>>> LIFESTYLE & TRIVIA

Q.085. What time do you usually get up?
A.085. It averages out at 10.00am (unless I have to be up early for a very good reason, like work), sometimes later...I'm not an early riser as I tend to go to bed quite late (3am is normal for me). I don't really like sleeping as I worry I might miss something during my rendezvous with the last letter of the alphabet...and yet when I'm asleep, I don't want to get up!!! I'm often grumpy and disorientated in the mornings...Pity the one who has the task of coaxing me from my cocoon (usually poor David)...It's always a bit of a kerfuffle...Even before my eyes properly open, I emerge with with teeth bared and jaws wide open...I could be yawning, but for the snarl I emit...This is weather-dependent, however...The promise of a warm, sunny day sometimes has the power to entice me out of bed without the usual bloodshed.

Q.086. Are you nocturnal or diurnal?
A.086. Nocturnal, unless it's an unusually sunny day.

Q.087. How much sleep can you survive on?
A.087. I've gone for 3 consecutive days without sleep before...Note to self: Never leave work to the last minute!!!

Q.088. What are you meant to be doing today?
A.088. Er...Studying for an exam on Politics, but am skiving instead...and the result of today's efforts is this quiz...hehehe...Neopets also has a lot to answer for!!!

(25/02/05 Update - Got an 'A' for the essay!!! A bit of a surprise as I did it only the night before...Woohoo!! I'm a clever puss, me! :-p )

Q.089. Can you see out of a window right now?
A.089. The blinds are in the way, and I'm too lazy to roll them up.

Q.090. Is the sun shining?
A.090. Er...It's 6.30pm in the middle of winter right now, so no...

Q.091. What did you have for breakfast today?
A.091. Triple Berry Shredded Wheat with Alpro Soy Milk...Mmmmm...Been a good girl today and not consumed anything in the GI-triggers food group...I also like Honey Nut Shreddies...And Eggy Bread (French Toast) dripping in butter and maple syrup with bacon or sausages on the side is always welcome...(IBS be damned...I'm sure the odd indulgence won't kill me!)

Q.092. What is your favourite cuisine?
A.092. Depends on my mood...I'll eat anything really, and am very adventurous (Asians tend to eat every single part of any plant or animal we kill)...but I draw the line at insects and worms!!

Technically, I'm supposed to be staying away from all red/dark meat (especially if high in fat), caffeine, and dairy products, on account of IBS, but when you include the slight allergy I have to seafood (discounting fish)...which I ignore, it seems like an awful lot I have to give up!!! I do like a few 'alternative' food, like soy cheese/ milk, quorn, nut burgers etc etc, and they are really tasty in their own right...I would still eat them even if I weren't on a restricted diet, but they make poor substitutes for what they're meant to replace. I try to abstain from time to time, but mostly, I cheat and worry about the consequences later...It's not like it's going to do me any long-term damage, so what the hell...

Q.093. What foods do you dislike?
A.093. I'm not picky...I'll eat anything but Water Chestnuts and Bean Sprouts, especially Bean Sprouts...Eeeew...Get them away from me!!! Nasty things...They look like maggots!

Q.094. What’s your favourite cocktail?
A.094. I don’t normally drink since I’m slightly allergic to alcohol, but I do indulge once in awhile…I suppose I like Pina Colada best of all, followed by Orgasm and Sex on the Beach…mmmm...lovely jobely...

I get plastered real quick…All it normally takes is a half bottle of Reef to turn my face into a shining beacon of red, and me a giggling heap under the table…or on top trying to do my Coyote Ugly impression! Thankfully, I never remember my drunken antics…and I always make sure I’m surrounded by trustworthy mates or with my other half.

Q.095. Pepsi or Coke?
A.095. Neither...I don't drink fizzy drinks...They hurt my tongue and taste like cough mixture...ACK!!!

Oh what the heck, a little creamy indulgence won't hurt me THAT much...I'll guzzle it down anyway, chocolate shakes and all!!! :-p

Q.096. Tea or Coffee?
A.096. I quite like certain types of coffee, like Mocha...But I'm definitely a tea person...Decaf with 3tsp of sugar (one of my few vices!) and soy milk, Chrysanthemum or Chamomile. Iced lemon Tea or Bubble Tea are nice too!

Q.097. Haagan Daz or Ben & Jerry's?
A.097. Ben and Jerry's everytime for a yummy scrummy threesome!!!

Q.098. If you had to go on a long journey, would you do it by car, plane or ship?
A.098. Car...I love long drives through the countryside, especially in a car with a decent sound system...I absolutely abhor long haul flights...Wish I had my own flappy wings though!!!

Q.099. Would you prefer to be the driver or passenger?
A.099. Passenger, especially when David's driving 'cos his car handling is phenomenal...sometimes David and I will just jump in our car and cruise around the surrounding towns and villages.

