Cotton-Pickin’ Days

childhood ambition: to live abroad and/or work with animals

fondest memory: feeling electricity when my arm bumped up against my boyfriend’s (now husband’s)

soundtrack: Be Good Tanyas. Colour me melancholy and roots

retreat: Italy

wildest dream: To live near all our family and friends (had to steal, that’s a good one)

proudest moment: achieving natural childbirth!!

biggest challenge: being true to myself and also being considerate of all the people in my life who need my time and energy

alarm clock: internal

perfect day: sitting in the sun at a lovely seaside restaurant surrounded by my family

first job: Hardee’s Hamburgers.

indulgence: coffee and lunch with girlfriends

last purchase: ingredients for homemade chicken pot pie, which I’ll be serving for dinner tonight

favorite movie: Truly Madly Deeply (see melancholy comment above)

inspiration: can’t think of one at the moment, but she’d be able to do great things, cook great meals, have plenty of time to spend with the people she loved

My life: pretty much the best way I’d imagined it could be

My card: debit

What would be your responses to these?

Country music, huh? Wouldn’t have guessed it! Notting Hill is a charming little flick. Hugh’s roommate cracks Bald Man up. And I love Jill’s fondest memory. There’s nothing else like that!

childhood ambition: To be a teacher

fondest memory: late night/early morning meals at a Korean restaurant with my closest friend

soundtrack: Bon Jovi

retreat: bed

wildest dream: To bring all my friends together for a reunion

proudest moment: living on my own

biggest challenge: handling adults

alarm clock: mobile phone or mom

perfect day: sitting at the beach on a beautiful day or laying in bed

first job: Retail sales assitant in a department store

indulgence: gadgets

last purchase: lunch

favorite movie: Indiana Jones

inspiration: people who do little wonders

My life: amusing

My card: Visa

childhood ambition: To be a lawyer, then an architect, neither of which materialised

fondest memory: The funny things my boys do, can’t pick one

soundtrack: Bread, Lobo, Carpenters (I’m a schmuck)

retreat: Mmmmmassages…mmmmhhh

wildest dream: Erhm….he he…*blush*…

proudest moment: All at once, becoming a stay-at-home-mum AND moving to a non-English speaking foreign country WITH a 7-year old and a terrible 2-year old WITHOUT help

biggest challenge: To keep fit

alarm clock: Husband’s handphone alarm mostly

perfect day: Sleeping in while Husband makes breakfast for the boys (Morning), Meeting up with friends for lunch and telling/laughing at off-coloured jokes (Day), Proceeding to a great seafood dinner (Evening), followed by an all-night Mahjong session with beautiful tiles coming my way and me winning of course (Night till next Morning)

first job: Waitress at the only KFC in the Malaysian state I’m from

indulgence: A whole tub of Haagen Dazs (Coffee) at one sitting

last purchase: Bananas and oranges

favorite movie: Tie between Love Actually and Shawshank Redemption

inspiration: Successful people who are unassuming and down-to-earth

My life: l’m happy when I’m not fretting and these days I’m not fretting much so I’m happy

My card: Debit Card in UK, Lady’s Platinum Card in Singapore

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