25 Random Things tag
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!
Hm, I received one "16 Random Things" tag and one that required 25... so I'll just answer the 25 things once. =D
1. When I was a kid, my parents were pointing to a birthmark on my brother's body. His name is, well, Mark. So I pointed to a birthmark on my forearm and quipped, "Birthjoanne!"
2. On one occasion, when I was 4-6 years old, when I didn't get my way, I pee-ed in my pants and all over the floor in rebellion against my Mom. She was well read-up on parenting books though, and knew perfectly well how to ignore me until I came back to her penitent, crying and with apologies.
3. I used to bully a (small-framed) boy when I was in Primary 1-3. Not something I'm proud of. It was quite bad... don't wanna describe here but if you're really itching to find out you can ask me personally. I always got away scott-free. Once, he cried and the teacher seemed to know perfectly well what was going on, but she just told me to, "Stop it," and left it at that without punishing me. It was really God's grace that somehow the bullying streak stopped and I wasn't caught. I don't even know why I bullied. Either William Golding who wrote Lord of the Flies was right, or it was because I was the youngest of the family and my misbehaviour was sometimes dealt with by anger outbursts instead of reasoning with me. (But my parents are really really good parents... not primarily their fault! But I guess it must have contributed to it.)
4. I want to get an LG Ice Cream phone when my current contract is up. For now.
5. It is very easy for me to relax... I can get happy just looking at my toes.
6. I still play with my soft toys. I have a hippo called Winkie that I play with regularly. He perches atop a mini-bolster on my bed and watches me sleep every night. He used to be able to say, "I love you," in 5 languages... but for some strange reason he lost his voice when he went to Vietnam and has never spoken again since! T_T Must have been the stupid X-ray scanning machine at the airport.
7. I'm a very cheap person to feed... I like all the cheapest stuff like potatoes, eggs, corn and tofu. I don't like (but don't dislike either) seafood except for fish. I can appreciate expensive fare like steak of course, just that I'd be very happy eating stuff available at vegetarian stalls. On a number of occasions, my Dad asked me if I'd gone vegetarian after I bought a plate of tofu, pumpkin and cabbage from a mixed vegetable rice stall.
8. Music fandom for me is not by genre, but by singer or composer. My favourites so far include Utada Hikaru, Sarah Brightman, Marty J Nystrom (gospel music) and Iwasaki Taku (Jap composer).
9. I grew up an extrovert, became an introvert, and am now swinging between the two.
10. I am not a random person. I tend to see trends and think along threads. That's why I'm having a tough time coming up with 25 random facts, because when I review the "facts", it sounds more like a detailed introduction of who I am rather than a "random" collection.
11. I am most eloquent in my thoughts when I am in the bathroom. Unfortunately, I like to take my time in the bathroom and hence forget most of what I think by the time I settle down into bed to journal them down.
12. I've always had an idea about what I would want to do for the rest of my life... and it hasn't changed... and it does not include being a doctor.
13. Sleep is a relatively productive time for me... I process emotions and thoughts through dreams. Or rather, I feel God helps me process them while I sleep.
14. I really believe I would be a Hitler or dead due to suicide if I wasn't born in a Christian family and in a church that believes in God's power for signs and wonders.
15. I've been looking for mentors or disciplers all my life.
16. My first real crush was a 21-year-old guy when I was 12 years old. I sent an email to him professing a crush on a guy, not saying directly that it was him but describing him exactly. I never got a reply. I'm surprised I had so much guts.
17. I don't think I'll be in Singapore for long periods of my time... like 4-6 years in one country at a time. It's just a sense I've had for some time... maybe over the last 5 years?
18. I don't like moles... I think it's because my Dad expressed pleasure every time he mentioned that I was born spotless (that "birthjoanne" came only later and subsequently faded). So I'm wondering how I can get the mole on my lip removed.
19. I'm a very curious thing. I question everything... but I've learnt that questioning God just makes me miserable.
20. I'm a hedonist by nature. It coincides with Christianity because the pursuit of God brings the greatest real pleasure... maybe not in the short term, but it's like investments... you gotta give up some capital first in order to get more back in future.
21. I tend to accept people's deaths in a matter-of-fact manner... I tend to imagine what would happen when people are dead while they are still alive and end up processing the grief pre-emptively. Seems morbid, but I feel it helps me appreciate people better while they are alive... which is really the point.
22. In many discussions, I tend to argue for the point of view that is not well-represented. Often, I don't believe that point of view... but I guess most of the time I hope people will understand that they don't know as much as they think they do. When I was in church, I would imagine what an atheist would say to everything and counter everything the pastor says, then think of counter arguments for everything that the imaginary atheist would say, then go back and forth until I came to a resolution. But too bad, I can't quite remember the whole thought process to benefit others. All I remember is that it completely doesn't make sense to be an atheist.
23. I think stupid people tend to think others are more stupid than them, and smart people tend to think others are smarter. I think it's always wise to consider that there's always a lot that you don't know, and that there are always many more possibilities than you can possibly imagine (and this is true in 99.99999999999999999999999% of things I'm sure).
24. I'm fine when I look down from heights, but not fine when I look up at high things (eg. the ceiling of the Suntec Convention Center) or the Millenia walk ceiling at those places that rise like chimneys. It seems when I look up, I get so focused on that place that I forget I'm standing on the ground, and I'll suddenly feel like I'm right up there on the ceiling and could drop any second.
25. I like to try new things. If there's some dish I've never seen before, I'll usually end up ordering it. Much of the ice cream I eat are weird flavours... including pumpkin, spinach, potato, sweet potato and chestnut. I'll try it especially if I can't imagine what it tastes like.