I don't drive...Too scared to try. My mum died in an accident, and I almost died in one a few years back (My mate was driving, but it was the fault of some tit in a BMW who didn't look where he was going). 'Twas a tree wot killed my mum (since she crashed into it), but another tree which saved my life almost 10 years later (30ft drop behind that tree)...

Q.100. Are you going on holiday this year?
A.100. No...I spent the whole of last summer (2004) with my daughter in Singapore though!! It's her turn to come visit me this year...She's under the care of family in Asia until I sort myself out...In the meantime, I send as much money or presents as I can, and spend time with her as often as possible (Thank heavens for webcams and mobile phones!)...Part of the reason she's there also has to do with keeping her safe from a certain malicious and irresponsible someone (shall remain unnamed) who is quite capable of bringing harm to our lives...Not part of my initial plan when she was born, but you just have to make the best of each situation as it comes along...and if this is the sacrifice I have to make to keep her safe, well, and happy with the best that money can buy, so be it.

Q.101 Do you like Blackpool?
A.101 I wouldn't recommend visiting this beach resort (and I use this term loosely) anytime soon. I LOATHE the place and its inhabitants...I just want to say that I wouldn't be here if it weren't for David (which in itself is already proof of my love)...Read this to find out more about my adventurous move to B'pool...Oh, and incidentally, David's not all THAT fond of this town either.

I've had to disable my chav-radar since moving here as it just wouldn't stop beeping, and that's not an attempt at hyperbole. (Chav alert! Chav alert! Houston, we have a problem! Stolen Bling at 3 o'clock! Everybody now!!! [BEST METALLIC VOICE DALEK-STYLE] EX-TER-MI-NATE!!!) This town is the ultimate scum-pit...nasty, grotty, smutty, and depressing...I know every town has a few dodgy dives here and there, but what irks me about B'pool is that even the town centre looks like a bomb site...It's just got no respectability at all...Blackpool is as tacky as a Vauxhall Corsa sporting a ridiculously oversized exhaust / plastic spoiler (an alarmingly increasing number of which are making up part of the town's scenery, making the roads look like giant supermarket aisles from the Twilight Zone), and the local wildlife (I'm not talking about the zoo here) is about as attractive as the Fiat Multipla (dubbed the neanderthal of automobiles)...Sometimes, I can barely tell the females apart from the males...They're hideous!

You want to chill out at a beach resort? Try Brighton City...It's a lot easier on the eye...a truly great place to be...

Thankfully, we're soon moving to either Poulton-le-Fylde or Lytham-St Annes (a pretty little town by the beach where the chav ratio is about 1:20, and my next door neighbour is more likely to be a part-time resident at the geriatric ward of the local hospital), the latter being where the studio which David works at is located. Considering its proximity to B'pool, it is somewhat amazing that none of the scum and sleaze has rubbed off on it.

Q.102. What colour is the duvet on your bed right now?
A.102. Orange (not my choice!), and could do with a wash! Guess laundry day's come round again...

Q.103. What fabric detergent do you use?
A.103. Whatever David's mum buys, but prefer Fairy Non-Biological...Makes everything go all nice and soft.

Q.104. Is it color or colour?
A.104. Colour, of course...English, darling!!!

And my favourite...in case you ever want to buy me anything...is blue, together with silver.

Q.105. Bath or Shower?
A.105. Usually shower, but long baths are nice...would still need to have shower after though!

I just can't start the day without a shower, and sometimes I even have more than one...mini showers to refresh myself! :-)

Q.106. Soap or Body Wash?
A.106. Er...Is Body Scrub one of the options?

Q.107. Do you know how to change a plug?
A.107. Yes...Elementary Physics: Brown's the one that can kill you!! Hehehe...

I get really irritated by women who can't seem to get anything done unless there's a man around...They can't get a tyre changed, do any DIY, do a virus scan, or plug in their scanner unless their husbands/boyfriends/male friends do it for them. This has got nothing to do with them lacking the capacity to perform such tasks because of the female mentality...It's got to do with being just plain LAZY!!!

Also, men: pay attention...It is really annoying when you people don't take the time to explain things to us (my ex was like that)...Say, when I ask one of you to help me with something, don't just troop in there without letting me know what the hell it is you're going to do and how you're going to do it, and then say "you won't understand" when I ask...Well, if you're not going to tell me, of course I'm not going to understand. I want to learn how to do things myself, and sometimes, the only (or perhaps the quickest) way I can is if someone bothers to teach me. It also bugs me when men complain that women are mercenary creatures who would marry for money...I think the same can be said about most men these days...With the kind of income we're all getting today and the high standards of living, even men would benefit from a working spouse...With both wages combined, a partnership like that can go a lot further in getting a mortgage, car, providing for any offspring etc etc...Man might not be able to live on bread alone, but fresh air and love on their own aren't going to put food on the table either!!! Only the filthy rich can say otherwise, and how many of us are that?

