The Author

As I sit down contemplating whether I should write a paragraph or two about myself, I find it amusing that I only managed to come up with 3 short sentences that pretty much sum up who I am and what I do.

I am a 20-something-year-old post-graduate student currently pursuing my Master’s degree in a Malaysian public university. I am also working as a part-time reporter with a local daily. I love to read and write.

Hence, I am now attempting to rediscover myself by listing down a few 100 things about me that I do not mind you knowing :)

Here goes (list is NOT in any particular order):

  1. I am the self-professed “Queen of Procrastination”. I hate to admit it but procrastinating is one of my bad habits.
  2. I can remember birthdates, phone numbers, car registration numbers etc. without much effort.
  3. I always use grammatically-and-spelling correct sentences, either in emails, text messages or instant messages.
  4. I have a bottle of pepper spray but I have never used it. Thank God.
  5. I like to read. Anything. Newspapers, magazines, books, book reviews, newsletters, leaflets.
  6. I am underweight and I HATE IT. Do not remind me. Ever.
  7. I have a younger sister and I treat her like a princess.
  8. I like to go to school. I like to study. I like to attend classes. But I dislike exams.
  9. I am a punctual person. I do not like to keep other people waiting for me.
  10. I will go to GREAT lengths to keep my promises.
  11. I like flowers. Roses, lilies, daisies, orchids, even bird-of-paradise.
  12. I have only 2 lipsticks. I read somewhere that an average woman has 5.
  13. I like research. But I dislike paperwork. Unfortunately, research and paperwork go hand-in-hand, no?
  14. For health reasons, I do NOT like being with people who smoke.
  15. I lie whenever I have to. And I admit it.
  16. I can smell the rain. Sometimes.
  17. When I was 9, I angered my Mum so much so that she gave me RM1 and locked me out of the house. I held on to the RM1 and sat outside the house for a couple of hours, crying.
  18. One of my most cherished possessions is the (almost) complete set of Bookworm books.
  19. I prefer a diet with meat because without it, I would become hungry very fast.
  20. I am courteous. I say “Thank you” and “Sorry” effortlessly.
  21. I subscribe to STREAMYX at home. I share it with my housemates.
  22. I cannot sleep with the light switched on.
  23. I dislike people who boast about how great they are.
  24. I pity beggars. I sometimes wonder what have they done that eventually lead them to end up as beggars.
  25. I do not think twice when it comes to giving donations.
  26. I am not calculative. I like to help people. With no strings attached.
  27. I am hydrophobic.
  28. I have a pair of leather shoes, 3 pairs of heels, a pair of sandals and a pair of slippers. That’s all.
  29. I am not good at saying “No” whenever somebody asks for a favour.
  30. I cannot cook. But I am learning.
  31. I used to play tennis in school. I was the school’s Tennis Club Captain.
  32. I take dirty jokes as a form of sexual harrassment. Seriously.
  33. I love anything-chocolate. Chocolate moist cake especially.
  34. I am not an animal-lover. But I do not harm animals either. I am just not attracted to them.
  35. I cannot seem to gain weight however much I eat. I envy those people who can gain weight with just an extra ice-cream or bar of chocolates.
  36. I am a Chinese but I cannot read Chinese. And I regret it.
  37. I gossip. I b*tch. And I admit it.
  38. My sister and I used to be latch-key kids. We grow up in a single-parent family.
  39. I do not swear in public.
  40. Everything about me is neat and tidy. Except the bedroom. And the wardrobe.
  41. I am good at striking up conversations with strangers, even with the makcik who sweeps the hatchery.
  42. I have never been clubbing. Or to a bar. Or a disco.
  43. I am afraid of anything that has more than 2 legs, i.e. cats, dogs, cockroaches, spiders, rats, etc. (turtles are an exception, please tell me why).
  44. I have a wardrobe full of clothes. Clothes that I do not wear. But I feel so sayang to give them away.
  45. I do not eat cucumber, watermelon, honey dew and a lot more. Strange, I know.
  46. The most expensive “assets” I have now are my 4-year-old ACER and Nokia 8310.
  47. I cannot swim without a pair of goggles.
  48. I like to eat wan ton mee, chee cheong fun, dim sum, prawn mee, assam laksa (haha, anything but rice because I have been eating rice my whole life).
