NOTE: Briannas answer will be first, Jordans answer second.
1. What time did you get up this morning? 9:15am / 10:30am
2. Diamonds or Pearls? "Probably pearls because pearls can be eaten." / (In reply to Brianna,"What???") Diamonds.
3. What was the last film you saw at the cinema? The mission impossible with Tom Cruise / Same
4. What is your favorite TV show? The Homeless (some japanese show) / Star Trek
5. What did you have for breakfast? Rice powder rolled in a ball with vegetable soup. / Chocolate
6. What is your middle name? Chinese people typically don't have middle names / McKay
7. What is your favorite Cuisine? Chinese Guangdong Province food / Rice and pork with spinage
8. What do you dislike? Hunger and being cold and sickness and being lonely / The question is broad enough that it would take me more time than I'm willing to spend trying to figure out some sort of a conclusive answer. If I just name a few things I dislike it would not really be an accurate representation. If I try to label a single thing I dislike I can always think of something I dislike more. For example, if I say "I dislike leg cramps" I then feel like erasing it and saying "I dislike it when my teeth hurt." (Since my teeth hurting is a larger problem than a leg cramp, not that either of them are large problems really.) But now I just noticed something, which is that both of the things I listed were types of physical pain. So I would say "Physical pain" as my answer except "leg cramps" and "hurting teeth" were only EXAMPLES and not actual things that I think of when I am thinking of things I dislike. Now you are beginning to see what happens though when I try to make a list of things I dislike (all these thoughts go through my head in like 2 seconds, over and over, in all sorts of variations) so I hope you can forgive me for not putting an answer to this question.
9. What is your favorite potato chip? Regular standard non flavored (but salted) chips / Probably KC Masterpiece or whatever it is flavored chips from America.
10. What is your favorite CD at the moment? Don't have CD / My WarCraft III CD.
11. What kind of car do you drive? Don't know how to drive and don't have a car / None, I take a taxi or what-have-you. We will buy a bicycle in the summer though, we think.
12. Favorite Sandwich? I don't eat sandwich / The one described in The Princess Bride, except substitute bacon for mutton.
13. What characteristics do you despise? Tons. Arrogance, Cruelty, I don't know now. / I would imagine most people don't realize that this question (along with many questions) are extremely vague. All the question asked is "What characteristics do you despise?" not "What characteristics do you despise, IN A PERSON." So I'm going to assume it is asking "What characteristics do you despise, in a bowl of rice." My answers, hardness, too hottiness, burnedness, not cooked well enoughness, and sogginess.
14. What are your favorite clothes? Stylish ones and good materials and fit me / My brown cargo pocket pants whatever those are called, and my green "lucky" shirt.
15. If you could go anywhere in the world on vacation? America / An undiscovered (in modern times) cave that has 15 billion dollars worth of jewels and gold and stuff in it, and I'm not trapped in it or anything..and there is nothing stopping me from cashing out on the contents or anything.
16. What color are your eyes? Brown / Green
17. Favorite brand of clothing? I don't know brands / I don't care
18. Where would you want to retire? Somewhere warm and clean with fresh air and beautiful / These theoretical questions are really tempting me. Where "would" you want.... it makes me want to type something like "A place where if I am there I instantly have infinity wishes and unlimited power." But I'll stick with a more normal answer and say "Where ever Brianna is."
19. Favorite time of day? Sleeping time / Sleeping time
20. Where were you born? Dongguan, Guangdong, China / Moses Lake, Washington, USA
21. What is your favorite sport to watch? Olympic games / Not sure
22. Who do you think will not send this back? Myself / I don't know... these questions are tricks anyways to try to get the people who fill these out to provoke others into sending them.
23. Person you expect to send it back first? Someone who hasn't done it yet / Whatever
24. Pepsi or Coke? Whats different between pepsi and coke? / None
25. Cats or Dogs? Dogs / Dogs, but I like cats too
26. Are you a morning person or a night owl? I was a morning person but I'm getting poisoned by Jordan / Night person
27. Pedicure or manicure? The one for your hands / whatever
28. Do you prefer funny or mushy cards? Funny / Funny
29. Any new and exciting news you'd like to share with everyone? We are at home (what she means is we are at her parents home in Guangdong) / No.
30. What did you want to be when you were little? Model or a movie star / a computer guy
31. What do you have in your trunk right now? I don't have one / "What you gunna do with all that junk, all that junk inside that trunk?"
32. What is your best childhood memory? Dancing out on top of a big car on chinese valentines day / Forts and stuff.
33. What are the different jobs you have had in your life? Worked at Giordanno, taught foreigners english. and worked with Jordan at MMOVP.com / Grape handler, worked for Shane Christensen for a bit, Fed Ex package handler, home loan call center, qwest DSL tech support call center, Ipod support call center, worked on flash for knowligent.com, worked at a haunted house some, off and on worked for myself selling virtual currency, worked at an english teaching center in china, currently working for mmovp.com...probably some other stuff
