"30 rock."

inspired by recent facebook notes from my friends (they know who they are)...here are 30 random facts about myself, announcements, and thoughts.

1) one time when i was working at starbucks...i once rocked out around the store to the killers' "when you were young." i was using a mop stick as a guitar and mic, and i got up on the register counter and did jumps like david lee roth. i was also singing through the drive thru speakers. liz and fred (and anyone who heard on the drive thru speaker from the street) were my audience. luckily, the store was empty and no one came in or went through the drive thru.

2) for thankgiving during the second grade, i dressed up as an indian using a surgical gown and my mom created war paint on my face using lipstick because we didn't have time to get real face paint.

3) astronomy was my first passion in school. i absolutely loved reading about stars, planets, and other galaxies. i love it so much that to honor my passion...i have glow-in-the-dark stars on my room's ceiling to simulate the night sky as i go to bed.

4) when it comes to fragrances, my friends usually go to me for help and suggestions. in fact, i've gone with them to sephora and other stores as a consultant. i was also offered a job by the supervisor of the fragrance department at bloomingdale's in south coast plaza.

5) growing up, i favored listening to disco/doo-wop/soft rock/1950's/1960's music over pop, hip-hop, r&b, and alternative rock...genres that are now in heavy rotation for me.

6) i used to be really into tumbling and what not when i was a kid. i'm not sure what happened, but sometime after i came back from a trip to the philippines in 1995 i became scared of it. now, i have the hardest time doing something as simple as a somersault.

7) i went to 5 proms, but i never went to sadies.

8) the first song i ever downloaded from the internet was one voice's "always on my mind."

9) i've been to knott's berry farm only once for the actual theme park experience, but i've gone two times for funnel cake and three times for their amazing mrs. knott's fried chicken.

10) i miss the days when mcdonalds was less healthy with the chicken nuggets and they still used dark meat pieces. i never dipped them in sauce unless it was the nuggets made out of white meat.

11) two years ago, before i went out, i used to dress up/get ready to ne-yo's "sexy love."

12) my favorite kind of pancakes are swedish pancakes.

13) in elementary school, i had a dream that i was dating a classmate named kelly. however, i believed it was real so when i went to school the morning after i acted like her boyfriend and she thought i was crazy.

14) i'm a huge lakers fan so during the kobe and shaq era, i bought shaq's classic lakers (from their minnesota days) jersey. unfortunately, he was traded months later and i no longer could wear it. such a bust.

15) i remember the times when h&m was really good and really cheap. don't get me wrong...h&m style is still fresh and the prices are decent, but i remember the days when it was only exclusive on the east coast nationally and i bought three impeccably made and complete wardrobes for about $80.

16) one sure way to know i like someone: i give them a care bear. it's also what i used to do for a lot of my high school dance dates...but not because i like them.

17) my dad got upset at me one time for using curve for men cologne. he didn't like the fact that i was using a cheap cologne so he bought giorgio armani's agua di gio for me to "teach me a lesson."

18) an ambition of mine is to get tattoos by mister cartoon and kat von d.

19) i have a fascination with greek and norse mythology.

20) i've never seen the sound of music yet i know all the songs. i'm hoping to finally watch it when betty comes home for winter break.

21) i didn't like mike leelin when i first met him...as shocking as that is. the man is amazing and he's like a big brother to me now.

22) when i got out of biology class at chaffey in the afternoon a couple of years ago...i would play frou frou's "let go" as i made my way to the car. it was a very cinematic moment...the music, the sun in the distance and the humbling view, and of course...the feeling of getting out of class and going home.

23) my favorite sushi place was called sushi masa. when i moved to california, this became my family's default restaurant. we stopped going there after we moved to chino hills and it has since closed down unfortunately.

24) my first crush and first kiss was a girl named princess. she and i were both 4 at the time and lived across the street from each other. we would walk to school together with my nanny. cute naman!

25) current guilty pleasures: listening to taylor swift's "love story" and david archuleta's "crush."

26) when i sprint, i run on my toes. this led to my classmates back in elementary school calling me forrest gump because he runs the way.

27) without fail, i'll always get down to montel jordan's "this is how we do it."

28) my favorite pairs of shoes are the nike foamposite pro one in orlando magic blue and the nike air jordan xiv low in white/carolina blue. here's thing thing though...i've never owned a pair of either shoe. there was just something about those shoes that captivated my eyes. i was unable to get them when i was a kid and i still can't get any years later. hopefully, that will change in the future and i'll finally have them.

29) these are my three of my most enduring goals...to attend ucla, visit yellowstone national park, and to drive a delorean.

30) whenever i make a big purchase (and/or a really good one), i reenact what nicholas cage does in gone in 60 seconds when he's listening to war's "low rider."