I Blog, Therefore I Am.

Here's a meme entry just to let everyone know that I am still alive and kicking. I'm re-posting this from my Facebook as an answer tag to Rica.

Rules: Answer the 100 questions and tag people to do the same.

PERSONAL INFO:
1. What's your name → Anna Vida Theresa
2. Nicknames → Abbie, Abs
3. Relationship Status → Single But Happy
4. Zodiac sign → Leo
5. Male or female → Female
6. Elementary → Mary Help of Christian School
7. High School → Canossa School
8. College → Assumption College
9. Hair color → Black with natural brown mix
10. Long or short → Layered and NOT so long anymore
11. Height → 5'2"
12. Do you have a crush on someone? → Now? Not sure.
13. What do you like about yourself? → My bubbly personality
14. Piercings → Ears
15. Tattoos → None
16. Righty or lefty → Righty

LAST
17. Last beverage → Coke Regular
18. Last phone call → My mom asked me to join her at my aunt's place.
19. Last text message → Chika with Libay
20. Last song you listened to → "I'm Yours" by Jason Mraz
21. Last time you cried → Can't remember. I'm not keeping tabs anymore. :)

FIRSTS:
22. First surgery → One of my right fingers had grafting.
23. First piercing → Ears
24. First sport you joined/played → Kick Ball in elementary
25. First pet → Dog named Giorgio
26. First vacation → Baguio
27. First concert → Eraserheads
28. First crush → Someone from Third Grade! He's on my FB friend list so I am not telling who.

HAVE YOU EVER:
29. Dated someone twice → Not just twice but thrice! It was a vicious cycle.
30. Been cheated on? → Yes
31. Kissed someone & regretted it? → Yes
32. Lost someone special? → Yes
33. Been depressed? → Yes
34. Been drunk and threw up? → Yes but only twice in my whole life! Both happened in San Fernando in two different occasions.

LIST FOUR FAVORITE COLORS:
35. Blue, Plum/Violet, Black, Red

HAVE YOU:
36. Made new friends → Yes
37. Fallen out of love → Yes
38. Laughed until you cried → Oh yeah!
39. Met someone who changed you → Yes
40. Found out who your true friends were → Yes! Yes! Yes!
41. Found out someone was talking about you → Yes and I "heard it" literally. How's that?
42. Kissed anyone on your FB friend list → Ummm...yes.
43. How many people on your FB friend list do you know in real life → Almost everyone.
44. How many kids do you want to have → Two or four
45. Do you have any pets → We have lots of cats but they are definitely not mine.
46. Do you want to change your name → Nope
47. What did you do for your last birthday → I went to Boracay with my friends. Yey!
48. What time did you wake up today → 1:30 PM! So tired from yesterday's SMART EK Day.
49. What were you doing at midnight last night? → Internet
50. Name something you CANNOT wait for → Planned travels
51. Last time you saw your father → 30 seconds ago
52. What is one thing you wish you could change about your life → What else?
53. What are you listening to right now → "Lucky" by Jason Mraz feat. Colbie Caillat
54. Have you ever talked to a person named Tom → Yep. Met a random Tom before.
55. What's getting on your nerves right now? → A couple of "Batirol" incidents last week. Heh!
56. Most visited web page → Twitter, Facebook, abbieunreal.blogspot.com, Multiply

RIGHT NOW:
57. Eating → I had Jollibee Chicken Joy an hour ago
58. Drinking → Coke
59. I'm about to → Resize and upload photos
60. Listening to → Jason Mraz's "We Sing, We Dance, We Steal Things" album
61. Waiting for → .............................

YOUR FUTURE:
62. Want kids? – Yes
63. Want to get married? → Yes
64. Careers in mind? → I am fairly satisfied with what I am doing now.

WHICH IS BETTER WITH THE OPPOSITE SEX?
65. Lips or eyes → Eyes
66. Hugs or kisses → Hugs
67. Older or Younger – Older
68. Nice stomach or nice arms → Nice arms
69. Sensitive or loud → A little of both
70. Hook-up or relationship → Relationship, of course!
71. Trouble maker or hesitant → Hesitant

HAVE YOU EVER:
72. Kissed a stranger → No
73. Drank hard liquor → Only once or twice in my life
74. Lost glasses/contacts → I lost my first and only pair of prescription glasses! Then I learned from my 2nd Opto that I don't need them after all. :)
75. Sex on first date → No
76. Broken someone's heart → I think so. Once, twice or thrice.
77. Had your own heart broken → Yes
78. Been arrested → No
79. Turned someone down → Yes
80. Cried when someone died → I was the loudest "wailer" at my lola's funeral 11 years ago.
81. Liked a friend that is a girl? → No

DO YOU BELIEVE IN:
82. Yourself → Yes
83. Miracles → Yes, I do!
84. Love at first sight → Love? No. Like? Maybe.
85. Heaven → Yes
86. Santa Claus → I wish!
87. Kiss on the first date → No. Cheeks? Not even. Conservative? Yes.
88. Angels → Yes
89. Love → Yes
90. Sex after marriage → Ideal

ANSWER TRUTHFULLY:
91. Is there one person you want to be with right now? → I'm not so sure. I am still thinking and contemplating. Please give me time. :)
92. Had more than one boyfriend at one time? → No. Loyalty & faithfulness are my strongest traits.
93. Are you in love right now? → Nope.
94. Longest you got over an ex? → Two freakin' years!
95. Are you happy? → People may not believe it...but I am actually very happy & contented.
96. Posting this as 100 Truths? → Yes

*There were only 96 questions so I guess that the favorite color part equals to four.

