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My ABCs

You’ve been tagged, you are supposed to write a note with the ABC’s of YOU. At the end, choose 26 people to be tagged. You have to tag me so really you just need 25 more people. If I tagged you, it’s because I want to know more about you - but not in a creepy stalker kind of way.

A - Age: 26

B - Bed size: Queen size, but apparently it’s not enough for Mia

C - Chore you hate: cleaning the bathroom. yaak

D - Dog’s name: Barbie

E - Essential start-your-day item:  uhm, soap, shampoo and water?

F - Favorite color: green and orange and red

G - Gold or Silver: silver

H - Height: 5′2-3″ i think

I - Instruments you play(ed): Piano, a bit of the guitar and drums

J - Job title: Mommy / Trade Devp’t Mgr

K - Kid(s): Mishka Andrea

L - Living arrangements: from whence I came from

M - Mom’s name: Elsa

N- Nicknames: Ris / Morks

O - Overnight hospital stay other than birth: Nov 20 2006, normal delivery, 2 months too soon

P - Pet Peeve: “Txt speak/spelling” - same here, Mee!

Q - Quote from a movie: uhm, cowabungga? hehe seriously, “time doesn’t heal the wound, but, ever so mercifully, it blunts the edges” or something like that (Al Pacino from 88 Minutes)

R - Right or left handed: Right, learning to write with the left

S - Siblings: Chino and Ian. Only girl

T - Time you wake up: 5:15am on Mondays, it depends the rest of the week

U- Underwear: boy cut ones

V - Vegetable you dislike: string beans. they just don’t chew well

W - Ways you run late: bad estimation of time. in other words…. mali ng gising! hehe

X - X-rays you’ve had: chest

Y - Yummy food you make: Creamy-and-tasty-heart-attack-but-in-a-good-way carbonara

Z - Zoo favorite: the ones we don’t usually have in the philippines.. but it’s sad they’re taken out of their natural habitats, like the tigers

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Tag from Meeya

Randomimity

Randomimity (ran-do-mi-mi-tee), noun, adj. - stuff without pattern, lacking regularity. In other words, a word I invented for lack of a better term for random stuff.

I like how things are sometimes unpredictable, when it spells excitement and adventure. But not when life is at stake, or my ass. Oh well, it doesn’t get better than this.

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the 2nd album cover, tagged via Facebook

Instructions:
1. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:Random
The first article title on the page is the name of your band.

2. http://www.quotationspage.com/random.php3
The last four words of the very last quote is the title of your album.

3. http://www.flickr.com/explore/interesting/7days/
The third picture, no matter what it is, will be your album cover
You then take the pic and add your band name and the album title to it, then post your pic.

the 1st album cover, tagged a long time ago

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Google your name, add the word “needs”, and then type the first five answers that come up in the search results.

1. IRIS needs ID. ->because i’m an alien

2. “Where are you James when IRIS needs you?” harhar!

3. IRIS needs the following Ultima Online (3D) Client files to work correctly.. ->okaay. i’m either an alien or an android

4. IRIS needs to be expanded and improved.

5. IRIS needs airfare! ->hmm. hint hint?

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I can’t help but feel all of these random tags are somehow related. Hmm.

It’s that time of the year again

And I come back with a wishlist post. Yep Claire, we do have dry spells. We just wish somewhere in the middle of it that it goes away.

Fow now, let’s say I’m on my way there. I can’t write about it here though; too sensitive. But hey, the season is getting to me and that’s a much brighter and sunnier topic to write about.

Now this is the part of the year that I love the most. Rehashing Christmas wishlists! Last year, I wished for an iPhone, bibingka, and a shopping spree at Fully Booked. The year before that, I wanted a Pilot G-Tech pen, Gaiman’s graphic novel books, and a pair of Nike Shox. I may have not gotten all of my wishes, but the fun is in listing them down. So how about you list yours too and let’s do a linkathon?

1. A nice set of headphones or earphones to use when working in the office so nobody can disturb me
2. Nike slippers to replace the one I broke (I loved that one pa naman)
3. This Journal Will Actually Change Your Life in 2009 from Fully Booked
4. Technomarine watch
5. 1 year free web hosting plan
6. Starbucks thermal mug because my old Santa one is also broken
7. An educational plan for Mia! Which I am planning to get starting next year…
8. an iBook. nuff said.
9. and rehashing items #12 and #13 in my 2005 list…

So what are on your wish lists this year, Mee, Vannie, Kcee, Anne, Jayme, ate Pao, Tin, and Nell? And please consider this my “welcome back” hello.

