I have stolen this idea from Facebook. It inspired me with a story I have been working on so I figured that I would do one about me too. It’s a list of 25 random things about all me. Indulge me and feel free to ask me questions about it.
1. I’ll be there for you…
I am so lucky that I have so many people that I can consider true friends, and I hope that I am the same to each them. I sincerely believe that friends are the family that you choose. Each and every friend I have has shaped and influenced me in a way I can’t begin to explain. From my taste in music, books, movies and rice infusion Pringles, to my self esteem (Jersey Street chats), to my eating habits and awesomeness, to my love for just meeting up for a chat, every friend that I have made so far has helped me grow and change in so many ways and I am so thankful to each of them.
2. For Reasons Unknown…
I have never had a relationship with a guy….ever. I am not having man drought, I am the bloody desert during the hottest part of the day. At the risk of sounding like a bad chick flick I just haven’t met the right person yet. To be sure, there are moments when I think “Bridget Jones step aside because I wouldn’t settle for either of those losers.” But continuing with the cliché theme, I know that I will meet someone eventually. Besides, I am not planning on becoming someone’s other half, I am happy being a whole. I will never be one of those girls who cries into her vodka and coke because she hates being single, because she is normally the first girl to dump all her friends the minute “the perfect guy” comes along. I hope I never feel the need to put a guy on a pedestal either. I find it sickening when someone describes their partner like they’re the best thing that ever graced the earth. No one is that bloody special.
3. Soul...
I am an atheist who gets pissed off when someone tells me they will pray for my soul and my sins. If someone wants to include me in their prayers of course I have no problem with this, it doesn’t hurt me in any way, but if someone tells me they will pray for my soul or for my sins I find this offensive. With one person in particular I always felt they were trying to insult me while taking the so-called “moral high ground.” I don’t ridicule your beliefs, don’t please feel the need to “pity” me.
4. Oops I did it again...
I was at the train station in Suwon a couple of weekends ago meeting some friends and I was thinking about my clumsiness as I sipped a coffee, and just as I was thinking about it I dropped the coffee all over the floor. You have never seen so many people stop what they were doing to see what was going on. There would have been some severely cricked necks the speed at which some of the heads turned. But as I sidled away, face redder than the Valentines hearts that adorn ever static object in
5. Disease…
My name is Jo and I have a problem with alcohol. No, I am not a raging alcoholic, but in the past I drank too much and made some very foolish mistakes. Since I arrived in
6. I Am Who I Am….
… “and you can’t change me.” I don’t wear high heels, I don’t wear make up all the time, and I am very opinionated. None of that is going to change any time soon, and why should it?
7. You’re so fake, I bet you think this song is about you...
To me being fake is one of the worst personality traits you can possess. It’s so unnecessary and in many instances disrespectful, there’s just no need for it. To be sure, in the wise words of House “everybody lies” and I am no exception, but I am referring to people who are so over the top and insincere that they would be right at home on ANTM. Telling me that I look lovely when clearly I have just rolled out of bed, splashed water on my face and pulled on the least creased clothes will not score you brownie points. Finding everything from plain rice to eyeshadow “amazing” and “wonderful” will not endear you to anyone. Just be honest, and don’t act like you are trying out to be a porn star every time something new happens.
8. Mr Writer...
I love writing and the freedom it gives me, but while I crave for praise for my work, I am also wary of letting others see it. Like many people I can be my own worst critic, which is why this has already taken me over a week to get this far. I have been writing stories since I was teenager, and was embarrassed when my Mum told my English teacher, partly because I didn’t want to be told I wasn’t any good. I get inspiration for ideas at the most random times, and it usually has something to do with walking. One of the best compliments I have had was when someone told me I should be a travel writer, so thank you to that person.
9. Compliments...
This relates to point 7. I am not good at complimenting people, unless it’s coming direct from my heart. If someone is fishing for compliments-either by complimenting me first or putting themselves down I am no longer going to take the bait. Of course I will cheer someone up if they need it, but I am not one of those gushing girls who will validate the fact someone is feeling sorry for themselves. If you want unconditional love, buy a dog.
10. No Regrets…
Ok maybe one. I really wanted a First. I know that there is nobody to blame but myself. Don’t get me wrong, I learnt more from university than any book can teach me, but I put a lot of work into that degree and I came away with the same grade as seventy-five (yes I am making this figure up) percent of my fellow students, including the ones who thought the library was just another building on campus. I am very proud of my grade, but deep down I think I will always regret that I didn’t rock my final exams.
11. Talk…
I can talk, I can babble, I can ramble on until you have to tell me to shut up, but sometimes I am awkward, nervous and quiet. I love it when you know someone so well you don’t need to talk in their company, but the same time I am only truly open when I know I can trust someone.
