ms-vindicta

i’m sure you guys have all noticed the meme that’s been going around facebook lately.

well, i did, cause i was tagged 5 times. *glares at the ones guilty*

 

so i’m gonna post 25 random things about me here, but not on facebook cause the aunts are watching!

 

here goes.

 

1. i have a thing for older men.

 

2. i’m a very "texture" person. i like feeling/feeling up things, squeezing, poking, rubbing, stroking. sounds wrong but it’s alot more innocent than you think!

 

3. i can never think i’m skinny enough.

 

4. i like peeling scabs. and what’s wrong with wanting to fall to get scabs? very weird meh? it’s a-few-times-in-a-lifetime thing what! 

 

5. i’ve never ever grown out my nails and don’t think i ever will. i don’t get how people rub their eyes/poke their lashes into place with such long nails.

 

6. i’ve a phobia of cockroaches. they have this weird thing going on where once they know you’re scared (even if you’re trying to be brave and fool them), they’ll fly towards you.

 

7. i’m currently fostering an obsession for shoes.

 

8. and headbands.

 

9. and facial products.

 

10. i’m a shopaholic. i know it and no thanks, i don’t need to curb the addiction.

 

11. i prefer my dad to my mum, though i talk to my mum more.

 

12. i still can’t figure out how some beings can be so dumb. but i tolerate stupidity.

 

13. i’ve always wanted to date a drummer. but not just any other drummer. he must have THE SEH.

 

14. i’m easily bored by things, though i don’t show it.

 

15. i think i’ve done too many of these "random" memes because i’m now stuck at point number 15 tryng to think of more points which i haven’t blogged about before.

 

16. i still cannot fathom why guys would fall for me back in sec sch because honestly, i looked like shit.

 

17. i’m now trying to keep my distance from vodka. after getting drunk twice on vodka and only vodka, i is scared.

 

18. i’m the opposite of thiang. she has zero sense of urgency, i have too much. kancheong spider!!!

 

19. i like eating tofu. the boyfriend likes eating my tofu too.

 

20. i like sniffing and biting cheeks.

 

21. i love flowers, not because they’re pretty, but because they’re lovely to touch. (see point no.2)

 

22. i prefer writing to typing, although the sight of my handwriting turns me off scribbling on a notepad at times.

 

23. i’m fairly loud when presented with situations i feel comfortable in/confident with, and know when to keep my mouth shut when i know the ppl around me are probably all smarter than me.

 

24. i love people who know when to take initiative. i’m one of them!

 

25. for as long as i live, i will never, ever throw my baby pillow away.

 

and that’s it!

 

you know what, just when i finished this meme, i logged onto facebook and saw yet another one making its rounds.

 

oh well.  

 

 

i’m fully aware i keep posting memes as entries but i’m in the midst of drafting one titled "my dream kid" and i need more time!

 

need to look for pictures you know.

 

anyway, meme!

 

as a sidenote, do you know the term "meme" was first coined by richard dawkins in "the selfish gene" back in 1976?

i think it sounds cute, just like how i think "blob" sounds squishy-cute, and "blurb" abruptly-cute.

 

okay, i know, i’m weird.

 

and so, random fact 1 of the day.

 

1. i like english. alot. i don’t quite know all the rules and shit but i can tell where exactly the grammatical errors are when i look at a sentence. i don’t know what’s a verb, i think i know what’s a noun. i know what’s an adjective. i can’t quite remember what’s a dangling modifier. (writ comm horrors!)

 

2. i really want my future kid to be dark and mysterious and named clementine. (more on this in the next entry) 

 

3. i pop mints like crazy. specifically eclipse spearmint mints. at close to 4 bucks a tin, this is an expensive habit, especially when it’s nearly 1 tin a day.

but you know what’s special about eclipse mints? 

even after you pop all of ‘em, you don’t get a tummyache. try that with ricola or lakerol and i guarantee you that after half a box, your tummy’ll be stirring uncomfortably. one box later, you’ll be in the toilet shitting your guts out. eclipse is king.

 

4. i prefer my dad to my mum. she flares up for nothing then vents her anger on everyone. that’s reason enough for me to dislike her.

 

5. i dislike, or rather, can’t make small talk. this is why during bar outings, i usually sit beside someone and start talking to him/her about his/her ambitions/goals in life/whether he likes his job. (tehsi, you would know this very well, i presume. ) it is however, quite hard to make serious talk when rick price/TK is screeching "heaven knows" into your ear. 

 

6. i like talking to myself/clementine/things. so far, i’ve made conversation with my laptop, the desktop in the office, the scanner, the photocopier, the paperclips, the binding machine, my shoes, my clothes and my handphone.

i am perfectly sane though. clementine can play testament to that.  

