Haven’t done this for some time, but I came across this blog prompt on Blog Matter and I just have to do it. 🙂

1. My name is: Elisia Phua
2. My birthday is: 10 April
3. I live in: Singapore
4. I am currently studying/working as: a full-time housewife
5. I have been blogging since: 2004
6. I blog about: random thoughts and topics I feel strongly about, product reviews, and my parenting journey…all three at different blogs
7. My blog is called [REAL ME] because: that’s how I want people to know me and that’s a song title by one of my favourite Japanese artistes, Ayumi Hamasaki
8. I love watching: Criminal Minds and anime
9. I love reading: random magazines and books. Right now I’m reading Sophie Kinsella’s Shopaholic series.
10. I love doing: random things that I fancy, which includes watching anime, reading, cross-stitching, etc
11. I love playing: brainless games on my phone like Hay Day and Tsum Tsum
12. I love listening to: Japanese pop music. AAA is currently top on my list.
13. I love collecting: books and random lolita-related stuff. I hardly have any more space in my book cupboard but I just can’t stop myself from buying more books. In fact, the number of books unread trumps the read ones. There’s just too many books to be read! I collect lolita-related paraphernalia like magazines (KERA and Gothic & Lolita Bible), catalogues (Angelic Pretty and Baby the Stars Shine Bright), postcards (illustrations by Imai Kira), etc.
14. Favorite book: I don’t have a favourite book but I do have a few authors that I follow.
15. Favorite movie: I mainly dig Japanese movies.
16. Favorite song: Currently AAA’s PARTY IT UP and 風に薫る夏の記憶 (Kaze ni Kaoru Natsu no Kioku)
17. Favorite TV show: Criminal Minds
18. Favorite game: Hay Day
19. My pets: Used to have three goldfish but they died. No pets now.
20. My tattoos: None
21. My piercings: Two on right ear lobe, one on left.
22. If I was a fruit I would be a: strawberry. So sweet and girlish, even though I’m not totally like that.
23. If I was a season I would be: Spring; new beginnings.
24. If I was a tree I would be a: sakura tree
25. If I was a stone/gem/mineral I would be: a pink diamond
26. If I was a planet I would be: Mercury
27. If I was a superhero/supervision I would be: someone who could teleport. Less time wasted travelling…haha.
28. If I was a color I would be: pink
29. If I was an animal I would be: a cheetah
30. If I was a word I would be: love
31. If I was a number I would be: 1
32. As a child I wanted to be a: teacher
33. Something I like about myself: I have strong beliefs in certain things, yet I am mild-mannered.
34. I am proud of the fact that I: finished college with honours and got an Advertising award. Never been a high achiever until I entered college.
35. My invention for the future would be: nothing. I’m not much of a creative idea person.

Yea yea, I should be reading for EALC305, but here I am surfing the net. Did I mention I love doing surveys? So, here’s a meme I grabbed from Ling’s blog.

1. Do you have secrets?
I should have a few. Who doesn’t?

2. Would you fall in love with a boy younger than you?
Yes. In fact, KS is younger by 14 days.

3. Do you enjoy going to school?
Well, I think I do, but I certainly do not enjoy 8am classes. Even 9am classes are a pain at times.

4. What would you do with a billion dollars?
Save some, spend some.

5. Will you fall in love with your best friend?
Hell no. My bestie is a girl.

6. Which is more blessed, loving someone or being loved by someone?
Both.

7. List five favorite movies.
NANA, Kagen no Tsuki, Casshern, Taiyou no Uta, Koizora

8. If the person you secretly like is already attached, what would you do?
Attached people are out of the question.

9. Is there anything that has made you extremely happy?
Of course. Tons of stuff has made me extremely happy. I’m a happy person to begin with.

10. Do you have any regrets?
I guess I do. Like not putting in more effort in my studies in Secondary school and Poly.

11. How would you see yourself in 10 years time?
Happily married with kids. (Hopefully…)

12. Who are currently the most important people to you?
Family + KS. That goes without saying…

13. What kind of person do you think the person that tagged you is?
No one tagged me, but I grabbed this from Ling’s blog…so, Ling is very sociable and nice.

