MY 80TH ENTRY

many bloggers would have an entry dedicated on facts about themselves. not wanting to miss the bandwagon, i'm going to have my own 100-things-about-me entry. but instead of listing 100 things about me, i've decided to limit the list to just 80. why? because 1) to list 100 interesting things about me is a near impossible 2) i was born in 1980 which makes the number 80 rather significant 3) there's just a need for me to distinguish myself from the other people on the bandwagon...kekekek

i had carefully planned so that i could write this entry as my 80th entry. and i had planned to write about it while i was flying back to d*bai from kl. but since i didn't bring my laptop back, i had to request some stationery from this rather cute steward who was very helpful and obliging. at best, i can only take short naps during my flight. coupled with the fact that the flight that i took does not have individual entertainment unit (which means i have to strain my neck just to watch big momma's house 2), it's the perfect time for me to dig up really hard to find 80 things that's worth mentioning here. so here we go (in chronological order whenever possible):

1. my mom told me that I was the least problematic child to raise of all her children. Never gave her a problem during feeding time (no wonder I look like this!!)
2. when I was a baby, a robber tried to break in into our house. he was almost successful but my incessant crying (on that particular night only – remember I was a very good baby) woke my parents up and they managed to call the police on time. I was a heroic baby.
3. i was the first in my class from standard 2 to standard 6. i don't know what happenned after that. pre-adolescence kicked in i guess.
4. i was chosen to be in mini parlimen when i was in standard 5 but turned down the offer. i don't like cheap publicity.
5. my sister gave me and four of my friends tuition classes when I was in standard 6. she was pissed off at me during class cos I answered the questions too fast. She actually warned me to give my friends a chance.
6. so far i have only been admitted to the hospital once. it was for a fractured arm. i was in standard 3. i fell while trying to jump over an EXTREMELY wide drain while playing aci kejar. had to stay out of school for 2 weeks but still managed to be the first in class in the subsequent term exam.
7. i was the penolong ketua pengawas 1 back in primary school and setiausaha lembaga pengawas sessi petang in secondary school.
8. i started wearing glasses when i was 7. i should have started wearing it when i was 6, but i managed to escape from the eye test when i was in kindergarten. my first pair of spectacles was one of those too-big-for-my-face, brown-coloured, thick-rimmed plastic glasses that would personify a geek in a prof. razak mohaideen movie.
9. i still wear my glasses to work (in my attempt to look distinguished and intellectual), but when i go out socialising (a.k.a. buy groceries at carrefour), i'd wear my contacts. people say that i have nice eyebrows so i think i should flaunt my assets whenever possible (maybe because i dont have a lot of assets to speak of to start with)
10. i am too honest and naïve for my own good. during orientation week at my boarding school (I went to a boarding school after my PMR), the students were required to get the signature of all staff / teachers within 2 days. Some students were caught forging the signatures. We were asked to assemble in a room and the teacher announced “those who have forged signatures please stay in the room. those who have not may leave the room”. i was the only guy who left the room.
11. i think i have established that i love singing. but for me singing is not just a favourite pastime, it's also a de-stressing mechanism. i have kept my sanity in tact during those traffic jams in kl by singing in my car. i feel good when i reach those high notes (the word 'when' was purposely used instead of 'if' .. heheh)
12. i always imagine myself trying out for malaysian idol. and of course, being the master of my own imagination - the audition would go stupendously well.
13. whenever i get into a lift and find myself alone, i would start singing (to compensate for the lack of elevator music). as soon as the lift stops, i'd stop singing too
14. the first album that i bought was wilson philips. i bought it when i was 10. the cassette still works.
15. i only had a few celebrity crushes throughout my adolescent years. my first celebrity crush (as far as i can remember) was tommy puett from the show life goes on. i think i was 11 at that time.
16. it was followed by chris o'donnell after watching scent of a woman when i was 15. i would use my savings to buy all the videos of movies that has chris o donnell in them
17. when i was 18, i discovered friends (the sitcom) and was instantly smitten by matthew perry. i did the same thing that i did for chris. bought all the series and movies that he was in. but after the 7th season i stopped. i grew up
18. i’m embarrassed to say this, but I once sent matthew perry a card (i was 18 ok!) i got an autographed photo of him in return.
19. now that i allow myself to have crushes on real people, i don't have celebrity crushes anymore
20. but sometimes i feel like i am incapable of love
21. i have this weird need to close the door behind me properly when i am in a room since i was little. if the door is partially closed or is not closed properly, i would actually get up from my seat to close it
22. i have zero interest in football.this is a bit ironic because my dad used to play for the state and national youth team when he was younger (my dad is quite a celebrity during the old days apparently...heheh). he actually played during one of the malaysia cup finals.
23. if you go out with me (on a date or something ;P), chances are you woud see me order either one of the following beverages only - watermelon juice, milo ais or teh o ais. i strictly take old drinks only at any time of the day.
