My Miscellany: In the Company of Me

Today we ripped this meme of a blogger known as Demonaduerre from the blog Because I Still Love You. He does not remember where he got it. But it was probably stolen there as well. So, of course, that will be as far as we go. Tracing back our theft's thieves may take some time. Link to us at Sunday Stealing!

Cheers to all of us thieves!

Sunday Stealing: The Just Because Meme

1. Make a list of 5 things you can see without getting up.
Ironing board, television, curtains, dog, pillows

2. How do you style your hair? How do you cut it?
 No particular hairstyle. I just tie my hair in a pony tail, that's all. I have haircuts about once or twice a year only.

3. What are you wearing now?
Same question as last week. I'm wearing cotton sleeveless shirt and shorts.

4. What's your occupation? Do you like it?
I used to work for an international development organisation but now I am a stay-at-home-wife. I'm not saying I don't like it, but I'm still learning.

5. When was the last time you took a nap. Was there a special reason?
Can't remember when was the last time. I take naps for no special reason.

6. Who was the last person you hugged romantically?
My husband, of course!

8. What was the last full meal you ate? *Has anybody noticed there is no question #7?
We had chicken-macaroni soup with garlic bread for lunch today. Yum.

9. What was the last email that you received?
It was an email from an American postcard-collector who is based in Turkey in response to my Postcards Crossing post about the postcard from Laos that I'm giving away for free. The postcard is now on its way to Turkey :)

10. What one website do you always visit when you go online?
Yahoo

11. What was the last significant thing you bought?
A wireless mouse, just this afternoon.

12. What musical artist did you not get at first, but then became a fan?
Pink Floyd.

13. What do you think about before you go to bed last night?
I thought about how Rafa can improve his game more despite winning his match against Lleyton Hewitt in the third round of the Roland Garros tennis tournament (French Open).

14. What was the last CD you bought?
Can't remember now.

15. What is your favorite weather, and why? What's the weather like today?
I love it cold and rainy. I love to sit in the dark in my bedroom, cold enough to  cuddle or get wrapped in a blanket, sipping hot cocoa or tea, watching the rain splash on the window and listening to the sound of the falling rain. Today's weather is no different from yesterday, or the other day - still sweltering hot at 36-38C.

16. If you could have a special artistic talent, what would it be?
Drawing/painting

17. Did you watch the Idol 9 finale? If yes, what are your thoughts?
Yes, I did and I thought there was nothing new in the finale. Same-same.

18. What's something you'd like to say to someone right now?
Honey, is dinner ready?

19. Any special plans for this (holiday in the States) weekend?
I don't live in the US...

20. Besides your current S/O, who was the last person you loved romantically?
He could've been  #37 on SS: The Me Me Meme  :)

1. Fresh air ::  clean
2. Bodyguard :: Kevin Costner
3. Wedding ::  I do!
 
4. Remind ::  alarm
5. Wicked ::  awesome
6. Crawling ::  drunk
 
7. Gasoline ::  fuel
8. Anyone ::  to whom it may concern
9. Dancing :: prancing
10. Wall ::  graffiti

Okay, I'm joining again this week after a one week absence. Here goes:

1) What's your middle name?
Jane

2) How old are you?
Ermm, old enough hihihi

3) Where are you from? Are you living there right now?
I'm from the Philippines but currently residing in Phnom Penh, Cambodia.

4) Is it cold where you are?
Only when you are in an airconditioned room. Temperature is in mid-30s and the past weeks we experienced 40C.

5) What's the time?
It's now 8:21pm

6) What are you wearing?
My wedding ring! *lol*

7) What was the last thing you listened to?
My pets barking.

8) What was the last thing you ate?
This is easy - I just had two pieces of chicken samosa, one-and-a-half chapati and a bowl of chicken jenjaloo shared with my husband for dinner.

9) What was the last thing you watched on TV?
The Pacific on HBO

10) What's your favorite tv show? Why?
30 Rock, because it reminds me so much of the place where I used to work and I can definitely identify with the situation and characters in it.

11) Quick! Find a book, or something with text on it! Flip to a random page and post the second paragraph's first sentence.


