only learned to use a lighter 3 years ago.
13. My first plane ride was when i was in fourth year high school on a trip to Cebu for a campus journalism press conference. (of course, i took the window seat! :))
14. I didnt get my vaccine (the one I think everyone is supposed to have). I was supposed to get when I was in Grade 1 but i told my teacher that my father (who is a doctor) would do it for me (of course, i was lying. i was just really scared).
15. I dont like sports. PE is one of my most dreaded subjects.
16. I had my hair rebonded once in an unknown parlor, but I was happy because it lasted for 2 years!
17. I want to kill whoever invented the standards for corporate attire.
18. I love the Korean drama Full House that i can watch it over and over and over and over again... The songs on its OST are my happy songs. ^_^
19. I had my TGIS and G-mik days. :)
20. I can finish a Gardenia half-loaf of wheat bread in one sitting. (or is it seating? haha, nakakahiya.)
21. I fell asleep while watching a Lord of the Rings movie; havent read any of the books. I also slept while watching a Harry Potter movie; stopped reading the book after reading two sentences.
22. I only know how to cook pancit canton. I cant even cook rice :(
23. I dont touch (literally) my guitar these days. The thought of not really being good at playing frustrates me.
24. I know a Korean song - Gomsemaree ga han jib... (haha, three bears. from Full House again. ^_^)
25. I had 'something' with a bassist, a vocalist, and a lead guitarist (not at the same time, huh :) 0. Hmm.. I am currently waiting for a drummer. Haha, kidding. (isa na lang, banda na :P)
26. I had a shih tzu dog named Dino (Xanadu Chip) but he is gone now :'c.
27. When I was around 6 or 7, I was collecting salagubangs; and when they die, there would be a funeral. Their dead bodies would rest in peace inside a medicine box.
28. There is something about black rats that I find cute. I actually dont find them disgusting. Maybe it is the eyes. :p
29. I love yellow roses most.
30. My ideal wedding would be on a beach - to be attended only by the people closest to me.
31. When i was in kindergarten, I always sang "Ikaw ang Tumibok ang Puso" during our morning program.
32. My childhood ambition is to become a teacher; and as i always write in our essays, "so that i can teach children to read, write and count. (haha, i was just trying to make the essay long)
33. My Grade 5 or 6 barkada was called Spice Girls (I was Baby Spice) but since we were seven, one had to be the manager and the other, the producer. tsk tsk.
34. I want to celebrate my birthday in Enchanted Kingdom :) Haha, maybe im too old for this now.
35. I would like to have two kids in the future - one boy and one girl.
36. I see dead people. (im just kidding :p)
37. I hate reading manuals. Not surprising I dont maximize the use of the gadgets I have.
38. My contact lens once cracked while i was wearing it. (I remember it was during a Youth for Christ conference in Subic.)
39. Ever since I got into college, I only brush my teeth twice a day. (oopps.. turn off).
40. I tend to speak fast when I am nervous.
41. I recently just had my hair dyed - reddish brown. because i cannot get curls due to a previous relaxing. darn.
42. I have never been to another country. (ehem ehem)
43. I dont know how to eat shrimp or crab. So complicated how to 'open' these.
44. My favorite number is 3. I dont know why.
45. I only used YM last year; and it was because I had no choice because it was for a school project meeting.
46. I'd rather get cancer than a sore throat.
47. I can drive. (i wish). Rather, i can run a car. No, I can drive but I dont have the bravery to go out into the real world. (so how's that? should i request for my own road? hehe)
48. I didnt attend my high school graduation. (as a protest because my family and i do not believe in the school's system of deliberation. )
49. In high school, I was the vocalist of an all-girl band. The Cranberries' Zombie was an all-time favorite cover song.
50. I never had my own bedroom. sad :(