24. i don't take anything that has coffee in it (and this includes baskin & robbins' jamoca almond fudge)
25. i have low tolerance over spicy stuff. back home - when other people would request for 'sambal lebih' for their nasi lemak, i would request for 'sambal kurang, kacang lebih' instead.
26. i am also not a fan of durian.
27. or sambal tempoyak.
28. or gulai tempoyak for that matter.
29. despite all this - i am very melayu (although i am actually 3/4 malay and 1/4 chinese).i am not one of those urbanised malays who would try to disassociate themselves from their own race (which i think is seriously pathetic). i can speak malay with a very convincing loghat perak (it's fun!). and i watch malay movies in the cinema and buy (original) malay cd's just to support the local entertainment industry (although most of the movies are disappointing)
30. i have irritable bowel syndrome since as long as i can remember. whenever i have a nervous or uneasy thought, i would automatically need to go to the toilet. the morning before an interview (or a first date), my body would practically flush out everything that is flushable in my body. this means a minimum of 5 trips to the toilet in the span of 30 minutes. NOT FUN. and i think it's hereditary.
31. i need to shampoo my hair at least once a day. i have very thick hair that my scalp gets itchy because it sweats easily
32. i only use those creamy shampoos
33. i can't take minty stuff like polo or clorettes because i would sneeze as soon as i pop them into my mouth
34. i am a left-hander (which explains the obvious creativity in my writing...kekekek)
35. i have very nice handwriting (no use watering down the fact.. eheh). people have always complimented me on it.
36. but what i don't like is when they compliment me by saying "it looks like a girl's handwriting la". i hate it when they say that. pecah lubang.
37. i currently have 133 friends in my friendster. and in my testimonials - the word sarcastic / sarcasm has surfaced more than a few times.
38. my highest score ever recorded for bowling is 190.
39. the only sports medal that i have ever won was for tarik tali back in form 5. it was the sports day. we won gold.
40. i burn my tongue easily. but somehow i love sizzling mee (the food – not the ex-blogger) every time i eat sizzling mee i’d end up with a burnt tongue for a couple of days
41. i am a freak at organising my things. i maintain separate folders to keep all my statements (credit card, hand phone, car loan / housing loan deposit slips etc).
50. i also use different coloured clothes hanger to differentiate between work clothes, casual clothes, baju melayu etc.
51. i record my daily expenses in a planner since i was in uni. if u need to know how much did i spend on a particular day since 1999 – i’d be able to tell you.
52. the movie that i have watched the most would be “bring it on” (cheerleading movie which starred kirsten dunst). i must have watched it like a thousand times when i was in second year in uni (teen flicks rule!!!)
53. my least favourite song is aerosmith’s i don’t wanna miss a thing. can't stand it. ughh!
54. i always read the newspaper while i do my business in the toilet
55. i am currently using nokia 6610 which I bought from my brother (2nd hand) for 500 bucks back in 2004. cheapskate kan?
56. the last 3 watches that i bought were all swatches. i don’t think i should buy something more expensive than that at this point of time.
57. apart from d*bai, i’ve been to singapore, brunei, sri lanka, saudi arabia, france, uk, netherlands, austria, germany, switzerland, and italy (don’t be impressed by this though .. i went for a europe tour back in 2002 spent an average of 2 days in each of the European countries that i mentioned. learned almost nothing about the countries i visited)
58. but i’ve never been to sabah
59. there’s a cute steward who just smiled at me (*swoon!) heheh sorry got distracted
60. i used to read the sweet valley twins series when i was young. i later felt that it was too pecah lubang for me and decided to sell of all the books to a second hand bookstore. i used the money to buy my first cd player.
61. i have a fear of balloons. it’s called ligyrophobia.
62. i have a knack for remembering company logos and trademarks. but not roads and directions
63. i hate my job. not just my job – my profession
64. i don’t have a career plan. but all my friends think that i do. they think i am very ambitious. they cannot be more wrong. i just go where the money is.
65. i have no problem reading when i’m in a moving vehicle. i love doing it. makes me feel very efficient.
66. i am a very punctual person. i get aggravated easily when people are late.
67. i absolutely love children – especially toddlers. they are so cute!
68. but once they turn 4 or 5 and started becoming brats, i don’t play with them so much anymore.
69. i only learned about the existence of masturbating at the age of 16 (hehehe)
70. i don’t/can't watch black and white movies
71. i don’t think p.ramlee movies are all that great
72. i am NOT a morning person.
73. i am a terrible terrible liar. You can bet your life that every single thing I wrote here is true.
74. i am generally a polite person – until the other party mess up with me
75. i am a virgo who possess most of the good and bad traits associated with it. but i don’t believe in horoscopes
76. my zodiac says that i don’t make a good leader, but i am an excellent assistant. i totally think that it’s true. my current dream position is assistant manager. after that i want to go straight to assistant general manager. boleh ke macam tu ?
77. i have never once taken an alcoholic beverage
78. my favourite comic strips are baby blues and bizarro
79. when i chat with someone on irc, i give my real name.
80. i'm done!

there you go. 80 things about me - some self-praising, some self-humiliating. but all true nonetheless. it's all good baby!

p.s: i realised that by doing this entry those who know me would be able to pinpoint me even easier if they come across this blog. i'll just leave that to fate..