Thursday, November 20, 2008

5 - Really? This thing is called a 'meme'?

The idea was taken from Argentum Vulgaris' Nether Region of the Earth II. His meme is here. I always do these kinds of things, so I'm not as uncomfortable with it as some of the other bloggers are.

LAYER ONE:

– Name: Michael Benjamin C. Rivera
– Birth date: Thursday, May 30th, 1991
– Birthplace: Hong Kong
– Current Location:
Hong Kong
– Eye Color: Brown
– Hair Color: Black
– Height: 174cm, (66kg by the way)
– Righty or Lefty: Righty
– Zodiac Sign: Gemini

LAYER TWO:
– Your heritage: Filipino dad, Hong Konger mom
– The shoes you wore today: Nike
– Your weakness: Sorry to say: food.
– Your fears: Not-so-seriously? Frogs and lizards. Seriously? Long-term loneliness and heartbreak.
– Your perfect pizza: Cheese, Ham, Pineapple, known as a Hawaiian pizza?
– Goal you’d like to achieve: Oh, this list can go on forever. I guess the one that I have to achieve is parent a kid (or two) for eighteen years in a way that I deem to be a success.

LAYER THREE:
– Your most overused phrase on AIM MSN: When I ask people, "What is up?" or "What are you doing?", they say, "Nothing much" and that annoys me.
– Your first waking thoughts: Grumblegrumblegrumble... fuck.
– Your best physical feature: Girls have complimented on my arms. It scares me.
– Your most missed memory: Being an innocent little child in my first years of primary school.

LAYER FOUR:
– Pepsi or Coke: Coke. Pepsi is sewage.
– McDonald’s or Burger King: McDonald's. (AV, you don't have Burger King!?!)
– Single or group dates: I like either if the other people are the right people.
– Adidas or Nike: I think for purposes relating to merely the name, Adidas.
– Lipton Ice Tea or Nestea: I don't like cold tea.
– Chocolate or vanilla: Vanilla.
– Cappuccino or coffee: Cappuccino. Sounds fancier and tastes better to me.

LAYER FIVE:
– Smoke: I'd say socially, which is rare as I am not social.
– Cuss: All the fuckin' time.
– Sing: In my room and at karaoke places, but never, ever on stage.
– Take a shower everyday: Yup. Hot ones in the winter, cold ones in the summer.
– Do you think you’ve been in love: I would say so, but I know I've fallen too quickly, too often and for the wrong people.
– Want to go to college: University.
– Liked high school: Academically satisfying. Socially (or perhaps politically) hellish.
– Want to get married: ...one day.
– Believe in yourself: Most of the time and proud of it.
– Get motion sickness: Haven't for a long time.
– Think you’re attractive: On the outside or the inside? Oh, you know what, doesn't matter. No.
– Think you’re a health freak: Far from it.
– Get along with your parent(s): My father is not a part of my life (as is the case for a lot of my friends). My mother and I have dinner often.
– Like thunderstorms: Not particularly.
– Play an instrument: I've had guitar, piano and singing lessons. I'm absolutely horrible when it comes to music.

LAYER SIX: In the past month…
– Drank alcohol: Yes. Halloween party... been quite a while now.
– Smoked: Yes.
– Done a drug: No, I don't think so.
– Made Out: Nearly. Hahaha.
– Gone on a date: No.
– Gone to the mall?: To have dinner with some friends, but not shopping.
– Eaten an entire box of Oreos?: YES! Oh, my God. Although, not as fun as eating an entire box of ICE CREAM.
– Eaten sushi: Hong Kong people love sushi and I am no exception. If I had to put a count on the number of the times I've eaten sushi, the number would be in the hundreds.
– Been on stage: Not in the past month, no.
– Been dumped: No.
– Gone skating: No.
– Made homemade cookies: Sadly, no oven.
– Gone skinny dipping: Not recently, but I know that it's weird and it's cold.
– Dyed your hair: No... but I miss the blue/silver strand of hair I had six years ago.
– Stolen Anything: Yes and I've been punished badly for it.

LAYER SEVEN: Ever…
– Played a game that required removal of clothing: Strip poker is INTENSE. Thankfully, I'm good at poker.
– Been trashed or extremely intoxicated: Not yet.
– Been caught “doing something”: Not yet.
– Been called a tease: Yes, although I don't know what that means exactly.
– Gotten beaten up: In my first year of primary school.
– Shoplifted: Nope.
– Changed who you were to fit in: I used to and it didn't work out very well.

LAYER EIGHT:
– Age you hope to be married: Huh... in my 20s.
– Numbers and Names of Children: I have eight imaginary children. Their names are: Ada, Bernard, Conrad, David, Elinore, Fred, George and Harry. I don't know who their mother(s) is/are.
– Describe your Dream Wedding: Oh, I have so any ideas. Church, beach, fancy hotel, Greek island, casino, tropical resort. Sigh.
– How do you want to die: In a rocking chair, retired, watching television series DVDs.
– Where you want to go to college: University, applied for three in the UK, three in Australia, four in Canada. Crossing my fingers.
– What do you want to be when you grow up: Forensic anthropologist, film/television scriptwriter, private investigator, English teacher.
– What country would you most like to visit: I want to visit Egypt and Greece.

LAYER NINE:
– Number of drugs taken illegally: Two, ******* and ********.
– Number of people I could trust with my life: Two, my mother and my best friend.
– Number of CDs that I own: None, I obtain my movies, television and music by other (illegal) means.
– Number of piercings: None, and I never will. It freaks me out.
– Number of tattoos: None, and it also freaks me out, however, I might get one if I can find something significant enough to print on my skin.
– Number of times my name has appeared in the newspaper?: None, that I know of.
– Number of scars on my body: Two? Three?
– Number of things in my past that I regret: Too many, but one occasion in particular almost cost me my life.

6 comments:

EURA. said...

Oh dear, I guess I'm one of those people that always reply, "Nothing much" to "What's up?"

My bad :)

Anonymous said...

Cool one michael, lots of dreams, that good at your age.

AV
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Robot Nine said...

AH, nice goal at your age to raise good children. At age 44, it's the one thing I feel has mattered in my life, everything else is extra. I have a daughter your age, she's pretty cool kid. Make sure you visit Egypt and Greece while young before work and life ties you down. It's easier now, only gets more difficult. Go! Now! Alan

Michael said...

Dear thumbsUpsmile,

No worries. I just hope people don't expect me to reply with 'nothing much'. Hahaha.

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Dear AV,

Thank you. I try.

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Dear Alan,

I will make sure I accomplish that one goal. And I will also make sure that I go to Egypt and Greece. I also want to go to Israel, but it's a lot less peaceful there...

Michael.

Anonymous said...

I don't know why but these things are fun to fill out.
your birthday is a day after mine :)
I love the names of your imaginary children. they are very elegant names, as I'm sure your children will be.

Michael said...

Jessica,

Wow! That's cool. The date is quite special to me. I'll post a blog about it some time.

And thank you. I'm very proud of my eight kids. They all have jobs/schools too. It's a busy family. (I'm not crazy or anything. It's just a joke.)

Michael.