From William Dalrymple's White Mughals:

At his death in 1748, this carefully-created structure tottered towards collapse as Nizam ul-Mulk's sons fought among themselves and tried to establish themselves as rulers by entering into rival alliances with the neighbouring powers, notably the Marathas to the north and the west and the French at Pondicherry to the east.

12) What was the last movie you saw? How was it?
Avatar. The effects were brilliant but the story itself is thin. It's already been used in many Hollywood movies.

13) Do YOU think you have an accent? Where do people in your country do people speak with strong accents?
Yes, most of my Cambodian friends tease me when they hear me speak in their Khmer language - they say I have a funny accent.

1. Cream :: cheese
2. Be with you :: Peace
3. Pancakes :: with butter and Nutella
4. Believe :: to see
5. 45 :: way older than me :)
6. Eat :: to  live
7. Background :: origin
8. Pane :: window
9. Aim :: goal
10. Collapse :: faint

Great Scott! It's Kevin McKidd! *pardon my girlish streak*

1. What's your favorite Dr. Seuss book?
Green eggs and ham


2. If you could live in any home on a television series, what would it be?
The Simpsons home! *lol*


3. What's the longest you've gone without sleep?
20hours - that's the longest I could go


4. What's your favorite Barry Manilow song?
I'm not really a Barry Manilow fan.


5. Who's your favorite Muppet?
Miss Piggy and Kermit the Frog


6. What's the habit you're proudest of breaking?
Procrastination.


7. What's your favorite website?
Payu2blog! *lol*


8. What's your favorite school supply?
Pens of different colors :D


9. Who's your favorite TV attorney?
Denny Krane and Alan Shore (Boston Legal)


10. What was your most recent trip of more than 50 miles?
Kep, a coastal town down southwest of Cambodia and about 105miles from the capital Phnom Penh.


11. What's the best bargain you've ever found at a garage sale or junk shop?
A computer set which includes a widescreen monitor, a German keyboard and computer table, plus a scanner, and a printer including a containersl of inks and reams of bond paper for $300. That was 3 years ago and, except for the scanner, everything is still working fine and we still have inks for the printer :D


12. Where were you on September 11, 2001?
I was in my apartment in Phnom Penh and watching the live news coverage over CNN.


13. What's your favorite tree?
Bodhi tree


14. What's the most interesting biography you've read?
I rarely read biographies but the last one I read was of a female Chinese dissent whose name escapes me know. 


15. What do you order when you eat Chinese food?
Oooh, don't get me started. I order a lot - dimsum esp. dumplings, fried noodles, eggplant Szechuan, and many more.


16. What's the best costume you've ever worn?
My birthday suit! *lol*


17. What's your least favorite word?




18. If you had to be named after one of the 50 states, which would it be?
Dakota


19. Who's your favorite bear?
Yogi Bear! I think he's the smartest :D


20. Describe something that's happened to you for which you have no explanation.
I think there's always an explanation to every event or happening. 


21. If you could travel anywhere in Africa, where would it be?
South Africa, Kenya, and Botswana


22. What did you have for lunch yesterday?
fried chicken and fries :D


23. Where do you go for advice?
For blogging, girlie stuffs and other techie matters, I have my PELUKA sisters to turn to, and for everything else, there's my Mom and my  husband.


24. Which do you use more often, the dictionary or the thesaurus?
I use both often


25. Have you ever been snorkeling? Scuba diving?
Yes to both! I so love snorkeling and diving, although I am not a certified diver yet.

This week's free word associations from Unconscious Mutterings:

1. Rock n Roll :: Elvis Presley
2. Be with you :: Peace
3. Richard :: Harris
4. Hair :: Spray
5. Police :: Sting
6. Experience :: spine-tingling
7. Father figure :: the Pope
8. Nice :: France
9. Switch :: turncoat
10. Appearance :: front

Happy Mother's Day everyone. I salute all the mothers and fathers, women and men, gays and lesbians, who take on the challenge of mothering children in whatever circumstances. 


Today, I'm joining Saturday 9 for the first time so please be kind :D


1. When was the last time that you got jealous? 
Honestly, I rarely get jealous, and I don't know why. I think I'm blessed with a husband who doesn't give me any reason to get jealous.