Facebook is the new battleground for memes, surveys and quizzes. A certain meme is making the rounds among friends and I was tagged to do it by no less than 17 people. I finally succumbed to it tonight and answered it.

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.

1. I have a very long name, Anna Vida Theresa, and I love it. I hate it when people do shortcuts on it or omit one of the names in documents. I want it long and complete.

2. My mom told me recently (like a month ago) that I almost died when I was 7 months old. She said that I had non-stop diarrhea and they even had my IV on my infant head!

3. I am generally a nice person. I am also very optimistic. I am the epitome of sunshine!

4. My mother is the most important person in my life. Period.

5. I have a very weird personality. I am very extrovert, loud, and can talk non-stop for hours BUT I also enjoy being alone and just staying at home. I often prefer eating or watching movie alone. I definitely want to shop alone.

6. I am literally a "dreamer". I always have vivid dreams when sleeping.

7. I chose the right course in college. I know what's my calling even then.

8. I have gazillion friends and acquaintances but I learned in the last few years that quality is better than quantity. I am still friends with a lot of people but I hang-out with just a few.

9. My favorite time of the day is early evening. Creative thoughts and ideas usually kick in at 7:00 at night and it can last until 4:00 am. I am usually mentally "dead" in the morning!

10. My first love is reading. I read everything from carton boxes to hard-bound novels. One of my resolutions this year is to read more. Six months into the new year and I already finished The American Wife (Curtis Sittenfeld), Sisters (Danielle Steel) and I am currently reading Living History (HRC's autobiography).

11. I've been blogging since mid-2003. It was Aileen who influenced me and I plunged into it because I need an outlet for my then 'quarter-life crisis'. My entries evolved since then and gone now are the drama and love dilemma posts of my 20s. My posts now are happier but less personal.

12. I won in Pond's Age Miracle's 7-Days of Beauty blog writing contest last year. My prize? A 3G iPhone.

13. What to know what I'm up to at this very moment? Try Twitter.

14. I religiously download the following shows every Friday night for my weekend watch: Grey's Anatomy, Brothers & Sisters, Gossip Girl, Privileged, 90210 and American Idol. I am also watching old West Wing episodes via DVD.

15. I am very OC when using punctuation marks and small/upper cases/capital letters in writing. i hate seeing small letters in beginning letters in sentences like THIS sentence. I also hate seeing "I" in small letters.

16. Two of my ex-boyfriends got the same name. How weird is that?

17. I enjoy driving! After years of procrastination I finally learned how to drive in May 2005. My fastest driving speed is 140kph at The Skyway on my way to Makati; and my longest drive was 5 hours straight to Quezon then back to Laguna again for another 5 hours of drive (with only 3 hours of rest interval).

18. I've been wearing my hair long and straight (with the occasional layers) since 2001. I am not going back to short hair...ever!

19. I got myself a new toy last Christmas: a Canon DSLR. I'm fascinated with food photography and it's something I want to delve into. I am going to enroll myself in a Basic Photography class but I can't find time to do it at the moment.

20. My word of the year is "collaboration". Last year's was "project" and 2007's was "celebration".

21. I am a closet politics fan. I don't express my views and opinions often but I am fascinated to hear what others think. Politics is fun!

22. I am an information junkie and a history buff. I usually spend at least an hour a week reading Wikipedia or other information sites on random topics, policies, views, opinions, scorecards, statistics and articles. Last week's topic was the evolution and history of Roe v. Wade.

23. The last three weeks at work were super busy ones. A new job function that was given to me is making me anxious but excited. I am literally tired from working BUT I am not complaining and is actually grateful about it. I love my job! :)

24. The opposite of love is not hate but indifference. Too bad I'm indifferent about love at the moment. Heh!

25. I am such a great believer of love and all the neat things it can do to people. I was fortunate that love found me in the least expected moment in my life. Unexpectedly love also went away and broke me into pieces. I've longed moved on from the pain and hurt and is cool about it. Despite everything I am still a big believer of love...I am just too damn scared to fall again.

Some of the items above were actually taken from the former memes I had before. I recycled some because thinking 25 random things about you in one go is a bit narcissistic for me. :)

Now it's YOUR turn! Tag, tag, tag to anyone who wants to do this!

I got a tag from Marj to make a post on 10 Random Things About Me. Unfortunately, I've already wrote about that one recently so I just decided to post a random thing about me that might surprise most of you.

I Googled my name earlier and found some "incriminating evidence" about me that might cost me my fantabulous job at TEH ONE. Is it a sex scandal video? Nah, too Paris Hilton. Is it a blog entry where I posted some juicy corporate news? Nope, too geeky for me. Think again.

It actually involved a contest where I became an accidental winner.

Note that this happened in November 2003 when I was still a staffer at Honda and far, far far away from where I am now. It was a time when I was still learning how to blog amidst my quarter-life crisis. Just want to point out that one in case my bosses read this. :)

Here's the article which I found here. Read on.



