Who am I?

Who am I?

I'm from India
I'm an ordinary gal

I'm out of work
I'm on the wrong side of 30

I'm currently unmotivated
I'm not sure why

I'm good at talking
I'm so-so at cooking

I'm good at baking chocolate cakes
I'm even better at polishing them off

I'm not thin
I'm not fat either

I'm my mother's favorite (heh heh heh)
I'm not sure if I'm right

I'm a mother of 2
I'm a wife too

I'm new to writing
I'm old to math

I'm into books
I'm not into philosophy or horror

I'm fond of travelling
I'm not rich enough to travel as much as I want

I'm full of questions
I'm not sure if anyone has the answers

I'm interesting
I'm likely to be even more interesting after 5 years

I'm lazy
I'm impatient

I'm rarely late
I like chocolate

I'm expensive
I'm not that expensive

I'm a good babysitter
I'm just not good at holding my temper

I'm popular with kids
I'm popular with adults

I'm full of myself
I'm sure you're thinking that :-)

25 things about me

For those of my friends who aren't on facebook; this is an entry I posted there as a result of being tagged. I am supposed to write 25 facts about myself.

Since I'm such an interesting person, here's > 25 things about me. Incidentally, though these facts are all true; for all practical purposes, they are absolutely irrelevant to everyone else...

• I was quite a nerd in school. oh, those wasted years...But still, I knew about movies and gossip more than books.
• I grew up all over India. The good part is that I saw lots & made lots of friends. The sad part is that I have no childhood friends
• I never dated anyone other than my current (and hopefully, only) husband
• I want to get myself tattoo-ed, but sadly, I lack the courage.
• I read. I can read everything and anything. As a teenager, i read dictionary when I was bored. Now, I read Books, magazines, papers, instruction manuals. Menus (aah, nice!). I have a weakness for cheesy romance novels. I can't go to bed at night unless I read something or do a sudoku/crossword.
• I can talk a person to death. I could never understand why that should be a problem, till my 5-year old started talking to me.
• I married my husband hoping he'll be rich. As it turns out, he married me for the same reason
• I'm shit scared of drowning & of water. I've spent the last 6 months trying to learn how to swim, and I still can't
• I used to be a morning person; but somewhere along I stopped being that. Now I can barely open my eyes until I'm prodded awake by my husband or sons or both.
• I can feed my kid, take him for a pee pee, cuddle, read him a story, whatever in the middle of the night while being asleep
• I believe in god, but not in religion
• I'm bothered when I see participants in reality shows ask for votes based not on their talent, but where they come from.
• I have a fabulous relationship with my parents, though I sometimes wish I was closer to my eldest brother
• I don't have any favourites - in books, movies, music, colour, nothing. I don't think anyone needs to be pigeon-holed like that
• I really like myself. I think I'm a very likeable person...I also like to laugh, a lot. Mostly, I laugh at myself.
• I can't drink alcohol - in any form. i think it tastes yucky. It beats me how people can enjoy it so much
• I wish I could sing or draw. I really really want to; but I can't - for nuts.
• I think the secret to world peace is tolerance...I am often shocked at how intolerant the world is slowly becoming; and worry about how it will be when my kids grow up. 40 years ago, Afghanistan & Iran were both free, tolerant,independent & thriving ...look at them now
• I feel Man is a parasite of the worst kind
• I love food; any food, as long as its vegetarian. I especially love desserts.
• I think I started travelling too late. I want to travel more, see more, and some more. I am looking for donors to this cause.
• I think my kids are secretly Chinese. I'm sure they'll marry Chinese girls when they grow up. That's why I'm learning Mandarin.
• I desperately miss working.
• I can text message really really fast. You'll be surprised.
• I love to shop. I'm only constrained by money, never by energy.
• I'm very opinionated. I can give an opinion on almost anything
• I don't know a thing about make up. I also don't know a thing about rocket science
  

Bonus Note: I just started writing. I never knew I had it in me. I love it, but am learning that its difficult to write if I'm given a storyline or framework