#'haven't you only had your cd player for a week?' if you had a job and lived 15 minutes away from a music store

[slowdesire]

what i saw within the first 5 minutes of rummaging versus what i left with after 2 hours of being an insane person (and an old man helping me get one of these because it was stacked under 28783 other cds and i was struggling while he was looking for a beatles album)

[purplesurveys]

1956 - Happy holidays!

Is it wicked hard for you to sleep when its hot in your room? So much. It's miserable how 'hot' is pretty much our default in the Philippines, but at least we have something to manage it - the magical aircon, lmao. I don't get to have it on 24/7 though because it would swell up the electricity bill to hell and back...so what usually happens is that I sleep comfortably with the aircon on timer, then wake up with usually sweat on my back already. It's miserable.

What is your favorite thing to do with your best friend? Talk about anything and everything under the moon, well beyond midnight someplace intimate and outdoors - usually, either my rooftop or her patio. That's usually how we hang out now because we're turning into old motherfuckers lol + malls and anywhere else are super hectic and crowded.

Are you easily offended? I'm very sensitive when it comes to personal stuff, like if someone takes a shot at the work I do (believe it or not your older Filipino relatives can and will do that!) or people I love. But in exchange, I also tend to have an unhesitantly big mouth so I can bite back if my sensitivity is triggered.

Have you ever acted as tour guide for friends/relatives from out of town? No. I once volunteered to be my cousins' and their fiances' tour guide when they flew in here to Manila from the US but I suddenly got a work sched so I wasn't able to do it. :(

Do you feel bored with your life? It's barely boring but I do feel unfulfilled because my life has been revolving around work for the longest time. Without a direct superior, I've been doing double the tasks so my priority has kind of just organically shifted toward my career than paying attention to my personal life and my ~self-fulfillment needs~

What's the most weight you've ever gained from a medication? I've never been on regular medication.

How old were you the first time you encountered God? On a very literal and technical sense, I guess when I was like 2 months old and got baptized? Haha. I haven't been a practicing Catholic in like a decade, though.

Are you married? Nope.

What was the best date you've ever been on? I have one in mind but I don't feel like taking stuff out from that particular memory box.

Do you feel free to post how you feel on Facebook? Sure. Not through me directly because I never yap on there unless it's about BTS lol, but I'll repost stuff that I agree with.

Which stereotype do you fit the most? Overcompensating eldest Asian daughter trying to find her place in the world and doing her best to break generational traumas. It's hilarious how shared our experiences are.

Who were your favorite celebrities as a child? As a child, my life was consumed by High School Musical so, like, their entire cast I guess lol. I was also into wrestling early on - my faves were Shawn Michaels, CM Punk, and unfortunately so Chris Benoit until he did the thing he did.

Did you go to prom? I had to. It was required to - Filipino Catholic school things.

If you could rewind time ten years, would you? No. I only look at the present and what's ahead.

What is the last song you played on repeat? The8 Side by Side is so good. Seventeen's solo singles are generally underrated.

Do you own a CD player? Nope. I mean I have one in my car haha but nothing here in my room.

Do you think you could handle a job in the medical field? Why or why not? Well, no. I have close to zero background in science so I would fail almost immediately.

Would you rather edit photos on your phone or computer? I don't edit photos and am not good at it either so I'd rather do it on my phone where you'd already have apps that would make the job so much more simplified.

What is one electronic device you own that you have not used in a long time? I'm pretty sure we're still keeping the PS2 around but we haven't brought that out in over 15 years.

When was the last time you wore a dress or a skirt? Last time I wore a dress must have been sometime last week. I wear black dresses to work a lot.

What is your favorite thing about Instagram? Unless you're a celebrity/influencer, it's generally the most drama-free social media since people are just out there living their lives. If you don't give a crap about curating your feed or keeping up a certain aesthetic, it's very freeing to use.

What is the first thing you think of when you see the rainbow emoji? 🌈? Happiness.

