I've had a Blogspot account for so long but it's only tonight that I decided to try it. So I've transferred my entries to Blogspot as well, and I'll see how it goes.

My new blog

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I was talking to my friend Greg, who was inviting me to go out with him and his friends to a sushi bar in Venice. When I hung up the phone, I realized something - all my past boyfriends have always loved sushi. Go figure! So maybe I should hang out at Japanese restaurants more often. :D

I recently pulled this snippet from the book A Life Of Pi by Yann Martel. I thought I'd share this passage here - I've always talked about being consumed by fear sometimes, and this passage really describes the sensations and feelings so accurately. Maybe the physical side varies, but the psychological part is right on the dot, at least for me.

I must say a word about fear. It is life’s only true opponent. Only fear can defeat life. It is a clever, treacherous adversary, how well I know. It has no decency, respects no law or convention, shows no mercy. It goes for your weakest spot, which it finds with unerring ease. It begins in your mind, always. One moment you are feeling calm, self-possessed, happy. Then fear, disguised in the garb of mild-mannered doubt, slips into your mind like a spy. Doubt meets disbelief and disbelief tries to push it out. But disbelief is a poorly armed foot soldier. Doubt does away with it with little trouble. You become anxious. Reason comes to do battle for you. You are reassured. Reason is fully equipped with the latest weapons technology. But, to your amazement, despite superior tactics and a number of undeniable victories, reason is laid low. You feel yourself weakening, wavering. Your anxiety becomes dread.

Fear next turns fully to your body, which is already aware that something terribly wrong is going on. Already your lungs have flown away like a bird and your guts have slithered away like a snake. Now your tongue drops dead like an opossum, while your jaw begins to gallop on the spot. Your ears go deaf. Your muscles begin to shiver as if they had malaria and your knees to shake as though they were dancing. Your heart strains too hard, while your sphincter relaxes too much. And so with the rest of your body. Every part of you, in the manner most suited to it, falls apart. Only your eyes work well. They always pay proper attention to fear.

Quickly you make rash decisions. You dismiss your last allies: hope and trust. There, you’ve defeated yourself. Fear, which is but an impression, has triumphed over you.

I wish it wouldn't look so dorky to take a camera into the climbing gym and have someone take photographs of me. Last night, I did my first lead climb. Marc taught me the basics for a few minutes and then off I went. It's exciting to be the "first" one to climb, to have to clip in, and feel like I'm taking on more responsibility somehow. Of course, I totally froze for five minutes when I was asked to practice a fall on a lead climb, and I just couldn't bring myself to let go of the hold. It took a lot of encouraging words and reassurances (which sounded weird, because they were saying, "Let go! Fall! Fall!", which in itself doesn't sound encouraging relative to climbing, does it?) for me to finally take the fall. And that's only the beginning because I cheated and fell right after clipping in instead of higher so that it would be more realistic. But that will come with time.

I recently just clicked the Place Your Order button on the Apple website. Yep, I've gone and bought myself an iPod. After all the irritating indecision I've been going through about this (I spent an hour making pouty faces at the Apple store because I couldn't decide what to get and Marc, who was of course only trying to help, wouldn't make the decision for me), it's finally done. Whew!

New Year's resolution: Make up your friggin' mind faster, Cathy! Gosh!

And of course, since it's my iPod, I had to put a cheesy saying on it. Now I have to buy a cover so not too many people will know what I've had engraved on it. :D

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My boss John is going away on a ski trip to Whistler. I'm totally envious, because I've heard so many good things about that place. I'm looking forward to when I can travel more, because I'm really getting into skiing, and I crave more practice. It's so much fun to be in the snow, especially on trails where no one is around. Everything is just so peaceful, and I can ski without feeling self-conscious about myself.

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Oh, and of course since the warm days are coming, I've already gotten my swimsuit fix. God love that Victoria's Secret catalog. I always get excited looking through that magazine - summer is just around the corner, and I can't wait to hit the beach and go bodysurfing or bodyboarding again.

