Weekend Soiree 18: A game of comment interaction
The first rule is easy. I will ask a question. The first person who comments will answer my question, and will leave a question for the next person to answer. This next person will answer that question, and leave a question for the next next person to answer. I am sure you get it! 
To make things more fun, the questions have to reflect the chosen theme. For example, if the theme is HEROES, all questions should relate to heroes. Do you want to travel through time like Hiro Nakamura? Which national hero would you like to have dinner with? As much as possible, let’s not repeat the questions for added fun! You are also welcome to play more than once.
The second rule is very neighborly. After you answer and write a question, visit the person who comments right BEFORE you. If that person does not have a blog, visit any of the commenters’ blogs. When you’re at their blog, leave a comment and some nice cheer. You might make a new friend!
Let’s get to know each other better with the 18th weekend soiree. This is also a part of Shai’s Tell Me About You Project.
The theme: GETTING TO KNOW YOU
My question for Person #1: How old were you when you had your first crush?
April 26th, 2008 at 6:22 am
Q: How old were you when you had your first crush?
Oh my! The crush I can remember as my first was that guy who was in high school while I was in Grade 6. So that was when I was 11 years old? I can’t remember if I had any other crush before him.
Q: How do you unwind after a stressful week?
nina’s last blog post..Angono Art Tour
April 26th, 2008 at 7:24 am
I eat Japanese. My favorites are lots of shake sashimis and ikuras. Or I go traveling with my soulmate. Either way, I feel relaxed and recharged.
Q. Where is your favorite restaurant in Metro Manila and what do you usually order there?
Dr Emer’s last blog post..On The Cebu Hospital Scandal
April 26th, 2008 at 9:31 am
i don’t have a particular favorite restaurant in manila, as i live in general santos city, but i like chinese food so i can say i have fond memories of the quaint restaurants in binondo. lately, husband and i ate at cafe mediterranean in MOA, and i must say the gorgonzola pizza was awesome!
q: what is it that you’re good at, when you feel like you’re in your best element?
odette’s last blog post..a dash of inspiration!
April 26th, 2008 at 11:01 am
I’ve finally realized that the one thing I’m good at is baking. The world can end outside my window kitchen and I wouldn’t know it if I’m baking, because I involve all my senses in it. Cooking is my home, and I’m glad I can come “home” every time I take out the sugarand flour (and eggs, and milk, and chocolate…)
My Q For U: What’s the story behind your name?
J. Flores’s last blog post..Fabric Love: Prints
April 26th, 2008 at 11:19 am
When my mom was pregnant, she saw Dyan Castillejo playing tennis in one of the sport clubs in Makati. She said that if it’s a girl, the name would be after her.
Question: What was your memorable bday gift? from whom and why?
dyanie’s last blog post..Earth Day
April 26th, 2008 at 11:23 am
I was named after the English novelist/author “Daphne du Maurier” the one who wrote Rebecca. She was my mother’s favorite author during that time.
Is there an important event you are looking forward to this year?
April 26th, 2008 at 11:42 am
Yes, the most important event of my year will be the adoption of my son this summer!
How do you get your exercise?
on the Rock’s last blog post..Saturday Photo Hunt – Unique/Funny Signs
April 26th, 2008 at 2:11 pm
@Dyanie, a crush gave me an orchid snatched from his mother’s garden. The act was really simple and unexpected. I still have the orchid pressed.
@on the Rock: Right now, it’s more of from walking and taking the stairs. I am thinking of getting a stepper exerciser so i can lose the (belly) fats i gained by having Maia without going to the gym.
@toni: i love how your keycodes are from the twilight series… hehe now i can relate, almost done with new moon, eclipse coming up.
Q: What’s your favorite vacation spot here in the Philippines? Why?
hazel’s last blog post..Doesn’t she
April 26th, 2008 at 3:28 pm
i used to get my doze of exercise from running and badminton..now i barely have time for those
except if i’m preparing for mountain climbing..which i really miss..i’m looking forward to exercising more though..
Q: where do you usually hang out?
drunken lily’s last blog post..under the weather
April 26th, 2008 at 3:42 pm
As much as possible, when I have free time, I’d really like to just stay home. But work takes me to the mall or close to it so I while time away by watching a movie or going to the gym.
Q. Do you have a habit that’s hard to break?
Em Dy’s last blog post..Tokyo Tokyo: ImagoBento
April 26th, 2008 at 8:36 pm
@hazel – I love the inner towns of rizal: binangonan, baras, tanay. Very rustic and with lots of character.
@em dy – I listen to paganinis cantabile 1st thing in the morning, no matter how late I wakeup and should be rushing for work.
Q: describe your 1st kiss
cbs’s last blog post..LOOKING BACK: ON WRITING SEX
April 27th, 2008 at 11:32 pm
It caught me by surprise. And that’s all I have to say. *L*
Do you sing in the shower?
April 28th, 2008 at 2:28 am
I don’t sing in the shower, what a boring answer huh? Though I sing when I play the piano and I do both rather lousy and love it at the same time!
