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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 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. |