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>I like to laugh. a lot. at people in general, at myself, at books, at cats, at dogs, at the elderly (kidding!), at life. Going through what I did, at a certain point you thrown in the towel and just laugh. LOL. 

>I am also a camera whore (see below)

>Filipino-Chinese-Arab-American mutt. My mom and dad are about as spotted as the proverbial dalmatians, and I’m no better. LOL. Of course mutts are cuddlier too.

>Fairly straightforward and straight-acting. Not a big fan of straight rednecks or straight evangelicals but I like to keep things straight. (Wanted to see how many times I could use that word coherently. Final count = 0)

>I will apologize if I’m wrong, but will not apologize for who I am. Neither should you.

>If you recognize the bullet above, you’ll know I’m an objectivist.

>If you know I’m an objectivist, then you know I will quote Ayn Rand at one point or another during the day. LOL

>I take pride in my work and am lucky to be able to say that the financial rewards are a happy accident.

>Peanut Butter and Jelly sandwhiches are the best things in the world for those days when you just want to blow it up.

>I have self-restraint issues: my books multiply like rabbits, my DVDs are like the ebola virus, my hormones should be studied by science, and the peanut butter industry should give me stock options.

>Music triggers particular memories: the spice girls will make me feel like I’m 200 lbs all over again, Josh Groban will bring me back to 110 lbs, and Beyonce’s B’day reminds me that my car needs a tune up in about 1000 miles.

Where I grew up

Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

Places I've lived

Dallas, Texas; KL, Malaysia

Companies I've worked for

ABS-CBN Channel 23

Other names

Laverne Hoyumpa