About

The author has gone from college daydreamer to full-fledged twenty-something yuppie, navigating the traffic filled streets of Manila and life drunk on whine but savoring the flavor of living in one of the craziest and most colorful cities in Southeast Asia.

But in case that’s not enough, here’s some detail (taken from Tisha Mae’s blog):

the basics

name: kim
location: manila, philippines
province: san fernando, pampanga

favorites

smells: vanilla, fresh laundry (not the ones drowned in Tide!), citrus
sounds: piano, violin, rock on the treadmill
color: yellow (it’s so happy)
fruits: mango, mangosteen, and the chinese macopa
food: mediterranean (the olive oil is so good!)
alcoholic drinks: jack daniels, johnny walker (tatay drinks ito)
movies: almost famous (i think i was born in the wrong era…)
music: rock for the treadmill, classical in traffic, rnb and lounge to lounge, and motown for happy days

random questions

what book are you reading now? Good Omens by Neil Gaiman and Terry Pratchett, it makes me wonder what God is really thinking
what is the first thing you think of when you wake up in the morning? what time is it?
how many rings to answer the telephone? a lot… it’s forever in meeting mode
future child’s name? Santino, Moana Kristina, Lucas – I haven’t figured out the middle names yet…
what is the most important thing in life? i should say family, but it feels like living life without oneupping another
if you could exchange lives with any one person, dead or alive, who would it be? Margherita Missoni – to be young and beautiful and carefree, i could kill for that… :p
what would be your favorite job in the world? lonely planet host and producer… those people get paid to live the world, those bastards!
have you ever been in love? yes.
is your glass half full or half empty? half empty, but i’m trying to see it as half full…
do you use the right keys when working on a keyboard? yes!
what is under your bed? books… sometimes i’m too lazy to stick them back into the basket
what is your ambition? see the world.
what is love? gawd… i don’t even want to try to think of an answer to this question

how to

make me smile: crack a joke, be silly, or remember little things – what I order at Mickey D’s, what books i love to read, what movies I like, greeting me at 12:01 am on my beeday
make me cry: touch my heart… or break it
make me mad: break my trust
make me like you: be you
make me dance: tell me it’s part of my job description
ease my temper: just be quiet and don’t defend that person or thing to me
wake me up: alarm or give me a bad dream
make me feel kilig: surprise me with something other than flowers or a fancy dinner… think about it!
make me tell the truth: just ask… and if all else fails – alcohol
shut me up when i talk a lot: go shhhhh…
tell when i’m bored: blank stare… space out
tell when i’m drunk: i get all quiet… or start babbling about other people
keep me as a friend: tell me the truth
make me happy: good food, good company, or give me cute dogs
make me say yes: justify… and it better be reasonable
make me hate you: spread false rumors about me – ditto
make me fall out of love: i think these things just happen…