Who Am I :: Puffergal
Let's start with the physical stuff:
height :: 5' 4.5" but appear taller or so I've been told as leg to body ratio is favourable 
weight :: 54kg - 56kg (depending on disposition and will to go to the gym... however, am proud to report that since going to the gym, weight has somewhat increased and it isn't fat!! )
[update 24 February 2005] This has somewhat increased (see my previous entry, written exactly a year today entitled "Smoking". I have to admit that I've been somewhat slack in recent times (being in a relationship doesn't help matters much). Just add a few kilos to the figures above *sigh*.
skin tone :: disgustingly fair... deep rooted secret desire is to get an even tan (without burning) and keep it for more than 7 days. I will never understand why there is such a high demand for whitening products!!
complexion :: clear (thank gawd).. product of having a mixed heritage I think (1/4 Japanese, 3/4 Chinese but have been mistaken many a time for i. Malay ii. Korean iii. Japanese iv. Vietnamese v. Taiwanese)
derriere :: unfortunately, ample  with high possibility of succumbing to the effects of gravity
bosom :: pathetically lacking but with low possibility of succumbing to the effects of gravity
eyesight :: legally blind I think... thank gawd for contact lenses
eyes :: fairly large for an Asian, brown and somewhat substandard (see point above)
hair :: short with heaps of layers, healthy (got this from my hairdresser recently ), naturally dark brown with what appears to be reddish / gold streaks in the sun
dandruff :: none
nails :: none of that long, tapered, polished fingernails for me... usually filed to a neat 2mm - 4mm, any longer and it drives me bonkers, any shorter and I feel naked... go figure on this one. Short toe nails (useless body part if you ask me)
body art :: one tattoo on right shoulder, got it on my 22nd birthday, which makes it approximately 8+ years old. It is located strategically i.e. I can wear sleeveless tops to work and no one would know it's there and I can reveal it when I want to. It was somewhat of a novelty when I first came back with it as not many Malaysians had one and I had idiots coming up to me from behind in nightclubs trying to rub it off!! This tattoo is for me and for me alone and is somewhat meaningful and personal. Before you ask, yes, it hurt and no, I am not sorry I got it.
[update 24 February 2005] Geez... time sure flies fast. My tattoo is now almost 11 years old!!
piercing :: 4, two on each ear, went for a 3rd pair but the "beautician" stuffed up and it went through a part of my ear it wasn't supposed to, was in agony for a while and discarded any plans for further piercings
[update 27 April 2003] add another 3 piercings to the original four. Am going through a midlife crisis i.e. I just turned 31 last month and for some strange reason felt the NEED to get more piercings. I now have 3 on my left ear and 4 on my right, 3 on my ear lobes and one on top and at the time of writing, it hurts like H@ll!! Not a good thing to do if one can't sleep on one's back. Also, I suspect that as we get older, the skin hardens... I don't remember feeling like this when I got my original four done... GRRRR but I love the way it looks
[update 28 July 2003] I think that people over a certain age should NOT get any part of their body pierced grrr... I HAD 7 piercings but now, I have only 6, four on my right ear and two on my left. What happened to the other one? Well, stupid thing got infected and my ear lobe started swelling up... looked like there was a marble embedded under the skin. NOT pleasant. Well, I am still happy with my remaining six
[update 6 October 2003] On a whim, me and a good mate of mine went to get our ears pierced AGAIN... I now have 7 piercings, that one that got infected, well, it is now pierced again and healing rather slowly I might add. Also, the one at the top of my right ear closed after the ear ring fell off and I was slack in putting it back in. Two days with no ear ring and it closed! It's been at least a month since I had it repierced and it still isn't completely healed but I love the way my left ear looks
[update 24 February 2005] Well, I still have my 7 piercings. That top one on my right ear closed no less than THREE times! The last one was went I went scuba diving and I wasn't too careful with my dive mask. The stupid thing came out and I didn't even know. Hit home and I realised I had one earring missing, not to mentioned a closed hole! Just got it pierced AGAIN a few months ago and am proud to say that it has healed nicely.
body shape :: naturally disproportionate i.e. small up north, large down south... I HATE the term pear shape but *sigh*, that's what I am... but have improved in recent times though, have been building my upper body and am now somewhat proportionate. Somewhere beneath the insulation, I do have stomach muscles which one does not need a microscope to see, arms are fairly toned and whilst I am strong for a female (or so I've been told), am not bulky.