Funny, right?

Yep, I won some concert tickets and scored a meet & greet with Mariah from Globe on her Charmbracelet World Tour in 2003. How weird is that? I was actually just an "accidental winner" because I did not intentionally joined the contest. It was really the F4 songs I downloaded (can this post be more cheesy?) which made me a winner via Globe's electronic raffle. Should DTI be warned and involved on the screwed mechanics? Hah!

There's more.

Since I was not really a Mariah fan and not so into concerts, I gave my two (2) Gold tickets to my brother and sis-in-law. They watched and enjoyed the concert while I went to Shangri-La to meet and greet the diva.

I also remembered being interviewed but I cannot remember saying that Mariah's "a true vision of love" like what the article above said. I know myself well and I don't say stuff like that. I was misquoted by Globe for their PR cr*p! They did not even send our lone picture with Mariah like they promised! I only learned about it when it came out in the papers two months after the concert and friends SMSd me. One friend even sent me a scanned copy of the paper which I cannot find as of the moment.

My friend Teena tagged me so here I am answering her tag at half past 3am. I cannot sleep and is actually working and answering some work e-mails. Ladida!

TEN RANDOM FACTS ABOUT ME

The Rules:
1. Each blogger starts with ten random facts/habits about themselves.
2. Bloggers that are tagged need to write on their own blog about their ten things and post these rules.
3. At the end of your blog, you need to choose ten people to get tagged and list their names.
4. Don't forget to leave them a comment telling they're tagged, and to read your blog.

Here you go...

1. I used to be just a water and soap person. BUT I've been putting on a lot of junk on my face lately. I road tested a lot of products in the last months and I am happy to say that I finally have a perfect set for my cleanse-tone-moisturize-protect routine. Will blog about it soon!

2. I made some New Year's Resolution and things to do in 2008 last January but I forgot to post them. I wrote it in a sheet of paper at work in the early days of the year and I put it on my bag. I saw it this evening and is proud to say that I've already accomplished some of them.

3. I love writing "friends-only" blog post in my Multiply. It's such a liberating feeling to write down your thoughts without worrying of random people peeking and seeking.

4. I hate, hate, hate my laptop these days! Some virus is secretly worming on my folders and our IT gurus cannot catch it! It's also freakin' s-l-o-w lately so my boss told me to have Tech Ops check it and ask them to recommend a replacement.

5. I've already been to Davao, Cebu and to a Laguna Loop roadtrip this year. Next on the agenda is some BEACHing!

6. I am loveless. Am I sad? No. Have I accepted it? Yes. Moved on and let go? 100% YES.

7. I want to buy a new camera. My current one is getting OLD. I am thinking of getting a Canon G9 or go all the way with a Canon 400D DSLR. Stay tuned.

8. I love American Idol Season 7! I have all the studio and live recordings in my iPod (since Top 12) and I can't stop blogging and twitting about them. My bet is a David-David showdown at the end!

9. My favorite time of the day is early evening. Creative thoughts and ideas usually kick in at 8:00 at night and it can last until 4:00 am. I am usually DEAD in the morning!

10. I miss my friends! ALL of them! :(

Tag to Aileen, Tintin, Charo, Mitzi, Jenny, Tere, Sheggz, Honey, Bambi and Koleen. (Jang, Meds, She, Anna: Teena tagged you already so I'm giving chance to others! Hehe!)

Belated HAPPY BIRTHDAY to Aileen! Woohoo! This is just the beginning of the greatest years of your life! :)

Hi, my name is:
Abbie

Never in my life have I been:
Seriously betrothed to another person, an associate of an advertising agency or a traveler outside of Asia.

The one person who can drive me nuts is:
My dad, my mom and my bro. In that order.

High school is:
Where I found my lifelong friends.

When I'm nervous:
I get jumpy and distracted.

If I were to get married right now my Maid of Honor would be:
A toss coin (literally) between Tin, Aileen and Charo. Losers will be Bridesmaids. US-based Ivy and Mitz's chances are forfeited due to distance.



My hair is:
Long, straight and shiny. Indulge me, please. :)

When I was 10:
I was pissed because my friends became "grown ups" who doesn't want to play anymore. Aquanet became their best friend and it took the place of Kick Ball.

Last Christmas:
Was almost NOT like Christmas. My dad was in the hospital and we spent the holidays there.


Christmas '07 Decors at The Podium. So nice.

I should be:
More assertive, involved and BITCHY.

The happiest recent events were:
Our family Saturday dinner, some great news from work and the a-okay concept for an upcoming launch.

By this time next year:
I should be happier, more contented...and yeah...in a relationship.

My current gripe is:
Some admin stuff at work that I should not let pass.

I have a hard time understanding:
Math, men and their numerous issues and baggages, and Meredith & Lexie Grey's relationship.

There's this girl I know who:
Turned her back to fame, popularity and fortune to pursue her life's goal and true passion. I admire her for that. Very very few people can do that

You know I like you when:
I talk about you all the time, I text you and I blog about you.

If I won an award, the first person I would tell would be:
My Mom

Take my advice:
1) Get them when they are young! The older they get, the more issues they will have. 2) Resign when you still have enough drive to do it.