 

7. i burst into tears when i’m angry. when i’m unhappy/sad, i talk to myself.

 

8. i like wearing dresses cause they’re so convenient. i like them short cause airiness = not so hot. yes, even at the risk of people not taking me seriously.

 

9. i like everything strawberry-ish.

 

10. i have really rough knees cause i fell down at least thrice a month back when i was a kid. these days, i’m still as clumsy. i trip, but i always catch myself before i land on my ass.

 

11. i’m obsessed about my weight. i usually hover around 45kg, but i want to be about 40 and still keep my boobs. maybe 39. i don’t know.

 

12. i like my legs best. then my boobs. then my eyelashes. and my lips!

 

13. i like my arms least. chunky, lard-ridden trunks of fat.

 

14. when i like a particular food, i can keep eating it and never get sick of it. i had fish soup 384 days out of 728 days (2 years). this unfortunately, doesn’t apply to human beings.

 

15. i like to plan ahead and stick to a routine. this is why i make sure i read every single blog on my blogroll every single day even when i’m dead tired. it’s also why i have to shower first before having breakfast, then read the papers while eating and waiting for my hair to dry. if my routine gets upset, i get upset.

 

16. i used to enjoy reading the papers. then i joined b****, and had to do media monitoring.

the straits times, the new paper, the business times, today, my paper, wanbao, zaobao and shinmin. i read all of them everyday.

when it’s monday, i have to read through 3 days worth of newspapers. now, i can’t stand the sight of them.

 

17. and i hate mondays.

 

18. when i was a kid, i used to like biting people. now, people like *coughs* leaving me bites.

 

19. i was in the executive committee of the prefectorial board for all 4 years of my secondary school life. 

 i was monitress for the first 3 years only cause me and melvin (he was my partner-in-crime for all 3 years as well) got sick of being in charge of a class where all the boys were juvenile and stupid and decided to tell our teacher that we didn’t want to take on the same role anymore.

yes, i is miss goody-two-shoes.

 

20. i still want sea angels, a sloth, tadpoles and salamanders as pets.

and oh, serangoon central sells REALLY fat goldfishes. but i don’t quite fancy them anymore.

they sell cute, tiny pufferfish though. heh.

 

and that’s it!

 

i tag thiang, shy, kimo, sujith and anyone who wants to do this.

 

 

tomorrow’s my birthday, as well as the announcement of something big!

 

can’t wait!

7 RANDOM FACTS ABOUT ME:

 
- i have naturally wavy hair, which i have a love-hate relationship with.

- i have a twin sister, whom i have a love-hate relationship with.

- i get an adrenaline rush from having my schedule jam-packed with work and meetings.

- i don’t get aroused thinking about johnny depp. (surprisingly)

- i have a thing for older men.

- i’m a geek at heart. i love watching documentaries!

- i love poking fat, spongy things. eg: goldfish, water babies, chubby cheeks etc. (can someone buy me tadpoles already? i miss touching them. )

 

7 THINGS THAT SCARE ME:

 

- Cockroaches

- Foreign workers staring at me

- The presence of inefficient people in my project groups

- My dad when he flares up

- toddlers on their wobbly feet

- Impending deadlines and a lack of time 

- realising i’ve put on weight 

 

7 RANDOM SONGS AT THE MOMENT:

 

- Always Be My Baby - David Cook

- Let It Be - Brooke White (yes, i’m a American Idol fanatic, cannot ah?)

- Like A Star - Corinne Bailey Rae

- Something Stupid - Nicole Kidman & Robbie Williams

- Say It Right - Nelly Furtado

- Soulmate - Natasha Beddingfield

- Iris - Goo Goo Dolls

 

7 THINGS I SAY THE MOST:

 

- "What the fuck?!"

- "Stuuuupiiiddd"

- "Whatever", accompanied by the rolling of eyes.

- "But … but … Walao!" *stamps foot* 

- "Awesome!"

- "[insert name here]’s so fucking [insert adjective here]"

- "My mum’s not that dumb." (after repeated attempts by A to get me to stay out late)

 

7 THINGS I TREASURE THE MOST (in no ranking order):

 

- my existence

- my safety pillow

- my milo stash

- my accessories (i know it doesn’t look it at the rate i’m losing them but i really do!)

- my mum, when she’s not nagging, that is

- the majority of my friends

- noel

 

7 "FIRST TIME" THINGS I EVER DID:

 

- wasted my life away during a two-month semester break ( i swear i got sick of tv and the net)

- fell asleep having someone watch me salivate

- made a card and a book with mushy details for someone i was in love with

- co-owned a pet with someone else (actually, pets, but the hamsters all died. )

- told the tuition kids to shut up

- wore a dress and decided to abandon my jeans ever since

- bought a mac and became a fangirl. heh.

