Quizzes

I got this from my friend A, it’s a Martha Stewart quiz. I'm so bored and sleepy that I did two quizzes!

1. create a home safety kit - home safety kit? hmmm... does that include fire blankets and child lock?
2. tie a bow and necktie - I can do the necktie but not the bow tie, still have to find someone who actually uses one!
3. prepare a green salad - I can make more than just green salads - pasta, potato, ceasar
4. mix a margarita - margaritas, screwdriver, Singapore sling.... yum yum.
5. paint a room - i’ve always wanted to try this, it seems fun.
6. do the laundry - I can load my clothes in the washing machine easily, it’s the hanging part that sucks. I can also wash by hand, though I prefer not to.
7. load a dishwasher -I can load the dishwasher or wash by hands
8. make a bolognese sauce - bolognese, carbonara it’s not so hard to do.
9. open a champange bottle -opening is easy it’s controlling the cork that’s hard.
10. eat a lobster -I’m not a fan of lobster, I think it’s overrated but I have eaten one already
11. make chocolate chip cookies - consistency is a problem, they never taste the same
12. arrange flowers - buying flowers is a bit expensive, but i can arrange it just give me good scissors, a nice vase
13. take a good photograph - i used to take good pictures, but I lost interest. Admiring a good picture is all I do now.
14. remove stains from linens and clothes - this is a bit tricky. there are some stains that don’t really wash out completely. but give me a strong bleach or stain remover or calamansi and I will do my best.
15. carve a turkey - I’ve eaten roast turkeys but I don’t like it much, so learning to carve one would be useless. chicken is easy.
16. prepare a turkey - not a turkey fan.....
17. iron a shirt - after the first incident of burning my pants i’ve learned how to iron well, not just shirts.
18. design a centerpiece - i’m not very good at designing but if it’s flowers that wouldn’t be too bad.
19. brew a cup of tea - brewing coffee and tea is ok, brewing my own beer is the next goal
20. make a grilled cheese sandwich - i love cheese! had to learn how to make this snack
21. make a bed - i can make my bed but I don’t make a habit of it.
22. set a table (formal) - etiquette classes and watching those old movies help.
23. make french toast - I know how, but I don’t really like it.
24. the perfect omelette - omelettes are a bit tricky especially if the pan is not the right size.
25. cook fluffy rice - what is fluffy rice?
26. bake a chocolate cake - I started with the boxed ones where you just add water and egg and went on from there.
27. assemble a BLT - B- bread, L- leeks and T- tamarind!
28. pack a suitcase - my luggage is almost always overweight, I pack it in so well that I can stuff more things in it than usual
29. prepare pancakes -I prefer the premixed ones
30. make crudites (fresh crispy vegetables) - this is easy. there’s really no need to make it just peel and cut.

This second quiz is from my friend E.

Meme: One Book

1. One book that changed your life.
It would have to be Nancy Drew The Secret in the Old Attic - it was the first book I ever read (aside from schoolbooks), and started my love affair with books.

2. One book you have read more than once.
I’ve read all my books at least three times.

3. One book you would want on a desert island.
I must say it would be Oxford English Dictionary. My vocabulary would be extensive!

4. One book that made you laugh.
Short stories by Roald Dahl. It’s weird and funny.

5. One book that made you cry.
A lot of books made me cry, Nicholas Sparks books mostly.

6. One book you wish had been written.
I’m not sure. There are a lot of books I don’t know about.

7. One book you wish had never been written.
Nick Joaquin's The Woman who had Two Navels

8. One book you are currently reading.
Remains of the Day by Kazuo Ishiguro

9. One book you have been meaning to read.
The Odyssey, I never got to finish it.