34. Favorite Holiday? Mid autumn festival / New year
35. What is your favorite dessert? Watermelon juice / so many ... i don't know
36. Favorite Summer getaway? Somewhere with a lot of fruit to eat / China, LOL!
37. Ever been to Africa? No / No, but I did sleep at best western last night.
38. Glasses or Contacts? I'm wearing glasses but I'd rather use contacts but my eyes cant handle them / Glasses
39. Ever been toilet papering? No / No
40. Been in a car accident? No, but a motorcycle ran into my bike once / Not really..if so I don't really remember
41. Favorite day of the week? Friday / Sunday
42. Favorite restaurant? The Steak restaurant where we get tons of free fruit / The Steak restaurant where I eat a lot of steak
43. Favorite flower? I don't know much about flower / Lilac
44. Favorite movies? Asoka and some Chinese stuff...but I like TV series more / LOTR and STAR WARS and many others... sci fi is good, and spy movies, and movies about smart people
45. Favorite Pastime? Yoga, resting, watching good TV shows, eating good food, spending time with my family / computer
46. Favorite fast food restaurant? KFC, but I don't like it much and don't eat there often / prolly subway, none here though that I know of
47. How many times did you fail your drivers test? N/A / 0
48. From whom did you get your last email? Bonnie / Bonnie
49. Sandals or tennis shoes? Sandals / Sandals for freedom and shoes for being able to run fast and stuff
50. Which store would you choose to max out your credit card? I don't know much about credit card /http://www.newegg.com/
51. If the speed limit is 60 what is the fastest you will drive? I don't know speed, but if I could drive I would drive pretty slow / 65 or so
52. Bedtime? 1-3am / Same
53. Who are you most curious about their responses to this? Shane / Bill Gates
54. Last person you went to dinner with? Jordan / Brianna
55. What are you listening to right now? Listening to Jordan typing / Listening to Brianna telling me what to type
56. What is your favorite color? Probably green, all colors are good though / Green or blue or something, sometimes red maybe, but I think green is overall my favorite color.
57. How many tattoos do you have? 0 / 0
58. How many people are you sending this E-mail to? 1, and I'm going to ask her to please send it to anyone else "on the list"
59. What time did you finish this e-mail? / Not finished yet.
60. What animal would you be reincarnated as? Human / I would not choose to be reincarnated as an animal because the idea of reincarnation comes primarily from Buddhism, and I have studied Buddhism some and, GENERALLY SPEAKING, found that a human is only reincarnated as an animal if he was really stupid and evil during his life. It is worse than being reincarnated as a poor, sick, deformed human. So if I was reincarnated I would like to be reincarnated as a Buddha (except thats not an animal), and a human is arguably not an animal either, so I'm going to have to go with "smart, well groomed, long and happy lifed monkey."
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11 comments:
Yes, that is Jordan! How sweet to feel their sweet interaction with one another. I don't think Bill gates will answer though, so sorry! May you find some answers and peace today, thank you all for sharing so much with us, our prayers will continue.
Is there a family connection to Jordan's middle name? I'm asking because my mother's maiden name was McKay, my grandpa is a distant cousin to David O. Hope today is looking up, your post made me laugh.
What a fun personal touch! It was fun to see how Jordan is still Jordan, and to get a bit of a glimpse into Brianne's life. What a beautiful heart she has. It brought sunshine into this day. Thanks for sharing it. There is a smile on my face and in my heart. I pray that amidst all your pain, trials, and frustrations..., that you can find that smile too. We send our love and prayers.
What a fun post. I am glad that Brianna got to visit the place she most wanted to, however better circumstances would have been nice. Hope, hope, hope the pain is better and the trip is on.
That sounds like the Jordan I remember from our younger days. I remember visiting (when you still lived in wa) and he was always saying funny little things like that. Keep up with the little laughs, they sure can help.
Liz
That was great Bonnie. It makes me feel like I know Brianna and Jordan better. They are so down to earth and obviously good for each other. What a blessing. Hope your day has gone as well as can be expected. Love, Louise
Hi, I am Lael Gaviola-Rogers. I was Jordan's district mate in the mission. We both had the same first area. It was great reading this blog. They're so beautiful together We're always praying for your son and his wife. Ingat palagi!
What an enjoyable blog. These questionnaires are difficult to fill out but so fun to read. Thank you for the good insights into two special people. Keeping you all in our thoughts and prayers.
Love! Becky and Ray
Thank you for sharing this with us. It was such fun to read! You know what Jordan, you remind me of your uncle Jim a lot in some of the things you said & his favorite tv show was Star Trek too. I love you so much.
Aunt Suzy
I love this post! What a sweet couple. Brianna is so cute and innocent in her answers. My dad, (your Uncle Jim) served his mission in Hong Kong and would have just loved her to pieces.
Jordan's answers remind me a lot of my dad and all of the lovely Smith women, that are always so full of wisdom and wit.
If you two were here in Texas, we would love to have you over for dinner, desserts, lots of fruit and of course, video games and laughter.
With Love, Hope, Prayers and Support,
your cousin Lisa
Thank you all so much. My heart is very soft and tender (not like a sprained ankle), but just stretched to the utmost with love and appreciation for each of you. I think from now on, I will always love my fellow beings more fully than ever before.
Tara, McKay isn't a family name, we just love the sound and it's association with a wonderful leader.
Suzy and Lisa, your connecting Jordan with Jim delights me to no end! I made the connection for the first time when Jordan was in the Philippines, and I sent him the copy of a talk given by Kevin? at Jim's memorial service. In it, he wrote some of Jim's funny sayings, and Jordan was intrigued by them, finding in them his kind of humor and outlook. That you recognized this from the survey is amazing and comforting to me. Someday, when they meet, they will be wonderful companions for each other!
Love and blessings to each one of our readers and commenters. - Bonnie
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