100 things about me

Okay, don't hate me but I did not have too much trouble finding 100 things to write about. I had to actually stop myself at 100. Not because I wanted to obey the rules as such, but because I find it hard to believe anyone will even want to read to 100 let alone more. I have to warn you that there is nothing very interesting in the list.

So here it is.

1. I am a sinner saved by grace
2. I was born in a picturesque coastal town in India- A place where people go for honeymoons
3. I am the youngest of 3 siblings
4. Both my parents had careers up until a few months ago when they finally retired
5. I was always a sick child
6. Yet, I never wished that my mom would stay home and take care of me instead of having a career
7. I am glad I did not as she was very, very successful professionally
8. She is one of two women in India who was awarded her position at that time
9. I grew up with a lot of extended family close to us. So I am close to most of my cousins.
10. I came to US four years ago
11. I still have an accent
12. I stopped being sick after coming here-pretty much
13. English is not my mother tongue
14. But I bet I can beat most of you at word games. (that is arrogance for you!!!)
    
15. Without the luck factor of course
16. As a Christian, I guess I should not use the word luck
17. But I do
18. In my dark moments, I feel I am unlucky
19. But all the time I KNOW I am very blessed
20. Math is my favorite subject in the whole world
21. I invented a method for binary addition when I was in the 10^th grade and shared it with my teacher and friends
22. My teacher was too scared to use as she feared it won’t work in all scenarios
23. It does, but I can’t remember what the method is now.
24. I hate biology
25. The sight of blood makes me faint
26. I am a coward when it comes to needles
27. I was bitten by a dog when I was 10
28. I had to take 6 injections
29. I was scared of dogs since then-until I got Pappu
30. I still miss him
31. I have a BS in Civil Engineering and an MS in Environmental Engineering
32. I know to design a dam and mix concrete
33. I can bake cookies as well
34. They are not mutually exclusive
35. I lived in the same house for 23 years in India
36. After coming here, I lived in 5 houses in 4 years
37. I did not have a car for almost three years I was here
38. I walked 4 miles to and from school during summer
39. Sometimes even in snow during winter
40. Two years of grad school were the hardest years in my life so far
41. Not because I had to walk
42. But it was a time of personal growth
43. The first year my roommates were horrible
44. Second year was better in the beginning and end
45. I have taken one room mate to court (long story)
46. I have always wondered since if I could have done anything different
47. I was always fiercely independent
48. It was my dream to do grad school in US. Big dream for an average middle-class Indian
49. I was also determined not to trench on my parents savings for that
50. By the grace of God, I never had to.
51. I was on a scholarship and worked two jobs to support myself initially
52. My advisor once told me in anger that I was not fit to be in grad school
53. I graduated and published two papers in international journals
54. I have learned not to let someone’s negative opinion become the truth for me
55. I once fell down on ice while running for the bus to take me to school and injured myself bad
56. My MS is literally the result of blood, sweat and tears
57. I want to learn to fly a plane
58. I have done skydiving and bungee jumping
59. I dislike roller coasters
60. I have done white water rafting in icy cold water
61. I don’t wear a watch
62. Or makeup or jewelry
63. Most of the time
64. I taught for two years while at school
65. I love to teach
66. One of my students wrote me a letter of appreciation and baked me cookies
67. It meant the world to me
68. Another student had a crush on me
69. My best friend from school (US) is a guy
70. He is the best friend anyone could ask for
71. We still keep in touch and not just on birthdays
72. I could never get along with boys when I was a kid
73. I guess I was too much like them
74. I love women who think
75. Most of the time I would rather talk about predestination or some such topic that the color of the bedroom curtains.
76. I maintain a list of things I want to do before I die
77. I also maintain a list of my favorite memories so that it doesn’t slip away
78. I trust my husband implicitly
79. I always wanted four children and had their names picked out when I was 11
80. I love to hug
81. I could not imagine marrying someone less smart than me
82. My husband is way smarter than me
83. Even though I might be better at Math
84. I sleep during movies
85. I have no talent to sew/craft etc
86. I have a fear of drowning
87. I was scared of the beach as a kid
88. I was kind of a loner in school
89. Lack of sunshine makes me depressed
90. I want to travel all over the world
91. Hubby and I never went for a honeymoon
92. After nearly two years of marriage the thought still gives me a pang
93. I am pretty bad at sports. The only one I can play is badminton
94. I like my job
95. I love to help people
96. I love the smell of earth after the first rain
97. I read Little Women once every year when I was growing up
98. I finished reading ALL the books in one of my hometown libraries (It was not a big library J)
99. I am not very fond of sweet items-ice cream, chocolates, cakes etc.
100. The thing I wish for most in this life is to become a published writer.

Oh, and I am supposed to tag. I am not naming names, anyone reading this is welcome to do it. After you do, will you please come back and leave me a comment so that I can go and read yours as well?

Pretty please?