I will try to keep this clean as I have done some shady/ less than ideal things. Don’t worry. There was no crime involvement, just a lot of curiousity and or rebelliousness. 
1. I lick the inside of cans when I have soup. I avoid doing that now but sometimes, when no one is home, I do it.
2. I’m really lazy when I get home. I take off my shoes, my socks, my pants, my shirt and just stop at my underwear. I walk around in my underwear. At home. A lot. Darryl is used to it now.
3. I drank watermelon liquer in the shower once. This was on a dare/I-can-do-better-than-you event. I drank it under a hot shower and 20 minutes later, I came out drunk as a skunk and passed out on my friend’s bed. (I used to live in an apartment in the military base.) Darryl had to carry me back to my room. I woke up in the middle of the night, sick, and vomited on the garbage can beside my bed.
4. I wanted to marry Gary Valenciano when I was really young. I thought he was so handsome.
5. I love getting dressed up like a girl. I love wearing dresses and high heeled shoes. I love make up but I do not wear it all the time now. Maybe I wear it once or twice a year now. However, I spend exorbitant amounts of money on it and other girly products like lotions and moisturizers.
6. I am a bit standoffish when I meet new people. It just takes me a while to warm up to people.
7. I was 17 and at home with my first dog named Gigi. She was a rottweiller. (That is neither here nor there.) I saw a bottle of what looked to be wine in the kitchen. I wanted to drink it and experience “drunken nights” the kids talked about. I took the bottle and then changed my mind then put it away. A few weeks later, my parents were holding a party and my mom asked if we could serve the wine- the same wine I was eying up. My dad said “no” and explained that it was not wine, it was kitchen cleaner. Gulp!
8. Around 17 years: One time, my dad was building a shed in the back. At the end of the night, he would put the tools in my room since it was the closest. No big deal. I saw this one tool and marvelled at its pristine condition and shiny-ness. (It was a staple gun.) I started playing with it and pulled the trigger infront of my head. I then put it infront of me, pretended to be some superhero and aimed at the wall. The staple gun fired a staple right at the wall. It stuck. My breath stopped when I realized what just happened.
9. I was in Afghanistan and my ex-friend decided to drive erratically. We were driving the G wagon- the army version of the Mercedes Benz G wagon. Due to its top heavy feature (the C6 machine gun and the turret added to its top heaviness), the vehicle flipped to its passenger side. I was the passenger. Everything in the vehicle fell to my side and I hit my head against the window. Good thing I had my helmet on. I passed out then was woken up by Raph, the driver. We got out and I became upset at seeing the whole mess. The C6 weapon barrel was bent! That’s pretty hard to do. Anyway, I was glad that I did not sit in the turret, which was supposed to be one of my tasks. If I was there, the vehicle would have crushed me or killed me. Yes, so Raph is now my ex-friend. I have never forgiven him because he lied in trial about that event.
10. Sometimes I wonder if it is always better to be with someone my age but then I remember how much Darryl understands me. He lets me be me and for that, I would not want it any other way.
11. I keyed my mom’s car a few times when she made me angry. Usually we fight over the…She makes mountains out of a mole hill.
12. I get along with my dad more than my mother. He talks to me like another adult and dispenses the best advice. My mom, on the other hand, can not be approached.
13. I am foul-mouthed but only when I am physically exhausted, upset or just irritated. Just being honest. I can be professional when I need to be though. Unexpectedly, some people mention that they never heard me curse and the reason for that is that they have never seen me upset.
14. I value my friendship, a lot. I hate it when I cry or get upset over things and so, if you have seen me upset or cry, I consider you to be a good pal and trustworthy.
15. I LOVED expensive purses: Gucci, Louis Vuitton and Prada. My next endeavour WAS a Chanel. I liked them because no one else had the same purse as me. Now, I am getting bored with these superficial things and have stopped collecting them. I feel more self-satisfaction when I save up more money. I am slowly distancing myself from these “measures of successes” because it feels like temporary happiness for me.
16. I am fiercely protective of the ones I love and care about. I almost got into a fist fight with another girl at a Three Days Grace concert because I brought my little nephew. I wanted him to have a better look and things escalated…
17. I tend to pick my fights but this was not the case when I came back from Afghanistan. Seeing funeral ceremonies for dead soldiers were still fresh in my head. A few weeks after my homecoming, my mom and I were in an argument. Things were thrown and words were exchanged. I finally exploded and raised my fist at my very own mother. I realized what just happened so I put my fist down, walked away and sat in the basement to calm down.
18. My heart still breaks at the news of another Canadian soldier dying from a roadside bomb in Afghanistan.
19. I moved out of my parent’s house at the age of 21 and it was the best thing I have ever done. I have learned so much about people and the world when I was on my own.
20. I bought my first condo at the age of 22 from years and years of saving money. Every time, I want to throw in the towel with work, I think of how much I have come and what I have achieved through my hard work and persistent.
I can not think of anything else so I will write more later.
21. I love sushi. Maybe too much. I actually crave it every Thursday and Friday and yes, the weekends. I am a creature of habit and trying to resolve this “problem”. I love avocados and shrimp. *Drool.* I love beef tataki- rare beef tenderloin marinated in ponzu sauce.
22. I am very uncomfortable opening up to my superiors. That is just how I am. I get nervous and think the most pessimistic thoughts when the big wigs start to make small talk with me.
23. I’m fairly cynical. I am trying to change it but I do not trust anything or anyone until I have tried it. I am also quite jovial, immature, loving and trustworthy once you get to know me. I would go to the ends of the world for my loved ones.
24. I HATE showy people. I hate it when people advertise what their “honey” got for them. What’s the point of doing that?
25. I love to travel. Unfortunately, the expense can not keep up so things are sacrificed. That’s okay. I also love it when my husband rubs my back before I fall asleep. I love cold rooms to sleep in, hotels, trying new foods, trying new things, new technology, learning about the body, walking around in new places and reading blogs.
So, that’s me, in a nutshell. No non-sense, practical and certainly quite a mystery to some. There are people who love me for it and I, in turn, love them more for this. Now, I am tagging everyone to write 25 things about themselves. Go ahead. I would love to get to know everyone a little bit more.
