IMHO

Ten Years Hence

Ten years ago, it was 1996. Take this survey, post the results, and see how many things have changed since then.

1) How old were you?
THEN: 25
NOW: 35

2) Where did you go to school?
THEN: Just graduated from U.P. Law
NOW: Teaching law!

3) Where did you work?
THEN: Herrera Laurel de los Reyes Roxas & Teehankee Law Offices
NOW: Still a part of Hernandez Benedicto Oliveros & Associates Law Offices (ahem) but don't do any legal work any more. I mock the Integrated Bar of the Philippines everyday - the building anyway; it's right across my office window at an advertising/graphics design firm. Work in Baguio on Saturdays, at He Cares when I get the opportunity, just started up Third World Traveler, Inc. (a publishing company) and C + C Personal Caterers, and continue to writewritewrite and raketraketraket... Bawal ang tamad dito!

4) Where did you live?
THEN: Tandang Sora, Barangay Culiat, Quezon City
NOW: Baguio City...but still also BCQC

5) How was your hairstyle?
THEN: very long and straight
NOW: very long and wavy and always up in a ponytail, because I have no time to get it cut or relaxed!

6) Did you wear braces?
THEN: No
NOW: No

7) Did you wear contacts?
THEN: No
NOW: Nyet

8) Did you wear glasses?
THEN: No
NOW: No, thank God

9) Who was your best friend?
THEN: Miles, Ney, Rhia and Neil
NOW: Miles, Ney, Rhia and Neil!

10) Which of your pets were still alive?
THEN: Pugsie, Cheska, Ali, Iron, Nina
NOW: Iron, Nina, Taliban

11) Who was your boyfriend/girlfriend?
THEN: No time for that
NOW: No man worth my time, he he

12) Who was your celebrity crush?
THEN: Keanu Reeves, James Woods
NOW: Hugh Jackman

13) Who was your regular-person crush?
THEN: Manong!
NOW: Still Manong I guess, and *secret* e e e e e...

14) How many piercing did you have?
THEN: Two
NOW: Four, all on my earlobes

15) How many tattoos did you have?
THEN: none
NOW: none

16) What was your favorite band/singer?
THEN: Sting, Madonna
NOW: Sting, Madonna!

17) Had you smoked cigarettes?
THEN: Two packs a day
NOW: Cold turkey for almost four years now

18) Had you gotten drunk?
THEN: Of course
NOW: Unfortunately so

19) Had you DRIVEN?
THEN: Yes
NOW: And still driving myself crazy

20) If so which car?
THEN: Silver Mitsubishi Lancer GLi PSR 176, Manong's "twin" car hehe
NOW: Gold Toyota Corolla GLx UUW 511, my bebe

21) Looking back, are you where you thought you would be in 2006?
I thought I'd still be a lawyer - thank God I'm not! "Not." :-)

posted by Honey Oliveros @ 6:06 PM