I think many women have got feminism all wrong. I prefer the post-modern approach...Here's an example of the Feminine Feminism I'm talking about.

A woman shouldn't have to behave like a man to gain respect, nor should she try to prove her gender is superior...That's not what it's about. Men and women are biologically different (whether in the physical or mental arena), so it stands to reason that we'll all be good at different things...Why not just be respected for what you CAN do, rather than pretend to be something you're not? Why go against one's own nature only to make oneself MORE unhappy? It's enough for me to be appreciated just as I am (and not be treated with contempt for being a mere woman), even if all I want to do is stay at home and have babies (hypothetically speaking, of course!) or be an international porn star (again, this is hypothetical). And I will not be offended if men open doors for me...They're just being nice, not patronising...I myself have opened enough doors for men!

Q.108. Do you pay your bills on time?
A.108. David takes care of all our bills now (I do contribute, but he has final say where money's concerned...Damn, but he's hidden my new Barclaycard too! [SHAKES FIST] Not fair...I only applied so I could get the popcorn machine as a free gift), but before that, I used to regularly miss payments...I got in so much debt once, the bailiffs almost threatened to come round!!!

Q.109. Do you support any charities on a regular basis?
A.109. No, I don't single any out...I just give whoever, whatever, whenever I can...Wish I had more money to give though!!!

I've also done quite a bit of volunteer work in the past, and will continue to do so for the rest of my life...

Q.110. What's the least amount of money you can walk around with and feel secure?
A.110. Are you kidding??? £0.00!!!!

Q.111. Diamonds or Pearls?
A.111. Depends on what I'm wearing...Diamonds are very versatile jewels, and pearls can look good with a vintage outfit. Trust me, daaaahling, I'm the Fashion Guru...

Q.112. Do you have any children. If not, do you want them?
A.112. Yes, I have a 4-year-old daughter who's not living with me right now for reasons which I have already explained somewhere above...I would love another child with David (before I reach 35...after that, I'm getting a hysterectomy!), a little boy (Aaaw bless...a little David!!!) just for the sake of variety, but I doubt we will, given the circumstances...People seem to believe that everyone has the right to be a parent...The way I see it is, you have to earn that right.

Q.113. Do you smoke, if so what brand?
A.113. I've quit!!! Been fag-free for almost a year now, so I'm well-chuffed!!! Let's hope I can keep it that way! [FINGERS CROSSED]

I started off on Marlboro Menthol Lights when I was 15, then graduated to Silk Cuts, then Berkley blues, then Mayfair Lights. Now, I just eat loads of bananas...hehehe...

Q.114. Do you swear in public?
A.114. Godammit, not in front of the children!!!

Q.115. What type of mobile phone have you got, and what's the ring tone?
A.115. I have a broken Sony Ericsson J70 (dropped it) that lights up blue. It plays a recording of PPK's Resurrection when David calls, and Canon in D Minor in polyphonic by Pachelbel (Yes, ok...so I like SOME cheesy things) when others try to get in touch.

Q.116. How do you spend a typical Saturday night?
A.116. Lately, at home reading, using the comp, dancing in the dark singing at the top of my voice (clothing optional, depending on where I'm living at the time), or at a mate's watching DVDs...am dead skint! :-(

Q.117. What's your best party trick?
A.117. Hmmm...does cage-dancing count? No? Well then...Despite a slight hearing problem, I can hear the ice-cream van from miles and miles away, before anyone else can. I can also turn the tips of my ears inside-out (and keep them that way), remove my bra without removing my top, spin my pen without really spinning it (you have to see that to know what I'm talking about!), walk on my hands while in a yoga pose, touch my nose with my tongue, and consume enough cream to feed a small country.

Q.118. Have you ever met anyone famous?
A.118. Yeah... the actress Emily Watson (Breaking the Waves, Angela's Ashes, Gosford Park etc) at a party in Camden, the night before she had to fly off to work on The Boxer; Mark Ravenhill (Playwright of Shopping and Fucking)...His brother's one of my exes; Stephen Hawkins as he was coming out of a hotel at Leicester Sq; some of the kids from S Club Junior (I don't know much about them, so I can't tell you who they were precisely), and Bret 'The Hitman' Hart.

Q.119. Are you more likely to throw a party or gate-crash one?
A.119. I've gate-crashed parties before, but I suppose if I had to choose, I'd rather be throwing one...That way I can have fun organising it, and deciding who gets to go on my guest list...And absolutely NO ONE will be able to gate-crash any of MY parties.

