Mon 2 Jul 2007

1. I sported a shaved head for most of my preschool years, because
my parents hoped it would result to my having a thicker head of hair.
To this day I have very fine, thin hair.
2. There are two books in my head. I’ve been forever trying to write them, but other things always seem to get in the way.
3. I like taking photos. If I had to choose between a $600 camera and a $600 phone (or other kind of electronics for that matter), I’d choose the camera any day.
4. I have a collection of fridge magnets, notebooks, and chopsticks.
5. I’m the eldest of three siblings, and the eldest grandkid on my mother’s side of the family. So yes, I can create some order out of chaos if the need arises.
6. I understand both a Profit & Loss Statement and a Cardiac Monitor.
7. My favorite musicians are Sting, Bob Marley, and The Beatles. I also like Parokya ni Edgar.
These are my answers to the tag by my friend MJ aka The Wandering Deity.
Instead of choosing 7 people to tag, I’d like to invite you to answer one or both of these questions:
1. Did your parents/grandparents/aunts have a belief or pamahiin about how to improve your looks as a baby? Shaved your head every few months, like mine did, in hopes that you’ll grow thicker hair? Pulled your nose perhaps, to help it grow longer and not pango? Massaged your gums so you won’t develop an overbite?
2. If someone gave you $600 to buy either a Canon/Nikon camera, an iPhone, or a PlayStation 3 (PS3), what would you choose?
Or, if you like, you can write 7 random things about you on your blog, and pass this tag along. If you do, please let me know so I can visit your blog and know more about you!
Posted under Navel-Gazing

July 3rd, 2007 at 12:17 am
I’m not sure of having beliefs or anything but I have very fine hair too
I’m so greedy, I’d like to have a Canon DSLR, an iphone and a PS3 all at the same time
Do you think three person will give me the money and ask me to choose the same three things

