Wednesday, February 11, 2009

25 things you don't need to know about me...

This appeared in FB recently, but since it took me ages to finish writing it, I thought I shouldn't just let it rot in FB. So I'm letting it rot in here as well. ;P And I have made a few minor changes.

25 things you don't need to know about me...

1. I appear quiet when with strangers but once you get to know me, I can be very chatty.

2. I set my clocks and watches 10 min faster because I like to be early or at least on time. I feel stressed if I am late. I feel superior when I am early, muahaha.

3. I love to sing - but dislike karaoke because English songs tend to feature ladies in bikinis strolling down the beach.

4. I love Pride and Prejudice, the novel and the series. Not the one starring Keira Knightley but the BBC version with Colin Firth as Darcy. I like the wet t-shirt part. ;P

5. My favourite authors are all dead.

6. I'm not a fan of chicklits. I feel like I lose a few IQ points after reading a few pages. Not like I have much to begin with already.

7. I don't watch TV these days, though I used to be a couch potato.

8. I used to watch and love a few obscure TV shows: WonderFalls, Tru Calling etc. I wish they had lasted more than a season or two.

9. I can't stand cigarette smoke.

10. I dreamt of living in a little cottage with a lovely garden and a brooke running nearby. (Yes, very English. I think I was influenced by Enid Blyton and Anne of Green Gables.)

11. I love windy days. Especially when I am standing by the beach.

12. I like it when the leaves fall off trees during a windy day and it feels like autumn.

13. I used to have a dog named Wendy, which is hardly a name for a dog, but the previous owner named her that, so... (Later in life I met another dog named Wend-di but that is another story.)

14. I am allergic to paracetamol. I'll sneeze and cough non-stop with my eyes getting all watery.

15. I sneeze when I am exposed to a sudden change in temperature.

16. I sneeze when I pluck my eyebrows. (Go figure.)

17. I don't like bossy people.

18. I am obsessive about brushing my teeth after meals.

19. I used to wear braces.

20. I can read upside down words or their mirror images easily.

21. I used to be a huge fan of computer role-playing games, like Neverwinter Nights, Planescape Torment, Baldur's Gate and Star Wars:KOTOR.

22. I am semi-addicted to Gmail and Facebook.

23. I have several nicknames, some of them unprintable.

24. I like bittersweet chocolates.

25. I love God.