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4 JOBS I’VE HAD
1. web designer
2. web project manager
3. graphic designer
4. problogger

4 MOVIES I’VE WATCHED OVER AND OVER
1. richie rich
2. the sound of music
3. independence day
4. disney movies

4 PLACES I’VE LIVED IN
1. bf homes, paranaque
2. teachers village, qc
3. hardin ng rosas, up diliman, qc
4. purok aguinaldo, up diliman, qc

4 TV SHOWS I LIKE TO WATCH
1. gilmore girls
2. desperate housewives
3. ugly betty
4. grey’s anatomy

4 PLACES I’VE BEEN ON VACATION
1. ilocos norte
2. northern samar
3. batangas
4. pangasinan

4 OF MY FAVE FOOD
1. japanese
2. pasta
3. chicken barbeque
4. bird’s nest soup

4 PLACES I’D RATHER BE RIGHT NOW
1. at the mall
2. in up
3. out of town
4. out of the country!

My Score: 7; WTFs: 2

x = Somewhat
xx = Greater
xxx = Huge enormous crippling OMG fear

A
[ ] Achluophobia - Fear of darkness
[ ] Acrophobia - Fear of heights.
[ ] Agliophobia - Fear of pain.
[ ] Agoraphobia - Fear of open spaces or crowds.
[ ] Aichmophobia - Fear of needles or pointed objects.
[ ] Amaxophobia - Fear of riding in a car.
[ ] Androphobia - Fear of men.
[ ] Anginophobia - Fear of angina or choking.
[ ] Anthrophobia - Fear of flowers.
[ ] Anthropophobia - Fear of people or society.
[ ] Aphenphosmphobia - Fear of being touched.
[x] Arachnophobia - Fear of spiders. [[The huge ones.]]
[ ] Arithmophobia - Fear of numbers.
[ ] Astraphobia - Fear of thunder and lightning.
[ ] Ataxophobia - Fear of disorder or untidiness.
[ ] Atelophobia - Fear of imperfection.
[x] Atychiphobia - Fear of failure.
[x] Autophobia - Fear of being alone.

B
[ ] Bacteriophobia - Fear of bacteria.
[ ] Barophobia - Fear of gravity.
[ ] Bathmophobia - Fear of stairs or steep slopes
[ ] Batrachophobia - Fear of amphibians.
[ ] Bibliophobia - Fear of books.
[ ] Botanophobia - Fear of plants.

C
[ ] Cacophobia - Fear of ugliness.
[x] Catagelophobia - Fear of being ridiculed publicly.
[ ] Catoptrophobia - Fear of mirrors.
[ ] Chionophobia - Fear of snow.
[ ] Chromophobia - Fear of colors.
[ ] Chronomentrophobia - Fear of clocks.
[ ] Claustrophobia - Fear of confined spaces.
[ ] Coulrophobia - Fear of clowns. [[I never really got this phobia. I still wonder why people have it.]]
[ ] Cyberphobia - Fear of computers.
[ ] Cynophobia - Fear of dogs. [[Maybe when they're rabid.]]
[ ] Hinargophobia - Fear of people with tails.
[ ] Dendrophobia - Fear of trees.
[ ] Dentophobia - Fear of dentists.
[ ] Domatophobia - Fear of houses.
[ ] Dystychiphobia - Fear of accidents.

E
[ ] Ecophobia - Fear of the home.
[ ] Elurophobia - Fear of cats.
[ ] Ephebiphobia - Fear of teenagers.
[ ] Equinophobia - Fear of horses.

G
[ ] Gamophobia - Fear of marriage.
[ ] Genuphobia - Fear of knees. [[WTF]]
[ ] Glossophobia - Fear of speaking in public.
[ ] Gynophobia - Fear of women. [[I pity people with this phobia.]]

H
[ ] Heliophobia - Fear of the sun.
[ ] Hemophobia - Fear of blood.
[ ] Herpetophobia - Fear of reptiles.
[ ] Hydrophobia - Fear of water.

I
[ ] Iatrophobia - Fear of doctors.
[x] Insectophobia - Fear of insects. [[Cockroaches. Flying cockroaches.]]

K
[ ] Koinoniphobia - Fear of rooms.

L
[ ] Leukophobia - Fear of the color white.
[ ] Lilapsophobia - Fear of tornadoes and hurricanes.
[ ] Lockiophobia - Fear of childbirth.

