little bitty girl

I was born in beautiful, historic Malacca, Malaysia and when I was twelve, my parents decided to transplant us to Toronto, Canada. Every winter, I curse them and tell them that I am moving back home, to which my mother replies, "What home? We don't have a home there anymore!" Gee, no kidding Mum, but I still have relatives and friends and I have very thick skin so I will have no problem begging them to let me stay with them if I have to.

Obviously, by my site name, I am little and a girl, but NOT a dwarf or a hobbit as Stef, the boy, likes to call me; him being the runt of his family at 6 foot 1. I used to draw little stick girls on my correspondence in lieu of my name and I think that is how I eventually came up with the name of this site.

I suffer from an overactive brain, verbal diarrhea (Duh! Obviously the reason for this site) and an even greater curiosity for learning everything and anything. If I don't know it, I will surely want to learn everything I can about it. It makes me really handy for any type of trivia game and solving crossword puzzles. Unfortunately, I am a "jack of all trades, master of none", much to my disappointment, as I think my secret wish is to be a genius at just ONE particular thing. I am definitely an introverted nerd and I hide my nerd-dom by working in the fashion industry.

These are the rules I try to live my life by, mostly courtesy of Mama Kang:

• Go Big or Go Home
  Don't do anything half ass, if you're not going to do it well, then just don't do it at all.
• Do No Harm
  I am always going to have inner debates with my inner good and bad monkeys and say mean things (usually about people I don't know, sorry!) but at the end of the day, I am not out to be hurtful and malicious. And if I am, you can be sure I will feel a little sorry for it as my mama instilled in me a very strong guilt complex.
• Be Grateful For Your Blessings
  As long as you have love, friends and family, you are always far richer than most. Nothing bothers me more than people who say that they are their own charity. I just want to air drop them into the poorest slums of any third world country with nothing but the shirts on their backs and see what they say after just two days of being there.
• Mind Your P's and Q's and Do It With a Smile
  I always try to be polite to everyone I meet. It is amazing how you can simply make someone's day just by smiling at them. And if that particular grumpy person is not affected by your politeness or smile, you can always walk away; knowing with absolute certainty, that that person is an ASS.
• Try to Laugh at Least Once a Day, Especially at Yourself
  Nothing brings the soul as much joy as laughter. I am, all rolled in one, graceful, co-ordinated and a natural klutz. If I never learned to laugh at myself, I would be forever crying, so I choose to laugh.