hab·it (hăb'ĭt)
n.

1. 1. A recurrent, often unconscious pattern of behavior that is acquired through frequent repetition.
   2. An established disposition of the mind or character.
2. Customary manner or practice: a person of ascetic habits.
3. An addiction, especially to a narcotic drug.
4. Physical constitution.
5. Characteristic appearance, form, or manner of growth, especially of a plant or crystal.
6. 1. A distinctive dress or costume, especially of a religious order.
   2. A riding habit.

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I have a few habits, some are pretty annoying:

• Whenever I have locked my car, and after walking away (quite a distance, mind you) from the car park, a nagging feeling that keeps telling me that I haven't locked my car always tag along me.
• I always sit with my legs crossed.
• I always place my spoon and fork downwards after finishing a meal. I have yet come across a gentleman who does that, usually it's faced upwards.
• I key in the zone alphabet and number of the area I park my car in, in shopping malls under the SMS function.
• I write to myself when I'm extremely down or angry.
• I must have breakfast the moment I wake up. Can't function without breakfast, hehe.
• I like to chew on ice.
• I play with the straw with my mouth after finishing my drink during mamak sessions.
• Every night, I always sleep on my left first.
• I can't go by 3 days without a vigorous exercise.
• I can't stand messiness and hairs on the floor.
• I can't stand clogged sinks.
• I avoid chopsticks as much as possible, yea yea, call me a lousy Chinese all you want.
• I have never done reverse parking in my whole entire life.
• I speak English to both my brother and dad and Cantonese with mum. It's been like this eversince I was a kid. Would be awkward & weird to speak Canto with my dad and EVEN weirder with my bro.
• I still kiss my brother whenever I see him. He's 18 this year by the way.

And the latest entry to this list...

There's this sink in our new office which we utilize for washing our hands, mugs, etc and it is placed outside of the office. So everytime you need to wash something, you need to step out of the office and walk, say, about 1 metre to the sink.

So, what habit could Angie develop from a sink as such?

The sink needs to be shut tight. Even more tighter than the usual taps I would say. So most of the time, whenever I walk past the sink, sounds of water dripping melodically can be heard. So what do I do?

• Do I ignore and walk away? In hope that someone else will turn it off?
• Do I pretend I didn't hear it?
• Or being a nice person I am, walk towards the sink and turn it off?

You guys know the answer. Yes, that's how pathetic and anal I am. Sometimes I tried ignoring it as I have walked quite a distance away from it but YET I would still make a U-Turn and walked all the way to the sink - just to turn it off!

So that's me.

It's cold in here. Soothing to the eyes as I glance across the cosy ambience in my new office. I feel comfortable.

And as I'm sitting and thinking here, I have this urge in me to want to list down a few unacceptional unorthodox facts about myself that perhaps, I did not realised they were in me all these while.

So here goes:

1. I have an unacceptionally good memory. Too good that at times, it startles me when I could suddenly just remember things that happened as far as 15 yrs ago.
2. I'm a worry-wart. For example: If there's an issue which is not resolved or is facing a problem, the issue will stick to me like it's my Siamese twin. It will bother me so much that I can't do anything or function anymore.
   *** Trying as much as I can to change this bad habit of mine. Trying to learn how to take things easier and not get so anal about everything.
3. I never smoked in my whole entire life. (Though 90% of my circle of kawans do)
4. I used to be very fickle-minded. I still am, but lesser. Thus, making me a one very indecisive woman when it comes to making choices in shopping (or life partner? haha)
5. Colors overwhelm me. They blow me away so much that it amazes me and on the other hand, saddens me for knowing that some underprivileged people such as the blindsmen, could not see and appreciate the beauty of colors in this world. I mean seriously, have you ever thought about this? That these people don't even know what purple or green or blue means? Their world is just pitch black!
   *** I have this secret wish which I made when I was about 8yrs old that when I grow up, I will device a way / machine to enable the blind people see colors and rainbows for the very first time.
6. I have this knack of knowing whether I will have chemistry with him/her the very moment I speak to the person.
7. I love dogs. Love them, love them, love them.
8. In relation to colors, some of my favorite items are: crayons, paints, water colors, color pencils and... eye shadows.
9. I adore flowers. Gerberas, Carnations, Tulips, Daisies and Lilies being my favorite.
10. I am quite emotional. Therefore, tears flow out easily when I feel touched, saddened and angered.
11. My left feet is slightly bigger than the right.
12. I used to have asthma till I was 12 yrs old. I nearly died of dengue when I was 15.
13. I can't live without Music. Music dictates my Life.
14. I derive great joy in getting gifts for people. I honestly think that it totally revitalizes one's mind and soul.
15. When I'm down (when I have access to my piano in Puchong), I can play and play away up till 8 hours nonstop. If without a piano - I paint. And of lately, I simply blog.
16. I have always preferred noodles to rice. I have this secret urge to travel to Vietnam and try their noodles. They looked so yummy and inviting on Astro's Travel & Adventure.
17. Speaking of food, I'm a street girl. I love street food. The great display of the many varieties of colors and smell is indeed a sight to behold. Hence, my liking for pasar malams and flea markets :)
18. I freak my friends out by showing them how flexible my fingers are by bending them backwards.
19. My family and friends think I'm impulsive and being too nice to people.
    *** I shall prove them wrong.
20. I dig black and white photographs.

Quote to keep in mind in keeping it real:

"When one door of happiness closes, another opens; but often we look so long at the closed door that we do not see the one that has opened before us."
- Helen Keller