100 Dang Questions

100 dang questions

1* First grade teacher's name:
Mrs. Teramoto... Mrs. T (it was funny back in the day)

2* Last word you said:
cool

3* Last song you sang:
So embarrassing... I walked into the house singing "Every Little Step" by Bobby Brown

4* Last person you hugged:
One of my bestest buds here in LA-- LaTasha, who made me yummy coconut curry tonight!

5* Last thing you laughed at?
the fact that Bobby Brown is still alive

6* Last time you said I don't remember:
I was thinking about what my Kinder teacher's name was...

7* Last time you cried:
Today... watching "Ma Vie En Rose"... the part where a kid gets beat up by his mom.

*PRESENT*

9* What color socks are you wearing:
not wearing any...

10* What's under your bed:
just some junk

11* What time did you wake up today:
just before 9:00 am-- no work today!

12* Current taste:
yummy... ha! I don't know, leftover curry? I need a mint!

13* Current hair:
long, crazy layers

15* Current annoyance:
not having my room clean

16* Current longing:
to have my own show on late night tv

17* Current desktop background:
My cousins! (See Patrick's page)

18* Current worry:
that I won't be able to pay for stuff and I'll have to live in a "van down by the river"

19* Current hate:
i just hate feeling stupid

20* Current favorite article of clothing:
a black fidel castro hat w/ a skull & crossbones (must be the Robia)

21* Favorite physical feature of the opposite sex:
boobs... ooops the OPPOSITE sex... man-boobs? Yikes, just kidding. I just like tallness. Over 6'2" please.

22* Last CD that you listened to:
Jamiroquai IMPORT... "Dynamite" i burned it off Wayne... HAhA!

23* Favorite place to be: (corny, but true) laying my head on Joe's chest.

24* Least favorite place:
DIRTY/scary public bathrooms

25* Time you wake up in the morning?:
3am when Joe comes home from the studio sometimes, 5:30 am if I have a school to go to... if not, maybe 9...

26* If you could play an instrument, what would it be:
steel drums or piano like alicia keys

27* Favorite color:
sparkly violet

28* Do you believe in an afterlife:
yup

29* How tall are you:
5'10"

30* Current favorite word/saying:
Ciao

31*Favorite book:
"Chicken Soup w/Rice" by Maurice Sendak. It always makes me smile.

32* Favorite season: Summer, Summer, Summertime

33* One person from your past you wish you could go back and talk to: my 1st crush, Sean Smith

*FUTURE*

35* Where do you want to go for college?
Royal Academy for Dramatic Arts (London, UK) or The Actor's Studio (NYC)

36* What is your career going to be like:
Late night talk show host/model/comedianne/entrepeneur

37* How many kids do you want:
As many as I can afford/as many as God gives

*HAVE YOU EVER...*

39* Said "I love you" and meant it:
YES

40* Gotten in a fight with your dog/cat/bird/fish:
uh, no

41* Been to New York:
yep

42* Been to Florida:
nope

43* Been to California:
itz where i am and it's where i grew up. i love it! I should tell the Governator to call it KYLA-fornia!

44* Been to Hawaii:
Yup. To Kona w/an ex, and Maui w/Mommy

45* Been to Mexico:
On a cruise when I was seven. But I do live in LA...

46* Been to China:
Chinatown in London, SF, Vegas, LA, Manila, Melbourne...

48* Dreamed something really crazy and then it happened the next day:
hmmm... figuratively

52* Do you have a crush on someone:
all the time!

53* What book are you reading now?
Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy... don't tell Marcus!

54* Worst feeling in the world:
regretting that you didn't rather than regretting that you did

55* What is the first thing you think when you wake in the morning?
5 more minutes!

56* How many rings before you answer:
2-3 only 'cuz I'm fishing my phone outta my purse like a fool

57* Future daughter's name: Thalia or Mahalia

58* Future son's name: (Depending on the last name) I really like Kapono or Kalel

59* Do you sleep with a stuffed animal: Big dreadlocks count?

60* If you could have any job you wanted:
Late Night Talkshow Host/comedian/model/parody pop star/Oscar Hostess/shoe distributor/food photographer/foreign exchange host mom

61* Wish you were here:
In the Philippines, goofing around w/ my Pops

62* College plans:
do I hafta?

63* Piercings:
Left the hospital w/studs... not the orderlies, silly!

64* Do you do drugs:
2x a day to keep my kidney working!

65* Do you drink:
if it goes with the meal

67* What kind of Shampoo and Conditioner do you use?
the kind that smells like fruity clean w/dandruff control

68* What are you most scared of:
geez... where do I begin? A pit bull freaked me out today... but mostly our gov't scares me these days... don't get me started!

69* What clothes do you sleep in?
Clothes?

