50 random facts about me

There's a bit of "I might post that too" going on in blog world and I've decided to get in on the action. I got the idea from my new blog-pal Natalie at Diary of a Girl Abroad, who in turn pinched it from Mrs Kypo at Cupcakes, Frocks and Pink and Mrs Woog from Woogsworld. (I think all that godforsaken referencing throughout my years at university might have just paid off!).

So here goes - here are 50 random facts about me:

1. I'm six foot tall and feel like a giant most of the time, especially in Hong Kong
2. I watch re-runs of X-factor on YouTube far too often
3. I've got a random but very noticeable pulse in my stomach from an apparently harmless narrowed artery. It gets stronger when I'm hungry, when I'm full and when I'm lying down. As I said, random.
4. I miss my friends in London and Sydney every day
5. My first concert was Alanis Morrissette, my most recent was Powderfinger and my most memorable was either Andre Bocelli or Beyonce - I can't decide
6. I find it hard to get up before 8am in the morning - always have, always will
7. I come alive at 11pm at night. Think I may have been a vampire in my previous life (married to Jake from Twilight of course. Although that may be controversial as he is a wolf and I a vampire)
8. I have the most weird-ass dreams that make my husband cry with laughter when I tell him about them
9. I adore champagne
10. I get terrible hangovers
11. I've crashed a car more times than I like to remember
12. I cook amazing scrambled eggs so never order them at a cafe
13. My husband can dance like Usher and its one of my favourite things about him
14. I love dancing to Beyonce with my best friend - I smile on the inside just thinking about it
15. I walked down the aisle to Somewhere over the Rainbow sung by an American Idol winner (Kris Allen) 
16. Once I start eating Cadbury's hazelnut chocolate, I can't stop. Right now is a perfect example. Put...it....down....
17. One of my earliest memories is of my mum's crazy brothers making my dad laugh really hard at our old holiday house in Kincumber
18. I'm awesome at Ping Pong - my husband is scared of my backhand - and so he should be
19. And pretty good at Pool
20. I'm never happy with my body
21. I cry every time I watch Love Actually - the part where Emma Thompson gets the CD from her husband for Christmas instead of the necklace she'd found in his pocket and realises he's having a an affair (hysterical) - and the part where the little red-head is playing the drums at the school Christmas performance and the little girl he loves points to him while she's singing "all I want for Christmas" (he grins thinking she loves him back) and then she goes on to point to everyone else in the band. Don't know why but that makes me weep!
22. I desperately hope that one day I get the chance to live on a vineyard in France
23. I miss dancing in nightclubs for hours on end but there's no way I could stand doing it now
24. My favourite part of my body is my hands but in photos they often look like they belong to an alien
25. My dad's an accountant, my mum a medical secretary, my sister a teacher, my brothers a sports scientist, my husband a trader and I'm unemployed.
26. I want to drastically change my hair but I don't have the guts
27. I'm obsessed with furniture made with reclaimed wood
28. I was as blind as a bat before I had laser surgery 4 months ago - best money I ever spent
29. I miss wearing my glasses - I think they made me look intelligent
30. I'm paranoid that because I've got blonde hair people will assume I'm stupid
31. Now that I don't wear glasses, even more so
32. When I swim in the ocean I feel like I'm home
33. I was disappointed with Paris when I first went to visit, but the more I go back, the more I fall in love. And I'll give you the hot tip - I'm in love.
34. I miss taking a certain 3 year old with red hair to the Pirate Ship in Kensington Park. They were such happy times and he always makes me smile.
35. I worry far too much and am pretty sure I get that from my mum
36. I tend to exaggerate, so does my sister - we also get that from our mum
37. Someone once said to me "Thanks for saving my life"
38. I've loved Beverly Hills 90210 since I was a kid and that love has never faded. Dylan you rock my world.
39. One of my best mates once cooked our group of friends mashed potato. It was so unbelievably good we renamed it Whipped Heaven. The name has stuck.
40. I play the piano - well, technically, I don't really. I used to play the piano. My husband bought be a keyboard for my birthday last year which I love but I'm realising I lack the patience to practice.
41. I find it really hard to get to sleep at night. It sucks.
42. When I was a kid, I slapped my sister in the face when I found out she'd read my diary.
43. I adore Labradors
44. I hate cats
45. Some of the best times of my life have been having my incredible friends over for dinner - a compulsory champagne starter followed by some crisp wines, some delicious food and endless laughter
46. My old neighbours are some of the best friends I'll ever have (LG)
47. When I was in year 3, I always finished my maths work first so my teacher got me to mark the other kids' work
48. I wish I had a sexy French/Italian/Spanish/something/anything non-occa accent
49. I'm dreaming of the day I own a house, with a backyard, a dog and beautiful kids running naked through the sprinkler on a hot summer's day
50. I get nervous I might say too much on my blog!