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About Me

About Me: ~~Beware the serpent whose eyes gleam with a fierce zeal for that which sparkles from within.~~ A Naive Philospher, passionate and unpredictable idealist and crazy dreamer who believes life is empty without love.

Where I shop: Odd, cheap market stalls
Brands I love: none at the moment.
I like to wear: my smile
Can't live without: music
Prized Possessions: Gwen Steffani's Le Sport Sac LAMB bag, juicy coutre bag, ma's gifts of jewellery, my watches, people who are dear to me
Guilty Pleasure: i am greedy for good times spent with dear ones

Places I love: Thailand for the food and shopping, Vancouver for the awesome people and beautiful nature, Tokyo for the polite people and bizarre streets, HK for the food, Paris for its beauty, Germany for the beer, bratwurst n saurkraut.
Places I've been: The U.S (San Francisco and Seattle), Parts of Malaysia (JB, KL, Tioman, Kota Tinggi), Indonesia (Semarang), Thailand (Bangkok n Phuket), Australia (Sydney n Cairnes), Canada (Vancouver), Tokyo, Hong Kong, Netherlands (Utrecht), Germany (Wurzburg, Munich), Vienna, Paris...
Places to see before I die: Himalayas, Tibet, India, Rome, Greece
Dream Vacation: I think I already had it.

Favorite Books: God of Small Things, Frankenstein, Waiting for Godot, The Vultures, The Unbearable Lightness of Being, Shame, Fury, Woman Warrior, Joy Luck Club, The Little Prince, The Crucible, Brave New World, The Glass Palace, The Alchemist, White Noise
Favorite Authors: Salman Rushdie, Arundhati Roy, Milan Kundera
Favorite Genres: Plays, Tragedies, Romance
Favorite Characters: Estragon and Vladimir in Waiting for Godot
Favorite Quotes: "Nothing will come of nothing, speak again!"
Recent Reads: Never Let Me Go by Kazuo Ishiguro

Nicknames: Ser
Nationality: Singaporean
Religion: Buddhist
Heroes: Ikeda Sensei, Gandhi, Martin Luther King, Mother Teresa
Interests: Singing, reading, musing, writing poetry, swimming
Expertise: Singing like I may lose my voice tomorrow... Laughing like I'm the world's greatest joke... Feeling for others like I'm wearing their shoes... Writing like words are my own... "I am but a temporary visitor on this earth but do allow me to leave my footprints behind through the permanence that words promise for mankind."
Occupation: Student-Teacher in NIE
Industry: Funky English Lit Teacher

Favorite Shows: Deperate Housewives!
Favorite Channels: Erm. ChannelNewsAsia and MTV and Discovery Channel. Really.
Most Addictive Show: Desperate Housewives.
Favorite Late Night Talk Show: Whose Line is it?
Characters you relate to: Ally McBeal
Favorite Theme Song: Friends!
Show I Secretly Watch: ...it's a secret.
Show I wished wasn't cancelled: Ally McBeal

Favorite Artists: Alicia Keys, Corinne May, Christina Aguilera, Josh Groban, Jewel, Alanis, Kelly Clarkson, Micheal Jackson, Norah Jones, Tori Amos, Queen, Missy Higgins, Damien Rice
Favorite Albums: Alicia Keys' Diary
Favorite Genre: Almost all except Techno, Trance, Industrial and Heavy Metal
Favorite Songs: "If I Aint Got You", "Fly Away" and "Never Saw Blue"
Favorite Lyrics: "I never saw blue like that before"
Songs I hate: All of Britney's songs. *makes a face*
Guilty Pleasure: I actually like to make fun of Techno songs by doing silly MAMBO movements in Zouk and laugh hysterically
Songs I repeat the most: Fly Away
Band I wish I was in: Death Cab for Cutie

Favorite Movies: Crash, Munich, The Hours, A Beautiful Mind, Lord of The Rings I,II & III, Infernal Affairs, Ocean's Eleven, What Women Want (darn special to my heart), House of Sand and Fog, Monster (superb acting), Boys Don't Cry, Meet Joe Black, Memento, Butterfly Effect, Finding Neverland, Fifth Element, The Gladiator, Edward Sissorhands, Sin City, Dreamers, City of Gods, Raging Bull, Citizen Kane, Sound of Music, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, Finding Nemo!
Favorite Actors: Russell Crowe, Al Pacino, Anthony Hopkins, Johnny Depp, Eric Bana
Favorite Directors: Francis Coppola, Stanley Kubrick, Peter Jackson, Orson Welles
Favorite Genre: Thrillers, Romance, Mysteries
Favorite Soundtracks: The Gladiator, Fifth Element

Favorite Cuisine: Steak, half done... all bloody and juicy!
Favorite Dishes: Fried Oyster, Chilli Kangkung, Tom Yum soup, Fish and Chips, Curry Chicken (very spicy please), Beef Rendang, Mutton Soup, Cheese Roti Prata, almost all kinds of soup
Favorite Desserts: Sweet Potato Soup (with brown sugar/gula melaka and ginger please!)
Favorite Drinks: Milo Dinosaur and Barley!
Favorite Junk Foods: Fries, Nuggets, Calamari--with good chilli sauce and mayonnaise :)
Best meal ever: In Al Fresca, Esplanade with my dear!
My Original Recipes: Peach / Strawberry Cheesecake and Carbonara!
Favorite Restaurants: Al Fresca! Nice but expensive *haha*
Foods I hate: Onions, Leeks, Ginger (can't eat them alone), Sea Cucumber (gooey), Fish Maw (yucks), Century Egg (stinks!)