12. I Don’t Want to Miss a Thing…
I have forgotten so many details about my life, but I can recall the embarrassing moments with a clarity that would shame the HD Department at Samsung. This year I tried to keep a journal of my time here so I can remind myself that I was once this courageous and independent, and that I ate kimchi everyday, but as is so often the case when things become routine I stopped writing in it. If I forget someone’s name I am usually too self-conscious to ask them again. So much so that in my first term at university I had conversations with a girl and never knew her name.
13. Patience…
This year has dramatically increased my patience. Don’t get me wrong, I will never have the patience of a saint, but I have seen a great improvement in my ability to cope with stressful situations, and also to tackle a rather large language barrier. I will still occasionally be the one in the queue tapping my foot impatiently and rolling my eyes, but I am less likely to blow a fuse in under 60 seconds.
14. Keep the Right Profile…
Facebook….with all the evilness and addictiveness, and did I mention the evilness? I don’t even know what I do on it anymore, but I just know I spend far too much time on it. Sometimes I want to go on a rampage and cull half my friend list-“friends” from secondary school who have added me but not bothered to make contact or “friends” who are friends of friends. In some respects Facebook is good for me, because at times I am better at communicating through the written word rather than the spoken. However, will all its crappy applications and settings it’s just become another chore rather than a network for people to keep in touch.
15. The Alphabet Song…
I like the alphabet, some people use chronological order, but for me it’s the alphabet. My CDs and DVDs are organised alphabetically, I am really good at filing, and I have to fight an uncontrollable urge to re-arrange people’s media collections. I am a stickler for maintaining CDs and DVDs and I cringe when I see people leaving them lying around without a case.
16. She Moves in Her Own Way…
I can’t dance, I have the rhythm of a three legged giraffe. I can’t sing, I am more tone deaf a litter of cats in a sack. Furthermore, my train of thought is a lot like the Korean rail system-there are three speeds, three levels of comfort, and sometimes there are unexplained delays. Still at least it’s not like British Rail-otherwise I would never get anything done!
17. Don’t Get Me Wrong…
This is closely linked to point 2. I have a tendency to put up a barrier when guys try to chat me up. I come across as uninterested and arrogant, a “can’t touch this” look, which is not what I intend to portray. I am working on it. Give me just a little more time.
18. Girl on The Wing…
I was in the Air Cadets and I made it to the rank of Sergeant. I really enjoyed the activities that I got up to-from flying a plane (and panicking a lot when it moved slightly under my touch) to assault courses (with some funny “accidents” from being kicked in the face and splitting my lip, to falling and landing on the rocky bank of the river rather than in the river itself). I would have progressed further but I was unwilling to brown nose. But I made some great memories. I decided long ago that the military life was not the life for me, but I had a lot of fun pretending.
19. Second Hand Stores…
When it comes to shopping I work better alone. That’s not to say I don’t really enjoy going shopping with someone else, in fact sometimes I prefer it. But, I buy more things when I am on my own. I love browsing second hand book stores as they combine two of my favourite things-“cheap” “books.” I am an impulse buyer, but I don’t follow the latest fashions or trends.
20. Caring is Creepy.
I worry too much. If a loved one or close friend goes on a trip (car journey, holiday etc) I get paranoid that something terrible will happen to them, but I get paranoid as though thinking about it will stop a bad thing from happening. Yes, I know that it’s irrational and illogical, but I can’t switch it off.
21.
I feel at home at the seaside and I can stare for hours off into the horizon. I can watch the waves and the path of the sun without ever feeling bored. I can even put up with the evilest sea gulls
22. In The Morning…
…My hair is a mess, (more so now I have a fringe), my brain definitely isn’t in gear, and if I haven’t slept well I am very grouchy. I tend to perk up very quickly though and once I am awake I can’t get back to sleep. I think that this year has screwed up my internal body clock because I used to be so much more productive in the mornings and now my brain is on overtime until
23. Listen…
I hope that I am a good listener, and if someone has a problem I will give them my undivided attention. However, if someone comes to me for advice and consistently ignores it I only have so much patience. I am constantly amazed by the rudeness and ignorance of some people, and this year has been a real eye-opener. “Hate to say I told you so…..”
24. I Miss You…..
…Yes you dear reader, I miss you. In an age where it’s easier to keep in touch than ever before emails gets neglected, responses get put on the backburner, and you realise you haven’t spoken to someone for 6 months. It’s a two way street though….so get in touch! I find it hard to email people when I don’t get any response, but I honestly try to reply when I do get an email.
25. Tell Me Ten Words….
Ok, I am turning it over to you, tell me something random you like/don’t like about me.
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