C FOR CRAZY; C FOR CHITA; PART I

I haven't been writing anything useful this year.
Lots of new things, lots of adjustments, trying to catch up with life are what happened.
Meanwhile life is actually kinda exciting, I haven't been very wordy to write them down.
Tonight, I'm feeling wordy.
Don't be too eager, it's still another useless stuffs.
I'm going to write some crazy facts about myself!
Hey, it's my blog, I totally can write about myself :D

1. Dislikes watching TV
I'm not sure why but I guess it was a habit growing up. You know when you were little and your parents didn't allow you to watch too much TV? Yeah, it happened to me too. And I guess I become used to not watching TV. Besides, I hate commercial breaks and being controlled by TV shows schedule.

2. Dislikes shopping, unless grocery or books shopping!
I find clothes/shoes shopping is rather frightening. Because I need to go from one store to another yet it doesn't mean I will find the things I want. It could be easier to buy online but I can't touch them, so no. I'm a very picky person and won't buy something unless I like everything about it. So clothes/shoes shopping is a nightmare!
Meanwhile, I love shopping in supermarkets. I can go for hours! I like to read labels, compare stuffs, and you can always find a thing you need in supermarkets (well at least, sweets and snacks, right?).
And books... I prefer to buy them online because it'll be easier to NOT buy more if you're not surrounded by book shelves with heavy, good-looking, colourful books. Also, I need to check regularly for discount which is tiring if I check it offline in the stores!

3. Likes sunbathing
It's not weird, unless you're a pure-Asian who lives in a tropical country where (almost) every woman wants to look whiter/lighter and try to stay out of the sun as long as they could.
I actually enjoy being under the sun. Well, mid-day sun gives me headache, mostly. But when I get a chance, I like to sit under the sun and enjoy the sunlight roasts my skin. It's warm. It feels like I'm being recharged.

4. Loves working!
Am I a workaholic? I actually don't know what a workaholic is. I just enjoy working. Even though I'm also complaining when it's Monday, stressed when work is getting tight, and wants to skip a day (or a year) off, I actually enjoy it. I like being busy. So busy you barely can breath. I like having so much to do. I like pushing my limits. I don't mind working until late. Sometimes, I even work on weekends.
So, am I a workaholic?

5. (can be crazy) Details (sometimes)
Maybe it's because I read and am obsessed with  Sherlock Holmes and Detective Conan. Maybe because I'm too paranoid. Maybe because I'm just this crazy.
When I leave my room, I take a brief eye-scan on the room to memorize the place of each items (only the major ones, though) so when I'm back, I check if my stuffs are in the same positions as I left earlier. So far, I never got any creepy/weird/woah-are-those-stuffs-moving-by-themselves experiences in my rented room, because no one came inside my room when I wasn't there (thank God!). When I lived in a house, I always can tell if someone borrowed my pen or moved something on my desk.
I'm not crazy, right? ><

6. Have a good memory... sometimes
Especially about something that I heard verbally. Like when you tell me stories about your ex-boyfriends or your ancestors, I would be likely to remember it even when you've forgotten about it. It's not that I want to keep them in my mind, but it's just there.
It's also annoying when you promise me something, because I will always, always remember them :)

7. Never hates a person
If you know me personally, especially if you were my close friends, you would know how I could cruelly ignore people. But don't take it wrong. I wouldn't hate anyone, even though it seems like it. I always believe hating means caring. And if I don't like a certain person, I wouldn't hate them because it means I still care about them (pfft!). So instead of hating, I would ignore instead. Pretend that they don't exist. It's healthier for me that way.

8. Obsessed with orders and lists
I have lists of everything. List of resolutions of each year, list of things I want to buy, list of things I need to buy, list of things I want to do before I die, list of the books I have, list of the books I want to buy, list of the movies I've watched each year, etc. My life is not my life if I don't have my lists. It helps me prioritizing things. It helps me not to miss anything or lost my focus.

9. Watches what she eats, closely
I don't like being sick (who does?!) but I don't really have a healthy living. I don't exercise regularly, I don't take vitamins regularly either. So the only thing to maintain my health is by watching what I eat and drink. It's not crazy stuffs. I still eat normal foods I can buy in warung or food street, but I try to not eat bad combinations. For example, you won't find me eating rice with noodles or potatoes, because it means I eat double carbohydrates. Or I don't eat chicken/beef/lambs with fish/seafood because... well, you actually shouldn't. Look it up. I try to eat a full plate of vegetables or fruits at least once a week. I drink milk an hour before I eat anything. I drink coffee/tea as less as I could (usually once in a few days). I limit myself to drink canned/bottled drinks only once a month. I don't eat instant noodles anymore (unless I don't have a choice). Etc.
However, I'm not picky when I don't have many choices. If someone serves me instant noodles, I won't tell them "Oops sorry, I don't eat this, can you cook me something else?"

10. Not ambitious, at all
In my very first job interview, I was asked about my expected salary. My answer was "Above the minimum wage". The interviewer teased me, "What if I gave you only IDR 10,000 above the minimum wage?" and my answer was "That's fine. As long as it's above the minimum wage. You can determine how much I deserve after you see my performance"
Of course I didn't answer that when I was asked the same question in my next job interviews.
What I was trying to say is that I never had any ambition to earn more money. Or to get certain position. That doesn't mean I don't like money. Wouldn't it be nice to be able to travel the world or not counting when you're book shopping? :D
But that doesn't mean more money or high positions are my goals. My goals are to always learn, wherever I work. Because money can be stolen, but no one could steal your knowledge and ideas from you :)

[to be continued...]