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And did I ever mention that I've gotten on the Adventure 16 bandwagon as well? Everytime I'm in the area, I have to swing by the store, and I inevitably end up purchasing something. Hmm. I suppose it's not so much the store itself, but that since I'm getting into climbing more now, I find myself trying to stock up on clothes that I can use. My Amazon wishlist is peppered with climbing pants that I want, and I'm always on the lookout for stretch sport tank tops. Image-conscious? Nah, I actually use it as a reward. Everytime I go up a notch with my bouldering or if I'm able to climb one level higher, I treat myself to something. How's that for motivation? ;P

Phlog has upgraded to their new system, and I was given two options for the interface. I'm testing out this one, just for a change, but I'm a little bit bothered by the fact that it's hard to tell when an entry ends and a new one begins. But oh well. This will have to do for now, until I'm able to get a customizable blog (which I have been meaning to do for the past three months).

Anyway, I got an email from a friend today, and she has this awesome quote that I wanted to share with people!

"To be drop dead gorgeous and extremely intelligent is a curse, but don't despair, my friend, suffering is good for your soul. "

Whew! It's a little breezy in here right now. But this is a welcome punchline on down days, so maybe it will help someone out there as well. It made me laugh, which made this day even better than it already is.

I'm always attracted to drama so I'm changing my Lenten abstinence for a third time: I am going to strive to be cheerful, and to be much more social, and to listen more. It's interesting to hear what people have to say because it gives me a better idea of who they are. I suppose that's why most times that I meet someone for the first time, I like to be quiet and let them talk, because I always like to know what kind of thoughts are in their head, what interests them, what they like to talk about.

This past weekend was our much-awaited Big Bear ski trip. Daisy flew down from San Francisco just to be able to celebrate Angela's and Andy's birthday with the whole group. Their family had a spacious and fully-equipped two-bedroom timeshare condo, and we all squeezed into it.

Joedie, Angela and Daisy took a ski class on Saturday, while Daniel, Hedwige and I went up (on the East Mountain Express lift, mostly) and skiied down the trails. At one point, since I was with advanced skiiers, I had to go down a black diamond, and it didn't turn out to be too bad. I was actually able to make it down with only a couple of falls. But it sure did build up my confidence because I was still alive at the bottom of the trail!

Then we sat down to a sumptious dinner at home Saturday night - there was a roast, salmon, asparagus, corn and rice. And of course the sansrival birthday cake, that was super yummy but loaded with sugar. There goes the diet!

We skiied half the day Sunday too; I went with Daisy to the bunny slope a couple of times and taught her how to make turns (their stupid ski teacher didn't even get that far - what a ripoff!), and I was happy when we met up again afterwards and she told me that she was able to improve her turns, and even made it to the other trail. :) Fulfilling! Also, Sunday, when I was on my own, I ventured onto another black diamond, and I made it, no falls! Whew! Now if I can only make it with my eyes closed..... :P

At 2:30pm, Daisy and I had to haul ass out of there because she had to be at the airport by 5, and I wanted to go to mass. Well, neither one happened. Daisy missed her flight (but was able to catch the next one), and I ended up simply hanging out at the Literati cafe on Bundy and Wilshire.

Anyway, here is a picture of me while I was on the lift. This was taken Sunday, right before my black diamond run. These two girls from Manhattan Beach were with me on the lift, and they offered to take my picture.

Today is the beginning of Lent, and I\'m supposed to come up with something for my abstinence this year. Last year, I tried to abstain from ice cream, but when my dad came for a visit, he bought a half-gallon of one of my favorite flavors (Private Selection\'s Moosetracks), so I caved.

This year, I\'ll try to be better. I think I\'ll give up chocolate, and see if I can handle that. As long as I hide that huge bag of M&M\'s that I recently got (but which I\'ve eaten half of already), I think I\'ll be fine. Of course, John also has to stop coming up to me from nowhere and handing me half of the chocolate bar he\'s eating.

Fasting is going to be much harder though. Already today, I\'ve eaten more than I should have. Grace just hosted a luncheon here yesterday, and today the leftovers are screaming to be eaten. There\'s cream cheese and salmon with capers, there\'s the yummy fried rice she made, and she just brought me a plateful of fruit. Yikes! I might have to skip dinner altogether to compensate for all the food that I\'ve eaten so far today.

Honestly though, I\'m not so driven to fast. Abstinence is one thing, and actually it can be kind of fun, like a mind game you play on yourself. But fasting? It\'s a good thing that we don\'t have to do it for forty days, but still... it\'s torture not to be able to eat when I\'ve come from a workout, and I\'m climbing tonight. I\'d probably pass out if I don\'t eat anything.

So okay, no chocolate for 40 days. Doable. I think.

