About Me

  • About Me: I'm a kid at heart, a simple person who lives life to the fullest, knowing it's a gift to be cherished... I see the world through rose-colored glasses and enjoy the little things that make life great... I'm an aspiring artist, a soundaholic, a bookworm and a movie fan... I love watching the sunset... I am a faithwalker for God... :)

Books

  • Favorite Books: The Bible, The Purpose Driven Life, Our Daily Bread, Living Water, The Alchemist, Tuesdays with Morrie, For One More Day, The Five People You Meet in Heaven, Harry Potter series, A Walk to Remember, The Notebook, Message in a Bottle, Who Moved My Cheese?, It's Not About Me, The Adventures of Tom Sawyer, Huckleberry Finn, Gulliver's Travels, By the River Piedra I Sat Down and Wept, The Time Traveler's Wife, Broken Chords, All-American Girl, Sophie's World, Shopaholic series
  • Favorite Authors: Rick Warren, C.S. Lewis, Mark Twain, J.K. Rowling, Paulo Coelho, Mitch Albom, Nicholas Sparks, Danielle Steel, Francine Pascal, Meg Cabot, Ann Brashares, Sophie Kinsella
  • Favorite Genres: fiction, non-fiction, inspirational, Christianity
  • Favorite Characters: Harry Potter and Hermione Granger
  • Favorite Quotes: <"Life's battles don't always go to the faster or stronger hand. They go to the one who trusts in God and always thinks I CAN!"> <"When you share yourself with others, life begins to find its meaning... But the time you touch the lives of others, it's the moment you truly start living.">
  • Recent Reads: For One More Day, Who Moved My Cheese?

Video Games

  • Games I Play: Guitar Hero, Need For Speed
  • Consoles: PC games

More About Me

  • Nicknames: Anne, Anj, Gel, Gelli
  • Nationality: Filipino (Spanish-Chinese descent)
  • Religion: Christian
  • Heroes: God, family and friends
  • Interests: arts&crafts, listening to alternative&Worship/praise music, reading books/novels, travel&teen magazines, basketball/NBA, billiards, cars, crocheting, F1, hanging out with family&friends, Japanese food, journal-writing, blogging, playing keyboards&guitar, singing, shopping, watching tv/DVDS&movies, watching the sunset&stargazing, tennis, traveling ^_^
  • Expertise: simply being myself :))
  • Occupation: college student/aspiring artist
  • Website: http://www.xanga.com/sky_gel

Travel

  • Places I love: L.A., Tokyo, Manila, Paris, Italy, Australia, Israel
  • Places I've been: U.S., Philippines, Japan
  • Dream Vacation: Paris, Switzerland and Italy

Style

  • Where I shop: shopping malls, department stores, bazaars
  • Brands I love: Nike, Gap, Esprit, Dickies, Lacoste, Bench, A&F
  • I like to wear: casual and preppy clothes
  • Can't live without: having a purpose driven life, living life to the fullest =)
  • Prized Possessions: family and friends
  • Guilty Pleasure: eating, shopping and reading

Music

  • Favorite Artists: JoJo, Jesse McCartney, Avril Lavigne, Michelle Branch, The Corrs, The Calling, U2, Switchfoot, Hillsong, Hillsong United, Don Moen, Lifehouse, Jars of Clay, Coldplay, The Fray, Simple Plan, Dashboard Confessional, Daughtry, One Republic, Boyce Avenue, The Cranberries, Linkin Park, Fort Minor, Incubus, Jason Mraz, Mercy Me, Stellar Kart, Casting Crowns
  • Favorite Albums: Unplugged-The Corrs, The Beautiful Letdown-Switchfoot, For this Cause-Hillsong, United We Stand-Hillsong United, Saviour King-Hillsong United, Let Go-Avril Lavigne, How to Save A Life- The Fray, The High Road-JoJo
  • Favorite Genre: Worship/praise, alternative, R&B, pop-rock
  • Favorite Songs: Unwritten-Natasha Bedingfield
  • Favorite Lyrics: "Unwritten" feel the rain on your skin no one else can feel it for you only you can let it in no one else, no one else can speak the words on your lips judge yourself in words unspoken live your life with eyes wide open today is where your book begins the rest is still unwritten... :)
  • Songs for Roadtrips: It's Ok-Atomic Kitten, Waiting on the World to Change-John Mayer, How Do I Breathe-Mario, Low-Flo Rida ft. T-Pain, Awakening-Switchfoot, Say (All I Need)- One Republic
  • Songs I hate: novelty songs
  • Guilty Pleasure: soundtrippin', singing, playing keyboards&guitar
  • Songs I repeat the most: He Never Sleeps-Don Moen, Still-Hillsong United, Mighty To Save-Hillsong United, Keep Holding On-Avril Lavigne, Look After You-The Fray, Hear Me Now-Boyce Avenue
  • Band I wish I was in: The Corrs, Hillsong United