14. Would you rather be single and rich or married but poor?
Married but not too poor.

15. What is your favourite colour?
Pink…it was white and blue a few years ago. Well, white and blue are still among my favourite colours.

16. Would you give all in a relationship?
It takes 2 hands to clap, but anyway of course I put my whole heart into a relationship.

17. If you fall in love with two people simultaneously, who would you pick?
That’s not possible with me.

18. What are the top five countries on your ‘to-go’ list?
Japan, Korea, Taiwan, Hong Kong, anywhere in the UK.

19. Do you prefer being single or having a relationship?
Both have different nice feelings, but ultimately I’ll want someone close to me at the end of the day, so I’ll go with having a relationship.

Something I got from Ling’s blog…

Four places I go over and over:
1. My dorm
2. Deary’s dorm
3. Green Street
4. Classrooms and lecture halls all over campus

Four people who e-mail me: (regularly)
1. 7ners
2. Mum
3. Deary (well, sometimes)
4. Denise

Four of my favorite foods:
1. Mum’s cooking
2. Ramen
3. Meat ball spaghetti
4. Japanese curry rice

Four places I would rather be right now:
1. Home
2. Japan
3. Deary’s dorm (so I can disturb him…mehehe…)
4. Lalaland

Four places I have lived:
1. Tampines, Singapore
2. Evans Hall, UIUC
3. Stanford Drive, Champaign
4. Ermz…Earth

Four TV shows I watch:
1. CSI
2. CSI Miami
3. Ok, I hardly watch tv…
4. See above

Got this from Ling’s blog.

Leave a comment and I will:

1. Tell you why I friended you.
2. Associate you with something – a song, a colour, a photo, a word, a smell, etc.
3. Tell you something I like about you.
4. Tell you a memory I have of you.
5. Ask something I’ve always wanted to know about you.
6. Tell you my favourite user pic of yours. (That is if you use LJ.)
7. In return, you must post this in your LJ/blog. (Well, I guess if you have one. If not, I’ll still answer it.)

Ling’s answer for me is under the cut.

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Something I grabbed off Cas’s blog. It’s supposed to be an end-of-year meme, so answers are based on 2007.

1) Where did you ring in 2008?
In a hotel in Washington DC.

2) What was your status by Valentine’s Day?
Single

3) Were you in school (anytime this year)?
Yes, UIUC.

4) How did you earn your keep?
Parents sponsorship.

5) Did you have to go to the hospital?
Nope.

6) Did you encounter the police?
Nope.

7) Where did you go on vacation?
Niagara Falls (Thanksgiving break)
Springfield, Chicago, New York, Washington DC, Florida (Winter break)

8) What did you purchase that was over $500?
Expenses for the trips.

9) Did you know anybody who got married?
Nope.

10) Do you know anybody who passed away?
My grandma.

11) Have you run into anybody you graduated high school with?
Not really. 7ners and bestie don’t count.

12) Did you move anywhere?
Nope, but my family did while I’m here in the States.

13) What sporting events did you go to?
None.

14) What concerts did you go to?
Weird Al’ Yankovic’s.

15) Are you registered to vote?
Back in Singapore, I guess so. Here in the States, no.

16) If so, did you do your patriotic duty on Nov. 7?
N.A.

17) Where do you live now?
Urbana, Illinois

18) Describe your birthday.
Celebration with friends, nothing too fancy.

19) What’s the one thing you thought you would never do but did in 2007?
Fall for someone?

20) What is one thing you regretted this year?
Not studying harder for Psychology.

21) What’s something you learned about yourself?
I need to put in effort to see myself get A’s in my studies.

22) Any new additions to your family?
Nope.

23) What was your best month?
None in particular.

24) What from pop culture will you remember 2007 by?
None.

25) How would you rate this year with a scale from 1 (shitty) to 10 (excellent)?
7…it’s so-so.

Coz Sis tagged me and “forced” me to do this…

Three Things You Want To Do Before You Die:
1) Get married and have kids
2) Maybe live in Japan for awhile?
3) Go to a NewS concert…make that NewS, AAA, and OLIVIA concerts. :laugh:

YA! I know Sis wants to see me put “marry Massu”, but I’m going to answer this realistically.

