A rose by any other name...

Your Scent is Rose Delicate, feminine, and soft Your personality is fresh and understated What Scent Are You? Take This Quiz :-) Find the Love of Your Life (and More Love Quizzes) at Your New Romance.

meow! hiss!

You Are Catwoman "Life's a bitch. Now so am I." What Superheroine Are You? Find the Love of Your Life (and More Love Quizzes) at Your New Romance.

Looking a bit green

Your Aura is Green Your Personality: You are a high acheiver who is very competitive. You're bound to reach your goals, no matter how lofty. You in Love: Picky with high standards, it's hard to find your match. You need a man as driven as you are! Your Career: You need a high profile, challenging career to satisfy you. Consider finance, sales, or running your own company. What Color Is Your Aura? Take This Quiz :-) Find the Love of Your Life (and More Love Quizzes) at Your New Romance.

Iron woman!

Your Element is Metal Your power colors: white, gold, and silver Your energy: contracting Your season: fall You are persistent (and maybe even a little bit stubborn). If you see something you want, you go for it. You have a lot of strength, and it's difficult to get you down. Very logical, you tend to analyze everything going on in your life. What Element Are You? Find the Love of Your Life (and More Love Quizzes) at Your New Romance.

three things

3 names you go by: (other than the obvious "Norrie")
1. Norayda - used in all my official documents
2. Nors- used by some of my University chums
3. Trouble - used by some cheeky people


3 physical things you like about yourself:
1. my hair (shiny, glossy and black-no greys)
2. my skin (clear and quite unlined in spite of my age!)
3. my lips (still full, not bad for my age!)

3 physical things you don't like about yourself:
1. my breasts (too small)
2. my stomach (could be flatter if I exercised enough!)
3. my legs (too skinny)

3 parts of your heritage:
1. Pinoy
2. Chinese (my mother’s side)
3. Spanish (my mother’s side)

3 things that scare you:
1. spiders and snakes
2. Motorways-especially if it’s a new route for me
3. aggression of any form

3 of your everyday essentials:
1. cellphone
2. My new trendy varifocal glasses
3. moisturiser

3 things you are wearing right now:
1. lilac twin set
2. trousers
3. strappy sandals

3 of your favorite songs:
1. You're the best thing (that ever happened to me) Gladys Knight and the Pips
2. Seventeen - Janice Ian
3 Still- Commodores (Lionel Richie)

3 things you want in a relationship:
1. respect
2. trust
3. communication

3 physical things about the preferred sex that appeal to you:
1. Physique
2. eyes
3. voice

3 of your favorite hobbies:
1. reading
2. gardening
3. patchwork quilting-if I have the time

3 things you want to do really badly right now:
1. work- send emails, make phone calls etc
2. move house
3. see my family and friends back in Manila

3 careers you have considered/ are considering:
1. Public relations/Communications-done that!
2. Journalism- done that
3. teacher- hmmm

3 places you want to go on vacation:
1. Europe
2. Boracay
3. Palawan

3 kids’ names you like:
1. Sophie
2. Jamie or James
3. Sam

3 things you want to do before you die:
1. travel the world and explore other cultures
2. Build my retreat home in the Philippines
3. Be at peace with everyone

3 ways that you are stereotypically a girl:
1. i love shoes
2. i love jewellery
3. i love clothes and make up

3 ways that you are stereotypically a boy:
1. i am IT literate!
2. i like working with men
3. i do not like emotional outbursts

3 celeb crushes (since the 70s):
1. Harrison Ford
2. Clint Eastwood
3. Hugh Grant

Le chic?

You Belong in Paris Stylish and a little sassy, you were meant for Paris. The art, the fashion, the wine, the men! Whether you're enjoying the cafe life or a beautiful park... You'll love living in the most chic place on earth What City Do You Belong in? Take This Quiz :-) Find the Love of Your Life (and More Love Quizzes) at Your New Romance.

I cannot believe my city is Paris! Although I've been there several times, I was not totally enamoured with it. Maybe because I was there for business and not romance!

Me a genius now? Wow!

Your IQ Is 110

Your Logical Intelligence is Average Your Verbal Intelligence is Genius Your Mathematical Intelligence is Above Average Your General Knowledge is Exceptional

A Quick and Dirty IQ Test

I am disappointed with the logical ability results. I thought I was a very logical person---practical but not logical.

Whirlwind events

I really do not know whether I’m coming or going. I just now found out that I could visit Manila on the first week of July! I just wasted £90 for nothing. The buyers of our property would like to complete on the last week of July. The timings are so tight I could just feel the stress levels rising! I am trying not to let my work commitments get in the way with everything that is happening around me.

I am really quite annoyed that I cannot seem to concentrate on my visit. I am more concentrated on organising the whole move. I have already contacted the removals people and I am now going to make lists of everything that should be done before we leave i.e. change of address for magazine subscriptions, monthly bills, correspondence etc. I also need to organise professional cleaners to tidy up the new property. Then of course there’s the packing and unpacking. I asked for a quote on full packing because I cannot face packing! I think I’ll get a skip and throw everything we’ve accumulated and never really used. My mind goes on overdrive when I start thinking what I should do!

Last week I was informed that I am now officially a grandaunt by my niece. I find that quite interesting. Judging from the photos, my first grandniece looks gorgeous though.