In no particular order.
Likes
☺︎ Pokémon. Watching the series, playing the games, collecting cards, collecting plushies.
☺︎ Playing "Arabesque" by Debussy on the piano.
☺︎ Karaoke, alone or with the right people.¹
☺︎ Japanese konbinis. But the convenient stores in Taiwan are pretty great, too.
☺︎ Soft-boiled eggs, especially if they are seasoned (e.g. mayak eggs, tea eggs, etc.)
☺︎ Spending Christmas and New Year's with just Daniel and Boba.
☺︎ Themed dinner parties.
☺︎ Jumping spiders and feeding water/bugs to the spiders on my balcony.
☺︎ Saving dehydrated bees.
☺︎ Long video calls with my sister.
☺︎ Tinkering with the blog.
☺︎ Listening to DJ sets on YouTube in the morning to get ready for the day.
☺︎ Making lists.
☺︎ Brunch food, like soufflé pancakes and eggs benedict.
☺︎ NOODLES. Almost all of them.²
☺︎ Singing in Queer Chor Schweiz.
1. The perfect ratio is 1:1, meaning 1 person = 1 hour. So 2 people = 2 hours, etc.
2. I don't like Chinese egg noodles.
Dislikes
☹ Cilantro (coriander). Exceptions: Pico de gallo; guacamole.
☹ Culantro, the cousin of the aforementioned herb.
☹ Balloons. They are unpredictable and make my palms sweat.
☹ Sitting on a public seat that looks visibly dirty. I also prefer to sit on the outside, so not against the wall. This applies to public transport‐ation and restaurants with booths.¹
☹ Not having a dishwasher.
☹ Answering unknown numbers. I usually won't.
☹ When my nails get too long.
☹ Having skin problems. (Won't elaborate because it's gross.)
☹ Social hierarchy, especially in the workplace. Why should I treat someone in a special manner simply because they're "higher" up?
☹ Sudden loud noises, like someone shouting all of a sudden to make us jump. (Also, jump scares in movies and shows.)
☹ Waking up after 12 PM. I just feel like my day is over already.
☹ Waking up from a nap that makes you feel shitty rather than restored.²
☹ Being reviewed on my performance while speaking publicly/being examined or reviewed in person.
☹ Being misjudged.
☹ Taking standardized tests where the outcome would affect me in some way.
1. As an adult, I am less publicly fussed about this. But inside I am squirming.
2. It's happening less often now as I get older, so that's good.
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