Three Names You Go By:
1) Elisia
2) Boss (known to 7ners)
3) Mei (known to family members)

Three Screen Names You Have Had:
1) realme
2) Mrs Masuda
3) darealme

Three Physical Things You Like About Yourself:
1) I don’t know.
2) I don’t know.
3) I don’t know.

Three Parts Of Your Heritage:
1) Hainanese
2) Cantonese
3) Hokkien

And add one more…Peranakan.

Three Things That Scare You:
1) cockroaches (and all other creepy crawlies)
2) the dark
3) people

Three Of Your Everyday Essentials:
1) mp3 player (with my headphones)
2) money
3) common sense

Three Things You Are Wearing Right Now:
1) tee
2) moo moo pyjama pants (from Aeropostale! :smile:)
3) glasses

Three Of Your Favorite Bands/Musical Artists:
1) NewS
2) AAA
3) OLIVIA

Three Of Your Favorite Songs: (currently)
1) OLIVIA inspi’ REIRA (TRAPNEST) – Shadow Of Love
2) Buono! – ホントのじぶん
3) 新垣結衣 – Heavenly Days

Three Things You Want In A Relationship:
1) love
2) trust
3) understanding

Three Physical Things About The Preferred Sex That Appeal To You:
1) smile
2) I don’t know.
3) I don’t know.

Three Of Your Favorite Hobbies:
1) sleeping
2) shopping
3) fangirling

Can I add one more please? Webdesigning…although I feel I have little flair for design. 

Three Things You Want To Do Really Badly Right Now:
1) sleep?
2) hug someone
3) lose weight

Three Careers You’re Considering/You’ve Considered:
1) teacher
2) translator
3) freelance webdesigner

Three Places You Want To Go On Vacation:
1) Japan
2) Korea
3) Taiwan

Three Kid’s Names You Like:
1) Erika
2) Laurel
3) Charissa

Three Ways That You Are Stereotypically A Girl:
1) I love pink!
2) I can squeal.
3) I love JE boys.

Three Ways That You Are Stereotypically A Boy:
1) I can be chor lor if I want to.
2) I can eat a lot if I want to. (Currently trying to diet…)
3) I don’t know.

Three People You Tag:
1) Aiyah, whoever who wants to do it just do it lahz.
2) See above.
3) See first answer.

A meme taken from Cas’s blog.

FEAR:
[X] the dark
[X] staying single
[] getting married
[] being a parent
[X] giving birth
[] being myself in front of others
[] open spaces
[X] closed spaces
[X] heights
[X] cats
[] dogs
[] birds
[X] spiders and/or other insects
[] driving or being in cars
[] flying
[X] being put to sleep
[] flowers or other plants
[] being touched
[] fire
[] water
[] the ocean
[] pools
[X] failure
[] success
[] germs
[] thunder/lightning
[X] frogs/toads
[] mice/rats
[] jumping from high places
[] snow
[] rain
[] wind
[X] cemeteries
[X] clowns
[X] large crowds
[X] demons or evil
[] crossing bridges
[X] death
[X] Hell
[] Heaven
[X] being robbed
[X] being sexually assulted
[] men
[] women
[] having great responsibility
[] doctors, including dentists
[] tornadoes
[] hurricanes
[] being punished
[X] diseases, including cancer and STD’s
[X] snakes
[X] sharks
[] Friday the 13th
[X] poverty
[X] ghosts
[] Halloween
[] school
[] trains or railroads
[] taxis
[X] fear
[] being alone
[X] losing my friends
[X] being blind
[X] being deaf
[X] growing up

W H O . W A S . T H E . L A S T . P E R S O N . T H A T?

1. You hung out with?: Myself
2. Saw you cry: Myself. Haiz…and I was looking for a shoulder to cry on.
3. Went to the movies with you?: Myself
4. You went to the mall with?: Kang Jie
5. You went to dinner with?: Xincai, Jordan, Koon Seng, Thung Han
6. You talked on the phone to?: Can’t remember.
7. Said ‘I love you’ to you and really meant it?: Probably myself.
8. Made you laugh?: Per

W O U L D . Y O U . R A T H E R?

1. Pierce your nose or tongue? Nose
2. Be serious or be funny? There are times to be serious and times to be funny. So, a good mixture of both.
3. Drink whole or skim milk? Neither. I don’t drink milk, except soy milk.
4. Die in a fire or drown? Neither. I would rather fall through the air.
5. Spend time with your parents or enemies? Parents…duh.

