20 Questions & Answers

1.) What are your favorite colors (more than one)?

Purple, turquoise, teal, black, and grey.

2.) What is your nickname? What do you prefer to be called?

Everyone usually calls me Tess. I prefer to be called Tess by people that I know or have known for awhile, but people who I just met, I prefer them to call me Maritess.

3.) Do you like desserts? If so... which kind?

I love desserts! Cheesecake is my favorite (Cheesecake Factory's especially), then Red Velvet cakes, and donuts.

4.) What are your favorite foods?

Seriously? I can go on forever and forever..but just to name a few; macaroni and cheese, chicken (fried, baked, in sinagang, adobo), bbq baby back ribs, korean bbq, pad thai, pho, La Vic's quesadillas, sushi, and pasta.

5.) What are your hobbies?

Browsing the net, online shopping or just shopping in general, riding around in my cruiser, and singing.

6.) Describe your style.

I'm literally a jeans and t-shirt kinda gal. Although I do love getting dolled up on the right occasions. Other than that, as long as I'm comfortable in what I'm in and I feel like I look good, that's all that matters.

7.) Describe your personality.

I'm really just a happy go lucky type of person. I'm kind-hearted and I love to joke around. I can be stubborn and sometimes temperamental, but I get over things in a heartbeat. I'm just a lover, not a fighter.

8.) What is your dream? What do you aspire to be?

My dream is to become successful and to be able to care for my family  just how they did for me. I aspire to graduate from college (being whatever it is I decide to be), find a job that I completely love and to live happy with no regrets.

9.) If money was not an issue, where would you like to vacation? What culture fascinates you the most?

I would love to go to the Philippines again and to be able to take my whole family with me. Being Filipino, my culture has always fascinated me in every way. I would love to take a trip to the Philippines to learn more about it.

10.) Do you like cutesy stuff? Are you a girly girl?

Yes! I am such a girly girl, but I can also be a tomboy.

11.) Are you into accessories? Necklaces, bracelets, earrings?

Yes, yes, and yes! I have tons of accessories (necklaces, bracelets, earrings, rings, etc) from when I used to work at Charlotte Russe.

12.) What do you collect?

Shot glasses from all the different cities and states that I've visited.

13.) Are there any monuments or physical structures you like? (ex. Eiffel Tower, Lady Liberty, Golden Gate Bridge)

I would have to say the Golden Gate Bridge, being from the Bay Area and all. I've been traveling across it my entire life, and to know that people across the world come here just to see it, is pretty cool.

14.) Do you like flowers? What are your favorite?

Yes, I do. I love orchids and hibiscus flowers.

15.) Favorite animal?

A dog. I had one before and I wish I had one now.

16.) Favorite cartoon character?

I don't really watch cartoons anymore, but I use to love Chucky from Rugrats..and I still do :)

17.) Favorite car? Motorcycle? Scooter? Etc...

I have always been a Honda kind of girl. My first car was a Honda Civic and being a girl whose not really into cars much, I've just grown to love our Honda Civic SI which is also (Jay's baby).

18.) Do you like hearts, circles, polka dots, stars, triangles ... etc -- If so what are your favorite shapes?

I actually like stripes..haha. But if I had to choose a shape, I'd choose a circle.

19.) Do you like snacks? Sweet or spicy?

I like both. Sweet snacks as in cookies and candy, but also spicy snacks like hot cheetos and stuff.

20.) Are you allergic to anything?

No, not that I know of?