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Wednesday, April 27, 2005
101 things about -xtessa-

1. it's not [eks-tes-sah], it's [kris-tes-sah]

2. i'm the youngest of four siblings (i have one brother and two sisters)

3. i have asthma (developed when i was 17)

4. i don't smoke (but my mom is a chain smoker)

5. i've never had an alcoholic beverage in my life

6. i have very small handwriting

7. i have small fingernails

8. i look chinese, but i'm not (i'm a filipino, my grandpa was chinese, however)

9. i used to loathe my sisters

10. they're now my best friends

11. i sometimes wish i was j.k. rowling

12. i sometimes wish oprah would adopt me

13. i sometimes wish i had the voice of amy lee of evanescence

14. i feel older than my age (my sisters would sometimes tease me that i'm really the oldest now)

15. i need to lose weight (in a bad way, but i'm just too lazy)

16. i'm a gadget freak

17. i'm hooked on playing Sims 2 (and its expansion packs, present and future)

18. i love Shakey's pizza (hi-protein or traditional cheese)

19. i dip mango and papaya slices in soy sauce and salt

20. when i was in high school, my friends and i called ourselves MACKFELS - from the initials of our first name

21. i have a deep connection with Hugh Jackman, really deep

22. i prefer Coca-Cola over water

23. i love books (an understatement)

24. i want to be published one day

25. i had my 1st boyfriend when i was 13

26. my first relationship lasted just over a month

27. i have an ex-boyfriend whom i consider one of my best friends now

28. i love jewelry that sparkles. in fact, i love jewelry period.

29. i watch the movie Grease 2 over and over again (cooool rider! a c-c-coool rider!)

30. i read the Harry Potter books over and over again (i do it with my other books, too, but HP is in a more regular basis)

31. i listen to Mariah Carey songs, so what if she's a little nutty now, she still has an amazing voice

32. i have a best friend who looks like Mariah Carey (seriously! right tessa?)

33. i am fascinated by ocean life that i sometimes wish i'm a mermaid (the disney version and not the one in Goblet of Fire)

34. i wanted to be a psychologist. if given the chance, i'll go back to college to study it.

35. i like reality shows, no matter how cheesy.

36. i love playing video games (e.g. Final Fantasy VIII, Prince of Persia: The Warrior Within, Resident Evil 1, 2, 3, Silent Hill, Quidditch)

37. i gave birth 5 weeks before my due date, making my daughter a premie

38. i am not a morning person. if i am asleep, approach me like you would a sleeping lion

39. my mother-in-law hates me

40. i forgive her for that

41. i worked as a service crew in A&W one summer

42. i loved high school

43. i was a member of our high school choir (and we were the best!)

44. i was editor-in-chief of our high school paper

45. i didn't get into the college i wanted, but UP Diliman isn't that bad.

46. i wish i was taller, my sister cursed me never to grow an inch anymore;)

47. my fave song of all time is "Love Moves (In Mysterious Ways)" by Julia Fordham

48. i have a daughter who talks all the time

49. i love winter, i love cold weather

50. i love it when it rains. i'd rather be drenched in rain water than drenched in sweat.

51. i started drinking coffee before puberty. my mom leaves half of her coffee for me when i was a kid every sunday morning before mass

52. i was crazy over Joe McIntyre of NKOTB. i'm still a fan!

53. i started crying over the smallest things after i gave birth. can you say uber-emotional?

54. i usually start bawling when watching Extreme Makeover: Home Edition and Joan of Arcadia

55. i scream bloody hell when i see a cockroach

56. my third eye is partially open, i have had some paranormal experiences... or i could just be extremely paranoid.

57. i sometimes regret not experiencing life as a single yuppie

58. i could watch TV all day long (if it weren't for those darn household chores)

59. i used to lip-sync in front of the mirror with my hairbrush as my mic when i was a kid

60. when i see someone with big boobs, i point it out to my husband like i'm one of his male buddies

61. i have a crush on Ashley Judd and Fergie of Black Eyed Peas

62. i started wearing glasses around 2002

63. my favorite candy is Twizzlers

64. i believe 7 is my lucky number

65. i love Fridays (the day, not the food chain)

66. i tend to forget what year I got married

67. the first thick paperback I read was Zoya by Danielle Steel

68. i was planning to be a wiccan but my Catholic roots won out

69. i am not into sports and has a low tolerance for sports-watching

70. i love watching ice figure-skating, though

71. i used to play piano, now i don't remember a single piece i learned

72. i inherited my parents' love for karaoke

73. i have the urge to eat Jamaican Patties everytime I read Goblet of Fire

74. i am into anime (my faves are Ultra Maniac, Vandread, Flame of Recca, /Hack, Cardcaptor Sakura)

75. i have a high pain threshold. my ob-gyn had to tell me to make a noise when i was giving birth. i just wasn't feeling that much pain.

76. i can be very selfish

77. i can hold a grudge like Mr. Krabs holding money (watch Spongebob Squarepants for reference)

78. when I'm angry, I speak in English (it's not my 1st language, y'see)

79. i once yelled at a customer rep for their incompetence. my husband had to restrain me.

80. i am still in love with my husband a decade after i 1st met him

81. my favorite ice cream flavor is strawberry. mocha and mango are close 2nds.

82. FRIENDS will always be my favorite TV show

83. i dream of living in London

84. i'm a chocoholic.

85. i grew up a stone's throw away from the barrio (old and new;))

86. i lived in a hospital compound up till college (my father was a doctor)

87. i can be very lazy (was raised that way)

88. i love celebrating my birthday

89. i sometimes get scared of being old

90. i am allergic to dust and cigarette smoke

91. i'm a junk food junkie

92. i luurve dogs

93. i had a dog named Dana who howled while i played the piano

94. i have an on-again, off-again crush on Daniel Radcliffe

95. my poetry is very personal

96. i have yet to finish my first novel

97. i hate crowds

98. i speed-read most of the time

99. i can be highly motivated with the right incentive

100. i am recovering from "what-if"-itis

101. my eyes are tiny slits when i smile.



-prescribed by-

@3:10 AM

-0 came for therapy session-