Inspired by Caryn of Sari-Saring Kulay’s post on 10 weird and random things about her, I thought it would be fun to share with you 10 quirky things about me. (These are not arranged in any particular order, by the way.)
1. I like keep the boxes of stuff that I buy. The box for my 3-year old laptop, my D40 camera and 18-135mm lens, my Tefal Justine electric kettle. The blister pack for my Dopod 838 Pro’s leather case and some long-forgotten acne treatments. They’re all there, gathering dust in my attic. I’ll throw them out…eventually :P
2. Whenever I eat with a spoon and fork, I do my best to get a matching pair. Somehow, I feel very disturbed when I’m forced to eat with mismatched cutlery. It. Just. Bothers. Me.
3. If you peek into my wallet, you’ll see how I’ve arranged my bills from smallest to biggest, i.e. RM1 notes in front, followed by RM5, RM10 and RM50. It helps me keep track of how much cash I have left, especially since I keep a minimal amount of cash in my wallet.
4. I eat sandwiches from the outside in, i.e. I nibble on the sides first (especially if there’s crust), slowly working my way to the centre. I like to save the best for last ;)
5. I absolutely cannot stand the sound of cutlery scraping against each other. It makes all the hair on my body stand on end. Now you know how to torture me. (I’m so grateful blackboards are no longer in vogue. The sound of a fingernail scraping against a blackboard gives the same effect on me. *WINCE*)
6. I’m more partial to cold drinks because, well, hot drinks make me sweat. It’s hot and humid enough in Malaysia and hot drinks just make it worse. (But when I go to cold places, hot chocolate and tea are my best friends!) Once I’ve finished my (cold) drink, you will see me munching happily on the ice cubes. Yes, you read it right. Munching. Like people munch on potato chips. And my kids all take after this habit :)
7. Sometimes, I find something that I’ve written a few months/years back and I’d find myself saying “I wrote that?!”.
8. I always carry a nail-clipper in my bag. Sometimes, I get so busy that I forget about the smallest things, like trimming my children’s nails. And the only time I get to do it is in the morning, en route to school, in the car. Yep, I can trim nails in a moving vehicle!
9. I love to play computer games. Ever since I first discovered 3D Tic-Tac-Toe as a young girl at the Engineering Department of the university where my mother used to teach, I got hooked…and never got over computer games after that. ‘The Sims’ stole a significant number of days from my life when it was newly launched. Now, I never touch the stuff any more (or any RPG games for that matter) because I know how addicted I’d be. I also play ‘Tetris’ or ‘Bejeweled’ whenever I need to think. Somehow, my hands clicking away at the pieces clears my mind and actually gives me ideas. And the less I think about the game, the better I do at it. The moment I start thinking about how I should clear a particular level or reach a certain score, that’s when it all goes downhill. Oh yeah, and I like to play ‘Spider Solitaire’ whenever I’m on the phone and am put on hold.
10. I take photographs of anything and everything. I’ve got photos of a pair of shoes, a bleeding lizard, and pics of car accidents and burning taxis, in addition to the usual sunset pics. Just to name a few.
There. Now y’all know me better.
What about you? Do you have any quirky habits, too?
Enjoy your weekend, everyone!
“I absolutely cannot stand the sound of cutlery scraping against each other. It makes all the hair on my body stand on end.”
—We are on the same level with this mimi, this also tortures me, as well as the scraping of cutlery on my plate, yowch!
I read magazines and newspapers starting at the back page. And oh, I hate it when somebody reads/opens my newly purchased magazine ahead of me. I have to read it first before anybody can touch it. lol
you are like my mom, she likes to keep paper bag, boxes, etc.
same with me – “I find something that I’ve written a few months/years back and I’d find myself saying “I wrote that?!”.” few months ago, i saw letters that i wrote way back in college that i wasnt able to send i forgot why but good thing i didn’t send it…
“Whenever I eat with a spoon and fork, I do my best to get a matching pair.”
OMG, that’s me! But I don’t think that’s wierd. I thought everyone did that! They need to match and if it’s impossible, I’d try and get a pair that’s similar.
sheng: to this day, i still vividly remember one lunch that i had at the cafeteria with one of my dorm roommates in college… because she kept scraping off with her spoon all stray bits of rice that got stuck to her fork. it was excruciating!
josiet: i wonder if your hubby found that out the easy way or the hard way? ;)
iluvgreen: for letters/documents that involve strong emotions, it’s always a good idea to keep them for a while, wait for you to calm down, then re-read them before sending. i learned that the hard way!
sinta: everyone else around me doesn’t seem to mind when they get mismatched cutlery when we eat out and that got me to thinking that maybe i’m ‘different’ hehe.
I like things in symetry and organized. I don’t feel at ease if I see something crooked, like a painting on the wall, or a messy desk.
I’m just like you as in numbers 4, 5, 7 and 8!
But I like to throw away boxes and such, my house is too small to store extra baggage.
blogusvox: you remind me of my sons, who can’t walk past the microwave oven without closing its door if it’s ajar.
kak haza: you’re the first person i know who eats a sandwich the same way i do! :D
We have so much in common! I’m with you on #1, #2, #3, #6 (the ice munching!), #9 (tetris, bejeweled and spider solitaire) and #10.
it’s so nice to learn more about you! thanks for sharing your quirky list.
wow! 6 out of 10. that’s amazing! :D