101 Things

This list was meant to be about 101 things about me, but it doesn’t stop growing. So check back often for more useless facts about me.

01- My name is Fernando;
02- I was born in 78;
03- I live in Rio, but I wasn’t born here;
04- I was born in Manaus, but I moved to Rio when I was 3 months old;
05- I don’t feel like a Brazilian;
06- I think I was born in the wrong country;
07- I love England;
08- I wish I was born there;
09- I have 2 brothers and 2 sisters;
10- I’m 6 years older than my oldest brother;
11- I’m 26 years older than my youngest brother;
12- Actually they are half brothers;
13- They don’t live with me;
14- In fact, they live really far away;
15- I miss them;
16- I wish we all lived in the same city;
17- I really hate hot weather;
18- I love the cold;
19- I like to wear coats;
20- I’m a proud owner of a fancy leather overcoat;
21- I can understand 4 languages (Portuguese, English, French and Spanish);
22- I can fluent speak and write only 2 of them (Portuguese and English);
23- I don’t like to talk;
24- I’m extremely quiet;
25- I’m even more shy;
26- And even more insecure;
27- I’m a Libra, therefore I’m very indecisive;
28- I’m probably the most curious person on Earth;
29- I’m a bit anti-social;
30- My room is a mess;
31- But I can find everything in my mess;
32- I love to eat;
33- I have been to the fanciest restaurants in Rio and abroad;
34- I’ve been to 4 different countries (Paraguay, England, Spain and France);
35- I’ve traveled a lot around Brazil (São Paulo, Santos, Vitória, Salvador, Recife, João Pessoa, Natal, Maceió are some of the cities I’ve been to);
36- I love cinema;
37- I go to the cinema at least once a week;
38- I’m a proud owner of a big DVD collection;
39- I prefer dramas and romantic films to action and adventures;
40- Horror films really scare me;
41- I hate blockbuster films;
42- I play bass guitar;
43- I’ve had several bands;
44- I like rock music in general;
45- My favorite band is Iron Maiden;
46- My favorite singer is Bruce Dickinson;
47- My favorite album is Skunkworks;
48- I have actually met 8 ‘online friends’ (2 from England, 1 from Germany, 1 from Rio and 4 from São Paulo);
49- I have been in love quite a few times;
50- I was loved back only twice (at least that I know of);
51- I’ve already had sex in strange places;
52- I’ve already paid for sex;
53- I regreted it a few hours later;
54- I dont know if I am a good lover;
55- My ex girlfriend never complained;
56- In fact, she seemed to enjoy it quite a lot;
56- I’m currently in search for “Mrs Perfect Girl”
57- I consider myself a romantic person;
58- I don’t consider myself a happy person;
59- I know famous people;
60- I like animals;
61- I own a dog;
62- I spend most of my time online;
63- I consider it a waste of time;
64- I like building websites;
65- I don’t have a best friend;
66- But I do have a few great friends;
67- I have no idea if I am a good friend;
68- I never met any of my grandfathers;
69- I met my great grandmother;
70- I have great memories of her;
71- My parents are divorced since I was a little kid;
72- My father moved to another state when I was still a little kid;
73- I’ve already had a surgery;
74- I removed a stone from my left kidney, which had 1 inch (around 2 cm);
75- I still have another stone on my right kidney, less than half of the size of the one mentioned above;
76- I will try to remove it with a few lithotripsy sections;
77- My favorite colour is blue;
78- I don’t smoke, do drugs or drink alcohol;
79- Actually, I hate the smell and the smoke of cigarettes, cigars, pot… ;
80- I would like to be a wine specialist;
81- I do like wine. Red wine to be more specific;
82- My favorite food is meat;
83- I also love pasta;
84- I love to cook;
85- I was told (several times) that I cook very well;
86- Jamie Oliver is my cooking hero;
87- I don’t eat anything that comes from the sea;
88- I don’t have a favorite drink;
89- I do like hot drinks such as cappuccinos, espressos, teas and hot chocolates;
90- I would like to win the lottery;
91- I would like to be rich;
92- I have a car;
93- I love to drive around when the streets are quiet;
94- I hate traffic jams;
95- I would like to make a road trip;
96- I don’t like the USA, but I would like to know 2 or 3 cities there;
97- I love Europe and would love to visit Scandinavia, Budapest and Prague;
98- I like to walk;
99- I think the only way for you to know an area pretty well is by walking and walking and walking and getting completely lost.
100- I like children (only the cute and well behaved ones);
101- Sometimes I think I’m allergic to the sun;
102- I don’t believe in God;
103- I do believe we are not the only inteligent life in the universe;
104- I shook hands with my idol once;
105- I’ve had pizza for breakfast more than once;
106- I once went on an arranged date;
107- Breasts are my favorite part of a woman’s body (this doesn’t mean I like huge silicon breasts);
108- I don’t plan to get officially married;
109- The idea of a wedding ceremony/party freaks me out;
110- I don’t like parties at all;
111- People say I look like Ricardo Darín, the most well known Argentinian actor nowadays;
112- The sentence “we need to talk” freaks me out;
113- I am a very good observer. I usually know everything that happens around me;
114- I have a very accurate sixth sense;
115- I love going to supermarkets;
116- I like to go to video stores and read the back cover of all films;
117- Sometimes I feel like an old man;
118- I’ve cheated several times (almost always) in school/university exams;
119- I think Le Fabuleux Destin d’Amélie Poulain is the cutest film I’ve ever seen;
120- I fancy beautiful oriental women;
121- I hate to wait;
122- I hate stupid people;
123- I hate people that can’t do 2 things at the same time;
124- I hate to be late and I also hate people that are late;
125- I’m always the first person to arrive at meetings;
126- I only do ‘number 2′ at home;
127- I love to go to book shops and spend hours there, even though I am not an avid reader;
128- I would like to be an avid reader;
129- I wish I could sing well;
130- I used to have very long hair;
131- I used to get really sick every time I traveled by bus;
132- I love the 2 Star Wars trilogies;
133- Obi-Wan Kenobi is my favorite character from both trilogies;
134- I would love to carry a light saber;
135- The only green things I eat are aromatic herbs, such as rosemary, thyme, basil and oregano;
136- I hate piercings;
137- I hate big tattoos but I do think small tattoos can be sexy on women if placed in strategic places;
138- I’m completely terrified by roller coasters and similar attractions at Theme Parks;
139- I become extremely nervous when I note someone staring at me;
140- I only like Nokia mobiles;
141- I don’t like to talk on the phone;
142- Answering machines really scare me;
143- I usually don’t try new food;
144- I prefer Burger King to McDonald’s
145- I always wake up early, no matter how late I go to bed;
146- I am tottaly crazy about cheesecakes. Whenever I see one, I must try it. I consider myself an expert on this subject.
147- I can be really mean when I want to;
148- Strangely, I can’t be really mean when I need to.
149- I am very suspicious. I often don’t trust what I hear, specially about me.
150- I don’t like tomatoes, but I do like tomato sauce;
151- I sometimes talk to myself. Aloud. And, what is worse, when I talk to myself I always answer myself too. So Bizarre!
152- I think British accent is very sexy.
153- I never cheated on any of my girlfriends.
154- However, the idea of cheating came up on my mind once. Only once.
155- My name has already appeared in a “thanks” section of a CD booklet.
156- I’ve already cried (or almost) during films and/or tv shows more than once.
157- I’ve bribed a police officer in order to not receive a traffic ticket.
158- I’ve worked as a roadie for Queensryche.
159- I’ve set up Geoff Tate’s teapot, which was used to make Blackcurrant tea with honey during the whole gig, so he could drink some in between songs.