Cherie De Castro

Colegio dela Milagrosa, SPES, SNHS, Aquinas University of Legaspi, La Concordia College, UE Recto, Ateneo de Manila University

full-time wife and mom; a nurse in between breaks

in name only, hardly ever have the time, never mind

i read and write a lot . other than that, my time is taken up by my boys.

love biographies and autobios (roots by alex haley, angela's ashes by frank mccourt currently top my list), find them enthralling; also enjoy all of amy tan's books, chicken soup books, a huge condensed books of reader's digest fanatic and collector, m. scott peck's the road less traveled ( a must-read!); war stories/ espionage/historical accounts/documentaries, include, too, the classics by louisa may alcott, victor hugo, leo tolstoy, rudyard kipling, stephen crane, etc., the complete works of Shakespeare, to kill a mockingbird, jonathan livingston seagull, and many more

much like books, i prefer them true-to-life: the truer, the better

love songs (croons! a hopeless romantic, hehe)

haven't got much chance to watch, but when i do, i hit court tv or the new detectives (forensic science), psychic detectives, or the history channel or the biography channel (awed and inspired by the old louis pasteur flick they showed - i believe the last interesting one i watched on that channel); now, cnn and msnbc because of obama; and discovery health

Cancer

hi, i'm cherie, i'm married to aris, and we have two sons, matthew, 5, and aj, 2. we've been in the states for close to 5 years now, have lived in at least 3 - and the moving has not stopped! my husband swears that that will be the death of him, haha! anyhow, i've been a nurse for the longest time but aris is convinced that i've missed my true calling. he says i should have been a lawyer because i'm too strict for my own good. that is not very unique - i know there are people like me out there who can only have enough. some people are simply too much for the nerves! i like a simple life, and admire people who have sincere intentions at connecting. i hate to drag myself from a good book just to attend a social event because i am such a homebody!(emphasis right there), i can't cook but i appreciate a warm meal, a mean pasta, some fruit and greens, good company, warm laughter, deep, insightful conversations. most of the time though, i just like to mingle and unwind, enjoying uninhibited, politically incorrect, spontaneous and just fun, fun, fun conversations with friends, and that's anytime, anywhere! i miss my old friends! (another emphasis right there), but we keep in touch. i have a sympathetic ear but have no flair for drama (matanda na po para diyan, malalaki na tayo, let's learn to solve our problems). i'm always on the side of the underdog, and never hesitate to lend a helping hand. my family and i do things mostly together as the kids are so small, but expect to be more mobile and independent of each other gradually. my religious convictions have never been and will never be swayed, so let's be friends but please don't proselytize. i view work as a necessity and try not to let it affect me so i take risks every now and then by changing units every year or so. it cures boredom and allows me to learn new things. ps. it has also taken me a long time to get used to this slave-driving life! (third emphasis). i read and write a loooot, and expect to cultivate more hobbies in time, i have a healthy respect for individuality and am a firm believer in always learning new things from other people. i also take risks with new friends, but my loyalty is time-tested. there's plenty more, but i guess you'll have to add me up to know. ciao! have a great and blessed day!

anyone decent, interesting, and fun