Do you prefer to play chess or checkers? Checkers because I at least have some faint idea of how it's played. I've never understood chess, even with my cousin trying to teach me for decades hah.

If you had to go an entire week without using any technology, what do you think you would spend most of your time doing instead? How lovely. I'd book a hotel room somewhere to be isolated and just spend the days going out for walks, trying out new restaurants, people watching etc.

Would you rather travel to Asia or France? Asia. I've been around Southeast and East Asia but would still love to explore the rest!

Did you have a New Year’s kiss? No.

Are there any words that you cannot pronounce or that you pronounce incorrectly? My Filipino tongue finds 'beautiful' hard to pronounce.

Have you recently accomplished anything that you are proud of yourself for? Giving away my entire work bonus to my parents. It's 6 figures, and the only reason it was so easy to let the whole cheque go was because the company gave it to me while we were still in talks about my resignation back in October.

They positioned it as 'a way to say thank you for all the hard work [I] did this year' but it honestly came off as a bribe and a guilt trip all-in-one. Knowing I won't be able to give it back without causing drama, I decided to just give it to people who can benefit from it.

Are you still friends with any of your exes? Do you still communicate with any of them at all? No.

What is your opinion on people who shop at Sephora for makeup as opposed to buying makeup from the drugstore? I have never given this a single solitary thought.

Do you live on your own or with your parents/a roommate? Do you think you’d like to live alone? I live with my family because where I'm from, it is damn near impossible for middle class folk like myself to live on their own without saving up for 10-15 years. I would like to live on my own at some point but I am still in the process of building up my savings for that level of commitment.

How often would you say you use Microsoft Word? Never. Microsoft anything is the bane of my existence lol I'd much rather use the Google counterparts!

After doing your laundry do you leave it in your basket for a couple days, then put it away? Leave them out to dry for a day then I fold them immediately after.

When you do a puzzle do you find all the edges first? Yeah, usually.

When you’re in the car and you eat something with a wrapper, do you throw the wrapper out of the window? Never. It's not hard to put trash in your pocket first.

List 5 things that have happened in the last 7 days. (They can be anything at all, anything that’s happened involving you, or your family, friends, partner.)

I had two strangers approach me at H&M asking if the pieces they've picked out would be good gifts. 100% they were last-minute Christmas shopping lol. I've never been talked to especially by strangers for fashion advice but I was happy to help! Haha

Gotten 1 hour into the first LOTR movie like I said I'd do over the holidays. I just stopped because I had to do something else, but I actually really liked the film and plan to continue the rest of the trilogy.

Ate a near-illegal amount of lumpia at my dad's side when we visited for Christmas.

Helped Angela pick out some potential wedding gown pegs, since she'll start her fitting next year.

Bought kwek-kwek and a day-old chick off the side of the road when we were en route to Bulacan. My mom would've never allowed me otherwise but we were told that the Airbnb we were headed toward has no nearby restaurants AT ALL so she made an exception, hah. I'm pretty sure we were ripped off, too, for obviously looking like we were from the city because that kwek-kwek was stupid expensive lmfao

If you found out your ex had a new partner, would you be upset? Not at all but I would also rather not hear any updates about the person whatsoever.

Have you ever had sex in someone else’s bed/bedroom? Yeah...I'm not proud of it lol but it's happened.

Have you ever had sex on your bedroom floor? How about your living room floor? Yes and yes.

When you kiss someone, do you like to play with their hair? Sure.

Why did you hug the last person you hugged? They're family and I was saying goodbye to them.

Do you regret sleeping with anyone? No.

Did anyone comfort you the last time you cried? What was your reason for crying? No, I usually cry alone. The last time I cried...I think I was just thinking about certain memories from the past. It was tears of both bittersweetness and happiness.

How did you feel when you woke up today? What was the first thing you thought about? A bit disoriented but I got up to speed quickly since I knew I had to start preparing - we needed to leave around 10ish to visit family.

Do you still tell your parents that you love them? I say it to my dad but only through text haha we're not a showy family.

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