1. what do you want for your birthday?
º a family of my own
2. are you missing someone?
º it goes without saying – my hubby
3. when was the last time you went to the mall?
º today but it wasn’t the typical mall. i went to union square instead
4. are you wearing socks right now?
º no
5. how did you spend your summer?
º it’s just the beginning of summer here
6. have you been to the cinema in the last 5 days?
º no. i went two weeks ago when i watched sex and the city.
7. what was the last thing you had to drink?
º h20
8. what are you wearing right now?
º RL cami and a snowman-printed boxers
9. what was your last purchase?
º clothes from urban outfitters
10. what was the last food you ate?
º chocolate
11. who would be the person you would call if you were up in the middle of the night and couldn’t sleep?
º raj
12. have you bought any clothing items in the last week?
º i did, in fact, bought clothes this afternoon
13. do you have a pet?
º i wish
14. what made you laugh in the last 5 days?
º random things
15. if you could be anywhere right now, where would you be?
º wherever raj is
16. what is the last thing you purchased online?
º 24 season five DVDs
17. one thing you hate about yourself?
º worrier
18. do you miss anyone?
º wth? this is the same questions as no. 2
19. what are your plans for tomorrow?
º chillax at home
20. last person you msg’d?
º raj
21. ever went to a camp?
º yup
22. are you a good student in school?
º yes, i was
23. what do you know about the (your) future?
º i will be a cool mom
24. are you wearing any perfume or cologne?
º yes.
25. where is/are your best friend/s right now?
º all over the world

in celebration of UP’s centennial anniversary

1. Student number?
95-21005 (tells a lot about my age. boo!)

2. College?
CMC

3. Course?
film and audiovisual communication

4. Nag-shift ka ba o na-kickout?
shiftee from journalism
5. Saan ka kumuha ng UPCAT?
eng’g building

6. Favorite GE subject?
nothing in particular

7. Favorite PE?
cheerleading (UP fight fight fight!)

8. Saan ka nag-aabang ng hot guys sa UP?
masscomm building i guess

9. Favorite prof(s)
prof. nick tiongson

10. Pinaka-ayaw na GE subject.
all science-related courses and math 1

11. Kumuha ka ba ng Wed or Sat classes?
yes

12. Nakapag-field trip ka ba?
hum 2, ilocos sur and norte

13. Naging CS ka na ba or US sa UP?
yes. consistently

14. Ano ang Org/Frat/Soro mo?
UJP-UP, UP Cast, UPFC

15. Saan ka tumatambay palagi?
UJP and UPFC

16. Dorm, Boarding house, o Bahay?
house from 1st to 3rd year, boarding house in 4th year pero madalas kila jing

17. Kung walang UPCAT test at malaya kang nakapili ng kurso mo sa UP, ano yun (Given ang mentality mo nung HS
ka)?
political science because i harbored dreams of becoming a lawyer when i was in high school
18. Sino ang pinaka-una mong nakilala sa UP?
kathleen who was my blockmate in UP

19. First play na napanood mo sa UP?
i don’t remember anymore but it was in my first semester as a freshie

20. Name the 5 most conyo orgs in UP
i’m lazy to think
21. Name 5 of the coolest orgs/frats/soro in UP.
my orgs, of course

22. May frat/soro bang nag-recruit sa’yo?
yeah, but i declined

23. Saan ka madalas mag-lunch?
i was a philcoa baby through and through

24. Masaya ba sa UP?
masaya is an understatment. i spent some of the best days in my life at UP

25. Nakasama ka na ba sa rally?
when i was still an aspiring journalist

26. Ilang beses ka bumoto sa Student Council?
every year, i think

27. Name at least 5 leftist groups in UP
i’m lazy

28. Pinangarap mo rin bang mag-laude nung freshman ka?
of course

29. Kanino ka pinaka-patay sa UP?
guess who?

30. Kung di ka UP, anong school ka?
maybe UST and i was glad i never had to (no offense meant)

 

1] Lose a lover, or love a loser?
the former. better to have loved and lost a good one than to love someone unworthy/

[2 ] Smoke pot, or drink beer?
neither. i don’t do drugs and i hate beer.

[3] Run two miles straight, or walk eight miles?
walking but only in comfy shoes.

[4] Go to the beach, or have a milkshake?
have a milkshake the go to the beach, how does that sound?

[5] Laugh when nobody else is, or not laugh when everyone else is?
i’m sure we all do both.

[6] Drink ten cans of soda at once, or never drink soda again?
i try not to drink soda.

