25 random things (because I like doing lists)

Rules: Once you've been tagged, you are supposed to write a note with 25 random things, facts, habits, or goals about you. At the end, choose 25 people to be tagged. You have to tag the person who tagged you. If I tagged you, it's because I want to know more about you.

It started from the lawyer who, at that time, was supposed to be churning out more legal mumbo-jumbo to kill additional trees with.

1. I procrastinate, a lot – which explains why I am doing this instead of reviewing the operating lease agreement. Sigh.

2. I can eat really really fast.

3. I love ice cream and eat it almost every day.

4. I don’t like vegetables but force myself to eat some every other day so I can (i) have a semblance of a balanced diet and (ii) help keep daddy in his job.

5. I can eat the same food over and over again, day after day because it is easier than figuring what else to eat (and because bad food spoils my day – so it is better to stick with what is known, tried and tested).

6. I NEED to wash my feet once I step into my house – I cannot relax and get comfortable until I have washed my feet.

7. I HATE filling in timesheets (oh, the pain of having to account for my life in 6min slots!!).

8. I am terrible at staying in touch with people :(

9. I am terrified of lizards. Had a traumatic experience once as a kid – it was so bad I had nightmares starring lizards the entire night!

10. I am not fond of cats either. But with six cats living just down the road from where I stay and a handful of catsitting sessions over the years, I have grown a lot more tolerant of them.

11. I write with mechanical pencils but draw only with the wooden ones.

12. I used to go for art lessons and drew a lot, all the way until I was 17.

13. I visit Borders almost every weekend but most of the books I read and like are from Kino.

14. I have overflowing bookshelves and more books than I can ever finish in this lifetime but I continue buying more.

15. I have a weakness for books, watches and food – and as some friends would say, all things cute and irrelevant.

16. I wear my watch ALL THE TIME – unless I’m wearing one with a leather strap and know I’ll get it wet (urk!).

17. I need to watch U2 live in concert.

18. And I really really really want to catch a Manchester United-Liverpool match at Old Trafford.

19. Apparently I cross my eyes (a lot) when I am tired….

20. I sometimes tear at movies.

21. (it is much rarer) but there are books that make me tear too.

22. When I was much younger, all I wanted to do in life was to make enough money so I can retire early and spend the rest of my life selling bikinis and board shorts by some exotic beach - but realised soon after that (i) it isn’t that easy to make money fast fast and unfortunately, (ii) nobody would want to buy bikinis and board shorts from a wrinkled old lady :(

23. I am very thankful for friends whom I share a common “backyard” with and whom I can have full-on discussions on colour pencils and all things random.

24. Sometimes I think there are certain events in life that you may never ever get over.

25. If I ever have a daughter, I would like very much for her to attend the same secondary school I was from.

And then she even called to ask me to check Facebook so that I can work on my list as well.

Well. I love doing lists:

1. I like doing lists. I don't know if I can think of 25 things for this, but I'm pretty sure I won't be tagging 25 people.

2. I own approximately 500 books currently and I made a list of all of them. Excel spreadsheet, of course.

3. I love film. I own a Holga 135BC, Golden Half, Blackbird Fly, Diana F+ Tokyo Rising and Olympus mju ii. And other than the Diana, I brought all of them to Tokyo with me. My bag was damn heavy everyday.

4. I want a LC-A, Olympus XA2, Nikon FM2, Yashica GSN, Fuji Instax 200, Polaroid something, and possibly Fisheye 2.

5. I am a hoarder. Hence 2 - 4 above. And other things as well. Which is why I really, really hate losing my books.

6. I like colour, esp saturated and primary colours. But I wear black most of the time.

7. When I wear a watch, I wear it on my right wrist.

8. Also, I can only carry my bag on my right shoulder. I am not just right-handed, I am right-dependent. Bags slip off my left shoulder and wearing accessories on my left hand feels awfully uncomfortable.

9. I tend to eat my fries before my burger. If there's a drink in front of me, I feel the need to drink it. Which is why I finish drinks very fast, and why I order a medium with my fast food.

