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born in the province of dong
nai, vietnam »
arrived in australia at the
age of 6 »
can speak basic vietnamese
. getting pretty good at tagalog ;-) »
has one older sister and four
younger brothers »
graduated with a bachelor
of engineering (software engineering) degree at the
university of new south wales »
enjoys playing strategy games
and watching documentaries »
favourite movies include
lord of the rings, the matrix and forrest
gump »
favourite tv shows include
firefly, lost and prison break »
can't go a day without reading
the news, completing a sudoku puzzle or browsing/posting
on debate forums »
has a real sweet-tooth . will
eat the dessert before the main if he can get away with
it ;-) »
his passengers call his ride
the "super taxi" (surprisingly, he's never had
a single speeding ticket) »
doesn't drink. doesn't smoke
. doesn't gamble »
will play cards to win, not
for money, but for pride ;-P »
likes: a good debate . being
challenged . sleeping in . going to the gym »
dislikes: slow drivers . shopping
. unnecessary small talk . playing/watching sports
about.cristina
»
born
in manila, philippines »
arrived
in australia at the age of 4 »
of chinese-filipino descent
. can speak fluent tagalog . can count 1 to 10 in hokkien
;-P »
has
one older brother »
graduated
with a bachelor of visual communication (photography
and digital imaging) degree at the university of western
sydney »
enjoys
jewellery-making and interior decorating »
favourite
movies include mr & mrs smith, riding in
cars with boys and the family man »
favourite
tv shows include will & grace, everybody
loves raymond and desperate housewives »
prefers
a quiet night in to a wild night out »
would
choose a cosy café over a bar/club any day »
gets
excited about long scenic drives, weekends away and picnics
for two »
a
hopeless romantic . married her first love . cries during
sappy movies »
awfully
ticklish . extremely sentimental . terribly idealistic »
has
mild o.c.d. tendencies . somewhat superstitious »
doesn't
drink . doesn't smoke . doesn't swim at beaches (fish pee
in it) »
likes:
thrill-rides . heights . long talks over coffee . cold/rainy
weather . home decorating shows . christmas . shopping for
handbags . game nights . bubble tea »
dislikes:
hot weather . crowds . public-speaking . cigarette smoke
. clutter . bugs
about.peter&cristina
»
first
met in february of 1995 at an after-school "maths enrichment"
class »
peter was in year 11 and cristina
in year 10 at the time. »
officially got together
in october of 1995 »
were each other's first
love (aww heh) . cristina was 15 . peter was 17 »
married each other in
june of 2001 after having been together for 6 years »
went on a one month
honeymoon to the philippines »
bought their first home
in strathfield in 2001 »
moved to their new home
in chatswood in 2004, which peter chose because it was across
the road from his workplace :-P. »
moved to seattle, washington
in april 2006 because of peter's new job at microsoft »
purchased their first
home in the US, a condo in sammamish, in september
2006. »
finally purchased their
first ever "house" in july 2007, in bellevue -
a city that reminds them a lot of home. »
peter left microsoft
in august 2007 to work at the same software company as cristina! »
don't have any kids
... yet ;-)
about.lana
»
she's
a gold and white (with black tips) purebred shih-tzu »
born
on june 7, 2006 to "claire" (dam) and "punky"
(sire) »
was
one of two girls in a litter of six puppies »
comes
from a long line of champions (her sire won "best of
breed" and "best of winners") »
came
to live with us on august 12, 2006, when she was 9 1/2 weeks
old & 4 lbs (1.8kg) »
currently weighs 13.5 lbs (5.9 kg) »
eats "natural balance" lultra
premium dog food »
likes:
attention . napping on our laps . tummy rubs . riding
in her car seat . toys »
dislikes:
our absence . having her nails clipped . bath time »
tricks
(so far): "come" . "sit" . "(lie)down"
. "shake(hands)" . "drop(toy during games
of fetch, or something that shouldn't be in her mouth)"
. "give me 10!" . "kiss" . "turn(around)"
. adorability . completely potty trained!