The Flickr Mosaic tag

Been so inclined towards photoblogging lately. It seems to me, that a picture really do paint a thousand words and there’s no more need to say anything else. Thanks for the tag, Vannie! (And oh, that photo on the right is my Flickr name :))

The concept:
a. Type your answer to each of the questions below into Flickr Search.
b. Using only the first page, pick an image.
c. Copy and paste the html into your blog or Flickr stream. Or use the Mosaic Maker at fd’s Flickr Toys.

The Questions:

1. What is your first name?  Iris
2. What is your favorite food? pasta too like vannie
3. What high school did you go to? CAM
4. What is your favorite color? orange (or red or neon green)
5. Who is your celebrity crush? right now, Jo Jonas!
6. Favorite drink? strawberry milkshake from a diner near my office
7. Dream vacation? Italy, a European tour, or Hawaii
8. Favorite dessert? strawberry cheesecake from a quaint little resto in UP Diliman
9. What you want to be when you grow up? I am grown up! And i still don’t know.
10. What do you love most in life? my family too
11. One Word to describe you. Rocks!
12. Look up your flickr name and see what pops up: (see photo above)

1. Not available, 2. Not available, 3. Not available, 4. Not available, 5. Not available, 6. Strawberry Cheesecake & Ice Cream, 7. Ravello - Country - Italy, 8. Not available, 9. The Calvo Family - Holidays

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PS. Ang gwapo ni Jo Jonas! hahaha!

10 years ago…

What was I doing 10 years ago?

I had just celebrated my sweet sixteen birthday, and I was in the height of high school ‘bliss’, busy being a teenager and a bad one at that.

What are 5 things on my to-do list today?

Harass some people, brief some push girls, schedule my blog posts so that I don’t run out of new entries when I’m out for the next 2 weeks, catch up on my blog friends’ posts, eat cheetos!

Snacks I enjoy:

Cheetos

Places I’ve lived:

QC for most of my life, Cavite (for about 4 months only)

Things I’d do if I were a billionaire:

• Give 10% to the church
• Put away some for Mia’s schooling
• Put away some for my parents’ retirement
• Some for both my grandmas
• Pay off my land loan and build my dream vacation house
• Buy a car for my parents, and my 2 brothers
• But that means we need to get a bigger garage, so we need a bigger house. hehe

People I want to know more about:

Barack Obama?

Thanks for the tag, ate Pao

Flame on!

Nope, not having a hangover from watching Fantastic Four. Just wanted to spread the love! Thanks Meeya, for lighting up my world! (naks

The Flame of Friendship.

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A pocket-ful of posies

Well tags aren’t exactly posies but the title just seemed apt for what I’m about to launch into in this post: a lot of tags! First of, Christine asked me what my to-do things are.

1. Finish this post and the four tags from the coolest mommies
2. Fold up a basket-full of of my and Mia’s clothes that have been waiting for me since Monday
3. Download my songs for the moment: Bleeding Love and Almost Lovers
4. Get better soon! because i’m sick and haven’t been feeling well

Mia’s Favorite toy

Mia has no particularly favorite toy because right now she just loves to explore the things around here. But as a rule of thumb, anything simple, small/handy, curious looking, and most of the time inedible will almost always do.

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Around the world

It’s one of those linky love tags again, so indulge me again. It’s because of efforts like this one that we get higher google PRs Thank Christine!

Let all the bloggers around the globe come together in unity by blog linking. All you have to do is add your name to the list. Don’t forget to specify the country where you are from and of course, link your name to your respective blog. If you have two or more blogs, add and link ‘em all. Then invite 8 or more bloggers to do the same. Here we go!

Julia from Philippines, Catherine from Malaysia, Shi from USA, Mitch from Philippines, Hailey from Philippines, Sexymom from USA, Liza from Philippines, Sasha from Philippines, Thess from Netherlands, Marie from Philippines, Evi from Canada, Christine from Australia, Vannie from the Philippines, Iris from the Philippines.

And since Vannie I think tagged me with this one, I’m including your links here. Tagging everyone on my WP blogroll!

Hunkfest!

I was dreading this tag. Unfortunately Kcee sensed that I was secretly wishing to reveal my heart’s desires… The “desires” being actual, real, human beings — well, men actually.

Here are the men that either haunt my dreams or just make me wish that I was born in another time and place — preferably one that becomes the girlfriend or the wife :

• Colin Farrell

• John Travolta

• Jude Law

• Will Devaughn (he looks so much nicer in person and in the PBB photos though)

See the common factor? They just look the part of bad boys, but they’re all softies too. Haha.

