25 things

pakcikely tagged me on facebook...so i'll humour him. but i'm not gonna do this there cos some things are better left within a closer circle of friends :)

so here goes..

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.

1. I am short, specky, and how one would describe, not unattractive (ahem :P)

2. I am inherently intelligent (seriously), but hopelessly lazy. Which explains why I can be in the top class of the top sec school (cos you dont exactly have to study hard for psle do you?), and yet end up with only a merit degree in a generic non-professional discipline.

3. (But) I'm happy. My lifelong ambition is to be happy. Asked what I would like to be when I'm in school, I'd invariably answer "I want to be happy". And I'm happy. Alhamdulillah.

4. I'm hopelessly in love with my husband.

5. I am a toughie. And a tough negotiator to boot. Cross me and you'll be sorry.

6. I've been cautioned several times earlier in my career to be more diplomatic with my words. I can't help it, I'm sarcastic like that. I've mellowed some, but I can still sting.

7. (But) I am a mush when it comes to affairs of the heart

8. I am afraid of dogs, cats, rats, among other creatures. But rats are currently residing at the top of the list. Because they have decided to reside IN MY KITCHEN. Arrrgghhhhhhh!

9. I'm a ManU fan. Glory glory man uniiiiiiiited!

10. I'm a voracious reader. Or at least I was, lost it, and now back on the road again.

11.I finished reading the 4 twilight books in 4 nights. I know - they're juvenile. But I can't help it. Yes the books are sooo sweetvalleyhigh, but the premise is interesting. And edward the character is soo irresistable, AND edward played by robert pattinson is TO DIE FOR.

12. I discovered last week that i'm one of thousands who owed our govt $$ for not paying my library fines. That's cos I borrow most of my books. I only buy books if they're on sale - like really super duper cheap sale kind. (I've settled my fines btw....if not how to borrow more?)

13. I'm a cheapo. I think twice, and then 5times more, before i spend my bucks on something that costs $20. Which is why I've yet to spend on an It bag, even though I've been coveting some. And which is why my wadrobe is full of charlesandkeith, g2 (when they're on sale), giordano and coax items.

14. I HEART purple. My spectacle rims are purple. I have 2 purple watches. I have a different purple outfit for every day of the workweek for a month (I think). I've used my purple suede bag for so many years it's now ratty and yet I'm still using it occassionally. I have a pair of purple stilettos that I wear to work sometimes which look kinda tacky but which my colleagues think are superb. I drink from a purple waterbottle. I have a blog called purple ramblings and i call myself pu.rperg.er. Enough said.

15. I used to be 42kg. Now I'm 52. I console myself by donating blood - might as well do something good since I'm fat. My last donation: 17Jan09.

16. I want to lose weight - the healthy way. That means more exercise, and watching my food. Exercise is hard because I'm lazy (see point 2), and watching my food is hard because I love food. I'm in big trouble.

17. I want to climb MountK, scuba dive, and get a motorcycle licence before the year is up. The first two are do-able, but the third is kinda iffy. Cos taking a licence takes a certain kind of commitment, and I'm lazy for that (see point 2).

18. I love riding on the bike (pillion of course). There's something about having the wind in your face, and being exposed to the elements. And I love being on a long roadtrip on a bike. It binds you somehow...to the person you're on the roadtrip with.

19. My ideal guy must be at least 1.7m, wear specs, and read newspapers. My husband fits all 3, and more :)

20. I've never cooked (and I never know how to cook) kari, assam pedas, lauk lemak and the like. But my potato salad's the best (so they say), and I've yet to try an aglio olio better than mine (ok...except perhaps my husband's).

21. I hope to have kids some day, InsyaAllah.

22. I was at the Holy Land at the same time as my husband, except that we didnt know it then. We only got to know each other 6 years later. Life's beautiful like that.

23. I used to sing alto for the jc choir. And I was in the jc guitar ensemble too (coached by the inspiring peter abi.sheg. anath.an no less). Come to think of it, I played the recorder in my primary school ensemble, and the angklung in the angklung orchestra. I'm musically inclined!!! Muakakakaka

24. I live in a rental and am renting out the one I bought. We're looking for another rental once the lease is up, not because we're snobs, but because my husband's a kampung boy (who's lived in a kampung till he's 17) at heart who likes the greenery and walking around barefoot. Which means that rats will probably be a mainstay in my life...urrgh.

25. I have many many friends but very few close ones. It gets harder making new close friends the older you are, don't you think? But the few that you have are priceless, and life will surely be emptier without them :)