A Final Confession Before The Year Ends

Stop the press!

Okay. Those who visited (and read) here often than they make hopia in Quiapo, might think they know me. Well here are some things which I bet you don't know about me.

1. I am a gadget addict. If there is a Gadget Anonymous somewhere, I am bound to join it. I have 4 phones, a psp, an ipod touch, an mp3 player, 2 cameras, a portable dvd player with screen, and of course, a laptop. Come February, I plan to buy a PDA and/or upgrade my laptop. Questions?

2. When I retire, I plan to live in Vanuatu and make either: an orchard and a greenhouse, and a bed/breakfast with a bar by the beach (so much for alliterations here!).

3. I love to cook. I think it is a soothing way to ease stress and at the same time, feed the hungry souls. I am good in making chinese (stir fry and chow mein), but I guess I also fare better with Filipino foods.

4. I make my room cozy and comfy (to the point of spending some money) where ever I go (be it in Ethiopia, Myanmar, Vanuatu or Manipur). I believe that after a day's work, a man's haven should be reassuring and welcoming. I also think that a person's room tell so much about himself.

5. I feel uneasy if I have no money in my wallet.

6. I like wearing boot-legged jeans.

7. I have about 41 sweaters, jackets and coats in my room in Manipur. It is this second hand thing, you see. They are cheap, accessible and just plain good. I have almost every brand and designer from Hilfigger to Ralph Lauren to some unknown punk from Korea. I also own 2 leather lined jackets and a real leather jacket. It is a hard work putting them all in a such a small space.

8. I have a fear in riding bicycles and motorbikes -- owing to my accident last 2004 in Vanuatu.

9. I keep japanese porn in my room. This was bought while I was on Holiday in Bangladesh. I was looking for Tropic Thunder and was "en-thrusted" with Tia Tanaka video. I swear I watched it only twice (because my dvd player broke).

10. I am a bit of obsessive -compulsive cum control freak. I don't like it when things run out of schedule or when the picture on the wall is askew.

11. I have allergies to virtually anything: dust, pollen, odor, cat hairs, Ibuprofen, Metronidazole, taro, ube (yam), shrimps and crabs, etcetera, ad infinitum. I had the worst attack in Vanuatu when I took a bite of taro laplap (the national food) and soon found my self having anaphylactic shock.

12. I have started smoking (again).

There --- 12 things you have not known about me... or maybe you did but haven't confirmed yet. I can't change most of the things mentioned here, but I will still have to go back to my previous post on New Year's Resolutions and start writing action plans.

And now that you know me, you can call me dude.