Those who have revealed their fantasies:

Aggie Joy, Litzie, Thea, Buge , Vannie , Yen, Francine, Le bric à brac de Cherie, La Place de Cherie, Hailey’s Beats and Bits, Hailey’s Domain, BaReFooTed Me, Nap Time Rocks!
LINK YOURSELF HERE!

Care to share yours? Snag the tag!

Grateful

Being grateful is not just a state of mind. It’s a conscious effort, that no matter what, there is much to be hoped and thankful for. Thanks vannie, for reminding me.

I posted before about the things I am happy about, and basically they’re still things I’m thankful to God for.

1. mia’s walking exercises
2. mia’s surprise kisses - yup, she’s growing up to be a really sweet girl
3. mia’s fascinating discovery of the beach, sand, shells, and the water
4. the beach, of course!
5. finally being able to make a change — for the better
6. taking nice photos

   

7. waking up alive and well,
8. knowing that i have my family and true friends always
9. and that He loves me still.

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Iris’ Eleven

Tagged by Azrael, the poging-pogi na daddy ni Aila, DJ na, at photographer pa.

How’s that for an introduction?

Name 11 people you can think of right off the top of your head. Don’t read the questions underneath until you write the names of all the 11 people. This is a lot funnier if you actually randomly list the names first. No cheating.

The Eleven:

1. Mia
2. Procopio*
3. Sarah
4. Kookie
5. Khay
6. Marcus
7. Rocky
8. Gregorio*
9. Chino
10. Jed
11. Leah

*Not their real names

The Questions:

1. How did you meet # 4? In college, when we were enrolling at UPDil. She still had long hair. Now it’s perpetually short.
2. What would you do without #5? Mahirap na. I’d be in jail (for multiple homicides of bad, bad motorcycle and jeepney drivers) if she won’t be around to defend me at court.
3. What would you do if #2 and # 6 were going out? I will laugh my head off. Hindi rin talo.
4. Who’s #10’s best friend? Ay hindi ko alam. She’s my cousin but we’re not very close.
5. Have you ever eaten around #1? Of course. We share plates everytime. Except if it’s cereals for her.
6. Do you miss #2? Yep.
7. Who is #11 dating? Hindi ko rin alam. Her badminton racket?
8. What do you think of #3? Dakilang Ina with the most beautiful baby — next to Mia. haha.
9. What do you think of #9? He’s my brother. I have no choice but to think of him well. Kidding. He’s blossomed into a mature young man now. I’m happy for him.
10. Who does #2 like? White chocolate, a nice big steak, and something I cannot disclose here
11. Would you marry #8? It’s too soon to tell. Funny sumakto sa kanya yung tanong, when I’m still deciding if I actually like him or not. hehe.

Now it’s Vannie, Kelly, Meeya, Thea, Christine, K, Malen, Pao, and Mix‘ turn to recruit their Eleven.

Feeds, not the food

I am reposting the meme Kcee tagged me with because Thea also tagged me. And since you’re reading this anyway, take time naman to add my feeds to your reader, please? And snag the meme too.

Feedreader Tag

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Mixed Tape of Tags

Cramming in three tags in one post

Am I back in the 90s?

Yeah, Doc, it was the 90s when I became fully aware of this ‘technology’. I guess that’s how young I am. hehe.

I’m sharing these songs with Doc Claire, Patty, and all the mommies and WPP members on my blogroll. There are just so many I can’t pick out just 19, so here are my favorite artists/albums:

• Dishwalla’s Opaline, Pet Your Friends, and Dishwalla albums

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Wistful Iris

Kelly asked me what my Love DNA is, so here it is. And since you know me to be more inclined to tell the story by the photo i’ll let the pictures do the talking.

The test didn’t get me right th first time so I redid it. (More about the wistful soul?)

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Ms Popular

While Thea was busy being one of the popular and pretty students in school, I think I was busy being Ms Popular and Rebellious. It was a relatively small school, but I can’t deny that the students liked me. Haha. Please indulge me just this once.

THINK BACK TO 4th year high school… Let’s see how much you remember and how much you regret..

What section were you? The one and only. Sabi sayo eh, it’s a small school.

Who were your seatmates? It changed every quarter but the most memorable one was David because he blatantly tells me to lower my folder (used supposedly to cover your paper when answering) so he can copy, during exams. and i did. and we never got caught. haha. More »