70* Who is the last person that called you:
a high school senior interested in my program

71* Where do you want to get married:
Probably Calfornia w/wedding banquet/ceremony in Manila

72* If you could change anything about yourself what would that be: my citizenship... apparently one must be of British citizenship to be knighted, right?

73* Who do you really hate:
I prefer to focus my energy on love... I love my cousins!

74* Been In Love:
C'mon now, you're talking to a serial monogamist!

75* Are you timely or always late:
almost always late. i hate it!

76* Do you have a job:
oooh you could even call it a "career"!

77* Do you like being around people?
around, in front, it's all good

78* Best feeling in the world:
in love

79* Are you for world peace:
Nah, i'd like to see it bombed to pieces... DUH! OF COURSE!

80* Are you a health freak:
i wouldn't say "freak", but i try to be healthy

81* Do you have a "Type" of person you always go after:
TALL, HANDSOME, FUNNY, BRAINY

82* Do you want someone you don't have?:
if you mean they're not born yet, maybe

83* Are you lonely right now:
no

84* Ever afraid you'll never get married:
another sad one! ya, i guess sometimes...

85* Do you want to get married:
sure

86* Do you want kids?
ya! but that's not gonna happen for awhile

*IN THE LAST 48 HOURS, HAVE YOU...*

87* Cried:
yeah, didn't we do this already?

88* Bought Something:
entertaining treats from Trader Joe's

89* Gotten Sick:
nope

90* Sang:
yup

91* Said I Love You:
yes

92* Wanted To Tell Someone You Liked them:
yes

93* Met Someone:
no

94* Moved On:
somebody "moved in"? I have new roommate...

95* Talked To Someone:
yes

96* Had A Serious Talk:
yeah

97* Missed Someone:
yes

98* Hugged Someone:
yeah, Latasha

99* Yelled at Someone:
this survey taking so long!

100* Dreamed About Someone You Can't Be with:
no

Seven Things...

SEVEN THINGS IN YOUR ROOM:
1. A purple sarong on the wall
2. A poster of the Eiffel Tower through French doors.
3. A big, sluggish computer
4. A suitcase getting fatter
5. A lumpy futon
6. 6 dried red roses (from my anniversary)
7. A big, purple pilates ball

TOP SEVEN THINGS YOU SAY MOST:
1. "Dude--"
2. "My phone's cutting out..."
3. "That's cute!"
4. "I love you."
5. "Mmmmmm."
6. "What's for lunch/dinner?"
7. "Thank you"

SEVEN THINGS YOU CAN'T LIVE WITHOUT:
1. My Family
2. Love
3. My Friends
4. Food that makes me quiet
5. Water (room temp)
6. Human contact/interaction
7. My medicine

SEVEN THINGS YOU CAN LIVE WITHOUT:
1. Hatred
2. Zits
3. Disappointment
4. Ranchero Music
5. Soda
6. Illness (as in disease) =)
7. Fast food (not including Del Taco)

SEVEN THINGS YOU WANT TO DO BEFORE YOU DIE: (Man, I could just copy all Kitty's stuff!)
1. Contribute to entertainment/Make the world smile.
2. Visit Brazil, Japan, Turkey, Morocco, Iceland, and the various islands of the Philippines that I haven't seen yet
3. Be ecstatically married (at least before I die, right?)
4. Be a mother
5. Buy my parents each a house (I want to buy Neverland Ranch for my Pops... he'd make it Hooter's Ranch)
6. Be close enough to Oprah that she would cook a dish to bring at one of my potlucks.
7. See my family live out their dreams, too.

SEVEN OTHER THINGS:
Do you:
1. Smoke? Salmon
2. Do drugs? Only the ones that keep my kidneys working.
3. Read the newspaper? Honestly, usually to check out movie times and crosswords.
4. Pray? Yes.
5. Have a job? Why yes... I am a High School Admissions Rep for Westwood College of Aviation... naks!
6. Attend Church? Not regularly. I like Wednesdays at Agape Spiritual Center, too.
7. Wish on a star? When one twinkles at me.

Have you ever:
1. Had sex? Yes.
2. Had surgery? Yes.
3. Swam in the dark? Does wading on the beach in Boracay count?
4. Been to a Bonfire? Campfire, yes. Bonfire, No.
5. Ran away from home? Nope.
6. Played strip poker? Nope.
7. Pulled an all nighter? Yes, all the time.

SEVEN THINGS IN LAST 24 HOURS:
Have you:
1. Cried? Yes, hearing about the contribution that Comic Relief is for the homeless cause.
2. Sang? Yes, in the car.
3. Been kissed? Yes.
4. Felt stupid? Yes. It's been a year and I STILL get lost in LA.
5. Talked to an ex? No.
6. Missed someone? Yes, my family... particularly my Pops in the Philippines, my bestest friend, Robia who's been in Istanbul for over a month
7. Hugged someone? Yes... lotsa friends.