Zanzibar is fast becoming one of my favorite clubs. And since lately I\'ve been dancing a lot, I\'m suddenly getting caught up with the desire to take up salsa dancing. I\'ve always said that I enjoy the best when I have a dancing partner, and it\'s really because I can make dancing \"interactive\" somehow. I don\'t know how else to describe the attraction. But anyway, salsa dancing requires a partner, so I know I\'ll like it. Plus I like the sensuality of it, although I want to make sure the partner that I find won\'t be some psycho pervert. It has to be just like the guy Jennifer Aniston dances with in Along Came Polly: good-looking but undeniably gay. ;)

Got home kind of early actually - well, late for a Monday night, but early for a night of dancing. But I slept at 3am after a much-needed conversation, which I hope will be concluded sometime soon - and in the most favorable way possible. Sigh.

My friend just called me.

Friend: \"So do you want to go tonight?\"
Me (ears perking up): \"Where?\"
Friend: \"The KCRW party.\"
Me: \"What time?\"
Friend: \"Eight o\'clock. But I\'ll pick you up 8:30.\"
Me (calculating climbing time, driving time and dress-up/prep time with lightning fast speed): \"Okay!\"

I have no idea what this party is all about, and I have no idea who\'s going to be there. Party animal? Nah, just trying to find distractions and amusement.

I\'m not much of a TV sports fan, so this weekend didn\'t feel any more special than any other weekend for me. But of course since everyone else was in that celebratory mood, I had to join in the festivities.

But Saturday was pretty laid back. Actually, I had planned on doing a long drive all by myself, just to explore the surrounding areas more. I love getting in my car with no pressing destination in mind, and just letting my whims take me around town. But I had to work for a little bit instead, so my long drive turned into a mini-drive along Sunset all the way through Pacific Palisades to the beach. It was actually a beautiful drive, and I was sorry to have to cut it short. It was getting too dark, so the whole point of the ride (sightseeing) was defeated.

Saturday night, Marc finally got his wish and we sat down to watch The Gladiator, which turned out to be pretty damn good. I\'m not a big Russell Crowe fan, but I liked the movie anyway.

Sunday, we all headed to Tito Ante\'s and Tita Edna\'s to \"watch\" the game. I say \"watch\" because I really didn\'t. I only looked at the TV to see the commercials (some of them were funny, but a lot of them were kind of corny!). Amazing half-time show though - I loved all the songs that Paul McCartney sang. That guy still has IT!

Then I hauled ass to the Promenade after we made a quick getaway from the Superbowl party. I wanted to check out the Apple store in preparation for my much-awaited iPod purchase, but 5 minutes after I walked into the store, as I was looking around for a salesperson to talk to, they turned off the lights and prepared to close. Gee, thanks.

So instead of going home with a brand new gadget, I went home with some milk and a package of processed meat. Oh well.

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Hey it\'s almost Valentine\'s! I was at Ralph\'s last night (where I got the milk and the processed meat) and they had this whole section dedicated to the occasion. Red and white and pink all over the aisle. I felt so girly.

Anyway, I wanted to take this opportunity to thank St. Valentine for inspiring this holiday, but darn it, where is Cupid when you need him, huh? There\'s only a week left, so he better hurry! :P

I\'ve been thinking lately of just how much I\'ve kept in touch with my folks back home, and I\'m actually embarassed by the answer. I know what it looks like to them - that I just packed up and left and never looked back.

The truth is though that they infuse my life so much with the old traditions and old beliefs that they raised me with that I somehow feel suffocated. I revert back to being their baby, instead of being a full-grown adult who can make decisions on her own.

They say that a daughter inevitably ends up like the mother, and in some ways, I am happy to be like her. But I struggle with the things I question about her, like how she\'s driven by fear. Maybe it\'s the way she was raised too, or it\'s just how she is, but letting fear govern my life isn\'t healthy for me. I realize more now how much I can accomplish when I push fear out of my mind.

If I had been afraid, I would never have climbed to the top of the mountain and seen the amazing beauty of Joshua Tree. If I had been afraid, I would never have hiked the 6-mile trail to Pear Lake, and I would have missed seeing the serene waters of Aster Lake. If I had been afraid, I would never have made it down the trail in Mammoth, and I would have missed the feeling of exhilaration after finishing the run. If I had been afraid, I would never have met and gotten to know the new friends I have now. I just wouldn\'t have experienced all the things that I have experienced so far.

