Me And My Quirky Self ...

I'm a pretty weird person at times. My wife and friends can definitely attest to that. I have loads of weird and quirky habits that sometimes I think I'm abnormal. Some of these quirks I've cultivated since childhood and some of them have come to light in recent years.

That's why when I got tagged by Sting for this quirky tag, I decided to do it fast cos I thought it was a great tag and something I could write for hours about. No, no, don't click that exit button on your blogs. I promise I won't write more than 1,275 words ok? LOL!

Anyways, before I start on letting you guys know a few unspectacular quirky facts about me, I'd like to thank Sting for sending this meme my way. No need to go into the rules of this tag cos if you've ever done one tag in your entire life, then you probably know the rules already. And if you don't, then I don't know what planet you're from ... LOL!

I've got quite a few of these unspectacular quirks that I don't know which one to feature here. But I think these would suffice for now. Don't want you guys knowing just how weird I can be at times :D And in no particular order:

Quirk #1
When I'm eating, I have this weird habit of eating all the stuff that I don't like first on my plate and keep the ones that I love for last. Most of the time my younger boy will say, 'you don't want to eat that, ah?' and I'll go, 'stay away from my food, I'm saving the best for last!' ... LOL!

This habit or quirk I've had since childhood when my grandmother would dish out food for us and there would be loads of things I don't like on my plate. We had to eat everything and the best way was to get the food I hated out of the way first and then enjoy my meal with all the stuff I like last ...

Quirk #2
When I eat on my own, which is seldom cos I hate eating alone to begin with. But if I do happen to eat on my own for some strange reason, then I MUST have something to read, be it a newspaper, a book, a brochure, anything at all or I won't be able to eat properly! It's like the food just won't go down if I have to sit there on my own try to eat without some form of reading material in front of me.

There was this time a few years back when I was so hungry that I had to eat on my own and this shop had no reading materials whatsoever and I had to resort to reading the billboard across the street ... Seriously! LOL!

Quirk #3
I have this habit of perpetually checking everything at home such as making sure the switch to the computers or TV are switched off (when I know for a fact that it is) or making sure the back doors are bolted shut (again knowing for a fact that it's bolted shut!) or even making sure the fridge door is closed properly! It's just like some weird kind of habit.

It's just something I cannot help myself from doing. Take for instance there I am sitting in the hall watching TV and when the ads come on, I'll get up and walk into the kitchen and check to see if the fridge door is closed properly or the gas stoves are shut off or the microwave door is shut. And I'll do this everytime the ads come on even though I know I just checked it a few minutes ago.

And even at nights before I sleep. There I am lying down all ready for sleep when I will suddenly get up and go check to see if the room door is locked even though I personally locked it before going to bed. And I'll do this quite a few number of times. See, I told you I was weird ... LOL!

Quirk #4
I must every single morning clean out the mats in my car. It doesn't matter if it's dirty or not, I'll take them out every morning while I warm my car up and dust them out. The outside of my car may go unwashed for days on end but the insides must be clean and I mean everything inside must be clean.

This is one habit or quirk that has mellowed quite a bit. Back up to a few years ago, wifey, the boys and even my buddies would know better than to leave finger prints on the windows. The moment we get in the car, the first words out of my mouth would be, 'don't touch the glass, ok' ... LOL! Or even dust your feet before stepping in. And I will try and park in places that will minimize the amount of dirt brought into my car.

These days I'm more mellowed down to the point that I've stopped telling anyone to not leave finger prints on the windows. I'll just quietly wipe them off later with minimal fuss ... LOL!

Well, there you have it. Four weird quirks about me :D And now, I'd like to find out a few crazy and weird quirks from Marzie, Kadus Mama and Carol. The weirder and quirkier the better ... LOL!

p.s. and this post is only 1001 words long ... LOL!
.