10. The last mouthful of anything I eat or drink is very important to me. It is what I saved for last and if I don't get to finish that I feel as if I've been robbed and will be completely unsatisfied. I don't mind people trying my food but if they only ask when there's the last little bit left, I get irritated and say no.

11. Coke over Pepsi, Coke Light over Coke. Ever since I started drinking Light, I find Coke funny-tasting. Root Beer and Sarsi tie. Diet Root Beer wins, though, cos I've yet to try Diet Sarsi. I do, however, prefer full-fat milk. With the exception of Meiji and a couple other brands, low-fat milk tastes vile vile vile!

12. I just bought a box of Colleen colour pencils. The one with 60 colours. I considered it fulfilling a childhood dream.

13. I still have all my Barbie dolls. (See 5.)

14. I'm not good at keeping in touch with people too.

15. I am nocturnal, although I'm trying not to be. Because when I fell in love with film, I also fell for morning light. My ideal sleeping hours are from 11am to 4pm. There's no point being awake when the sun is shining so meanly and the light is so harsh. Not that I've tried. It's kinda hard.

16. Ever since I discovered my brother wants to get married at 25, my new goal in life is to wait for him to get married, have a kid, occupy my mother, and then go travelling.

17. I used to think travelling the world is quite a lame dream. I take it back.

18. I love broccoli and think cauliflower is gross. And I think people who think they are similar are nuts.

19. I don't make my bed. I don't see the point since I mess it up again every night.

20. Currently, I'm a bridesmaid but I don't really know what the heck I'm supposed to do.

21. I cry easily over books and movies, sometimes even over ads. But I can be pretty heartless and emotionally passive in real life. I certainly don't cry easily then.

22. I can space out so completely I jolt awake in a different place without knowing what had happened in the time I took to get there. It's a very useful talent for when I don't have anything to read on train rides.

23. I love durians and chou tofu (fermented/ smelly beancurd). When people say they smell like toilets/drains/etc, I wonder what sort of sewage and drainage systems they grew up with.

24. I hate it when people presume things about me. HATE IT.

25. I like to refer to my friends as the lawyer, the mathematician and the economist.

The reason why I posted these here, even though they are just there on FB, is because the mathematician doesn't have a FB account. That's not to stop her from enthusiastically doing up her 25 via email:

1. i like making lists. esp lists of things to do which i never complete because i spend all my time on the lists.

2. i like most food. even spicy ones i can't handle.

3. i ate potato/egg mayo sandwiches everyday for recess for 2 yrs in jc to save money.

4. i ate chicken rice everyday for a year in uni cos that has the shortest queue n i like the rice in chick rice. (i stopped because it changed owners and the new chic rice.. well, used normal rice instead of chic rice. ??)

5. i cry easily too. i will definitely cry if there are dogs (happy or sad, doesn't matter.) humans... maybe.

6. my fav colour has always been green since young.

7. smells are important. sometimes u catch a whiff of something and a whole set of memories resurface.

8. i do not make my bed too. but i will definitely clean my feet by brushing them against each other to get rid of the dust before i get on it.

9. i like walking.

10. rain used to be fun but not anymore. (to walk in)

11. the walls in my room are purple.

12. i love udon.

13. i love all noodles in soup except lor mee.

14.i stopped buying cds, and gave wat i had (except for a few with sentimental value) away nearly ten years ago.

15. i like angry music.

16. i had a recurring dream about being chased by a mad killer, who eventually turned out to be someone i knew. each time i dreamt it, a little more about the story of our past will be revealed. it stopped a few years ago though.

17. i love seek and find games, and am paying some amt in usd every month to download them. (can't remember how much)

18. i'm lousy at keeping in contact too.

19. i own very few books even though i love reading.

20. my dog is ten this year.

21. i drink at least 2.5l of water a day.

22. i love wet tissues.

23. i have a fault ankle from twisting it years ago.

24. i think this bunch of friends do not do typical female chatter.

25. i am ring size 7. coincidentally that is also the size of my feet.

I just feel the need to store everything together somewhere I can always access.