25 Random Things About XE

Rules: Once you've been tagged, you are supposed to write a note with 25 random things, facts, habits, or goals about you. At the end, choose 25 people to be tagged. You have to tag the person who tagged you. If I tagged you, it's because I want to know more about you.

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1. Adik ako sa tsokolate. Kahit anong klase. 'Di ako mapili sa brand. Kahit Lala, pinapatulan ko. Kahit Meiji, okay lang. Gusto ko 'yung dark at mapait. Gusto ko rin 'yung iba't ibang klase--may strawberry, milk, caramel, almonds, alak, sisiw ng balut...

2. Mahilig din ako sa caramel. 'Yung caramel sundae ng Jollibee at McDo, gustung-gusto ko 'yun. Actually mahilig lang talaga ako sa matamis. Anything na matamis, nilalamon ko. Kahit purong asukal. Kaya minsan, naha-hyper ako. Pero 'pag 'di naman kasi ako tumitira ng asukal, nanlalambot ang tuhod ko, nanghihina ako, tapos nagdidilim ang paningin ko. At makikita ko na lang duguan na ang mga kamay ko.

3. Ang love story namin ng pagkain is out of sight, out of mind. Seldom ako mag-crave sa pagkain na basta na lang out of the blue eh maiisip ko. Pero 'pag may pagkain akong nakikita, 'di ko kayang pigilan kumain. As in ang grocery na good for 2 weeks, kaya kong ubusin in a few days. Kaya 'pag kainan, minsan ako rin ang official na taga-ubos. Kasi...

4. ...ayokong nagtitira ng pagkain kapag alam kong matatapon lang. Sayang. Bad daw 'yun sabi ng nanay at tatay ko. Kawawa daw 'yung rice na itatapon lang, iiyak.

5. Until now, uneasy ang feeling ko 'pag 'di ako nakapag-dinner. Nu'ng maliit kasi kami, 'pag 'di daw kami kumain ng dinner, babangon daw ang mga kaluluwa namin pagdating ng midnight para maghanap ng pagkain. And until now, napi-freak out pa rin ako sa image na tumatak sa utak ko. Taenang kaluluwa 'yan, patay-gutom.

6. Mahilig ako sa isaw, goto, pisbol, kikiyan kikiam, etc. Pero somehow 'di ko completely maalis ang alinlangan sa isip ko tuwing kakain ako ng mga iyon. Sobrang takot kasi ako sa Hepa A - Z parang Centrum... complete. Pero 'di ako takot sa taba, langis at cholesterol. Umaatak ako sa crispy pata, balat ng manok, lechon, taba ng talangka, balut... Feeling ko kasi safe ako kasi wala naman kaming history ng heart ailment, stroke, diabetes, etc sa family. Pero syempre, umiiwas na nang slight kasi baka biglang maka-jackpot eh ma-buy one / take one ako bigla.

7. Mabubuhay ako ng walang baboy, manok, baka, kabayo, giraffe, Philippine eagle at kung anu-ano pang endangered species, pero 'di ako mabubuhay ng walang isda--sapsap, galunggong, bangus, salmon, tuna, tambakol, matambaka, tampal-puke... Prito, sarsyado, paksiw, inihaw, pinaputok, nilasing, pinaupo, pinatayo, nilambitin, binulatlat...

8. Masarap daw ang pork/chicken adobo ko. Eh palpak na experiment lang naman 'yun sa ginagaya kong crispy adobo nung isang ate ko.

9. Ayokong kumakain ng anumang "pagkain" na kulay ube / violet / purple / periwinkle, maliban sa nilagang ube mismo at halaya / haleya [na pareho kong paborito]. Hindi ako kumbinsido na edible ang mga pagkaing kulay labi at kuko na hindi na dinadaluyan ng dugong may oxygen--ube ice cream?! eeew! gosh! omg! yuck!... at paksyet.

10. Nu'ng nag-advanced bday party ako sa ilang friends nu'ng Dec 19, I bought 2 half gallons of ice cream. Halos 'di nagalaw. Kahit nu'ng dumating 'yung mga pamangkin ko at mga kiddie-lets nila nu'ng 20, konti lang din nabawas. Pero nu'ng ako na lang ang maiwan sa bahay nu'ng 21 at mismong bday ko ng 22, ubos. Tapos ang kwento. Balikan ang #3.

11. Sa dirty ice cream, ang paborito ko 'yung cheese flavor. At ayoko nang alamin kung paano 'yun ginagawa.

12. Mahilig ako sa taho. May suki akong taho vendor sa amin sa Pulilan, na 'pag alam n'yang nandu'n ako, dinadalahan talaga n'ya ako. Kaya lang--dahil sinasadya pa n'ya 'ko--minsan 'di na masyadong malambot 'yung taho. Parang dalawang sigaw na lang n'ya ng tahow! eh magiging tokwa na. Ayun, madalas parang tofu with arnibal and sago na lang ang pinagtitiyagaan ko.

13. Nu'ng bata ako, mahilig ako sa ketchup. Pero nang mag-high school ako, until now, na-realize ko, syet, binabago ng ketchup ang lasa ang pagkain. Kaya ngayon, sa french fries na lang ako nagke-ketchup.