D O . Y O U . P R E F E R. .

1. Flowers or candy? Candy
2. Gray or black? Black
3. Color or Black and white photos? Black and white photos if taken correctly.
4. Lust or love? Love…duh.
5. Sunrise or sunset? Sunset
6. M&Ms or Skittles? Both
8. Staying up late or waking up early? Staying up late.

A N S W E R . T R U T H F U L L Y !!

1. Do you like anyone?: Yes…got eye candies, haven’t moved up to the next level.
2. Do they know it?: Hahaha…I wish lahz, but nahz.

D O . Y O U . P R E F E R. .

1. Sun or moon? Moon
2. Winter or Fall? Haven’t experienced winter yet, but the cold will make me say neither.
3. Left or right?: Right
4. 10 acquaintances or having two best friends?: Two best friends.
5. Sunny or rainy?: Sunny
6. Vanilla ice cream or chocolate ice cream?: Chocolate

A B O U T . Y O U

1. What time is it?: 2.21am
2. Nickname(s): Boss (as called by 7ners), realme (online nick), ロリータ姫 (I like to think of myself as that! :laugh: )
3. What is your birth date?: 10 April 1985
4. What do you want?: I want a lot of things, but God is telling me I should be contented with what I have now. So how?
5. Where do you want to live? Singapore, maybe Japan?
6. How many kids do you want?: 2…but I’ll leave that up to God.
7. You want to get married? Yupz…duh.

U N I Q U E

1. Nervous habit: I don’t know. Maybe jumping around?
2. Are you double jointed?: Nope
3. Can you roll your tongue?: Nope
4. Can you raise one eyebrow?: Nope
5. Can you cross your eyes?: Yupz
6. Do you make your bed daily?: Yupz

R A N D O M

1. Which shoe goes on first? No particular order.
2. Ever thrown a shoe at someone? Nope, but I would if that person asked for it.
3. What is your craziest experience ever? I don’t know.

F O O D

1. Do you twirl your spaghetti or cut it? I eat it.
2. Have you ever eaten spam? As in luncheon meat? Yupz
3. Favorite ice cream: Strawberry, Mint, Coffee, Rum and Raisin
4. How many kinds of cereal are in your cabinet? One…Raisin Bran
5. What’s your favorite beverage? Oolong cha!!! Serious lack of it here in USA.
6. Do you cook? Sure, but can’t guarantee you’ll like it and I might burn down the kitchen.

IN . T H E . L A S T . M O N T H . H A V E . Y O U ?

1. Bought something: Hahahaha…this is so dumb. Have you seen the amount I’ve spent?
2. Sang: Yupz
3. Been hugged: Hmmmm…don’t think so. That’s sad…
4. Felt stupid: Yupz, haiz…surrounded by smart asses.
5. Missed someone: Yupz
6. Danced crazy: If you consider practicing para para in my room.
7. Gotten your hair cut: Yupz, trimmed my fringe. Need to do that soon again.
8. Cried: Nope. I need to watch some super emotional drama or movie lahz.
9. Lied: Nope
10. Been kissed/kissed someone: Nope…another sad fact.

Stole this from Ryoko’s blog…

THE Ethnic Quiz

British
[ ] You drink a lot of tea.
[X] You know what a brolly is.
[ ] Deal or No Deal has taken over your life.
[ ] You wanted Ben to win X Factor.
[X] You use the word “bugger”or the phrase “bloody hell.”
[X] Fish and Chips are yummy.
[X] You can eat a Full English Breakfast.
[ ] You dislike emos almost as much as you dislike chavs.
[ ] Its futbol.. not soccer.
Total = 4

Australian
[X] You wear flip flops all year.
[ ] You call flipflops thongs not flip flops.
[ ] You love a backyard barbie.
[X] You know a barbie is not a doll.
[ ] You love the beach.
[X] Sometimes you swear without realizing.
[ ] You’re a sports fanatic.
[ ] You are tanned.
[ ] You’re a bit of a bogan.
[ ] You own something from australkia
Total = 3