Hm, I received one "16 Random Things" tag and one that required 25... so I'll just answer the 25 things once. =D
1. When I was a kid, my parents were pointing to a birthmark on my brother's body. His name is, well, Mark. So I pointed to a birthmark on my forearm and quipped, "Birthjoanne!"
2. On one occasion, when I was 4-6 years old, when I didn't get my way, I pee-ed in my pants and all over the floor in rebellion against my Mom. She was well read-up on parenting books though, and knew perfectly well how to ignore me until I came back to her penitent, crying and with apologies.
3. I used to bully a (small-framed) boy when I was in Primary 1-3. Not something I'm proud of. It was quite bad... don't wanna describe here but if you're really itching to find out you can ask me personally. I always got away scott-free. Once, he cried and the teacher seemed to know perfectly well what was going on, but she just told me to, "Stop it," and left it at that without punishing me. It was really God's grace that somehow the bullying streak stopped and I wasn't caught. I don't even know why I bullied. Either William Golding who wrote Lord of the Flies was right, or it was because I was the youngest of the family and my misbehaviour was sometimes dealt with by anger outbursts instead of reasoning with me. (But my parents are really really good parents... not primarily their fault! But I guess it must have contributed to it.)
4. I want to get an LG Ice Cream phone when my current contract is up. For now.
5. It is very easy for me to relax... I can get happy just looking at my toes.
6. I still play with my soft toys. I have a hippo called Winkie that I play with regularly. He perches atop a mini-bolster on my bed and watches me sleep every night. He used to be able to say, "I love you," in 5 languages... but for some strange reason he lost his voice when he went to Vietnam and has never spoken again since! T_T Must have been the stupid X-ray scanning machine at the airport.
7. I'm a very cheap person to feed... I like all the cheapest stuff like potatoes, eggs, corn and tofu. I don't like (but don't dislike either) seafood except for fish. I can appreciate expensive fare like steak of course, just that I'd be very happy eating stuff available at vegetarian stalls. On a number of occasions, my Dad asked me if I'd gone vegetarian after I bought a plate of tofu, pumpkin and cabbage from a mixed vegetable rice stall.
8. Music fandom for me is not by genre, but by singer or composer. My favourites so far include Utada Hikaru, Sarah Brightman, Marty J Nystrom (gospel music) and Iwasaki Taku (Jap composer).
9. I grew up an extrovert, became an introvert, and am now swinging between the two.
10. I am not a random person. I tend to see trends and think along threads. That's why I'm having a tough time coming up with 25 random facts, because when I review the "facts", it sounds more like a detailed introduction of who I am rather than a "random" collection.
11. I am most eloquent in my thoughts when I am in the bathroom. Unfortunately, I like to take my time in the bathroom and hence forget most of what I think by the time I settle down into bed to journal them down.
12. I've always had an idea about what I would want to do for the rest of my life... and it hasn't changed... and it does not include being a doctor.
13. Sleep is a relatively productive time for me... I process emotions and thoughts through dreams. Or rather, I feel God helps me process them while I sleep.
14. I really believe I would be a Hitler or dead due to suicide if I wasn't born in a Christian family and in a church that believes in God's power for signs and wonders.
15. I've been looking for mentors or disciplers all my life.
16. My first real crush was a 21-year-old guy when I was 12 years old. I sent an email to him professing a crush on a guy, not saying directly that it was him but describing him exactly. I never got a reply. I'm surprised I had so much guts.
17. I don't think I'll be in Singapore for long periods of my time... like 4-6 years in one country at a time. It's just a sense I've had for some time... maybe over the last 5 years?
18. I don't like moles... I think it's because my Dad expressed pleasure every time he mentioned that I was born spotless (that "birthjoanne" came only later and subsequently faded). So I'm wondering how I can get the mole on my lip removed.
19. I'm a very curious thing. I question everything... but I've learnt that questioning God just makes me miserable.
20. I'm a hedonist by nature. It coincides with Christianity because the pursuit of God brings the greatest real pleasure... maybe not in the short term, but it's like investments... you gotta give up some capital first in order to get more back in future.
21. I tend to accept people's deaths in a matter-of-fact manner... I tend to imagine what would happen when people are dead while they are still alive and end up processing the grief pre-emptively. Seems morbid, but I feel it helps me appreciate people better while they are alive... which is really the point.
22. In many discussions, I tend to argue for the point of view that is not well-represented. Often, I don't believe that point of view... but I guess most of the time I hope people will understand that they don't know as much as they think they do. When I was in church, I would imagine what an atheist would say to everything and counter everything the pastor says, then think of counter arguments for everything that the imaginary atheist would say, then go back and forth until I came to a resolution. But too bad, I can't quite remember the whole thought process to benefit others. All I remember is that it completely doesn't make sense to be an atheist.
23. I think stupid people tend to think others are more stupid than them, and smart people tend to think others are smarter. I think it's always wise to consider that there's always a lot that you don't know, and that there are always many more possibilities than you can possibly imagine (and this is true in 99.99999999999999999999999% of things I'm sure).
24. I'm fine when I look down from heights, but not fine when I look up at high things (eg. the ceiling of the Suntec Convention Center) or the Millenia walk ceiling at those places that rise like chimneys. It seems when I look up, I get so focused on that place that I forget I'm standing on the ground, and I'll suddenly feel like I'm right up there on the ceiling and could drop any second.
25. I like to try new things. If there's some dish I've never seen before, I'll usually end up ordering it. Much of the ice cream I eat are weird flavours... including pumpkin, spinach, potato, sweet potato and chestnut. I'll try it especially if I can't imagine what it tastes like.
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