Me. Myself and I.
1. I almost drowned when I was 10, that’s why I never had any interest in learning how to swim…and yes, I can’t even ride a bike.
2. My mom died giving birth and a year after my dad passed away, no siblings and my Lola raised me (sounds tragic huh?) believe me it’s okay don’t feel sorry for me, Grams did a helluva job raising me. My mom had a heart condition and the doctor advised her that she cant have kids without risking her life, well, as you have noticed she is twice as stubborn as me…and the rest is history
3. Angeline (my mom) is a Stars Wars fanatic and she wanted to name me “Leia” and my dad? Dunno what to say, I can’t even remember him…
4. “There’s a little Holden Caulfield in all of us.” My all-time-favorite book is The Catcher in the Rye by J.D. Salinger; I read it when I was in fourth grade.
5. I grew up listening to The Beatles and Queen; I had an uncle who likes collecting vinyl records. I started listening to noise when I heard “Smells Like Teen Spirit” on the radio, and I had a schoolgirl crush on Kurt Cobain. I cried when he committed suicide.
6. My fascination with books and poetry started when I was in grade school, well, that is right after reading Holden Caulfield rant and complain about everything. As for poetry, the very first poem I liked was Pablo Neruda’s sonnet (the one Robin Williams’ read to his leading lady in Patch Adams).
7. I started drinking and smoking in high school, I passed out a couple of times, smoked some pot, and got grounded for a year. I got my act together in college and started working as an investigative reporter for a couple of months. Then I realized that working in print can’t pay the rent so I started printing out resumes and began walking in high heels along Ayala Avenue and Ortigas with hopes of landing a job in the corporate world. There are a couple of companies who rejected me. After 3 long months of rejection and disappointment I became a part of the call center industry.
8. I have been nicotine and alcohol free for one year one month and 2 days. After the dreaded “withdrawal period” and endless tantrums, I managed to stopped smoking. As for the drinking, I had my final sip of vodka last December 2007 (and yes, I drank a lot and passed out, I woke up with the worst hangover and that’s when I decided to quit drinking)
9. You may not believe this, I’m not as cold hearted and tough as I am now, it started in high school; I met my chronic mortal addiction during my senior year. It may sound sappy but my world stopped when I was with him. I documented every fight, every date we had and every time I felt insignificant in my journal. We broke up when I was in my last year in college; the relationship lasted for 4 years.
10. I had my first tattoo last December 2007 and after that, I can’t seem to stop, I have 5 tattoos now and I might get one or two more in the future. The pain is addicting….