My random list!

Funny, I tried this list late but since I'm officially bored and I don't plan on doing school stuffs at the moment I would try listing 25 random things about me.

25 random things about me!

1. That I wanted to be a monk after a week of retreat in Trappist Abbey.

2. I could munch on pineapple the whole day.

3. I was forced to play in a basketball game even if I play like a doofus just because there wasn't anybody who would suit up.

4. Everytime I go to the city, I always come home with a headache.

5. I once competed in a Math Quiz Bee because the supposedly contestant was hospitalized. No review, ne preparations, I just stormed towards the venue and poof I happen to answer a couple of problem. Hahaha... Love Math eh?!

6. I always plan to transfer school every year. I easily get bored.

7. Now that I got into college I was reprimanded thrice for cheating. (Different subjects of course!)

8. I don't eat dinuguan, anything with vinegar and "rambutan" (Idk the English term)

9. I didn't knew who my father was until I was seven.

10. I dont have a cellphone until now. It's been four years that I didn't have one.

11. I hate answering phone calls, much more talking for hours.

12. I usually don't enjoy eating ice cream.

13. I dream of studying abroad or pursuing med after graduation (Thing is I could not graduate on time!)

14. I have a thing for watching reality shows. I always loved the hype associated with the competition.

15. I'm always afraid of injection.

16. I never had gone partying at night. I never had been to a party place and strut the night away. Trust me!

17. I hate shopping. I hate getting into one store and heading to the next. I couldn't take the harduous walking just to find the right piece.

18. I'm a a fan of Beatles and would sing with their songs whenever I hear one.

19. I'm taking up Fisheries but I don't have any idea what it was back then.

20. I thought SEAFDEC back then was a bank, I only knew of it as an aquaculture facility when we happen to have a field trip there.

21. I'm paranoid about getting lost everytime I ride PUJs.


22. I could not leave home without a hanky and a bag. I actually feel weird if I don't have something to carry.

23. I always plan to work-out every morning but could not just do it cause of my "sloth" syndrome... hehehe

24. I could have movie marathon the whole day without worrying for other important stuffs

25. I'm living my life the way I could possibly can, not minding of the bumps ahead, getting on with what it has to offer me, aprreciating every little thing that comes my way, gratifying for the goodness that the Almighty had bestowed on me, learning, living and loving it.

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