Friday, August 21, 2009

100 things about myself

I have seen so many blogger like to list down about themselves. So, I thought it will be kinda nice to do that to myself and see if I can write 100 things about me or not.... lets see...
I ...

  1. enjoy driving fast on highways. But not breaking the law of course.. I am a good citizen.. ;P
  2. like listening to music.
  3. like sleeping.
  4. enjoy swimming.
  5. taught my gf how to swim.
  6. enjoy playing futsal - indoor football and badminton.
  7. enjoy good coffee.
  8. enjoy reading newspaper, "Ping Tan" comics, jokes,"Reader's Digest".
  9. enjoy trying new restaurants for new type of food.
  10. like the smell of soil after watering it on hot day.
  11. enjoy watching movies in the cinema.
  12. love seeing my gf making funny poses / facial expression, especially they way she "scratch" her nose.
  13. enjoy helping people in need.
  14. enjoy hanging out with my friends in "mamak" at night.
  15. enjoy "teh halia".
  16. like to learn about medical terms or in a way enhancing my knowledge in medical line.
  17. was frequently ask by medical doctors am I myself a doctor when I consult them.
  18. wanted to become a doctor but due to some reasons, I ended up studying engineering instead.
  19. enjoy good beers.
  20. love spending time with my gf, even doing nothing, just sitting and looking at each other over a cuppa coffee.
  21. waking up late in the morning.
  22. like the 'cheap trills' whereby I will set the radio alarm on weekend to wake up and switch it off again and going back to sleep knowing its weekend.
  23. like Chinese, Japanese, Korean, Indian, Italian, Malay, Javanese, Hainanese etc Food... as long as they taste good, I will never hesitate to try them.
  24. like travelling. Good thing is that my work does required a bit of it, so I have been to many "lovely" place that I might not want to pay by myself to go... hehehe..
  25. have worked in Kuwait, Pakistan and Sri Lanka before. When I tell people this, they eyes looks as thought it will drop from their sockets.
  26. tried SCUBA diving once in the Philippines and will want to take it up professionally later together with my gf.
  27. like small kids and babies - not too young ones though.
  28. like watching the medical series - "House".
  29. really hate to be accused for the things that I have not done.
  30. hold an engineering degree with honours.
  31. hold a MBA.
  32. wanted to do LLB after completing my MBA but the fees is too expensive. Also because I just spend a fortune on the MBA.
  33. like to learn everything I need to learn on the area I work in.
  34. eat only chicken, pork, mutton and seafood.
  35. don't eat beef.
  36. don't eat satay, but I enjoy the "ketupat" and peanut sauce.
  37. don't eat any other meat than those mentioned above.
  38. enjoy vegetarian food as much as non-vegetarian food.
  39. dislike traffic jams.
  40. enjoy watch Cantonese serial movies.
  41. speak Hokkien at home with my family member and relatives + my gf's mom.
  42. can converse in Mandarin, Cantonese, English (of course), Malay.
  43. can understand Hakka, but can't converse with it fluently.
  44. can read and write simple Chinese words.
  45. know how to write my name in Chinese.
  46. can count 1 - 10 in Tamil language fluently.
  47. like dogs better than cats.
  48. wanted to keep dogs but most likely it will be either my mom's dog or my wife's dog after a few weeks / months. So better not burden them too much.
  49. dislike ironing. I don't do a good job generally.
  50. like well pressed shirts and slacks.
  51. always holds to the principle "Honesty is the Best Policy" and do it in all ways of my life e.g. earn a honest living, be honest to friends and families, never tell lies etc.
  52. can eat the same food for days and days and never get bored with it as long as it is freshly cook.
  53. am more a technical person than a sales person.
  54. don't do sweet talks, but i know my gf would disagree... ;P
  55. initially think this world it is either right or wrong, black or white on all matters, until when I came out to work, there were so many grey areas and learn to adapt to it.
  56. keep my promises when I make them.
