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Girls Talk - What's Your Birthday

It's Thursday again and it's time for Girls to talk in Girls Talk! This week's topic is about birthdays.

Well, I was born in March so my sign is Pisces. I honestly don't know what my birth month means so I searched the net and found this. Beside are my comments whether they are true or not or almost ;)

MARCH
1. Attractive personality - Not sure! I'm a loner. My deep in my heart, I know I am a good person.
2. Affectionate - TRUE!
3. Shy and reserved - TRUE!
4. Secretive - TRUE!
5. Naturally honest, generous and sympathetic - SO TRUE!
6. Loves peace and serenity - ON THE SPOT!
7. Sensitive to others - VERY!
8. Loves to serve others - YES!
9. Not easily angered - 101% TRUE!
10. Trustworthy - VERY, VERY MUCH!
11. Appreciative and returns kindness - YES!
12. Observant and assess others - VERY TRUE!
13. Revengeful - NOT AT ALL!!!
14. Loves to dream and fantasize - ALL THE TIME ;)
15. Loves travelling - IS THIS OBVIOUS? HEHEHE, VERY TRUE AGAIN.
16. Loves attention - NOT REALLY.
17. Hasty decisions in choosing partners - NO, AS A MATTER OF FACT, I AM PICKY.
18. Loves home decors - YUP.
19. Musically talented - 50-50! TO SOME I MAY SOUND LIKE A CROAKING FROG BUT TO OTHERS, MAYBE IT'S ACCEPTABLE...HAHAHA. ALL I KNOW IS, I LOVE MUSIC. QUESTION IS, DOES MUSIC LOVE ME?!?
20. Loves special things - OH YES.
21. Moody - ASK MY HUBBY....HARHARHAR!

As for my birthday, I was born on March 15. My mom said (or she may be pulling my very short legs!) that she was chit-chatting with their neighbor when her water bag broke. So, amongst the siblings, I was the only one born in a polyclinic. Yes, a clinic. A small clinic! Sigh... I guess my mom didn't realize she was due and had not planned to give delivery in the nearest clinic my dad and her could find. Nevertheless, I grew up fine. At one point, she even said she could just have delivered where she was standing near the "santan bushes." Oh my! ;)

Visit Niko's blog to find out what our other blogger sisters (or even brothers') birthday month says about them.

Friday Tags - Tagged

I was tagged by my good blogger pal - Kikamz of Just About Anything. It has been a while since I last did a tag and I am sure that I owe many of my friends out there for not posting their tags. I just lost count and cannot recall who and when someone tagged me.

This tag is sort of cute and gives me the that electrifying feeling like I was in my teens.

What are your middle names?
~Mine is C while his is P.

How long have you been together?
~6 years as sweethearts and 12 years, 10 months as a married couple.

How long did you know each other before you started dating?
~A few months.

Who asked whom out?
~ He did but we always went out as a group.

How old are each of you?
~I am 37 and he's 39

Whose siblings do you see the most?
~My younger brother. He lives with us here in Dubai.

Which situation is the hardest on you as a couple?
~Making ends meet. I think this is the common challenge most couples have to face.

Did you go to the same school?
~No

Are you from the same home town?
~No

Who is smarter?
~Both. He neutralizes the equilibrium. He's good in finances, logic, figures while I am good at Science, English, the arts...

Who is the more sensitive?
~ME.

Where do you eat out most as a couple?
~Chili's, Shakey's Pizza (while we were still in the Philippines)

Who has the crazier exes?
~I think we both have. Though he rather not talk about his exes (not sure if there were many! hahahaha) but mine were dysfunctional individuals. I think I was a magnet (then!) of major losers! hehehehe....

Who has the worse temper?
~Ehermmm. Hahahaha! I hate to admit it but he is such a nice bloke. I am quite sensitive and emotional so taking hold of my temperament goes with the territory. I am very patient but when I reach my snapping point, I do let it out. I don't have outbursts nor tantrums but I do make my point known by...let's just say, making a big "noise." That noise is not nagging nor anything of that sort.

