Thirty-Eight Things About Me (updated, 3 August 2008)

• I am skeptic about the idea of happily ever after.
• Liver makes me puke.
• I live alone but I look forward to going home to my family in Cavite.
• I never leave the house without war paint (read: make-up) on.
• It has been more than a year since I heard mass.
• I graduated cum laude but all of my friends can attest that I am one stupid person.
• I make a list of everything – things to buy, things to do, things not to do, books to read, everything.
• I pay bills the moment I receive them.
• My closest friends call me Jill; some call me Anj or Angie; my officemates call me Miss A.
• My twelve-year old sister, Nica, is my most ardent fashion critic.
• Coffee has become a matutinal necessity for me.
• I love old movies and I hate those that involve aliens and explosions.
• I can barely see without my contact lenses on.
• I have 23 pairs of shoes.
• I read the online versions of the Philippine Daily Inquirer and the New York Times everyday.
• I dream of becoming a classical pianist and winning the Nobel Prize in Economics.
• It takes me 532 steps from my flat to the office, door to door.
• I have been using the same mobile phone for four years now.
• I’ve spent one unforgettable day exploring the Sumaguing Cave in Sagada.
• I have never voted.
• Daddo is and will always be the love of my life.
• I keep a daily record all my expenses.
• I am not affiliated with any group but one – the pilak circle of trust.
• I have been in school for 23 years now and still counting!
• I’ve walked ten kilometers all the way to the peak of Mt. Sto. Tomas.
• I’ll be turning 31 years old five months from now.
• I am a book worm and a couch potato.
• I am five feet tall with a shoe size of 5.5.
• It takes me six hours of travel time to attend my class every Saturday.
• I find Raul Gonzales appalling and Russell Crowe appealing.
• Incessant noise makes my blood boil.
• I try not to be but I’m a high maintenance girl.
• I have a thing for events, people and things that glow with the patina of a bygone era.
• I do not know how to swim.
• Listening to Bach's Cello Suites makes me concentrate.
• I'm into cooking shows.
• I've never been anywhere outside the Philippines (but i will be, soon!)