25 Things You May Not Know About Me.

This started off as a Meme on FriendFeed.  For a while I was hesitant sharing 25 facts about myself in that medium; in fact, I have trouble doing this in real life with people who know me well.  I have always considered myself a very loving and friendly person; but kept my very personal life heavily guarded for reasons I am still trying to understand.  Since I am going through a sort of second adolescence  – a rapid growth spurt – challenges in my own personal development, I felt this MeMe was a good way to share some things I may still be insecure about.  And to challenge myself to look at them as parts of me I should be proud of:

1. This is the first time in my adult life that I truly love the family I have outside of the one I was born into.

2. I skipped middle school.  I jumped from the 6th grade to 9th grade in 1992.  I was 12.

3. My first major in college was Biology – I was pre-med.  My folks wanted me to become a doctor.

4. I am collecting my own comic books for the first time in my life. I am 28. (almost 29)

5. I still hold insecurities about the social display of my religious faith.  And still harbor a slight embarrassment for being Catholic despite strength in my beliefs and culture.

6. I am the only girl in my family. I have 3 brothers.

7. I can speak and understand Tagalog fluently.

8. I am a math geek.  Truly. I love numbers more than words.

9. I hate doing laundry. hate it. And I don’t really hate anything.

10. I studied ballet from the age of 7-11, and was good enough to be considered a pupil at the Central School of Ballet in London when I was 10. I was the only one denied admission among a select group of 5 young girls after I sabotaged my own routine.

11. I was once engaged at the age of 19.

12. I want to get a pilot’s license; following in the footsteps of my dad.

13. I love driving.

14. I desire a life wherein I can live part-time in different places. For instance, east coast during the fall,west coast during the winer, pacific northwest or the Hawaiian islands during the summer.

15. I have been to the Faroe Islands.

16. I have been thinking of a move to New York or somewhere in Europe for at least 2 years.

17. I once owned a business with a friend and we were booking djs, promoting new releases and writing press reports for underground music for at least a year.

18. The main reason I got into photography is my earliest memories of my dad. I remember his fondness of this hobby -  he loved taking shots of us whilst traveling to different countries and going on roadtrips.  Happy memories of my father are triggered whenever I pick up my camera.

19. I lived in Seattle for two years.

20. I am looking forward to becoming a mom. I love children.

21. I take pride in keeping a balance between being graceful and having an incredibly dirty mind.

22. I have been cheated on twice; and still pass judgment on those who do. (I need to work on this)

23. I have a tiny workspace/closet dedicated to storing and making gifts for loved ones.

24. I was highly competitive with test scores during grade school and was never beaten.

25. I am currently taking classes to help improve my life.