Summer Blog Challenge #3
List 15 Interesting Facts About Yourself
Well here are some facts about me, in random order:
- I am from the South East Asia, the Pearl of the Orient Seas: Philippines! I've worked abroad and have traveled the world but won't trade living here for good because "It's More Fun in the Philippines"!
- I was a "Mystery Shopper" once in Toronto, Canada. None of the shop assistants nor restaurant crew of shops and restaurants, respectively, that I went to "on assignment" never suspected that I was spying on how they deal with customers and shop's cleanliness.
- As a kid, I was a little bit competitive academically. I've been to spelling bees, essay writing contests, science bee, cathechism (of the Catholic Church) and other quiz bees. I won some, brought medals, a trophy; and lost some too.
- I was once a champion of "Battle of the Sexes" at a local radio station. It was a series of competition against opposite sexes where radio DJ asked random general questions until the last male and female compete against each other.
- I have successfully avoided eating pork for almost 6 years now.
- I grew up knowing that I'm right-handed but my Mom told me that she just "corrected" me from being left-handed when I was little.
- I have a tiny butterfly tattoo on my right leg which I had done to cover up the scar caused by a (neighbor's) dog's bite.
- I used to wash my hands frequently, maybe more often than others do. Yes! I was a little bit paranoid about germs and bacteria so I guess you can say I was a "germophobe"... once!
- I dislike my speaking voice so as much as possible I don't say a word whenever we do family home video nor do I like speaking on the phone.
- I play really loud house music when I'm doing household chores. It keeps me going and makes me sing and dance too while working :D
- I placed second at a singing competition once!
- I've worked in the Middles East in my early 20's and have lived and traveled to Hong Kong, England, Thailand, Canada, Ireland, Switzerland, USA, Bermuda.
- The travel agency "magically" changed my year of birth when I applied to work abroad. I didn't know that at the time there was age limit. Hence, I had to be older. I only learnt what they did the day I flew.
- I have a collection of Harry Potter books, House of Night books, Shopaholics' series and more because I love reading books!
- Lastly, I'm the Divalicious Filipino single Mom of the most gorgeous British-Filipino 9-year old boy!