14. Pero mahilig akong magsawsaw sa patis. 'Di ko alam kung may kinalaman 'yung pagiging Bulakenyo ko. Pero natatandaan ko 'yung sabi ng mga matatanda sa amin dati, "kung alin ang mabantot, 'yun ang masarap." Although hindi ako sure kung 'yung patis talaga ang pinag-uusapan nila.

15. Mas gusto kong kumain sa bahay kesa sa labas. Gusto ko kasi unlimited ang rice at ulam, bottomless ang iced tea / coke, pati tubig [at siguradong hindi sa gripo galing], at hindi ko na kailangang humingi at maghintay ng patis. Tsaka kahit naka-shorts at naka-tsinelas lang, okay na. Pwede ring tumawa nang malakas, umutot at dumighay nang fatale. Pero dapat ako / kami mismo nagluto. Ayoko na rin ng take-home o pina-deliver. Gusto ko 'yung pinagpagurang bilhin ang raw materials [parang magtatahi lang ng bestida], nilinis, niluto, tinimpla. Wala lang--parang may sahog na pagmamahal... Nak naman!

16. Recently lang naman ako nagkahilig sa pagkain. Mula nang magsolo ako right after high school, until a few years ago, hindi ako kumakain hangga't walang nagyayaya. Kaya most of the time, once a day lang ako kumakain. Dinner lang. Kasi nga takot ako na bumangon ang kaluluwa ko 'pag hatinggabi na at maghanap ng fudams. Balikan ang #5.

17. Hindi ako natatakam sa magandang picture ng pagkain. Pero naglalaway ako at kumakalam ang sikmura ko sa amoy ng pagkain.

18. Ang isa sa mga paborito kong blog ng friend ay 'yung kay divs [bogchinibochog.blogspot.com]. Puro tungkol kasi sa pagkain--family events na umiikot sa pagkain, childhood memories na may kinalaman sa pagkain, imbentong recipes, etc. At lahat nakakatawa. May plugging pa. Naman!

19. Mahilig ako sa prutas especially suha, bayabas, sinigwelas, saging, lansones at ubas.

20. Although mahilig ako sa pasta, pizza, sushi, at mahilig akong sumubok ng iba't ibang klase ng pagkain, i know na mas Pinoy pa rin ang panlasa ko. Isa yan sa mga considerations kung sakali mang pupunta ako sa ibang bansa nang matagal na panahon: 'di ako mabubuhay sa--ayon nga kay Abalos--berjer.

21. Kung kakain man sa labas, pwede akong bitbitin kahit saan. Ang ayoko lang eh 'yung ako ang pagde-decide-in tapos iba naman pala ang gusto. Ayoko rin nu'ng pabagu-bago. Kasi 'pag inisip ko na o sinabi na sa akin kung saan kakain, nag-a-adjust na 'yung buong system ko. Ini-imagine ko na kung ano ang o-order-in ko, kung ilang rice, kung ano ang iinumin... Tapos kung pabagu-bago, naguguluhan ang taste buds ko. Nababawasan ang gana ko. Buti na lang 'di tuluyang nawawala. Kung hindi, gulo 'yun.

22. Paborito ko ang tapsilog Rodic's. Madalas, kapag kumakain ako du'n, nakaka-dalawang order ako ng tapsilog.

23. Paborito ko ang nilagang mais. Pero gusto ko 'yung ngangatngatin ko pa lang sa cob. Ayoko nung nahiwa na at inilagay na sa plastic cup. Hindi rin ako masyadong mahilig sa Japanese, Korean, Thai, Vietnamese, Martian corns na natatagpuan sa gilid ng Ateneo. Ang gusto ko eh 'yung klase na malalaki ang butil, tapos halos white na 'yung kulay, at 'pag nilaga eh namumutuk-mutok, tsaka malagkit. I remember nu'ng maliit ako at nagka-famine sa Negros, naiinggit ako sa mga batang Negros kasi pinapakita sa tv puro mais ang kinakain nila. Eh malay ko ba?

24. I used to think na totoo 'yung tv ad ng Goya--'yung mga batang dinala sa Goya Fun Factory, and 'yung buong paligid ay gawa sa tsokolate, pati 'yung estero eh pwedeng dutdutin at dilaan dahil malapot na tsokolate ang umaagos. Until now, inaasar pa rin ako ng mga ate ko dahil tinanong ko sila nu'ng maliit ako--na sobra daw ang pag-asam sa boses at mukha ko--kung "totoo ba 'yung Goya Fun Factory?"

25. Dalawang bagay na gusto kong malasahan ulit dahil alam kong andaming ibabalik na happy memories: 'yung adobong sitaw an niluluto dati ni ermats, at 'yung aratiles.

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They Walk Amongst Us

Twilight Zone | Music Codes
A collection of anecdotes I found the other day in my emailbox. They're so stupid they will freak you out.

Don't laugh, though. Remember [music up] they walk amongst us.

