It’s my birthday on the 28^th. So whether you like it or not, I am going to talk about myself, and nothing but myself today! So here goes 100 things about myself. I had a lot of fun writing it, so I hope you have fun reading it, too.

 

1. My name is Nelson.
2. Relatives call me Bobot.
3. I was once called Tuesday and Chuchu.
4. I’m the second to the eldest.
5. I have two younger brothers
6. and my sister is the eldest.
7. I grew up in Bulacan
8. and studied there too.
9. I hated bullies as a child.
10. I licked slippers when I was a toddler.
11. I look up to my father.
12. I admire my mother.
13. We were very poor before.
14. I worked my way to college.
15. So that means I have been working since I was 17.
16. I worked as an office assistant
17. and caretaker of a small library.
18. I competed in drawing contests.
19. I can still draw today, but I have no use of my talent right now.
20. I was a cartoonist in our high school paper.
21. As a child, I wished I was a comics writer and illustrator.
22. So I made my own comics using bond paper.
23. I also competed in declamation contests in elementary
24. and oratorical tilts in college.
25. I performed in a stage play before
26. and played the role of a bitch’s younger bro.
27. I feel sad realizing that the guy who alternately takes my role in that play died last year.
28. I like to sing
29. but I’m not a really good singer though.
30. I love videooke.
31. I’m a registered nurse.
32. I’m also a USRN.
33. I was once a private nurse,
34. ER nurse,
35. and neurosurgery nurse.
36. I was a nursing clinical instructor.
37. I was a local board exam review lecturer.
38. I worked seven years in Saudi Arabia and now I’m in UAE.
39. I like the high of riding in a speeding ambulance.
40. I need to cry when my patient dies.
41. But I do it where nobody can see me.
42. I can organize parties.
43. I can cook a bit.
44. My specialty is spaghetti.
45. And it’s my favorite dish too.
46. I like Italian food.
47. I’m allergic to seafood.
48. I like galaxy chocolates.
49. and moist chocolate cakes.
50. and cinnamon rolls.
51. Iced tea is my favorite drink.
52. I like coke, too but I’m trying to avoid soft drinks lately.
53. Superbowl restaurant is the best for me.
54. I play table tennis
55. But the last time I played was very long time ago.
56. I tried Aikido before.
57. I met my wife when we were 10 years old.
58. but we only got married when we were 32.
59. I am married to a civil engineer (and yup, I’m the nurse… not the other way around).
60. I am going to be a father soon.
61. I think first-time fathers are the most excited people in the world.
62. I always dream about how my baby will look like.
63. I enjoy staying in huge toy shops.
64. I want to give the best for my child.
65. I like to window shop
66. I dream a lot.
67. I might be in the US soon.
68. I treasure good friends.
69. I like people who can think of jokes very fast.
70. I love stand-up comedians.
71. I wish I can fly.
72. I am not into material things.
73. I value time.
74. I am not afraid to die
75. But I am afraid to lose a loved one.
76. I have never tried illegal drugs.
77. But I can inject a drug on myself using a butterfly needle.
78. I’ve done that for therapeutic drugs.
79. I’m a social drinker only.
80. I don’t smoke.
81. I’m not into pets.
82. Navy blue is my favorite color.
83. I want to give a poor deserving child a scholarship if I have the money.
84. I want to write a book
85. but I can’t think of anything to write about.
86. I love the internet.
87. I can spend the whole day without eating just surfing the net.
88. My favorite animation hero is Jin of Tekken.
89. He’s my friendster background theme
90. If I’ll have a tattoo on me, I’ll put Marvin the Martian on my back.
91. I like collecting things
92. I collected stamps, and key chain holders.
93. My weird collection included restaurant tissues, clothes tags, and chocolate wrappers.
94. I will only collect something that I don’t need to buy.
95. I took a video of myself posing like a ramp model last year.
96. It’s so funny but I hate watching it now.
97. I wish I can direct a film, but I know it is a very difficult job.
98. I wish I have more computer knowledge.
99. I wear contacts.

100. I love myself.