Who Am I?

I hate this question. I pretty much confuse my own self with who i am so I’ll probably end up confusing you too. But oh well…since, I have to…bare with me...Haha! I’m just going to randomly type things that enter my head.

My name is Maria Giovanna Angelica M. Vera. A lot of people call me a lot of things, but in school, it’s mostly giovy (spelled any way you want..), giovs, or just Giovanna. I really don’t prefer one over the other, so it’s all good. Many people ask me about my name. So to spare you your saliva…it’s the girl version of the Italian name for John (Giovanni). I was born on St. John’s feast day but my parents thought all along that I was going to be a boy. Something with the ultrasound, stupid nurse…long story. Point is, they simply changed the I in Giovanni to an A. And no, I am NOT Italian. I guess my parents just wanted something…international? I am 50 percent Ilongga, 50 percent Kapampangan…100 percent Pinoy.

I am 16 years old, hoping to stay that way forever. My birthday is two days after Christmas. That’s December 27…in case you don’t know how to compute…or you don’t know when Christmas is. Just saying so you know when to send me a gift. Haha!

I have an 11 year old brother, named Martin and a 4 year old dog, named Duchess. They’re both equally spoiled and babied at home. I love them both equally too, but if I had to send one of them to the desert, I’d send Martin. I just seriously think he has more chances of survival.

My mom is my best friend. It’s hard to miss that we’re so alike and that we have the same little quirks. I’m about 90 percent sure that I’m going to grow up to be exactly like her. I’m still trying to figure out if that’s a good thing or not. Haha…kidding. Of course it is. I love my mommy…But I’m still a daddy’s girl at heart.

I enjoy watching T.V. series, more than movies. When I was in first year, I distinguished the days of the week thanks to what was showing on Star World or Studio 23. And I would forego studying for a tv show in a heartbeat. Those were the good old times. That’s next to impossible now…except on Tuesdays when the OC is on…ahaha! Oh, and if I don’t understand what you’re trying to say…relate it to The OC…I swear I’ll get you then. But my all time, never going to change forever favorite is still F.R.I.E.N.D.S. It’s universally timelessly funny. And I have a lot of memories attached to that show.

I love traveling. My dream is to be able to visit every single country in the world, even Iraq and Somalia and places like that. I’m very grateful to my parents for giving me a head start towards fulfilling that dream. I super want to take a year off after high school to just travel the world! Two years ago, that seemed like such a big possibility. Now …err…not so much. Oh well. I’ll just have to study really hard, get a good paying job, work, save up, and maybe someday, find the time to do exactly that. OR…simply wait until my rich (cute) husband-to-be, who is out there somewhere, will finally find me and we’ll fly around the world together in his private Boeing 747… I prefer the latter.

I am very mababaw. It’s super easy to make me laugh, even easier to make me smile. Little things make me happy. And I really believe that laughter IS the best medicine. It solves everything. Life is too short to be taken seriously…At least that’s what I TRY to live by. But sometimes, I can just be one big drama queen. Drama can be good though, but most of the time it’s not. So my school year’s resolution is to try and avoid it as much as possible. Senior year will be all about friends, enjoying, laughing, smiling…good times.

I think I’m a responsible and diligent student. I stress on the word think because I’m not too sure if other people will agree with me. Haha! But I basically do things because I have to. I do everything required of me…nothing more, nothing less. I dream of studying college in Yale or Stanford or Harvard or University of Singapore or any ivy league school because the campuses are so nice! Does that make me shallow? Haha! But I highly doubt that’s going to happen. So my sights are on Ateneo at the moment. I still don’t know what course I’m going to take or what my career path is…bahala na. There’s always shifting anyway.

People say I’m intimidating. Am I? I don’t think I am. Maybe it’s because I’m tall. Hehe. I can be noisy and I tend to blab on and on and on about stuff. And I know I am maarte. No need to rub it in. Haha! I prefer calling it, being "feminine”. Haha! Shopping is my vice. I just get such a wonderful feeling when I have new stuff. It's weird. Especially when it’s clothes and shoes! Eeek…So one good piece of advice, do not leave me with a big amount of cash or a credit card. Trust me.

I seriously think I’m starting to blab. Hehe. So I’m just going to put in random things now. My favorite type of food is Italian. My favorite color is pink, but baby blue is close. I love dogs, hate cats. I am Brad and Jen all the way. Cruel Intentions is my favorite movie. I don't have a favorite genre of music, or artist. I'm versatile when it comes to that. I still think the smartest thing I ever did in HS was try-out for debate...friends-wise and college application forms-wise. I want to have a big family when I grow up. I believe in animal's rights. I sing in the shower. I love my friends…every single one of them. I love my barkada. After how many years, people left then people came…but I think it’s perfect how it is now. Perfect perfect perfect. I don’t know what I would do without them. I love IVC. I love batch 2007. I love Woodrose, though sometimes it’s hard to admit. I love my family very very very much, no matter how dysfunctional they can sometimes be. And I love God. *bow*