About Me

84 Things About  Me

1. I am a work-in-progress.
2. I am firstly a wife, then a mom, then a mompreneur then a consultant. :)
3. I studied in ICA Greenhills for elementary and highschool, UP Diliman for undergrad and graduate studies.
4. I graduated cum laude from undergrad (BS Business Economics), but didn't when I finished my MBA.
5. I got married in 1999.
6. I had my first baby in 2001.
7. I delivered both our sons via the natural method. (P, after 2.5 hours of active labor, and K, after 15 minutes of entering the delivery room!
8. I love the garlic chili at Le Ching and Wanton. I can eat the entire pot.
9. I love yoga! (when I have the time)
10. I blog when I want, what I want. :D
11. I'm a breastfeeding, attachment parenting, babywearing advocate.
12. I am happy just walking through and looking at stuff in infant/baby departments in stores.
13. My favorite stores are: Books for Less, Booksale, National Bookstore, Fully Booked and Power Books.
14. I love new office supplies, and of late, clothes and shoes.
15. My foot size has remained the same despite my two pregnancies.
16. I like receiving snail mail but am too lazy to write my own.
17. My eyebrows are tattooed, so are my lids.
18. I loved Richie Rich comic books when I was a kid.
19. My all time favorite song of Duran Duran is Save a Prayer.
20. I hate the Simpsons.
21. I don't like roller coasters.
22. I wish I could cook like mom. One day, when S gives me a nice kitchen, I will.
23. I don't know how to sip...I gulp.
24. I drink around 2-3 liters of water a day.
25. I always tell S how lucky he is that I'm generally low maintenance. I buy cheap bags (as opposed to designer) and wear flip flops!
26. I love driving S's car, especially on Sundays. Makes me feel guapo!
27. I think that Marc Nelson's abs are perfect.
28. My favorite muppet is Cookie Monster.
29. I'd study all my life if I could afford it. First course I'd do is Psych (leading into Early Childhood Development) in AdMU.
30. I love trying out new cuisines.
31. I love babywearing! And I hope that one day this becomes a regular practice by parents.
32. I'd like to try rock climbing someday.
33. I love being a mom!
34. There are days that I don't...and that I just want to be a single adult.
35. I thought I would not have enough love for my second child. No wonder K's so adorable!
36. I don't know how to teach K like I did P before.
37. I love garlic. Anything with lots of garlic is yummy!
38. I love watching and reading Mafia stories.
39. I'm trying to be a teensy bit more adventurous with clothing.
40. I like Pucci's prints.
41. I loved calculus in undergrad!
42. I think that the host (at Mass) is like PacMan's (think PacMan of the 80s) power pellets, and one each week is strong enough to last till the succeeding week.
43. I love potato chips -- I can finish a big bag in one sitting.  My favorite is Lay's Sour Cream and Onion.
44. I'd like to shift to a plant-based diet sometime in the future.
45. After I read the book "Six Young Filipino Martyrs", I entertained the thought of running for public office. Anson said I wouldn't be able to stomach politics. I abandoned the thought after two days.
46. I want to one day put up day care centers per barangay that are well-maintained. The aim of these day care centers are to educate the children from a few months old to around 5 years. Better that they're in the center rather than watching stupid noontime shows.
47. I do email at really wee hours in the morning, when I can have the computer all to myself uninterrupted...or, at the office, which, essentially, is alone time.
48. If I had my way, P (and even K) would not have had big birthday parties. I would have preferred to have celebrated quietly in Highlands. (This is with S's okay.)
49. I love street food!
50. I used to eat small squares of butter when I was a kid. <ewwww!>
51. I once ate an entire can of Spam with rice for merienda because I was hungry swimming.
52. I love books!
53. When I go to the grocery, I just get what's on my list. (Well, unless I pass through a lane and I see something the boys like...)
54. I believe that television is a waste of time. (But I still "waste" my time sometimes...)
55. I fought with S when we were on the Eiffel Tower because he was too prude. I left him there and went back to the hotel by myself.
56. Our toilet seat in the house is up most of the time because the boys outnumber me 3:1.
57. I like reading the society pages...this is the first thing I read!
58. I love it when it rains and I'm under the blankets and the aircon is cold.
59. I have never played in the rain. One day, I will, with my kids!
60. I really can't stand Barney.
61. I like Dr Seuss books except Cat in a Hat.
62. I actually like writing (which is why I blog). I used to keep diaries (kaya pala my mom knew all my secrets!) and my BFF who's in Canada now used to write long letters to each other!
63. I actually like makeup! More like mineral makeup. And the reason my makeup kit is bursting at the seams is because I'm making up for lost time.
64. I prefer shopping on the internet and the things I've bought online are makeup and makeup brushes, bags, books.
65. I use homeopathic remedies on myself and my children (and S, if he's willing).
66. I love love love spicy food.
67. My preferred drink is water. =)
68. I have only recently learned to like SML. Gotta be really cooooold!
69. After showers, I don't thoroughly wipe my back. I prefer that the wetness dries up as it's cooler that way.
70. I collect Absolut ads.
71. I like house music. Really.
72. I hate Air Supply. REALLY. 
73. I generally think that television is a waste of time.
74. Pretty makeup brushes make me giddy.
75. I read CVS' blog everyday.
76. I don't like creepy crawlies.
77. I'm addicted to Facebook.
78. Once, on a trip to the US, I was left with a babysitter with kids of my mom's cousin (they're Asian too). I surprised the baby sitter by eating 8 scoops of ice cream.  Reason?  They only fed me sandwiches.  I'm an Asian kid, I need my rice.
79. Spending philosophy---if I can't sleep for more than a week thinking about something, it means I have to buy it.
80. I think about having other children---only for selfish reasons.
81. I think my kids are the cutest things! (After my husband, of course)
82. I absolutely adore my husband. He's one of the most objective persons I know. (Which is why he can't run for public office---we'll never be able to make ends meet!)
83. I love books---if only I could have a library at home. My shelf is bursting at the seams!
84. I change my theme so often because I can't find one that I truly truly like!