#grassylands

Rule 1: Always post the rules

Rule 2: Answer the questions of the person who tagged you and write eleven new ones.

Rule 3: Tag eleven new people.

Rule 4: Let them know once you’ve tagged them.

I was tagged by plutoner

1. What is your pet peeve?

Rape/racist/sexist jokes, striped polo tees, and when people proudly declare that they hate reading

2. Which movie character would you love to be?

There’re so many I’d love to be! Where do I start hmm mainly I’d love to be Elizabeth from Pride And Prejudice and I’d also love to be Chihiro from Spirited Away, Ariel from The Little Mermaid (though I wish she didn’t have to lose her voice), Belle from Beauty and The Beast, Danielle from Ever After: A Cinderella Story, and Merida from Brave. You can really tell how much I love fairytales ^^

3. Do you like reading books? If so, which are your favs?

Yes, a thousand times yes. I love reading, it’s a part of me. Oh no you’re going to be in for a loooooong list! Here are some of my favourite books which also includes my childhood favourites:

The Inheritance Trilogy by N.K. Jemisin

The Wicked Lovely Series by Melissa Marr

The Mortal Instruments by Cassandra Clare

The Books Of Bayern by Shannon Hale

Ombria In The Shadow by Patricia A. McKillip

Harrowing the Dragon by Patricia A. McKillip (a collection of short stories)

The Lion and The Lark by Patricia A. McKillip (it’s actually part of the above but I love it too much. She’s my favourite author and I love her infinitely. She writes so beautifully and lyrically, in deceptively simple prose and I’m just in awe of her)

Harry Potter series (I suppose it belongs in mostly everyone’s book collection)

Percy Jackson and the Olympians by Rick riordan

The Bitterbynde Trilogy by Cecilia Dart-Thornton (she really captures the essence of Faerie)

The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy “Trilogy" by Douglas Adams (it’s actually 5 books and he is absolutely hilarious)

I Capture The Castle by Dodie Smith

Ella Enchanted by Gail Carson Levine

Once Upon A Marigold by Jean Ferris

Bella At Midnight by Diane Stanley

Goose Chase by Patrice Kindl

Catherine, Called Birdy by Karen Cushman

I, Coriander by Sally Gardner

Wise Child by Monica Furlong

A Discovery Of Witches by Deborah Harkness

Ice by Sarah Beth Durst (my favourite mythology is East of the Sun, West of the Moon, and Cupid and Psyche or Eros and Psyche. Both are similar cos one’s descended from the other)

The Darkangel Trilogy by Meredith Ann Pierce

Mara Dyer Trilogy by Michelle Hodkin

Pride And Prejudice by Jane Austen

Jane Eyre by Charlotte Bronte

A Suitable Boy by Vikram Seth

Psyche In A Dress by Francesca Lia Block

Which Witch by Eva Ibbotson

His Dark Materials by Philip Pullman

Don’t Bite The Sun by Tanith Lee

The Claidi Journals by Tanith Lee

Everneath Novels by Brodi Ashton

Tempest by Julia Cross

The Legacy Series by Cayla Kluver

The History Of Love by Nicole Krauss

Looking For Alaska by John Green

The Summer I Turned Pretty by Jenny Han

A Midsummer Night’s Dream by Shakespeare

A Wrinkle In Time Madeleine L’Engle

A Ring Of Endless Light Madeleine L’Engle

Interpreter Of Maladies Jhumpa Lahiri (a collection of short stories)

I’ve a lot more but I’ll restrain myself hahahah. As I read more and more I realise that while adults’ books can be more complex and intriguing, children’s books tend to be more easily imprinted on your heart (but it’s a generalisation of course).

4. What was one of your childhood dream?

To be a mermaid (and if it doesn’t work out, to be a marine biologist).

5. Describe your parents.

My parents are amongst the most good hearted people in the world. They are extremely strict, and infinitely loving.

For some reason, my dad reminds me of a king. He has a beard which is now streaked with grey, and it makes him look wise. He has a loud and deep voice which compels you to listen to him, and he has thoughtful eyes. He has a commanding presence. He can be extremely fierce when he’s furious but he has a loving heart. He is very protective of those he loves. He is driven, passionate and idealistic, and he is able to come up with thousands of ideas for everything. He loves cooking and making his own recipes on the spot. He loves to tease my mum. In a way he reminds me of Ariel’s (The Little Mermaid) father in the sense that he isn’t always able to communicate his concern, worry and love for us and it manifests as a scolding session, and he isn’t always able to understand his four daughters but he really tries to. I love it when he laughs because he looks like the happiest person in the world. I love how open he is in showing his love for us, and I want to emulate this because I’d love everyone to know how much I appreciate them before it is too late.

My mum is a quiet and elegant person. She is very practical, rational and task-driven and I suppose they balance each other out in this way. She has a hot temper but she is improving on it (it’s way better now than in the past). She’s very pretty. She used to be the most sought after girl in JC and university. She describes herself as the snow queen because she seems to be a cold person (and well if you didn’t know her you might think so), but in actuality she’s a very sensitive and intense person who feels and loves strongly. She’s a romantic at heart; both my parents are-she ran away from home to be with my dad (she’s in good terms with her mum now so that’s awesome). She is beautiful when she laughs. She’s not a very happy person because of so many things that have occurred in her life, but when she is, she lights up the world. She is the strongest person I know. I want to emulate her quiet, graceful strength.

While they seem quite different from each other, they are highly similar too and are able to finish each other’s sentances. They love each other strongly, love my sisters and me to bits. I love them infinitely.

6. Where are you from?

Sunny Singapore

7. What is your fav body part?

Externally or internally? Well I can’t choose, so it’s the heart, brains and eyes :)

8. What are some of the movies you would recommend?

PRIDE AND PREJUDICE, Spirited Away, The Little Mermaid, Matrix, A Cinderella Story (with Hilary Duff), Stardust

9. Do you idolize anyone?

I don’t idolize anyone but I do admire my mum and Audrey Hepburn

10. What bands do you listen to?

You Me At Six, The Cab, Paramore, VersaEmerge, The xx, All Time Low, Icona Pop, Florence And The Machine

11. What do you think of 1D? ;-)

They’re okay, they have catchy songs :)

My questions:

1. What’s your favourite memory?

2. If you could be a mythological creature, what would it be?

3. What’s your favourite animal, and why?

4. Do you like reading? If you do, what’s your fav book?

5. What’s your hobby?

6. Tell me a story.

7. Coffee or tea?

8. What’s your favourite colour?

9. What’s your favourite song(s)?

10. Describe yourself in three sentences max.

11. What traits do you love in other people?

I tag:

grassylands

moonlightandewdrops

fishfingersandflustered

lustforthemoonlight

teachingliteracy

wipaca

englishsnow

stormyseasandloyalty

alecks-s

heartlungmachine