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About me

Gender	Female
Industry	Education
Location	Malaysia
Introduction	(In no particular order) PHOBIAS: heights, speed, heights + speed, cockroaches, having something in my teeth or on my face in public, childbirth, ending up with someone who doesn't love me or vice versa, STDs, getting drunk and doing something stupid, accidentally flashing someone, tripping / falling in public. DISLIKES: hairy backs, beansprouts, racism/racists, agressive drivers, Hulk-like muscles, body odour, crying babies/children, cat poo, visible nipples in public, girls that act cute-sy, unflattering clothes, sagging breasts, sagging breasts on men, saddlebags, vomitting, the sound and smell of vomit, being sick, badly-made food, Britney Spears.
Interests	Languages and linguistics, post-colonial theory, sexy music, reading, cooking, shopping (shoes / dresses / lingerie), foreign language films, good food, manly men, dancing, massages, making friends with cute kids/babies, ESL, 2nd language learning, English as a global language, long hot bubble baths in deep tubs, dogs, flowers, fireworks.
Favorite movies	Amelie, Love Actually, Crash, Ms Congeniality, Pride & Prejudice (Keira Knightley version), Bring It On (it's the dancing), Speed, Bad Boys I & II, Pulp Fiction, Transformers
Favorite music	Folk, acoustic, soul, 80s and 90s stuff, also a heap of oldies and anime theme songs. Some artists: Bic Runga, Boyz II Men, All 4 One, Paolo Nutini, vintage Michael Jackson, Dave Matthews Band, Goo Goo Dolls, Dashboard Confessionals, Roxette, Mariah Carey pre-boob job and general breakdown, Texas, Sister Hazel, Jack Johnson, John Mayer, Justin Timberlake (don't judge me!), Ryan Adams, Kisschasy, Aimee Mann, Ben Harper, U2, Fergie (ridiculously catchy!), Sheryl Crow, Colbie Caillat, Michael Buble.
Favorite books	Geisha by Arthur Golden, The Hamilton Case by Michele de Kretser, Falling Leaves by Adeline Yen Mah, God of Small Things by Arundhati Roy, Life of Pi by Yann Martel. Terry Pratchett and Milan Kundera are interesting. Fave authors for thrashy chick lit: Jill Barnett, Marian Keyes, Teresa Medeiros, Susan Elizabeth Phillips. Fave Cookbook: Jamie's Dinners by Jamie Oliver (his best book yet)