11 Facts of Enniebelle:
Fact #1: I’m the
fourth child in my family (and the only bookworm!)
Fact #2: A dog and cat
person. Back home, we have quite a
menagerie. Two cats, three dogs, 8 rabbits (and still counting!) and chickens!
Fact #3: When I was a
little kid, I was extremely dark and small.
My siblings and cousins used to taunt me and called me a “Timorese” (No
offense to Timorese, each of us are special and beautiful in our own way. Peace, no war)
Fact #4: When I was in
Form 2. there was this new cigu from Kelantan.
He was reed thin with wispy goatee. He had this high pitch, grating
voice and quite garang. On top of being
a tyrant, he had a penchant for ‘wandering eyes’ and crude jokes and always
leering on female students. He
complained endlessly about the state of my kampong. Saying things like: dekat
sini tersangatlah ‘ulu’, saye tak beranilah nak minum air kat sini sebab tak
terjamin kebersihan, kampong ni macam jakun, kat sini mak oiiii..panasnyer, banyak
nyamuk, bla bla bla
One day,
during moral education lesson (ironically, he taught us this subject and he’s
the total jerk!), he ordered us to sit in groups and we were to elect a group
leader. I got elected, which I refused.
So, our team were left with no group leader.
He said to me: Awaklah jadi ketua. To which I answered: terima kasih la
cigu tapi saya tidak mau. Lagipun setiap
kalipun saya saja yang jadi ketua. Bagi
chance sama orang lain lagilah. He
thundered, with eyes bulging: Tidak, cheguuu nak awak jadi ketua. Cheguuu tak peduli. Kalau awak tak nak masuk kelas ni, awak boleh
keluar sekarang juga. Awak juga tidak
dibenarkan untuk masuk kelas saya hinggalah peperiksaan akhir. Faham?!!
(pointing his reed thin finger towards the exit door)
Embarrassed
and feeling rebellious (Been bottling up my irritation because the whole class
had to put up with his snide remarks about our beloved kampong), I slowly got
up and said: Terima kasihlah cigu sebab beri saya pilihan untuk keluar dari
kelas ni. Lagipun, bukanya saya suka
sangat cigu pun. Cigu ni nama saja
mengajar pendidikan moral tapi cigu sendiri tidak amalkan apa yang cigu
ajar. Mana boleh cigu main paksa kalau
orang tidak mau. Selama ni, cigu selalu hina kampong kami. Cigu cakap kampong ni macam jakun la, air
berbau la, itulah, inilah, padahal sudah menjadi tanggungjawab cigu mendidik pelajar walau di mana saja. Ini
tidak, cigu selalu merungut, mengina kampung kami. Kalau cigu suda cakap saya tak payah masuk
kelas, saya ikut saja. Off I went and straight to the library. I asked my
classmates what happened after I stormed out off the class and they told me:
the tyrant went red and if looks could kill, I would probably keel over halfway
through the doorway! Well, true to my word, I never attended his class till the
end of the semester and naturally, the cigu failed me in moral subject during
final exam. Next semester, another cigu
took over and I’m happy to say, I scored A's :P
Fact #5: During my
growing-pains phase, the word ‘hostel’ is my bestfriend. from the age of 13 to 22, my life was spent
in hostels. I wish I can live the other
half, living out on a suitcase in hotels around the world! That’ll be a dream
comes true! Well, a place of my very own will not be so bad either..
Fact #6: I wish I
could strike up that TOTO jackpot bonanza! And when I do, I’ll settle my debts,
buy properties, invest, make my family the happiest bunch on planet, give
donations and fulfil that No.5 fact!
Fact #7: I once said
to a man: sial ko, tiada kerja lain ka?
Napa, ko tinguk kami ni macam ayam-ayam ka? You see, me and my cousin were
walking, passing by a restaurant and there was this group of men eating. One of them said leeringly: punya main sadap! I’m no feminist but when it
comes to this kind of thing, I’m a loose cannon. To think that we weren’t wearing flashy and
trashy clothes and he dared to utter such crude remarks was beyond me. Well, the man turned red and I heard one of
the men said: Nah, itulah ko. Sembarang
jak. Skarang suda terkena!
Fact #8: When a
relationship didn’t work out, I prefer to sever all ties with the ex. There’s no point in keeping any relics from
that phase of my life.
Fact #9: I love going
to karaoke! I’m a terrible singer and I might ruin your eardrums but hell,
karaoke joints are people’s favourite past time! You might scream, shriek, cry , croak,
whimper, choke or anything but nobody is going to chastise you. Well, you might
be teased mercilessly but that’s forgivable for the sake of harmless fun.
hehehehe..
Fact #10: Travelling!
