life. family. friends. fine dining. slow food. the green movement. music. movies. bowling. celebrity gossip. social drinking. reading. writing. interior decorating. IKEA. personal finance. marketing. public relations. advertising. graphic design. web design. Asian American/Filipino American history. MAC makeup. Starbucks. coffee. shopping. designer handbags (Coach, Gucci, Louis Vuitton, leathers, not so much logo's, definitely NO knock-offs, you're only hurting yourself). fashion. Charleston SC. East Coast. Philippines. import cars. the color pink. computers. tech gadgets and electronics. diamonds and all jewelry. random and frequent Google'ing to advance my personal enrichment. regional road trips. dreaming of international travel. experimental cooking. laughing. the East Coast. career. Sanrio. Morning Glory. CofC basketball - GO COUGS. Stingrays Hockey. living, loving, learning, and laughing at myself as i go along on this journey of my life.
Shia LeBeouf, Common, Kany West, Ellen Degeneres, Vince Vaughn, Joaquin Phoenix, my paternal grandfather, Nigella Lawson, the Gosselin sextuplets and twins, my brother and me when we were cute little kids, there are more.
old classmates and friends from Divine Redeemer Catholic School, Goose Creek High School, and CofC. anyone else, surprise me - or better yet, INSPIRE ME!
please, no drama and don't spy on me!
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a hip-hop girl at heart, but i like most everything - r&b, rock, alternative, metal, soft rock/80's, pop, some country, some reggae, some classical, sometimes NPR. always open to discovering new music.
currently on repeat: Common, Kanye, T.I., UGK, Miri Ben-Ari, Rhianna, Slow Runner, Knocked Up soundtrack, Flight of the Conchords
comedy, romance, drama, action, foreign. i love to laugh and i enjoy a happy ending. scandal is a plus!
favorites: Amelie. Bend It Like Beckham. The Breakup. Bridget Jones Diary 1 & 2. Broken English. Cocktail. Diary of a Mad Black Woman. The Family Stone. Fight Club. Home Alone. In America. Lilo & Stitch. Love Actually. My Big Fat Greek Wedding. Nacho Libre. Notting Hill. Prime. Serendipity. Soul Food. Spanglish. Steel Magnolias. The Namesake. The Wedding Date. A Very Long Engagement. Waiting to Exhale. Say Anything. (yeah, those are mostly chick flicks.)
Brothers & Sisters. Bizarre Foods with Andrew Zimmern, Anthony Bourdain No Reservations, Top Chef, Rob & Big, The Hills (i admitted it, that's the first step), Intervention, Everybody Loves Raymond, Nick@Nite reruns (except Fresh Prince) and i love the news. i'm anxiously waiting for October Road to start. i used to love the Food Network but it's really gone downhill with the exception of Ina, Giada, Alton and Nigella.
I'm always looking for the next good read. I subscribe to HOW Design, VIBE and Real Simple.
In Progress:
The Five People You Meet In Heaven
Love in the Time of Cholera
Random Family
2007:
Dear Zoe,
The Notebook (re-read)
Love That Dog
Zoology
Interpreter of Maladies
The Namesake
The Glass Castle
The Inheritance of Loss
Towelhead
Citizen Girl
Little Children
Google. spellcheck. dictionary.com. urbandictionary.com. myself. and of course, Mom and Dad - they are awesome people.