Monday, June 25, 2007

(This is a late post. Should have been posted last June 22. Saved it as a draft before heading out to party but forgot to publish. LOL)

It's my birthday today! WOO-HOO! I am so excited! It's an odd thing. I sure don't feel a year older than 22. LOL. Today marks my 15th year of contaminating minds with my flights of fancy and penchant for penning psychedelic poetry and spreading my wealth of opinion and oblique remarks in debauched bitter-sweet tales that many have adored and some others have loved to hate...and I feel better than ever! (though i'm still 15 kgs heavier. LOL)

It has been rip-roaring fun going through the emotive stages of my life and in looking back over the years, I'm struck by one thing: how many amazing people I’ve met and came to love and be loved and others (oh, well some whippersnapper) whom I've considered an added wonder to the game of life.

I've had a couple of birthday cards from people I didn't expect to remember, which were touchingly dear to me and a few phone calls and surprises from relatives and friends from Germany, US and Hong Kong. I just want you all to know how much i appreciate your thoughts and the honesty that comes with them.

I’ve prepared some memes of myself today, not because you’ll want to read them, but because I've finally decided to open a part of myself to be shared here in the blogosphere. I’m a sentimental scamp (i can't believe i just admitted that!) and will take any chance to tell a yarn or two. It’s worked for 24 months so why stop now? Let’s hope this year won't be the last for my blogging years as I'd be entering the quarterlife-crisis-laden wedded bliss anytime soon. Wish me luck!


Know Rachelle: from A-Z

[A is for adjectives to describe you:] ~ passionate, fun-loving and defiant
[B is for biggest achievement:] ~ being able to generate passive income at 21 (had my retirement at age 22)
[C is for career:] ~ poetess/non-fiction writer
[D is for (favorite) drink/dessert] ~ Chamomile Herb Tea (drink), tiramisu & creme brullet (desserts)
[E is for essential items you use everyday:] ~ PC & ipod
[F is for favorite song at the moment:] ~ Everything by Lifehouse
[G is for (book) genre of choice:] ~ chick-lit and romantic suspense
[H is for (recent) happy moment:] ~ when the last poem I wrote (been in a writing slump for months) was accepted for publication in a book (my 22nd book publication)
[I is for instruments you play:] ~ guitar and flute, trying to learn the digital keyboard
[J is for favorite juice:] ~ Welch's sparkling grape juice
[K is for kissing style:] ~ My kissing style can be unpredictable and free spirited or soft, sweet and soulful. It depends on my mood and the person I'm with.
[L is for least favorite word/s:] ~ I'd say a toss-up between PROFANITY words used by people, either when expressing their thoughts, being angry, or just a habit of adding cussing words to their vocabulary and NEGATIVE words like cannot, don't, won't, shan't, etc.
[M is for movie:] ~ The Prestige
[N is for number of ex's:] eight
[O is for online prizes won (recently):] ~ $300 (cash), a Victoria Secret bracelet, an autographed shirt, a MuVo slim Mp3 player, and 35 books
[P is for phobias:] ~ atychiphobia, acrophobia, phengophobia
[Q is for quotes:] ~
1. “The minute you settle for less than you deserve, you get even less than you settled for." - Maureen Dowd
2. "If you don't like something, change it. If you can’t change it, change your attitude." -Maya Angelou
[R is for biggest regret:] ~ trusting a traitorous wolf dressed in sheep's skin
[S is for something/someone you're pissed off about:] ~ people who are always in high dudgeon
[T time you wake up:] ~ 10am
[U is for underwear:] ~ sexy colored undies
[V is for vegetables you love:] ~ white & yellow squash, beans, cabbage
[W is for worst habit:] procrastination
[X is for x-rays you've had:] ~ lots, I was a frail child!
[Y is for yummy food you make:] ~ Four Fruit Marmalade
[Z is for zodiac sign :] ~ Cancer


My sinful pleasure: white or dark chocolate (goodbye ice cream, and full fat lattes)
My favorite fruit: grapes
All my pets are named with an "en" ring to the last syllable.
My favorite season is summer
My favorite colors are pink/purple/red
Shower or Bath: BUBBLE BATH
Soda or Juice: JUICE
Beer or Wine: WINE definitely
Still crushing on: Beiron Andersson

