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We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, then, is not an act, but a habit. - Aristotle

About Me

Mr. Torres is...
A full time college student with a Bachelor of Arts in Music with emphases on Piano Performance and Music Education as of June 2006, who also took on a minor in Filipino & Filipino American Studies.
Currently pursuing studies towards a Master of Sciences degree.
A musician who plays the Piano, Trumpet, Euphonium, some French Horn, who can also sing.
A quad-lingual having knowledge of the languages of English, Filipino, some Spanish, a little Japanese, as well as Music! I took American Sign Language a few years ago, but forgot most of what I learned :(
A guy with profiles on Friendster and Thefacebook who also keeps an .. journal of random thoughts through Xanga. Feel free to check any or all of them out!
ABOUT
Name: GEoffrey
Birthday: Quince de Abril, mil novecientos ochenta dos
Birthplace: Redwood City, CA
Current Location: South San Francisco
Eye Color: Dark brown
Hair Color: Dark brown
Height: 5' 5" or so
Right Handed or Left Handed: Right
Your Heritage: Filipino with some Spanish and Chinese according to my parents
The Shoes You Wore Today: Adidas Superstars WOOT
Your Weakness: hmm...
Your Fears: Feeling unwanted, sometimes blackouts at first!
Your Perfect Pizza: anything really, but the crust has to be just as good!
Goal You Would Like To Achieve This Year: maybe raise my GPA, go further in TKD than I currently am...
Your Most Overused Phrase On an instant messenger: haha good job!....YAY YAY!...haha...WOOT or WOOT WOOT!
Thoughts First Waking Up: what time is it?!
Your Best Physical Feature: My hair, as I've been told so far!
Your Bedtime: about 12:30-1AM, sometimes past that!
Your Most Missed Memory: those good ol' days where everything didn't really matter
Pepsi or Coke: Pepsi
MacDonalds or Burger King: McDonalds!
Single or Group Dates: hmm...
Lipton Ice Tea or Nestea: at the moment, Nestea
Chocolate or Vanilla: Chocolate
Cappuccino or Coffee: yeah cuz I drink waaay too much coffee apparently!
Do you Smoke: hahahaNO
Do you Swear: I'll leave that for you to decide :D
Do you Sing: YES!
Do you Shower Daily: yes
Have you Been in Love: maybe
Do you want to go to College: already there, and yes, I'm still there!
Do you want to get Married: most likely
Do you belive in yourself: most of the time...
Do you get Motion Sickness: not sure
Do you think you are Attractive: I think so :)
Are you a Health Freak: taekwondo? yoga?...haha again I'll leave that for you to decide!
Do you get along with your Parents: uhh...I try to!
Do you like Thunderstorms: usually
Do you play an Instrument: yeah, about 4 or 5!
In the past month have you Drank Alcohol: not that I remember
In the past month have you Smoked: nope
In the past month have you been on Drugs: nope
In the past month have you gone on a Date: don't think so ;)
In the past month have you gone to a Mall: YUP, a few actually!
In the past month have you eaten a box of Oreos: nope, but Oreos are good!
In the past month have you eaten Sushi: ditto above!
In the past month have you been on Stage: OMG yes I actually have!
In the past month have you been Dumped: nope
In the past month have you gone Skinny Dipping: nope, although there's nothing wrong with trying :D
In the past month have you Stolen Anything: some chips maybe :P
Ever been Drunk: nope
Ever been called a Tease: nope
Ever been Beaten up: nope
Ever Shoplifted: nope, not that I recall
How do you want to Die: uhh...*speechless to that question!
What do you want to be when you Grow Up: some sort of musician, educator and/or music educator :D
What country would you most like to Visit: maybe Japan...or China!
In a Boy/Girl..
Favourite Eye Color: brown...i'm not sure
Favourite Hair Color: hmm...
Short or Long Hair: not sure
Height: prolly the same height or shorter than me
Weight: again, hmm...
Best Clothing Style: good question!
Number of Drugs I have taken: uhh ZERO I think
Number of CDs I own: uhh, maybe 20-25?
Number of Piercings: none (yet haha...but ya never know!)
Number of Tattoos: ZERO, and it'll most likely stay that way!
Number of things in my Past I Regret: ???
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I got my layout from
You Have A Type A- Personality
A- You are one of the most balanced people around Motivated and focused, you are good at getting what you want You rule at success, but success doesn't rule you.When it's playtime, you really know how to kick back Whether it's hanging out with friends or doing something you love! You live life to the fullest - encorporating the best of both worlds Do You Have a Type A Personality?

