Getting to Know you

[Scotsmist]

Pinched this from the main forum...but thought, ah, what the hell!! Will be a bit of fun So here goes

I am in work by the way, suppose to be working...waiting to interview someone and they havent turned up yet!! haha.....

Why were you given your particular name?
After my autie Iris, who is in her 80's and she is very glam, even now!!

How many brothers and sisters do you have?
3 brothers, (2 older, 1 younger) and 1 sister. (had 2, one died).

What is your favorite thing to do?
Be in the allotment and looking after my wee babies (veggies)

What is your favorite food?
Anything Turkish, list could go on and on!

What is your favorite book?
Oh, have a few, but my a few of my favourites would be Wild Swans, A Thousand Splendid Suns, and Kite Runner.

What is your favorite candy bar?
Anything Thorntons, and white choc
What is your favorite cookie?
Choc chip

What is your favorite sport?
To watch: anything Motorsports
To participate: Running, Walking.
What is your favorite kind of music?
Motown !!!

What is your favorite song?
Take me back to the Black Hills of Dakota (from Calamity Jane), cry every time I hear it...it was my mums favourite song, and mine too!!

What do you want to be when you grow up?
I wanted to be a foreign correspondent! But, then became a naughty child at school and well, it went by the wayside! One day I will go and study journalism...one of my many goals in life.

How many kids do you want when you get married?
I am married and never wanted any, so havent got any and I have one little pussy cat who is my little child now!

What is your favorite temple?
Dont have a temple..but favourite place I visited was the Blue Mosque in Istanbul...fascinating, but loved my old Church in Glasgow and that was my favourite

What place you would like to know about?
Heaven, or that higher place

What place would you like to visit?
India and New Zealand.

What is your favorite thing about your mom?
What is your favorite thing about your dad?
What is your favorite thing about yourself?
I love my smile, and that I am easy to get on with; probably too easy..hhaa

Do you like to sing?
Yes, but I dont now. I used to sing in a Youth Choir and I am quite a good singer, but havent sang for years...mmm...made me think!

Do you like to dance?
Yes, but cant! No rythm at all!

Do you like to play a musical instrument?
Yes, self taught guitar and flute many years ago.

What musical instruments can you play? Above, but not very well...another goal in life is to be taught how to read music, buy a flute (sold other one) and learn to play beautiful music!

What is your favorite type of art?
Not sure whether I have a type of art, if I am honest..dont particularly like modern, and appreciate the old classics.

Have you ever seen a broadway musical?
No, but yes, but no...seen a few musicals but not in Broadway, but in UK, and love them, but the other half isnt so sure!!!

Do you like theater? YES!

Do you like building things? YES!

What would you like to learn about cars?
Nothing, as I married an expert, so no need to know anything!

What would you like to teach others about?
How to be more approachable to others and not be so nasty. I also love to teach about growing fruit and veggies!!

What are three adjectives which describe you?
positive, Scottish ;-), friendly.

How would your friend describe you to someone who has never seen you?
Easy to get on with, smiles a lot ;-)

In five years, what kind of person will you be?
Older!!!!! And hopefully wiser.

In ten years, what kind of person will you be?
What do you want to be doing in five years? Older again and even wiser!!!

What do you want to be doing in ten years?
Still working where I am, but with no mortgage and winding down...

What are your favorite subjects in school?
History and French.

When you have an hour of free time, what do you like to do? Do nothing as I dont do nothing very often!

What is your favorite church movie?
eh??????? What a strange question!

What is the strangest thing you ever did?
Married my first hubby, knowing as I walked down the aisle, "what the hell am I doing"!!!

What is the strangest food you ever ate?
Tripe! Used to love it, tripe, onions and potatoes..oh, gosh, dont think I could stomach it now!!!

 

[kered]

Pinched this from the main forum...but thought, ah, what the hell!! Will be a bit of fun So here goes

I am in work by the way, suppose to be working...waiting to interview someone and they havent turned up yet!! haha.....

Why were you given your particular name?
After my Auntie Mary, who is my Godmother.

How many brothers and sisters do you have?
1 Brother and 2 Sisters.
Sorry to hear you lost a Sister Iris, thats really sad.

