Survey from My Cousin

Please answer these questions truthfully and thoroughly. Thank you very much! (Need more space?? Please write on the back of this paper indicating Q#.)
Female ( X, wait x ba meaning no? HEHE JOKE! :D) Male ( ) Age:15…ata. Wait…uhh 1993 basta un… JOKE. :D Good luck sa survey/project mo! Here comes my stupendous answers to your most wonderful survey! YEY! Cue the fanfare!

1. What music do you listen to? Why?

Mostly jazz, pop, classical, pop-opera(or whatever you call it, basta JOSH GROBAN :D), (melodic and not SCREECHY) rock, slow sweet songs, BASTA ung relaxing. (Pwede ba tagalog? HAHAHA…ANYHOW, you can translate anyway. )

I like listening to music that put you in a good mood, those with good lyrics and catchy melodies. I like those kind of music basically just because they make you feel better. When you’re feeling down, they cheer you up (especially those with uplifting lyrics). And good songs really calm you down. I love Norah Jones, most of her songs really make me feel super relaxed and just calm—like I’m apart from all the chaotic madness of life.
So here’s a list of artists I like:
Norah Jones(obviously), Josh Groban(obviously again :D), Corinne Bailey Rae, Kevin Kern, Jason Mraz, Jon McLaughlin(LISTEN TO INDUSTRY!! GRABE UNG PIANO PART!! :D), Vanessa Carlton, Taylor Swift(I know, not the greatest lyrics-wise, but her song “Love Story” is just reallyreallyreally sweet and it’s a feel-good song :D But I don’t like it when she’s just moping about a guy in some of her songs)

I don’t like listening to those kind of “music” (and this is using the term broadly) which are full of nonsensical lyrics about sex, drugs, hot girls, etc.etc. AND I hate it when they use bad grammar and COIN terms with no special meaning at all. Para lang magfit sa music. EWAN. AGH. I hate it when they use the ALLURE of practically naked women in music videos. (Sorry, I’m kinda ranting here. It’s just that I hate what’s happening to ‘MUSIC’ nowadays. I MEAN, you know that new Hilary Duff song which just repeats this imperative sentence again and again and again: “REACH OUT AND TOUCH ME.” Where’s the vocal ability? The creativity? SHEESH!! And this sing has actually gone farther than those other songs with only ONE repetitive word/phrase. At least now they’ve managed a sentence.) Don’t get me wrong, I know that not all rap music are about those worldly things, and I do appreciate some music of those kind because they’re catchy. HAHAHA…but I get to know of them involuntarily, unlike those kind of music that I really like which I know of voluntarily. I mean involuntarily because I just hear them through media or because my brother’s playing his music.

2. What TV shows or channels do you usually watch? Why?
Uhhhm. I Don’t watch much TV, but when I do, I watch American Idol.  I watch ETC, Lifestyle Network, 2nd Avenue, Fox Crime, NatGeo and Discovery Channel, sometimes MTV(when I like the music video= not filled with practically-naked women). I watch those because they entertain me? Hahaha…Well, let’s see. Fox Crime, NatGeo and Discovery Channel are channels I watch because they sometimes have really interesting documentaries/shows that intrigue me. Like say, this one about the mind of serial killers in Fox Crime (forgot the name of the show). Why did they become that way? What lead to their massacring of countless numbers of people?

But sometimes, when I just want an instant respite from the harsh realities of life (HAHA, JOKE LANG, di ako emo)—I mean, when I just want to be entertained I watch reality TV shows in those other channels. AND who doesn’t like watching Iron Chef? MEHN, just looking at the food is torture. See? If they made TV’s 4D, you’ll smell the food too! Ahhh….WAW.

I personally am not very fond of sitcoms or soap operas. They require too much time and some of them don’t even HAVE a point.

