Wednesday, February 26, 2020

50 Things to Know About Me

To commemorate my turning golden this year, here are some fun facts abt me...


1.     I am a Speed-Reader

2.     I have ridden the then-longest Philippine zipline in Dahilayan, Bukidnon

3.     I am a bonafide bookworm/bibliophile

4.     I have tried the then-highest zipline in Lake Sebu, South Cotabato

5.     I can actually dance

6.     I have a Green Thumb

7.     I belong to 2 sororities in UP

8.     I got tattooed while in Bali, Indonesia

9.     I love singing karaoke

10.  I used to be a dead-shot with a slingshot

11.  I can play the piano

12.  My ears are pierced to wear earrings

13.  I spent childhood summers up North with Ilocano relatives shuttling between Baguio, the beaches of La Union and my Mom’s hometown of Vigan

14.  I am allergic to alcoholic beverages

15.  I sketch and draw to decompress and relax.

16.  I can’t eat seafood, particularly crustaceans like shrimp, crab, lobster and squid.

17.  I love Japanese food, particularly sushi and sashimi.

18.  The Southernmost country I have visited is Australia.

19.  My favorite dish from Southern Philippines is Sinuglaw – sinugba pork and kinilaw fish.

20.  The highest place I have visited is Kathmandu, Nepal.

21.  I have been to the Great Wall of China

22.  I have visited the Surabaya Zoo and got to see a live Komodo Dragon

23.  I tasted crocodile meat in Palawan

24.  I was able to try frogmeat when I was a kid

25.  I once kept a menagerie of pets that included dogs, cats, pigeons, white mice, hamsters, and tropical fish

26.  I was a Girl Scout with numerous merit badges in my youth.

27.  I keep a special notebook for dreams, thoughts, poems, or diary entries.

28.  I believe in keeping yearly desk calendars and diaries for appointments 

29.  I love pasta with any kind of sauce except seafood

30.  My one vice is Coca-Cola

31.  My comfort food is grilled meat dishes

32.  My wisdom teeth never came out.

33.  I am not a very good swimmer

34.  I know a bit of karate

35.  I play billiards but my wifey is a better player

36.  I dress for comfort and convenience

37.  I snore when I sleep

38.  I have a small bladder so I frequently urinate

39.  I developed a mild ulcer in law school

40.  I tried smoking in college and developed asthma

41.  I have been to Geneva and spoken at the United Nations Human Rights Council

42.  I have spoken before European Union (EU) members in Amsterdam

43.  I represented the Philippines at an ASEAN +3 Ageing Conference

44.  I have small feet and wear size 5 shoes

45.  I once wore retainers for my lower teeth

46.  I have been wearing eyeglasses since high school, and wear grade 750 for my left eye and 550 for my right eye

47.  My parenting style is fun, instructive and disciplined

48.  I am not ticklish; no funny bone at all.

49.  I have an old knee cartilage injury from my youth

50.  I am great in bed J

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