I'd like to meet:
behind the stats ...
I: - love and admire my family endlessly; value and know who my true friends are.
- am easily charmed by great personalities (and ice cream).
- appreciate sincerity and purity of heart.
- approach life with the enthusiasm of a child, the caution of someone who has lived through heartbreak.
- don’t stop to consider whether the glass is half-full or half-empty... I just trust that every sip will be a satisfying mix of the expected and the unknown.
- accept that sometimes what others think really does matter, but know that this should never interfere negatively with our own principles.
- dislike comparisons and loathe misconceptions, but welcome constructive criticism and a good challenge.
- don’t comment based on assumptions, for fear that I might have to eat my words in the end. :P
- understand that dreams are elusive, but never letting it stop me from having so many.
my flesh and blood ...
who I look up to ...
a few of my gifts ...
those I’d still like to meet ...
Rafael Nadal - to discover how he became the Maestro's kryptonite. (And maybe to ask why he's so incredibly adorable.)
John Mayer - because we almost always agonize over missed chances... maybe next time around, huh?
Harper Lee - to ask why To Kill a Mockingbird was never succeeded… but then again, how do you follow a masterpiece?
Nelson Mandela - it's only in the presence of greatness that we can realize how small we really are, yet at the same time, see how great we can be.
my clone - honestly, just to test my patience.
and... someone I can’t get enough of.
reach out to me ...
Please talk to me - send messages, drop comments, say hello... I won't bite. You're most welcome. :)
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... briefly
answers to: Christine, CJ
first breath: December 19
zodiac sign: Sagittarius
stands: 5’7â€
resides in: Melbourne, Australia
at home in: Cabanatuan City, Philippines; Auckland, New Zealand
speaks: English, Filipino, a little French (can also ask for food and directions in Spanish, Italian, Japanese, German and gibberish :P)
status: sane :)
busy being a: multi-tasker – student, closet musician/artist
... where I’ve belonged
FMCH, Auckland Girls’ Grammar School, His Art Gallery, Technics Music Academy, ACU
... what makes my life worthwhile
the smell of rain, Sony Cybershots, Garfield and Archie comics (I’m just a kid at heart), Labrador puppies, knowing that I am needed, music, good surprises, good conversation, good company, friendship, fresh laundry, tennis (players), DVD marathons, laughter, Saturday family breakfasts, spring, hearing somebody say, “I’m proud of you.â€
... things I can live without
alarm clocks, Mondays!, the Blind Factory radio jingle, windy days, reality TV shows where people act stupid to be famous, dentist appointments, long flights, queues and traffic jams (I know, patience is a virtue.), tight deadlines, things that crawl, telemarketers, insipid characters
... my music picks
Jason Mraz, John Mayer, James Morrison, Savage Garden, Joss Stone, Harry Connick Jr., Ray Charles, Marvin Gaye, Barry White, Boyz II Men, Luther Vandross, John Legend, Alicia Keys, Beyonce, Black Eyed Peas, Mariah Carey, Justin Timberlake, Guy Sebastian, Cascada, Anastacia, Lauryn Hill, Sarah Maclachlan, Norah Jones, Michael Buble, Josh Groban, Edwin McCain, Joni Mitchell, Bryan Adams, Counting Crows, The Fray, Five for Fighting, Lifehouse, Goo Goo Dolls, Matchbox Twenty, Jewel, Alanis Morissette, Evanescence, Train, Incubus
... my favorite flicks
Breakfast at Tiffany’s, Casablanca, The Notebook, Grease, Dreamgirls, Chicago, Moulin Rouge, The Sixth Sense, Cold Creek Manor, Armageddon, The Butterfly Effect, Secret Window, Lemony Snickets..., The Stepford Wives, Coming to America, Lost in Translation, Notting Hill, Shrek (too cute!), Pulp Fiction, When Harry Met Sally, Forrest Gump, The Pursuit of Happyness, Honey, Castaway, Raising Helen, Hitch, 50 First Dates, Sleepless in Seattle, The Lake House
... my silver screen line-up
Smallville, Dawson's Creek re-runs, One Tree Hill, The OC, What About Brian, Grey's Anatomy, House, Desperate Housewives, Ugly Betty, Scrubs, Will & Grace, The Simpsons, My Wife and Kids, Amazing Race, America's Next Top Model, Project Runway, Prison Break, 24, old Popeye cartoons (no wonder I have no time to study!)
... on my bookshelf
works of John Grisham, Jodi Picoult, Maeve Binchy, Robert Frost, C.S. Lewis, Dr. Seuss :) ; Jane Eyre, Cat’s Eye, The New Yorkers, Certainty, Five Quarter’s of an Orange, Archangel, Angela's Ashes, I Capture the Castle, Snow Flower and the Secret Fan, Falling Leaves, Angel Falls, The Memory Keeper’s Daughter, Chicken Soup..., magazines, Tursunov’s ATP blogs
... currently
08/31 - Seems like I was gone for one whole season. Time flies. SPRING is here, my fave time of the year. New beginnings, fresh starts. August, for some reason, always feels like the crisis time when it comes to the family's health. We're through that now. My dad's back on his feet and back to his old happy self. Thanks to those who have been really supportive. :)
06/01 - Bring on WINTER! At least it’s now study break... won't feel the 5 am winter chill just yet...
05/13 - Happy Mom’s Day!
05/12 - Hey all, Myspace messaging isn’t working from my home computer at the moment... (It's asking for a replacement!) Thanks for those that are already in my inbox. I can still read messages and I'll be right on them when I get a chance. :)
05/08 - James Morrison is playing in Melbourne right about now... I can almost hear him singing from my room... oh, the agony...
04/16 - Back to school again already. *sigh* I haven’t even finished the movie marathons I've been staying up all night for! Breaks never seem long enough, huh?
04/08 - Happy Easter everyone!
04/07 - JOHN MAYER live in Melbourne. Been waiting since December for this one. It’s gonna be one good night!
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Music:
Soul, R'n'B, Pop, Jazz, Rock, Alternative, OPM
Movies:
Ever After, Chicago, Shrek, Secret Window, Ngayong Nandito Ka. The Notebook
Television:
Smallville, Dawson's Creek, The OC, What About Brian, Desperate Housewives, Grey's Anatomy, America's Next Top Model, Project Runway, 24
Books:
Scarlet Feather, The Street Lawyer, Archangel, Angela's Ashes
Heroes:
My parents