I don’t usually go for these blogging tag things, but I guess since it was my wife who tagged me, and I did just post about the ‘positive’ effects of Xanga, I’ll be a good sport

From what I understand from the list, I’m supposed to put down five random things about me, and considering my brain works in a pretty dysfunctional, nonlinear way, let’s see what comes out:

1. When reading a book, I don’t fold the pages or even the corners. I avoid disfiguring the book in any way, including with paperbacks, not folding or creasing the binding. My rational justification is that I am preserving and respecting the physical appearance of the book. Unfortunately, no one agrees with me and they all think I’m just nuts .
2. When eating snacks, I just take a eat a few pieces at a time, including Pringles (so I guess when I pop, I can stop). This being the case, I have collected different ways to re-close snack boxes and bags (particularly in the office setting): staples work alright, but difficult for repeated opening and closing; rubber bands, but those are just troublesome to take on and off; and binder clips, which work the best.
3. I don’t like to eat bitter melon, but then again, who does, oh wait, my parents do, hehe.
4. I like to eat fu2 zhu2 (aka tofu skin, or in Japanese – yuba), especially as a stew with pork spare ribs (which of course, my wife makes deliciously), but I don’t think I’ve ever seen this dish outside of Fan family dinners, so I wonder where this dish came from originally.
5. If you’ve been following any of the hyperlinks in this list, can you tell, I love Wikipedia. This is a great online resource for learning about and referencing everything.

Let’s see, now I’m supposed to tag some people, but then again, they might be too old-fashioned or too blog snobby to do it, haha: Fanster, Crazeetraveler and Schwea.