It’s Stefani Joanne Angelina Germanotta’s birthday today. She’s popularly known as Lady Gaga, the pop singer-songwriter, who was once dismissed to be a copy cat and one who wouldn’t succeed in Music. She now holds several world records. She really is a beacon, a hope for some lost soul. Her recent single, the infamous “Born This Way” has helped some chains to be unshackled, hopes to be fired up once more and dreams to be reached again. On a personal note, her song has boosted my  confidence and gave me a stronger drive to face life’s adversities.

These posts are actually from Twitter. I brought it here because I myself wanted to see it in its entirety. I still wanted to say a lot of things. These 100 facts do really reveal everything, the tip of the iceberg so to speak. Since I was restricted to 140 character, I extended some facts here to qualify my statements. Questions are encouraged.

No body would love yourself first.

1. I am myself and I am not sorry.

2. I am a father to Two Angels, Louise Ysrael and Leainn Shagami. What I grew up in deficit with, they compensated with a lot more.

3. I would want to have another Angel.

4. Sa dami ng taong hindi gumusto sa presence ko, wala akong pakialam sa inyo.

5. Hindi ako sweet, hndi ako romantic dahil hindi ako plastic. Hindi ako marunong mambola, ang alam ko lang magmahal.

6. Ayoko ng kino-control ako. Ano ako muscle? Kung merong kokontrol sa sarili ko, ako lang yun. Hindi ko pa yata nakikilala ang taong magmamando sa buhay. Kung nasaan ka man, hinihintay kita matagal na.

7. May nagsasabi playing safe daw ako in dealing with people, sabi ko lang, I just wanted to be politically correct. Ayaw ko kase ng maraming kaaway. Ako naman ito, so ano naman sa iyo?

8. Malambot ang puso ko, madali akong maawa. Pero kung niloko mo ako hindi na ganun ang kaso.

9. I want a flat of my own and a pick-up for myself.

10. Sa totoo lang, nagkaroon ako ng other woman, not another man. She made me feel special. My intentions are for real that I did not thought of ruining everything, walang may alam close friends lang. Mahal ko pa s’ya. Mapapaikot pa siguro n’ya ako. Siguro.

11. I have never majorly regretted anything in my life. My failed marriage included. I may have minutely regretted some opportunities I passed up but it’s all water under the bridge now, with all of it I now know what to do and what not to do tomorrow.

12. I worked my way to finish my two  diplomas. That’s my personal contribution to my parents. I owe everything to them, my being responsible for myself included.

13. I’ve never had a vacation or a “me- time” since I entered college. I went to different places but on work purposes and non-recreational.

14. I always wanted to travel; To discover places, people and food.

15. I had my first taste of flesh at the age of 18, December of 1998 at a friend’s house. Naging girlfriend ko sya for six months. She was the first to educate me about heart aches, breaking up and being strong. She was only 16 then.

16. I do not want to promise my tomorrow. The future is not for me to compromise. I live one day at a time. So do not ever rush me in deciding for things.

17. I love chocolates. You can expect Snickers, Toblerone, Cadbury, Mars, M&M in my room now, kaso hindi ko sila ginagalaw, more like palamuti. I also have diabetes.

18. I was only hospitalized for only three times. When I was born, when I got a mild typhoid fever and recently for dengue in 2008.

Miss these foods.

19. I eat street foods. Cheap ako ka-date kahit sa tabi-tabi lng pwede na. Itanong nyo pa sa kanya.

20. I want to experience group sleeping. Again.

21. Kilala ko pa lahat ng naging teacher ko simula Kindergarten.

22. I was 22 when I graduated from college with my double degrees in Economics and Management from MSEUF. My son, Louise Ysrael, was there for me to join me.

23. Dahil kay @iPetim kaya ako naniwala sa Horoscope. Thank you Ate Pau, I understood myself better under the stars.

24. I am a separated man wanting to annul my marriage. I wanted to restart my life, and I am viewing this as a God-given opportunity to be really happy and be with the right person who would respect and love me unconditionally.

25. Kahit minsan hindi ko naisip na gusto kong maging babae. Masaya ako sa kung ano ako hindi ko iyon pinagsisisihan. Kahit minsan hndi ako nabastos ng kahit na sino dahil sa sexual preference ko. Isang tao lang ang nakapagparamdam sa akin na dapat akong matakot sa kung sino at ano ako. Sobrang kinamumuhian ko sya.

26. I ghost-write for just about every academic paper you can think of. I get paid for it.

27. I am a flirt. But I could stop if You would say so. Did I say something about trying to control me?

28. Besides wanting to learn Bisaya, Ilonggo or Cebuano, I also wanted to learn a fourth language preferably Chinese or French.