Fat chance I guess
July 3rd, 2007 at 8:42 pm
On #5, we’re similar! I’m the eldest of 3 siblings, andthe eldest grandchild on my father’s side.
When I was a kid, I think my Mom cut my eyelashes short so they’d grow long. They’re still short.
If someone gave me $600 and those techie choices, I’d go for the camera! A cellphone is a cellphone, I’m happy with playing Sims 2 on my PC, but a camera is a different story.
July 5th, 2007 at 12:29 pm
zeroimpact: good answer!
you know, i thought that the iphone was already expensive enough at $600, but the other day someone at work showed me a more expensive phone he just bought, a nokia n95. i could only drool in envy!
toni: hahaha, ate ka din pala! you know, ate was so much a part of my name that even my aunts and older cousins would call me ate petite.
you like taking photos too? we do have a lot in common!
July 5th, 2007 at 9:04 pm
Hey sis, thanks for the notebook, syempre the other day lang nabigay sa akin ni wowell!! Haha!
It was great to see you guys! Btw, panganay din ako at panganay na apo din sa father side. Hehe. Aliw!
July 5th, 2007 at 9:48 pm
kaput: you’re very welcome, sistah! i remember you once mentioned in your blog that you wanted to be a writer at one time, so i thought i’d give you a nudge. ;-D
it was really great to see you guys too! sayang lang that the couple of times you and i saw each other with the guys, we were both super super tired! i don’t know about you, but i was falling asleep on my feet the night we had dinner at mr. kebab. i think it was only the yummy food that kept me awake. hahaha! i hope next time we can spend more time chatting and catching up…maybe have a girls’ day/night out with lanie? also, when you visit your mom & sis, daan ka dito sa amin, k?
July 5th, 2007 at 10:27 pm
hehe, thanks for that nudge… naku, pressured na talaga ako! so far i’ve written a technical guidebook, kunya-kunyarian beauty and wedding books, and institutional report-type na articles. Puro not counted
btw mukang i’m visiting LV next month, baka may slim chance for us to get together
July 6th, 2007 at 6:28 am
yay! i was waiting to be the 7th comment in your entry about 7
babaw…
1. Did your parents/grandparents/aunts have a belief or pamahiin about how to improve your looks as a baby?
They did nothing, kasi in their eyes, I was perfect and kamukha ni Walter Navarro…whoever that guy is. Si Rod Navarro, kilala ko pa
2. If someone gave you $600 to buy either a Canon/Nikon camera, an iPhone, or a PlayStation 3 (PS3), what would you choose?
a Canon lens
or a Sigma pala….kasi may body na ako…and kulang si $ 600. Si Iphone, gadgetlust lang yan…si PS3, hindi naman ako gamer, so camera accessories all the way!
o asan na ang $ 600?
July 9th, 2007 at 6:33 am
kaput: yey! sige, hope to see you soon, sis!
junnie: hahaha! galing mo talaga, junnie! buti hindi mo na hinantay na sa 7/7/07 pa mag-comment.
junnie, i pray that Someone will give you $600 for your canon lens…unfortunately, that someone won’t be me cos i’m also hoping Someone will give me $600 for a Nikon lens. hehehe!
July 27th, 2007 at 8:08 am
Hi Petite! I saw Therese while I was in Manila and she mentioned that you and Mark were there recently. I can be Pinoy and say sayang we didn’t see each other, but then again I know happy circumstances will let us get together here in the US sometime. (That said, do you have any plans of visiting the east coast?)
Anyway, I had to comment on the pamahiin question because my mom pinched my nose all the time when I was a kid. To this day I am stil self-conscious about my nose. Sean thinks my nose is funny and squishable, and a universe unto itself. here’s what happened:
K: How do you know how a feels like?
S:Squish the tip of your nose and feel your cartilage. That’s how your ****** feels to us.
K: Um. Can’t feel anything.
S: Let me do it. You have no cartilage there! That is awesome!!!
You see how much torture I go through?
July 30th, 2007 at 5:02 am
aaayyy! may blog ka pala!! buti na lang nag browse ako ng mga flickr profiles ng contacts ko…hi petite! glad to know u, kahit 7 facts pa lang alam ko
sagutin ko Q’s mo ha:
1} Pango kasi ako…panay hila ng mga tiyahin,lola at nanay ko nung bata pa ako…hindi naman effective
2} Canon camera syempre (^-^)
have a great week!
August 3rd, 2007 at 9:33 pm
1. This is gross but I was told if I rub my “mens”-soaked underwear on my face I wouldn’t get acne…and I tried it once! Eeewww!
2. I would buy the Canon/Nikon camera!
You look so cute in that baby pic despite being kalbo!
August 9th, 2007 at 3:07 am
Kat: oh, my! i think you have really found your match in sean!
markie and i are planning to go to florida and new york in the coming months…maybe we can plan a meet-up somewhere. where are you based?
thess: oh, wow, you’re ms. eet smakelijk pala! i read your food blog sometimes, via sha of “for the love of food and travel”! what a small world, indeed!
i have a nikon dslr, but i would like a canon point-and-shoot cam too!
pinayhekmi: hi, tin! naku, you tried it? hahaha!
thanks for the kind words! ako na yata pinaka-kalbo na baby sa family namin, hehe.
August 11th, 2007 at 8:04 am
hi fudz!!! it’s been a while
grabe, our office network blocks your site - for sex content daw. hehehe! anyways, my internet at home is finally back up. just wanted to quickly touch base with you. you know naman my track record for responding to emails. hehehe.. saw some of ur pictures at flickr. nice!! i just got my D80, too, and i’m excited to start taking photographs
tips unya ha?
oi, san na ung pix ko with chito?
pa email naman. hehe.. muah muah!! miss u!!
August 13th, 2007 at 5:09 am
x!!! you got a D80? sobrang cool! i’m drooling!
so sorry i forgot pala to send your pix with chito! i’ll email it asap.
naku, my blog got blocked on your network for sex content? how on earth? i’t’s totally clean! oh, wait…maybe every time i write your nickname…you know, “x”, they count that as sex content. hahaha!
seriously though, i think this blog sometimes gets mistaken as being related to the other “sunshine girls” website. i won’t explain what that is, suffice to say that when i found out about it in late 2005, i’ve been considering retiring this blog since then. i guess the final straw was when someone from that website wrote a couple of friendly comments on this blog in november 2006 and february 2007 (which were blocked by my anti-spam filter).
this blog is so different from their website, and is totally unrelated! so anyway, i actually decided to officially retire this blog this august, 6 years after i started it. don’t worry, it’s not because your network blocked it, hehehe. i’ve really planned it several months back already, i just had a hard time letting go kase nga it’s been my little “baby” na for 6 years. but i guess it’s really time to move on and do some new things.
you’ll still find me on the web though! see ya round and talk to you soon! miss you too! mwah and hugs!
August 14th, 2007 at 1:16 pm
Oh no!! you’re closing this down din?!! I had the same experience as yours. Few months back my main domain was ‘e-writings’ but a number of people complained that their machines filtered my site. It turned out that my host has assigned me a shared IP…meaning other sites they’re hosting are also using the same IP, and one site has an adult content. Most probably that’s happened to you!
This is so unfortunate. I hope you come back soon and please let me know, ok? If you’re looking for a new host with a sure clean IP, please let me know.
August 30th, 2007 at 12:45 pm
“i actually decided to officially retire this blog this august,”
Nooooooooo!, and pan out shot with my echoed voice showing a Google Map of our street then Google Earth with me still shouting “noooo”…and then the universe……
August 31st, 2007 at 10:11 am
hi, thess and Junnie! thanks so much for the kind thoughts…they are truly appreciated!
thess: thanks your offer of a new host, i’m really touched. i think the “issue” is more of my blog’s name rather than the IP though. so i’m retiring this blog but i’ll still hold residence elsewhere in the blogosphere. and we’re still gonna be flickr neighbors, so you’ll be seeing me there too.
Junnie: your heartfelt defiance to my blog’s “retirement” is duly noted and appreciated. mey pagka film quality pa talaga ah. hahaha, i think L.A. has really rubbed off on you. does this mean i’ll be seeing more of you in youtube?
and on that note my friends, i won’t say ‘goodbye’, but see you around!