[update 24 February 2005] Again, see my Smoking story *sigh*. Have been real slack about working out but that is going to change! Everything and I do mean EVERYTHING has turned to mush and going south! I heard that it gets harder to get into shape when one gets older... hopefully that won't be my case
the one thing I REALLY, REALLY hate about my body :: my legs *sigh*. I think I had a sumo wrestler ancestor somewhere in my genetic pool... have these ridiculously huge but immensely strong legs... so much so that my gym instructors are envious and keep telling me that I have the potential to be a body builder as apparently, legs are the hardest part to build up
Now for other bits of information (in no particular order):
marital status :: single. If it happens, it happens. If it doesn't, it doesn't. Doesn't worry me either way.
[update 28 July 2003] single but taken
[update 6 October 2003] still taken and ridiculously happy
[update 24 February 2005] Well, am still in the above mentioned relationship. In fact, we've moved on. No, am not engaged or anything like that (I still have no urge to get legally attached to someone). Moved in together 3 months and 5 days ago. Some teething problems but we are working it out.
relationship outlook :: am retarded in this sense. I get attracted to the "right kind of wrong" or in the words of my family and friends, "losers". Now that I am older and somewhat wiser, reflecting back, they are right. It's safe to say that at least 75% of the guys that I've dated / gone out with aren't the kind of people you would want to introduce to your parents. And also unfortunately, they weren't financially stable and I end up supporting them *sigh*. How's that for astronomically retarded?? So, am in no rush to find that "significant other" for fear of landing myself with yet another "winner" and being blind to his, oh, ever so "wonderful" traits.
[update 6 October 2003] I am now older and wiser
[update 24 February 2005] Nope, at the ripe young age of 32, I still have no desire to reproduce etc.
religious beliefs :: none. Was politely asked to leave Sunday school when I was 12 I think, for asking too many questions. Haven't been back since. Am an atheist. I don't believe in a certain god but I do like to believe that there is a higher being of some sorts that will rescue the world before the human race blows itself up. I don't need religion to teach / tell me how to behave, how to be a good person, how to be kind, moralistic etc.
highest level of education :: masters. I hope to eventually do my PhD as I love researching and writing
working industry :: Information Technology... in other words, I am an IT geek
alcohol :: don't drink at all. Did drink heaps in previous years... was a bartender in university and got drunk many a time. Somehow, managed to get "alcohol poisoning" on my 23rd birthday and stopped drinking ever since. Throwing up for 3 days straight does tend to encourage one to stop drinking. Now, my alcohol tolerance level is zero. Once, I got drunk on off-the-shelf cough mixture at work. Wasn't in any condition to do the presentation I was scheduled to do as I was grinning like a jackass . Not one of my finest moments .
[update 24 February 2005] I have taken to drinking a little wine these days. Spent a few months Down Under, for work and was "urged" to try a little wine. It isn't as foul as I once thought it was. I now find that I like it. Can't take much though as my alcohol tolerance level ain't what it used to be. One or two glasses now and again can be fairly enjoyable
nicotine :: *sigh* too much. Plans to stop have failed drastically. Guess I haven't really, REALLY put my mind to it.... YET.
[update 6 October 2003] Quit smoking a long, LONG 6 days ago, on 30 September 2003. Took my last nicotine and tar filled drag . Have been pretty good thus far with only one moment of uncontrollable weakness but all in all, I can honestly say that I've been pretty successful. Keep your fingers crossed!!
