Lite.

Originally, I was going to write about something somewhat serious, depending on your point of view, but for now, since I'm still exhausted from last weekend (NYC!), I've decided to do a light-hearted top five list of small interesting things about me. Think of this as "first date" material--I'll figure out something else to say the next time I'll ever go on a date--when that actually happens. :D

5. SCARS:After watching the movie "Chasing Amy"--I've always thought that scars are a good, and well, honest way of personal story telling. Scars are real and can't be hidden (for the most part), reflecting life's journey in usually painful but passing moments. In any case, I have two major scars. One of which is a circular-shaped scar on my left arm. This was caused by scalding soup that I cooked for myself one afternoon when I was watching my grandmother in the hospital in elementary school. By the time I actually showed it to a nurse, the damage was inevitably done. The other one is a "pit" near my right eye, which was caused when I fell down the stairs and hit the sharp corner of the banister below, when I was in kindergarten.

4. MUSIC: Depending on who you ask, I either have an expansive or a horrendous collection of music. I would like to characterize it as diverse. The reason why some may accuse me of such a charge is because I have every major "bad", "overplayed", "dance" and "teen" pop song of the last few years on my iTunes collection. Believe me, when you start ripping songs from your teenage cousin's CD collection,you know that I have a very, uh, "diverse" collection of songs.

Although before you call me "TRL",my collection does range from Jazz to Old School Hiphop to Alternative and then to Pop. Either way, I've always felt that the "only thing missing in life is a soundtrack" (I don't know who said that...but I'm sure it's not original).

3. SUNSETS: Okay, now tugging at the strings of my sentimental side, I love sunsets. I guess I would love sunrises as well, but sunrise always represents the end of an event for me, never the beginning, like a night on the town. I am captivated by the glow and halo of a beautiful sunset as it fills your eyes, dissipating cautiously into the night. Hence, there's a reason why I have so many pictures of sunsets (if you actually get the chance to look through my 4000+ picture library).

"...and also long walks in the park." hehe. Sorry, I had to repeat that canned, dating game type of answer.

2. CLUMSINESS/FORGETFULNESS:I am very clumsy and forgetful (hence, I over-compensate by being very structured/organized). I don't know why my little sister thinks she's clumsy because I don't think she's gotten into as many different (and quite possibly, very embarrassing) moments of pure clumsiness. An example of this would be when, one morning before I left for school right after winter break, I was having breakfast with my father and brother at a restaurant when I accidentally dropped the glass (It slipped!) of water and it shattered all over our just-delivered food. My dad was pleased to know that our food had to be completely replaced and re-cooked.

I slip. I fall. I trip over things. I'm also forgetful--but that hasn't surfaced so much now that I have reminders and alarms all over the place (iSync and Bluetooth--oh yeah!).

1. DREAMER: Literally, I love to daydream and think "deep thoughts" (that's an allusion to an old skit with Al Franken on SNL). Actually, I'm sure it's worse now that I'm basically an adult because I am usually so preoccupied and busy with schoolwork and real work (yikes!) that I don't have time to just reflect, relax, and think about things I was able to do when I was younger. In an escapist sort of way, I love to dwell on certain subjects, sometimes certain people,but not always anything and everything romantic (or sexual). I like to let thoughts and events simmer--like a good stew or pasta sauce--and sometimes linger when I have to decide on what to do, especially if it's something of great importance. For instance there are some issues that I call "two-day things" a while back while talking to someone--because it takes two days to actually sit down and think about it. Some issues you just have to flesh it out and analyze all of it, slowly, selectively, and of course, sinfully. ;)