Tag along

Wendelin had tagged me some time ago. Sorry dear, for taking soooooo long, it's been a crazy week!

But here I go!

Here are the rules:
1. Players start with 5 random facts about themselves.
2. Those who are tagged should post these rules and their 5 random facts.
3. Players should tag 5 other people and notify them they have been tagged.
4. Okay I added this rule (to add some specifications to this tag) - You must write the random facts without thinking too much. Just type whatever comes to your mind. Don't think. Just blog.

1. Tomorrow I complete 9 years in Singapore. That is way longer than I have stayed in any city in India. Every practical brain cell of mine is telling me to take up citizenship of Singapore and enjoy the perks, but every emotional heart cell of mine feels that the thought of having to apply for a visa to visit my own country is revolting.

1(a) I am a generally happy person, but every time I speak to a life insurance agent, I feel suicidal. Oh the irony. (If you're wondering why this is numbered as 1 (a), it's because this was added later, and I didn't want to mess up the other numbers as some people have already commented based on the numbers. And I didn't want to add this at the end because it's too negative and morbid a conclusion. I know I know. What a geek! :P)

2. I want to roll up my hypothetical newspaper (Viv calls it my 'weapon of ass destruction') and administer a couple of 'doses' to those who ask me, "So you're an editor? So... like... what exactly do you do? Correct typos?" Sheesh! That's like saying all a banker does is count currency notes and all an engineer does is change batteries whenever something stops working. I was so proud of Viv (he knows how angry that question makes me, especially if the person is asking it seriously) when he recently answered for me, "An editor does much more than correct typos. Remember how in school we had different books on the same subjects, and some books were just better than others? The editor plays the biggest part in making that difference." Wah Viv wah! Shabash!

3. I am such a sucker for punctuality and discipline that I annoy people. In fact, some of my friends have confessed to me that they are actually so afraid to meet me for dinner or a movie that they come up with all sorts of excuses to get out of being there late.

4. Sometimes I wonder who is crazier - my sister or me. The other day baby Aish was generally behaving ultra-hyper and my sister calls me up and says, "Offo! She's driving me nuts! Can I just upload her? Then you can download her and take care of her!" And I actually imagined reaching into my monitor and 'downloading' the hyperactive Aishu into my arms.

5. I believe that you can't take the earphones off before you switch off the ipod because if you do so, the song feels offended.

6. Sometimes I feel so lonely that I want to sit at a bar ("a" bar, not my bar) and talk to a complete stranger until 3 am. I just haven't found that complete stranger yet who can hold that conversation without being creepy.

Yeah, I know I have two extra random facts, but my rule 4 takes care of that. Muahahaha! :D

I tag Janefield, Rebellion, Coco Captive, Gems, Crazy Dhakkan, the Girl Who Sold The World and The Girl From Ipanema.