I got this from Noel, the source of all my quizzes.

1. Are you a child of the 70s, 80s, or 90s?
70s...I was singing along to the BeeGees when they first hit the charts in the 70s.

2. Where were you born?
Cebu Doctors Hospital in Cebu City

3. What city did you grow up in?
Cebu City

4. Did you enjoy your childhood?
Enjoy? What's that?

5. When you were a kid, what did you want to be when you grew up?
Believe it or not, a Carmelite nun. There was something very attractive about turning your back on the world.

6. What do you want to be now?
A staff economist for the IMF, with a vampire-slayer secret identity (and a vampire-with-a-soul boyfriend)

7. Were you a fun little kid?
If I say yes, a lot of people will know that I am lying.

8. What was your first best friend's name?
I think it was Bunny...he was a weird little boy who thought he was a girl.

9. Is he/she still your friend?
Haven't see him since I was four years old.

10. Can you name all the schools you ever attended?
St. Benedict's, St. Theresa's, Ateneo, Fordham

11. Were you closer to your mom or dad as a kid?Mom, because she was always there.

12. What was the first record, tape or CD you remember buying?

Tape was Electric Youth, I actually don't remember the first CD I bought (could it be *NSYNC?)

13. How old is a good age to have kids?
Should have done it ages ago.

14. Are you scared of anything?
Hell

15. What was your favorite class in elementary school?
Art, I think.

16. Did you buy school lunch or bring your own?
Went home for lunch 'til I was in freshman high, then brought my lunch.

17. Broken any bones or had any freaky accidents as a kid?I fell down a long flight of stairs and the bottom was concrete. For some reason I escaped with only 2 bumps on my head (like horns).

18. Were you a mean kid?
YES.

19. Favorite board game of all time?
Trivial Pursuit, cranium a close second.

20. Did you play house or pretend to be a super hero?
Contrary to what Noel said, not every kid pretended to be a superhero.

21. Seriously, are you still just a kid at heart?
Yes.

People who know me know that I am all about obsessions. In high school, I obsessed about professional tennis -- I had a little (ok, not so little) scrapbook with newspaper articles about Michael Chang, Steffi Graf, Jim Courier, Monica Seles (it's so obvious how old I am!). I sketched avidly in high school and grade school. Ask my old teachers and they will tell you how I would pretend to be paying attention in class while dreaming up the latest version of my wedding gown (right now it's strapless with an A-line silhouette).

I always view my obsessions as learning experiences, and this past year has brought new obsessions and new lessons. I have seen eight operas at Lincoln Center, knitted five and a half scarves, one and a half beret, and one sock that I unraveled and started over again, gone to yoga class twice a week almost every week for two years, and have bought twelve new fragrances (full bottles, not including the samples that I bought).

My sisters will tell you that I was the one who would leave the house forgetting to spray on something. My mom, the very proper lady that she is, always left the house with a tiny spritz, and at least one handkerchief discreetly scented. When I wake up in the morning, I look forward to going through my stash of samples to see which fragrance I will test during the day. Those in the know will tell you that when you are considering buying a scent, test it out by wearing it an entire day, the better to experience the unfolding of the scent. My worst purchases have been those solely based on how the scent smells on a tester strip.

I found this interesting "favorites" poll on makeupalley.com. Do you have any favorites?

Favorite 'high end' fragrance: Un Lys, Luctor et Emergo, New Haarlem

Favorite 'drugstore' fragrance: Skin Musk

Favorite 'most reached for' scent: Now, it's Un Lys. Should stop because there is a limited stock in the US

Favorite 'soap & water (i.e. fresh & clean) scent: White Musk, Minteva

Favorite comforting fragrance: Luctor et Emergo, Ambre Sultan

Favorite '2nd skin' fragrance: Not sure if this qualifies, Datura Noir...smells like sunscreen and coconut

Favorite 'energizing' scent: La Chasse

Favorite 'casual' fragrance: Luctor et emergo

Favorite 'formal wear' fragrance: Un Lys

Favorite 'antique' fragrance: Tabac Blond. C'est tres chic.

Favorite Cool weather fragrance: New Haarlem, Chergui, Noir Epices

Favorite Hot weather fragrance: Datura Noir, Minteva

Most desired fragrances to try: Musc Ravageur, Bois d'Encens, Tubereuse 40, Borneo 1834, Rahat Loukhum, Iris Poudre, Les Exclusifs

Most desired fragrances to own: anything above that I have not bought : )

Images from wimbledon.com, the Caron website, and the Frick Gallery

On the knitting front, I completed three scarves this week, two of which are going to be wedding gifts, and the lacy one might go to my mom if she wants it.



The beautiful ball of yarn below is attached to the beginnings of my first sock...I am so excited, i just want to finish it. It is a toe up pattern that may be a bit big for my dainty size 6 feet, but I figured that I should just follow the pattern for my first sock, and fix it on my second attempt. Look at how gorgeous the colors are...

And underneath is an exam I am correcting...freedom is so close yet so far away....

A goodbye to a good and faithful friend...