Movies

  • Favorite Movies: The Fast&the Furious, 2Fast 2Furious, The Fast&the Furious: Tokyo Drift, A Walk to Remember, Titanic, Serendipity, 50 First Dates, Princess Diaries, Freaky Friday, A Cinderella Story, Coach Carter, Harry Potter series, LOTR trilogy, Chronicles of Narnia, Spider-Man trilogy, Flags of Our Fathers, Cellular, Step Up, Yours, Mine and Ours, Blood Diamond, The Pursuit of Happyness, Flyboys, Transformers, Aquamarine, Sydney White, Step Up 2 The Streets, Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian
  • Favorite Actors: Tom Cruise, Leonardo DiCaprio, Chad Michael Murray, Daniel Radcliffe, Keanu Reeves, Adam Sandler, Ashton Kutcher, Julia Roberts, Drew Barrymore, Sandra Bullock, Emma Watson
  • Favorite Directors: Steven Spielberg, Clint Eastwood
  • Favorite Genre: action/adventure, comedy
  • Favorite Soundtracks: Dare You to Move, Someday We'll Know, Only Hope (A Walk to Remember) When You Say Nothing at All (Notting Hill) Beautiful Soul (Sydney White)
  • Movie Quotes I say all the time: "Don't let the fear of striking out keep you from playing the game." -A Cinderella Story
  • Movies I can watch over and over: Princess Diaries, Harry Potter, Freaky Friday, Titanic, The Fast & the Furious: Tokyo Drift, Step Up 2 The Streets
  • Actor that would play me in a movie: Emma Watson

Television

  • Favorite Shows: One Tree Hill, The Amazing Race, The Amazing Race Asia, Survivor, Hannah Montana, Heroes, The Hills, Prison Break, Project Runway, America's Next Top Model, Gossip Girl, TopGear, MTV Cribs, Trick It Out, Everwood, Friday Night Lights, Grey's Anatomy, Party Planner with David Tutera, ACE tennis show
  • Favorite Channels: etc, HBO, MTV, AXN, ESPN, Star Sports, Star World
  • Favorite Reruns: Hannah Montana, F.R.I.E.N.D.S., The Suite Life of Zack&Cody
  • Most Addictive Show: One Tree Hill, Heroes, The Amazing Race
  • Favorite Late Night Talk Show: Tonight Show with Jay Leno, Saturday Night Live
  • Favorite Episode: Pictures of You- One Tree Hill
  • Characters you relate to: Lucas Scott from One Tree Hill
  • Favorite Theme Song: Collide-Howie Day, I Don't Want to Be-Gavin De Graw (OTH) California-Phantom Planet, Fix You-Coldplay (The O.C.)
  • Show I Secretly Watch: Laguna Beach seasons 1&2
  • Show I wished wasn't cancelled: The O.C.

Food

  • Favorite Cuisine: Japanese, Chinese & Italian
  • Favorite Dishes: seafoods, pizza, pasta, fried chicken, tenderloin steak
  • Favorite Desserts: vanilla & chocolate ice cream, white chocolates, blueberry cheesecake
  • Favorite Drinks: iced tea, milkshakes, Coke light
  • Favorite Junk Foods: Doritos, Chips Ahoy!, Oreo, Pringles
  • Best meal ever: every Christmas!
  • Favorite Restaurants: Sbarro, Tokyo Tokyo, The Coffee Shop, Pizza Hut, Shakey's, KFC
  • Foods I hate: liver