Who does the cooking?
~I never had the knack for cooking so he does that and he cooks well.
Who is the neat-freak?
~I get the credit here! I am a neat-freak and proud of it! I cannot think clearly when I see a messy room nor area. Unfortunately, I have to live my way around the mess in the house because my hubby and daughter (and the four-legged member of the family) are not particularly keen on maintaining a neat and orderly house.

Who is more stubborn?
~Both of us.

Who hogs the bed?
~He does. I wake up without any comforter and always end up having cough and colds!!! I get all the cold draft you know. So now, I sleep with my termal socks on just in case...

Who wakes up earlier?
~I do all-the-time!

Who is more jealous?
~GUILTY!!! That would be me. However, I try my best to conceal my jealousy so I seethe deep inside.

How long did it take to get serious?
~about a year I guess

Who eats more?
~He does.
Who does the laundry?
~I do.

Who’s better with the computer?
~We both are. He's good with the technical and programming side of it and I with the applications and minor tweakings.

Who drives when you are together?
~80% of the time he does. I am a reluctant driver and with the crazy drivers here in Dubai, who would like to drive around?

That was fun! I am tagging Meryl, Cely, MsRay, and Enid. Enjoy!

Friday Tag - My 1950s name is...

Phyllis Naomi! What?!? Well, thanks a lot Niko for sending me this tag. It was fun. Probably, I'll name my future daughter with this one. LOL!







What's buzzin, cuzzin?

What's Your 1950s Name?

I am tagging the following: MsRay, Chriss, Bingkee, Riaboo, Bill, Kikamz, Meryl, Aidisan, Beth, Cherry, Cely, Cyra, Eden, and Yub

Have fun folks and happy Friday everyone!

Friday Tag - A to Z

Thank you Bingkee of I Love/Hate America blog for remembering me on this fantastic tag.

A -Attached or Single? -Attached--married
B -Best Friend? -I have few. Some in USA, few in Manila and a handful here in Dubai.
C-Cake or pie? -Cake
D -Day of choice? -Friday
E -Essential item? -Toothbrush
F -Favorite Color? -Pink
G -Gummy Bears or Worms? -Gummy Bears
H -Hometown? -Meycauaya, Bulacan
I -Indulgence? -Soaking in the tub with matching aromatic oils and essence
J -June or July? -both, Mom and sis' birth month is June and Dad's July
K -Kids ? -One
L -Life is not complete w/o -Godand my family and friends
M -Marriage date? -January 11, 1997
N- Number of magazine subscriptions?- None
O -Orange or apple?-Apple
P -Phobias? -open body of water and public speaking
Q -Quotes? -Sometimes we have to go through a rainy April to find a flowering May...
R -Reason to smile? -Blessed with a happy and loving family and friends
S -Season of choice? -between Fall and Winter. I love the cold season
T -Tag 5 people - Enid, G-anne, Maicel, Niko, Shiela
U -Unknown fact about me- Arms and legs coordination is so out of whack so I never excel in sports...hahaha. I am quite frail so my legs are only good for walking in the malls. LOL!!!!

V -Vegetable? -A lot of them just not "bitter gourd"
W -Worst habit? -Shopping
X -Xray or ultrasound? -Ultrasound
Y -Your favorite foods? - Chinese and Italian cuisine and of course, my mom's home-cooked meals...
Z -Zodiac sign -Pisces

Have fun!

Friday Tag - Google Tag

Thanks Niko of Niko's Blog for remembering me on this interesting tag.

Here are the simple rules to follow:
Use Google Images to search for the answers to the questions below. Then you must choose a picture in the first page of the results and post it as your answer. After that tag 7 people.

