my '25' list

for lack of better topics to write about, i decided to do some introspection and answered "25 random things about me" that has been making the rounds on every networking site i know.

here they are:

1. I'll let you in on a little secret: though i sooo love to travel, I have a fear of flying. Blame it on my penchant for following news on air disasters. However, excitement overshadows the fear every time.

2. Intellectually stimulating men turn me on.

3. Let's just say that I'm hooked on photography at the moment but don't have enough moolah to purchase the SLR cam I'm dying to get my hands on.

4. I miss hitting cocks...on the badminton court (what were you thinking anyway? ;-p)

5. I'm awed at autumn. Who wouldn't want to soak up the riot of colours and the whimsical feeling that this glorious season brings?

6. I'm consistently inconsistent...take it or leave it. ;-)

7. Many hate mint but I love it in all its forms - mint chocolate, mint ice cream, mint green tea, etc.

8. Five things you usually see on my office desk: water canteen, alcohol (sanitizer), tissue, hand lotion & lip gloss.

9. My three constant "travel companions:" a rosary to give me an added sense of security, a book of crossword puzzles to occupy my time at waiting lounges & a chocolate/granola bar to keep hunger pangs at bay.

10. I prefer fries dipped in sundae or ketchup with mayo.

11. I collect designed scotch tapes and coloured pens but it's the black pen that has been a permanent fixture in my bag.

12. I keep a collection of forensic novels by an American author but never get around to reading them all because they give me nightmares.

13. If I were to choose among meat, fruits and vegetables, I'd instantly pick the last two (and the more colourful, the better). No wonder, a former roomie branded me a vegetarian!

14. Tear-jerking movies don't bring on the "waterworks" for me. Books do the trick on several occasions.

15. I want to watch a play, which I haven't done for a looong time.

16. They say roller coasters are for the adventurous, not for the faint of heart. Guess I'm more of the latter BUT that only applies to thrill rides.

17. I'm averse to worms (but I adore butterflies) and snakes.

18. I have this secret dream of escaping to some foreign land and maybe staying there incognito for some time.

19. I cook with either olive or canola oil (for health reasons). Along this line, I think cooking is 10% recipe and 90% instinct (this from someone who is yet to perfect her cooking skills).

20. Cinema dates and window shopping are my anti-loneliness and anti-depressant pills.

21. I envy people with straight pearly whites.

22. "Beautiful In My Eyes" is my all-time favorite song.

23. I blog but seldom. I still opt to write down my thoughts on its more-personal counterpart, the diary.

24. I don't kiss ass!

25. I sometimes feel that social networking sites are a waste of time but what the heck!

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