Something that I really want to buy is:
Another Dorothy Perkins pants and jeans, a Macbook Pro and a Canon 400D.

If you visited the place I was born:
You can go to Luneta Park after!

I plan to visit:
Iloilo in January for Tish's wedding and to Italy before I die.

I'd stop my wedding if:
It's not true love or if he's gay.

The world could do without:
Joseph Estrada

I'd rather lick the belly of a cockroach than:
(THIS is not a question!)

Most recent thing I've bought myself:
A hot Pork Ball Congee at Luk Yuen at SM Megamall. I miss it SO much! It's my ultimate comfort food. I've been eating them since I was five years old. The branch in Glorietta 2 is obviously close due to the bomb(?) blast.



Most recent thing someone else bought me:
Chocolate Temptation Crepe of Crepes and Creams at Podium

This morning I:
Watched Grey's Anatomy Season4 Episode7 - Physical Attraction, Chemical Reaction.

Got this meme from Apple and Jing. Tag to Aileen, Charo, Tin, Mitz, Jean, Mindy, Riz and to anyone who likes to do it.

Here you go. Tag to eveyone who wants to do it!

Name Four Scents You Love
Clinique Happy
Pleasures by Estee Lauder
Raindrops and fresh grass
Coppertone and the beach

Name Four Things You Are Thinking About Now
I hate required Sunday work events
Grey's Anatomy vids in my iPod
A new blog post
I want past thoughts to go away

Name the Last Four Things You Have Bought
Masksheets from The Face Shop
A Venetto Dinner with Twigs
Cosmpolitan - October Issue (yeah, I'm buying 'em again!)
Black Formal Top from Bayo

Name Four Drinks You Regularly Drink
Iced Tea
Pepsi (yeah, not Coke; I'm kicking the habit though...again)
C2 Yellow or Red
H2O

Last Time You Said 'I Love You' And Meant It
I last wrote it in a birthday card in February 2006. Said it? Hmmm, probably sometime August 2006 but in a very-grudging-I-love-you-but-I-don't-want-to-love-you-anymore manner. Hah!

Last Time You Cried?
As in cried because of overwhelming emotions? Its been too long I cannot remember! Am I turning into a stone? However, I cried last night out of rage and pity when I saw in a report that US's The Daily Show called Cory Aquino a slut.

What's In Your Music Player?
Giga-worth of songs that defines my personality! 50% is mush and easy listening and the rest is an assortment of great OSTs, classic old OPMs and new music. I also have loads and loads of Grey's TV episodes.

What's Under Your Bed?
Memories of yesteryears, shoes and random trash.

What Time Did You Wake Up Today?
I don't know. I slept the whole day.

Current Hair?
Long, straight, black and uber-beautiuful!

Current Clothes?
Shirt and shorts

Current Desktop Picture?
None. I'm using the Windows XP Home theme

Current Worry?
Falling in love again

Current Hate?
Hate is such a strong word. I actually don't hate anybody or anything as of the moment. I am hate-free! Horay for me!

Favorite Physical Feature Of The Opposite Sex?
Eyes, upper arms, shoulders, hands

Last CD You Bought?
Awake by Josh Groban

Favorite Place To Be?
My room
Superb local destinations like Bora, Davao, Baguio and Cebu
The Mall
Dream travel places like Beijing/Shanghai, Florence, Rome, San Francisco, NY

Least Favorite Place?
My ex-loony bin. Glad I'm out of there.

If You Could Play An Instrument?
Piano

Favorite Color(s)?
Black, Red, Blue, Purple

Do You Believe In An Afterlife ?
Heaven is the way to go

How Tall Are You?
5'2" without heels, 5'4" with.

Current Favorite Word/Saying ?
Duh?!
Yeah, right!

Favorite Season?
I love the cold Christmas season and Summer

One Person From Your Past You Wish You Could Go Back And Talk To
There was this guy I dated for some months in 2003. We used to be great friends but we are not talking anymore because I did something horrible to him. He's not really a saint but he still doesn't deserve what I did to him. A friend told me that he mentioned ME again to him the other day. I owe him THAT apology...and closure.

Favorite Day?
Thank God It's Friday!

Where Would You Like To Go ?
Now? I want to go somewhere near to destress and have fun. SG or HK will do!

How Many Kids Do You Want ?
2 or 4

Favorite Car?
I want the new 07 Civic. Seriously.

There is one way to find out! Take my quiz!


Create your own Friend Quiz here

CLUE: ALL answers can be found on THIS blog! :) I'll give a cool prize to the highest scorer!

Got this funny "crush" meme from my niece/goddaughter, Kiara. It's really cute and child-like. It's a welcome change from my emo posts. I just want to acknowledge that there's a *new* guy in my life. Technically he's not yet a "guy in my life" since I don't even know if he know I exist.

I've done a lot mopping and crying in the previous years for my ex and it's very refreshing to actually have someone new in my life. It's about time! This is a start. Horay for me! Whew!

So, please, let me indulge! :)

Is he your age? Hmmm, I dunno. I think either we are of the same age or I am older by a year.

Has he ever talked to you or about you positively? He said "hello" once and there were a lot of times when we greeted each other at the hallway.

Has he given you the "cute look?" Yeah, I think. There were a couple of incidents I can recall when he gave me THE look.

