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don’t talk to strangers

Posted on Dec 12, 2009 under Saturday 9, question and answer | No Comment

20] Saturday 9: Don’t Talk to Strangers

1. Tell us about a night that you spent with someone who was a stranger, yet by the end of the night you were very close.
Complete stranger? Like you just met him/her at that moment? I don’t think that ever happened to me already.

2. When is the last time you rode the bus?
Earlier. Our ride to the venue for the department Christmas party is a bus.

3. Describe the last time you stood up for a cause.
Aww i can’t remember.

4. What is something you would like to do, but you’re afraid of the risk(s)?
For now, i’m afraid to check if it’s really greener on the other side.

5. What would you most like to accomplish before the year is over?
Nothing much. Except paying all my credit cards but it’s not going to happen.

6. Name something you’ll miss about 2009.
Palawan. Sagada. Places i visited.

7. If you could invent something, what would it be?
A miracle pill.

8. What first got you started blogging?
I always like to write. I just write about anything.

9. How did you find this meme?
Through Saturday 9? hehe!

Saturday 9 ~19

Posted on Nov 21, 2009 under Saturday 9, question and answer | No Comment

Saturday 9: Talking in Your Sleep

1. Has anyone in your life talked in their sleep?
Yah! My younger sister does all the time when we were still young.

2. What do you like about fall?
Colorful view.

3. Do you have an addictive personality?
Hmnn i don’t think so.

4. Who was the last person to do something extra special for you?
My friend who baked a birthday cake for me eventhough my birthday was still last July and my seatmate, she got me goodies to eat when she got back to work (she was off for about 3 weeks).

5. Would you ever take someone back if they cheated on you?
I don’t know. I guess it depends.

6. Are you happy with where you are in life?
Yes, sans lovelife.

7. Do you believe that you can change someone?
I don’t think so. Influence maybe but not change in totality.

8. Have you ever wished you could’ve had someone but you couldn’t?
Yes.

9. Would you ever fight someone over your significant other?
I hope i don’t have to get through that situation.

Saturday 9 ~18

Posted on Nov 14, 2009 under Saturday 9, question and answer | No Comment

Saturday 9: Man on the Moon

1. Do you think it was important to send a man to the moon?
Yes, i think so.

2. What is your biggest fear?
Drowning and fires

3. If someone hung a sign around your neck today, what would it say and why?
Colds sucks!

4. What is the longest line that you’ve stood in and was it worth it?
MV Dulus (not sure of the spelling - it’s a ship that sells books among others), and yes it was kinda worth it.

5. As the holidays approach, what song are looking forward to hearing again?
Jose Mari Chan’s Christmas songs :)

6. Whose music do you think is the most important of your generation’s?
Michael Jackson, maybe?

7. Do you find it is hard to be kind to strangers? Give an example.
Not really, as long as the stranger is not rude or something.

8. When do usually lose your patience?
When i want to eat and i don’t have something to eat. LOL! :D

9. Is there a book that you’re dying to see as a movie?
Yeah, i forgot the title but the book where the TV series Privileged is based.

Saturday 9 ~17

Posted on Nov 07, 2009 under Saturday 9, question and answer | No Comment

Saturday 9: Be True to Your School

1. What was your favorite subject in high school?
Values Education - because i get to do collages and scrapbooking stuff. We are to submit every week a summary of the lessons we learned through collages and drawings. I like doing these things.

2. Do you watch reality shows? Which ones?
Yes. Local reality shows - PBB, Dream Academy. Haha! There’s really nothing much to watch on TV.

3. What’s your favorite all time reality show?
I can’t say i have one.

4. Do you feel “reality” shows are real or are they faked?
A little of both.

5. What did you look like when you were a teenager?
Simple - just your ordinary girl.

6. Whose advice do you listen to?
Family and close friends. Sometimes i just lean on to my own understanding.

7. How often are you sick?
Not too often. But i got the usual attack of migraine and hyperacidity.

8. Do you like or dislike change?
Middle of the road.

9. How many times in your life have you had a broken heart?
Oii chessy!

Saturday 9 ~16

Posted on Oct 24, 2009 under Saturday 9, question and answer | No Comment

Saturday 9: Hey Jealousy

1. Tell us a story when you got jealous.
I’m not the jealous type. Charr…

2. What is your least favorite thing about yourself?
I’m sometimes a worrier and i hate it. Oh? Physical thing? Can’t stress this enough - belly fats!

3. Who do you mess with the most?
Bosses? Joke.

4. Do you have any special talents? What are they?
Talent? One word to describe it - scarce. Heheh.

5. If you could have a secret fling that no one would ever find out about, would you?
Hmmnn interesting!

6. What’s the furthest you’ve been from home?
USA

7. How many Saturday 9 player’s blogs do you typically visit?
5-10

8. Some great bloggers lose their “mojo” and quit blogging. Could you see that happening to you?
I hope not…

9. What’s the biggest mistake you’ve made so far this year?
Not prioritizing things.. blah blah…

Saturday 9 ~15

Posted on Oct 17, 2009 under Saturday 9, question and answer | No Comment

Saturday 9: Inside Job

1. When you were young, what did you want to be when you grew up?
I knew that i wanted to wear those mini skirts and blazers. Everytime my lady neighbors who worked in banks and offices would pass by, i would always admire them. I wanted to look like them. I can imagine attending meetings complete with a perfect hairdo and an amazing suit. Everytime i went to Colon and passed by the banks, you know what i’d do? I’d always peek at the glass walls and watch the people inside. I wanted to become a CPA Lawyer.

