50 Things You Might Want To Know About Barack Obama
If you think that Barack Obama’s news is over because the new president-elect is heading to the White House – think again as I believe that the mania is just starting to grow higher! Below are some of the things that you might find interesting regarding the 44th President of the United States of America:
*He collects Spider-Man and Conan the Barbarian comics
*He was known as “O’Bomber” at high school for his skill at basketball
*His name means “one who is blessed” in Swahili
*His favourite meal is wife Michelle’s shrimp linguini
*He won a Grammy in 2006 for the audio version of his memoir, Dreams From My Father
*He is left-handed – the sixth post-war president to be left-handed
*He has read every Harry Potter book
*He owns a set of red boxing gloves autographed by Muhammad Ali
*He worked in a Baskin-Robbins ice cream shop as a teenager and now can’t stand ice cream
*His favorite snacks are chocolate-peanut protein bars
*He ate dog meat, snake meat, and roasted grasshopper while living in Indonesia
*He can speak Spanish
*While on the campaign trail he refused to watch CNN and had sports channels on instead
*His favorite drink is black forest berry iced tea
*He promised Michelle he would quit smoking before running for president – he didn’t
*He kept a pet ape called Tata while in Indonesia
*He can bench press an impressive 200lbs
*He was known as Barry until university when he asked to be addressed by his full name
*His favorite book is Moby-Dick by Herman Melville
*He visited Wokingham, Berks, in 1996 for the stag party of his half-sister’s fiancé, but left when a stripper arrived
*His desk in his Senate office once belonged to Robert Kennedy
*He and Michelle made $4.2 million (£2.7 million) last year, with much coming from sales of his books
*His favorite films are Casablanca and One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest
*He carries a tiny Madonna and child statue and a bracelet belonging to a soldier in Iraq for good luck
*He applied to appear in a black pin-up calendar while at Harvard but was rejected by the all-female committee
*His favorite music includes Miles Davis, Bob Dylan, Bach and The Fugees
*He took Michelle to see the Spike Lee film Do The Right Thing on their first date
*He enjoys playing Scrabble and poker
*He doesn’t drink coffee and rarely drinks alcohol
*He would have liked to have been an architect if he were not a politician
*As a teenager he took drugs including marijuana and cocaine
*His daughters’ ambitions are to go to Yale before becoming an actress (Malia, 10) and to sing and dance (Sasha, 7)
*He hates the youth trend for trousers which sag beneath the backside
*He repaid his student loan only four years ago after signing his book deal
*His house in Chicago has four fire places
*Daughter Malia’s godmother is Jesse Jackson’s daughter Santita
*He says his worst habit is constantly checking his BlackBerry
*He uses an Apple Mac laptop
*He drives a Ford Escape Hybrid, having ditched his gas-guzzling Chrysler 300
*He wears $1,500 (£952) Hart Schaffner Marx suits
*He owns four identical pairs of black size 11 shoes
*He has his hair cut once a week by his Chicago barber, Zariff, who charges $21 (£13)
*His favorite fictional television programmes are Mash and The Wire
*He was given the code name “Renegade” by his Secret Service handlers
*He was nicknamed “Bear” by his late grandmother
*He plans to install a basketball court in the White House grounds
*His favorite artist is Pablo Picasso
*His specialty as a cook is chilli
*He has said many of his friends in Indonesia were “street urchins”
*He keeps on his desk a carving of a wooden hand holding an egg, a Kenyan symbol of the fragility of life
*His late father was a senior economist for the Kenyan government
Interesting isn’t it? As for me, I find it fascinating that I can relate to some of the things he loves or owns. So, do you have something in common that you find amusing too?
*image courtesy of sciencedebate2008 and info courtesy of telegraph uk
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Hmmm, ano ba ang common sa amin ni Prez Obama. Well, pareho kaming mahilig kay harry potter, the fugees, may laptop (pero ako hindi apple computer, compaq..hehehe…).
Tapos common denominator namin pa: left-handed din ako at pareho kami ng favorite painter --> si Picasso!
