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Lesgemini_Zafirah

Love all, trust a few, do wrong to none.

About Me

I was born on the Island of Cebu, Philippines. My family and I immigrated to the U.S. in 1980, coming in through Hawaii, grew up in California and now I live in Illinois (since 1998). Do you see a pattern here? As I get older, I seem to be migrating to colder weather -- what's up with that?! I always did do things kinda "back-ass-wards". Oh, well.I like my calm-ish, easygoing, slower-paced Midwestern lifestyle, but I do miss my sister and nieces a bunch!! Love variety!! It's the Gemini duality in me-kinda schizo!! Don't make me choose!! Actually, have many facets to my being; you could technically call them alter-egos, but only if you want to ;-b Sometimes I'm super-stubborn, sarcastic, loud and obnoxious, and other times I'm sweet, quietly introspective, thoughtful, overly-affectionate and extremely sensitive and emotional.Don't tie me down! MUST be active, or I shall go mad - Practice Martial Arts-Kali (Filipino sticks), Jeet Kune Do, Silat, Shaolin Kung Fu; BELLYDANCE, Hula/Tahitian, Salsa-OK, ANY kind of Dancing-bowling, whirlyball, volleyball, basketball, softball, dodgeball (love BALLS! Hehehe). I love music of ALL kinds.Then on the Flip Side (there's my duality yet again)-Gotta have my down time to read novels (classics and contemporary fiction), write, sketch, paint, do beading, watch movies (really like romantic comedies) and SHOP! I'm such a girly-girl! Oh, and I LOVE to travel and immerse myself in other cultures. Have an avid interest in and a knack for learning new languages...I achieve a state of Nirvana when engaged in an in-depth, open, honest conversation about current events, religion, cultures/customs, politics, ethics, etc. Interested in people. I really would love to get to know the real YOU, and am very open to sharing myself-my thoughts, hopes, dreams, beliefs, opinons, feelings. COMMUNICATION is key. One absolute constant about me is LOYALTY. The best part of me is that I get continue on in this Journey of Life in the company of my soulmate/greatest blessing/best friend/true love-My Husband, Chris!

My Interests

TOO, too many to list...and for me, every day there's something new that's interesting, that I want to learn more about. For now, here are a few interests that I've delved into recently: BELLYDANCING, Tattoos (I have 4 so far and counting -- 2 big, 2 small), Learning different cultural and contemporary dances, jewelry-making, painting (acryllic), martial arts...I'm genuinely interested in people-what they think and feel about any given subject matter...

I'd like to meet:

Open-minded, easygoing, active, positive people! I love that I can also reconnect and keep in touch with all my buddies from 'back in the day'. You know, "Make New Friends, Keep the Old..."

Music:

ALL!! I love music of ALL kinds: Reggae, Bachata, Salsa, Reggaeton, Hip Hop, Jazz, Blues, Rap, Country, R&B, Soul, Golden Oldies, Swing, Folk, Middle Eastern, Celtic, Rock...and on and (seriously!) on and on...

Movies:

BORATCulturalLearningsOfAmericaForMakeBenefitGloriousNationO fKhazakstan, SHALL WE DANCE, Memoirs of a Geisha, V for Vendetta, Just Like Heaven, Million Dollar Baby, NOTEBOOK, Bridget Jones' Diary, How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days, Bend It Like Beckham, Pirates of the Carribean, Bride and Prejudice (BBC mini-series), Love Actually, The Matrix (just the first one), Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon, Hero, The Debut, Gladiator, The Lord of the Rings Trilogy, Memento, all the Star Wars movies, E.T., Indiana Jones series, Sabrina (both Humphrey Bogart and Harrison Ford remake), 7, the 7th Sign, Closer, almost anything with Ben Stiller/Vince Vaughn/Will Ferrell/Wilson bros., Color Purple, Clockwork Orange, This is Spinal Tap, Schindler's List, all the Airplane movies, Ju Dou, Fairwell My Concubine, Scent of the Green Papaya, Cinema Paradiso, Ran, and on and on and on...I can be such an Armchair-Adventurer...

Television:

THE OFFICE!!! I Miss 'Friends'!!! :( Almost any kind of decorating show on TLC or HGTV, Oprah, 20/20 (don't really watch a whole lotta TV).

Books:

Oooo...Lots N Lots N Lots...Anything by Amy Tan, Bertrice Small, Jane Austen, C.S. Lewis. This Much I know Is True. She's Come Undone. The Dim Sum of All Things. Greek Mythology. Memoirs of a Geisha. Diana Gabaldon books. The Way of the Belly. The Chicken Soup series. [When I was a young'n:] Laura Ingall Wilder books. Anything by Louisa May Alcott, S.E. Hinton. Mad Libs. Reader's Digest. Playboy and Hustler (great articles). History of God. The Holy Bible. Tibetan Book of the Dead. Tao Te Ching. Kabbalah. Men Are From Mars, Women Are From Venus. The Dummies' Guide to Feng Shui. The (Newly Discovered) Gospel According to/Book of Thomas-Cliff Notes version. Cosmo (mag). Dianetics. Newsweek. La Casa de los Espiritos. Like Water for Chocolate. Madam Bovary. Nokia 6820 Owner's Manual.

Heroes:

My Mom, Mother Theresa, Audrey Hepburn, St. Maximillian Kolbe

My Blog

On Love...

What's Love got to do with it? Tina Turner If you have it [Love], you don't need to have anything else. If you don't have it, it doesn't matter much what else you have.  Sir James M. Barrie In th...
Posted by Lesgemini_Zafirah on Fri, 07 Apr 2006 06:25:00 PST

Live Well, Love Much, Laugh Often

Quote of the Day: "Be kinder than necessary, for everyone is fighting a battle of some kind."  
Posted by Lesgemini_Zafirah on Wed, 05 Apr 2006 04:49:00 PST

April Showers=May Flowers-HAPPY SPRING-Luv UrSElf

Gautama Buddha has said, "You, yourself, as much as anybody in the entire universe, deserve your love and affection." Lucille Ball said, "Love yourself first and everything else falls into line. ...
Posted by Lesgemini_Zafirah on Tue, 04 Apr 2006 10:14:00 PST

Curiosity Killed the Cat, But Satisfaction Brought Him Back

I used to think my greatest strength was my ability to be compassionate. I believe that I've exercised that ability over the past 35 years and, indeed, it is one of the better qualities within my...
Posted by Lesgemini_Zafirah on Sun, 26 Mar 2006 11:54:00 PST

Bubba Crosses Rainbow Bridge

The Rainbow Bridge Inspired by a Norse Legend By the edge of a woods, at the foot of a hill, Is a lush, green meadow where time stands still. Where the friends of man and woman do run, When their tim...
Posted by Lesgemini_Zafirah on Sat, 25 Mar 2006 09:24:00 PST

Thoughts for a Day...Destiny...Karma...Blahblahblah

"My will shall shape my future. Whether I fail or succeed shall be no man's doing but my own. I am the force; I can clear any obstacle before me or I can be lost in the maze. My choice; my responsibi...
Posted by Lesgemini_Zafirah on Thu, 23 Mar 2006 04:24:00 PST