[7] Have your pants ripped, or get thrown in a trash can?
have my pants ripped because i would never want to be in a trash can where the probability of sharing space with rats is very high.

[8] Kiss someone you don’t like or, kiss someone who doesn’t like you?
neither.

[ 9] Not take a bath for a week or, take a bath in a lake?
i’m filipino. i take a bath everyday, and yes even during winter.

[10] Be an only child, or have five brothers?
five elder brothers who will spoil me

[11] Cry in front of 5,000 strangers, or cry in front of your whole school?
depends on the circumstance

[12 ] Be able to rewind time or, see the future?
i want the feeling of never knowing what’s in stored for me so i would pick the first one. besides, i would like to be able to rewind the best moments of my life.

[ 14] Die the day after the best day of your life, or live to be ninety?
die after the day the best day of my life. i go for the drama.

[15] Go skydiving or, go scuba diving?
i fear both.

[16] Be loved by one person, or have ten people who like you?
the one person i truly love

[17] Be fat and pretty or skinny and ugly?
with modern technology, you can be skinny and pretty at the same time.

[18] Love and lose or, never love at all?
love and lose. and then love again.

BASICS

Name: G
High school: st. jude academy
Elementary: st. jude academy / st. james academy
Favorite soda: diet pepsi
Favorite fruit: green mango
Favorite season: fall

LAST

Talked to: raj
Shower: this morning
Watched: ANTM

FOR OR AGAINST

Long distance relationships: for, i am in one
Killing people: for the greater good, yes
Gay Rights: for
Abortion: against

HAVE YOU

Ever cried over a girl or boy: of course
Ever been arrested: no reason to. i am law abiding
Ever had a friend die: not yet, thankfully.
Ever used a gun: no and i hope i wouldn’t have to
Ever finished a puzzle: yes
Ever got beaten up: no
Ever hated someone: yes
Ever made a mistake: all the time
Ever jogged a mile: i think so
Ever broken someones heart: in the past.

NUMBERS

Favorite number: 8

PICK ONE

Blue or red? pink
Spring or Autumn? autumn

RANDOM

Do you speak any other language: filipino and a little of japanese

I AM

Wanting to see: the kite runner and grey’s anatomy season 3
How old do you look: 10 was the all time low
How old do you act: my age, i hope
Do you have any pets? i wish i have a cat.

in honor of high fidelity, i am listing my five dream jobs here in order:

(1)  professional dancer

(2) figure skater

(3) film editor

(4) flight attendant

(5) film critic

10 years ago: sophomore in UP. enjoying my first year of independence from the parent trap. obsessed with basketball. single.

5 years ago: giddy over the scholarship i received from APU. looking for ways on how to finance my living expenses (i left for japan in september 2002). wow! it’s so hard to believe that it was already five years ago when raj, bong and i took a big leap of faith and traveled to japan. it all seems like yesterday.

1 year ago: excited over my new job and our move to santa barbara.

Yesterday: watched ‘the queen’ and splurged galore. urban outfitters had a super sale and i couldn’t resist. don’t tell my mom though.

Today: brunch at jasmin’s place, with the BMW people.

Tomorrow: another manic monday, will be wishing it’s a sunday.

5 snacks I enjoy:pringles, macadamia popcorn crunch, auntie anne’s almond pretzel, tortillos <miss it>, banana-q

things I would do with $100,000,000: invest, save, buy a house and a car, travel, SHOP til i drop!

5 locations I’d like to run away to: the whole of western europe, manila <hinahanap hanap kita manila!>, japan <for karaoke and yakiniku>, hawaii <to visit the folks at home> and hogwarts <does that count?>

5 bad habits I have: skipping breakfast, taking aspirin even for the simplest pain (raj says i’m addicted>, slouching, procrastinating on certain things, biting my fingernails

5 things I like doing: reading, doing crosswords, watching TV and movies, dancing, just being with raj

5 things I would never wear: tobias shorts (in reference to ‘arrested development’), those granny shoes, the high-waist granny pants, the hijab <no offense to my muslim friends>, and i will never ever use a backpack handbag (which is my pet peeve).

5 TV shows I like: all-time favorites – friends, gilmore girls (seasons 1-3), 24, grey’s anatomy, PDA <i figured TFC should be represented>

5 Movies I like: LOTR (all three), moulin rouge, children of heaven, little miss sunshine, serendipity <my guilty pleasure>

5 famous people I’d like to meet: dead or alive - jk rowling <it goes without saying>, pope john paul II, john cusack, brad pitt <only to smack him in the face>, rupert grint

5 biggest joys at the moment: my personal life, my career, my growing book collection,my sister going to cali, the upcoming long weekend

5 favorite toys: classic Nintendo video game (Super Mario), bookworm, scrabble, boggle, my three bears — gummy, putty and bluey.