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di na ako makahintay sa pag-upo niya at sa kung ano ang magagawa niya. kulang yan, wala yun favorite color niya.lam ko e black!
piro pres sa US ah, un sa pinas naman. malapit na kitang tawagin first lady niyan!ahehehe
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@itot -- naku itot kasi naman puro si obama laman ng mga blogs eh…hayaan mo at next week iba naman trip ng lowla snow mong i-blog. tapusin ko muna itong obama fever para naman may bumasang ‘kano…hehehe…sige, tulog muna ako. antok na ako. tapos na work ko…hehehe…
Hi! Where did Obama eat dog meat?
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@jhoanna -- he ate dog meat in Indonesia.
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“*He promised Michelle he would quit smoking before running for president – he didn’t”
oh promise me?
now, what do we have in common… ah eto:
*He doesn’t drink coffee and rarely drinks alcohol
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Mahilig din pala sya sa chocolate peanut protein bar,ay bagay kami hehe
Left handed din sya tulad ni long nose ko bagay naman sila hahaha
Hi snow:)
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nako magkakasundo pala anakiz ko at si Obama (feeling close) mahilig sa spiderman.. at im sure kayang kaya ako buhatin ni Obama kasi 200lbs dba? LOL! ay nako sis mega research ka talaga about kay BEAR ha
Hello Snow!
And the jokes are spreading like wildfire! I don’t know how he will take them and how the people will take them too. Sometimes they’re quite really inappropriate. We will see.
Have a great week!
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iba din pala trip nitong si obama
nga pala mam may TAG ka sa akin
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Wow, very interesting and very informative. So he likes Harry Potter huh!? Pareho sila ng panganay ko, left handed din. Sabi nila, pag left handed daw ay matalina. Hmm, that is what I have noticed too. You know what, I like him but I wish he’s not black.
I love tea and i am curious on his favorite tea! *His favorite drink is black forest berry iced tea. Nice post Snow!
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okay lang yun. hot na hot si obama ngayon!
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“He promised Michelle he would quit smoking before running for president – he didn’t”
me pagasa pa akong maging president hehehe
“He wears $1,500 (£952) Hart Schaffner Marx suits”
SHEET! NAWALA ANG PANGARAP KO! GRRR!
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@iva -- mahirap bang mag-quit ng smoking? *LOL*
@cheh -- wow mahilig ka rin pala sa protein bar! kumusta na cheh!
@joanjoyce -- malamang nga sis puede na kasi 6 footer pala si lolo obama.
@sofie -- you are correct sis. let’s see how the world will look obama.
@raquel -- naku totoo nga daw na most left-handed ay smart…
@ambo -- wow, mahilig ka pala sa iced tea. na-try mo na ba yung raspberry tea sa sbarro? ang sarap din!
@itot -- aha, alam ko kung bakit mo tinetesting ang comment luv in…sasali din ako dyan itot…
@reyna elena -- naku reynz, ikaw pa kayang-kaya mo kayang bumili ng suit na yan.
@johnlazy -- naku john huwag yayain si obama dito kasi dog lover pala kayo pareho…kawawa naman mga aso, ikakaldereta niya…hahah…
I don’t know how Barak Obama handle the crisis and on going war.I just hope he won’t screw up.Wait ’til he sat his ass in office.
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I think you can also include that he is a street smart which is very good for a leader. He is the guy you can talk to about anything under the sun, and can entertain people from different classes in the society.
Thanks!
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snow, di ko alam kung mahirap eh.. :p si obama nag “oh promise me” eh.. baka mahirap..
naku, sana hindi “oh promise me” ang “change”.
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@cocoy’s delight -- ok, let’s see but you know i think he can do it.
@angel cuala- i agree po kuya angel. obama is indeed street smart.
@umbultech -- you are welcome!
@iva -- mukha ngang mahirap. ang mag-promise kaya…
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Oh I didn’t know he’s left-handed person!
Facts are interesting yet they just proof he’s human because sometimes people forget this about their leaders
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Interesting.
Kahit hindi ko alam yung campaign line-up nya, siya yung gusto ko maging President
Type ko siya *heart* LOL
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I had to laugh when i read he worked in ice cream store and can not stand it now. I know alot of people who worked in resturants and they never eat the food from them. I guess you can get tired of any thing you work around all day. I just can not imagine not liking ice cream but i only have it once in a great while.
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Interesting tidbits about the President. Wow. Didn’t know all that.
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