| Back to Table of Contents Here's what you're supposed to do... Copy this and paste it into a new e-mail that you will send. Change all of the answers so that they apply to you. Then, send this to people you know INCLUDING the person who sent it to you. The theory is that you will learn a lot of little known facts about those who know you. REMEMBER to send it back to the person who sent it to you. Name as it appears on your birth certificate: E l I z a C h u Nicknames: Munchkin, one of the Three Musketeers, Lyze (not “lies”), Lisa, Chooch, Choomonk, Ellie… IM handles: AIM - elliechu; Yahoo! - tyggergirl Parents’ names: Myon and Sung Hee or Allen and Helen Siblings’ names: David Do you get along with your parent(s)? I can get along with them as long as the conversation doesn’t turn to (1) marriage, (2) children, or (3) their idea of success. Do you get along with your sibling(s)? He’s one of my closest friends! # of candles that appeared on your last birthday cake: 27 Date that you regularly blow them out: July 21 Zodiac sign: Cancer / Dragon Hometown: I like to say Torrance, California, since I lived there for the first 8 years of my life but I was in the Yucaipa school system for 9 years. Alma Mater: Yucaipa High School, 1994; University of Chicago, 1998 Current Residence: Chicago, Illinois, USA Living arrangement: Sharing a one-bedroom apartment with two cats Pets: 2 cats, 1 betta, 2 siamese algae eaters, 1 albino pleco, 3 bloodfin tetras, 2 flying foxes Eye color: Super dark brown Hair color: Dark brown with reddish highlights Piercing: 3 in the ear lobes, 1 cartilage Tattoos: 1 tribal-style dragon on the left-hand side of my back (yes, it's the one all over this site) How much do you love your job? I'd rather be a trust fund baby Favorite color: Red Favorite food: anything Mediterranean, anything French, anything Japanese, anything Korean Been to Africa? Yip Been in a car accident? None of them were my fault! Crouton or bacon bits? Bacon bits because I hate how croutons shred the roof of my mouth. Favorite Holiday: All of them as long as I’m not at home. Favorite day of the week: Friday Favorite word or phrase: Onomatopoeia (look it up!) Favorite toothpaste: Colgate Total Favorite restaurant: Everest Favorite flowers: Daffodils Favorite drink: non-alcoholic - Ginger Ale; alcoholic - Cosmopolitan Favorite sport to watch: Basketball Preferred type of ice cream: Green tea Favorite Sesame Street character? Grover Disney or Warner Bros.? Disney Favorite fast food restaurant: In N Out Burger When was your last visit to a hospital? July 2001 because I missed an easy throw in a softball warm-up. It was doubly embarrassing because I was the captain (not because of my skills obviously) What color is your bedroom carpet? I’ve got hardwood floors but I’d love to have purple carpeting in my bedroom How many times did you fail your driver's license test? What? People fail those things? Have you ever been convicted of a crime? Me? Would I even commit a crime? =P Which single store would you choose to max out your credit card? Amazon.com What do you do most often when you're bored? Work out at the gym Name the person that you are friends with that lives the farthest from you: Matthew in Tokyo, Japan Most annoying thing people ask me: Where are you from? Bedtime: 10ish, if I’m lucky Favorite all-time show: Gilmore Girls Last person you went out to dinner with: Marisol, Grace and Yeon What do you think about Ouija Boards? I avoid them What’s on your mouse pad? If I had one, I’d probably have Pikachu or Mashimaro Favorite Board Game: Trivial Pursuit Favorite Magazine: Any cooking or travel mags Favorite Smells: The ocean when you’re miles away from shore, orange blossoms, the earth right before and after a heavy rain, a pine forest. Favorite soundtrack: The Wedding Singer What’s the first thing you think of when you wake up in the morning? 5 more minutes... Do you get motion sickness? Only if I’m reading in a moving vehicle. Roller coasters – scary or exciting? Both, that’s what makes them so much fun! Pen or pencil? Pen (even on crossword puzzles) Are you a lefty, righty or ambidextrous? I’m usually a righty. I’m ambi when it comes to snowboarding. How many rings before you answer the phone? Four. The first for me to look at my phone. The second to see who it is. The third and fourth to decide whether or not I feel like talking. Future son’s name? Ethan Future daughter’s name? Isabella Chocolate or vanilla? Chocolate all the way! Do you like to drive? I love it! The freedom… weaving in and out of traffic… fun, fun! Until I get a ticket… =( Do you sleep with stuffed animals? I’ve got a bunch on my bed but I don’t hold one while sleeping. Who is your favorite poet? Pablo Neruda Favorite pet: Tessie Von Goodman (AKA Grace) our german shepherd. RIP. Favorite movies: Seven Samurai, Chocolat, Room with a View, Amelie If you could be one gardening tool, what would you be? A shovel because you can use it in new and old gardens What’s your favorite number? 21 unless we’re talking about the number of kids in which case I’d say 2 at the very least and 6 at the very most. If you could meet one person in the world, dead or alive, who would it be? Jesus Christ If a girl asked you for the shirt off of your back, would you give it to her? Only if it didn’t put me in a compromising situation Would you ever ask a guy for his shirt? Literally, maybe. Metaphorically, no since I value my indepencence. If you could have any job you wanted, what would it be? Food critic for the obvious perks or painter because it’s one of my passions and you’d meet hella cool people If you could dye your hair any color, what would it be? Flaming red with streaks of gold What is on your walls in your bedroom? Mark Rothko print Is the glass half empty or half full? It’s half full because it’s half empty. Worst (and scariest) feeling: Looking down at a river from a high bridge as you’re about to jump off Best feeling in the world: Being in the arms of someone I love Have you ever been in love? Yes Loved somebody so much it made you cry? Hmm… tricky question. Did I cry because I loved the person so much or was I grateful for having that person in my life or was I afraid of losing that person? In any case, I guess I’d say yes. |