25 things about me

1) I changed my first light bulb when I was 25 years old

2) I am scared of spiders, and I am not sure why

3) If I was not so afraid of my parents, my culture and what people thought of me, by now I would have a nose stud, an eyebrow ring, a piercing on my chin, a tongue ring, a couple of earrings on the top of my ear, a tattoo on both my upper arms, my ankle, my lower back, my hip and my shoulder.

4) I prefer waxing to shaving, even though it is so bludeh painful.

5) I started eating olives because I wanted to be a Bond girl. Martinis have olives and getting used to the taste of olives was the first step.

6) I have a crush on Wolverine but not on Hugh Jackman

7) I read The Pearl - an online collection of erotic stories and poems from the 19th century

8) I have a complex about wearing glasses that stems from primary school and the days of my upside down glasses

9) I can remember a dream I had when I was between the age of 4 and 6 - it was while we were still in Nigeria

10) I love perfumes - at the moment I have about 10 perfume varieties to choose

11) I am collecting Winnie the Pooh books

12) I went through a phase when green was my favourite colour and so I bought a lot of clothes in green

13) Monopoly is my all time favourite board game

14) I love dresses but I hardly wear them

15) Until the end of last year, I had never planned what I would want at my wedding

16) I have been in hospital only once - to get my wisdom teeth removed. (Being born in a hospital does not count. I will use social elitism and take it for granted)

17) My favourite image collection is one of various cities by night

18) I like playing with the centerpiece candle when at a restaurant

19) I get lonely and insecure at times

20) I enjoy watching cartoons

21) I use Google to stalk people (not just research for work; personal curiosity too)

22) I am still not completely sure of my times tables for 6, 7, 8, 9, 11 and 12

23) I often re-read my favourite books

24) When Apologize by OneRepublic came out, that was the only song on my playlist for 4 days and I listened to it continuously at work and at home

25) I judge restaurants by their dessert menu

Frozen moments #2

We were having drinks. It was early evening, the sun was setting and the candle lights we out. He leaned in towards me to ask a question, coming close to my face and angling his head so that it was in line with mine, almost like he was going to kiss me. As I mildly replied, the only thought racing through my mind was, "Thank goodness my eyes are too dark to see the pupils dialite."