I don\'t blame my mother; it\'s the best way she knew how to raise me. She believed in being protective; that was her way of showing that she cared. I still keep in mind the lessons she\'s taught me, the words of advice she\'s given me, but I don\'t take everything \"just because mother said so\" anymore. It\'s hard sometimes when she\'s around because she still has that influence on me, and I suppose that\'s why I\'ve kept talking to her at a minimum.

Talking with my cousin David has all the more made me realize how much I\'m still so connected with my mother somehow, and I\'m really trying as hard as I can to make sure that the decisions I make are for me and not just to make her happy. David understands; and I\'m relieved, because at least someone knows where I\'m coming from. Especially in this family, having an ally is very important. Already, having David on my side, I\'ve seen some changes, and I\'m happy and sad at the same time.

I love my parents like everyone else - really, I do. I don\'t know what I\'ll do when they\'re gone. But for now I need to take this time to be away from them. It\'s a sort of make-up time for myself - to be able to do the things that I was never allowed to do or try back home. I just hope that they understand what it is I\'m trying to do, and that they\'ll know that this is what\'s best for me.

Okay, I\'m supposed to have given up eating all kinds of refined sugar, and I\'m supposed to be avoiding foods with high fructose corn syrup or evaporated cane juice, so why do I have a bunch of chocolate bars at home, and why did I just buy an XXL bag of M&Ms? So much for self-discipline.

There are all these diets going around right now, but I do find that that part about giving up sugar really did wonders for me. I really did lose weight! I know, I know, some people will probably say that I don\'t need to, but it makes me feel pretty darn good. I don\'t want to be stick thin; I just want to get rid of that feeling of being too meaty somehow. Sometimes when I haven\'t worked out for awhile and/or I\'ve been eating poorly, I feel uncomfortable in my clothes, as if there\'s just a tad less space to move around in them, and my body doesn\'t like it. I can\'t describe it any better than that.

So what to do with my sweet tooth? I still have so much hopia (Filipino dessert) at home, and the warm days are coming, which means I\'ll be craving ice cream everyday again. Will the temptations never cease?!?!?! :D

I\'m famous! DirecTV has been showing Julia Fordham\'s new DVD for free on channel 124. Marc and I were actually at the concert where they did the filming, so when I heard about the DVD coming out, I noted that I would catch it when they show it.

Well, they\'ve been showing it every weekend since the start of January, and tomorrow is the last day. I sat through the whole thing with Michael today, and sure enough, there I was, clapping away! Lucky Marc though, that light-colored shirt and his height actually made him stand out. Should\'ve switched seats with him and made funny faces at the camera, damn!

So wow, this is what it feels like to be on TV. Michael asked me, \"Is this the first time you saw yourself on TV?\"

Me (from my place right smack in front of the TV, my eyes glued to the screen): \"Isn\'t it obvious?\"

I\'m now on a desperate mission to tape this show - our VCR isn\'t working, and we don\'t have the DirecTV DVR, so I\'m in a panic. This is probably my one and only chance at fame, so I need a copy!

I can\'t seem to get that song from Sister Act out of my head. I\'ve been in a happy mood althroughout the day, despite the weather. Actually, the weather might have helped a little. Light rain like this always takes me back to college days when we\'d sit around in Berchman\'s and sing, or when we\'d take walks in the rain, or when we\'d hole up in the classroom with a piano in Gonzaga Hall. Or when they\'d call off classes, and an hour later, I\'d be slurring over my fifth vodka-7. Haha!

It\'s been a pretty relaxed day, not too much to do at work. Afterwards, I climbed at the gym, and when I finished working out the boulder problem I started, I did a little shopping, and now here I am, chilling out at home. Blockbuster doesn\'t have much to offer right now; I was actually tempted to rent Napoleon Dynamite again, but it would just be a waste, because I know I\'m going to buy the DVD anyway.

I\'m gearing up for a party night tomorrow, so I think I\'ll turn in early today. Need to put in make-up time with my bed since I\'ll be missing it tomorrow.