Whew! That took longer than I thought!

Best Week Ever

Yes, I'm fully aware that my birthday is only July 18th. But man, did I celebrate ALL last week!
1st of all, I haven't worked since... I don't know the week before my bday?
Friday, July 15, we had my sister Erin, her boyfriend Andrew, and my sisters Nori and Xavi staying over.
Saturday, July 16, we spent the day in Irvine for the Aquino Family Homecoming... yummy food and crazy Aquino Cousins talent show. You gotta love it. The tradition of the talent show/program has been around for over 3 generations now... it's kind of a big deal!
Sunday, the family all went to go see Charlie and the Chocolate Factory... sneakin' in Wonka brand candies-- of course! That night, we had even MORE people staying at our place: sister Nori, James, and Rolo. Joe's sister, Brenna, met up with us and we went to Reggae Gold in Century City for a good 45 minutes.
Monday, the day of my bday was pretty chill. We went to Melrose to shop for my bday 'fit and chill at the beach with my mom, sister Nori, boyfriend Joe and friend Sean. That night, we all went to my FAVORITE club in LA... "Respect Mondays" at The Room on Cahuenga. My girl Oakason, was celebrating her own bday and put on a big, fat birthday bashment. I couldn't believe that 50 of my buddies came through... it was pretty much off the chain! That night, my buddies from Sac came back to my house and hung out 'til 5 am or so... That time we had oh, 9-10 houseguests!?
Tuesday, I had a job interview that I was CLEARLY ill prepared for... er, let's not talk about that... but I headed back to Irvine to get my little sis Xavi, and my family surprised me with a mountain of cupcakes! Just like I wanted to bake for myself! MMMMmmm... strawberry cupcakes, too!
Wednesday, I had the girls and Sean staying over... pretty cool. We went shopping for books for them to read on the train going back home to Sac. We had a nice, quiet dinner with 7 guests... Sean, Nori, Xavi, Wayne, LaTasha, Albina, Ana, plus our roomie Julie.
Thursday, I took the girls to the train station with a load of snacks and books. Unfortunately for them, the train took 16 hours. But it WAS a scenic route along the coastline... My Sactown homie, Mike (the Superstar) brought his whole crew and what-not over for Joe's Jerk Chicken dinner and pretty much camped out in my living room... all 5 of 'em... the band, the girlfriend, and the New Yorker.
Friday, I had to pick up my buddy, Jansen, from the airport. It was pretty cool to bring him home for a Filipino Breakfast feast of chicken and pork longanisa, scrambled egg, and coconut rice... and then THEY ALL LEFT!
Whew! There you have it! My bday week~ "The Best Week Ever" as they would say on VH1... that was until Joe and I had our "Anniversary Week".

I've been initiated!

So here goes...
"It" happened. The thing that all comedians dread, and yet all comedians experience. I bombed in the seediest club in Hollywood.
All of my comedian compatriates said it was bound to happen. They say your first time, you kill (do well), then your 2nd time you almost always bomb (do poorly)... I was so afraid of bombing my 2nd time that I actually studied my own vcd of myself, rehearsed in front of the mirror, all that...
So my 3rd time's a bomb! I understand what happens. A comic gets their 1st success and gets pretty cocky... so cocky that they go on without rehearsal or even connecting with the audience. I rested on my laurels and couldn't get up...
What a place to bomb... blue neon lights... mirrors everywhere you look... it was like a strip club. Faizon Love of Elf and Friday was there to host the show... if I did well, I could have plugged my comedy show...
I've heard comedians say that you're not a true comedian unless you've bombed and got back up again. At least now I can say that I'm a comedian.
Faizon says, "Don't quit your day job..."

What I love about my life

What I love about my life (in random order):

Myspace/myspace blogs... I love expressing myself here where friends/family/complete strangers can connect!

Living in LA... where I've made friends that are my "local family"

My height I cursed it as a teenager, but Im so thankful for it when I'm at a packed concert!

Being a woman. I guess I couldve worn makeup and heels even as a boy, but, yeah I enjoy being a girl! I have the best luck with cops, bartenders, customer service

Being Filipino. Maybe I chose to be Filipino last lifetime. Our culture has the only stereotype being hospitable. Not too shabby!

My sense of humor its kept me able to laugh (at myself mostly) and has kept me alive for almost 26 years now.

Being single... being my own woman.

My relatives part of being Filipino is being close to all 10,000,000 some odd relatives. I have some odd relatives! Im so blessed to have cousins like Kitty and Patrick. Theyre like playmates that God made sure were a part of my life from the beginning!

My sisters as the oldest, I always thought that Eri, Nori, and Xavi were born simply for my amusement. Now I know that I was born to laugh and learn with them.