29. Hindi ako marunong lumangoy. Pero I love the Sea.

30. Ang edad ko ngayon.

31. Mahilig akong manuod ng sineng mag-isa. But would love it if there’s a shoulder I could lean on pag mejo dramatic ang scene. Pinakapaborito ko yung My Bestfriend’s Wedding, I cry over and over sa scene nila Julia Roberts at Dermot Mulroney noong nasa barko sila sa Chicago.

Ang First Lady ng mga Philippine Kontrabidas

32. Gusto ko talagang maging Bella Flores at Paquito Diaz sa buhay ng ilang tao, just to balance things out. Talk about role-playing.

33. If there is an art of which I am a master of, it is the art of cramming. The best comes out when I am under pressure, when I am being pushed to wall and rushed to do something kahit against sa sarili ko.

34. I wish I could go home soon. I want to meet lots of people from Twitter. And I know with whom to meet first, my TeamPERM: @iamempee, @KolochoKitler and @iPetim. I wanted a time out and feel young again kasama sina Mcoi at Harry.  Yung iba hndi ko alam kung willing sila makipag meet. Gusto ko rin ma-meet ang couple na sina Batman at Robin; ang author ng Bossbecky blog, si @iamNotMa_Elle at ang bitter, backstabber, plastik at ang nag-iisang  Diyosa ng Chesa na si @dyefri.

#TeamPERM

35. I felt that I was hit by the “stupify” spell here in KSA. The slope of my once steep learning curve is reaching zero.

36. Really, there is no such thing as free lunch. You have to pay for everything you have done, maybe not today, maybe not to the same person who paid for your lunch, but definitely you have to foot the bill.

37. I learned the  greatest lessons in my life outside the school. The school is merely a launching pad, a molding place; it will merely offer you books, but it is really you who will pick which ones to read and which one to keep.

38. By age 38, I wanted to have settled at a country of my own choice with my Angels.

39. Nako-conscious akong magpakalbo. Pakiramdam ko ako ang pinakamayamang haciendero, nasa lahi namin kase.

Hindi naman hugs ang gusto ng mga ito.

40. I’m a hug person. Pero karaniwan nahihiya akong mangyakap baka isipin nila ano hehe. Hindi ko pa nayayakap ang bestfriend kong si Crizalde. Hindi kase sya hug person, ni hindi nga ako nun hawakan sa kamay kapag Ama Namin ang kanta sa Misa.

41. Alipin ako ng TV, sabi ng Mama ko kahit iwan lang niya ako sa harapan ng TV at umalis sya sandali dun pa rin nya ako madadatnan. Hindi pa rin nawawala ang pagka-aliw ko sa cartoons, animals at balita.

42. I always charge my failures to experience. That way I won’t accumulate credits for my past.

43. Mahilig akong kumanta, walang hilig ang kanta sa akin. Paborito ko ang mga lumang kanta ng Air Supply, at saulado ko ang lyrics ng mga kanta ng Tito, Vic & Joey sa album nilang Tough Hits.

44. I do not believe in Forever, Perfect and Marriage. They are subjective concepts that should not be applied generally. Partially papayag ang aking best friend na si Junabelle dito.

Tito, Vic & Joey

45. I reserve physical skirmishes to animals. I favor aggression only when all means have been exhausted.

46. Up to now I’m still looking for a straight boy to be a best friend. All turned to be otherwise.

47. I’ve never failed a dare when I was in college. I want to prove that to I still can to this day. Nyay!

48. Gustong kong hamunin sa kama lahat ng naging eX ko.

49. I like doing it in front of the mirror or with shadows (ala-Photoshop).

Hindi sila ang modern version ng TVJ. Sila ang aking mga Twitter Kids.

50. There are lots of adolescent things that I wanted to do. I would want to reserve it for a day.

51. My Saudi experience has given me maturity to understand things; Got me closer to prayers, to God and to myself.

52. Talking people inspires me, I am all smiles watching how they animate themselves in front of me. I am saddened by those who cannot even tell a story about themselves.

53. My first courses in College were Economics and Accountancy. Hndi ko naabot ang quota sa Accountancy so I shifted to Management.

54. Intermittent ang aking kiliti. Minsan meron, minsan wala, minsan sobra- sobra. Depende din ata sa kasama.

55. I like getting into the edge of the cliff on almost everything, but not really doing it. Breaking rules included.

56. Madali akong magka-crush, madali ding mawala. Except for some High School crushes, wala akong crushes na naging karelasyon ko. Another exception was the one I stalked.

57. I like to sleep with a girl with her school uniform on.

58. I can’t easily let go of some sentimental stuff that I’ve accumulated since High School. I will try to let go of them when I come back to the Philippines.

59. I dreamt of being a litigation lawyer. I ended up being a one-time writer for a case pleading in an administrative case before the Ombudsman.