3. What do you read? Why?
Books! Hahaha, what else? I read good books. LOL. Genre: Fantasy, adventure, fiction and also non-fiction. But I’m more of a YA-reader still.  I love adventure/fantasy fiction. The epitome of my favourite kind of book would probably be the first book of Ranger’s Apprentice/ Harry Potter :D. I also am fond of Jodi Piccoult’s work. She writes really really well with depth to her characters. I read these books because they entertain me, and because I actually learn from them. Books I’ve learned a lot from: Harry Potter(yes, seriously, here’s an example, Dumbledore said: “Someday, people will have to choose between what’s easy and what’s right.” It’s so true. Also, here’s another one: “Play to your strength.” This was by Mad-Eye Moody. :D) See, I read non-fiction which teach you lessons too. For example: The Last Lecture.

4. Do you smoke? What brand? Why?
NOPE. NEVER! Smoking kills every type of living system. It kills animals(HUMANS, THAT MEANS YOU AND THE PEOPLE WHO INHALE WHAT YOU’VE EXHALED—if you’re a smoker, that is.), and out nature. I don’t know if it kills specie from the Kingdoms Protista, Monera, Fungi and Plantea, but it sure as heck kills the planet. Smokers are murderers and victims themselves. What a pitiful way to EXIST.

5. Do you drink? What is your choice of drink? Why?
NOPE. Well, let’s see, I’m 15. Isn’t that enough reason? I’d probably consider drinking some in the future, but that’s in the very far future. And largely because they say drinking wine has benefits.

6. Where do you go on the weekends? Why?
Uhmm… church? Because I’m Catholic and I sing in the choir. I go to my grandmother’s house because it’s tradition for our family and it’s the part of the week I look forward most to because I love seeing my family. Those are the two constant places I go to every weekend. Sometimes, the malls and restaurants because of course, you gotta get outta the house too, ya know?

7. What do you do on the weekends? Why?
I do my homework (DUH). I go to those places mentioned beforehand. I read, listen to music, eat, sleep, etc. What else? Sometimes, there’s the occasional party or soiree or special event.

8. What do you wear on the weekends? Why?
Clothes? Hahaha…what kind of question is this? Umm, casual clothes? Depends on the occasion/event I’m going to. Uniform for choir.

9. What activities are you involved with?
What do you mean? Organizations? The choir and schoolwork(hahaha),. I am a member of the Batch Production crew, I was a Facilitator for the Xavier-ICA interaction. What do you mean exactly? Hahaha….basta yan.

10. What are your choices of fashion brands? Why?
Kamiseta, Plains and Prints and Bayo. I don’t know, because they have good clothes? Nice quality, nice fit, nice designs?

Iyong iba kahit sa department store na, why not? Sayang sa pera. Hahahaha….

11. What would you never be caught dead wearing? Why?
Uhhmm… I don’t know. Uhh, a super micro-mini skirt, (excuse the vulgarity)‘pekpek’ shorts. (You know what I mean) Those that show too much in the chest area. I think I’m a pretty conservative dresser. Hahaha, di ako furniture.

12. Do you consider yourself a trend-setter/trendy? Why?
Uhm, well, since in school we’re all just basically wearing the same thing—uniforms—I don’t think it applies that much. But I’m not a trend-setter. I just dress how I want to dress. Sure, I also sometimes go with what’s ‘in’, but because I want to not because I’m compelled to.

13. Do people consider you as a trend-setter/trendy? What makes you think so?
Nope, as I’ve said before, the only thing you could probably trend-set in school are the socks you wear and the way you wear your hair. And changing your style of socks can land you in the principals office. Anyhow, I’m not much focused on these things anyway. I do care about how I look but not too much that I lose sight of more important things.

14. How important is it for you to be a trend-setter/trendy? Why?
Obviously not very much. Refer to number 13. :D

15. What is your definition of “cool” and being cool?
None. Hahaha…Well…I guess I identify cool with those things that amaze me. Let’s say, may nasabugan ng bomba, tapos nabuhay pa siya. Iyon ay COOL. ASTIG, dba? Hahaha…ewan. Joke lang. Ewan ko. I don’t really use that word much, only when you have nothing else to say. HAHAHAHA! COOL=Malamig! :D Hahahaha….Cool(the kind of cool you’re looking for, I think), I believe, is defined by media. (Pop culture)


LONG ENOUGH? :D