Has he asked for your number? Personally? Nope. But since I am using a Service Unit number, he can easily get it from anyone in the office. I got his from some internal advisory. Haha!

Does he constantly look at you? Constantly? I dunno. But I am sure that he did look once or twice or thrice...

Does he ask you to hug him throughout the day? Whaaat?! I'll get there! I'll get there!

When you walk up does he ignore you? Haven't had the chance (or the reason) to approach him. But, this evening, I was talking to one of our officemates and he went to the area where we were talking to talk to another officemate. He was just a couple of feet away from moi.

Do you often find yourself starting the coversation? No reason to talk to him...YET. Soon, soon. I think we are both involved in one of Marketing's upcoming projects. Saw his name in the e-mail loop of the project brief that was sent recently! Woohoo!

If you answered yes, did the conversation end quickly? I answered NO above.

Do you wish to have a "notebook" romance? Notebook as in The Notebook by Nicholas Sparks? Uhhh, nope. Albeit uber-romantic, "The Notebook" book/movie's leading lady had Alzheimer's. If "notebook" in the sense that it's bloggable and diary-worthy then YES.

Is the guy you like very smart? Well, he's from SMART so he must smart. I've always been a nerdy-guy-magnet so I guess HE HAS TO BE smart or else...

Is he rebellious? I don't think so. He's very dedicated and religious. (I can notice and observe these tidbits as early as now).

Have you ever asked the person you liked out? Nope, nope.

What did he say if he said anything at all? Not applicable...YET.

Has he ever generously complimented you? Nah...! He will once he get to know me!

Are you married to the one you like? Haha! I don't even know if he knows me!

Have you had a good dream about this person? Good question. I dream A LOT. A clear indication of my 'likeness' towards someone lies heavily on the 'dream indicator' factor.

Does he look at you like a friend? I hope NOT.

Does he come to you with advice? He'll probably ask me for loyalty programs and delight projects advice soon.

Has he ever called you? Nope.

Have you ever called him? Nope.

Is he on your MySpace of Friendster? He's not in Friendster or I did not search/look close enough. I rarely open MySpace.

Does he avoid you? I don't think so.

Is he shy? I can see that he doesn't have a shy personality.

Have your parents met him? Not...YET! Hah!

Can he make you laugh? He can make his teammates laugh. They are always on a laugh trip!

Is he bossy? I don't think so. I heard him talking to someone earlier and he seemed courteous.

Has he tried to kiss you? There will be chaos at the 16th floor if he will ever attempt. :)

This is so FUN! Try if you want! I miss the feeling of giddiness! Me having a crush is a national event! Be happy for me! :)

What is a meme? Here's the definition:
MEME - Noun. An idea, behavior, style, or usage that spreads from person to person within a culture.

Let's start with this ABC about me which somebody tagged me to do a long time ago. I had fun answering this.

A - Age: 28 and happy about it. Really.
B - Band Listening To Right Now: None.
C - Career: Senior Business and Services Development Supervisor of THE best telco here in the Philippines. Be starting work on Monday.
D - Drink or Smoke: I don't do either. In fact, I haven't had any alcohol (nor caffeine or soda) in my bod since my surgery last March. Hooray!
E - Easiest Friends To Talk To: My Forces Friends (Tin, Aileen, Charo, Ivy, Mitz) and Olen
F - Favorite song at the moment: Rent's Seasons of Love and Regina Spektor's Samson
G - Gummy Bears or Gummy Worms: Either
H - Have a Boyfriend: None
I - In love: Not anymore. Whew!
J - Junk Food You Like: Choco Pie, Lays Sour N' Cream
K - Kids: In the future.
L - Longest Ride Ever: Road trip from Naga, Camarines Sur to Laguna - 9 hours
M - My Favorite Sports: Swimming!
N - Names For Your Future Kids: Sonja, Beatriz, Vittoria, Miguel
O - One Wish You Have Now: Either to finally make it or to finally forget it.
P - Phobias: It's so weird and I don't want to mention it here.
Q - Favorite Quote: "It's not how many people you've reached, it's how many RIGHT people you've reached."
R - Reasons To Smile: My niece's Gabbie's funny antics, my spanking new career, my friends, my on-line friends and bullboard buddies, blog comments, Internet surfing, Grey's Anatomy, Big Brother, reminiscing yesterdays, perfect pictures at my camera, nice SMS from friends, rainy cool nights
S - Sleeping Hours: After 12:00 am but I am trying to adjust it to 11:00 pm.
T - Time You Woke Up: 7:45 am (I am still in vacation!)
U - Unknown Fact About You: I'm super smart you'll be so surprised.
V - Vegetable You Hate: Beansprouts!!!
W - Worst Habit: I am lazy when I want to be lazy.
X - X-rays You've Had: Chest, Right Hand, Feet
Y - Yummy Foods: Japanese dishes and the evil evil RICE
Z - Zodiac Sign: Leo

~*oOo*~

Got this one from Ida:

Instructions: Each player starts with 7 random habits/facts about themselves. People who are tagged need to write on their own blog about their seven things, as well as these rules. At the end of your blog, you need to choose 7 people to be tagged and list their names. Don't forget to leave them a comment telling them that they have been tagged and to read your blog!