...and maybe someday you will jump into my arms again.

Everyone seems to have caught the survey fever (I STARTED IT, MWAHAHAHA!)...since I have really nothing else to post for today...and then maybe we can do Spot's survey next...

Participate with me on this. I only sent this to folks whose answers are bound to be clever! This is what you are supposed to do, and try not to be LAME and spoil the fun! Just give in and do it. COPY, not forward, this entire e-mail and PASTE it into new email. Change all the answers so that they apply to you then send this to a whole bunch of people you know including* the person who sent it to you. Put your name in the subject. The theory is that you will learn a lot of little known facts about your friends. It is fun and easy 48 questions to answer.

1.FIRST NAME? kristine

2. WERE YOU NAMED AFTER ANYONE? --i was born on christmas eve...my parents added angela in the hope that i would grow up to be a good girl, and changed the spelling of christine to kristine to match the first letter of our last name

3. WHEN DID YOU LAST CRY? when i hurt someone i love very much

4. DO YOU LIKE YOUR HANDWRITING? i don't really have a choice, do i?

5. WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE LUNCHMEAT? roast beef

6. IF YOU WERE ANOTHER PERSON WOULD YOU BE FRIENDS WITH YOURSELF? i tend to dislike know-it-alls like me, so probably not

7. DO YOU HAVE A JOURNAL? just my blog...now that i know dinah is on her sixth book, i am making it my mission to find those books

8. DO YOU STILL HAVE YOUR TONSILS? yes

9. WOULD YOU BUNGEE JUMP? never...capricorns like their feet on the ground

10. WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE CEREAL? post blueberry mornings and banana nut crunch

11. DO YOU UNTIE YOUR SHOES WHEN YOU TAKE THEM OFF? never

12. DO YOU THINK YOU ARE STRONG? i'll let you know when i can do the headstand on my own

14. SHOE SIZE? 6 - 6.5

15. RED OR PINK? depends on the red and depends on the pink

16. WHAT IS THE LEAST FAVORITE THING ABOUT YOURSELF? that i weigh a ton

17. WHO DO YOU MISS THE MOST? scooby

18. DO YOU WANT EVERYONE TO SEND THIS BACK TO YOU? of course

19. WHAT COLOR PANTS AND SHOES ARE YOU WEARING? red, fuschia, green, teal and mint pajamas

20. LAST THING YOU ATE? rice and nilagang baka

21. WHAT ARE YOU LISTENING TO RIGHT NOW? desperate housewives is my background noise

22. IF YOU WERE A CRAYON, WHAT COLOR WOULD YOU BE? turquoise...it can be serious or fun...depending on what other colors are paired with it (I guess I would need the box with 64 colors)

23. FAVORITE SMELL? coffee, bond no. 9 new haarlem

24. WHO WAS THE LAST PERSON YOU TALKED TO ON THE PHONE? someone else's voicemail

25. THE FIRST THING YOU NOTICE ABOUT PEOPLE YOU ARE ATTRACTED TO? i'm a sucker for tall skinny guys who wear glasses (if Yao Ming wore glasses, papatulan ko sya)

26. DO YOU LIKE THE PERSON WHO SENT THIS TO YOU? of course! blood is thicker than water

27. FAVORITE DRINK? water

28. FAVORITE SPORT? love watching hockey, love to swim, and starting to learn tennis

29. EYE COLOR? very dark brown...like looking down into a muddy well

30. HAT SIZE? must be below 20 inches in circumference coz the beret i knitted is loose

31. DO YOU WEAR CONTACTS? no

32. FAVORITE FOOD? paella. muy bueno.

33. SCARY MOVIES OR HAPPY ENDINGS? happy endings, especially if a dog is involved

34. WHAT COLOR SHIRT ARE YOU WEARING? pale green

35. SUMMER OR WINTER? summer

36. HUGS OR KISSES? not very affectionate...a nod will do : )

37. FAVORITE DESSERT? leche flan, bar none

38. WHO IS MOST LIKELY TO RESPOND? noel!!! even if it is late!!!

39. LEAST LIKELY TO RESPOND? justin, but i want him to prove me wrong (edit: si kevin pala ang ayaw sumagot!!! hoy kevin!!!)

40. WHAT BOOKS ARE YOU READING? intro to statistics, mwahahaha!

41. WHAT'S ON YOUR MOUSE PAD? what mouse pad? i have an optical mouse!

42. WHAT DID YOU WATCH LAST NIGHT ON TV? PEYTON MANNING on snl! i love you, peyton!!!

43. FAVORITE SOUNDS? i can't sleep when the electric fan is not on...need the white noise

44. ROLLING STONES OR BEATLES? beatles, i guess

45. THE FURTHEST YOU'VE BEEN FROM HOME? i have never been far away from my laptop

46. WHAT'S YOUR SPECIAL TALENT? tripping and skinning my knee...it's a skill when you are 30 years old

47. AND WHERE WERE YOU BORN? cebu city, philippines

48. WHO SENT THIS TO YOU? cookie dunne!!! : ) hee