25 facts

25. I maintain eye contact when talking to people, even when I’m driving (my passengers do not appreciate this courtesy).

24. I kept a journal until the age of 18, then I realised that some of my family members were reading it.

23. As a lovestruck teenager, I wrote little post-it notes to myself about my crushes and forgot about/lost them. To my shock and horror, others found them, read them and laughed at me. Old habits die hard, because I’m still notorious for writing epic emails and expressing love at any given chance without embarrassment.

22. I’m a terrible driver but terrific at reverse-parking.

21. I can’t hold chopsticks properly. After 2 years, my boyfriend’s mum finally confronted me about it and offered to teach me. My boyfriend noticed this disability on our first date and attempted to teach me. He didn’t succeed, but he had a good excuse to hold my hand.

20. I LOVE dogs. I pet random dogs on the street and visit pet shops to play with puppies. Roadkill makes me die a little inside.

19. I brush my teeth when I’m unhappy or anxious because having a clean mouth and fresh breath lifts my mood.

18. When I check my inbox, I never leave anything marked “unread.” I need to see "Inbox (0)" before Iogging off to be able to sleep at night.

17. I used to be a nerd and begged the optometrist to prescribe me non-prescription glasses, so I could look like one, too. I had perfect vision until about 3 years ago, but I’ve only worn my glasses a handful of times.

16. I had 2 pen pals that I wrote to for a decade. Both lived 5 minutes away from me, so my older brother teased and offered to drive me to their houses so I could interact with them, since our correspondences took weeks to be written/mailed. He also volunteered to deliver our letters to save us money on stamps.

15. As a kid, I was a tomboy and played a lot of video games.

14. In high school, I was a bookworm and accumulated over 400 novels in a span of 2-3 years. These books have been passed onto my younger cousins and their younger cousins. My legacy lives on.

13. The most random and funny “pick-up line” I ever got was “Excuse me, Ms. Can I tell you something? You are beautiful… Can I have $2?” In hindsight, maybe he was just a junkie, not looking for a date, but just some money for drugs. Oh, where are all the good men these days?

12. Charlotte’s Web was my favourite childhood movie. I watched it before I could understand a word of English and "sung" along to it. When I watched it again years later, I could only hum the songs, but didn’t know the lyrics.

11. Phonetically, my Vietnamese name is “cutie”.

10. I can’t live without floss and carry a toothbrush in my bag in case of an emergency.

9. I buy clothes that I see through shop windows on mannequins and eBay. I never try on clothes when I go shopping, unless I am with a friend and she forces me to. The items fit me perfectly 90% of the time.

8. I am impulsive.

7. I am a high-risk taker.

6. I am obsessed with time stamps.

5. I held the title of being the fastest eater in town, until my boyfriend came along and completely demolished me.

4. I am ranked #1 on the all-time Status King competition on facebook. Yes, it is a real facebook application that lets you vote.

3. I think I think too much.

2. I’m attracted to witty people.

1. I became a Christian 3 years go.