1. I have a very weird personality. I believe that I am very extrovert, loud, and can talk non-stop for hours BUT I also enjoy being alone and just staying at home. Weird, huh? Or is this a sign of ageing? Beats me.

2. I enjoy driving. After years of procrastinating, I finally learned how to drive in May 2005. In my very short driving history I'm very proud to say that I've already driven in two major road trips. One was from Dagupan to Las Pinas (4-hour night drive; April 2006) and the other was a day trip from Laguna to Gumaca, Quezon and back to Laguna again (total of 8-hour day/night drive; May 2007). My fastest driving speed is 140kph at The Skyway on my way to Makati.

3. Here are my essential gadgets (in order of appearance in my life): a black kick-ass desktop PC (okay, it's not as kick-ass as before but it's still all-wireless), a black Altec Lansing speakers with subs, a Canon IXUS 60, a 30GB iPod Video, an Altec Lansing inMotion mobile speakers and a Nokia N70. If I'll be asked (or cursed) to part ways with one of them then I'll choose to give-up my iPod. Know why? Well, I actually don't know why.

4. I was already confined twice at Asian Hospital and Medical Center this year. The first one was for a routine endoscopy and I was just being conceited about it. I could've opted for out-patient procedure but I decided to book myself at the hospital to lessen the stress of driving to and from and all of that. The second was for Open Cholecystectomy (a.k.a. gall bladder removal due to gall stones) which was actually kinda scary.

5. I don't use text language when sending SMS. I don't even know how to read text language. It confuses me.

6. I am very OC when it comes to using punctuation marks and small/upper cases/capital in writing. i hate seeing small letters in beginning letters in sentences like THIS sentence. I also hate seeing "I" in small letters.

7. What is Abbie without some mush? I am such a great believer of love and all the neat things it can do to people. I was fortunate that love found me in the least expected place and moment in my life. Unexpectedly love also went away and broke me into pieces. Despite that I'm still a believer of love...I am just too damn scared to fall again once more.

This is a funny game. My friends did this a long time ago and I decided to try it.

Rules:
1. Put your iPod/music player in shuffle mode.
2. Answer the questions below through the song being played.
3. Click the forward button as you move along the questions.

Some answers are close to accurate! You will also see that I have a lot of OPMs in my collection.

How are you feeling today?
Where We Gonna Go From Here (Mat Kearney)
*So true! I am really clueless lately.*

Will you get far in life?
Alapaap (Eraserheads)

How do your friends see you?
Live and Learn (The Cardigans)

Will you get married?
Kissing a Fool (Michael Buble)

What is your best friend's theme song?
Di Na Natuto (Sound)
*Hahaha! Just great!*

What is the story of your life?
Miracle (Christian Bautista)

What was high school like?
Panakip Butas (Haji Alejandro)
*I beg to disagree! Highschool is super great!*

How can you get ahead in life?
What I’ve Been Looking For (Highschool Musical)

What is the best thing about your friends?
Heaven (Los Lonely Boys)

What is today going to be like?
Yakap Sa Dilim (Orange and Lemons)
*Highly unlikely!*

What is in store for this weekend?
Wating (Eraserheads)

What song describes you?
Accidentally In Love (Counting Crows)

To describe your grandparents?
I Won’t Cry (Profyl)

How is your life going?
I’ll Be There (Martin Nievera)

What song will they play at your funeral?
Never Had A Dream Come True (S Club 7)
*Geeez! Please...NO!!!!*

How does the world see you?
My Girl, My Woman, My Friend (Jose Mari Chan)
*Nice one!!!*

Will you have a happy life?
Moonriver – Bossa Version (Sonia)

What do your friends really think of you?
Kiss Me (Six Spence None The Richer)

Do people secretly lust after you?
Nakapagtataka (Sponge Cola)
*Grrrrr! Hahaha! One of the best answers ever!*

How can I make myself happy?
Always Be There (Lou Pardini)
*Very symbolic! And its a Lou Pardini song!*

What should you do with your life?
Hey Jude (The Beatles)

Will you ever have children?
Beauty & Madness (Fra Lippo Lippi)

Jing tagged me ages ago to do this but I wasn't able to. I finally found some time this evening and answered it. :)

10 years ago I was...
...18 years old and was the debut year for me and a bunch of friends. I was out almost every week attending parties, dinners, cotillion rehearsals, or saying 18 candle wishes to friends.

...studying really really seriously. I also remembered being so disappointed because my College Guidance Counselor almost altered the course of my life - literally and figuratively - when she unknowingly put me in another Mass Communication major despite the fact that I qualified superbly for the coveted and desired Advertising and Public Relations course. Good thing I asked for a re-check or I would have spent my remaining college years trotting the Assumption halls with tri-pods & video cameras on my shoulder (not that there's something wrong with it but I am not just cut for media production and broadcasting; advertising & pr has always been my thing).

...about to experience my first broken-heart from a two-timing boyfriend (aka my first love). I learned his bad deed around late September, called a ceasefire to think things over after two weeks, and finally broke things off in October. He's now a friend after we made peace years following the demise of our great relationship. He's on my IM buddy list and he's still single (not that it matter?).

