Sunday, September 14, 2008

The Proust Questionnaire

Again, another questionnaire. I got this from my dear neighbor Resti, whom I assume has been reading way too much Vanity Fair*. Heheheheh... ;)

Anyway, thanks for tagging me, dear. This one should take a while to answer. So here goes...

What do you regard as the lowest depth of misery?
To die alone -- being alone and unloved for the rest of your life.

Where would you like to live?
Somewhere over the rainbow with my loved ones.

What is your idea of earthly happiness?
To be able to travel the world with loved ones. See what the world has to offer and what it's made of. To eat, drink, and be merry with no worries.

To what faults do you feel most indulgent?
To idle around or to lollygag when I should've been doing my work or something useful/productive.

Who are your favorite heroes of fiction?
Santiago of The Alchemist.

Who are your favorite characters in history?
Hmm.. I should say Marie Antoinette. Her tragedy is somewhat amusing.

Who are your favorite heroines in real life?
My mom.

Who are your favorite heroines of fiction?
Athena.

Your favorite painter?
Nyoman Gunarsa and Alphonse Mucha.

Your favorite musician?
Hmm.. I've one too many. Some are: John Lennon, Babyface, John Legend, Carole King, Chrisye, and many more.

The quality you most admire in a man?
Honesty, loyalty, softness, and sensitivity. And brain.

The quality you most admire in a woman?
Honesty, loyalty, feminine strength and charm. And brain.

Your favorite virtue?
Integrity and honesty.

Your favorite occupation?
Sleeping and eating while traveling.

Who would you have liked to be?
The main characters of romantic comedies, 'cos they always end up happy.

Your most marked characteristic?
Stubborn.

The quality you most like in a man?
Integrity and open-mindedness.

The quality you most like in a woman?
Integrity and feminine strength.

What do you most value in your friends?
Honesty and the ability to stand by me through thick and thin.

What is your principle defect?
Laziness and the tendency to give up too easily when faced with hard obstacles.

What is your dream of happiness?
To finally be accomplished and content with my life.

What to your mind would be the greatest of misfortunes?
To have no true friends nor family.

What would you like to be?
An accomplished and content person.

What is your favorite color?
Green.

What is your favorite flower?
Roses, esp. the white or purple ones.

What is your favorite bird?
Canary and Robin.

Who are your favorite prose writers?
Paulo Coelho.

Who are your favorite poets?
Couldn't think of any now.

Who are your favorite composers?
Tchaikovsky.

Who are your heroes in real life?
My partner.

Who are your favorite heroines of history?
Marie Curie.

What are your favorite names?
Aurora, Alexandra, Alexander, Dimitri.

What is it you most dislike?
Pompous ignorant bastards.

What historical figures do you most despise?
The one that made our country what it is today, full of deceit and corruption.

What event in military history do you most admire?
Frankly, I couldn't care less.

What reform do you most admire?
When women can wear pants. Long live Coco Chanel and YSL.

What natural gift would you most like to possess?
Empathy, sympathy, patience. 

How would you like to die?
Fulfilled and loved.

What is your present state of mind?
Grey and cloudy...

What is your motto?
Sadness is another word for not enough coffee.. and wine.

*) Since July 1993, the back page of Vanity Fair has been devoted to the Proust Questionnaire, in which a noteworthy person answers a series of personal questions. The questionnaire has its origins in a parlor game popularized (though not devised) by Marcel Proust (1871–1922), the French essayist and novelist, who believed that, in answering these questions, an individual reveals his or her true nature.

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