M
[ ] Mageirocophobia - Fear of cooking.
[ ] Melanophobia - Fear of the color black.
[ ] Microphobia - Fear of small things.
[ ] Mysophobia - Fear of dirt and germs.

N
[x] Necrophobia - Fear of death or dead things.
[ ] Noctiphobia - Fear of the night.
[ ] Nosocomephobia - Fear of hospitals.

O
[ ] Obesophobia - Fear of gaining weight.
[ ] Octophobia - Fear of the figure 8.
[ ] Ombrophobia - Fear of rain.
[x] Ophidiophobia - Fear of snakes.
[ ] Ornithophobia - Fear of birds.

P
[ ] Papyrophobia - Fear of paper.
[ ] Parastitaphobia - Fear of parasites.
[ ] Pathophobia - Fear of disease.
[ ] Pedophobia - Fear of children.
[ ] Philophobia - Fear of love. [[Takot kay Kimpo. Haha.]]
[ ] Phobophobia - Fear of being afraid.
[ ] Podophobia - Fear of feet.
[ ] Porphyrophobia - Fear of the color purple.
[ ] Pteridophobia - Fear of ferns.
[ ] Pteromerhanophobia - Fear of flying.
[ ] Pyrophobia - Fear of fire.

S
[ ] Scolionophobia - Fear of school.
[ ] Selenophobia - Fear of the moon.
[ ] Sociophobia - Fear of social evaluation.
[ ] Somniphobia - Fear of sleep.

T
[ ] Tachophobia - Fear of speed.
[ ] Technophobia - Fear of technology.
[ ] Tonitrophobia - Fear of thunder.
[ ] Trypanophobia - Fear of injections.

V-Z
[ ] Venustraphobia - Fear of beautiful women. [[WTF]]
[ ] Verminophobia - Fear of germs.
[ ] Wiccaphobia - Fear of witches and witchcraft.
[ ] Xenophobia - Fear of strangers. [[No, Garro, I am not xenophobic.]]
[ ] Zoophobia - Fear of animals.

Comments inside [[ ]].