5 years ago I was...
...working very hard at Honda Cars Philippines. Lee, my former stress partner, just got admitted to our wonderful world and together we rocked the nation with loads of Civic activities. 2001 was a Civic year (like this year) and we had events right and left to make sure that Honda is number 1 for 6 consecutive years.

...elated to meet the officers of the newly-formed Honda Club of the Philippines - Carlo, Bugs, Amiel, Fred - who became life-long buddies. I truly learned a lot from 'em, their club, and their members.

...happy and living the carefree condo-life in Alfaro with Olen, Iou, and Tintin. No curfew, no parents, Starbucks as neighbor, gimmick & movie all you want, 15 minute cab-drive from the office, badminton nights at the nearby park, and waking up at 7:30 am is truly the best!

...bugged by the words "lifelong commitment" and "forever" that were offered to me. The Hugo Boss I got from my birthday was neat but I vowed that it would be the last I will receive from the guy who gave it.

Yesterday...
...I was with Tin, Aileen and Charo. We went to Tagaytay to visit and pray at Pink Sisters, swing by Angels' Hills, drown in Bulalo soup with the breathtaking view of Taal, and chat non-stop at Starbucks with hot coffee and coco in hand.

...Tin and I followed Charo and Jako at KFC for dinner. We talked about our old classmates and played the game of "Know Thy Classmate" (it was lame but fun, no point in explaining the rules here).

...Tin kept on teasing me because I was full of bitterness and bitchiness all day! I was bitter and bitchy about: the mushy couples around us ("Yeah right! Iiwanan ka din nyan!"), when we talked about the time she staged an all-out war on me in Sophomore year which she now cannot remember ("You were so mean! You were calling me names! Umuwi ka mag-isa mamaya!"), the foggy windshield ("Arrgh! Give me the tissue! It's the freakin' aircon!") and our nerdy classmates in highschool who are now happily married ("Naunahan nya pa tayo???").

...I watched the 3rd to the last disc of The OC's Season 1. I was at the part where Caleb asked Julie Cooper to marry him. Ewww!

5 Favorite TV Shows...
Grey's Anatomy, Desperate Housewives, The OC, Friends, Sex and The City, Commander-in-Chief, Dawson's Creek (yeah, more than five...)

5 Favorite Toys...
Canon IXUS 60, my desktop computer, The SIMS2, my laptop, Porshie

5 Fictional Characters I Would Date...
Noel (Felicity) - he's still on top of my list, he reminds me of my ex.
Derek Shepherd (Grey's Anatomy) - sans Addison, he's truly McDreamy!
Will Thatcher (Notting Hill) - you gotta love that accent and hair!
Cyclops (The X-Men) - every Jean Grey's dream
Rocky (Ngayong Nandito Ka) - yeah, so cheesy and 'eww' but he is just SO fight! (you don't believe me? ask Cindy Kurleto!)

5 Biggest Joys...
Family, friends, Goodyear & work, traveling, writing & blogging

5 Places I Would Run Away To...
Rome, Italy (the ultimate dream vacation for moi! La Dolce Vita!)
Singapore (this is one place where one can truly start over)
Davao (a place to seek, a place to hide)
Boracay (if you want an uber-quick escape from reality - this is it)
Baguio (though best to go if you have somebody to run away with)

5 Things I would do with $100M...
Be charitable and give to those who truly need
Invest in profitable stocks and watch it grow
Treat myself, family and friends to a trip around the world
Stop working and live the senorita life
Buy an island!

5 Tags...
Aileen, Tin, Charo, Mitzi, Reggie

If you can't beat these (silly but enjoyable) surveys, answer them yourself. Another one of my blog fillers --- as if I don't have enough posts lately, huh? I got this from Arvee. Thanks, girl!

1) Brand and model of your handy phone?
Sony Ericsson K700i. I am not really a cellphone person anymore. It doesn't matter what I have.

2) What will you do if you see your boyfriend hugging another girl?
Make sure that she's not his mom or sister. If NOT, get my camera phone, take a snap, send it to him via MMS, and make it HIS problem.

3) Do you have a boyfriend/girlfriend?
What do you think?

4) Do you have your own room?
Yep. But I am dreaming of my very own studio unit lately.

5) Favorite pet?
Our Scottish Terrier - Bockner

6) One thing you can't live without?
My computer. What else?

7) Where do you live?
I am an Earthling. : )

8) What would you do if someone tells you he/she likes you?
Do nothing. Stuff like these makes me uncomfortable especially if the feeling is not mutual.

9) How are you feeling now?
Fine. Bored to death. A bit cranky because of nasty headaches. Eager to work soon BUT dying for a real vacation.

10) Where do you hangout?
At my room, in front of the PC; coffee shops with the girls; mall/restos/Tagaytay with Honda pals; and nice, intimate restos with Mark.

11) What are you good at?
Talking non-stop about anything and everything under the sun; tinkering with my PC and computer programs; cooking (according to me!); speaking (I actually have declamation awards to speak of! hah!); organizing anything (from big events to small gathering and getaways with friends); feeding egos and nurturing souls (ask my friends!); cheering up one's mood; and loving.

12) What is it about a person you can't stand?
Inconsiderate. Uncaring and uninvolved. Too textbook. Arrogance with nothing between the ears. Too presumptuous. Know-it-alls. Bores.