  49. I am not a creative person. I am practical. At least I like to think I am.
  50. I dislike and thus, will not pamper naughty children.
  51. I rebonded my hair thrice because I thought straight hair was easier to manage. Next I am going to curl it.
  52. I love instant noodles. MAGGI. MAMEE. MYOJO. PAMA.
  53. I am a make-up idiot. The most I wear is the lipstick and blusher.
  54. I do not take other people for granted. Likewise, I despise people who take me for granted.
  55. I always get up a few minutes before the alarm goes off. Yes, no matter what time I set my alarm. Funny.
  56. I brush my teeth after every meal whenever possible.
  57. I do not spend unnecessarily. My sister says I am a miser.
  58. My Mum bought me my first bicycle when I was 10.
  59. I cannot sleep without a blanket or comforter.
  60. I used to come up with 1001 reasons why my Mum should not sign the dental consent form. I cried. I begged. My whole body trembled. But she signed it anyway.
  61. I am a very patient person.
  62. I have never dyed my hair. Yet I have nice hair colour thanks to the sun.
  63. I have never harmed another person. Only ants, cockroaches, mosquitoes, etc.
  64. I am a contented person.
  65. I am a blessed child. With loving family members and friends. And I am thankful for that.
  66. I do not like carrot juice, with or without milk. Or watermelon juice.
  67. I cried when I watched “Nemo”, “Shrek”, “Lilo & Stitch”. In fact I am very good at crying whenever I watch sad/touching movies/dramas.
  68. I only have 24 teeth. The rest were removed to make way for the braces, which I wore for 4 1/2 years.
  69. I am afraight of height.
  70. When I was younger, my Mum used to say that I was the laziest girl around our neighbourhood. Sometimes I wanted to ask her how sure she was that other girls were not lazier than me.
  71. My favourite bedtime story book was my History textbook. I do not need bedtime stories now, I fall asleep as soon as my head touches the pillow.
  72. I like to travel. Tell me, who does not?
  73. I only started wearing baju melayu when I came to KT. I now have 2 pairs of tailor-made baju kebaya and a pair of baju kurung Kedah. Plan to tailor-make more.
  74. I love McD. And KFC. And Pizza Hut.
  75. When I was in secondary school, I had to get up at 5am, board the school bus at 5:40am and arrive first at the school at 6:10am.
  76. I am a grateful person. I feel indebted to people who have helped me. But that does not give you the right to take me for a ride.
  77. I was a slow eater. I have since picked up some speed.
  78. My sister once spoilt my music box and I hated her for it.
  79. I do not respond to anybody who calls me by my Mandarin name because nobody I know calls me that.
  80. I like Snoopy. Not Garfield.
  81. There is only ONE item in my WISHLIST.
  82. I bought a few silk underwear from Suzhou (China) but I have never worn them. Do not ask me why.
  83. I am most productive and motivated in the mornings. I am usually passive at nights.
  84. I recently realized that I enjoyed photography. And blogging.
  85. I have never had a manicure/pedicure. I have only been to the salon. Once in a blue moon.
  86. I enjoy reading autobiographies.
  87. I like surprises. Giving and receiving.
  88. I am afraid of the dark. Whenever there is a power failure, I will sit quietly until power resumes.
  89. I am very good at following instructions. Not giving.
  90. I wished I have a lot of $$$ so that I can buy a complete set of “Chicken Soup for the Soul” books.
  91. My threshold level for pain is VERY low.
  92. I used to keep a journal. I stopped when I realized I was writing similar stuff everyday.
  93. I am generous when it comes to buying things for other people. But not for myself.
  94. I like pretty things. And pretty people.
  95. I do not like to shop for clothes because most (if not all) clothes are cut according to a model’s body. And I do not have the body of a model. Only the height.
  96. I used to make a lot of birthday wishes before blowing the candles. Lately I only made one.
  97. I used to buy a SWATCH watch every year. Until I realized I only wear one at a time.
  98. I dislike people who are not willing to share their knowledge.
  99. I do not like to be ordered by somebody else to do something. I would appreciate it if you could ask nicely. And politely.
  100. When I die, I want to be remembered as “the person who puts other people before herself”.

I am not going to bore you by pasting my pictures all over my blog. I am going to present you a collage instead, hahhahaha :)