( ) worried about getting bullied by fratmen or getting killed in a riot
( ) got bullied by fratmen or was killed in a riot
( ) witnessed a riot
( ) watched the oblation run
(x) made friends with a teacher
(x) was tricked as a freshman into attending a rally / prayer meeting
(x) wore red or black on one of those wear red or wear black days
( ) wore red on Valentines Day
( ) wore black on Valentine’s Day
( ) celebrated a birthday at Mang Jimmy’s
(x) learned UP Naming Mahal
(x) got on the dean’s list
(x) slept on a bench
(x) was an RA (registration assistant) or SA
(x) jogged around the campus [[ROTC!]]
(x) visited the Vargas Museum
(x) knew at least one xerox lady, manong, or technician by name
(x) attended university level graduation
(x) got an activist for a teacher
( ) itched from higad bites
( ) had gotten a 5.0 in something
(x) had taken a crap in school
(x) watched a La Salle vs. Ateneo UAAP game
(x) watched a UP vs. any school basketball game
(x) gave a powerpoint presentation
(x) studied in CASAA
(x) studied in McDonald’s or Jollibee Philcoa for one full night and bought just one regular-sized drink
(x) studied along Katipunan
( ) studied along Katipunan and affected the mannerisms of a stereotypical Atenean (accent and all)
(x) watch a play that’s not required for CommIII
( ) went stargazing
(x) ate in Chocolate Kiss, Tea Room (in CHE) or Chateau Verde
(x) slept in the lib
( ) struck up a conversation with a taong grasa
( ) wrote to / for the Collegian
( ) seriously pondered about the identity/ies of the people described in Eksenang Peyups
(x) went to the chapel
( ) got a pebble stuck in your shoe/slippers while walking in Sunken Garden
(x) cut class with your block to watch a movie
(x) had a voltes V for a teacher
( ) took a class under Joseph Palis
(x) went to a Freshman-only concert
(x) subsisted on just streetfood (fishballs, half footlongs, kwekwek, squidballs/rolls, mais, dirty ice cream) for a day
( ) learned how to smoke
( ) went on an out-of-town trip during a break with blockmates or orgmates
(x) fell in love
(x) actually read the book you keep borrowing from the lib
(x) played cards during your free time
(x) dress in business attire
( ) sumabit sa jeep
( ) got sung to or sung to someone in class during Valentine’s day
(x) watched the lantern parade
(x) helped out a total stranger
( ) helped out a total stranger because he/she was hot
(x) learned to stay awake for more than 24 48 hours straight
( ) got bullied by fratmen and feeling cool wannabe people who were actually losers
(x) took Wednesday and/or Sat classes WILLINGLY
( ) volunteered for the pahinungod
(x) ate “tasteless white sauce” pasta from cock-a-noodle-doo
(x) got a boyfriend/girlfriend
(x) took time to read the vandalism in the CR
( ) watched a sexy art film for any GE class
( ) got held up or pickpocketed
( ) felt depressed because you were not as good academically (or popular) as you were in high school
(x) did a last minute paper
(x) had spent a lot for 1×1 ID pictures
(x) got exempted from final exams
( ) got exempted from a final exam but still took it
( ) attended a varsity pep rally
(x) watched LIVE AIDS, Androgyny, Maskipaps or any well-known variety show
( ) promised to quit smoking
( ) got into at least one (org- or council-sponsored) adventure race
(x) knew where the best restrooms are on campus
(x) joined an org
(x) allowed yourself to make mistakes
( ) went to the gym in spite of having no PE class just to ogle varsity players / cute boys
(x) took summer classes
(x) admired the oblation
(x) made a video for a project
( ) had a crush on a teacher
( ) had a teacher who had a crush on / tried to court you
( ) attended your ROTC Bivouac
(x) faked sickness to get an absence excused
( ) got your car scratched by one of those “kuya bantayan ko kotse niyo” kids
( ) took a PE class where you had to pay for tuition (i.e. sportsclimbing, ten pin bowling, scuba diving, etC)
( ) went to school in your crappiest yet most comfy clothes
(x) learned how to use the Bayantel pay phones
(x) participated in school activities
( ) caught the UP Pep Tryouts
(x) dated someone from UP
(x) rode an IKOT and TOKI
(x) found a tambayan
( ) went drinking at Sarah’s
(x) learned how to beg for a higher grade
(x) used your 6 allowable absences wisely
( ) lived in a dorm
(x) volunteered to be beadle or go-to guy for your group / class
( ) had the worst schedule
(x) realized that there really is just one coconut tree on the sunken garden
(x) not used up all 6 allowable absences
(x) ate in ISSI, Treehouse, Mama Thai’s and other more obscure cafeterias [[Except the Thai one.]]
(x) ate food Aristocart-style
(x) was active in your org
( ) attended an ACLE
(x) got as many app forms as you can during the job fair
(x) learned how to cram [[I already knew how.]]
(x) sold tickets for (or watch) an org-sponsored movie premiere
( ) saved money to Xerox all of your seatmate’s notes
(x) had accidentally seen a make-out session
( ) slept in class
(x) finished a homework / assignment / paper in the shopping center or philcoa
(x) had mountains of unused sample exams and/or old testaments (O.T.’s)
(x) resolved to be “better this semester”
(x) slept during a test
(x) had groupmates from hell (ie no-shows, babblers, dependents, airheads, dreamers, idea stealers, plagiarists)
(x) learned how to work with groupmates from hell
( ) perfected the art of parking on campus
( ) had a bad encounter with one of the guards on campus
(x) developed a love for sisig [[Mang Jimmy's!]]
(x) practiced those UP cheers in the first meeting for PE class
(x) looked at microfilms in the library or poked through archives [[Waaay before I entered UP. ;)]]
(x) reserved a classroom, AVR, etc. for a class or org function
(x) attended UP Fair [[Not the concert.]]
(x) went to a library other than your own college’s to research (Main, CHE, SOLAIR, NCPAG) [[MassComm.]]
( ) lost a perfectly functioning umbrella
(x) used consultation hours properly
( ) went to the Guidance Office for real, heart-to-heart guidance
(x) went to the infirmatay

Here’s the gig. Go to musicoutfitters.com. Type the year of your high school graduation into the search function. Retrieve the Top 100 songs from that year. Strike through the songs you hate(d). Bold the songs you like(d). Underline the songs you love(d). Leave blank those you don’t care about or don’t remember. Annotate at will.

I’ll use the <em> tag for the underline.

