30 posts from 2007

What fragrance/cologne do you put on when it's your night out? 
Submitted by noiq.

I like Hugo Boss Intense. But I've been sampling Bvlgari Omnia Crystalline lately.

Who do you want to be caught under the mistletoe with this holiday season?
Submitted by An Ebony Epicurean.  

In the words of Mariah Carey,

I won't ask for much this Christmas
I don't even wish for snow
I'm just gonna keep on waiting
Underneath the mistletoe
...
Baby all I want for Christmas is you
Ooh baby

What was your major or field of study in college? Did you wind up working in that field or using that degree? If not, what field have you wound up in? 
Submitted by sneuf. 

Major: Biology, pre-med
Minor: Creative Writing
Did I wind up using it? No
Do I get crap for not using it? All the time. Most painfully and embarrassingly from my mother. She knows I know she knows best so...
What field instead? Education (early childhood)
Bonus question: Do I want to get back to my field? Yes ASAP. First, so the crap will stop pouring on me. Second, so I can earn a bit more to pay off student loans. Third, so I can say I tried it and move on to what I really want to be doing, about which I have no clear idea yet.

Which breed of dog is your favorite? Post a picture of it. 
Submitted by Melissa.

Alaskan Malamutes! :D In the future, when I do get a dog, I'll definitely get a Mal.

Alaskan malamute from quinault

What's your musical horoscope?  (Put your player on shuffle and write down the first 10 songs that come up.) 

1. Groovin' from Slow Dance OST (Japanese Drama)
2. Jazz Cocktail by Mon Murmur as used in Soulmate (Korean Drama)
3. The Tramp_ He's Got to be Someone by Peter Duncan and Mel Brooks from Little Tramp - The Musical
   
4. Lady Sleep by Maximilian Hecker
5. Forever (Instrumental) from Full House  OST (Korean Drama)
6. Heartbeat by Annie
7. Why Does My Heart Feel So Bad? by Moby
   
8. Bud from Sassy Girl Chun Hyang OST (Korean Drama)
9. Nature's Chorus (Instrumental) from a Nature Scapes Disc
10. Paris, Paris by Monla

Okay the horoscope is...

You'll be Groovin' to a Jazz Cocktail because He's Got to be Someone who will let the Lady Sleep Forever. Your Heartbeat will make you ask Why Does My Heart Feel So Bad? So, Bud, hear Nature's Chorus in Paris, Paris.

Did you shop for great deals on Black Friday or Cyber Monday?  Or did you observe Buy Nothing Day?

Ehh? Shopping? What's that? I also haven't heard of the above terms.

I just wanted to say hello to my vox friends. Tadaima.

Which person from your past, who you've lost touch with, do you wonder about the most? 
Submitted by ancora impara.

An elem friend named Kayla Mae T. Diongzon. She moved to our school, became our friend then moved to the US. We kept in touch even after she moved. But inexplicably, I lost her contact information. I had not seen her on Myspace, when I used to have one. Nor on Friendster. I don't have facebook. Just yesterday, I was wondering about her. I made a mental note to Google her. I should do that, right now.

Edit: I Googled her. I found out she was in the Fall 2006 Chancellor's List at University of South Carolina Beaufort. And that's about it. No blog, no nothing. Kayla... Kayla... Kayla... Where are you?

Where is the farthest you have ever been away from home? Did you get homesick? 
Submitted by Melissa.

6763 miles away. To Cebu Philippines. I will be away from home for about two weeks. I will let you know if I get homesick.

Eight months after I watched--and understood--the first episode of Itoshi Kimi e, I finally viewed the last English subtitled episode of my favorite Jdorama. (No offense to Pride--which is much loved as well-- but my first dorama has sentimental value.) Although it is extremely sad and a big tearjerker, the relationships and the relative honesty of the main characters hooked me.

The last episode had me bawling and sobbing soon after Tomokawa Shiki (played heartbreakingly by the lovely Kanno Miho) cried to her loving otosan, "I'm not the one for him." (the "him" here is Azumi Shunsuke, played by it's-him-again Fujiki Naohito) I literally bawled.

Itoshi kimi e friends

Belatedly I noticed how familiar the face of one of Shiki's friends, Shingo. Dramawiki solved the mystery; it's Chiaki! LOL. 2 years before Nodame Cantabile, Tamaki Hiroshi played second male lead in Itoshi Kimi e. :D

Seeing familiar faces in different Japanese dramas often prompts me to play 6 degrees of separation. But sometimes, it makes me wonder if there just aint too many reliable dramatic actors in the scene. Eh, just a thought.

Are you a good dancer or do you have two left feet?  What's your signature dance move?

I'm a pretty good dancer. In fact, I'm a frustrated back-up dancer. haha. I don't want to dance front-and-center, but I want to be back-up to J-Lo or Shakira or something. Wait, no. I really really want to be a dancer for Jorcelle's G-force. I think Jorcelle creates wickedly sexy moves.

My signature dance move is a figure eight in belly dancing. Might be because I have a belly. haha.