What is your favorite thing to do?
Going to Icmeler - as if anyone had to ask :8855:

What is your favorite food?
King Prawn curry and fried rice

What is your favorite book?
Haven't got one, I always forget what they were called once I finish reading it anyway. I guess if I had to choose one, it would be the one about the Mother who kept her children locked up in the attic, while she had a new life, but forget the name of it.

What is your favorite candy bar?
Crunchy
What is your favorite cookie?
Chocolate chip and blueberry muffin. Is that a cookie?

What is your favorite sport?
To watch: None really.
To participate: Badminton.
What is your favorite kind of music?
Varies from 60's to todays music, a right variety.

What is your favorite song?
These change all the time, but at present, its Human, by the Killers.

What do you want to be when you grow up?
I never want to grow up.

How many kids do you want when you get married?
I have 2 sons and 2 step daughters.

What is your favorite temple?
None.

What place you would like to know about?
Heaven, or that higher place Agree with you Iris.
What place would you like to visit?
New Zealand.

What is your favorite thing about your mum?
Her fun loving nature, I just wish she was still with us. Miss you Mum.
What is your favorite thing about your dad?
He was such an unintentional comic, loved that about him, and like my Mum, I wish he was still with us too, I miss him and my Mum SOOOO much.
What is your favorite thing about yourself?
So easy to get on with. Fun loving.

Do you like to sing?
I have been known to sing a karaoke song or two :8855:

Do you like to dance?
Yes, I love dancing.

Do you like to play a musical instrument?
Self taught piano, but not brilliantly. Tried the guitar but it hurt my fingers.

What musical instruments can you play? Piano, guitar badly, recorder.

What is your favorite type of art?
Nothing springs to mind.

Have you ever seen a broadway musical?
Les Mis in London...does that count?

Do you like theater? Yes.

Do you like building things? Yes.

What would you like to learn about cars?
Never been interested.

What would you like to teach others about?
Turkey.

What are three adjectives which describe you?
Funny, happy, contended.

How would your friend describe you to someone who has never seen you?
Loves a laugh and to go out for a drink or 7.

In five years, what kind of person will you be?
Hopefully still the same weight as I am now, if that is true, then I will be a happy person.

In ten years, what kind of person will you be?
What do you want to be doing in five years? As above, but retired (hopefully).....bliss.

What do you want to be doing in ten years?
Retired and holidaying 4 times a year.

What are your favorite subjects in school?
Music, Needlework.

When you have an hour of free time, what do you like to do?
Farmville, Minimins, Icmeler Forum.
What is your favorite church movie?
eh??????? What a strange question!
Can only think of Sister Act.

What is the strangest thing you ever did?
Played indoor cricket for charity, every game you won, the team had to drink a crate of pils lager, so it was 3 bottles to each person, then if you won the next game, you had to do the same again. We won four rounds, I woke up underneath the bed that night :8855:

What is the strangest food you ever ate?
Some concoction a Turkish man made for me last year when I felt poorly. More of a drink than a food, but it consisted of something like Turkish coffee, soda water, salt, lemon juice - tasted vile, but boy oh boy, it really worked.

 

[Scotsmist]

Pinched this from the main forum...but thought, ah, what the hell!! Will be a bit of fun So here goes

I am in work by the way, suppose to be working...waiting to interview someone and they havent turned up yet!! haha.....

Why were you given your particular name?
After my Auntie Mary, who is my Godmother.

How many brothers and sisters do you have?
1 Brother and 2 Sisters.
Sorry to hear you lost a Sister Iris, thats really sad.

What is your favorite thing to do?
Going to Icmeler - as if anyone had to ask :8855:

What is your favorite food?
King Prawn curry and fried rice

What is your favorite book?
Haven't got one, I always forget what they were called once I finish reading it anyway. I guess if I had to choose one, it would be the one about the Mother who kept her children locked up in the attic, while she had a new life, but forget the name of it.

What is your favorite candy bar?
Crunchy
What is your favorite cookie?
Chocolate chip and blueberry muffin. Is that a cookie?

What is your favorite sport?
To watch: None really.
To participate: Badminton.
What is your favorite kind of music?
Varies from 60's to todays music, a right variety.

What is your favorite song?
These change all the time, but at present, its Human, by the Killers.

What do you want to be when you grow up?
I never want to grow up.