Italian
[ ] The Sopranos is a great show.
[X] Your last name ends in a vowel.
[ ] Your grandmother or mother makes her own sauces.
[X] You know how a real meatball tastes.
[ ] You know Italian songs.
[X] You have darkish hair.
[ ] You speak SOME italian.
[X] You are under 5’10”.
[X] Pizza/spaghetti is the best food in the world.
[ ] You talk with your hands.
Total = 5

Spanish
[ ] You say member instead of Remember.
[ ] You speak spanish or some.
[X] You like tacos.
[ ] You know what a Puta is.
[ ] You talk fast
[X] You have/had highlights or have dyed your hair.
[ ] You know what platanos are.
Total = 2

Russian
[ ] You say villain as: Vee-lon.
[ ] You have more than one vodka bottle in your house
[ ] You know the difference between channel 1 and rtvi
[X] You know of somebody named Natasha.
[ ] You don’t get cold easily.
[ ] You get into contests all the time.
[ ] You can easily make do with the cold weather.
[ ] You eat sushi more than once a week
[ ] You love listening to trance
Total = 1

Polish
[X] Your parents let you drink
[ ] You know what a pizda is
[ ] You have Pierogi at least once a week
[ ] People always ask to see your “kielbasa” checking if your Polish
[ ] People randomly call you their best friend
[ ] You have made/know what pisanki are
[ ] You laughed when Poland beat the USA in the 2002 world cup
Total = 1

Irish
[ ] You think beer is the best.
[ ] You have a bad temper.
[ ] Your last name starts with a Mc, Murph, O’, Fitz or ends with a y, on, un, an,en, in, ry, ly, y.
[ ] You have blue or green eyes.
[ ] You like the color green.
[ ] You have been to a St. Pattys day party.
[ ] You have a family member from Ireland.
[X] You have/had freckles.
[ ] Your family get togethers always include drinking.
Total = 1

African American
[ ] You say nigga/nukka casually.
[ ] You have/had nappy hair
[ ] You like rap music.
[X] You like chicken
[X] You like watermelon.
[ ] You can sing gospel.
[ ] You smoke(d) newports
Total = 2

Asian
[ ] You have slanty/small eyes.
[X] You like rice a lot.
[ ] You are good at math.
[X] You have played the piano.
[X] You have family from Asia.
[X] You laugh sometimes covering your mouth.
[X] Most people think you’re chinese.
[X] You call hurricanes typhoons.
[ ] You go to Baulko.
[ ] You play Handball more than once a week
[X] You know what DDR is
Total = 7

German
[X] You like bread.
[ ] You think American Chocolate is good.
[ ] You Speak some German.
[X] You know what Schnitzel is.
[ ] You hate it when stupid people call you a Nazi.
[X] You went to Pre-school.
[ ] You’re over 5’10”.
Total = 3

Canadian
[ ] You like to ride 4 wheelers
[ ] You love beer.
[X] You say eh.
[ ] You know what poutine is.
[ ] You speak some french.
[ ] You love Tim Horton’s.
[ ] At one point you lived in a farm house.
[ ] You watch/watched degrassi.
[ ] You play/ played hockey or watch it.
Total = 1

French
[X] You like french toast
[ ] You love wine
[ ] You speak a little or are fluent in french.
[ ] You have eaten a snail.
[ ] You like fashion.
[ ] You have been to France.
[ ] You are either a Catholic, a Muslim, a Protestant or a Jew.
Total = 1

American
[ ] You hate foreigners.
[ ] You hate non – Christians
[ ] You’ve been to more then 5 states
[X] You’re lazy.
[ ] You are not cultured.
[X] You hate abortions
[X] But Love the death penalty
[ ] You don’t read.
[ ] You shop at walmart.
Total = 3

Greek
[ ] You’re very loud.
[ ] Your family alone makes a small city.
[ ] You blast music Saturday morning to clean the house.
[ ] You share a bathroom with 5 people.
[ ] You say “open the light” instead of “turn on the light”
[ ] Your parents came into this country illegally.
[ ] Your parents still don’t have their Green Card after 15 years in the U.S.
[ ] You have to go to church every Sunday.
[ ] You always have a “to go plate” when leavin from a party.
Total= 0

Conclusion: I’m a true blue Asian. Whatever.