60. I can give the best advice for others, but not for myself.

61. I wanted to be a College Professor with more than 200 students listening to my lecture. 200 heads to bore.

62. I want to go back to Graduate School finish my Masters and further affix a PhD in my surname.

63. Three call centers have rejected my work applications for some absurd reasons. It happened all in a day.

64. I wanted to be an airline pilot when I was 7, hence my fixation with airplanes and airports.

65. I blog to express.  I read a lot before I write. It is my way to tell my story, to vent some excess carbon dioxide, my way to comfort my weary soul.

66. I like disco dancing lalo at kasama ko sa dance floor ay sina Junabelle at Crizalde.

67. I love to read, from billboards to academic journals. I wish to be reunited with books.

68. I haven’t experienced a white sand beach.

69. Oh! What an interesting number.

70. I talk a lot. Tignan nyo at pumalo sa mahigit-kumulang 3,000 salita ang blog na ito.

71. When I don’t talk, I think a lot. Pabugso-bugso ang laman ng utak ko. Minsan gusto kong isulat, minsan nawawalang parang bula na lang.

72. I always dream of flying. It’s always the same scene ever since. I fly high and low.

73. Suplado ako noong unang panahon. Suplado pa rin ata ngayon.

74. I was a stalker. However, stalker-mode has been off for quite sometime.

75. I stalked someone who eventually became a karelasyon. People close to me knows this.

76. Five days ako sa Rogationist Seminary sa Paranaque. I went out after. Not for me.

77. Ayaw ko sa taong mapagmalaki at mapagkunwari yung sasabhin ang isang bagay para mapaangat ang sarili nila kahit hindi totoo.

78. I don’t mind being corrected, directly criticized or pinpointed of my mistakes, as long as it’s sincere and the objective is to uplift my personality.

Alipin ako ng tatlong ito.

79. Maiksi ang pasensya ko sa tanga. Kaya tumabi-tabi ka.

80. I spent 6 years in college finishing 2 diplomas, 2 theses, dropping 2 subjects, 5 INCs, a 5.0 and an excellent thesis. That 5.0 grade I got, I earned from that excellent thesis that I finished. I still think my thesis is wanting and empty.

81. Hindi kami close ng Mama  ko, hindi rin kami close ng Tatay ko. I would want to work on that.

82. Muntik na akong ma-suspend noong college ako. And that is for some infraction that wasn’t even in the Student Handbook it is still in my belief that it’s just their way of suppressing me and my thoughts in college paper.

83. I’ve held more than 5 Million pesos in cash with my bare hands. Dont ask me where I spent it.

84. I helped more than five political figures won student and local political elections.

85. I lost twice in high school student politics.

86. I used to be full of wit. I don’t know if I lose it as the years went by or if I still have it.

87. Madalas akong magka crush sa maputi, walang pimples, at sa mejo matangkad sken, gusto ko rin ng mejo malaman.

88. I was a three year Editor in Chief for a University Student Publication, 2 years as editor and 1 time as encoder. Hanggang ngayon faulty pa rin ang grammar ko.

Ito ang Tama!

89. I am a Red Horse man. After a drunken night, there were instances where I wake up at my house without me knowing how the heck I got home. Sabi nung isang ka-tweet ko, Auto-Pilot mode daw iyon.

90. Sometimes after a drinking session or when I get so tipsy I talk in Nihonggo. Maybe this time mag-Arabic na ako.

91. I’ve stayed for more than five years in my first job as a political operator.

92. I have had eight serious girlfriends. Flings obviously not included. Hindi ko alam kung ilang naging seryosong boyfriend ko. I can only recall three.

93. I would rather have a sex maniac for a friend rather than a drug-dependent buddy. Matutulungan ko pa kase yung sex maniac to stop eh, yung drug dependent sa rehab ko lang sya ire-refer.

94. It takes a lot of time for me to decide on things, especially if it would involve matters of the heart. I do not rush on things, and I see to it that I stand on my decision.

95. Since I was 17, I have lived on my own separated from my parents and my nuclear family. I am lucky to have been adopted by friends who I consider as family.

96. I am eldest to four siblings. I miss them all so much. Almost half of my life, I lived separated from them: Maricris, Billie Adrian, Danielle and Danica.

97. I love diversity. Now I am not afraid of tasting, experiencing and trying new things out.

98. I am half-hearted about going to Saudi. But here I am though. When I was on board the plane bound here, I prayed to God to remove things and persons from my life, those who I do not need. I think my prayers have been answered.

99. I am good friend, I’m a bad lover. Sabi nga ni Gaga if it’s not rough it isn’t fun di ba? So do you want my Bad Romance?

100. I’m still discovering myself. Please help me.#