10 things about me (if you're a close friend, all of the things below will be old news to you).
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1. I don't like watching TV. I have minimal patience with having to sit in front of the TV for long periods of time and having to adjust my life/activities according to the timings (show timeslots, commercial breaks, etc). It doesn't mean I don't like watching TV shows, series, or movies. I do. I just prefer to do it at my leisure.
2. I am a speed reader but a slow writer. Always overthinking.
3. Vegetables and fruits are my daily staple. I actually really, really like them. But of course, I always get idiotic comments on how I am still overweight despite of my love for fruits and veggies.
4. I speak reasonably good English because it is my first language. I also have all the patience in the world with people who don't speak good English, because I can only imagine what it would be like to learn Russian from scratch. Read: Learning language is difficult for most people and condescension does not help in any way.
5. My husband is 187cm tall, while I measure at a much shorter 157cm. Yes, that would be a whole foot (30 cm) in height difference.
6. I hate balloons. At one point of my life, I was absolutely terrified of them, but not anymore. It's called "Globophobia".
7. I only become quiet from my usual cheerful, chatterbox self when I am (a) sick and/or exhausted or (b) feeling supremely annoyed. When I act moody with someone, usually it's because they annoy the crap out of me and I want to limit interactions with them. It's my automatic defense mechanism.
8. I am so NOT a morning person. Which is not a good thing, I know.
9. My ex-roommates will identify this as the oddest thing about me: I will not sit/lie down (or let anyone else) on the bed when wearing clothes that have been worn outside of the house, or sat on the floor with, or cooked/cleaned/etc with. Neither will I put my towel, handbag or any other foreign objects on the bed. I don't think its a germaphobe thing since it's only applicable for my bed at my own place. Control issues, maybe?
10. I can't believe I took three hours to list 10 things about myself. Refer point No 2.
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I just felt like randomly writing about stuff that no one even asked me about. I'm weird like that.