13) What do you want?
Too many to mention. But for the meantime, I want a career that would give me the satisfaction of waking up early each morning with a smile on my face.

14) A word that describes you?
Spontaneous

15) What is your dream?
It's not for the Internet too know. ;)

16) Day or night?
Night

17) Sunset or sunrise?
Sunset. I was just looking at some of my sunset snaps earlier and I realized that they are one of the most beautiful "creations" ever. Sunsets are always joyful ocassions to be shared and celebrated. Ohhhh, the circle of life!

18) Like a romantic boyfriend?
Who wouldn't?

19) What is it about the opposite gender that attracts you?
His mind and his conversation skills.

20) Are you an independent person?
I think I am am.

21) Do you like school?
Yep.

22) Are you stubborn?
They said.

23) Do you believe in God?
I surely do.

24) Your favorite sport?
Swimming. I so love the water! I also love watching other water sports, gymnastics, basketball and tennis.

25) Do you believe in fate?
Yes, to a certain degree.

26) Do you get pissed off easily?
Yep, at times. But I'm really trying to control it. Maximum tolerance at all times.

27) Do you like your parents?
Yep, I do. Love 'em.

28) Are you a materialistic person?
If I have lots of money to spare BUT I'm usually practical (and a thrift. and a cheapskate).

29) Do you believe in love?
Yep. I love to love! I believe in the magic of it.

30) Will you get a tattoo?
Nope. I cannot even get a henna.

31) Smoke?
Second degree smoker. Haha!

32) Clubbing?
Naaaaah!

33) Will you forgive your boyfriend if he cheats on you?
Forgive? Yes. Forget? No. Get back together? No. If he can do it once, he can do it again and again.

34) Will you expect your boyfriend to forgive you?
I know the disastrous feeling of how it is to be cheated. I don't cheat and will not ever.

35) Were you on a trip recently?
I had a very nice weekend at Anilao, Batangas two weeks ago where I had my memorable Intro Dive. I will also do some trekking with cousins on the 5th to check some long-forgotten property near Banahaw AND I am also PG-bound on the 18th! Wooohooo!

36) Favorite country?
Philippines. France. Italy. The US.

37) Are you impatient?
Yep, I am. I hate the agony of waiting.

39) Do you organize parties often?
I used to organize big parties and events for my ex-ex company. I also organize small gathering of friends every now and then.

40) Do you have good friends?
I am blessed with fantastic friends

41) Do you think you are good looking?
This is a trick question.

42) Do you care about looks?
I am such a vain BUT I am not a girly-girl. Gets?

43) Do you think that you're a good girlfriend?
Errrrrr...

45) Do you quarrel with people easily?
Hahaha. Hindi.

46) Are you forgiving?
Yep. 70 x 7.

47) Do you get hurt easily?
Yep?

48) Do you prefer girl with long or short hair?
Mine is long.

49) Do you prefer guys wit long or short hair?
In between. Not too short, not too long. Just right.

50) Is your hair colored?
It's natural brown

51) Are you a romantic partner?
I am. Diba? : )

52) Do you wear a watch?
I surely do. I feel empty without my KC.

53) What color of clothes do you like?
Hahaha! Is this a question? Hmmm, black, black, red, black, blue, black, orange, black, black.

54) Will you chose love or money?
Love, love, love.

55) Do you prefer to sleep or to eat?
Slumber 24/7

56) White or black?
Black

57) Pink or red?
Red

60.) Final message to the one you love?
Tama na pagbabasa ng blog and get back to work. Those LDS projects are waiting. :)

THREE NAMES YOU GO BY:
1. Abbie
2. Abs
3. Anna

THREE THINGS YOU LIKE ABOUT YOURSELF:
1. My smile
2. My eyes
3. My sunny personality

THREE THINGS YOU HATE ABOUT YOURSELF:
1. My weight! Geez!
2. My inability to focus 100% these days. To quote JP, "I am underutilized"
3. I hate exercise

THREE THINGS YOU DON'T UNDERSTAND:
1. Anything Math
2. Men and their inability to commit and their numerous relationship issues
3. "What might have been"

THREE THINGS THAT ANNOY YOU:
1. How I changed in the last two months
2. My newly-restored independence
3. His contradictions and issues

THREE THINGS THAT SCARE YOU:
1. Things will not turn the way I'm hoping for
2. Safety Pins
3. The paranoia-praning-insecure-im-left-in-the-dark feeling

THREE OF YOUR EVERYDAY ESSENTIALS:
1. My cellphone. It's cool. It's like a mini mini mini iPod
2. Him (still)
3. Either one of my hobbies/guilty pleasures: eating, reading, Internet, writing

THREE OF YOUR FAVORITE SONGS @ THE MOMENT:
1. Through The Fire - Chaka Khan
2. You and I Both - Jason Mraz
3. What Might Have Been - Lou Pardini

THREE PERSON/OR SETS OF PEOPLE YOU SPEND THE MOST TIME WITH LATELY:
1. My Family
2. My Applied Sales Family
3. Him

THREE THINGS YOU CAN'T DO:
1. Drive (I learned how to drive in 2005!)
2. Save
3. Concentrate (these days anyway)

THREE OF YOUR FAVORITE HOBBIES:
1. Internet
2. Writing
3. Reading