Words of Wisdom from Mr. Tarsier

Mr. Tarsier says: "I'm a happy tarsier! I like to smile for photos. My family and I live in Bohol."

As Tagged by Asphaire

I don't usually do these survey thingamajigs as I deem them a tad bit too cheesy. But, it was very thoughtful of my good friend to tag me with this. This is for you Asphaire!

3 names you go by:
1. Pam
2. Pamy
3. Ate Ela

3 screen names you have had:
1. desertwoman
2. gurlnxtdor
3. pamish

3 physical things you like about yourself:
1. My eyes
2. My shoulders
3. My skin

3 physical things you don't like about yourself:
1. Legs
2. Tummy
3. Let’s not get to #3, shall we?

3 parts of your heritage:
1. Filipino
2. Spanish
3. Chinese

3 things that scare you:
1. Losing a loved one
2. Ipis (cockroaches) – flying, crawling, peeking antenna... anything that is an ipis remnant! eww.
3. Heights – but I was able to climb the Eiffel Tower! ;-)

3 of your everyday essentials in NYC:
1. Going out, yet ordering in
2. Taking the train
3. Going online to read the news in the morning

3 of your favorite musical artists:
Gawd, I like anything! Except country music.


3 of your favorites:
1. Tryin’ to Throw your Arms Around the world - U2
2. How to Deal – Frankie J
3. Can’t take that away from me – Billie Holiday

3 things you want in a relationship:
1. Commitment.
2. Honesty.
3. "Little things” that matter the most.

3 lies and truths in no particular order:
Lies:
1. Shampoo commercials.
2. Living in New York is like being in the cast of SATC.
3. Kids don’t understand.

Truths:
1. Change is constant.
2. No man is an island.
3. A woman could be fertile every day of the month.

3 physical things about the opposite sex that appeals to you:
1. Telling Eyes
2. Manly hands
3. Soft lips

3 of your favorite hobbies:
1. Traveling!
2. Traveling!
3. Gawd, Traveling!

3 things you want to do really badly now:
(You mean, this very moment?)
1. Get a full-body massage.
2. Get a Thai foot massage.
3. And, drink tea while doing so.

3 careers you're considering/you've considered:
1. To be an Interactive Marketing Guru
2. In the Fashion/”Personal effects” Business
3. Or just be a great mom and travel write at my own pace
(I’ve also thought about being an Architect at one point)

3 places you want to go on vacation:
(Places I haven’t been to yet, at least)
1. Caribbean
2. Cape Cod
3. India

3 kid's names you like:
1. Chlöe
2. Lorenzo Miguel
3. Scarlett

3 things you want to do before you die:
(in no particular order)
1. Live in Paris with my (future) husband.
2. Raise my kids well.
3. Teach in a university.

3 ways that you are stereotypically a boy:
1. I like blue.
2. I am a fighter and I could kill for my loved ones.
3. I have a messy room. (haha!)

3 ways that you are stereotypically a girl:
1. I like pink.
2. I cry at sappy movies.
3. I have plenty of bags, shoes and clothes – and can never have enough!

3 celebrity crushes:
1. Jude Law
2. Jude Law
3. Jude Law

Family Photos

My family recently had photos taken to blow up and put in our living room. We had to do this soon because we kids are beginning to settle down and move away from home. Who knows when the next time this family will be complete?

I just want to put these photos in here not only because we are all dressed to the nines, but because family photos (complete ones, at best) are always blog-worthy.

Oh, and I'm the one in red.

Speaking in Tongues

What turns me on best in a guy? -- Two things on the way he works his tongue.

He has to be a good kisser. If he kisses intensely, yet carefully, the way Ryan Gosling did Rachel McAdams in The Notebook in that lake-in-the-rain scene, he’s a keeper.

But more than that, he has to be a very good communicator. He knows when to baby-talk and when to be prim. He is also best at mixing a thought-provoking dialogue with wit and hilarity.

If a guy is both, he will keep me awake all night wanting more. If he is only one of the above, he will make me smile in my head and say “stop”.

When Is One Too Many?

I usually scoff at people who justify that they had “one too many drinks”, and they end up doing things they knew they would regret before the drinking even happened. But what happens if reality kicks in and you find yourself saying that same excuse?

Do you acknowledge your clouded reason and say “let’s drink to that!”?
Or do you sober up and swear off alcohol for the rest of your life?

Trying Times

I can’t help but write about the ongoing crisis of my Beloved Philippines. I have patiently listened to several of the Congressional hearings regarding the "Gloriagate tape" the past weeks, and have heard different kinds of stories.

Right this very moment, protesters from different sectors of society are in Ayala Ave. urging GMA to step down. Yesternight, GMA asked for her Cabinet to resign, pre-empting the planned mass resignation this morning -- which indeed happened. All throughout the day, different groups have expressed their statements imploring that the President step down. Former President Fidel Ramos, however, visited Malacanang (our White House) and suggested that we change the Constitution and switch to a Parliamentary form of government.

It is now 6pm. GMA just gave away a statement saying that she will not step down and that she leaves everything to Congress, and would focus more on doing her job, while appointing a new Cabinet who are more concerned with the country’s overall welfare. She has rejected the calls for her resignation, saying that such actions were causing "deep and grievous harm to the nation”.

What an action-packed day. I hope GMA got to eat lunch today.

By the time you read this, this will have been already moot. And who knows, my country may already have a new President. But I just want to blog a little about this, and express that I am not an apathetic Pinoy.

Sigh. My boyfriend is arriving in a few days. I wouldn’t want him to face this turmoil while he vacations here. I guess it’ll help to just not read or watch the news. I’ll probably just bring him to Megamall – the favorite sanctuary of Filipinos in trying times like this. Or maybe I’ll just lure him into watching “Darna” and “Encantadia” to escape reality for an hour.

Oh, and the peso closed at P56.10 to a dollar today. It got better!