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1) Copy badge "2008 Cute's Blogger Award" di atas untuk diletak kan di blog anda.

Done

2) Link/Ceritakan kembali siapa yang memberikan award ini kepada anda.

Gua tagged me... Actually it was Sankai first but he did not let me know in this blog's comments or the shoutbox, which was clearly rule #5... so Gua is the official 'tagger'

3. Setiap blogger mesti menyatakan 10 fakta/hobi diri sendiri sebelum memilih penerima award seterusnya (anda di-tag).

Here goes...

#1 - I studied in America for a number of years...which was where I developed my liking for being a ...

#2 - Foodie... yes, I love to eat but I am also a cook, scratch that, I love to cook, not a very good one apparently coz Sankai always complained about my cooking whenever I invite him over... I do, however, come from a very long line of cooks... so cooking's in my blood and I enjoy watching separate entities merging together to be something extraordinary... plus, if I did not learn how to cook properly, I won't be able to eat good spicy food, coz American food are the opposite of Asian/Malay food... we'd all go back to my place after a game of bowling for some Asian cuisines, which brings us to the next fact...

#3 - Bowling... I love bowling. Played a couple of games in Malaysia before my friend Emily took me bowling during Thanksgiving break. It was cold and snowy so a game of bowling was the thing we needed to get warm... Bowling was cheap there. There was 99cent per game Tuesday/Wednesday Nights, 25cent per game + 5 dollars cover charge on College Night Thurdays, $7 for two hours of cyber bowling (glow in dark thingy) Fridays and Saturdays... needless to say, most of my free time was spent at the bowling alley...

Twas a good thing too coz I dun drink so bar-hopping was off the table... it was either bowling, or watching movies at Tinseltown... which brings us to the next fact...

#4 - Movie buff ... there was always a new movie out every week there and you're spoilt for choice and it was cheap too... if there isn't a movie that tickles your fancy, you could always go to Blockbuster and rent something, new or old, they'd have it... and the cinema was not too far away from my place, the university or Walmart, where I'd go shopping... which brings us to the next fact...

#5 - Shoppaholic... I love shopping... I attribute this fact to my childhood (not blaming anyone) where we rarely get anything new, except for school stuff because we grow quickly and new uniforms/shoes needed to be bought but never casual clothes or shoes, it was all hand-me-downs... we were not rich, food was rarely scarce, but personal belongings were a thing of luxury and an alien concept to us...

Sometimes when we have some money and my parents decided to buy us something new, it'd be a moot point since nothing fits me... nothing within the budget that is... so I've adopted Faith's mantra, "Want, Take, Have"... which brings us to the next point...

#6 - Faith, or more accurately, Buffy the Vampire Slayer... I love this show and anything attached to it... I have every season on DVD and all the books... I even follow the Season 8 comics, which is damn awesome! A show that cleverly blends drama, comedy, horror, action, angst, romance, magic, fantasy and the supernatural, BtVS took the pretty blond girl from the horror movies that always gets killed and gave her power to fight back... hey, any show that dares to kill off its main character in its first season is okay by me...

Joss Whedon, the creator of BtVS is my idol. He turned a silly 1992 movie into a cult classic. Case in point: the episode Hush where everyone's voice was stolen and they spend 3/4 of the episode without talking... the acting was good and the writing genius... which brings us to the next fact...

#7 - I love to write... in fact, if I were more disciplined, I'd have a finished manuscript by now... I write mostly fiction with leanings towards the supernatural...

I used to hide my writings to myself but after my stint in the States, where I took an English minor, I got a bit more confidence and began asking people to read some... and since then, I had shown my work to others... especially since my blogs are being read by a lot of people, but then again, it could be because of the subject matter... anyway, it gives me confidence, which brings us to the next fact...

#8 - Low confidence... yes, I have low confidence/self-esteem. Suffered this since childhood, well into adulthood. Actually, come to think of it, when I was in primary school, I was quite active and hyper but as soon as I get older, I get more and more withdrawn and shy. It could be contributed to the fact that I was slowly ballooning. Did not help matters when my blossoming body was constantly made fun of, even at home.

Oh, don't even get me started on my skin color, which is still a sensitive issue. I am the only one with Beyonce (berangan sangat...) skin while the rest are all Malay-hued. Bullies in the shape of cousins or relatives would mercilessly tease me about my skin color. I was already painfully aware of being the odd one out. So I made it a point to turn into Sue Storm. No, I did not inspire to look like Jessica Alba. I wanted to be invisible. A wall-flower. For the longest time, I was not able to project my voice loudly, which was such a hindrance when it comes to singing... and you guessed it, brings us to our next plot point...

#9 - Singing... Karaoke, to be exact... when I was a kid, I was chosen to be in the school choir and I even represented the school in a Quran-reciting competition... but I lost all my edge when I lost my confidence...

Friends have been pushing me hard to find a singing confidence and last year, I managed to sing wholethroatedly... thanks to one special friend, one close friend and several colleagues, I have the confidence to sing and I love singing...

#10 - Hmm, can't find the link from singing to this... oh well... twas a good try eh? The tenth fact is gaming. I love gaming. I have an X-Box at home, which I bought because it was the only platform that carried BtVS back then. I was a PS guy before. I do dabble with PC games sometimes but I am hopeless at arcades. I just can't work them sticks. I do love a good shooting game though. Still trying to find people who enjoy shooting. Arcade shooting that is.

Bonus #11 - Heh, I am feeling generous and share-y. I've shot a semi auto rifle before and I was the most proficient in the family, except for the uncle who owns it of course.

Every summer back in the States, they'd organize this Renaissance Fair where people get all dolled up in medieval costumes and act like they're in the renaissance era. There would be booths where you could practice your skills with medieval weaponry. I was proficient with the bow and arrow. So I am quite natural at shooting stuff. Which made sense since I was told that I hail from a long line of kings, warriors and wizards. This explains my supernatural gifts too...

Oh dear, seems like I've went on and on and on, writer la katakan... I think enough sharing had been done and it's possible that it's not sharing but scaring now...

4. Anda perlu memilih 5 penerima award seterusnya dan menyatakan nama mereka di blog anda.

Ala, suma org dah ditag... terpaksa la mengetag...

Juan
Shahe
Abah
Sunshine

5. Jangan lupa melawat blog kawan anda dan meninggalkan komen yang menyatakan mereka telah ditag.

Ala, kena ker?