My 25 Random Things

I’m sure Facebook account holders are familiar with the 25 Random Things About Me chain that’s been spreading like wildfire.  I myself have been tagged several times to answer this chain.  And so on this cool Friday evening, as a sat alone in front of my trusted laptop, I start to ponder on things about me. Blast away…

1. I love taking long hot showers at the end of the day. it’s  my way of washing away not only the grime and pollutants of city life but the stress of working in a quite demanding job.  I feel not only refreshed, but renewed. 

2. I love watching and crying over stories featured in Wish Ko Lang, especially family members who get reunited or people who live in inhumane conditions and were gifted with  a sari-sari store showcase.  It’s like all of them have a new lease on life. 

3. I can only sleep on my bed if the sheets are smooth and tugged tightly to avoid the appearance of creases.

4. I love chocolate, Arce Dairy’s Coffee Crumble, Lay’s Original flavor potato  chips, McDonald’s Caramel Sundae. Even if I’m on a diet, I do not have the will to resist these foods when offered to me.

5. I am a hopeless romantic. I believe in the existence of that one true love, that one person who is your other half, your North, the one being who will make you complete.  To think that one person eludes me to this day saddens me just a little. 

6.  I have never missed a Sunday mass since the start of the year.  That’s one new year’s resolution working to this day.  

7. I dream of someday winning the battle with the bulge.  I realize it’s not impossible.  It is something I can achieve. 

8. I love dressing up even if I’m horizontally-challenged. I love bags, shoes and fashion even if I am not a fashionista. The fact that I’d rather read Marie Claire or any woman’s mag over Time is clear proof. 

9. I get bored when conversations drift to business, finances and mathematics.

10.  I am addicted to sitcoms.  There should be a sitcom channel on cable.

11.  I believe friendships should be hassle-free.  A true friend understands, never demands. 

12.  I tend to giggle when I see actors I adore when watching films or television shows.

13. I don’t have any major life regrets.  Life is too short to wallow on what-could-have-beens.

14. I enjoyed my old career as a teacher but did not consider it my lifelong dream. 

15.  I love engaging in conversations from the serious to the mundane. Talking about mundane things relaxes me. 

16. I love to travel to Europe someday to see great works of art, architecture and historical places. That continent is my dream destination.

17. I love to laugh. Life is definitely better with laughter. 

18. My ultimate high in drinking: 12-13 bottles of beer and still standing. 

19. I easily forgive but find it difficult to forget. 

20. I am non-confrontational. That’s why litigation is not for me. 

21. I dream of growing old and have that one moment in my life where I can look back and declare: It’s been a wonderful life. 

22. My favorite movie is Schindler’s List. I love the part where after typing the list, Itzhak Stern said: “This list… is an absolute good. The list is life. All around its margins lies the gulf.”

23. If ever I feel depressed or something bad happens, I always think of this line from My Best Friend’s Wedding “This too shall pass.”

24. I fear death and people that matter dying. Not because of actually dying but the fact that I won’t see the persons I love EVER again. 

25. Oftentimes when I stare at myself in the mirror or I’m in the john for that very human thing of doing number two, I contemplate on why I ever existed. I mean there was a time in history I was not even here on earth and there will be a time in the future when I won’t exist.  I believe there is a reason for my existence and pray to God that I will find that out before I die.