2. At what point do you finally decide it's time to move forward with your life (like, major changes)? How do you know? What do you do? 
It's when I feel that things are not doing well as I have envisioned it to be or I'm really getting utterly bored. I ask myself many times and look for signals before pushing that re-set button.  I try many different things to see if it works, and if not, it's time to overhaul.


3. When is it time to just let it ('it' can be whatever you choose) go? How do you know? What do you do?
I think it's when you've finally come to terms that there are things in life that aren't meant to be no matter how much you tried making it work.  


4. How many times must someone push your buttons before you've just had enough? Why? 
I can be very patient and open-minded when the situation needs me to. I'm not easily angered under normal circumstances but when I'm hungry and the weather is too stifling, it doesn't take a lot to make me explode in anger.

5. If I S/O were to cheat on you, could you ever see yourself giving them a second chance? Or a third? 
I'd say it will depend on the nature or gravity of the offense. I'm all for giving a second chance though but to me, once the trust is broken it can never be brought back again. A third? I dunno.

6. What was the last thing that someone did that you were very grateful for?
Taking over my chore of walking dogs while I'm under the weather.

7. How much time do you spend online in a given weekday? What about the weekends? 
I spend enough time online to accomplish things on weekdays and lesser on weekends. I still have a life, you know.


8. How many online journals/blogs do you read regularly? What are some of your favorites and why?
I visit lots of blogs in my links list but the ones I read, as in read, regularly are of my friends. No need to mention the favorites.

9. What was the last major purchase that you made?
My netbook and its accompanying accessories.

01) Are you currently in a serious relationship? Yes, of course, I'm married. We're supposed to  be serious, right?

02) What was your dream growing up? My childhood dream was to become an archeologist.

03) What talent do you wish you had? Glass-stacking!

04) If I bought you a drink what would it be? Sorry, I don't accept drinks from strangers.

05) Favorite vegetable? Broccoli

06) What was the last book you read? White Mughals by William Dalrymple

07) What zodiac sign are you? Aries

08) Any Tattoos and/or Piercings? Explain where. I have three piercings on my left ear.

09) Worst Habit? Knuckle-cracking

10) If you saw me walking down the street would you offer me a ride? No, unless I know you.

11) What is your favorite sport? Tennis!

12) Do you have a Pessimistic or Optimistic attitude? I'm both.

13) What would you do if you were stuck in an elevator with me? Perhaps I will try to strike a conversation with you.

14) Worst thing to ever happen to you? I was bypassed by colleagues and selected someone else to attend a conference in Moldova.

15) Tell me one weird fact about you. I can cross my eyes and roll my tongue. At the same time. Is this weird or what?

16) Do you have any pets? I have two dogs, Max and Joe

17) What if I showed up at your house unexpectedly? And...?

18) What was your first impression of me? Who are you, by the way?

19) Do you think clowns are cute or scary? Scary

20) If you could change one thing about how you look, what would it be?

21) Would you be my crime partner or my conscience? Neither.

22) What color eyes do you have? Dark brown

23) Ever been arrested? No.

24) Bottle or can soda? Can

25) If you won $10,000 today, what would you do with it? Keep it in the bank for the meantime while I think of something.

26) What's your favorite place to hang out at? Brown Cafe

27) Do you believe in ghosts? Sometimes, especially when I'm home alone.

28) Favorite thing to do in your spare time? Crochet, internet surfing, sleeping

29) Do you swear a lot? Sometimes, especially when I am really, really frustrated. And I don't like it when I do.

30) Biggest pet peeve? Drivers in Phnom Penh

31) In one word, how would you describe yourself? Chatterbox

32) Do you believe/appreciate romance?  Don't you?

33) Favorite and least favorite food? Pizza, pasta... I don't like beef.

34) Do you believe in God? I do.


35) Will you join us this week for Wednesday Wickedness? Hmmm, I'll try.

1. Creepy :: frightening
2. Links :: chains
3. Sane ::  healthy mind
4. Bun :: bread
5. Visual :: image
6. Remote :: far off
7. Freaking :: breaking down
8. Curly :: Sue
9. Saga ::epic, adventure story
10. Different :: deviant