 

i’m not tagging anyone. whoever needs an entry filler, you can do it!

 

speaking of tadpoles, i shared my desire of rearing one with a couple of friends.

 

 

yes, i have very nice friends who play along gamingly with me.

 

chuwen then let rip a shocking revelation.

 

 

i don’t care. i will make sure my tadpoles eat grass, and only grass.

and if they’re good, maybe the dead skin on my finger when i reach in to stroke them. 

 

you’ll see when i get them. 

the entry’s deleted (for the slow ones who didn’t catch it, ) not because i got googled out, but because i happened to catch sight of a presentation some of my colleagues were working on today, and in it, featured some of the pictures i had.

 

so i thought if they were going to "resell" our agency to the client, i better not reveal anything just as yet.

 

so for those of you who managed to read it, good for you!

 

anyway, i’m in a lazy mood today so it’s meme time!

 

unfortunately, i had to make quite a number of changes to the meme, cause the questions were riddled with grammatical errors.

 

so much for laziness.  

 

here goes!

 

*tagged by thiang

 

1. At what age do you wish to get married?

i haven’t thought about this one honestly. i don’t know, 35? life’s too short to get tied down so early.

besides, marriage is overrated.

 

2. How many children do you want?

1 little boy with blonde hair and no body. no, i’m serious.

and two huge dogs. then i can leash them up and walk all 3 down the street.  

 

3. What do i want the most now?

To impress those i feel deserve impressing. and to be honest, more money. (what!)

 

4. What did you want to be when you were growing up?

A doctor and a veterinarian at first. Then i realised i do get slightly dizzy at the sight of blood, and it evolved to a deejay. Then my mother told me i speak too quickly, and so it was to be a lawyer. But argueing doesn’t quite give me the same rush as writing does so it was to be a journalist! But i’m too damn lazy to write long articles so i’ve FINALLY decided, i want to be a copywriter. 

and maybe, a freelance journalist along the way.

 

5. If you can have one dream that would come true, what would it be?

To have Johnny Depp give me a backrub.

 

6. What are you afraid to lose now?

My stuff! yes, the knocker on the lion-headed ring that i blogged about?

i lost it. for real this time.

 

7. Do you believe in being in love forever?

I tire of people really easily, so nah.

 

8. If you meet someone you love, would you confess your love to him/her?

(I realised these questions are very cheesy)

nonetheless, i guess i would, but not before making sure the opposite party has at least a semblance of liking towards me first. 

 

9. What do you do when you’re feeling down and depressed?

I talk to myself. I usually cheer me up.

 

10. What are the requirements you have of your other half?

Has a sense of humour that i actually appreciate (no lame jokes please), is intelligent, is secure and confident, knows what he wants in life, non-MCP, has nice teeth, soft lips, big hands, can give a good backrub, can play a musical instrument.

i’ll add on to the list when i can think of more.

 

11. Which type of person do you dislike most?

Those who don’t initiate to do work.

 

12. Do you cherish every single friend?

Not every one of them, but those that i don’t, i appreciate the fact that at least i met them.

 

13. Do you believe in God?

Johnny Depp is God. waddya think?

 

14. What do you think is the most important thing in your life?

if it’s a what, it’s my safety pillow.

if it’s a who, it’s myself.

 

15. Do you find it necessary to have a boyfriend?

It’s not a necessity. you just don’t have to trouble yourself when you need someone to sleep with.

 

16. What do you want your friends to be like?

Themselves wll do.

 

17. What kind of friend do you want to appear like in your friends’ eyes?

Someone who wouldn’t judge them, who’s willing to listen and (sometimes, just sometimes) give good advice, someone who’s fun to hang around with.

 

18. If you could, which part of your character would you like to change?

i’m too straightforward for my own good. but then again, i like me the way i am.

 

19. If you feel low, who do you go to?

i go to a corner and talk to myself and i’ll feel better.

 

20. What is the last thing on  your mind before you go to bed?

"I will start my exercise routine tomorrow."

 

 

 

 

 

you can probably guess from the title of this entry that it’ll be a meme.

 

anyway, rules.

 

"Just list 10 things that make you happy on a regular basis. Hence, pay raises that typically come once a year won’t count. These are things that make you smile at least once a week… to remind you, in spite of all the ranting you have to regularly get out of your system, life is good."

 

 So, in no order of merit:

 

 1. gleefully sipping self-made iced milo while thinking it beats the ones at kopitiams hands down.

 

2.  seeing noel grow fatter by the day, and him perching himself on the couch like as though he’s king.

 

3. receiving my shopping in the form of small brown packages that land on my doorstep. (online shopping rawks!)

 

4. reading the weekly issue of 8 days, and chuckling at the content.

 

5. dressing up for school, admiring my reflection in the mirror, and deciding i look pretty decent (or decently pretty. you choose. ) for the day.

