25 Random Things About Me

After being tagged for quite a number of times, I’ve finally decided to write my own version of 25 Random things about me.

1. I’ve watched the movie Sassy Girl (Korean version) more than 25 times and still cry every time the part where the girl shouts “Miyan he” (I’m sorry) to the boy is played.

2. Listen to the song “Everything” of Micheal Buble more than 150 times as of today since January 24, 2009.

3. Nicknamed “Linnox” by a few close friends. Others call me “Kap” (short for kapatid). My family and relatives call me “Gina”. I remember being called “Digna” by my grandmother when I was still a kid. My colleagues in DTI call me “Jen”. My AFFS friends call me “Jena”. I am generally called “Lyn” by most people I know since college. My full name is Jenalyn.

4. Wears slippers while driving.

5. Wears socks while sleeping.

6. Was a cheerleader in high school… don’t know why.. :-D

7. Was a tambourine dancer in college… I miss the beat. I still wish I could dance again as I used to.

8. I hate rats.. it makes me shiver even with just friends mimicking the sound.

9. I’ve fallen in love with: Shanghai-China, Kimchi, Makki, and puppies.

10. I’ve fallen from a guava tree 1 week before elementary graduation and hit my leg right into a barb wire. Now, I still have the awful scar. But that didn’t stop me from climbing anything possible.

11. I really wanted to be multi-lingual but have only spoken fluent Tagalog and English so far. Has learned conversational phrases in Ilokano, Hanggul (Korean) and very few Arabic.

12. Has passed Dubai driving exam in just 1 take... hallelujah! (for most, average of 3 takes before getting a license).


13. Fancied about being a chef. Has a set of self -concocted recipes tagged as “Lyn’s delight no. 1-7”. My friend used to “repair” the food that I cook to make it more palatable.

14. Has studied Forestry- Environmental Management, yet working in the operations division of a real estate company now.

15. Has a thing with naming stuff: my car (Pablo), my 1 year old poinsettia (Fonzy), rug doll (Pedro), my giant bear (Dabid), the first ever bear I received upon arrival in Dubai (Tim), our dog back in the Philippines (Amos… he already has died) other little things…

16. Is “deaf” when watching anything on video/TV. I have this sentinel-like ability of being able to focus and understand everything happening on the screen no matter how chaotic a place is.

17. Fancies about having the song “Canon” played on my wedding day.

18. Has just watched Slumdog Millionaire – I hope I could go see India someday.

19. Natural highs - Laughing so hard my face hurts, late night drive along Al Wasl Road on Tuesday evenings with nice songs playing over the stereo, a good conversation/chat, coffee time with friends, a special glance, finding a spot on a jammed-pack parking lot, reading a nice article/blog.

20. Could eat tons of food and still not get fat. Where does all the food go to?

21. Collects magazines. Collects pictures of beautiful smiling women. It makes me want to look as pretty and reminds me to smile all the time.

22. I believe in love.

23. I dream of having a house with a hanging bench on the front porch… where I and my hubby, in our old age, could just sit and have our evening conversations. Also, a really nice coffee table where we could enjoy coffee/tea with friends.

24. I was just reminded the other day, I really want to be financially blessed. I want to support church workers like missionaries, pastors, full timers and help capacitate less privileged brethrens.

25. I want to love God more every day.