The Hypothetical Ball and Chain Saga

What began as a journal of sorts into the mind of someone planning a wedding from afar - the highs, the lows, the in-betweens - that ended in a wedding uniquely ours, to the continuing saga of married life and still being an amazon.

Wednesday, August 31, 2005

Tagged again....this time by Cynch

Seven Things That Scare Me

1.) Insects (Much to Brian’s annoyance)
2.) Birds (ditto here)
3.) Being alone at home and “feeling” someone there
4.) Ever since I had kids I fear people breaking into our home
5.) A future unplanned
6.) Anything that may potentially harm my kids
7.) Getting buried alive (labo but true)

Seven Things I Like The Most

1.) Ipod
2.) Books – any old book will do
3.) Clothes shopping
4.) Shoes shopping
5.) my Vaio
6.) our family pictures
7.) Chocolate

Seven Random Facts About Me

1.) I’m a multi-tasker but if I have only ONE thing to do, I cannot start it
2.) I’ve danced in Cuneta, Luneta and Araneta – hahaha – also had performed in Iloilo and Bacolod
3.) I won first place in a landscape drawing contest set up by the artschool I went to – my favorite medium are pencils. I haven’t drawn in over 10 years.
4.) I’ve finished writing a novel back when I was in high school – it’s somewhere at home.
5.) I learned to speak French in Geneva and got very good – that was back in 1994 – now I want to immerse in it again
6.) I have a memory box that has letters from friends back in grade school
7.) I learned feminist theology and am a feminist in its truer sense.

Seven Important Things In Our Bedroom

1.) Laptops
2.) Bed with our (new) Egyptian 300 count sheets
3.) Playstation 2 – we watch DVDs and Bri plays video games on it
4.) Table and filing cabinet – the one source of organization in our toddler filled house
5.) My big cabinet of clothes, shoes and purses
6.) Box of memories
7.) New books I just bought to stack on my “Books to read” pile

Seven Things I Plan To Do Before I Die

1.) Publish a book
2.) Go on a cruise to Alaska with my hubby
3.) Live in Geneva for awhile
4.) Help my family get back on their feet
5.) Ensure my kids educational future
6.) Be able to give back to the country of my birth
7.) Learn how to be happy and live in the now

Seven Things I Can Do

1.) I can write
2.) I can smoke and quit whenever I want to
3.) I can keep friendships that lasts even while far apart
4.) I can drink 7 glasses of cosmopolitan (tried and tested – was I drunk? Yes.)
5.) I can read all day given the chance
6.) I can dance the swing and boogie too
7.) I can and do everything I can to help friends out

Seven Things I Can’t Do

1.) I can't go on camping trips – nature freaks me out (sad but true)
2.) I can't say goodbye to people with whom I’ve invested lots of time, love and effort
3.) I can't live without drama (either my own or someone else’s)
4.) I can't drive in Manila anymore! (I hate this – the 2 times I tried I almost got into an accident, I just decided to quit for everyone's safety)
5.) I can't last the day without being on the computer
6.) I can't stay mad too long. (ME TOO, Cynch!)
7.) I can't let things go – if it’s not perfect/complete/done, I’ll keep at it

Seven Things That Attract Me To The Opposite Sex

1.) Eyes – the windows to our soul
2.) Intelligent and smart (those are two very different qualities)
3.) Great sense of humor with a bit of sarcasm
4.) Broad shoulders
5.) Arms that are built to hook your arm around as you're walking
6.) His sense of adventure
7.) A unique quality that intrigues me

Seven Things I Say The Most

1.) Good God!
2.) Oh my gosh
3.) How you doing?
4.) Really?
5.) Stress!
6.) Pick up your toys please!
7.) Ian, Moira NO!

Seven Celeb Crushes (Whether Local or Foreign)

1.) Hugh Grant
2.) Brad Pitt
3.) Matthew Perry
4.) John Corbett (better known as Aidan)
5.) Viggo Mortenson
6.) Doug Flutie (sob, sob)
7.) Chris Noth

Seven People You Want To See Take This Quiz

1.) Gloria
2.) Rhona
3.) Nette
4.) Leslie
5.) Edrei
6.) Ella
7.) Theresa

6 Comments:

Blogger Aggie said...

This made me giggle:
Seven Things I Say The Most:
7.) Ian, Moira NO! *hahaha*

3:54 PM  
Blogger Cynch said...

sister!

thanks for taking the time to answer. hehehe!

never thought you're good at drawing! that's my frustration. ituloy mo yan sis! sayang naman.

oh & i used to speak french too... during my miriam days! hehehe!

4:26 PM  
Blogger Marla said...

Aggie, I can't tell you how tiring it is to say that....but it's true! hahaha

Cynch, comment ca va? hahaha

7:34 PM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

i'm just bloghopping fron rhona. we both tagged her!

anyway, i like hugh grant too! (looks like an ex-bf!) LOL!

8:56 PM  
Blogger dionne said...

hi marla!

naaliw naman ako sa answers mo. =D

i need to practice my french too. haha!

6:38 PM  
Blogger Ella Go said...

hi marla..finally..i'm done with my 7 things. katuwa naman yung sayo.

10:21 PM  

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