Friday, April 4, 2008

childhood favorite

It's been one lazy, boring, uber relaxed Saturday (my dream Saturday). I actually promised myself that this weekend, I'll finally sit down and read my sister's most recommended book, The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini, or clean up my very disorganized cabinet. Alas, it's 2:03pm, and I've done neither. Instead, I've been either blogging, surfing the TV, and chewing on some yummy wheat bread with yummy melted cheese. Ahhh, the life.

Anyhow, I decided to relive some childhood memory - one of the funnest, I'd have to add.

Filling-up an autograph. Not just one. Many of 'em. Autographs of friends, cousins, family. Mind you, this isn't an autograph in the context of a celebrity signature autograph.

This is the classic autograph with all basic, common, some nosy, questions, starting with... Name, Nickname... to What is Love? Who is your first love? (laugh now)

Now let me relive this childhood favorite by answering, no longer as that 5th grader but as a 26 year old adult.

Name: Maria Cara Tan Rodriguez
Nickname: Maica
Birthday: March 11, 1982
Birthplace: Cebu City (Cebu Chong Hua Hospital)

Ambition: To become a faithful servant of God all the days of my life; To marry the one guy God has destined me to be with all the days of my life & together, serve God who has brought us together and arranged such a beautiful love story for us ;)

Likes: hope, faith, love, happiness, laughter - all the good things in life and people who are positively practicing all these good things
Dislikes: arrogant, self-absorbed, indifferent people

Favorites

Books: The Bible (been a die-hard, trying hard reader), The Power of A Praying Woman, The Zahir, By the River Piedra I Sat Down and Wept, The Alchemist, Doctors, Only Love, The Love Story, Cain and Abel, more books from Bo Sanchez, Paolo Coelho, Francis Kong

Movies: My Bestfriend's Wedding, Pride & Prejudice, Sweet Home Alabama, Sabrina, The Love Affair, Sense & Sensibility, Juno

Colors: all shades of pink; bright sunny yellow; turquoise blue; apple green

Music: by U2, sarah mclachlan, colbie caillat, the fray, the beatles, green day, eric clapton; loving the string quartet big time!!

Songs: of late: anything by U2 (stuck in a moment, with or without you, beautiful day, the sweetest thing), old cheesy love songs

Hobbies/Interests: reading, blogging, watching movies, having dinner & coffee with friends and family, going to the beach (love sunrises & sunsets)

TV shows: of present, none really, been alien to TV of late; loooove watching friends reruns though; and i enjoy one tree hill, grey's anatomy, ugly betty & gossip girl on dvds

Websites (this wasn't in any of the autographs back then, but I had to include this): blogspot.com, multiply.com, google.com, apple.com

Going Personal

Define yourself: I'm tall - NOT! (my answers from way back always started with the whole, I'm tall, simple... naks!) Truthfully now, as a 26 year old young adult, I'd have to say I'm pretty much a fun-loving, life-loving, cheerful, talkative person! Simply put.

What is love? The eternal question! First definition that comes to mind (that is non-childhood-autograph-related!) is that love is more than just a feeling; more so, it is a decision. If love were just a feeling, you can just wake up one morning realizing that love feeling is gone. But when you consciously decide to love, you feel just that, at the same time, make a responsible decision to love no matter what the circumstance.

Who was your first love? (God, my parents would've been the safest, sooo-childhood-autograph-related answer, i know!) Truthfully, a boy named Ramon Munoz. Obviously, he's all grown-up now (should be!) and still a good friend!

Who was your first crush? Awww, there would be too many to mention. But I remember a certain Joey, who'll forever be a big crush!

Who was your first kiss? Shucks, this would be too scandalous, I'll have to stick with... my parents. ;)

Who is your greatest love? I have too many great loves: my ever-faithful God, my ever-loving family, my community, friends, my chooboy. ;)

Describe your loved one: Awww, my chooboy is the sweetest being, the bestest friend, the fun-nest, most loving boyfriend ever! He simply brings out the best in me. Makes me happiest. Need I say more?



**Hmmm, am I missing out some items? Hmmm... 

For now, that's it, kiddos. Enjoyed that portion. Brought out the child in me again. Ahhhh, life. And the beauty of reminiscing.
 





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