1. A Thousand Miles, Vanessa Carlton
2. Get The Party Started, Pink
3. Complicated, Avril Lavigne
4. Dilemma, Nelly featuring Kelly Rowland
5. In The End, Linkin Park
6. Ain’t It Funny, Jennifer Lopez
7. U Got It, Bad Usher
8. All You Wanted, Michelle Branch
9. Don’t Let Me Get Me, Pink
10. Hot In Herre, Nelly
11. Hey Baby, No Doubt
12. Can’t Get You Out Of My Head, Kylie Minogue
13. Lose Yourself, Eminem
14. The Middle, Jimmy Eat World
15. The Game Of Love, Santana featuring Michelle Branch
16. U Don’t Have To Call, Usher
17. Like I Love You, Justin Timberlake
18. Girlfriend, ‘N Sync
19. Wherever You Will Go, The Calling
20. My Sacrifice, Creed
21. Ordinary Day, Vanessa Carlton
22. Underneath It All, No Doubt
23. Jenny From The Block, Jennifer Lopez
24. Just Like A Pill, Pink
25. Blurry, Puddle Of Mudd
26. Gangsta Lovin’, Eve featuring Alicia Keys
27. Hero, Chad Kroeger featuring Josey Scott
28. Days Go By, Dirty Vegas
29. Foolish, Ashanti
30. Escape, Enrique Iglesias
31. Without Me, Eminem
32. No Such Thing, John Mayer
33. Can’t Fight The Moonlight, LeAnn Rimes
34. Hella Good, No Doubt
35. Heaven, DJ Sammy & Yanou
36. Whenever, Wherever, Shakira
37. Family Portrait, Pink
38. One Last Breath, Creed
39. 7 Days, Craig David
40. Hands Clean, Alanis Morissette
41. Die Another Day, Madonna
42. Sk8er Boi, Avril Lavigne
43. A Woman’s Worth, Alicia Keys
44. Love At First Sight, Kylie Minogue
45. Underneath Your Clothes, Shakira
46. I Need A Girl (Part One), P. Diddy featuring Usher & Loon
47. Full Moon, Brandy
48. Wasting My Time, Default
49. Soak Up The Sun, Sheryl Crow
50. Gotta Get Thru This, Daniel Bedingfield
51. Always On Time, Ja Rule featuring Ashanti
52. #1, Nelly
53. Livin’ It Up, Ja Rule featuring Case
54. Goodbye To You, Michelle Branch
55. If I Could Go, Angie Martinez
56. Stole, Kelly Rowland
57. Just A Friend 2002, Mario [I want Too Phat's.]
58. Roll Out (My Business), Ludacris
59. I’m Gonna Be Alright, Jennifer Lopez featuring Nas
60. Happy, Ashanti
61. No More Drama, Mary J. Blige
62. Somewhere Out There, Our Lady Peace
63. Video, India Arie
64. Walking Away, Craig David
65. A Moment Like This, Kelly Clarkson
66. Rainy Dayz, Mary J. Blige featuring Ja Rule
67. What About Us?, Brandy
68. I Need A Girl (Part Two), P. Diddy & Ginuwine featuring Loon, Mario Winans & Tammy Rugger
69. (This Is) A Song For The Lonely, Cher
70. What’s Luv?, Fat Joe featuring Ashanti
71. A New Day Has Come, Celine Dion
72. The Whole World, Outkast
73. Hey Ma, Cam’ron
74. More Than A Woman, Aaliyah
75. Disease, Matchbox 20
76. Oops (Oh My), Tweet
77. Here Is Gone, Goo Goo Dolls
78. Caramel City, High featuring Eve
79. Objection (Tango), Shakira
80. Out Of My Heart, BBMak
81. Girl Talk, TLC
82. Cleanin’ Out My Closet, Eminem
83. Too Bad, Nickelback
84. In A Little While, Uncle Kracker
85. For All Time, Soluna
86. Wrong Impression, Natalie Imbruglia
87. Everyday, Dave Matthews Band
88. Starry Eyed Surprise, Paul Oakenfold
89. Where Are You Going Dave Matthews Band
90. Insatiable, Darrin Hayes
91. Rapture (Tastes So Sweet), iio
92. Son Of A Gun, Janet Jackson
93. The World’s Greatest, R. Kelly
94. Something More, Train
95. Don’t Say Goodbye, Paulina Rubio
96. Walk With Me, Seven & The Sun
97. I Do (Wanna Get Close To You), 3LW
98. Steve McQueen, Sheryl Crow
99. I’m Not A Girl, Not Yet A Woman, Britney Spears
100. Running Away, Hoobastank