Found this on the web, and here goes:

Name: Anne Catherine Custodio
Age: 27
DOB: September 19, 1977
Hair Color: Right now? It\'s 1/4 black and 3/4 reddish. I need to get to the salon quick!
Eye Color: Dark Brown
Height: 5\'1 and 3/4\"
BF/GF?: Nope
Crush?: Tons!
Favorite Color?: Purple, red, green and yellow.
Favorite Food?: Varies, but right now it\'s seafood
Favorite Song?: Sweet Surrender, by Sarah Mclachlan
Fav. TV show: Dammit, just one?! Okay, Scrubs. But only because Friends is over.
Fav. Movie: A Knight\'s Tale, among others.
Fave Radio Station: 98.7 or 89.9
Fave. TV station: NBC

^When was the last time you...^

Cried?: Two nights ago
Laughed?: Two minutes ago, maybe
Hugged someone?: Half an hour ago.
Kissed someone?: Half an hour ago.
Danced with someone?: Two Saturdays ago, in Hermosa.
Laughed at someone?: At someone? Can\'t remember.
Gone to the movies?: Last Saturday night
Sang?: This morning, in the car.
Wrote?: Ten minutes ago, in my online diary.
Sneezed?: Yesterday
Coughed?: Can\'t remember

.Friends.

Best: Tintin and Marc
Funniest: Pau
Most Outgoing: Hedwige
Most likely to be famous:Allan
Shyest: Angela

Alright, I have to bore everyone again with my climbing reports. But there\'s reason to celebrate! I did a V1 last night! Yahoo! :) I guess I\'m really seeing the benefits of going to the climbing gym regularly. Even the progression during one session clearly indicates that practice does make perfect.

Kudos too to my friend Michael for being able to run around the whole country club today without stopping. He\'s been at it since he came to stay with us, and in just a few days, he\'s gone from no physical activity to actually being able to run the 2+ miles nonstop. *applause*

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I was at the drugstore today, supposedly just to grab some vegetable oil, but I just happened to pass the card aisle, and I was sidetracked by the Shoebox Greetings shelf. Now I used to collect funny greeting cards, even when I really didn\'t have anyone to give them to, so naturally I ended up with several when I left the store. So yup, some of you just might get a little something in the mail sometime. :) The embarassing part of the night was when I was reading the cards, and I kept giggling to myself. I suppose it\'s pretty understandable, but I felt a little retarded standing there, trying to muffle my laughter, while other people browsed so quietly around me. Where\'s their sense of humor?

Actually, I\'ve been feeling a little off in the humor department lately. I feel like I\'m completely different from anyone else. First off, I liked Napoleon Dynamite, and my friends say they didn\'t like it. Second of all, I was watching Zoolander last night and laughing like a hyena, while Michael sat beside me and simply smiled at the jokes. What the %&^%$&%$?! Doesn\'t eugoogooly merit even a chuckle? C\'mon, man, give me something! :P

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Now that I find myself without an iPod, I am actually craving an mp3 player again, for when I work out. I\'m actually thinking of getting the new iPod shuffle, with the sport arm band and sport case. It seems to be a neat little gadget that I can bring along with me without the hassle of being bulky. Perfect for those long runs or sessions on the treadmill/elliptical trainer. Or even for bouldering, when I want to tune out other people calling out advice to me (I\'ve gotten used to it though, and I actually appreciate the help now). :P

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Well, it\'s getting late, and Michael is all camped out in the sofabed. I better end this. Tomorrow is a new day!

What a long week. I think being away on vacation makes your mind and body atrophy, and both take their sweet time to get back on track. Man, the pain of getting up the Monday after coming back from Mammoth! I suppose I was spoiled since I would wake up there, see the clock saying it\'s 7:00am and I\'d think, \"Oh, it\'s still early. Back to bed.\" So when my alarm went off on 5:45am Monday, my body was screaming bloody hell.

Switching gyms is paying off though, because traffic is so much better to and from my workout. Plus, the option to swing by the climbing gym in the morning feels pretty good.

Anyway, I\'m looking forward to whatever next adventure I\'ll be having. Sadly, I probably won\'t be able to make it to the YMA ski trip to Mammoth, but I just might go on a trip with a friend to Bishop to climb and hang out at the hot springs. Definitely enticing, so I\'m hoping the plans come through. :)

I\'m actually playing host to a friend from Manila, and spending time with him has made me realize how much I\'ve changed in the three years I\'ve been here. The difference in attitude, outlook and hobbies are glaringly obvious, but when I think back, I know I used to be like that. So either I\'ve lost my identity, or I\'ve finally found myself. But how I am now and what I\'m doing actually makes me feel pretty good, so whatever the case may be, there\'s no turning back.

