FYI about Mona ~ The World According to Mona!

DID YOU KNOW ...?

..... I've only own a computer for about 5 months(Feb 2000-July 2000) until February 2002... ?
Kind of impressive, eh? Considering I know lots about computer applications plus maintaining a homepage. I started building my website in 1997. I gave my 350MHZ computer to my parents, so now I'm computer-less again. All of my jobs since college furnished me with a computer, that's how I get around not owning one. But with my wedding coming up. Raven and I bought a Dell in February 2002

..... Valentine's night is "leave Mona at a strange bar night"?
Two valentine nights in college, I've gone out with people from work. Once to Neon's and another to Buffalo's at Auburn. Both times I've been "accidentally" left in the bathroom of Neon's and at the bar of Buffalo's. Next year I'm driving.

..... I became an American citizen on January 1997?
I was born in Bandung, Indonesia. Moved to Alabama when I was six and 15 years later I took the immigration test and passed. Chris (my beau) attended the ceremony in Atlanta. Wal-Mart ruined my pictures, thus, no pix to show. To the left is my sister Vivian and I after we took our test on June 1996 in Atlanta. follow up #20

..... I got to see Michael Jordan hit his first homerun?
When Jordan played for the Birmingham Barons (1995?), he had a .191 batting average. The funny thing was that no tv stations were there. Lucky for the fans with camcorders, they made a buck off the shot to right field.

..... I met my last two boyfriends on the internet?
I met my soon-to-be fiancee' on match.com late February 2001. Raven was the second guy that emailed me. We had a instant connection, even said and felt that we were soul mates. Novels were written to one another over email for a few days, then we talked for 4 hours the first night we spoke on the phone. 6 days later we met. Now we have a home and cat together.

Dated the first guy from the net for close to 4 years. That ended when I moved to Dallas August 2000. We both worked at Disney and chatted before we started dating.

..... The first time I met my best friend Malcolm, I thought he was a jerk? He thought I was a bitch.
We knew a mutual friend at Auburn, Clarke. Clark and I planned to caravan down to Orlando for our first college program (Summer 1995). Only thing was instead of driving South to Orlando, we had to make a pit stop in Anniston to pick Malcolm up. Thus, we had to go throught Atlanta and Bic, Clarke's car, could only go 55 MPH. They decided to, well it seemed like, stop at every exit in Georgia. I complained and questioned why they did so. Well Malcolmed thought I complained too much and I thought he was thick headed. Now, we are best friends.

..... Bernice, the pot belly pig, bit my foot?
I was sitting indian style on a sofa chair in my friend, Laura's living room, eating supper and watching the X-Files when I felt a suddend tug on my left foot. I yelped and realized that Bernice, my friend's sister's pot- belly pig bite my foot. Luckily I was wearing tennie runners at the time. Apparently, Bernice was suspiciously circling around my chair before she made her attack. Bernice was quirted with the water bottle and thrown outside. They put her outside when I come over now.

..... My first McDonald visit was in Holland?
My family and I moved to Birmingham, Alabama in 1982 when I was 6 years old. Before our papers were set, we lived with relatives in Holland for four weeks. I had fun, got to eat at McDonald, go to amusement parks filled with minature architectures. I remember eating cheese for the first time.

..... I was the football manager in high school?
I was also the baseball, one year of volleyball, and basketball manager. Then I was pulled into doing student training. I got smart and got out of that. My athletic director in h.s. helped me get the student assistant job in Auburn.

..... My newest hobbie is watching Ben Affleck videos?
I'm glad that icky goat tee is gone. What ever Gwynnie have, I want ;) My favorite Ben Affleck movie is Chasing Amy.

..... I was a tomboy up until high school?
I never climbed trees, but for the greater part of my childhood and adolesence, I had short hair. So short, people mistook me as a boy. A lot has changed, but I found that some habits are hard to break.

..... I sang for the Pope?
I got to sing for the Pope at the World Youth Day in August 1993, thanks to the Diocese(sp) of Birmingham. It was a great experience for a person who can't sing like me to be on stage at the Mile High Stadium singing the theme song of the WYD, "We Are One Body." I didn't get to meet him, the closest I got to him was 10 feet away. We stood to the right of the stage, but we were close.

..... I was 27 when I learned how to ride a bicycle?
What tomboy didn't ride bike, right? Well I just never got the hang of it. Until I went to Versaille, France on my honeymoon. My husband taught me how to ride a bike!

..... I have a knack for finding WDWCP webpages?
If you are an WDWCP alumni and have a homepage, I'll find it... it's a talent

..... My favorite contemporary artist is Ty Wilson?
Want to see some of his works? Click here to see his official homepage.... Ty Wilson.

added 04/28/99:

..... I was scrapt in the editing room!
I auditioned for the preshow slide show of the Kali Rapids Ride of Animal Kingdom's Asia last November. I made it to the first cut, they took my picture and it was sent to California. LA called two weeks later and casted me as an Asian Villager, specifically Indonesian (ironically, I'm full blooded Indonesian)! So for four hours one Sunday, I was dolled up for a 10 minute shoot. Modeling is Soooo non-challenging, don't think I could do it full time. MY POINT: Today, I went to see the preview for Cast Members of Kali and my picture was missing. I WAS SCRAPED LIKE OLD NEWSPAPER! ... Meaning my 15 minutes of fame stays on the internet.

added 07/22/99:

added 11/03/00:

..... I learned how to surf in Maui?
If I knew how easy it was to surf, I would have gone more often to the Florida beaches. Key is to push with your hands to give you more momentum. The wave keeps the board steady, so all you have to do is jump on the middle of the board as quickly as you can. I highly recommend this sport.

..... The 2000 Presidential Election is the first time I can vote as an American citizen?
I live in Texas, at the time of the election. The votes are kind of skewed in this state. Therefore, I filled out an absentee ballot for Orange County in Florida. By these clues, you can figure out who I voted for.

added 12/29/01:

..... I saw Serendipity 3x the first week it was out?
I LOVE THIS MOVIE! Serendipity, a fortunate accident, is something I think has happend to me in finding my true love, Raven. I had received two free passes for two different dates before it came out that weekend. Saw it with Clancy, then Julee and of course, I had to take Raven to see it that weekend. The movie stars the beautiful Kate Beckinsale and the multi-talented John Cusack. I will definately get this on DVD. It ranks up there with You've Got Mail. watch the trailer