My lifelong wish is to tour Europe and Latin America! I yearn to feel the
yearlong, wet rolling hills of Ireland, I long to see the Andeans and scale
Machu Pichu, I want to feel the beautiful summer in Venice (was here in Dec
2007 during winter), I want to absorb the lights in the city of love – Paris,
drink cafe’ au lait in the quaint and chic sidewalk cafes in Paris, be the
revellers in Rio de Janeiro’s famous Carnival, go watch soccer live matches in
Spanish La Liga, stand under the foot of Cristo Redentor (Christ the Redeemer)
statue in Rio de Janeiro, soak up the sun in Greece’s Santorini Islands, inhale
spring breaks in Amsterdam and the Netherlands. I want to stand in front of the world's most famous fountain, the Trevi Fountain in Rome, make a wish and throw my coin inside the pond (mumbo jumbo or not, I'd be the tourist no?). Gosh, I want to experience
Rome, the whole of Italy!
Oh, must not
forget the good ol’ USA: Living as an amnesiac in New York! I want to go bungee
jumping in New Zealand. Well, impossible
it may to achieve but nothing's wrong in wishing and dreaming, no? I need to go and rob the gold bars at Bank
Negara a-la the Italian Job before I could achieve these lifelong wishes of
mine. Always harbour this secret fantasy
of channelling my inner Kim Basinger in Real McCoy. Kekekekee
Fact #11: when I love
someone, it’s a sacred pledge and commitment.
And while I’m at it, I will never ditch my other love, “rationality”. I might love someone to death but I will
never abandon this dear ol’ love of mine.
Spoken like a woman who burnt too many times, no? There’s beautiful love
and there’s dangerous love..
1. What is the
most foolish thing you’ve ever done?
Not sure
which word is the apt description of the thing I did. Foolish or dangerous? I guess both. This happened when I was a small girl. Me and my cousins swam across a swollen and
flooded river! The river was murky with strong currents and dangerous debris
floating all around. One knock on the
head and there would be fatal consequences! We did it, successfully albeit with
painful ‘rewards’ in the form of floggings, courtesy of our parents. We gained notoriety, as ‘tsk tsk tsk crazy
bunch’
2. KFC or
McDonald?
KFC. McD is not my strong favourite. If I could choose, it’ll be Burger King though!
3. Favourite age
you have been so far?
30’s has
liberated me so! Being in this age has given me the licence to:
own a
strong, liberated mind and life in general
Anchor my
life around without some annoying interference of: you’re still young. somebody
has to keep watch over you. Whereas now:
your life is your responsibility. You’re
now entitled to choose how you live it.
Just let us know from time to time how are you getting on and whether
life is treating you fair. We’ll always
be your shoulders (those are the family’s pledge, bless them)
4. Name one
celebrity you can’t stand
That little
shit called Justin Beaver! Ooopss..I meant, Bieber!
5. Choose
between these two super-powers: 1. Being invisible or 2. Being able to fly
Invisible. I don’t think you’d still be able to spread
your wings or whatever when you’re old, brittle and bedridden. Well, you might be able to wiggle your
fingers and toes a bit but...
6. Do you talk
to yourself out-loud? If yes, when do you normally do it?
Yes, I
do. Normally when I screw a task and
have to redo it. I will scold myself
like : hiiiissssshhhh..buduh, buduh!
7. Favourite
cartoon characters of all time?
Can I answer
cartoon characters? For me, The Looney Tunes.
Period.
8. Do you have
the habit of passing on chain letters/emails/texts to your friends?
Nope. They
irritate the hell out of me. Unless,
they are accompanied by big fat cheques then I’ll surely pass the love around (Ouch! That sounds exactly like a classic materialistic bitch syndrome) Fun games with friends, now that, I don’t mind
9. What’s your
favourite junk food? Pick one
Bin
Bin rice crackers! No MSG! Believe me, this stuff is highly addictive
10. Do
you believe in luck?
Yes,
I have faith in luck.
11. What’s
your idea of a perfect day?
Being
pampered by your loved ones. Nothing
beats the glow of happiness of loving and being loved. It’s food for the soul.
Now,
here’s my 11 questions to: AJ, Jusdy, Tom, Papajoneh, Suhaira Wafiah, Bro Nudist, Sweet Wiskies, Bella Ace, Wina Edwina, Deanona, Rose Ragai
1. What
type of a person are you? Loud or mousey?
2. Still
remember the first thing you bought/did with your first paycheck?
3. Do
you believe in relationships with no strings attached?
4. If
Armageddon strikes, the first thing you’ll do is..?
5. Imagine
yourself as a time traveller. Which
period of times/era would you like to revisit and why?
6. Movie(s)
that leaves a big impression and profound meaning in your life?
7. Have
you ever been in love or attracted to your bestfriend?
8. Coffee
or tea?
9. Climbed
any mountains yet?
10. The
biggest embarrassment you have encountered was..?
11. Are
you a romantic person by nature?
