25 Things

I was thinking of random things about myself that not a lof of people know and then I started writing them down. I actually wrote more than 25 but I chose the top 25 I liked and made me smile...

1. My name would have been Immaculada Concepcion if only my dad did not interfere with my grandparents. So imagine, instead of calling me RJ, you could have been calling me IC. =))

2. Growing up, I thought canned goods such as corned beef and meat loaf are food for the rich people. I can remember asking my mom to open a corned beef for lunch because I had the funny idea that it’s expensive and is for the rich while our good old fashioned home cooked dishes are for the poor. So I was finally enlightened when I had to live on my own and all I can prepare for myself are canned goods. Yuck. So much for being rich.

3. I got kicked out of the classroom when I was in 1st grade for too much talking with my seatmate. Well, we both got kicked out of the room and had to bring our moms the next day. My mom – who is a teacher was furious at me for being so talkative in class that I had to cry my eyes out for her to go with me to school and talk to my teacher.

4. I was such a tomboyish clown during my grade school days. I wore shorts under my school uniform so that it’s easier to play after school. Running in a skirt is not really easy but wearing shorts underneath the skirt makes it better. I can definitely run faster on all those after school games at the school grounds.

5. I took advantage of my younger sister’s lunch money by volunteering to buy her food and getting 1 peso commission without her knowledge. The school canteen is located near my building so I will bring her food to her building on the other side of the school. It seemed very kind of me until she found out the original price versus big sister’s price. She has never forgotten my “big sister” act.

6. One summer before I started 4th grade, my cousin and I got caught stealing mangoes from trees inside the school premises. We were walking inside the school premises when we saw the trees with mangoes. We thought it was ok to pick some so we did pick a couple and got caught by the guard. Our parents were called to get us out from the barangay. To avoid having our parents called, we even lied to the guards and told them we were housemaid’s kids just fooling around and that our parents were busy with house chores and cannot get us. Well it didn’t work. My dad picked me up. I think it was my first official criminal offense. Thank God I was just a kid or else it will reflect in my NBI clearance. =))

7. I got my first suitor when I was a freshman in high school and was so stupid not to know. He carried my bag to class but foolish me thought he was just being friendly. He sits next to me in Science laboratory and I thought he just wanted to join our group. He visits me at home after class and I thought he just wanted to copy my homework. I realized he liked me when he suddenly stopped following me and started doing all those things to another girl in class. Ouch! He should have told me! How was I supposed to know??!!! We were just kids! I could have had my 1st bf at 12!

8. I bet against my guy friends on who will win NBA and PBA games. I loved my guy friends because I can talk to them about basketball. I got hooked watching basketball games when I was in grade 1 and got addicted to it in high school. At the back of my school notebook would be the conference team standings. I even collected those NBA cards and I used to pass a movie just to watch a basketball game at home.

9. I sometimes cut class in high school (well with my classmates) – mainly P.E. just to watch Princess Sarah and Peter Pan at home. I got addicted to Peter Pan and Sarah and then Dog of Flanders and Cedie and Ang TV.

10. My first experience in getting super drunk was when I was a freshman in college. All fresh at 16, I thought it was liberating to drink beer. But when I got the hangover the next day, got all sick and had a lot of skin rashes, I got scared and thought I was dying.

11. My first kiss was not foot popping. It was not what I expected but it was a good kiss. It was a game of Truth or Dare.

12. When I lived in Baguio , my friends and I used to sneak out of the house by climbing the fence. Going out was easier compared to going back in when we were all drunk and intoxicated. One time, our landlady caught us and thought we were burglars. Bummer. We had to move out immediately or else she’ll tell our parents and I wouldn’t want to know what they would do to me.

13. I was a fan of Shaider, Ultraman, Magmaman, Bioman and all those Japanese shows. I even loved Takeshi’s castle. I am also a self confessed Eat Bulaga fanatic. I so love Eat Bulaga that up to now, I still try to watch the show whenever I can.

14. My parents and my sister cook really well while I don’t even have a stove. I don’t know how to cook. My mom and dad would always say that I will die of hunger. So far, I haven’t.

15. My favorite day is Thursday. Most of my friends find it weird but for me it just makes sense. When it’s Thursday, it mean you only go to work 1 more day and then it’s weekend, right? Well, it’s MY favorite. Get yours!

16. I suffer from dysmenorrhea every month and take 2 550mg Flanax to ease the pain. I have this problem every single month and I dread those days...

17. I don’t eat isaw manok but I love isaw baboy. One time, my friends and I spent 500 pesos on isaw. Whew! We were all yellow the next day! Hahahaha..

18. After college, there are days when I just crave pancit canton and yakisoba.

19. I used to have 3 cats at home, Safira, Cathi and Pathy. When they all started to have babies, my mom freaked out and got rid of Cathi and Pathy. Only Safira was spared but her kittens were also given away. Safira used to share my bed with me. She slept at my foot and it felt warm. I think liking cats helped me, I didn’t acquire asthma – my sister did. hehehe...

20. We had a dog who committed suicide by hanging himself. Or it was negligence on our part as my friends would say. It was a morbid story. =))

21. I love keeping in touch with old friends. I love exchanging stories with them and hearing about their updates. I always go out of my way to keep my old friends in the loop with my life’s current events.

22. I got my first heartbreak at 21 and thought it was the end of the world. (that was ages ago – I sure have changed)

23. I realized I didn’t have acting abilities or any kind of artistic talent whatsoever in a performance class in college when we were asked to act and I just couldn’t deliver. My professor was just looking at me and I thought she will fail me for not being able to act. On the class’ final production, I had to find the smallest role that would not be noticed and I still got noticed for my horrible acting skills. I did try though.

24. I am addicted to books and television. I read almost anything that has a story. I watch a lot of TV series that I get backlogs for not being updated with the latest episodes of my favorite shows. I can spend the whole weekend alone with books to read and tv shows to watch. Well, please add junkfood for sustenance.

25. I now live on my own and I love the independence and the mess I call home.