ONE. Spell your name without vowels:
gldyz

TWO. What is the date 2 days after your birthday?
i’ll let u guess and here’s a clue to hp fanatics: it’s hermione’s birthday

THREE. How many pairs of jeans do you own?
5 — i am not really a jeans kind of person but i should be getting more when fall comes

FOUR. What color do you wear most?:
i am most of the times elle wood brought to life

FIVE. Least favorite color?
the color of rust

SIX. Last song you heard?
james blunt’s high – beautiful dawn, lights up the shore for me… this was the song on the radio when the alarmed turned on at 6am. how apt, don’t u think?

SEVEN. What’s for dinner tonight?
it depends on who’s cooking. if it’s me, it’s sinigang as it’s the only thing i can cook. i hope raj will cook tonight though

EIGHT. Are you happy with your life right now?
abso-fucking-lutely, to quote mr. big

NINE. Anyone ever said you resemble a celebrity?:
i tell that to myself all the time, hahaha!

TEN. In what state or country do you want to go to school in?
boston. i’ve always dreamt of going to harvard ever since i finished reading erich segal’s the class.

ELEVEN. Do you shop at stores like Hollister,
nope, i’m forever 21 kind of girl

TWELVE. How do you make babies?
do you want the scientific answer or the perverted one?

THIRTEEN. Last thing you bought over 50 pesos?:
50 Php = 1USD. i remember buying pringles for a dollar while doing groceries this weekend.

FOURTEEN. When do you start Summer Break?:
it’s summer now but no break for me as it is the busiest time of the year at work.

FIFTEEN. Are you missing someone right now?:
yes, my family in hawaii and new york and my friends all over the world.

SIXTEEN: Describe yourself in one word:
an oxymoron

SEVENTEEN. Favorite pair of shoes?
my pair of Carlos Santana black pumps that i got on sale

EIGHTEEN. Do you own big sunglasses?:
yes and they’re kewl!

NINETEEN. What would you rather be doing right now?:
watching alias while eating my peach mango pie for breakfast (yes, authentic peach mango pie from our very own jollibee in cali)

TWENTY. What should you be doing right now?:
cleaning the house

post script: if she’s seeing this, thank you to BJ who posted this survey in friendster and unknowingly allowed me to copy it from her.

because i so desperately wanted to update my blog, i stole a random survey at friendster, hence the first four questions.

1. Is your friendster name your real name?
~ yes, i love my name. and it’s really with a ‘z’.

2. Elaborate on your primary photo.
~ me and my sisters taken at hershey park.

3. Who introduced friendster to you ?
~ raj.

4. How many testimonials do you have?
~ 41 and i did not coerce anyone into writing

5. What’s your current relationship status?
~ very very much taken

6. What are you wearing right now?
~ my ‘elle woods’ attire – pink sweatpants, pink hoodie and pink comfy slippers.

7. What is your current problem?
~ i am broke for the next three months or so.

8. What are you doing right now?
~ what dya think ha?

10. What do you love most?
~ waking up with raj next beside me.

11. What makes you happy?
~ when i do not have to worry about things

12. Are you musically inclined?
~ i was, during my karaoke days in japan!

13. What would you do if you woke up one morning and found out you were on cocaine?
~ panic, i guess.

14. If you could go back in time, and change something, what would it be?
~ i’d master the Japanese language

15. If you MUST be an animal for ONE day, what will you be?
~ a bear so i could get cuddly to my mate.

16. Ever have a near death experience?
~ well whenever i rode the CBL buses in manila back when i was still working, i felt like death was chasing me.

17. Name ONE obvious quality you have.
~ i’m reserved.

18. What’s the name of the song that’s stuck in your head right now?
~ you and me by lifehouse

19. Are you happy today?
~ yes indeed!

20. Who will cut and paste this first?
~ i don’t care really. i copied and pasted it myself.

21. Name someone with the same birthday as you:
~ aiza seguerra. hahaha!

22. Have you ever sang in front of a large audience?
~ no. i wouldn’t embarrass myself like that.
23. What is/are the first thing(s) you notice about the opposite/same sex?
~ eyes

24.What do you usually order from starbucks?
~ mocha frap, or the green tea frap (if they have)

25. Have you ever hurt yourself on purpose?
~ yes.

26. Say something totally random about you:
~ i have sprinkled freckles on my arms

27. Has anyone ever said you looked like a celebrity?
~ yeah but i don’t believe them.

28. Do you still watch kiddy movies or TV shows?
~ i do catch the suite life of zach and cody because of that paris gurl. she’s hilarious!