My Interests

Going out, jogging, chillaxin, hanging out with people, going for my infamous "walks", driving if I have enough gas at that time, Music, Piano, Trumpet, Tae Kwon Do, Hap Ki Do, Ballroom Dance, Hip Hop Dance, other random stuff...including just being RANDOM haha!
Linus And Lucy Video Linus And Lucy lyrics - David Benoit lyrics David Benoit Music Videos Music Video Codes by VideoCure
Musical side-note...I found it! This is a really cool arrangement of Linus and Lucy, and I found it in music video code form also =D woot!

I'd like to meet:

YOU!

Music:

R&B, Hip Hop, Jazz, 80s, 90s, Rock, pretty much anything but not a lot of Country!
C major - the simplest key. You are content with
where you are now, you have what you need. Some
people are happy in C major, but it is up to
you to decide to push yourself further if you
want more from your life.

what key signature are you?
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Movies:

Comedy movies, Constantine, the 40 Year Old Virgin, the Man, the Joy Luck Club, Corpse Bride

Television:

almost anything on the Food Network, Boy Meets World, Step by Step, Full House, Extreme Makeover

Books:

The Spirit Catches You and You Fall Down, Kira Kira

Heroes:

My parents, all 4 of my grandparents (Rest in Peace Grandpa: October 1966 and Nanay: April 2005), Jesus Christ, the rest of my family...

My Blog

the Dog

I saw this recently on one of those Chinese Year of the Animal(s) Calendar poster; here's mine... People born in the year of the Dog are admired for their loyalty.  They are honest and dependable...
Posted by This Pianist on Mon, 20 Oct 2008 08:59:00 PST

whoa...something new!

haha yeah, hope all goes well with you these days I'll be editing and adding a new blog in the next few days.  This is similar to "Mr. Torres says" and "the continuation"....these are quotes and...
Posted by This Pianist on Mon, 23 Jun 2008 11:21:00 PST

Mr. Torres says...

 the start and basic description...this is the same concept from my former apartmentmate and Spiritual Brother Aaron =)  His version is called Aaronisms, and we have a friend who created Mie...
Posted by This Pianist on Fri, 03 Aug 2007 10:32:00 PST

for Sir Lance...

survey from Alla Do you drive the speed limit?  If it's under 65MPH, yeah.  If it's 65MPH, then no, I drive at 60MPH max unless I'm in a really big rush to get somewhere... Have you ev...
Posted by This Pianist on Fri, 23 Nov 2007 11:09:00 PST

for Mr. Au...

I got this from Joanna a few days ago, and it was reposted from various other friends also, including you possibly =) Can YOU answer 22 questions about YOUR number 2? DON'T change your top f...
Posted by This Pianist on Sun, 02 Sep 2007 10:26:00 PST

yup...

talk about wow-ness and yay-ness haha (and a lot of blogging this week too!) one word...not as easy as you might think.  I wonder if anyone else is like me and thinks of his/her personal answer a...
Posted by This Pianist on Sat, 04 Aug 2007 11:58:00 PST

might as well haha...

It's been awhile! So, without further adieu, and thanks to Big D, here it is 1. Where were you at 3:19pm yesterday?Getting ready for Church2. How did you get the idea for your MySpace name?It's what ...
Posted by This Pianist on Mon, 30 Jul 2007 10:26:00 PST

An announcement...

What's up everyone   I am here to say that I have made a decision last night in talking with one of my friends (from Fremont).  For those of you who are familiar with Christianity, I am goi...
Posted by This Pianist on Tue, 20 Feb 2007 10:59:00 PST

within the last 10 years...

Thanks to Vana for this one TEN YEARS AGO&It was February 1997 1.) How old were you? 14 (I turned 15 in April of that year)2.) Where did you go to school? South San Francisco High School3.) Wher...
Posted by This Pianist on Tue, 20 Feb 2007 10:56:00 PST

First survey of the year =D

Thanks to Laurel =)  If you know me, *surprise* another survey haha  Here we go 1. Name one person who made you smile today?Andrea2. What were you doing at 8:00 this morning?Sleeping...*yup...
Posted by This Pianist on Sat, 06 Jan 2007 12:23:00 PST