Tagged. This gives me something to blog about, so I won't complain too much.
Twenty-one random things about myself-
1. As a child, I couldn't pronounce my other, longer name- and so I spliced together the first and last syllables and called myself 'Nina', which stuck.
2. People often think I'm naive and innocent. This usually works to my advantage.
3. I completely fail to see the point of spending vast sums of money on jewellery. No, the "Oh, it's an investment" argument doesn't quite cut it.
4. The other day, some nutjob sent me via fax to my uncle's office, a marriage proposal written in chaste Malayalam.
5. I've wanted to visit Mt.St.Helens ever since I saw a picture of it in The Living Planet, at age five or six. Finally did, last summer. I was thrilled to bits.
6. My family has more than its fair share of loonies, drunks and runaways and mediums who operate the ouija board. Much entertainment, therefore.
7. I love gossip. Always have. Ever since I can remember.
8. I hate, hate, HATE shopping for clothes. I'd much rather differentiate under the integral sign.
9. But I really like shopping for shoes.
10. I prefer buying second-hand books to new. Hard bound.
11. I'm completely fascinated by cyclones.
12. I have a huge crush on Hugh Laurie. Well, House MD, actually.
13. This is as hard as it looks.
14. I still know an embarrassing amount about Hindi cinema- especially the love lives of stars and starlets from the mid-nineties, because my loo reading during this period was Stardust.
15. I find it very difficult to tell people off. When I do manage to, I feel quite pleased with myself.
16. I went and watched midnight screening of Rocky Horror Picture Show on Halloween a couple of years ago. My friend and I were the only ones who were sober and not in fancy dress.
17. I think you stop making good friends once you leave college.
18. My great-grandfather ran away from home because of his step-mother's cruelty. He somehow ended up in Colombo where he made his fortune. Sounds like a cliche, but true story.
19. I wish I'd cut more classes in college.
20. I derive great pleasure from electrocuting mosquitoes. GREAT. Is that bloodlust?
21. I've been told that swearing doesn't suit me. That doesn't really stop me, though.
Anyone out there foolhardy enough to take this up, feel free.
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15 comments:
I laughed at #4,
I loved #8, I
I agreed with #11,
I am intrigued by #18,
I am creeped out by #20
it's a very awww list.
awwww.
Hey Koke! Long time! How've you been?
Re. the mosquitoes, I can only assume that you haven't been to India lately, and therefore haven't had an opportunity to use one of those electric mosquito-killing bats. Believe me, electrocuting mosquitoes is immensely satisfying.
And re. my great-grandfather- not much more to add to the story, unfortunately.
Woenvu: What on earth do you mean?!
I find it my responsibility to add few things. I must.
1. Hugh Laurie is not the only crush that is mythical. I believe, all of them are.
2. Why is FOOD missing from this list?? Blog world, may I add that nothing thrills her more than the play of light on well whipped egg whites. "Ooooh it's so shiny!"
3. Random fact number 22: Lived in a tilted house. Really.
Tista: 1. Not true.
2. Fair enough. But I don't think anyone here has any idea what you're going on about.
I apologize. There were certain mistakes in my previous comments. The list of crushes as I know them are not just mythical. Some of them are also quite dead.
Tista: :P
Yello! I am doing good! :) Thanks to *Tistay* for linking me to your blog, though! :) Awesome recommendation, I must add.
Mosquito killing bats? Hmmm. :) I will call up home today, inquire and tell my dad to buy one. :)
[Please note the use of the word "inquire" instead of "enquire" - the red squiggly line that appeared beneath the latter bothered me(Firefox spell check!)(coming to that, are parentheses within parentheses allowed?)]
Tistay: Hi(gh)! Play of light on well whipped egg whites?
Are you high? No, really, are you high?
2. Have you ever considered the possibility that you think other people think that you're naive and innocent, and that this usually works out to their advantage?
11. Me too!
18. I think this grandpa of yours deserves a separate post.
it's a collection of aww-worthy factoids. :)
Koke: It's good to know that this blog has new readers!
Eye: That's... convoluted. No, I've never considered it, and don't see how such a possibility can exist, really (if you know something I don't, then please to enlighten). And I can't imagine So if people didn't think I'm this total paavum-type, then I wouldn't be able to slime out of trouble the way I have, in the past. Obviously I base my conclusions on more than just what people tell me...
About my great-grandfather- I'll try to write a post. I don't really have much information about him...
Woenvu: Er, ok. I don't see how. Are you being sarcastic?
I was joking, obviously. But it's such a treat to see you respond in such considerate detail to my deliberate obtuseness :P
Eye: Heh. Realised you were joking after posting comment, but let it stay, anyway. Talk about being slow. :P
oi, update your blogroll. my url's wrong. bah.
word-veri: pingu - linux, linux, w00t, w00t.
Oh completely forgot to update. Has been done.
Pingu? Really? LOL!
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