Bisdak Babbles

I can’t remember when I did my last meme. Thanks to Fortuitous Faery for this one…

The rule: Click copy/paste, type in your answers and tag four people in your lists! Don’t forget to change my answers to the questions with that of yours.

1. Four places I go over and over
* malls
* Kyoto
* second hand shops
* electronic store

2. Four people who e-mail me regularly
* my sister
* Mr. T
* a tita (but mostly forwarded emails)
* a cousin

3. Four of my favorite places to eat?
* Mangan Restaurant in Glorietta, Makati City
* Dessert all-you-can-eat buffet in Hep Navio, Osaka
* Tita Fanny’s in Iligan City
* Dessert Factory in Ayala Center, Cebu City

4. Four places you’d rather be?
* in my hometown, with my family
* in Australia (if only I had the money…)
* in Europe (money is still the problem)
* in Manila where I can hop from one mall to another to eat Filipino dishes and watch movies

5. Four TV shows I could watch over and over.
* Bubble Gang
* Britain’s Got Talents (auditions)
* American Idol (auditions)
* Friends

6. Four lucky winners ( of this tag..)
* Yeweifang
* Florence - I know you’re busy but you can do this after you’ve settled down in your new home!
* Elaine
* Levian

Got tagged by Charm of Charmed Life.

1. What is your occupation? software engineer

2. What color are your socks right now? maroon and navy blue

3. What are you listening to right now? nothing

4. What was the last thing that you ate? seafood gratin

5. Can you drive a stick shift? No. I think I have forgotten how to drive!

6. If you were a crayon, what color would you be? yellow!

7. Last person you spoke to on the phone? Mama

8. Do you like the person who sent this to you? Yes. She’s a sweet person and a good friend.

9. Favorite drink? Coca Cola

10. What is your favorite sport to watch?
Used to what basketball when Michael Jordan was with the Chicago Bulls.
At times, I watch boxing especially if it’s a match with a Filipino.

11. Have you ever dyed your hair? Never.

12. Pets? None.

13. Favorite food? Italian and Chinese

14. Last movie you watched? Bee Movie

15. Favorite Day of the year? Christmas

16. What do you do to vent anger? eat icecream

17. What was your favorite toy as a child? Paper and a pair of scissors. I loved making paper dolls.

18. What is your favorite, fall or spring? Fall

19. Hugs or kisses? Hugs

20. What kind of pie? apple pie

21. Do you want your friends to email you back? of course

22. Who is most likely to respond? Hopefully, everybody.

23. Who is least likely to respond? Those who are very very busy.

24. Living arrangements? Living with two other Filipina colleagues

25. When was the last time you cried? days ago

26. What is on the floor of your closet? nothing

27. Who is the friend you have had the longest that you are sending this to? Yeweifang, my roommate when I was in Manila

28. The friend you have known the shortest amount of time that you are sending this to? Lizeth and Erra. Met them through blogging.

29. Favorite smell? Citrus

30. What inspires you? other people

31. What are you afraid of? dogs, earthquakes, theme park rides

32. Plain, cheese or spicy hamburgers? spicy

33. Favorite car? Durango

34. Favorite cat breed? I don’t like cats.

35. Number of keys on your key ring? 2

36. How many years at your current job? almost 2 years

37. Favorite day of the week? Saturday

38. How many provinces have you lived in? 3 (Lanao del Norte, Cebu, and Metro Manila)

39. How many countries have you been to? 3 - Philippines (of course), Japan, and Australia

I’m tagging Lizeth of My Perfect Escape, Erra of The Next Chapter, and Yeweifang.

Got tagged by Lizeth of My Perfect Escape.

Why do I blog?

1. To shake off homesickness
2. To keep a personal yet public journal
3. To babble about just anything
4. To share photos
5. Blogging is the  most convenient way to update my  friends about what’s up with me
6. To earn some extra cash so that I could pay my blog host.
7. I loved writing when I was in my teens and I guess I still do
8. To meet other bloggers all over the globe
9. Express my opinion
10. I love blogging!

Got tagged by Elaine

The Rules:
Name 11 people you can think of right off the top of your head. Don’t read the questions underneath until you write the names of all the 11 people. This is a lot funnier if you actually randomly list the names first. No cheating.

