About

A random sample of useless information about yours truly, as and when they come to me:

1. Barack Obama inspires me to dream bigger and do better.
2. I know next to nothing about English poetry, but I find To His Coy Mistress, by Andrew Marvell, thoroughly beautiful without knowing why.
3. And one day, I hope to read If, by Rudyard Kipling, to my son; Blueberry Girl, by Neil Gaiman, to my daughter.
4. I avoid Facebook like the plague.
5. I look like Dad and I write like Mum.
6. I am the oldest of three children – Vanessa is two years younger; Christopher and I are eight years apart.
7. I am eternally grateful to my siblings for introducing me to tennis.
8. I have a mad crush on Roger Federer; I am not entirely averse to Rafael Nadal.
9. I am approaching a precarious juncture in my life, identity crises and self-doubt abound.
10. I will be an Honours graduate of The University of Sydney, majoring in Asian Studies and Sociology.
11. A legitimate question, no doubt, but a small part of me dies every time a person asks me about my thesis topic.
12. I detest flying – back-and-forth trips between Singapore and Sydney for four years have only heighten my dislike for flight.
13. I’m a perfectionist; a self-diagnosis reveals that I suffer from slight OCD.
14. My clothes hangers must be evenly spaced – an all-time favourite anecdote for my anal-retentiveness.
15. I have seen Gladiator 13 times; Le Fabuleux destin d’Amelie Poulain and You’ve Got Mail around 10 times; I refuse to watch Titanic.
16. I love Kate Winslet for her performances and Leonardo DiCaprio for his activism and good looks.
17. I prefer television to film; beer over wine.
18. 17 is my favourite number.
19. CNN.com and The New York Times, as well as ONTD, are my daily reads.
20. Against all hope, I aim to be a broadcast journalist; Anderson Cooper and Walter Cronkite are my heroes.
21. I am a Pessimist, who is progressively becoming a Quiet Optimist.
22. I am also an Aries.
23. I live for self-deprecating humour.
24. I strongly advocate ecumenism.
25. Catholicism plays a big part in shaping my worldview; I am a John Paul II groupie.
26. But I stop short at condemning homosexuality.
27. I am carazy about Brian Kinney and Ted Mosby.
28. My other much-loved television characters are Chandler Bing, Niles Crane, Ari Gold, Jack Harkness, Jack McFarland, Barney Stinson and Kevin Walker.
29. I am always fighting the urge to criticise.
30. To be less vulgar is my recurring New Year’s resolution.
31. I cry easily.
32. I cannot cook.
33. I want to get my right eyebrow pierced.
34. Red has been my favourite colour since I was 13.
35. My greatest fear is death.
36. I wish I were as quick-witted as a script from Brothers & Sisters, How I Met Your Mother, Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip, or Will & Grace.
37. I have gone clubbing six times – I am too cool.
38. I am never too old to learn new things from younger people.
39. My favourite word in the English language is ‘ensemble’… For now.
40. I am embarrassed to have a weakness for Japanese and Korean dramas.
41. And I’m an ardent Lucas-Sami, Luke-Noah supporter.
42. I cannot wait to reach my late-20s.
43. I am desperately trying to find a DVD of Und das ist erst der Anfang.
44. I travelled to Beijing in December 2007 and unexpectedly loved it; likewise with the United States in December 2008.
45. I don’t manage my finances very well – I constantly frustrate my banker-parents.
46. Only by being in Sydney did I start liking Spanish, Mexican and Korean food, as well as yoghurt and sashimi.
47. I have a foul temper.
48. I like Lindsay Lohan – I can’t help it.
49. I’d rather stay in than go out.
50. My mind is most active in the morning never active.
51. I underwent LASIK in July 2008 – having 20/20 vision after 16 years of myopia takes some getting used to.
52. Two ways I sneeze – one loud and violent tsunami, or five successive gunshots.
53. I have a very lousy memory.
54. U2 and Christmas carols never fail to put me in a good mood.
55. I do not blog often – that’s just the way it is.