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I never participate in memes and tags mainly because I prefer to write my own stuff in this blog than answering a poll. But life is not always fair, my brains are half dead lazy tonight. Ever had those mental or writer’s block moments? You want to write but you do not know what.

So there, I guess I finally have the excuse to respond to a tag. Yeah, I was tagged. The questions though are quite interesting especially the last one as it woke my slumber.

The tag too ends right here, so I won’t be passing this to anyone.

Four jobs you have had in your life:
1) Sales Manager
2) Senior Account Manager
3) Product Specialist
4) Account Manager
[All jobs in ICT - hardware, business software applications and consulting]

Four movies you could watch over and over:
1) None
[As you can see, I am not a movie person! I am also not sentimental]

Four places you have lived:
1) Utrecht, Netherlands
2) Nieuwegein, Netherlands
3) Wack Wack Greenhills, Mandaluyong, Philippines
4) Near Boni Avenue, Mandaluyong, Philippines
[Only in the last 10 years… I have lived in many other cities before this!]

Four TV Shows you love to watch:
1) Local and International News
2) CSI
[Ah, I’m not a TV person either!]

Four places you have been on vacation:
1) Tirol [the Alps], AUSTRIA
2) Bremen and Cologne, GERMANY
3) Brussels, BELGIUM
4) Lisbon & Algarve, PORTUGAL
[For year 2005 and 2006 only]

Four websites you visit regularly:
1) Dutched Pinay on Expatriation
2) Nu News or BBC World News
3) Asawa, A Fil-West Relationship Forum
4) Lonelyplanet Thorntree Travel Forum
[Except Google, its my automatic internet page launch]

Four of your favorite foods:
1) Stir-fry vegetables
2) Any seafood, especially grilled
3) Dried sausages, especially the Italian and Spanish ones
4) Fruits

Four places you would rather be right now:
1) Sitting in the airplane
2) Lounging in a sun bed by the Brazilian beach coast
3) Driving along Ayala Avenue in Makati or Mango Avenue in Cebu, Philippines
4) Skiing in the European Alps

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