eat ur banana: Liebster Blog Award!

A few days ago, I received a lovely surprise from Little Almi, one of my nicest Imaginary Friends...

An Award???

Kewl! I'm in.

The Liebster Award is given to, to quote Almi and all other awardees I've seen, "up-and-coming bloggers with less than 200 followers..." Aside from the pride and honor you get, it's also a fun post to make! Perfect for those gloomy, cloudy days we all have once in a while, with the emphasis on the "S" as in daySSS...

So, the Rules...
* Share 11 Facts About Yourself
* Answer the Awarder's 11 Questions
* Ask 11 Questions of your Own
* Nominate 11 Bloggers (or 12! hehe)

Here goes nothing...

MY 11 FACTS

ONE - I love the color PINK, but I'm far from being dainty.
TWO - I'm thinking of "pretending" to like tea just so I can buy a tea set. Maybe I'd still buy and use it for coffee instead.
THREE - I took up Economics in college because I wanted to be a lawyer. Not anymore!
FOUR - If I don't smile, I have a permanent scowl plastered on my face. Ever since.

See?

FIVE - When I was little, I was almost kidnapped. And I was wearing the exact top in the photo above on that fateful day. They changed their minds, probably thought I won't pass for a beggar-kid. ("I said, puss-in-boots-eyes, not scowly face!")
SIX - I had my first taste of beer when I was a highschool junior. It was "Blue Ice Beer". And oh, my first cigarette too. Philip Morris. Yuck. Now I'm 100% Bisyo-Free. But if you count reading as a bisyo...
SEVEN - I bought my first bike when I was nine years old, using my hard-earned Christmas money.
EIGHT - I spend more money on books than on clothes.
NINE - I used to watch Chinese movie shows on TV, press Mute, and create my own dialogues for the characters.
TEN - I took keyboards/electronic organ lessons when I was twelve when I actually wanted to play drums.
ELEVEN - I wanted to be a majorette when I was seven. Never happened.

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LITTLE ALMI'S 11 QUESTIONS

1. when and why did you start blogging? and do you think you will ever stop?

♥ I started blogging in 2010 because I was unemployed, bored, and looking for an outlet for all the pent-up writing energy I was bursting at the seams with. And I don't think I'll ever stop. Yes, even in the after-life, or my next life, whichever comes first.

2. what is the one thing you can’t do?

♥ Hurt animals. Period.

3. who is your favorite superhero?

♥ Like now? Does Winnie the Pooh count? He/She saved me more than once...

4. what type of music makes you dance?

♥ I have the tendency to dance, even without music... At least in private. But yes, sometimes, in public too, like in grocery aisles.

5. where would you rather be right now?

♥ At Home. In bed. Reading a book.

6. what is your favorite day of the week?

♥ Saturdays and/or Sundays please...

7. how much do you think is too much?

♥ Can't answer this for Life, in general, as I have a twisted sense of tolerance for some... things... But in cooking, when your food makes you go "Ulk!", then it probably means you put in too much of something. Heehee...

8. what makes you wake up each morning?

♥ LOVE... The sappy, syrupy, cheesy kind...

9. what makes you sleep well at night?

♥ A long, heartfelt secret journal entry... And a read-all-you-can evening...

10. what is the one thing you have to do before you die?

♥ Let me keep in a secret, for now... ;)

11. do you believe in reincarnation? who or what do you think will you be in your next lifetime?

♥ Sometimes yes, sometimes no. But for now, I prefer not to believe... It makes me live my "now" to the fullest. But I'd like to be a housecat in my next life, given a chance...

MY 11 QUESTIONS

1. How would you want to die?
2. What was the reason why you cried the last time you did?
3. What do you consider your most precious material possession right now? JUST ONE.
4. If you were to have only one parent, who will you choose - your Mom or your Dad?
5. What is the job you''d love to have forever, even without pay?
6. How much would you need to be paid, to kiss someone of the same sex?
7. One book you've read and didn't like the ending. Change the ending.
8. The first human you're going to bite for blood after waking up and realizing you've turned into a vampire?
9. If you'll be allowed to eat only one food for the rest of your life, what would it be?
10. Three (3) words you'd tell your 13-year-old self.
11. Ube na lasang Tae OR Tae na lasang Ube?
(English Subs: Purple Yam which tastes like Poop OR Poop which tastes like Purple Yam?)
Defend your answer. :D

MY 12 NOMINEES

I now pass on this award to the following: