Okay, so as predicted, procrastination got the best of me and my kick start to the 30 days writing challenge got slightly delayed. Slightly.
In all honesty, I don't regard myself as an interesting person so this is probably going to be a slightly tough one for me seeing as I have to list out 15 interesting facts. This is also one of the reasons why this post has been (slightly) delayed. But I'm not gonna go down on the first challenge without even trying, so here it goes.
1. The youngest of 3 siblings.
- Yes, I am the baby of the bunch. I have an older sister and an older brother. Additional info- both of them are married with kids. Yes, that means I am the last one in line who hasn't tied the knot.
2. My third language is Sign Language.
- My older brother is deaf or what some people would call hearing impaired. My parents sent me to his preschool so that I could get an early grab of the language and I've known the language since I was a toddler. It's a skill that I take pride in because I always throw people off guard when they see me signing with a deaf person.
4. Overly attached Aunt.
- By far, I have a niece and 2 nephews. I am most attached with my niece, Nayli, who is the first niece/granddaughter of the family. Maybe it's because I took care of her since the day she was born- literally. Diaper changes, baby sitting, feeding, reading bedtime stories. I was in charge of all that before they moved to the States and I still carry on with those duties whenever they come back home. Ammar was born in the States and I did get the privilege to take care of him for a month after he was born. The latest addition is Aryan. Currently he's only a couple days old and I haven't gotten the chance to see him yet and I already miss him. I can't wait to go back home in a week plus time so I can finally see that little bundle of joy.
5. Law Student.
- If you have went through the "About the author" tab of this blog, you'll probably already know this. Or if you've read my previous post where I rambled about life as a law student and one of my struggles of law school. I still haven't figured out what I'm going to do when I graduate and get that degree, but I hope I'll figure it out sooner than later. I've had a couple of options in mind but I am fully aware of the whole "we can only plan, God's plan is the best" concept. So we shall see and hopefully this blog will be around long enough for me to post updates about that journey.
6. Hobbies = Reading & Writing.
- When it comes to reading, I can go from fiction, fantasy, rom coms to literature. But I'm more drawn into modern day poetry instead of the fancy smancy works of Shakespeare. I write poetry as well and if you've explored the tabs on this blog you'll find a link to my tumblr page that I share with two of my best friends since high school. That's where I publish most of my poetry works and random scribbles. I've gotten praises on some of my writings, but I still feel like my work isn't good enough to be given full exposure. I'd like to publish my own book of poetry someday if given the chance. I just need to gain a little more confidence with my writing and polish up my word play.
7. I used to hate my full name.
- Up until I was 18, I hated my name (no offence, mom and dad). Why? Because to me it was such a common and boring name. I mean anywhere I go, I'd hear a voice call out "Farah" and I'd find 5 other girls turn their heads, me included. It took me years of going in and out of classes and hearing teachers tell me how pretty my name was (in terms of the name and the meaning behind it) before I chose to just embrace it. And now, I'm really glad and thankful that my parents were creative enough, but not too creative to give me some twisted, complicated name.
8. An Ailurophile.
- I love cats. Like crazily love them. I grew up around people who would cringe when we go out because I will pick up or pet any cat that I see. It doesn't matter if the cat was dirty or wet. It came to a point where I brought home stray cats that I found in school. Mom hated that habit of mine, but it was one that entertained the entire family because eventually everyone got attached as well.
9. Independent but ridiculously emotional.
- I have no trouble doing things on my own, spending time on my own (that includes shopping or eating or having coffee in a cafe), and just doing what needs to be done on my own. Generally, I'm a daddy's girl who can't function without her parents doing everything for her, but since I started studying in Shah Alam, I've learned to do a bunch of things by myself and have less problems of doing so. BUT I am also very, and I mean VERY emotional. The smallest thing and tick me off and then I turn into this ball of mess with a severe case of emotionitis (a word I created with a friend which means a disease where one is highly emotionally wrecked). I feel too much- too much joy, too much sadness, too much pain. It's so easy for me to change up my mood from crying to laughing and vice versa.
10. A natural Baker.
- I can't cook (yet). I mean I can cook the basic things, but gourmet cooking is something that is far out of my league. Although I have a handful of friends who would die for my Tom Yam (their words, not mine), and dad & my bro in law loves my Masak Lemak Cili Api, but my cooking skills are not up to par yet and I'd like to improve them. But, I am a natural baker. It's something that I discovered when I was around 20 years old I think. When I tried my luck in the kitchen, I'd always mess up with my cooking but when it came down to baking, it's very rare that I don't hit perfection on the first try. My aunts say it's a talent that I probably inherited from mom. Well I don't know about that, but whatever it is, I am grateful.
11. I can't ride a bike.
- I used to know how to ride a bike. But after I fell off my bike when I was 8 years old, I put that darned thing away for good and never really tried to hop on another bike ever again. But I can roller blade. Maybe that's because I still haven't experience any overly traumatic falls yet.
12. Social Anxiety.
- This is a problem that I have been trying and am still trying to work on. It's not that I can't socialize. I can actually socialize pretty well. It's just that it's a hard thing for me to do because sometimes I am unsure of what the social protocol is and the fact that socialized drains me of my energy. Socializing is something that exhausts me and takes great effort for me to do. Some people don't understand this and misunderstand my social anxiety for "being snobbish".
13. Never ending list of insecurities.
- I cannot even begin to list them down. I am a highly insecure person. My facial features, my body shape, my achievements, you name it- I am insecure about it. I don't know why, but it has always been a problem for me since I can remember. I have never been able to take a compliment head on with full pride because I've always felt like I don't deserve it. And no, this is not me asking for sympathy.
14. Messed up biological clock.
- For some odd reason, whenever I go back to Shah Alam for the new semester, I have trouble sleeping. I've actually done an experiment before and tried staying at a hotel outside of Shah Alam and found that I don't have that bad of a sleeping problem as compared to when I'm in Shah Alam. And when I'm back in the hometown, I don't have trouble sleeping at all. Eventually I figured it probably has to do with the mind set that I have attached to this place. Shah Alam to me just screams "work" and "stress", so maybe that's why I'm typing this at 2.52AM.
15. I can't sleep without a blanket.
- True story. The electricity could be out and it could be crazy hot but I'd still need a blanket over me or else I wouldn't be able to catch some shut eye. I find it weird too, but I guess I was just programmed that way.
And there ya go, 15 probably-not-so-interesting-facts about me. I'm sorry if it ended up turning into a snooze fest. As I mentioned earlier, I don't find myself to be quite an interesting person. I don't have much of an exciting life and I don't do extraordinary things. This isn't me trying to be humble- this is me just saying it as it is. Okay then, it's 3AM and it's probably about time for me to force myself to get some shut eye. Fingers crossed I'll have the challenge for Day 2 posted up tomorrow. Until then, ciao.
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