99. I sometimes unconsciously spell out words with my finger when I\'m lost in thought.
100. I love getting massages.

48. My friend Jen teases me that my handwriting is in font size 14.
49. I actually looked into going to fashion merchandising school about a year after I moved to the states.
50. I won a fight once with my brother Richard by clawing at his arms and actually drawing blood. Yikes!
51. My most favorite city that I\'ve never been to is New York City.
52. I\'m mildly allergic to dogs. And I\'m insanely allergic to something else, but I don\'t even know what it is. I was working out once in the LA Fitness in Canoga Park, when I just started sneezing and my eyes got red and swollen.
53. I can do weird things with the toes on my right foot.
54. I get cold easily.
55. And so, even though I love ice cream, I never have it in the winter time.
56. Most of my friends are guys. When I meet new people, it\'s usually the guys I get along with first. So when I meet a girl that I click with, I know it\'s long-term.
57. I love to dance.
58. My favorite moon is the sliver.
59. Occasionally, I have nightmares, and wake up sobbing uncontrollably. But half the time, I don\'t remember what the nightmare was. I usually try to call someone when this happens to me, even when it\'s the dead of night.
60. When I really like a movie, I can watch it dozens of times and not get tired of it.
61. If I could sing well, I would have probably tried to be involved with Repertoire Philippines, the stage acting group in Manila.
62. I love apple juice.
63. When I want to let it out and cry, I listen to Sarah Mclachlan or Jim Brickman\'s Love of My Life.
64. I still keep a journal. It sits by my bed so that when I have dreams or nightmares or when I wake up and can\'t get back to sleep, I can sit up and write my thoughts down.
65. I\'ve been told more than once that I have a nice smile. :)
66. The movie that made me cry the most was Awakenings. I think the fact that it was a true story made it even more tragic for me.
67. I love sandals and flip-flops.
68. I love to cook, even though during the first 23 years of my life, I barely stepped into the kitchen.
69. I\'ve never broken a bone in my body.
70. Chocolate, especially the dark kind, is my weakness.
71. I was in the college fencing team for two years, but lost interest when the coach tried to make warm-ups fun and let us play basketball and soccer. Then I realized I was enjoying warm-ups more than the actual sport I was playing. Maybe it was because I was able to steal the ball from my coach after hustling him.
72. I make a mean opponent in Word Finds.
73. My brothers used to make me cry just by playing three notes on the piano.
74. I love writing long letters or emails to people.
75. I try to strive for honesty in myself so I look for the same in other people.
76. I\'m a lotion addict. Can\'t last a day without putting it on.
77. I chose to study Italian as my foreign language elective in college because everyone else was taking Japanese or Chinese, and I wanted to be different. Also, I was mesmerized by the scenes in Only You that were shot in Positano, that I figured I\'d learn the language in preparation for when I visit this beautiful place.
78. I used to be able to drink fourteen shots of tequila without getting drunk.
79. I love taking pictures.
80. I also have an obsession with swimsuits. I always say I have enough but end up buying a new one every year. Darn Victoria\'s Secret catalog!
81. I am addicted to the following stores: Victoria\'s Secret, Whole Foods, Trader Joe\'s, Costco, Hear Music, and Barnes and Noble. Rarely do I go into these stores without coming out with something.
82. I don\'t like wearing a lot of jewelry everyday. Only on special occasions do I pile it on, but even then, I still don\'t use that much.
83. I love to work out. It serves as a sort of release for me. If I miss a workout, I feel yucky and bloated.
84. When I\'m feeling melancholy or restless, I get in the car and drive. Doesn\'t matter where.
85. I can\'t live without email. Sometimes I wake up, and the first thing I do is check my email with my cellphone.
86. I\'ve decided just recently that I do want to have kids.
87. I\'m a sucker for people with British accents.
89. I am very critical of myself.
90. My full name is Anne Catherine Solis Custodio. My nickname is Cathy.
91. I used to be a social smoker. Now I can\'t stand the stuff.
92. I love seafood.
93. I am prone to getting ingrown toenails on both of my big toes.
94. People have told me that I write well.
95. The #1 trait I am drawn to in people is a good sense of humor.
96. I don\'t much care for gum.
97. I almost appeared in a condom TV commercial. The only reason why I didn\'t make it was because there was a schedule conflict. Otherwise, millions of viewers in Manila would have seen me exalt the qualities of a Trojan.
98. I have so many magazine subscriptions that I don\'t have time to read all of them before the new ones arrive.