 

6.  lying on my bed with a good book in one hand, and an apple in another.

 

7. having conversations with people whom are on the same wavelength, whether online or off.

 

8. lecture days, cause i get to see everyone.

 

and more recently, because of advertising …

 

9. ziggy thinking our advertising ideas are passably workable.

 

10. discovering photoshop brushes which i need for my print ads.

 

yes, i’m actually happy when i find photoshop brushes (how to create ripped jeans! WOOHOO!) which are of huge relavance to my print ads.

 

 

i’ve such a sad existence. sigh. 

 

 

i’ve been tagged twice.

and to stop myself from using the memes as filler entries, (especially when i’ve not been updating regularly as of late) i shall just do them both together. dave’s first, then shyanne’s.  

 

1. (the person who tagged you is) - David Wong

 

2. (your relationship with him/her is) - Ngee Ann Poly mate / Fellow roach-hater

 

3. (5 impressions you have of him/her) - intelligent, brilliant speaker, opiniated, looks as though he has a straight nose in photos but it’s actually flat in real life ,  witty

 

4. (the most memorable thing he/she has done for you) - Spent two hours on MSN having a convo with me on our shared hate for roaches, where we googled random facts on them and spewed them out continuously.

 

5. (the most memorable words he/she has said to you) - "I’ll do it again". –> when some ass deleted part of the radio interview dave did for me, and i had to ask him if he would climb the damned hill to the fms building and redo the interview.

 

6. (if he/she becomes your lover, you will) - make him stencil all sorts of stuff on t-shirts for me.

 

7. (if he/she becomes your lover, things he/she has to improve on will be) - to have the courage to kill a roach. two frightened people in a room with a flying roach is not good.

 

8. (if he/she becomes your enemy, you will) - erm, throw a roach in his coffee?

 

9. (if he/she becomes your enemy, the reason will be) - him having a new-found love for roaches and subsequently keeping them as pets. ( don’t come near me if you do!)

 

10. (the most desirable thing you want to do for him/her now is) - find something that would wipe roaches off the face of this earth

 

11. (your overall impression of him/her is) - the multi-talented nice guy-next-door - he can draw, write, debate. what can you not do?

 

 

12. (how you think people around you will feel about you) - they’ll think i’m quirky, unexpected and flirtatious, as put by shy, kim and thiang. thiang, i flirtatious meh?

 

13. (the characteristic you love about yourself is) - i dare to insult.

 

14. (the characteristic you hate about yourself is) - i rarely self-deprecate.

 

15. (the most ideal person you want to be is) - i actually like being myself pretty much.

 

16. (for people that care and like you, say something to them) - "Buy me haribo and i’ll like you even more."

 

17. (pass this quiz to people that you wish to know how they feel about you)

1. dave (i’ll save you the trouble of blogging it out, just a comment will do.  )

2. thiang

3. kimo

4. jiayang

5. shyanne

6. sujith

7. joanne ( do it when you return from the states, lugging whatever shopping i told you to help me do )

8. melvin

9. zhanhui

10. ann

 

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it’s the one on 10 weird things. 

i actually did a "6 weird things" one before but since i’m constantly being described as quirky and weird, i suppose i should have no problem listing out more stuff.   

 

1. i run faster when i’m angry. i’ll keep chanting the person’s name, and that’ll spur me on to run faster.

 

2. i only eat egg whites. the taste of egg yolks makes me want to hurl. 

 

3. i have this ribbon-like thing on my baby pillow that i go "tick-tack" on with my fingernails. i carry the pillow all around the house, *coughs* even to the toilet. if i don’t sleep with it, (in instances when i can’t find it or my brother steals it) i feel uneasy.

 

4. i like tiptoeing with my shoes on, and so, my shoes spoil really easily.

 

5.  i am secretly delighted with the fact that people think i have a natural glow on my cheeks when it’s actually the effect of my blusher.

 

6. if you have a nice scent on, i’ll run up to you to sniff you should i spot you.

 

7. i have zero sense of direction. i once ended up in a police station crying cause i couldn’t find the way to my aunt’s place. turned out it was right behind the police station. that was in pri 2. my condition has worsened ever since.

 

8. i try not to eat when i’m walking, cause i get this feeling that people spotting me will think i’m a glutton.  

 

9. i used to have this human-sized doll that i sleep with. then chucky the movie came out and i abandoned it in the storeroom.

 

10. whenever i’m at the boyfriend’s place, i’ll walk into his room and shout "white shit!" in this really irritating manner. white shit will then wake up and scamper to the side of the cage to peer up at me.  i don’t pick him up though. i do it just to wake him up.  

 

i won’t be tagging anyone for this meme. the previous one is enough.

yes, i’m nice like that.