My parents My mom, my best friend, my role model for living La Vie en Rose taking pleasure in style. My Pops, my hero and role model for crazy self-expression and making people laugh.

What do YOU love about your life?

50 Questions

50 Questions
Current mood: awake

Copy and paste with your answers as a comment... or your own blog, if you like... C'mon, I saw you do it for what-her-name!

1. What is your name? Kyla (all the pretense with no last name!)

2. What color underwear are you wearing now? what underwear?

3. What are you listening to right now? Some funky techno online radio station on itunes

4. What are the last 2 digits of your phone number? 67

5. What was the last thing you ate? Chicken rice porridge called "lugao". My boyfriend's sick, so I'm eating it, too.

6. If you were a crayon what color would you be? Sparkly violet

7. How is the weather right now? Coldish and dark (for LA)

8. Who was the last person you talked to on the phone? My cousin, Patrick.

9. The first thing you notice about the opposite sex? Boobs! Oh yeah, you said "opposite sex"... um, height?

10. Favorite Food? The kind that doesn't allow you to talk 'cuz it's hella good... Thai curry or my Mellie's cooking

11. Favorite Drink? These days, I'm lovin' me some Thai coconut milk tea or Sho Chiku Bai plum sake

13. Favorite place to shop? Wherever it's funky and priced well.

14. Hair color? Very dark brown with copper highlights...naturally of course...

15. Eye Color? Brown

16. Do you wear contacts? Negative

17. BEST FRIEND?? Robia C.

18. Favorite Month? Joooo-LYE

19. Favorite Fast Food? Benicio Del Taco

20. Last Movie you Watched? Sin City (Read my other blog.)

21. Favorite Day of the Year? Halloween

22. Are you too shy to ask someone out? Nope, that's cuz I got it like that! (That's why I have a boyfriend!)

23. Summer or Winter? Summer

24. Hugs or Kisses? Yes please! :)

25. Chocolate or Vanilla? swirl

26. Do you want your friends to respond back? If you're feelin' it...

27. Who is most likely to respond? my cousin Kitty, if she can pull herself away from Fowl Words or Goldmine or Goldschlager (whatever that game is that she's addicted to)

28. Who is least likely to respond? All the others

29. What books are you reading? Sadly, I never learned how...

30. Piercings? I've had earrings since my parents took me home from the hospital.

31. Fav Movie? The Red Balloon

32. Fav Team? The Sacramento MFn' Kings!

33. Fav Hangout? The Room for Dancehall/Improv Olympic on Monday nights

34. Any Pets? Does a half-dead orchid count?

35. AIM SN? misstressk718

36. Butter, Plain or Salted popcorn? I just got into Kettle corn, actually.

37. Dogs or cats? Dags.

38. Favorite Flower? Take a wild guess...

39. What do you say when you wake up in the A.M.? 9am at the earliest, unless there's something specific

40. Do you still talk to your best friends from intermediate school? If you mean elementary, that'd be a YEEEAAH.

41. What's on your desk? Crap...lots of it.

42. Rock Concert or symphony? Rock/hip-hOPERA

43. Play or Opera? Play

44. Have you ever fired a gun? Yes long ago.

45. Do you like to travel by plane? YES! I'd love to get a pilot's license, too!

46. Right-handed or Left-handed? Right

47. Smooth or Chunky Peanut Butter? Yes.

48. How many pillows do you sleep with? 3, if you count Joe as the 3rd.

49. City and State you were born in? How 'bout city and island? Davao City, Mindanao

50. Ever hitchhiked? Not this lifetime, bub.

Strep-On Action

I just came back from the doc's office... he thinks that I've got strep throat. Yay, drugs! So I'm not crazy... I really am sick. I'm bundling myself up in blankets and having lotsa fluids. Can I just say that this'll be the last blog about being sick?!
Joe and I walked through a farmers' market in Century City today. We bought some funky fruits like blood oranges and strawberries. It was nice to actually get out, but I sure did work up a sweat just walking.

Lent Is Over in 4 Days

So yeah, I gave up alcohol AND cursing for lent. This did NOT come in handy when I decided to have my 1st stand-up comedy show. There was no "liquid courage" to get me on stage, no curse words to use as a crutch... It was me, myself, and I... pretty crazy.

Last year, I gave up cheese for lent. Not a sacrifice you say? Well, try eating pizza in under 20 minutes when you're picking it off bit by bit... Last Easter, the 1st thing I ate after Easter Mass was a big, fat order of mozzarella sticks... oh yeah!
I realize now that on Sunday I can curse up a storm, get stinkin drunk and it's all good... Y'know, I don't think I'm gonna curse on stage. At least not for right now. But come Easter Sunday, I think I'll have a little cab with my supper.
That's all for now... Happy Easter everyone!