How many kids do you want when you get married?
I have 2 sons and 2 step daughters.

What is your favorite temple?
None.

What place you would like to know about?
Heaven, or that higher place Agree with you Iris.
What place would you like to visit?
New Zealand.

What is your favorite thing about your mum?
Her fun loving nature, I just wish she was still with us. Miss you Mum.
What is your favorite thing about your dad?
He was such an unintentional comic, loved that about him, and like my Mum, I wish he was still with us too, I miss him and my Mum SOOOO much.
What is your favorite thing about yourself?
So easy to get on with. Fun loving.

Do you like to sing?
I have been known to sing a karaoke song or two :8855:

Do you like to dance?
Yes, I love dancing.

Do you like to play a musical instrument?
Self taught piano, but not brilliantly. Tried the guitar but it hurt my fingers.

What musical instruments can you play? Piano, guitar badly, recorder.

What is your favorite type of art?
Nothing springs to mind.

Have you ever seen a broadway musical?
Les Mis in London...does that count?

Do you like theater? Yes.

Do you like building things? Yes.

What would you like to learn about cars?
Never been interested.

What would you like to teach others about?
Turkey.

What are three adjectives which describe you?
Funny, happy, contended.

How would your friend describe you to someone who has never seen you?
Loves a laugh and to go out for a drink or 7.

In five years, what kind of person will you be?
Hopefully still the same weight as I am now, if that is true, then I will be a happy person.

In ten years, what kind of person will you be?
What do you want to be doing in five years? As above, but retired (hopefully).....bliss.

What do you want to be doing in ten years?
Retired and holidaying 4 times a year.

What are your favorite subjects in school?
Music, Needlework.

When you have an hour of free time, what do you like to do?
Farmville, Minimins, Icmeler Forum.
What is your favorite church movie?
eh??????? What a strange question!
Can only think of Sister Act.

What is the strangest thing you ever did?
Played indoor cricket for charity, every game you won, the team had to drink a crate of pils lager, so it was 3 bottles to each person, then if you won the next game, you had to do the same again. We won four rounds, I woke up underneath the bed that night :8855:

What is the strangest food you ever ate?
Some concoction a Turkish man made for me last year when I felt poorly. More of a drink than a food, but it consisted of something like Turkish coffee, soda water, salt, lemon juice - tasted vile, but boy oh boy, it really worked.

oh,,that was good to find out those things about you Mary..I didnt see the questin about my mum and dad..isnt that strange how I missed them.......

 

[JanD]

Why were you given your particular name?
After my father's sister who died in a housefire when she was 2 (I've always had mixed feelings about this!)

How many brothers and sisters do you have?
1 sister - 7 years older than me

What is your favorite thing to do?
Spend time with people I love

What is your favorite food?
Greek - probably Kleftiko

What is your favorite book?
Don't have a favourite book but authors are John Grisham, Jeffrey Archer, Jane Green for fiction and Wayne Dyer, Esther & Jerry Hicks and Gill Edwards for .... hmmm, what to call them - Self-help? Philosophy? Whatever, they're brilliant.

What is your favorite candy bar?
It's not a bar (tho' they did used to make a bar of it) Thornton's viennese truffles. OR Lindor chocs, any except dark choc ones

What is your favorite cookie?
All butter anything

What is your favorite sport?
To watch:
To participate:
The words 'favourite' and 'sport' don't go together anywhere in my vocabulary, sorry.

What is your favorite kind of music?
70's & 80's stuff. I like Queen.

What is your favorite song?
Don't think I've got one. I'd have to think longer about that!

What do you want to be when you grow up?
I have never had any idea what I want to be/do, it's all sort of just happened.

How many kids do you want when you get married?
I wanted 4, 2 of each. I had 3, 2 boys and a girl and then married my 2nd husband who had a girl so I guess in a way I got my wish. However if anyone asks me about kids now I always say that my husband and I have 4 between us, 1 of each .... and leave them to work it out

What is your favorite temple?
No prizes for guessing the religion of the person who compiled these questions
My favourite church is St Nicholas's in Montgomery but I LOVE Liverpool Cathedral (the Anglican one, though the other one is lovely too)

What place you would like to know about?
My unconscious!

