The A to the Z.

I've seen this rather delightful little list floating around various blogs lately, so I thought I'd saddle up and get on board the A-Z train.

A. Age: 32

B. Bed size: Queen (with delusions of being a King)

C. Chore you hate: Ironing (gag)

D. Dogs: Ted (toy poodle, 2 years), Otto (schnauzer, 1.5 years)

E. Essential start to your day: Coffee, check news websites, social media and blogs

F. Favourite colour: Pink

G. Gold or silver: Silver

H. Height: 160cm

I. Instruments you play: 1 x failed attempt at keyboard, 1 x failed attempt at bass guitar... end result = none

J. Job title: Director of English Editor Asia

K. Kids: Yes, please

L. Live: Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, People's Republic of China

M. Mother's name: Eva Maria

N. Nicknames: Currently - Nat, Nats, Natbags; Past nicknames - Long Grain (because I was tiny and white, like rice) and Killer (because I was tiny, like rice)

O. Overnight hospital stays: when I had pneumonia as a child (the sheer terror is burned into my brain)

P. Pet peeves: People being inconsiderate of others, burping, bad drivers

Q. Quote from a movie: I'm the patron saint of mediocrity - Antonio Salieri, 'Amadeus'

R. Right or left-handed: Right

S. Siblings: One older sister

T. Time to wake up: Usually 7:30am, currently 8:00am

U. Underwear: Wha? Of course!

V. Vegetables you hate: Celery (gag), mushrooms (gag), generally untrusting of capsicum

W. What makes you run late: Watching TV series DVDs

X. X-rays you have: Broken finger, sprained arm, chest for asthma

Y. Yummy food that you make: Sticky date pudding; caramel cupcakes with butterscotch frosting; spaghetti with rocket, parmesan and cherry tomatoes; peanut butter cake

Z. Zoo animals: Monkeys and turtles (bless them ALL).