Q.120. Where do you feel at your most relaxed?
A.120. At home, when it's nice and warm, after I've done all that I'd planned to do for the day...and perhaps reward myself with monster jar of Nutella and a spoon to excavate its delights which I can then deposit in my gob...OOoooh YES!!! [WRIGGLES BOTTOM IN UNADULTERATED PLEASURE]

Q.121. How often do you exercise?
A.121. Everytime I move my jaw to say something, or lugging bags of shopping around, supplemented with some basic Wing Chun (All at the same time if the occasion calls for it!!! I tend to get a bit narky when my chocolate biccies get nicked...Give' em back to me or the goldfish gets it!!!)...Hehehe...

Q.122. What sports do you enjoy?
A.122. I used to love playing Rounders as a child, and have some interest in Volleyball, WWF before it became WWE (yes, I know it's not real!), Ice-Skating and Gymnastics (Only to watch on TV for the latter three, but I’ll play Volleyball)…I attended Wing Chun classes for a time too, and have been attempting to weight-train recently...I want to beef up!!!!

Q.123. What is your favourite season?
A.123. Summer...don't usually like Winter unless it snows!

Q.124. Ever sat outside and watched the sunrise?
A.124.Yeap! And many sunsets too...My parents own a holiday apartment by the beach in Malaysia, so I've had the good fortune to spend many happy mornings on the balcony there.

Q.125. Who did you last buy flowers for?
A.125. Not who, but what...I thought our flat needed some livening up (this was before we moved to live with the 'in laws' from hell), so got some white 'Swan Wings' Tulips...I even managed to get hold of some dried Chrysanthemums, which make lovely tea when brewed with rock sugar...I'm pretty fond of Orchids and was thinking of growing me own, but I'm crap at gardening because my brain just slips into horticultural-homicide mode...I also love Lilies (my natural mother was named after this particular bloom...very classy), and Cotton Roses because they change colours as they mature...

Q.126. Do you have any pets, if so what are they?
A.126. There are 6 cats in this household, including a lost stray we've almost tamed (suspect it used to be abused), and another which belongs to a neighbour but visits so often it's an honorary member at our daily 'cat conventions'...These cats are not strictly mine (although I am partial to Tippy and she sleeps on our bed), but I used to have a kitty called Taboo who was part-Abyssinian. If I were to have anymore companions from the animal kingdom lodging with me, they'd be an Alaskan Husky, a Newfoundland, a Horse (a fast one!!!) and MORE cute fluffy cats!!!

Q.127. Ever been bitten by a animal?
A.127. Yeah, by a rabbit named Christopher...It was a class pet...can't imagine why!! It was so bad-tempered no one wanted to have much to do with it!!! I got me own back by having some of his relatives for dinner though...

Q.128. Revenge or Forgiveness?
A.128. I suppose I should really say ‘forgiveness’, but try as I might, I’m not as noble as that…I’ve just got a vicious streak in me, and I can't promise I'll be rational enough not to hunt someone down and butcher him/her if he/she has hurt someone I care about…so revenge first (preferably involving a hefty Maglite)…and then when I’ve had all the satisfaction I want, I might graciously accept any apology coming my way and bestow my forgiveness. Having said all that, however, I've actually forgiven people who have done all sorts to me in the past, even those who didn't have the good grace to appear contrite...But, my motivation was a selfish one...It was more for my own peace of mind than theirs...No sense in spending the rest of my life in bitterness, is there? It just achieves nothing.

Q.130. What physical feature would you change about yourself if at all?
A.130. Since I don't like being me...EVERYTHING!!!!

'Nuff said... :-p

Q.131. Do you like people touching your feet?
A.131. NO...Gerroff!!! Hehehe...I'm very ticklish!

Q.132. Are you high maintenance?
A.132. Yes...very...and I'm not talking money here.

Q.133. Do you still believe in Santa? If not when did you stop leaving out your stocking?
A.133. I don't remember a time when I ever believed in him or hung out stockings, but my half-bro is 12 years younger than me, and I used to be his 'Santa Claus'...He didn't find out till he was about 8 or so...maybe he peeked when I snuck presents into his room one night...hehehe...

Q.134. Name 10 things you look forward to in 2005.
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Q.135. How did you feel doing this?
A.135. Hmmm...not much...wondering how people will react to what I've said perhaps? Not that I really give a toss...I'm not going to change who I am just because people don't like what I say or do...But I have ever been a curious kitty, and can never pass up a good debate...I think I'm the sort of person who's naturally argumentative...I like playing devil's advocate, and making shocking statements 'cos it's interesting to see how some people would respond...I know I've said loads and loads here, but that's stuff that anyone who knows me can tell you about...Believe me, there's a whole lot more I'm NOT saying...Some things are just private!

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