What place would you like to visit?
Thailand, India, Caribbean ........ Love to go back to San Fransisco too

What is your favorite thing about your mom?
Her acceptance of her condition, she's not a 'difficult' person to help.

What is your favorite thing about your dad?
His face would light up when he saw you - I SOOO miss him :cry:

What is your favorite thing about yourself?
Acceptance of others & non-judgement

Do you like to sing?
Yes - I've thought about rejoining a choir too .....

Do you like to dance?
Yes, as long as I don't have to do it with DH (but don't tell him!)

Do you like to play a musical instrument?
Don't play any anymore

What musical instruments can you play?
Used to play a bit of piano and a bit of guitar. Only thing I have now is a didgeridoo - or in my case a didgeridon't :8855:

What is your favorite type of art?
The type my Dad used to paint

Have you ever seen a broadway musical?
Not on Broadway but again no prizes for guessing who compiled this. I don't like the big musicals - I don't understand them but I don't mind plays with songs - like Blood Brothers.

Do you like theater?
Yes

Do you like building things?
Well if you mean houses, walls, flat pack furniture ... NO. If you mean leggo things or relationships then YES.

What would you like to learn about cars?
There are men in the world ... the words dog and bark yourself spring to mind!

What would you like to teach others about?
Without a doubt the law of attraction. The fact that we create our own reality with our thoughts, that we get what we think about, whether we want it or not. That we have to change the way we think, the way we are to get what we want. 'Change the way you look at things and the things you look at will change', ' you'll see it when you believe it' ... I could go on and on but better not

What are three adjectives which describe you?
Caring, Patient, Accepting

How would your friend describe you to someone who has never seen you?
No idea

In five years, what kind of person will you be?
The 60 year old kind

In ten years, what kind of person will you be?
A retired kind of person

What do you want to be doing in five years?
Less

What do you want to be doing in ten years?
Even less & holidaying more!

What are your favorite subjects in school?
(Okay so this person was a very YOUNG American Jew! LOL!)
Hated school - no favourite subjects. Only liked choir.

When you have an hour of free time, what do you like to do?
An hour's not enough but I like to mooch around town now and again. If I really did only have the hour I'd call a friend I wanted to catch up with.

What is your favorite church movie?
Forgetting the 'church' bit Shirley Valentine is my best ever.

What is the strangest thing you ever did?
AH! That would be telling!

What is the strangest food you ever ate?
Can't think of anything ... not that adventurous. Though I've had Crocodile, Kangaroo, Ostrich ... do they count?

 

[Scotsmist]

Brill Jan.....see, found out more about you!!! haha

 

[summergurl]

Well, i was going to bed till i saw this! I am off now though, after i've posted this ... :giggle:


Why were you given your particular name?
Mum and dad both love double barrelled names for girls so hence, Tanya-Jane! J

How many brothers and sisters do you have?
2 beautiful little brothers! Well, not so little one is 21 the other 16! Ha

What is your favorite thing to do?
Chill out and catch up with the favourite people in my life.

What is your favorite food?
Anything with chicken!

What is your favorite book?
I love the Alex Cross mysteries by James Patterson and any other book by him.

What is your favorite candy bar?
Galaxy.


What is your favorite cookie?
Choc chip baby!!

What is your favorite sport?
I don’t do sports! Ha

What is your favorite kind of music?
Im not a music kinda girl. I like it in the background and if it was on I’d have to say pop, oldies, 60s/70s/80s kinda stuff. The stuff played at social clubs

What is your favorite song?
Don’t have one.

What do you want to be when you grow up?
Police constable or prison officer. Failing that, anything to do with the criminal justice system.

How many kids do you want when you get married?
None. Never want to get married neither do I want kids!

What is your favorite temple?
What?!!!

What place you would like to know about?
Any that someone else doesn’t know about!

What place would you like to visit?
Australia.

What is your favorite thing about your mom?
The fact she looks bloody awesome at 46 … lets hope it runs in the genes!

What is your favorite thing about your dad?
Er …… the fact that he has helped me out an awful lot these past couple of years and he never ever gives up on me.

What is your favorite thing about yourself?
Eyelashes!!!!!

Do you like to sing?
Only when no one is around!

Do you like to dance?
Only to something that has a dance like ymca, Macarena etc!

