"You never know how much innocence is worth until you've lost it."

Profound? The other half seems to think so.

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[I wrote most of the following yesterday, but fell asleep immediately after the conversation with Li-Shia and so was unable to finish the entry.]


There are several reasons why I don't usually respond to tags. Among them, tags are simply too time-consuming.

But this tag from Denise is pretty short and straightforward, so I'll take a whack at it while waiting for the photos to be copied over.


April 1, 1997

1) How old were you?
Nine going on ten.

2) Where did you go to school?
SK Taman Segar.

3) Where did you work?
At my desk.

4) Where did you live?
Cheras.

5) Where did you hang out?
At different locations across the school grounds.

6) Did you wear glasses?
No.

7) Who were your best friends?
Leanne and Wei Jian.

8) How many tattoos did you have?
None.

9) How many piercings did you have?
None.

10) What car did you drive?
None.

11) Had you been to a real party?
Birthday parties thrown by family and friends.

12) Had your heart broken?
No.


April 1, 2002

1) How old were you?
Fourteen going on fifteen.

2) Where did you go to school?
Victoria Institution.

3) Where did you work?
Still at my desk, though sometimes at my students' desks.

4) Where did you live?
Cheras.

5) Where did you hang out?
Mid Valley, mostly.

7) Who were your best friends?
Guru, Ern Li, Lian Jen and Ming-Shien.

8) Who was your regular-person crush?
Can't remember if I had any.

9) How many tattoos did you have?
None.

10) How many piercings did you have?
None.

11) What car did you drive?
Does Michael Schumacher's computer game Ferrari count?

12) Had you had your heart broken?
No.


April 1, 2007

1) How old are you?
Nineteen going on twenty. I'm still a teenager.

2) Where do you work?
At my desk, the computer desk, the dining table and the VIOBA Clubhouse.

3) Where do you live?
Cheras.

4) Do you wear glasses?
No, but I probably need to.

5) Where do you hang out?
Anywhere and everywhere, depending on my fellow hang-outers.

6) Who are your best friends?
The d'NAers, the debaters and Li-Shia.

7) Do you talk to your old friends?
Definitely. The best stories are always about how time changes things.

8) How many piercings do you have?
Do piercings caused by insect mouthparts/stings count? I've got plenty all over my legs, probably from some beach/sea insect(s) at Mersing.

9) How many tattoos?
None.

10) What kind of car do you drive?
A grey Proton Iswara. Inherited from my grandfather.

11) Has your heart been broken?
Several times. Bono wrote, "A heart that hurts is a heart that beats." As Shern Ren might say, God's power is evident in the cracked pots of our lives (2 Corinthians 4:7).

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Coming soon.