29. Did you have braces?
~ make that present tense — yes!

30. Are you comfortable with your height?
~ i wish i’d grow an inch more taller (please God!)

31. What is the most romantic thing someone of the opposite sex has done for you?
~ proposed to me at Times Square

32.When do u know it’s love?
~ when u can’t imagine yourself being with somebody else than him

33. Do you speak any other languages?
~ filipino, english, a bit of japanese and some ilocano words

34. What is your favorite smell?
~ the smell of laundry soap and softener

35. Have you ever been to a tanning salon?
~ no. i’m tan enough.

36. What magazines do you read?
~ cosmo, glamour, gossip magazines, whatever is there.

37. Have you ever ridden in a limo?
~ no, biti would someday.

39. Do you watch mtv?
~ only when raj (or someone else) is watching it

40. Do you like Michael Jackson?
~ no

41. Can you dance?
~ i’d make dancing a career if only i had professional training

42. What’s the latest you have ever stayed up?
~ 36 hours straight. i’d get cranky if it goes beyond that.

TWO NAMES YOU GO BY:
- gladyz
- g (to close friends and japanese classmates)TWO THINGS YOU DISLIKE ABOUT YOURSELF.
- crybaby
- no sense of direction

TWO FAVORITE PARTS OF YOUR BODY:
- eyes
- legs

TWO THINGS THAT SCARE YOU:
- rats and its kin
- lightning

TWO THINGS U NEED EVERYDAY
- hair conditioner
- comb

TWO PERSONS YOU SPEND TIME WITH THE MOST THIS DAY:
- Raj
- my ‘friendsters’ (yep, that is how boring my life is)

TWO OF YOUR FAVORITE HOBBIES:
- reading books
- surfing the Net

TWO THINGS YOU WANT TO REALLY BUY RIGHT NOW:
- a cheap plane ticket to Hawaii
- ipod (for raj)

TWO CAREERS YOU’RE CONSIDERING:
- an airline executive
- researcher

TWO PLACES YOU’VE BEEN ON VACATION THIS SUMMER:
- beppu???
- hawaii next month

TWO OF YOUR FAVOURITE PERSONS
- Raj
- Kasumi, my alter ego (does it have to be a real person?)

TWO THINGS YOU DID YESTERDAY:
- worked on an application form for something
- practised my presentation for remote sensing class

TWO PERSONS THAT YOU MISS A LOT:
- my family
- my friends back home

TWO FOODS THAT YOU’RE CRAVING TO EAT RYT NOW?
- beef broccoli
- my mommy’s kare-kare

TWO FAVORITE SUBJECTS IN HS/COLLEGE:
- english (hs)
- film theories (college)

TWO PERSONS THAT COMES TO YOUR MIND NOW?
- jing (wonder how she is)
- boni (pair sila eh)

TWO ELEMENTARY FRIENDS YOU LIKE TO SEE?
- tin anselmo
- tj

TWO COLORS YOU LIKE?
- pink
- moss green

TWO HIGH SCHOOL FRIENDS YOU WANT TO TALK TO RIGHT NOW?
- abby
- michelle

TWO THINGS YOU’VE BEEN WANTING TO DO
- have my hair permed
- start packing my things

TWO OF YOUR FAVORITE HANGOUTS?
- karaoke
- media center

TWO THINGS YOU WOULD DO AFTER THIS?
- surf some more until 6pm
- watch batman begins

TWO THINGS YOU CAN’T LIVE WITHOUT?
- the basics: food, water
- a comfy pair of shoes

