Yeah. I jumped on the notes thingy on Facebook a few months ago. Most surveys of this nature are not worth a second look, but I really poured my soul into this one. Me, writing at my best.
I'm slow on the bandwagon, but since when do I follow trends, anyway? *shrug*First, the Obligatory 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.1. I have this thing for walking, walking absurd distances when I'm feeling depressed. My record is Queenstown --> Simei in a midnight walk, the most recent one being Chua Chu Kang to Jurong East. The biggest challenge is not the distance, but finding a toilet when you need one.2. I walk when I'm waiting for the train. I'll usually walk up and down the platform, but if it's too crowded, I will do a smallish circular loop between the two train platforms. Most friends wouldn't have seen it, I only do it when I'm alone.3. I bop my head and tap my feet to the current song on my iPod. In public. I like trains, everyone's shaking around anyway, so it's not as obvious if you groove a bit. I really like my music. ;)4. I navigate mostly by gut feel. This gut feel, while serving me well most of time, tends to throw me off when I need to break some routine. A memorable occasion was a big day in church sometime ago. I needed to go to Expo, and was headed there on the train. My gut feel then raised a flag as I usually go for Jurong Service. I dutifully got off the train, and arrived at Boon Lay, only then realising that I was right the first time. Needless to say, I was...late. Walking in circles tend to disorient me in regards to which side I'm supposed to take, causing me to board the wrong train on a few important occasions.5. My randomness and appropriateness of speech and actions is proportional to my physical tiredness. I have said, and sometimes done, stupid and insensitive things when I'm tired. I'm also prone to spout random observations and thoughts.6. I have wierd and disturbing dreams. A not-so-hostile takeover of an Indian ferry is a memorable one that I can mention in public.7. I eat a lot, but only if I haven't eaten that day. To compensate, I eat all sorts of junk food for my calorie intakes. I can drink up to a few litres of Milo over the course of a day, and singlehandedly consume entire tins of biscuits.8. I came to Christianity because of a hole in my soul. The computer could plug it, but I would always feel empty, angry, and frustrated inside. People could fill me, but it'll all leak out in a matter of hours, or even minutes. God filled me and made me whole.9. One of my favourite authors is Theodor Seuss Geisel, or as most would know him, Dr. Suess. His command of the English language was impressive, good enough that he did not have to hide under verbosity or vocabulary. Maybe, someday, I'll write like him too.10. I dream of being a photographer, a dancer, a singer, a musician, a scientist, a writer, and a psychologist. All these are strong interests of mine that have not faded like so many other short-lived passions that have flamed up over the years.11. I love anything with mint in it. Mint chocolate, mint ice-cream, mint coffee, mint crisps, mint sweets. My wierdest mint obbsession to date is mint milk tea with pearls. I have no idea why so many people I introduce it to find it unpalatable.12. I am somewhat intimidated by people taller then me, as I am not used to that kind of situation due to its rarity.13. I am easily distracted. On more then one occasion, I was distracted from typing an sms by something outside the bus, subsequently forget that I was sending an sms and returned the phone to my pocket. I even glanced at it, and cancelled the then unrecognised half-written message.14. When I was younger, I sometimes had a sudden urge to eat my pillow. I would then chew on its corners, and would get scolded by my parents.15. I do not usually talk when I'm eating, prefering to concentrate on my meal, and talk afterwards, though I do enjoy listening to the dinner conversation.16. My top love language is quality time. I will literally run across Singapore to spend time with a friend. Those who know me know how far I am willing to go.17. I have never seriously self-studied for more then 2 hours straight in my life. In that sense, I have never learnt how to study when I need to.18. My pet grammatical peeve is "...and me", or "me and..." It jumps out to me like how a shark jumps for a carcass, no matter where I am, or who says it. Occasionally, I am polite enough not to point it out.19. I generally avoid abbreviations in my typing, be it online or in smses. I do not use 'u', but permit myself 'lol'. I am prone, however, to contractions like 'can't' and 'won't' leaking into my formal, written language.20. I have a drawer containing everyone everything has given me. It's a drawer saturated with love and well-wishes from my friends...21. I mix visual sensations with the music I listen to. I see, or rather, have the sensation of seeing, the peaks and valleys of the song, with the different layers of voices and instruments occupying different planes.22. I am proud of my Rafflesian background, of the academic rigour and curiosity instilled in me. I failed to catch its values of discipline, but that shortcoming is entirely mine. RI changed my life in more ways than one. Kudos to all the teachers, and all my friends over there. I owe you all.23. I am an introvert, but not the extent most of you would think I am. I still need and appreciate companionship.24. I believe that evolution and creation can be reconciled with God's Word. I do not believe that the earth was created only 6000+ years ago, or that we do not share a common ancestor with modern primates.25. I took about 4-5 hours to make this list, way longer than I should have. Hope you enjoy it!