2. Did you ever pursue that career?
No.

3. If you are not in that field, what changed?
It’s a long story and besides i thought that accounting classes were boring when i wandered in the commerce building during enrolment. Hehe!

4. What is your current job?
I’m an Electronics and Communications Engineer and is currently working as a Software Validation Engineer.

5. What’s the best part of what you do?
Well, it’s not the best job in the world but if you’re an inquisitive type, you’d enjoy it.

6. Do you have plans to do something else down the road?
I’m not certain yet, let’s just wait and see.

7. How did you get your present job? If you are a stay at home mom, how long did you need to plan that move?
I just hand in an application letter after the board exam, i got called, took the exam, got an interview then hired.

8. Did your parents influence your choices of jobs over the years?
No.

9. What advice would you give your children on careers?
Choose the one they’re passionate about. Choose the one they’re smart about. Armed with that, excelling should be easy.

Saturday 9 ~14

Posted on Oct 10, 2009 under Saturday 9, question and answer | No Comment

Saturday 9: Lie to Me

1. Can you tell when someone is lying to you?
yeah sometimes i can tell

2. Tell us about one of your flaws. Do you live with it or try to correct it?
i sometimes procrastinate and i’m trying to correct it

3. When was the last time you laughed hard and what struck you as funny?
earlier when a colleague told me a story about a movie she saw, i forgot the title but i’m going to watch it when she has the copy.. oh there are lots of funny things surrounding me! :D

4. Tell us about a time when you should have tried harder.
tough question. i will get back to this later.

5. If you won the lottery, what would you buy first?
house and lot

6. What movie do you know every word to?
i guess there’s none?

7. What was the best thing that happened to you this week?
i found 300 pesos in the pocket of my bag hehe!

8. What was the worst thing that happened to you this week?
haay i don’t recall bad memories

9. What do you think is the biggest difference between men and women?
I think women are more compassionate than men. I know i can give a better answer than this but i’m sleepy to think already. oopps.

Saturday 9 ~13

Posted on Oct 03, 2009 under Saturday 9, question and answer | No Comment

Saturday 9: Let’s Go to Bed

1. Has a relationship been effected by how one of you slept?
i don’t know yet!

2. What side of the bed do you sleep on?
right usually

3. Do you sleep on your back, side, or stomach?
side

4. Describe the bedding on your bed right now. How does it change with the seasons? Are you particular about your pillows or linens?
wala kay sa banig ko matulog hehe :P But i’ve got lots of pillows, at least 5

5. When sleeping with someone, do you hog the bed, steal covers, or snore?
i don’t know yet?

6. What do you wear to bed? If it varies, explain.
just shorts and tees usually

7. No matter how much you love someone, would you rather alone?
i don’t think so

8. Tell us about a time when you awoke in bed, saw the person next to you and thought, “Oh, no…”
again, i don’t know yet! LOL!

9. Tell us about a time when you awoke thinking it was a different day than it was.
huh?

Saturday 9 ~12

Posted on Sep 26, 2009 under Saturday 9, question and answer | No Comment

Saturday 9: I Call Your Name

1. If you could have named yourself, which name would you have chosen, and why?
anything with Marie, say Ylan Marie… i just like Marie =)

2. If you could relive a year in your life, what age would it be, and why?
maybe the year 2004… why? hmnnn :P

3. If you could go back and change one friendship in your past, who would it have been, and why?
no one

4. If you could have dated one person in your past that you did not date, who would it be, and why?
ay! haha! (i think we still can but just a friendly date? aww)

6. If you had the opportunity to live in another country, which one would it be, and why? If you choose NOT to live in another country, why do you want to stay in your current country?
Hmnn Michigan? Germany? Australia?

7. If you could choose your dream job, what would it be, and why?
lawyer or a travel show host or a journalist… back then, i wanted to become a CPA Lawyer

8. If you could wish a wish and it be guaranteed to come true (other than riches) what would it be, and why?
good health and peace of heart and mind always!

9. If you could meet two blogger friends (you may choose more, if you wish) who would they be?
I have met some of my blogger friends already, the next persons i’d like to meet are Vicky, Lolli, Irel and some more other bisdak members. :)

Saturday 9 ~11

Posted on Sep 19, 2009 under Saturday 9, question and answer | No Comment

Saturday 9: The Last Time

1. When was the last time you bought something for someone else, and what was it?
baby clothes for my niece and nephew

2. When was the last time you complimented someone, and what was their reaction?
i cannot specifically remember but when i compliment, i really mean it…

3. When was the last time you had to return a purchase to the store? What was it and why?
never… it’s not allowed in my country anyway

4. When was the last time you had an ice cream cone?
last week?

5. When was the last time you had to go to the doctor’s office?
last July

6. When was the last time you were embarrassed by something you did? What was it and what happened?
hehe too many to recall

7. When was the last time a stranger was kind to you?
oh i can’t remember right now

8. When was the last time you locked yourself out of your home? What did you do?
it never happen

9. When was the last time you thought about cheating (on anything, a test or a person)?
no, i don’t do that