Rest In Peace:
Dad & Tita Bubut
We love you.
Henry:
I will always love you...
i am: a nerd . a sister . a friend . a tree hugger . a recycler . a dancer . a teacher . a student for life . a nurse . a lover . a fighter . a go-getter . a driver . driven . a maid . a daughter . a little kid at heart . content . random . amazed by the complexity of the human body . easily amused . a realist . a 'philosophizer' . borderline 'perfectionist' and 'O.C.D.' . filipino . mexican . native american . el salvadoran . american .
i love: henry . much and hard . my family . my dog . dancing anything . writing . running . working out . eating . cold stone . meat . potatoes . order . collages . sappy songs . driving down the freeway with some good old fashioned rock n roll . rock n roll . music . food . my dad . my piggy . my childhood friends . MSMC . reminiscing . hugs . singing . photography . the ocean . starting a new leaf . new experiences . making new friends . keeping old ones . learning . nature . indie . alternative . shark week . pandas . soul . the food network . HGTV . mom's cooking . salmon . the ikea revolution . spam . to laugh . my patients . 6 West UCLA .
i am scared of: sharks . heights . clowns . falling . twisting or breaking my ankles . horror movies . losing loved ones . growing up too quickly . missing out on those unforgettable memories . zombies .
i miss: youth . innocence . being carefree . elementary school . high school . hitia o te ra . old friends . memories . my dad . the philippines . the 90s' . movies of the 80s' . those lazy summer days filled with FCCSC, swimming, food, kareoke, DDR, and mahjong . camping with the Santos Clan every summer . dancing .
i can't stand: stupidity . cockiness . rudeness . the self-righteous . hypocrites . Bible thumpers . heavy metal . cheesy movies . smoking . smokers . the joke that is "hip hop/rap" today . jury duty . 405 traffic . double standards . bad drivers in red tow trucks . bad drivers . myself sometimes . burger king . people who go to church because of guilt . it when people think they're 'too cool for school' . 'greeting card' families . that I wear my heart on my sleeve .
i: change music like i change underwear . think too much . want to go swimming . need music to stay sane . want to make a difference . make my own future . have a brain . use it (most times) . don't smoke . laugh often . play mahjong . and occasionally croquet . would rather be barefoot . often times imagine what it would be like to be a rockstar . have danced everything from hip hop, tahitian, hula, filipino folk, salsa, merengue, waltz, tango, and samba . avoid fast food if i can . would love to ride the back of a great white shark one day . prefer quality over quantity . find self-acceptance to be my biggest struggle . would rather be fit than skinny . want to travel .
i have seen live: green day . nsync . jack's mannequin . panic! at the disco . say anything . ben lee . dashboard confessional . afi . tenacious d . cobra starship . the sounds . liam and me . under the influence of giants .