Don't forget to PLAY the Twilight Zone music above to get the full effect.
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Idiotic 'Millionaire' Contestant Makes Worst Use Of Lifelines Ever

Kathy Evans, the single dumbest contestant to ever get on 'Who Wants To Be A Millionaire?'

NEW YORK - Idaho resident Kathy Evans brought humiliation to her friends and family Tuesday when she set a new standard for stupidity with her appearance on the popular TV show, 'Who Wants To Be A Millionaire. '

It seems that Evans, a 32-year-old wife and mother of two, got stuck on the first question, and proceeded to make what fans of the show are dubbing 'the absolute worst use of lifelines ever.'

After being introduced to the show's host Meredith Vieira, Evans assured her that she was ready to play, whereupon she was posed with an extremely easy $100 question. The question was:

'Which of the following is the largest?'
A) A Peanut
B) An Elephant
C) The Moon
D) Hey, who you calling large?

Immediately Mrs. Evans was struck with an all consuming panic as she realized that this was a question to which she did not readily know the answer.

'Hmm, oh boy, that's a toughie,' said Evans, as Vieira did her level best to hide her disbelief and disgust. 'I mean, I'm sure I've heard of some of these things before, but I have no idea how large they would be.'

Evans made the decision to use the first of her three lifelines, the 50/50. Answers A and D were removed, leaving her to decide which was bigger, an elephant or the moon. However, faced with an incredibly easy question, Evans still remained unsure.

'Oh! It removed the two I was leaning towards!' exclaimed Evans. 'Darn. I think I better phone a friend.'

Using the second of her two lifelines on the first question, Mrs. Evans asked to be connected with her friend Betsy, who is an office assistant.

'Hi Betsy! How are you? This is Kathy! I'm on TV!' said Evans, wasting the first seven seconds of her call. 'Ok, I got an important question. Which of the following is the largest? B, an elephant, or C, the moon.. 15 seconds hun.'

Betsy quickly replied that the answer was C, the moon. Evans proceeded to argue with her friend for the remaining ten seconds..

'Come on Betsy, are you sure?' said Evans. 'How sure are you? Puh, that can't be it.'

To everyone's astonishment, the moronic Evans declined to take her friend's advice and pick 'The Moon..'

'I just don't know if I can trust Betsy.. She's not all that bright. So I think I'd like to ask the audience,' said Evans.

Asked to vote on the correct answer, the audience returned 98% in favor of answer C, 'The Moon.' Having used up all her lifelines, Evans then made the dumbest choice of her life.

'Wow, seems like everybody is against what I'm thinking,' said the too-stupid-to- live Evans. 'But you know, sometimes you just got to go with your gut. So, let's see. For which is larger, an elephant or the moon, I'm going to have to go with B, an elephant. Final answer.'

Evans sat before the dumbfounded audience, the only one waiting with bated breath, and was told that she was wrong, and that the answer was in fact, C, 'The Moon.'

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Here's some more--
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Some guy bought a new fridge for his house. To get rid of his old fridge, he put it in his front yard and hung a sign on it saying: 'Free to good home. You want it, you take it.' For three days the fridge sat there without even one person looking twice at it. He eventually decided that people were too un-trusting of this deal. It looked to good to be true, so he changed the sign to read: 'Fridge for sale $50.' The next day someone stole it.

One day I was walking down the beach with some friends when someone shouted....' Look at that dead bird!' Someone looked up at the sky and said...'where?'

While looking at a house, my brother asked the estate agent which direction was north because, he explained, he didn't want the sun waking him up every morning. She asked, 'Does the sun rise in the north?' When my brother explained that the sun rises in the east, and has for sometime, she shook her head and said, 'Oh, I don't keep up with that stuff.'

My colleague and I were eating our lunch in our cafeteria, when we overheard one of the administrative assistants talking about the sunburn she got on her weekend drive to the beach.. She drove down in a convertible, but 'didn't think she'd get sunburned because the car was moving'.

I told the girl at the steakhouse register that I wanted the half kilogram sirloin. She informed me they only had an 500g sirloin. Not wanting to make a scene, I told her I would take the 500g steak instead of the half-kg.

My sister has a lifesaving tool in her car it's designed to cut through a seat belt if she gets trapped She keeps it in the boot.’

My friends and I were shopping for beer and noticed that the cases were discounted 10%. Since it was a big party, we bought 2 cases. The cashier multiplied 2 times 10% and gave us a 20% discount.

I was hanging out with a friend when we saw a woman with a nose ring attached to an earring by a chain. My friend said, 'Wouldn't the chain rip out every time she turned her head?' I had to explain that a person's nose and ear remain the same distance apart no matter which way the head is turned.

I got off the plane but I couldn't find my luggage at the airport baggage area. So I went to the lost luggage office and told the woman there that my bags never showed up. She smiled and told me not to worry because she was a trained professional and I was in good hands. 'Now,' she asked me, 'Has our plane arrived yet?'...

While working at a pizza parlour I observed a man ordering a small pizza to go. He appeared to be alone and the cook asked him if he would like it cut into 4 pieces or 6. He thought about it for some time before responding. 'Just cut it into 4 pieces; I don't think I'm hungry enough to eat 6 pieces.

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And the best I've saved for last--
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