Tagged…

…by Tracy for 7 true things about moi:

• I will buy 2 extra pairs of the same pair of heels that I wear most often. This is to avoid any frantic search when the current pair worns out.
• I always use bullet points not just to make lists but also while writing articles. Dotting helps me process my thoughts.
• I will sing the last line of the hymn “My Jesus I love Thee” (…If ever I loved Thee, My Jesus tis now) whenever I think of snacking late at night to remind myself not to because it’s not the best time to digest.
• I run several websites but my first and oldest is the tips site and this baby of mine is 7 years old this year. 5 or 6 years ago, I incorporated small online shops for every topic I cover. For example, if I wrote tips on constipation, then my shop will feature products that help relieve constipation. I had more than 30 ‘shoppes’ and for each, I gave them a name, like these:
  - Snorer’s silent aids (snoring)
  - Antibacterial agency (natural antibiotics)
  - Blackout survival shoppe (power failure)
  - Clearance Aids (constipation)
  - Veinglory shoppe (varicose veins)

  My baby used to look like this.

• Except for once when I topped the class for a maths test, I was almost always a straight F student for this subject. If it hadn’t been for a new teacher who came and invested extra time on the weak students, I wouldn’t have gotten through a major exam with a B+.

  Several years later on my friend’s wedding day, I discovered that this teacher was (well, still is) the bride’s brother-in-law, ie, the bride’s sister’s husband. *Oh!*

  And when I went on to engineering maths, it was yet another exceptional teacher who taught in such a relational and humorous manner that only made me appreciate maths even more. His efforts paid off. I got an A. I was overjoyed. Sooo happy! In his class, he would always reiterate that in mathematics, we need to know the laws at our fingertips because they are laws, and even if we were to be called out of bed in the middle of of the night, we must be able to recite the laws!

  Hence, besides the joy, the impact I’ve received from this wonderful learning experience— don’t walk away from maths (or any unfamiliar learning subject).

• This month is a birthday month for hub, me and at least 15 other people we know.
• I don’t like clutter and neither do I do like to contribute to it. The only time when clutter exists is when I can’t decide a place to store the stuff.