1. The age of my next birthdaySssshhhh!

2. Place I would like to visitHopefully by next year, we will be able to travel to the US.

3. My favorite place

Paris will always be my favorite place. I just love Paris.

4. A favorite thing

I cannot live without my iPod Touch... =)

5. My favorite food

My mom's homemade Chicken Galantina!



6. My favorite color
Midnight Blue



7. The city I reside now

Dubai



8. The city I was born




9. My college major


10. Name of your first lover




11. A Bad habit



12. A hobby
Well, I'll be..... I found MY very own clay art picture in Google's first page result!!! I have featured this before here. Check it out...



13. My current wish lists ( Max of 3)

Have fun with the tag everyone! I am tagging:

Jason
Cherry
Mommy Liza
Jade
Enid
Ria S
Kate C
Melody
Jenn
Bill
MsRay
Cely

Sorry, I liked the tag so much that I have to tag more than 7! =)

Tag - Shot on the Spot

This interesting tag is from Niko of Niko's Blog and MsRay of Woman on a JouRney and now I won't be able to hide my true identity...hahaha. I mean, everybody will see how I look like sans the make up and business attire. This was taken today before I ran on the treadmill. See the bathrobe? Well, I was just keeping myself warm because the weather temperature here is starting to drop.

This tag rules are:
1) Take a picture of yourself right NOW!.
2) DON'T change your clothes, DON'T fix your hair... Just take a picture.
3) Post that picture with NO editing.
4) Post these instruction with your picture.
5)Tag 10 people to do this..

Show me your best shot: Bill, Bingkee, Riaboo, Chie, Chubz, Posh, Yub, Marly, Kikamz, Enid

Tag - The Fours Edition

Aloha! MsRay of Woman on a JouRney for this interesting tag. Thanks for remembering me on this one because I love doing tags. Hugs to you!

1. Places I would like to visit and why

Rotorua, New Zealand - I sold some packages for this place but I have never been there myself. It would be fun to see and feel how it is to be in a place I can only see in pictures and travel brochures. Rotorua is known for geothermal activities in New Zealand like geysers and their mud pools and also famously known for its colorful landscape and craters.




The Galapagos - I am so interested with the eco-system in that island.




The Stonehenge, Salisbury Plain, UK - I was 5 years old when I saw a picture of Stonehenge and ever since I am so bent to go there. Maybe next year...



Jungfraujoch, Switzerland - The top of Europe, as it is famously known. Again, being a travel agent before, I know a lot of interesting places which travellers will find very appealing and this place is one of them. I have prepared several packages before about this place and again, I have not set foot on that place yet. My colleagues who had travelled to Jungfraujoch said that the place was breath-taking! That remains to be seen!




2. Favorite things to munch on
Baby carrots
Pringles Barbecue flavor

3. Favorite sites for online shopping
Victoria's Secret
Amazon
Philosophy

4. Things you have to get done this weekend
Ironing clothes
Buy food for the pets
Clean my closet again for the _nth time!
Pack for our Christmas holiday trip to Manila this Friday morning (December 19)

5. Things that pop up when you google your name
** secret ** hehehe!

I am passing this to: Niko, Bill, Jason, Marly, Kate C, Tricia, Binkgee , Tata , Ate Anna and Posh. This is fun! Hope you'll enjoy doing this...

An Award and Some Facts

I received this award and tag from one of my great blogger pal named Enid - From the Diary of a call Center Mom. She always remember me on nice tags and I love doing them all. Thanks Enid. I love this tag and award! Before it was 7 Random Facts then it became 8 and this time it's 10 facts about me.

This is the second Butterfly Award I received from another blogger pal - Cely of New Horizon.

HERE ARE THE RULES FOR :

A. FOR THE BUTTERFLY AWARD

1. Put the logo on your blog.
2. Add a link to the person who awarded it to you.

3. Link 10 other bloggers with whom you would like to share this award

B. FOR THE CUTE'S 2008 BLOGGER AWARD

1. each blogger must post this

2. each blogger starts with ten random facts/habits about themselves

3. bloggers that are tagged need to write about their own 10 random facts please post these rules and tag 10 others of your choice.

