2. My common nick, Yam, is actually a short version of Yammy, which a friend gave me way back in high school. It stuck.
3. Likes to sleep a lot.
4. Could be paranoid at times. Latest paranoia is having osteoporosis, that's why I'm drinking milk again.
5. Watched Notting Hill countless of times.
6. Absolutely loves Hugh Grant and would like to meet him in England.
7. Loves Sophie Kinsella's Shopaholic series.
8. Likes to travel; most memorable trip was London in 2001.
9. Loves to shop; loves going to flea markets or the night markets of Bangkok!
10. Won't miss a single episode of Alias.
11. Biggest dream is to be Ian Wright's female version: have job, will travel.
12. Second biggest dream is to write a book like Sophie Kinsella.
13. First fell in love (or so I think) at 14 to a boy, who my family didn't approve of!
14. A boy band junkie but loves Westlife the best because they're Irish and I've seen them in their robes!
15. If I can't have Hugh Grant, I won't mind ending up with Michael Vartan. Teehee!
16. Loves trinkets and always buy one from places I visit; my most favorite trinket is the blue Indian style with beads that you'd often see me wearing.
17. My mother and I have a bell collection from various places. To date, there are about a dozen already.
18. The first website that I'll open upon getting to the office is (aside from abs-cbnNEWS.com) Yahoo News.
19. The following web sites are on my favorites: Reuters, Hello! UK, Showbiz Ireland, ReutersLink, Hotmail, Google, Merriam-Webster, Lyrics.com, Lonely Planet, The Times (England), Time Zones, Countries and Currencies.
20. Blue is my favorite color.
21. The setting of my dream wedding used to be Marlboro Country in Batanes, but now, I won't mind getting married before a huwes as long as it's with the right guy.
22. And I want to wear an off-white silk pantsuit for the wedding.
23. Still cries over my father's death.
24. At the end of the day, the foremost question that I always have to confront is: what am I gonna eat?
25. Can cook, but I am lazy to even do the grocery.
26. Favorite takeway is Chowking's lumpia shanghai lauriat or fried chicken lauriat (the way they cook their chicken reminds me of my father's cooking).
27. Wears Clinique's Happy; I would love to try Happy Heart too.
28. Could be mean with people I don't like.
29. Hates pretentious people.
30. Hates freeloaders too.
31. The Unbearable Lightness of Being made me cry.
32. Didn't want to be a writer, but look what I am doing now.
33. Noisy conversations distract me from my work.
34. Played soccer (more like kick ball) in high school.
35. Would rather go to Europe than the United States.
36. Used to dislike people calling me Yas; but now, I don't care anymore.
37. I have a temper.
38. I have my moods too.
39. Compose poems when I'm in the mood. I gifted my mom a compilation of my poems when she turned 50 several years ago.
40. These are some names I won't give my children (for personal reasons): Jennifer, Myra, Sheila, Christina (and its variation).
41. The first thing I do when I wake up in the morning is to go back to sleep again.
42. Tried smoking, but never did like it.
43. Likes reading Vanity Fair.
44. Don't like nuts in my chocolates.
45. Don't think there's such a thing as a "friendly date."
46. Collects ref magnets from different countries.
47. I don't give a damn whether you're gay, just be open about it; I absolutely do not have any respect for closet queens.
48. Loves airport lounges.
49. Sam Seaborn (played by Rob Lowe) was my favorite character in "The West Wing," but they had to take him out.
50. I have a kick watching "That 70s Show" and "Dharma and Greg"; but "Once and Again" makes me teary because of it's beautiful scripts.
51. Used to dream of becoming a scriptwriter, but has since given up on that dream.
52. Sometimes I still think I am an only child.
53. My dream trip would be to Ireland and the Czech Republic.
54. My family were Marcos loyalists.
55. Didn't think that one day, I'd be friends with Noynoy.
56. Hates Kris, but I still watch her anyway. What is wrong with me and half of the population?!
57. I am aloof around people I barely know.
58. I think Travis Tritt's song "Best of Intentions" is such a sweet song.
59. Believes that first love does fade away.
60. Enjoys watching GMA-7's "Kung Mawawala Ka" soap opera; my favorite character is Czarina (played by Gloria Diaz), she's absolutely bollocks!
61. Likes Jon Bon Jovi's new look and image.
62. I quit my swimming lessons so I never really learned how to swim.
63. I thought I'd be an artist when I was younger.
64. Wanted to be a doctor too, but only for the title.
65. Don't have that much patience, generally speaking.
66. Likes reading other people's blog.
67. Favorite subject in high school was English.
68. Used to "ghost-write" my classmates' essay assignments until my English teacher took me aside and told me he knew about it.
69. A great fan of Joker Arroyo's jokes!
70. I don't miss reading Ricky Lo's column.
71. I have a big scar on my left knee that I got from a habulan game with my cousins.
72. Used to climb the guava tree at my aunt's house.
73. Would cry when my father and cousins would conspire against me in Monopoly.
74. Used to declaim in grade school.
75. I would lock my playmates inside a room at my grandparents' house when it was time for them to go home.
76. Sat next to a young (and cute) soldier with an armalite next to my knee on a bus to Jerusalem.
77. I blush easily (whether I'm mad, embarrassed or shy).
78. Refused to eat vegetables as a kid (who didn't?) that my father once joked he was going to throw me out of the house; I was terrified.
79. I used to hide my school cards in my closet in high school because I wasn't in the top 5.
80. Was happiest in London, 2001; was saddest when my father died in December 2002.
81. Thinks Duncan of Blue is cute.
82. I cry easily: I cried when Nicole Kidman won the Oscars best actress and whenever I see the Pope on TV.
83. Most memorable line: "Will I ever see you again?"
84. Loves answering online quizzes.
85. Piper is my favorite witch.
86. Loves reading the works of young British writers.
87. I love WHSmith!
88. Loves reading travel books.
89. Won't tolerate infidelity.
90. Was in a car accident on Christmas day when I was 7 years old; my new doll saved me from any injury.
91. I've kept a journal since I was in grade school.
92. Was hospitalized for pneumonia once when I was in kindergarten and had to stay at the hospital for two weeks.
93. I still remember the summer vacations I spent in my maternal grandparents' house in Dulag, Leyte.
94. Looks up to Butch Abad as a mentor.
95. Loves writing features, more than hard news.
96. Some of my best friends are An, Tes, Viki, Peechi, Nante, Lota, Toni and my mom.
97. Can't eat much junk food; if I do, I get a headache.
98. I can relate with Bridget Jones (the weight problem, the career angst, the cad boyfriend and that search for Mr Right), absolutely.
99. The song constantly in my mind these days is Hootie & the Blowfish's "Only Wanna Be With You."
100. I blog, therefore I'm Yam.