I've been tagged!

I've been tagged by Chris 1971 of Nederland / The Netherlands.

That means that I have to post a pic and write 16 random things about myself and then tag 6 of my friends that I would like to learn more about.

1) I was born in downtown Kowloon, Hong Kong, in 1971. I was born prematurely and was a tiny 4 lb. baby at birth. My mom thought that I would not live, but I did. ^ ^

2) When I was little I thought the coolest jobs were: bus driver, fire engine driver (didn't know that fire truck driver HAD TO fight fires too), TV news anchor and meterologist.

3) My family immigrated to Toronto Canada when I was 17 because of their fears over the Communists’ takeover of Hong Kong in 1997.

4) Since a very young age, I’ve always been fascinated by buses and trucks, airplanes, foreign currencies, geography and the daily events of the world.

5) My addiction: a big glass of milk as part of my breakfast, a newspaper, and an orange after dinner, every day.

6) At university I specialized in Commerce, majored in Economics and minored in Geography (with an emphasis in Urban Studies).

7) I’m fascinated by the movement of parts (watches), money (finance), people (public transportation) and goods (container ships and logistics).

8) Despite my interest in banking and finance matters, I can be quite skeptical about capitalism and materialism. Society creates lots of low-quality products that are not meant to last, and producers push very hard to tell us that we are “uncool” if we don’t buy them constantly.

9) I’m single. I’ve lots of good friends, but have discovered that finding a mate is not as easy as it seems. Never mind a mate, getting a date is challenging enough already.

10) I try to be green whenever possible.

11) I’m an early bird. I wake up around 6 A.M. on weekdays and no later than 7:30 A.M. on weekends, without the aid of an alarm clock.

12) Despite my urban upbringing, I love the countryside and love hiking / rambling.

13) I remember by heart all my bank card and credit card numbers, as well as all my close friends' telephone numbers, home addresses and email addresses.

14) I'm Euro-centric and enjoy reading about Irelad, Scotland, Wales, England, Belgium, the Netherlands, Switzerland, Austria, Germany, Denmark, Norway, Sweden and Finland. As you can guess, I prefer cold climate over the tropics. I cannot tolerate heat and humidity. (Strange, as I did grow up in Hong Kong, which has a long and hot summer).

15) I detest video games (It's a very un-Asian thing to hate video games). I've no interest in Wii, XBox 360, PS and DS. I also have no Facebook and MySpace account. I prefer to have a conversation with my friends or meet them in person.

16) I walk very fast for my height (5' 6", 1.68 m). I walk as fast as the London bankers coming out of Moorgate tube station at 8 A.M. Young, able-bodies who walk at snail-pace and walkers and drivers who sway from side to side on the street drive me nuts. Can't people please walk a straight line and check their surrounding before suddenly stopping to adjust their iPod? : ))

Bonus Point (17) I'm very dumb on the entertainment world. I thought Cameron Diaz was a man. I own no iPod or MP3 player (the radio serves me well), which probably explained why I didn't know who Cameron Diaz was!! : )))