4. don`t forget to leave them a comment telling them that they've been tagged and to read your blog .

SO, HERE ARE 10 STUFF ABOUT ME:

1. I love to travel. It's a great blessing to be able to work in one of the most prestigious airlines in the world. I get free and rebated tickets so that's the main reason I can afford to travel. That's the whole beauty of being an airline staff when you are a wanderlust like I am.

2. I don't know how to cook. This is more of a choice really. I know, I know, the conservatives will throw stones at me but like I said, it's more of a choice. I never had any inclination on cooking nor anything in the kitchen for that matter other than the food I'll eat. Hahahaha! I do cook once in a blue moon and most times, it comes out like a gourmet meal because I have to follow the recipe.

3. I ran away when I was 10 because I didn't want to go back to my school. One of my teachers embarrassed me horribly in front of the whole Grade 5 class. I forgot the nitty-gritty details but it had something to do with "mistakenly quoted" by a tattle tale. I was made to deliver an apology speech in all of the Grade 5 classes (I think there were 10 or 12 sections in our school) for something I didn't say. My mom's officemate found me in the old "Gotesco Caloocan" and they said I looked like a beggar with my dirty clothes and worn out slippers. Oh, the adventures I had! I wasn't gone for long as I really intend to come back at night time when everyone else was asleep but got found in the afternoon. Hehehe! And who said I AM BORING?????

4. Back in my academic days, they call me a geek sans the glasses. I don't know why because I suck in Math so how can I be a geek, right?

5. I have always wanted to be a cardiologist. I am being realistic and all, my health won't allow me to be a doctor because instead of curing the patients, I have to cure myself all the time =). I decided to change my aspiration and since I love to travel, I took up International Studies. I remember when I was 5 years old, I used to read anatomy books and my parents would encourage me to pursue Medicine but then, let's face it, I am more sick than my patients, if I ever become a doctor... LOL! I will (as in forever) hold a special place in my heart for that dream. It will just be a dream though.

6. I am freakishly organized. I love putting things in order and use color codes for some stuff like pink pail for my undergarments, and white pail for the socks. When I write notes, I use colored pens too, red when I stress a point, green for important stuff and blue or black for the common notes. Well, my closet is another story. I am sharing my closet with my princess so I am having a hard time keeping it in order. You know how kids just pull out stuff and don't fix. However, my clothes are arranged according to categories, all skirts are together, all suits together, trousers and pants combined, shirts and blouses are folded and arranged again in gradual changes of hue. So, all shades of blue shirts will be together and so on.

7. I am not a sporty kind of person. I have this terrible hands, legs, arms, feet coordination. I can't seem to master anything sporty other than running on the treadmill, if you can consider running as sports in my case.

8. I prefer being called by my nickname - Ria. My real name is ______ (secret) but I feel that it is too lady-like and hard to recall. In the office, I am well-known as "Ria" so when I am introduced by my bosses and colleagues to visitors, they have to stress that my real name is ________ and that Ria is my preferred name to be called. Talk about influence...heheehehee!

9. I don't know if this is a talent or what but I have this weird thing on remembering names, faces and details. I can recall a person's name and face even if I have met him/her once. In my line of job, I meet a lot of people and I am often surprised by how I can call out their names when I see them and have met them only once. I cannot say this is photographic memory because sometimes I cannot remember a task to do. My family and friends tell me that I should be an FBI agent or be in CIA because I'll make good use of this gift...yeah right!

10. Lastly, I still watch cartoons with my daughter. This is something I'll never outgrow.

That was fun! Now, I want to present this award and tag to:

Chubz
Chriss
MsRay
Bingkee
Bill
Jade
Marly
Riaboo
Shiela

Yub