RBM3579

Hello: My name is Monalisa. I am 1/2 Korean and 1/2 Filippino - born in USA. I live with my husband Josh. We have a cat named Fridos (no, not the chip ^_^). I'm fairly goofy and quirky in small bursts.

Activites: but certainly no pro . . . . Climbing, Cycling, Hooping, dancing, geo caching and watching soccer while Josh tries to explain it too me

DREAMS: travel, live korean style, own a home

HOBBIES: misc art (swap-boting - giggle), trying new foods, cooking, watching korean movies, photography, learning new things and finding werid things for my family (mom dad bro's hubby) to try

SOMETHING INTERESTING: my mom and i can wink like a baby doll closing it's eye - some find it creepy - I think it's funny

TOP OF THE WISHLIST: artist post/show cards from these artists...Amy Sol and/or Chris Berens PLEASE PLEASE .....and kawaii squishies

handmade items

korean things +++++

philippino things +++++

italian things +++

dangly earrings (not posted)

tiny embellishments (espicially metal charms)

pansies, tokidoki, pandas, red panda, otters, white peacocks, . . . . .

COLORS: 1 - purple(S)/banana cream yellow 2 - peaches and cream 3 - burgundy

KAWAII FAVES: Korean anything. Tarepanda. Desserts w/ faces. From Sanrio - Batz Maru rocks!

*Currently wishing for San-x: Sentimental Circus and Piggy Girl items

Flavors/scents:
rasberry, peach, red bean, ube, creams, jamsine rice, fresh baked bread

*currently looking for fresh baked bread essential oil

FOODS: 70% dark choco otherwise milk, Spam (no joke); You can send me any dry Korean (anchovies, pancake mix, seaweed sheets,etc) or Philippino (instant milk teas, ube flavor powders, cornhash, etc) treats

MOVIES: (some of these titles are Korean) While You Were Sleeping, Stranger than fiction, My Sassy Girl, Waking Ned Devine, UP, Kidnapping Granny, Tangled . . . . . . .yes, I like cartoons

TV SERIES: MASH, Frasier, Avatar: the last Airbender, Scrubs, Everybody Loves Raymond, The Office, Invader Zim, Pushing Daisies, My Lovely Sam-Soon, Ace of Cakes, Good Eats w/ Alton Brown

Younger Days (and still): Tale Spin, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (Original), Gargoyles, Dark Wing Duck, Chip & Dale Rescue Rangers . . . . .

horror/creepy/scary things, pagan/wiccan, bugs that look like something they are not (ex. stick bugs), beards, mustaches, 50-80% peanut butter items and posted/studded earrings

as of 1/24/12: Not really a dislike, but rather a "no more please"...I have been getting a lot of scrap paper and I don't need anymore. Thank you

Adele, Muse, Black Eyed Peas, Lenka, Transiberian, REM. POD, No Doubt, Beetles, Jason Mraz, Corin Baily Rae, Korean/Filippino/Chinese Folk, Musicals (Le Miz is my favorite) - in general all american oldies

*currently wishing for mix CDs or files of traditional old folk songs sung by workers/laborors or lullabys mothers use to sing from korean and PI

These are crafts I've tried, currently doing and/or want to try (I will asterisk these ones):

amuguri dolls/crochet*

mini cards

matchbox

embroidery

ATC

knitting scarves

needle felting

felted toys

zines

jewelry making

silver art clay*

polymer/paper clay

painting/texture painting

collaging . . .there's probrably more but I can't remember right now . . ..

PRIVATE SWAPS WELCOMED...especially international

Childrens / Action / Comedy / Interpretations of Fairy Tales / Travel writing humor:

Terry Pratchet - Wee Free Men (3 book series), Fablehaven, The Alchemist, Who put that hair in my toothbrush (fave youth book), No touch monkey, Job Hopper, Goblin Hero, Flawed Dogs . . . .

Comics: Garfield, Foxtrot, Calvin & Hobbes . . . .