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25 Things About Me (as of May 2010)

1. I hate having eczema.
2. I have thought of amputating my limbs on those days when the itch was unbearable.
3. I remembered having visited the Van Cleef Aquarium when I was little.
4. I do not own any make-up.
5. The last time I wore make-up was on my wedding day in 2005.
6. I am a big fan of google.
7. I honestly cannot remember how to write my children’s Chinese names without referring to their birth certificates.
8. But I think I might be able to remember how to write my own Chinese name.
9. I think that New Zealand is the most beautiful country in the world.
10. I spend an inordinate amount of time in the supermarket aisles whenever I travel because supermarkets fascinate me.
11. I hate animals.
12. My all-time favourite authors are Jodi Picoult and Kazuo Ishiguro.
13. If I ever had a daughter I would have named her Jodi.
14. I love sitting for examinations.
15. My comfort food is cornflakes with milk.
16. Because I feel that I am getting fat, I have forced myself to switch from full cream milk to low fat milk.
17. I will be turning thirty in 2011.
18. I have never completed the “25 Things About Me” list on Facebook.
19. The last time I drank a cup of coffee was in September 2006.
20. I do not know how many insurance policies I own.
21. Not that I am not interested to find out how many insurance policies I own.
22. I have a problem remembering my credit/debit card pin numbers.
23. I hate tomato-based pasta because I’m always forced to eat that when Kaizer can’t finish his food.
24. The only computer game that I play is Bejeweled.
25. I took 45 minutes to complete this list because I went to offer Titus a milk feed halfway through the list.

… And Here Are Five More (as of November 2011)

1. I still hate having eczema. The only thing that irks me more about my eczema is my children’s eczema.
2. I watch too many Korean dramas for my own good.
3. I am always thinking about travelling. Even when I am on one holiday, my mind is already making plans for my next holiday.
4. I am getting fat because I am eating more than I should and exercising less than I hope to.
5. Okay, this last point isn’t really totally about me but it’s something I hope to do in the weeks/months ahead. I want to wean T off his night feeds to prevent him from ever getting tooth decay.