are you game?

this has been fun Mia - but tough!

1. What is your passion?

i have a passion for correct grammar, literature in all forms, and culture.

2. You can only own one piece of jewelry (aside from your wedding ring), what would it be?

a good watch that never dies, never fades, never gets stolen, and can be worn to every occasion you can think of.

3. You can make 1 person die and make 1 dead person live, who would they be and why?

i was a few yards away when UP student Nino Calinao was shot (in the AS Walk, while manning a booth) mistakenly by unidentified gunmen. i didn't know him personally, although i might have seen him in the classrooms and hallways of the college of mass communication. according to his orgmates and friends, he came from a poor family and had big dreams of helping his parents by landing a good job after college. all those dreams ended when he was shot BY MISTAKE. up until now, his case has not been given due justice, as the people involved are quite powerful.

if only the person who ordered the shooting would take the place of Nino, then the philippines would be a safer place.

4. Eternal Bad Breath, Eternal BO, or Eternal Lice and Dandruff?

eternal dandruff - that way i'd only have to avoid wearing black, as opposed to people avoiding me.

5. What book or line from a book made you look at things in a new light?

i thought it was just all hype but 2 years after attending the workshop and reading the book -- i'd have to say that The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People has changed my perspective on a lot of things. i read it after being literally thrown into the workshop by my company in bangkok. fortunate enough as i was, at that time i thought it was waste of time because i was the only 23-year old amidst 20 CEOs, CFOs, and COOs (as if i can relate to their management woes!). i fully appreciated it only after 3 days into the workshop, and 2 years in thailand. coming home to manila, i realized that the book - and its practical applications in life - has been a constant guide for me, whether at work or at home.

i've also been pretty lucky to have met the author, Stephen Covey. during my last week in bangkok, he gave a short but inspiring lecture on the 8th Habit - and we even had 5 full minutes to speak to him personally (the advantage being that i spoke english better than my thai co-workers LOL).


Here are The Official Interview Game Rules:

1. If you want to participate, leave a comment below saying “interview me.”
2. I will respond by asking you five questions - each person’s will be different.
3. You will update your journal/blog with the answers to the questions.
4. You will include this explanation and an offer to interview others in the same post.
5. When others comment asking to be interviewed, you will ask them five questions.

If you don’t have a blog, I will still ask you 5 unique questions and you can post your answers here.

any takers?