34 posts tagged “qotd”

Do you have any stereotypical Type-A personalities in your life? How does that affect you?

I have to have a plan C aside from plans B and A. In addition, I become furious when other people do not seem to care enough to put together even a plan B. It saps my energy to worry about other people's emergency protocols, when--really-- I have no business butting into their lives.

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Whee, my first QotD in a long long long time. 6 months ago, in fact. 

What is the meaning behind your birth name?
Submitted by turtlegod.

Must you ask? My name is a combination name, a dreadful Filipino practice. Fe comes from my father, Fedencio. Gail comes from my mother, Abigail. Can you say lovechild? I say, Eww.  I just hate the fact that my name comes from a combination. I always ask them, Did you never think of another name? Nahh, my mother says, it's always that.

Sometimes I think my parents think that I'm insulting their choice. And I feel bad. But my annoyance with the combo as a concept is greater than my sense of guilt. I am a bad (combo) child.

How long do you take in the shower?
Submitted by Strive2Be.

Too long! I think 3-5 songs on my iPod.

If you had to write your autobiography in 6 words, what would you write?
Submitted by mitzie.

I tried to walk with God.

I hope I can live up to that.

What do you love about where you live?
Submitted by Emu with a Clue.

I love sunny days like today. When extended family can spontaneously get together at a local park, have a picnic, laze under the hot sun and cool breeze and watch planes turn and head to the international airport.

Western Washington has a lot to offer year-round. Lots to see and experience outdoors. And besides, family is here. Home is always where family is.

What compliment are you most often given?

That I'm smart. I deny and pooh-pooh it away because I really am not as smart as people think. I just happen to learn quicker than most. But that's being book-smart. I'm completely dumb in real-life, practical situations. Go figure. So I really don't deserve the compliment.

If you could teleport to any place in the world right this second, where would you go?

Teleport me to Saavedra beaches in Moalboal, Cebu, Philippines! Yeah, I believe it's warm and high tide right now. And I'm bringing my snorkel. With pork belly grilling over a fire. And ice-cold Coca-Cola. Ahh, the bestest.

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.