Q: What did you want to do when you were a kid and what do you work with today?
iHanna’s last blog post..4 years of blogging adventures
April 28th, 2008 at 8:41 am
when i was a kid i really wanted to be a teacher. but during college i end up taking business course. and today i am working in the government.
q: How old were you when you had your first boyfriend/girlfriend?
blue rose’s last blog post..Unity Cup Sportsfest 2008
April 28th, 2008 at 11:48 am
My first beau was when I was 12. Of course, it was supposed to be secret, but everyone knew
If you could be anywhere right now, where would you be? Why?
JMom’s last blog post..A Mother
April 28th, 2008 at 1:54 pm
right where I am. it’s my happy place.
Do you like the rain? Do you like walking in the rain? do you like the feel of wet pebbles under your feet when it rains? (3 questions… I know… humor me
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April 28th, 2008 at 2:33 pm
yes jet, i do love the rain, walking in the rain, and even walking barefoot in the rain, especially if i’m on our farm here in mindanao. but i hated the rain when i was working in manila, i hated the flooded streets, i gag at the stench of the overflowing drainage, the difficulty of catching a ride home, and when i can’t sleep because i miss home so much when it rains.
Q: do certain scents make you nostalgic of the past? like a feeling of dejavu? or what kind of things never fail to bring a special memory to you?
ps.
@ toni: i now know how are those custard buns called!! i featured it on my latest post.
odette’s last blog post..snail mail love
April 28th, 2008 at 3:10 pm
Yes, I sometimes associate perfume/cologne with special people in my life. For example, I always remember my best friend C whenever I smell Pleasures.
Q: What is your favorite accessory?
Rach (Heart of Rachel)’s last blog post..Weekend Snapshot #25
April 28th, 2008 at 4:53 pm
Answer: My DSLR (a Nikon D40x) – or my Macbook Black. Do those count?
OK, for fashion, I love shoes. And hoop earrings. And necklaces.
Question: What was the most difficult question that you ever had to answer?
Shai Coggins’s last blog post..In Honour of Anzac Day
April 28th, 2008 at 6:04 pm
As always, the simplest. Like this one.
Q. What was the last book you finished reading, what are you reading, and what will you read next?
cbs’s last blog post..LOOKING BACK: ON WRITING SEX
April 28th, 2008 at 6:28 pm
Oh oh oh I want to answer this!
I just finished reading Certain Girls by Jennifer Weiner. It was okay. I cried.
I’m currently reading Water for Elephants. I am LOVING it!
I will be reading The Host by Stephenie Meyer next. I’m so excited.
What is one thing you wish you were NOT wearing right now?
April 28th, 2008 at 8:14 pm
office i.d. (looks stupid.)
barak or hillary? barak/hillary or mccain?
cbs’s last blog post..LOOKING BACK: ON WRITING SEX
April 28th, 2008 at 9:13 pm
i honestly don’t know much about mccain but bet. barrack and hillary, i’d most likely choose the former.
when was the last time you cried?
last blog post: The best home-made and affordable Italian food!
ayen’s last blog post..The best home-made and affordable Italian food!
April 29th, 2008 at 12:21 am
i’m not able to vote here yet so this won’t count hehe. i’m interested in barack. the guy’s got something, however i think he’s a bit hilaw for this. we’ll see how the americans will decide. hilary reminds me of gma for some reason, and not in a good way. i do wish al gore were running again.
question: i’ll just recycle toni’s question in honor of earth day. how old were you when you had your first crush? (i was 8, in case anybody’s interested).
Meeya’s last blog post..Where is
April 29th, 2008 at 5:16 am
I can’t really remember when but I’m betting on 9 or 10.
Q: Who are your favorite authors and what’s your favorite book?
April 29th, 2008 at 5:34 am
I can’t remember… but probably around 8 or 9, I went through phases of liking each of the boys around my age or a little older that were sons of my parents friends. And I remember lusting (is that possible when you’re so young?!) after a boy for most of the latter primary school years, when I would have been 10-11.
My question…. What is your favourite season and why? I love winter, maybe because I’m a winter baby, but everyone else seems to love summer and spends the rest of the year complaining that the weather is crap, I’m the total opposite, anyone else out there different too?
Nicola’s last blog post..First Annual Inblognito Delurking Day
April 29th, 2008 at 7:11 am
I like everyone else LOVE spring/summer
We have such short summers that after 7-8 months of winter, I’m so sick of it!
My question:
If you could have a date with any celebrity/famous person, who would it be?
Nenette’s last blog post..MEM: The Great Home Purge of 2008
April 29th, 2008 at 3:34 pm
Aga Muhlach! My lifetime crush!
Question: do you like chocolates? if yes, what it is and why?
April 29th, 2008 at 6:07 pm
A: not so much. it triggers migraine but i love dark chocolates.
Q: what are you? idealist or realist?
May 12th, 2008 at 8:43 am
Realist. But I look at the bright side. I’m an optimistic realist.
Do you bite your nails?