Do you like to play a musical instrument?
hahahahahha Air guitar!!! Lmao!

What musical instruments can you play?
None.

What is your favorite type of art?
I don’t think I have one. I like modern stuff like modern houses, décor etc but not a type of art.

Have you ever seen a broadway musical?
Erm have seen Grease and Dirty Dancing.

Do you like theatre? YES!

Do you like building things?
No!

What would you like to learn about cars?
Everything.

What would you like to teach others about?
Please and thankyou’s. So many people forget to use their manners, it’s not hard is it!!!! grrr

What are three adjectives which describe you?
Idiot …. Is that an adjective?! Hahahah

How would your friend describe you to someone who has never seen you?
Well, Clare would describe me as talkative, likeable and pretty. Vicki would describe me as an idiot but lovely. Stevie would describe me as gorgeous and a little loud.

In five years, what kind of person will you be?
An older one than now!

In ten years, what kind of person will you be?
Even older than 5 years!


What do you want to be doing in ten years?
Have my own place. A regular police constable.

What are your favorite subjects in school?
Maths and Media studies.

When you have an hour of free time, what do you like to do?
Nothing! Love to just sit and stare at the tv lol

What is your favorite church movie?
What?!!!

What is the strangest thing you ever did?
Erm, I’ll get back to ya when I’ve done summat! ha

What is the strangest food you ever ate?
Nothing, all pretty normal. Wanted to try frogs legs in Paris but they were too expensive to just ‘try’!

 

[JanD]

What is your favorite thing about your dad?
Er …… the fact that he has helped me out an awful lot these past couple of years and he never ever gives up on me.


LOVE IT!!!! ......

Without wishing to make anyone depressed PLEASE make the most of your Dads ..... I SOOOOOOOOOOOO miss mine xxxx

 

[summergurl]

Girls, have loved reading your answers! Simple questions like this make me feel like i 'know' you that little bit more.

Sorry my answers arent coloured :S lol

 

[summergurl]

Aww you girls! :hug99:

I read that back and it sounds like i like my dad more than my mum but i dont and my parents are my rocks and my bestest friends

 

[summergurl]

Oh, and Jan! I have listened to a couple of Jeffery Archer's books, have a couple more downloaded to listen to aswell

 

[JanD]

yay - love 'em .... and Tan .... There are times in our lives when we favour one parent over another only because of what we need at any given time, but I for one have never read anything into what you say as you favouring one of yours over the other.
You are one of the lucky ones .. as I was for many years .. you have both .. make the most of them and try to see their point of view -where they're coming from before dismissing anything they might say. .. If you really feel they are your best friends you are REALLY lucky .. most people don't realise this is actually the case until it's too late!! xx
Lots of love xxx

 

[JanD]

Oh God - did that sound really miserable???? Sorreeeeee xxx

 

[summergurl]

hahahah not at all Jan!
I always listen to my parents, might not like what they say and half the time disagree with them but i know what they do say is probably for the best!

I wouldnt have em any other way .... well, maybe richer?! hahahahahahahahhahaha

 

[Scotsmist]

What is your favorite thing about your dad?
Er …… the fact that he has helped me out an awful lot these past couple of years and he never ever gives up on me.


LOVE IT!!!! ......

Without wishing to make anyone depressed PLEASE make the most of your Dads ..... I SOOOOOOOOOOOO miss mine xxxx

Yes, I agree with this......i wish I had spent more time with my dad...so many regrets but cant do anything about it now.

Girls, have loved reading your answers! Simple questions like this make me feel like i 'know' you that little bit more.

Sorry my answers arent coloured :S lol

GREAT TO FIND OUT A BIT MORE ABOUT YOU TOO TANYA!!!!

yay - love 'em .... and Tan .... There are times in our lives when we favour one parent over another only because of what we need at any given time, but I for one have never read anything into what you say as you favouring one of yours over the other.
You are one of the lucky ones .. as I was for many years .. you have both .. make the most of them and try to see their point of view -where they're coming from before dismissing anything they might say. .. If you really feel they are your best friends you are REALLY lucky .. most people don't realise this is actually the case until it's too late!! xx
Lots of love xxx

How lucky to still have both parents and to see them as your friends too..I think that is so so lovely, I really do!