[update 24 February 2005] Oh scratch that. Am a chimney! Need to quit! Need to quit! Need to quit!
allergies ::  anchovies, mosquitoes, those little dried shrimps that the Chinese put into everything, jellyfish stings, oysters and the family pet, Harry, pictured here with his shoes... isn't he the cutest thing you ever did see?? As Harry is prone to skin infections (as some dogs are), basically, whenever he gets it, I get an allergic reaction. Grrrrr....
hobbies :: writing, reading, computer games (this one is a big problem and addiction for me *sigh*... am a HUGE, HUGE gamer), aquaria, going to the gym, most things car related (I should have been born a guy), movies, snorkeling and scuba diving, watching movies... the usual boring stuff
my two biggest achievements :: 1. getting my scuba diving license as previously, I had a huge phobia of the water. This jellyfish bit me when I was younger and it completely freaked me out, so much so that I never went swimming after that, not even in a swimming pool. I stayed away from water for about 15 years. Well, you'd be freaked out as well if you frenched kissed the blardy creature. Luckily, I didn't get any scars on my face, but I do have a few on my chest, where the sting went in. So, getting my license is something I am very proud of. 2. overcoming my fear of driving. I got into a bad car accident when I was 16 and I could have killed a few people. Luckily, there were no major injuries. Was scared to drive after that. It took me just over two years after getting my driving license to venture out on my own confidently believe it or not. Now, I am a speed demon with parking issues (can't park to save my life, I don't know why *sigh* could be because of my eyes ).
[update 24 February 2005] The BF is a dive nut so I'm diving a fair bit. Got my Advanced Diver Padi qualification too!! How about that??!! I still panic though, usually before the first dive (check out dive) but am OK after that. I need to work on this one.
in general 1 :: am not one of those feminine type females, only in certain senses. Somehow, I am built wrong i.e. I can't walk gracefully in heels and a skirt (not to say I have many skirts... inconvenient items of clothing if you ask me). Not a problem with heeled boots and jeans though. I am not a shoe freak in that I own less than 8 pairs of shoes, and out of the 8, two pairs are sneakers / gym shoes. I don't use makeup, lipstick is all I own. I am mad about toiletries (very feminine trait this). I don't have very many clothes but I do have most of the high tech gadgets one would expect of a geek (minus a PDA as I can't stand those things). I have been told on many an occasion that I look like a Sarong Party Girl but those who know me would know that nothing is further from the truth. I have enough stuff e.g. books, tech toys etc to fill an apartment and I am still living at home, thus have limited space... my room is in a constant mess. I am a Piscean, thus I can't throw anything out, so I have heaps of "junk".
in general 2 :: Am a semi-environmentalist and have a HUGE, HUGE, HUGE rat phobia... that movie Ben, the one with the rats, the one that Michael Jackson was singing about? Well, that is a source of nightmares for me. Rats are number one on my "I Hate List". I type in excess of 90 words per minute. I love music and collect CDs, everything but heavy metal, country & western and Presley. I don't have very many friends but the ones I do have, I hold dear and would do anything for them. Acquaintances I have many and in all honesty, I can't remember half of their names and faces. I am quite fearless (except when it comes to rats) and I would try anything at least once. I like being outdoors so, if I am driving alone, my air conditioner is never on (unless I am behind a bus / truck or its raining) and my windows are down. There is nothing like speeding down a highway, with music blasting (I have a pretty good sound system installed) and wind in your hair!! My idea of heaven.
fave tv stuff (only because I think you can tell a lot about a person's character by the stuff he / she reads and watches) :: CSI, Star Trek, Survivor (oh, I would so love to be on that show!!), Frasier, Charmed Ones (teeny bopperish I know but it's so much fun), NYPD Blue, The Guardian, Fear Factor, anything cooking related for I can't cook and like to dream that I can, JAG, most shows on the Discovery, Discovery Travel & Adventure and National Geographic channels, Boston Public, Law & Order, The Practice, Dark Angel, McLeod's Daughters (it's so nice to hear Australian accents after leaving the country for so long) and that all compulsory, Sex In The City.
[update 6 October 2003] More TV stuff to add to my addiction: Boomtown, Third Watch
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