1. Mr. T
2. Shaynna
3. Mama
4. Lola
5. Bimbim
6. Neo
7. Papa
8. Baby Keira
9. Elaine
10. Grace (my cousin)
11. Ramiele Malubay

The questions:
1. How did you meet #4?
She’s my grandmother, so I met her when I was still a baby.

2. What would you do without #6?
She’s one of my best friends. We may not communicate often but I know she’ll always be a good friend.

3. What would you do if #2 and #6 were going out?
That would be sweet! A good friend and my daughter.

4. Who’s #10’s best friend?
I haven’t talked to her for years so I have no idea. Too bad…

5. Have you ever eaten around #1?
Yup. Hundreds of times, maybe?

6. Do you miss #2?
Terribly! She’s my baby and I haven’t seen her for over a year.

7. Who is #11 dating?
haha! I really have no idea.

8. What do you think of #3?
The best mother in the whole world.

9. What do you think of #9?
I haven’t met Elaine personally but I bet she’s sweet and kind. I wish to meet her personally when I have the chance.

10. Who does #2 like?
Everyone. I think Shaynna’s a sweet child.

11. Would you marry #8?
Definitely not! She’s my baby niece.

Got tagged by Charlotte of Charmed Life.

I actually listed my favorite links months ago but my preferences changed.   Here they are:

1. Google
I just love to “google” almost anything.

2. Pinoy Channel
The best site to catch up with Philippine TV shows.

3. tenki.jp
I check this one before going out. This has the most accurate Japan weather forecast. Thanks to Meemax for letting me know about this website.

4. Youtube
- from American Idol videos to my favorite Youtubers, and even some karaoke/videoke of my favorite songs.

5. Kansai Scene
- I often check this out for used stuffs sold by those who are leaving the Kansai area, though I rarely buy something.

Got tagged by Siani a long time ago. This one’s a bit difficult so it took me sometime to complete.

8 things I’m passionate about:
1. Family
2. Corruption
3. Respect for old people
4. Child abuse
5. Gender discrimination
6. Illegal drug addiction
7. TV shows screening and regulation
8. Poverty

8 things I say often:
1. Sumimasen (Japanese expression for “excuse me” or “I’m sorry”)
2. Otsukaresama desu
3. Hala (Bisaya word for “Oh my…”)
4. Hayyyyy
5. Naunsa (I think this is the Bisaya equivalent of “what the…”)
6. Ano ba yan?
7. Grabeh!
8. Wakarimasen (Japanese expression for “I don’t understand” or “I don’t know”)

8 books I’ve read recently:
1. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows
The Chronicles of Narnia:
2. The Magician’s Nephew
3. The Lion, The Witch, and the Wardrobe
4. The Horse and His Boy
5. Prince Caspian
6. The Voyage of the ‘Dawn Treader”
7. The Silver Chair
8. The Last Battle

8 things to do before I die:
1. Visit Istanbul, Turkey
2. Europe tour
3. Live in Australia for at least 5 years
4. Take my family to other parts of the globe
5. Establish my dream businesses
6. Attend a design school
7. Attend my grandchildren’s weddings
8. Try a bob haircut

8 songs I could listen to over and over again:
1. What If Cartoons Got Saved by Chris Rice
2. God of Wonders by Caedmon’s Call
3. I Will Sing by Don Moen
4. God is the Strength (of My Heart) by Doen Moen
5. Wherever You Will Go by The Calling
6. Break Away by Kelly Clarkson
7. Superman by Five for Fighting
8. Planetarium by Ai Otsuka

8 things that attract me to my friends.
1. warmth
2. belongingness
3. interesting talks
4. laughter
5. listening ears
6. acceptance
7. same food cravings
8. random things

8 things I learned in the last year:
1. I could survive more than a year away from home
2. Paid blogging
3. Where and when to buy cheaper airplane tickets, though I have never gone home since I arrived here.
4. Came across BlogCatalog
5. Learned how to use the rechargeable train card (ICOCA)
6. Came across some toiletries that make summer here more bearable
7. Found where to buy cheaper snack food
8. and a lot more? (couldn’t point out which ones)

I’m supposed to tag eight people but I’m tagging three only and anyone who wants to do this
1. Elaine of Nocturnal Blogger’s Introspect
2. Stephen of Regeneration
3. Erra of The Next Chapter

Got a desktop tag from Elaine. I actually did this one last year and this tag just shows me as a Naruto fanatic. I thank Levian for my current desktop background.