Who is she anyway?

This is the official MyMaria "About Me". Short-version though. Read on.

Name: Maria Cecilia T. Velasquez
AKA: Chen Mei Xi / 陳 美 西
Why MyMaria?: My IRC nick since 1995. It got stuck. Ask the old people from #Ormoc or #Ormoccity at Undernet.
Birthdate: April 18, 1983
Birthplace: Cebu City
Hometown: Ormoc City
Eye Color: Brown
Hair Color: Dark Brown
Height: 5'2-1/2"
How many & what kind of pets do you have? I used to have a tarsier, piranhas, dogs, and rabbits. Now, no more. :(
Siblings: N/A - I'm a unica hija... That explains it all.
What's your job? Medical Transcriptionist by day, wannabe blogger by night.
What's your Dream Job? Being a home-based MT Editor. ^__^
Who is your best friend? 加文妮
What instruments do you play? Keyboards :P
What are your hobbies? Photography as of recent
What are your goals? Short-term (in a month's time): To build a new quad core PC. Long-term (years): Save money and go to Bora-bora, French Polynesia.
Would you ever sky dive or bungee jump? YES. If it were free.
What kind of books and/or magazines do you read? Don't read magazines. It makes you feel ugly.
How would do describe yourself? Unpredictable.
What is a topic you wish you knew more about? Computer programming.
What do you daydream about? Winning the lottery. Who doesn't?
What are your religious/spiritual beliefs? "Sirado" Catolico, as my mom says.
List 3 Things You Would Change About Yourself:
One: Height.
Two: My real name.
Three: My patience with figures and numbers.
Do You...
Smoke? Occasionally.
Drink? (Very) occasionally now.
Get annoyed easily? Not really.
Like to travel? YES!
Like to drive fast? Only when extremely in a hurry.
Sing well? I wish.
Want kids? In due time.
-----What would you name a boy? Manu.
-----What would you name a girl? Mia.

This is it for now. I'll do Favorites another time. More Q&A as well. If you have questions, feel free to post them at the Comments section.

**Edited, 12/10/2008