{"id":3357,"date":"2011-03-05T13:08:32","date_gmt":"2011-03-05T18:08:32","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/kirantarun.com\/blog\/?p=3357"},"modified":"2011-03-05T13:08:32","modified_gmt":"2011-03-05T18:08:32","slug":"abcs-of-me","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kirantarun.com\/blog\/2011\/03\/05\/abcs-of-me\/","title":{"rendered":"ABC&#8217;s of Me"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span class=\"drop_cap\">Y<\/span>ou would think after blogging for 3 years, ya&#8217;ll would know everything about me. Nah. I saw this over <a href=\"http:\/\/www.dailygarnish.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Emily&#8217;s<\/a> blog and thought to pass this on. If you blog, go ahead and introduce yourself.<\/p>\n<p>Here, goes everything about me and hoping for least of embarrassment.<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p>***<\/p>\n<p><strong>A. Age: <\/strong>I&#8217;ll be <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">32<\/span> on April 6th! Mmm.. but I refuse to come out of the 20&#8217;s, so consider me as 29? \ud83d\ude00<\/p>\n<p><strong>B. Bed size: <\/strong>King. Why you need to know that, I am not sure.<\/p>\n<p><strong>C. Chore you dislike: <\/strong>Emptying the dishwasher. Why do the dishes twice?<\/p>\n<p><strong>D. Dogs: <\/strong>I had a German Shepard named <em>Jimmy<\/em> whilst growing up. It died and gone to heaven on my birthday. Never kept a dog as a pet ever since.<\/p>\n<p><strong>E. Essential start to your day:<\/strong> Stretching. Brushing. Tea. Breakfast for me and the Hubby. Lunch pack for Hubby.<\/p>\n<p><strong>F. Favorite color:<\/strong> I love <span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">Orange<\/span>. <span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">Red<\/span>. <span style=\"color: #ffff00;\">Yellow<\/span>. Seeing the trend?<\/p>\n<p><strong>G. Gold or silver: <\/strong>Both. Gold is essential investment for Indians. But I love options that comes in silver.<\/p>\n<p><strong>H. Height: <\/strong>5&#8242; 8&#8243;<\/p>\n<p><strong>I. Instruments you play(ed): <\/strong>Flute, piano and the keyboard during elementary (primary) schooling. I am planning to learn strumming guitar some day. Even getting back into piano.<\/p>\n<p><strong>J. Job title: <\/strong>Daughter, Sister, Daughter-in-law, Housewife, Blogger, Self-taught Photographer, <a href=\"http:\/\/socialkube.com\" target=\"_blank\">Social Media Enthusiast<\/a>, Cooking Extraordinaire &amp; often a dear friend \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n<p><strong>K. Kids: <\/strong>In the future!<\/p>\n<p><strong>L. Live: <\/strong>Born and raised in Malaysia, but I currently live in Orlando, Florida. Before Florida, we lived at Bowling Green-Kentucky &amp; Austin-Texas.<\/p>\n<p><strong>M. Mom\u2019s name: <\/strong>Meeta<\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"width: 553px\">\n\t<a href=\"http:\/\/kirantarun.com\/lens\/2010\/06\/09\/we-miss-you\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"My mom\" src=\"http:\/\/kirantarun.com\/lens\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/06\/3-0830.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"553\" height=\"370\" \/><\/a>\n\t<p class=\"wp-caption-text\">Miss you Mom \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><strong>N. Nicknames:<\/strong> No nick names, it has always been Kiran. Except, my Nana used to refer to me as&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;well, let&#8217;s just keep it as a secret shall we? \ud83d\ude09<\/p>\n<p><strong>O. Overnight hospital stays:<\/strong> The first time when I landed in USA after marriage to join the Hubby, I was rushed to emergency for a condition referred to as &#8220;Vertigo&#8221;. <a href=\"http:\/\/kirantarun.com\/blog\/2009\/09\/15\/travelogue-part-4-india\/\" target=\"_blank\">Click to read all about my experience with vertigo<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>P. Pet peeves:<\/strong> Hypocrites, putting others down by basically being MEAN, reckless drivers that refuse to use &#8220;signaling&#8221;, constant tailgating and ignores pedestrians. Untidiness is also something I refuse to accept.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Q. Quote from a movie:<\/strong> &#8220;My biological clock is tickin&#8217; like this, and the way this case is goin&#8217;, I ain&#8217;t never getting&#8217; married!&#8221; \u2013 Marisa Tomei, <em>My Cousin Vinny.<br \/>\n<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>R. Righty or lefty: <\/strong>Righty!<\/p>\n<p><strong>S. Siblings:<\/strong> <a href=\"http:\/\/kirantarun.com\/blog\/2010\/04\/23\/memory-lane\/\" target=\"_blank\">Jagdesh (36), Hardesh (35), and Prabjit (29)<\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"width: 345px\">\n\t<a href=\"http:\/\/kirantarun.com\/blog\/2010\/04\/23\/memory-lane\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"Siblings\" src=\"http:\/\/kirantarun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/04\/Picture14.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"345\" height=\"491\" \/><\/a>\n\t<p class=\"wp-caption-text\">Me and my siblings \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><strong>T. Time you wake up:<\/strong> Every weekday 7:00am and weekend, depends (between 7 to 8:00am).<\/p>\n<p><strong>U. Underwear:<\/strong> Nope. It&#8217;s PANTIES for me.<\/p>\n<p><strong>V. Vegetables you don&#8217;t like:<\/strong> Rotten vegetables. Eeww!<\/p>\n<p><strong>W. What makes you run late:<\/strong> Taming my curly and frizzy hair. That runs me late most of the time.<\/p>\n<p><strong>X. X-rays you\u2019ve had: <\/strong>Abdominal.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Y. Yummy food you make: <\/strong>If it&#8217;s features on my <a href=\"http:\/\/kirantarun.com\/food\" target=\"_blank\">foodblog<\/a>, nothing gets yummier than that \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n<p><strong>Z. Zoo animal favorites: <\/strong>Wow! I can&#8217;t recall when was the last time I visited a zoo. But I am an animal lover &#8211; <em>from a distance<\/em> \ud83d\ude00<\/p>\n<p>***<\/p>\n<p>That&#8217;s a whole closet of secrets for you. <em><strong>Anything that appears as a shocker? Would you share your ABC&#8217;s as well?<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>You would think after blogging for 3 years, ya&#8217;ll would know everything about me. Nah. I saw this over Emily&#8217;s blog and thought to pass this on. If you blog, go ahead and introduce yourself. 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