10 things...

Rules of the game: Each player of this game starts off with ten weird things or habits or little known facts about yourself. People who get tagged must write in a blog of their own ten weird things or habits or little known facts as well as state this rule clearly. At the end, you must choose six people to be tagged and list their names. No tagbacks.

1) During primary 1, I hated being teased for my surname so much that I used my hanyu pinyin surname instead (zeng) for the entire year. Nowadays I don't bother to correct people who misspell my name, most commonly as "Jessie". Makes you wonder if people have ever heard of Jesse James, Jesse Owens or Rev. Jesse Jackson though.

2) I used to brood a lot. Whenever something unpleasant happened, I would tend to just be by myself and brood about it. Still do from time to time nowadays, but much less so.

3) Music means a lot to me. I didn't use to study without music, but I find I can't do so now. Even at work you'll most likely find me with my earphones on. I ride my motorcycle while listening to my discman as well. Now before you think "that's dangerous!", consider that most cars nowadays have powerful stereo systems, and drivers are permitted to listen to them while driving. So why not riders? Someday, I'll put a camera on my bike while I ride to work, and let you all see just how dangerous drivers can be. But I digress...

4) I shut down without enough sleep. That, and I become rather irritable. You've been warned, approach me then at your own risk.

5) I don't like kang kong. Or nattou (Japanese fermented bean) for that matter. Used to not like durian when I was younger, as it made me puke. Nowadays can tahan, but it's not exactly on the top of my favourite food list.

6) I used to do debating during my JC days. Then I entered the army, where my IQ dropped...

7) I have a condition known as "glaucoma suspect". Basically that means my eyeball pressure is exceptionally high, a possible symptom of glaucoma, although nothing bad has arisen out of it at this point.

8) A dream of mine is to get a bike in Japan and just ride from the North to the South for a couple of weeks, taking pictures and videos, and interacting with the folks away from the cities. Japan has some lovely views that you can only see away from the cities and on the roads. Can't exactly stop anytime you like on a train either, so for me a bike is the best way to enjoy the experience.

9) I do part time translation of anime and tokusatsu (Jpn superheroes) for a local firm. Some of the past shows that appeared on Kids Central included my work. Figured that it's a good way to improve my language and earn some money at the same time. That being said, my Japanese isn't fantastic. Primary school kids in Japan speak it so much more naturally, sigh.

10) I have a very poor long term memory. I've forgotten lots of details of what happened in my earlier years, and I'm terrible with names. Good news therefore, is that if I do remember a person or event, it means a lot to me.

Gah, took me a long long time to come up with those 10 points, so appreciate it. I'm going to take the liberty of not naming another 6 people. Most likely they've already been tagged to do so anyway, haha.