  57. can eat with my fingers pretty well.
  58. find it difficult to throw things away cause in my mind you mind need it one day later.
  59. collect miniature models of cars, planes and would like to collect anything that comes in miniature as long as it is within my budget.
  60. believe in gender equality.
  61. am a 1st Dan Black Belt holder in Tae-Kwon-Do martial arts.
  62. use to have squirrels, rabbits and fish as pets before.
  63. always think that guys that beats up girls are useless and hopeless guys and should not be forgiven.
  64. wanted to take up photography and own a SLR camera, unfortunately, until now not able to stand firm on the brand of camera I should buy due to the ever dropping prices.
  65. have my own room in the office to work in total peace and away from disturbances.
  66. like the "rojak buah" sold in the night market or "pasar malam".
  67. dislike office politics and gossips. Will normally walk away when hearing ppl gossipping in the office.
  68. dislike fishing as I think it is very cruel to hook the fish by the mouth and also its a waste of time sitting there to wait for the fish to bite the bait.
  69. enjoy orchestra performance and have attended my first orchestra performance in the Petronas Philharmonic Orchestra Hall with my gf.
  70. enjoy good cakes and muffins.
  71. enjoy seeing my gf laugh and smile.
  72. enjoy roller coaster / trill rides.
  73. dislike salesman who is not familiar with their products and try to sell it to me.
  74. dislike people that 'hog' the road.
  75. had my car hijacked however, lady luck was with me, found it back about 1 month later in perfect condition.
  76. believes in 'cause and effect'.
  77. think I have higher IQ and EQ.
  78. am not very good in drawings, my parents always says that my cat looks like dog, however, to my surprise, I manage to score a distinction for the government exam.
  79. have a very bad handwriting and most of my teachers always tells me my handwriting looks like doctors handwriting.
  80. find it difficult to write 100 things about myself.
  81. have not won any lotteries before, but still hope to win it one day.
  82. plan with my college mate to celebrate our 40th birthday by going to Germany for the October Fest.
  83. flew all the way to India with my gf just to attend a friend's wedding.
  84. knew my gf through mIRC chat while I was in the UK in 1998 and now we are couple.
  85. made some good friends in the UK where until today, after 10 years we are still in-touch with each other.
  86. lost weight drastically after 2 years in the UK, but gain it back when I came back here to "Food Heaven".
  87. scored straight As in my standard 6 exam and my Dad gave me a "Lerun" 18 speed mountain bike as a present and also allow me to follow my relatives for a tour to Haadyai & Songkla, Thailand.
  88. went to Singapore for 3 days just to buy jeans to go to the UK.
  89. don't wear jeans until I went to the UK.
  90. had a White Christmas in 1998 when I went Glasgow for holidays.
  91. took a 10 days, 10 countries Europe tour in the summer of 1999 for a 'glance' of Europe from Brussels until Venice, Italy and back to London.
  92. attended my gf convocation twice, once in the UK and once in Malaysia.
  93. got my promotion news over a discussion / drinking session with my boss in a hotel.
  94. designed, over see the manufacturing, lead the installation and commissioning of the tallest and longest gantry crane my ex-company ever build.
  95. am a pro insecticide user in which when i see a cockroaches, the first thing that comes to my mind is the roach kill insecticide.
  96. have most of my T-shirts in white.
  97. have been wearing the same watch since 1992 until today.
  98. always put family first in everything I do.
  99. am glad that I finally can reach my last thing about myself.
  100. misses my Dad a lot!!! Never one day have passed that I never thought of him. I Miss You Dad!!

There you go... 100 things about myself finally completed. MERDEKA!! MERDEKA!! MERDEKA!! Happy Holidays to ALL!!!!

2 comments:

Vinegar said...

Not bad, you had finally wrote 100 things about yourself. hahahahaha... congratulations.

kevin said...

Thanks Vinegar!!