ok, so i lied.
these are not random thoughts but rather one of those copy-paste surveys.
read on if you want.1)My uncle once: stole my chocolates and gave it to his girlfriend
2)Never in my life: would i settle down in africa, or in any arid place
3)When I was five: i was a menudo fan
4)High School was: ten years ago (read my previous entry on this)
5)I will never forget: that moment when raj accidentally spilled coke on me at mcdo philcoa
6)I once met: nida blanca (she was super nice)
7)Theres this guy/girl I know who: couldn’t take a bath without a loofah (clue: she’s the director of the ariel and maverick show in RP)
8)Once, at a bar: i went up and danced with the band
9)By noon I’m usually: waiting for raj to prepare our lunch
10)Last night: i stayed late writing my thesis
11)If I had only: started writing my thesis months ago.
12) Next time I go to church: i should be on time
13)Terry Schiavo: should have been spared from the agony of living in coma
14)What worries me most: i will never be good enough for my family
15)When I turn my head left, I see: the couch
16)When I turn my head right , I see: hockey, the turtle
17)You know Im lying when: i couldn’t look at you straight in the eye
18)You know what I miss most about the eighties: horlicks
19)If I was a character written by Shakespeare, Id be: juliet
20)By this time, next year: i should have a decent job
21)A better name for me would be: gabrielle
22)I have a hard time understanding: vietnamese speaking in english
23)If I ever go back to school I’ll: study japanese seriously
24)You know I like you if: you go beyond my 5minute-limit conversation mark
25)If I won an award, the first person I’d thank would be: raj. i won’t be another hillary swank or jennifer aniston
26)Darwin, Mozart, Slim Pickens? slim pickens because i was a film major
27)Take my advice, never: make me walk a long mile
28)My ideal breakfast: jollibee longganisa meal
29)A song I love, but do not have is: lifehouse’s everything
30)If you visit my hometown, I suggest: you shop till you drop because everything’s relatively cheap.
31)Tulips, character flaws, microchips & track stars: character flaws? Microchips? Trackstars? tulips are a sight to behold; character flaws are forgiveable because as they say in my native tongue ‘tao lang’; microchips make the technological world go round; track star is something i will never become because i am a lazy runner
32)Why won’t anyone: kill angelina jolie so jen and brad could get back together. me bad!
33)If you spend the night at my house: have your tummy full because i won’t cook for you
34)I’d stop my wedding if: i find out that my groom cheated/is cheating on me.
35)The world could do without: rats
36)I’d rather lick the belly of a cockroach than: do anything with a rodent
37)My favourite blonde is: jennifer aniston
38) PAPER CLIPS are more useful than: i dunno. but in one of gg episodes, lorelai gilmore used a paper clip to hold her mom’s skirt when its button fell.
39)If I do anything well, its: doing the hulahoop
40)And by the way: HAPPY BIRTHDAY KAORI!!! (hope u read this)

nope, i have not officially gone to the land of boredom. i am simply taking a break from writing my thesis. i am almost done with the introduction. yay to that! meanwhile, here’s a randomly stolen survey.top 3 fictional places you want to visit:
1. hogwarts
2. middle earth
3. stars hollow

top 3 existing places you want to visit:
1. paris
2. florence
3. disneyland

top 3 weapons you want to master:
1. samurai
2. any kind of shooting device
3. and for lack of anything to write, the local arnis

top 3 instruments you want to be good at:
1. drums
2. guitar
3. violin

top 3 songs that you love right now:
1. mockingbird
2. she will be loved
3. any of my karaoke songs

top 3 super powers you want:
1. immortality
2. invisibility
3. flying

top 3 foods you could eat everyday for a year:
1. pizza
2. pasta
3. ice cream

top 3 books or comics:
1. harry potter
2. lotr
3. memoirs of a geisha

top 3 comic strips:
1. archie
2. snoopy
3. pugad baboy

top 3 cartoon shows:
1. care bears
2. yogi bear
3. south park

top 3 movies you love:
1. lotr
2. moulin rouge
3. children of heaven

top 3 cartoon characters you’d like to be:
1. any of those powerpuff girls
2. daria
3. sailormoon

top 3 movie charcters you’d like to be:
1. hermione granger
2. arwen
3.elle woods

top 3 people(dead or alive) you’d like to have coffee and conversation with:
1. pope john paul ii
2. ferdinand marcos
3. paris hilton
top 3 occupations you’d want to have:
1. airline executive
2. doctor
3. fashion designer

top 3 fictional monsters or creatures:
1. sadako
2. lord voldemort
3. sauron

top 3 beverages:
1. iced tea
2. lemonade
3. soda

top 3 flavors of ice cream:
1. double dutch
2. ube
3. green tea

top 3 things you do when you are bored:
1. surf the net
2. karaoke
3. answer this kind of survey questionnaires

top 3 things you have to have with you:
1. wallet
2. comb
3. eyeglasses

top 3 animals you’d like to have as pets:
1. dog
2. persian cat
3. a big huggable bear

top 3 TV shows you watch:
1. gilmore girls
2. american idol
3. any of those e! hollywood specials