#if some of these are kinda wonky in certain areas it's because uhhhh these are mainly for close up/small icons lol

[otome--gokoro]

50 things tag

Tagged by @wonky-glass-ornament, thank you! Tagging @han-pan and @mysticdaddies

What kind of food can’t you stand?:

Beans, tomatoes, slimy things (e.g. okra). I”m picky about textures.

2. If you could choose one minor inconvenience to never have to deal with again, what would you pick?:

Mosquitoes. There’s dengue fever in my area now :/

3. Have you got any useless talents?:

I can move my ears?

4. If you could be really really good at one thing, what would it be?:

Talking to people, maybe?

5. Name a few people you think are extremely good-looking:

Natalie Dormer, IU.

6. What was your favorite way to pass the time as a kid?:

Reading. I did nothing but read when I was young.

7. What is something you’re proud of?:

When I get my toes done at a nail salon, the staff always assume that my fingernails are done by professionals. I do them myself actually lol

8. What’s one character flaw in people that you just can’t tolerate?:

Willful, proud ignorance.

9. Do you consider yourself to be more of a leader or a follower?:

I prefer to follow, but if I think you’re not competent, I will step all over you.

10. What kind of student are/were you?:

In university? The kind that spoils the bell curve lol. In secondary school I was the type who never did my homework.

11. Butterfly effect question! Has there ever been a seemingly minor decision you’ve made (at the time) that ended up having a profound influence on your life?:

Yeah, to study Japanese. I could’ve done Malay, Spanish, French, or German. That eventually led me to spending two years studying music in Japan, and now I’m a Japanese studies major in university lol

12. Name your most irrational fear/aversion:

Looking in mirrors when it’s dark

13. Are there any fictional characters you find especially relatable?:

K O J U R O

14. If you drink, what kind of drunk are you? Alternatively, what sort of person are you at parties?:

Can’t drink, allergic to alcohol. I’m the kind who’s asking if we can go home yet.

15. Do you fall in love easily? Or does it usually take a long time for you to trust someone?:

It takes a long time and I like to stay in denial for as long as I can.

16. Would you rather have one close friend or 100 casual friends?:

One close friend.

17. Do you consider yourself to be more of a slob or a neat-freak?:

In personal life, I’m a slob. In work/school, neat freak. My work/school documents are impeccably sorted.

18. Describe a place (imaginary or real) that you would find incredibly cozy:

…my bed?

19. Do you have kids? If not, do you want them someday?:

no and no bc i would be a terrible mother and this was part of why my previous relationship didn’t work out

20. What was your favorite book as a child?

hmm. i read so much as a kid that it’s hard to decide tbh. Ender’s Game really blew my mind the first time i read it.

21. Name one thing you just don’t get what all the hype is about:

…………..minions. God, I hate their high-pitched, squeaky voices.

22. Name one thing that you think is tragically underrated:

That new-ish Japanese OKKO game, GakeKoi. I’m actually really enjoying it right now but I don’t know anyone else who plays it lol

23. If you had to be glued to a person for a month, real or fictional (who you have never met), who would you choose?:

uhhhh no that’s not a good idea at all. i need privacy. i haven’t willingly let anybody into my bedroom for like… 5 years.

24. What’s something you’d like the chance to do someday?:

skydiving

25. Do you typically speak your mind when you have a controversial opinion? Or do generally prefer to not rock the boat?:

depends on the situation and the company. with friends, i speak my mind.

26. What’s the dumbest fad you’ve been caught up in?:

uhhh i don’t know. i enjoyed the salted egg yolk sauce craze that happened last year.

27. What’s something you thought was cool as a kid/adolescent, but now cringe at yourself for?:

………..idols tbh. a lot of them don’t have great lives. it’s a very sad industry.

28. What’s a trait you consider to be very admirable?:

Kindness.

29. Is there a particular kind of item people always tend to give you as gifts? (For instance, people always get you things with ducks on them because you like ducks, etc.):

GUDETAMA MERCHANDISE

30. Do you speak multiple languages? Which ones?:

English, Japanese, Chinese.

31. Would you rather live in the big city or the countryside?:

i’m a city girl all the way. huge, wide, open spaces scare me a little tbh.

32. Has there ever been something you were certain you’d hate, but ended up loving?:

eggplant.

33. Do you mind being the center of attention, or do you prefer the spotlight to be on someone else?:

someone else, definitely. don’t look at me

34. Favorite holiday?:

uhhh i like all holidays generally

35. Are you a more go-with-the-flow type of person, or do you need to have things planned meticulously?:

go with the flow for personal life, plan stuff for work/school.

36. Is there something you loved so much you wish you could forget it and experience it all over again? (A tv show, book, series–anything.):

ender’s game, game of thrones, the first two seasons of sherlock

37. What hobbies do you have?:

cosmetics and skincare, reading, making music

38. If you could have a superpower, but it was only mildly useful, what ability would you want to have?:

the ability to get an uber/taxi instantly without having to wait like 15 minutes for it to arrive

39. Something people are always surprised to learn about you:

i’ve never slept through an alarm before

40. Something that took you way too long to figure out:

you can replay slbp event routes to farm closet spaces/energy hearts ._.

41. Worst injury you’ve had?

the dent in my forehead

42. Any morbid fascinations?:

i kind of enjoy reading about unsolved murders/kidnappings etc

43. Describe your sense of humor:

…kinda mean lol. i like sarcasm and good puns.

44. If you had to be born in another era/place, which would you choose?:

i’m sorry i can’t deal with sweat and stickiness and general dirt so i’m gonna have to say the future. i think i’m okay as a singaporean.

45. Something you are irredeemably bad at:

my pride demands that i not be IRREDEEMABLY bad at anything. i am terrible at sports tho. i have no hand eye coordination

46. Something that sucked but you’re glad you went through:

to be honest my life has been pretty smooth sailing. i am lucky.

47. Would you rather have a really godawful ugly tattoo in a place that is only slightly inconvenient to conceal with clothing (upper arm, thigh, etc.), or the coolest, most beautiful tattoo ever in the middle of your face? (Neither tattoo can be removed or concealed with makeup, and the ugly tattoo will deeply offend anyone who sees it.):

i’ll take the ugly one. i’m not much of a tattoo person

48. Are you more of an optimist or a pessimist?:

pessimist to the core

49. What would be the most flattering compliment someone could give you?:

wow you’re not a completely terrible person

50. Something you feel people often misunderstand about you:

for some reason people seem to think i’m nice?? but i’m actually a fairly uncaring person lol