WHAT IS YOUR OCCUPATION: poetess
HOW TALL ARE YOU: 5 foot, 3 inches
IF YOU WERE A CRAYON, WHAT COLOR WOULD YOU BE: carnation pink
PETS: 2 dogs, all strays we adopted
FAVORITE FOOD: pizza, decadent desserts, lasagna
FAVORITE CANDY: i don't like candy
FAVORITE DRINK: white wine, non-alcoholic grape juice
YOUR WORST HABIT: sleeping late, too late/early (2 or 3 am)
FAVORITE FAST FOOD: Roma-mia
FAVORITE RESTAURANT: Abaca Resort and Restaurant
WHAT’S ON THE FLOOR OF YOUR CLOSET: Shoes, boxes
WHAT DID YOU WATCH ON TV LAST NIGHT: Casanova
WHAT BOOK ARE YOU READING RIGHT NOW: She's Out of Control by Kristin Billerbeck
WHAT ARE YOU THE MOST AFRAID OF: failure
FAVORITE SMELL: Bluewater cologne
FAVORITE MUST SEE TV SHOW: The Tyra Banks Show
NAUGHTY OR NICE: a little of both
MORNING PERSON OR NIGHT PERSON: i'm nocturnal


Five phrases or words that describe you:

(-)
yappy
defiant
procrastinator
vocal
stubborn

(+)
fun-loving
pragmatic
creative
callipygian (LOL, someone once told me that)
wickedly funny


Five Catch Phrases

1. yea, right!
2. OMG!
3. So dang good!
4. Murag si...
5. whatevah!

Five people and/or things that motivate you to work:

1. my fiance
2. bills - electric, water, cable, internet (very good motivators!)
3. my parents
4. my friends
5. my competitors

Five things you can live without:

1. jewelry
2. stuff toys
3. radio
4. tv
5. music

Five Things You CAN'T Live Without:

1. PC
2. mobile phone
3. ipod
4. books/zines
5. cash/credit card

Five Favorite Authors

1. Nora Roberts
2. Sophie Kinsella
3. Janet Evanovich
4. Laura Levine
5. Angela Knight

Five Favorite Songs

1. Everything by Lifehouse
2. How Did You know by Chiqui Pineda
3. Iris by Goo Goo Dolls
4. Wherever You Will Go by The Calling
5. Crazy for You by Madonna

Five Favorite Musicians

1. Nora Jones
2. Leigh Nash
3. Natasha Bedingfield
4. Rebecca St. James
5. Jim Chappell

Five Favorite TV Shows

1. The Tyra Banks Show
2. The Lot
3. Ambush Makeover
4. Project Runway
5. The Fifth Wheel

Five Favorite Horror Movies

1. Saw
2. Texas Chainsaw Massacre
3. The Sixth Sense
4. The Exorcist
5. The Grudge

Five Favorite Actors

1. Johnny Depp
2. Leonardo Dicaprio
3. Ewan McGregor
4. Robin Williams
5. Russell Crowe

Five Favorite Actresses

1. Reese Witherspoon
2. Sarah Michelle Gellar
3. Rachel Weisz
4. Kate Winslet
5. Scarlett Johanssen

Five Male Celebrities You Can't Stand

1. Borat
2. Michael Jackson
3. Martin Lawrence
4. Ice Cube
5. Anthony Anderson

Five Female Celebrities You Can't Stand

1. Paris Hilton
2. Pamela Anderson
3. Hillary Duff
4. Anna Nicole Smith
5. Katie Holmes

6 Weird Factoids About Me:

1. I have this weird habit of counting things subconsciously. Whether it be books, window panes, square tiles, staircases, doors, lines in a notebook, etc. I have them all counted in my head. Anything parallel and numerous stimulates my brain to start adding numbers and up 'til now I'm still counting the days 'til this weird habit dies out for some other good habit to come along and take its place. No luck yet.

2. I have a penchant for correcting other people’s grammar and spelling. I used to do that a lot in highschool and college but not so much now as I'm surgically attached to my pc day in and out.

3. I love Italian food — especially Lintuine con Asparagi e Gamberoni pizza and lasagna.

4. I always keep 10 black pens and 3 red pens on my desk and never use the same pen throughout the day.

5. I never reread a book. I have a reading list stacked to the ceiling to keep my eyeballs rolling.

6. I'm a certified shopaholic. I can shop and shop and shop..'til I run out of cash. One time, I went out with 5,000 php in my purse but after just 3 hours in the mall, I've spent 95% of my money.