Ten Random Confessions

Ten Random Confessions

1. I used to watch the saccharine, based-on-a-cheesy-manga Taiwanese soap opera Meteor Garden. And I loved it. And I miss it sometimes.
2. I was recently slightly addicted to the equally cheesy Thai soap opera In Love and Debt, which revolved around a guy whose only way of handling his love for the heroine was by humiliating her, dragging her around and treating her like his personal slave. Hmmm, romantic much? But I loved it!
3. Am I judgemental? Well, yes. I'm the queen of snap judgements, especially when it comes to movies, television shows and music. Sometimes ice cream, too. I can watch like four seconds of a movie's trailer and know instantly if I'll like it or not. It's not very democratic, I admit, but it works for me.
4. Occasionally, I can be caught dancing to Britney.
5. I never told my parents I was in love with a jerk who broke my heart, but not for the reasons you may think. My parents would make stand-up comedians cry - they love to tease. Nothing gives them greater joy than knowing one of their kids is on a romantic bent - "Oh, you have a crush? Ooooooooh, can we meet him? Does he mind that you have a truck driver's mouth?" They're worse than preteen wannabe girls! I love them, but I decided to keep my amorous intentions under wraps.
6. I get super-uncomfortable watching love scenes with my parents. They could care less, but I just can't get over my embarrassment.
7. The first place I head to in a department store? The toy section!
8. I have called the police to report on noisy neighbors. It's rarely done in Thailand, to the best of my knowledge, but Goddarnit, if they're gonna bring the noise, I'm gonna bring the fuzz!
9. My parents call my brother and I, respectively, "The Thin One" and "The Fat One" in Thai. It's not as rude as you think; in Thai, these are terms of affection. My mother also occasionally calls me "baby", short for "baby elephant."
10. Twice, I've been caught reading...uh, questionable material. By the same person. Boy, was my face red.

Final thought: Let he without sin cast the first stone.