Day 23: 15 facts about me

I'm almost nearing the end of this challenge! So let's see...15 facts about me...

1. I love the color pink and anything that comes in pink. Valentine's is my next favorite occassion (Christmas is still #1) coz everything is just red, white and PINK! Hahaha. Pink roses top my list especially when I get them through special delivery :)

2. Mint is just love. Can't say no to chocolate + mint. Another reason why Christmas is my favorite season is because it's when all things mint comes out.

3. I'm a bookworm. I remember that my first book was Nancy Drew's The Secret of the Old Clock given by my sister when I was still a kid and the rest was history. I went through the Sweet Valley and Sweet Dreams phase back then and I would be excited everytime we go to National Bookstore coz it means I'll be getting another book. Fastforward to today, I'm still as much as a bookworm as I was before. Powerbooks and Fullybooked (and Barnes and Noble if I'm in the US) are just heaven. I buy books even if my TBR list is ridiculously long. I love my Kindle coz I can bring my 'library' with me wherever I go and read whenever I want.

4. I'm a bit OC. I like things to be in order. I cover my books in plastic before I read them. Moreover, I need to get the 'perfect' book (with no folds, creases or scratches) whenever I buy one even if it means going through each and every book in the pile. If it's the last copy and it's not 'perfect', forget it. I'll go to another bookstore or even order it online instead. I hang my clothes by type and by color. I can't leave my room without making my bed first, even if I'm already running late. I'm just OC like that :)

5. I don't eat breakfast early in the morning. It started back in highschool when I had to get up by 5am in order to be in school by 7:30. It was just way too early and all I wanted to do is go back to sleep. I would feel queasy if I eat something that early. And it has been like that since then. A cup of coffee is enough to sustain me til lunch time.

6. I don't like sunny side up eggs. I hate the runny egg yolk. The only exception is if it's Eggs Benedict. I don't taste the yolk that much because of the hollandaise sauce so it works.

7. I'm still a child at heart and I have a thing with teddy bears. I've got a good collection of the Starbucks bearista bears and Care Bear beanies.

8. My tolerance for alcohol is quite high. Takes a LOT to get me drunk. I don't like beer though. I prefer hard drinks. Vodka and Tequila (Patron is the best!) tops my list. I go for cocktails as well. Margarita, Cosmopolitan and Martini are my favorites.

9. I'm allergic to oysters. Used to love them especially the Rockefeller ones with loads of cheese and bacon, but after getting sick when I ate some steamed ones a couple of years ago, can't have them anymore.

10. I had my doubts on long distance relationships but being in one for almost 4 years now made me realize that it can work. It IS tough but it's all worth it :)

11. I love traveling and I make it a point to go out of the country at least once every year.

12. I am Nang-nang to an adorable 3-year old nephew and I just love him to bits. Can't say no when he drags me to his 'office' (Rustan's) and asks me to get him a new car or train (he's so into Disney Cars and Thomas the Train). I spoil him crazy!

13. I can't sleep before midnight even if there's work the next day and I have to be up early. My usual bedtime is at around 1am.

14. I'm a shopaholic and shopping is therapy. The mall is my second home. It's a plus if there's a SALE going on.

15. I just turned 29 and life can't get any better. I've got a good job, great friends, a loving family and a special someone who never fails to amaze me after all these years. Live, laugh, love! :)