29 April, 2011

A few things about me

I don’t really do the blog awards thing (though thanks so much to EBC and Sushigirl for thinking of me).  However I do love reading the pieces that give a little sneak peek into the lives and personalities of the people whose blogs I read.  We know the most personal things about each other, but often not the most trivial, or the most fun.  So here are some things about me (more trivial than fun!):

  1. I love to travel.  I knew I wanted to travel from the time I could read, and first went overseas at age 17 as an exchange student to Thailand.
  2. I love languages, or perhaps the idea of speaking other languages. I speak Thai, and have formally studied (and forgotten) Chinese and Japanese and French, and I’ve taught myself some Spanish, and smatterings of German and Italian for trips to Europe (the words vanished as soon as I got home!).  I’m so indecisive about which language I want to concentrate on, that I don’t speak any of them fluently.  Far from it.  Sigh.
  3. I’d rather have ice-cream than chocolate.
  4. When I concentrate (particularly when playing the piano) I stick my tongue out … just a bit.
  5. I’m addicted to Sudoku – one a day keeps the Alzheimer’s away.
  6. I’m a secret Dr Who fan.
  7. I’m the classic middle child, but I’m ready to rebel against that, as long as it doesn’t upset anyone.
  8. I operate the VPMS (Volcano Paper Management System) on my desk.  Pile things high.  What’s important will rise to the top, what is not will slide off the side.  I wouldn't recommend it; it’s not very efficient.
  9. I hate heights.
  10. Mali is not my real name.  (But you knew that didn’t you?) 


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  1. Illanare29 April 2011 at 20:15

    I'm a Dr Who fan, too. We should be out and proud!

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  2. Mali29 April 2011 at 22:49

    True! Besides, I have other more shameful TV addictions.

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  3. Eulalia Benejam Cobb30 April 2011 at 06:28

    I know what you mean about how easily one forgets languages...but then one gets them back really fast, too. SOOOO impressed that you know Thai!

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  4. Jules30 April 2011 at 10:07

    6. I recently got into Dr. Who (last summer). I LOOOOVE David Tennant.

    7. Me too!

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  5. Sushigirl2 May 2011 at 03:58

    I did used to really like Dr Who but I don't like the new one as much as David Tennant. My interest waned off after he left. I might try watching the new series though.

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  6. Pearl2 May 2011 at 13:38

    Oh, I love that VPMS acronym... that would be my system too, if it were not for the spouse, who likes to organize things... Thanks for sharing!

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  7. Indigo Bunting3 May 2011 at 08:20

    OK, number 7 made me el oh el.

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  8. Indigo Bunting3 May 2011 at 08:21

    And I'd like to point out that my word to type in that last time was bleys, which I believe is Bridgett's cat's name.

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  9. Valery4 May 2011 at 04:09

    Hi! I think you found me via "Just us and the cat"
    I love to travel too, and lived and worked in NZ in 2003. After my work visa ran out I bought a round-the-world ticket Argentina/Brasil, home(NL), Singapore/Thailand but got sidetracked by a contract in Brussels before I made it back down under. Came back in 2008 to make up for it though!

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