Sunday, November 27, 2005

this tag thing

i'm weird.

i was not tagged by anyone, but i've seen this on several blogs already, so i'm answering it nevertheless. ;)

three names you go by:
1. grace
2. gracia - tawag ng mga nangungulit, may kasamang tan-tan-tan pa
3. baby - my actual nickname at home, though i'm the eldest of 4 kids

three screen names you have had: (ano raw?!)
1. glydel mercado
2. lucy liu
3. gracie lou freebush

three physical things you like about yourself:
1. the mole below my neck, which is right in the middle of my chest
2. my height - i've gotten used to being less than 5 feet tall (or short, as the case may be)
3. my light complexion - it makes finding suitable colors for clothes easier

three physical things you don't like about yourself:
1. my bilbil, which is slowly but firmly fighting for its right for entry into the world
2. my acne-prone skin!
3. my hair, which used to be quite nice & shiny way back in high school


three parts of your heritage: (other than filipino, which is obvious)
1. spanish - i'm 1/4 spanish by blood
2. ilonggo - from my mom
3. bikolano - from my dad

three things that scare you:
1. death of family members & friends
2. uncertainty - i have yet to develop "negative capability", which is basically the ability to tolerate the unknown & uncertain
3. failure

three of your everyday essentials:
1. rice
2. meat
3. sleep

three of your favorite musical artists:
1. the corrs
2. lea salonga
3. the carpenters

three of your favorite songs:
1. don't say you love me
2. dreaming of you
3. before i fall in love
(shocks, mushy lahat. kaasar, only songs of this sort come to mind at the moment.)

three things you want in a relationship:
1. passion
2. intimacy
3. commitment, which i believe isn't possible without love
(shocks, psych major talaga ako! straight from robert sternberg's triangle of love. :) )

three truths in no particular order:
1. one person can make a huge difference.
2. love is a choice, not a feeling.
3. everything happens for a reason.

three lies in no particular order:
1. life is fair.
2. you've got to play by the rules.
3. love conquers all.


three physical things of the opposite sex that appeal to you:
1. eyes
2. skin
3. (i can only think of two. i'm too myopic to be visual. haha.)

three of your favorite hobbies:
1. eating
2. sleeping
3. talking


three things you want to do really badly now:
1. forget about our revalida
2. read a nice book
3. write something good again

three careers you're considering/you've considered:
1. industrial psychologist/HR practitioner
2. clinical psychologist/counselor
3. public servant/NGO employee

three places you want to go on vacation:
1. puerto galera (dahil hindi ako nakapunta noong summer kasi nagkaroon ako. hassle!)
2. switzerland, because of the snow-capped mountain peaks
3. holland, because i want to be amidst so many live flowers

three names you like: (for my future kids!)
1. hannah
2. candace
3. crystal

three things you want to do before you die:
1. work for an NGO/support a cause i'm passionate about
2. learn to take care of plants (4 cacti have died under my "care")
3. learn to forgive AND forget

three ways that you're stereotypically a boy:
1. i'm quite aggressive at times
2. i offer to let people go before me
3. i used to watch basketball & wrestling a lot

three ways that you're stereotypically a girl:
1. i cook well. i have no specialty, but i can dish up practically anything, provided that i have a recipe & the ingredients.
2. i spend a long time in front of the mirror. (though this is only of late, since i have to apply make-up for work.)
3. i can spend five hours window shopping without getting tired & without wanting to stop. (making bene feel dizzy in the process)


tagging: everyone! :)

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