My 25 Random Things

-It's not that I think there's zero appeal to Facebook, I just feel like I can't afford to add a constant stream of distraction to my plate, you know?

-I took piano lessons for 9 years and should be much better than I am, through no fault of my teacher (I wonder if Mrs. Anderson is still teaching?).
 
-I wish I could've been in a girl band, though my actual participation would be fuzzy, given that I never learned to play the guitar (wish I did), am only a mediocre piano player (see aforementioned) and don't think sporadic karoake renditions or church choir would really prepare my vocals for performances.  
 
-My niece & nephew are the cutest kids I know!
 
-In between leaving my parents house and getting married, I lived by myself for 12 years, a period which I did enjoy, but my husband is really cute so he can stay :).
 
-My two sisters & I all cry when we laugh hard, when something is really funny, we will literally weep!
 
-I have always been drawn to big purses, shiny jewelry and high heels, though I have had to curb wearing much of the latter since it turns out that my mom was right and my knees/ankles/feet have suffered greatly!

-I've always enjoyed trying and learning about lots of new things, but now I wonder if this has actually prohibited me from becoming really good at any one thing.

-I like to sing in the car and in the shower, and when I lived alone I apparently used to just sing around the house without a care, as evidenced by my neighbor in my first apartment who once saw me in the parking lot and said "hey, I like your singing!".

-I can't imagine what life would be like without friends who you can really be yourself with, and they've seen you at your best and worst.

-I am thankful that my husband is open to trying new food, because I love to see what different ethnicities have to offer, even though anything that is remotely "Asian" will probably always still top the list for me.
 
-It really bugs me when people don't hold to their commitments, because unless an urgent situation comes up at work, we make all the meetings and such, don't we?  We should value our relationships even more than our paychecks.

-While I have traveled quite a bit, but I have lived in the suburbs of Detroit, MI all of my life, and actually think it is (was?) a great place to grow up and raise a family.
 
-I don't like "fake" blue in food - at all.  Actually, I don't really care for eating anything that turns my tongue a weird color, but I will eat real blueberries.
 
-My first car was a 4-door 1984 Pontiac Sunbird, in a weird mauve-like color, but I thought it had a great radio system (it didn't).

-I thank God that He is!!!
 
-I fear that my parents got my name from 70's pop icon Olivia Newton John, though actually I like it very much and have gotten many compliments on it, even though it has now somehow risen into the top 10 names for baby girls and is no longer quite so unique.

-In one (of several) of my junior/high school student council elections I ran unopposed, but still gave the campaign my all - complete with posters, an appeal speech, and the cheesy (but appropriate) slogan - "Olivia - The ONLY Way To Go!" :)
 
-I have a tattoo of a cross & a rose on my left shoulder.  I think I got it my sophomore year at college, by a talented classmate who always played Belinda Carlisle music in the background while she worked her inky magic.
 
-I am the founding member of the group "Engineers : The Asian Women Who Love Them", but my friend Kim is the only other member so far :).
 
-I get really annoyed when I have to repeat myself.
 
-I usually eat a couple servings of fruit a day.  I'm fruity for fruit!
 
-I came in 10th in the state spelling bee in the 6th grade.  I still have the big red dictionary they gave me, and also a picture around somewhere of me at the big event with my big hair, wearing a black & teal sweater dress & black nylons - hot.

-I think that going shopping without a plan is for amateurs.
 
-My friend Elson gave me a tube of Mac lipstick in junior high as a gift after I admired his sister Emily's color, and I've worn the brand ever since in varying shades of my signature red.