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  Updated: 2011-10-09
About Me
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Name: Ong Seng Aun
(People from East Asia have family name on the left. Ong is my family name; Seng Aun is my name)

Gender: Male

Email: contact

Country: Malaysia

Interests:
Chat
Writing
Finance
Farming
Fix 'n repair
Star gazing
Photography
Garage sales
Beach strolling
Highway biking
Mountain hiking
Making fun of you
Freshwater aquarium
Watching sunrise / sunset

Skills (something that can be used to earn a living):
Writing
HTML & CSS
Computer repair
ISO 9001 auditing
Advanced Microsoft Excel
Advanced Microsoft PowerPoint
Advanced Windows user (less virus problem = less downtime)
Typing English/Malay (55 wpm), Chinese, Korean & Japanese
Speaking English, Mandarin, Malay, Southern Min & Cantonese
Translating (meaning-based: emphasis on retaining the message, not the form)

Favorite books:
Romance of the Three Kingdoms

Favorite music: music only without singing, mostly classical

My favorite TV shows are not supernatural or alien type. I don't watch them in TV due to too many advertisements.
NCIS
Monk
CSI NY
Standoff
MacGyver
Third Watch
Criminal Minds
Without A Trace
Jeff Corwin Experience
O'Shea's Big Adventure
Everybody Loves Raymond
8 Simple Rules For Dating My Teenage Daughter

Favorite fruits:
Persimmon
Watermelon
Green apple
Mangosteen
Seedless guava
Tender coconut
Kedondong (Spondias dulcis)
Bell fruit (Syzygium samarangense)
Black grape (both fresh and dried)
Chinese water chestnut (Eleocharis dulcis)

Favorite drinks:
Honey
Almond
Lemon juice
Coffee without sugar
Chinese herb without sugar

Physical exercises I can do:
Taiji
Swimming
Ping pong
Nunchuck
Cartwheel
Cheerleading
Push-up on fists
Simple handstand
Jogging (shoe size US 10.5)
Basketball (shoe size US 11)
Stretch-out punch and kick
Stride 3 steps up the staircase
Sit-up with straight legs and without feet support

What spooks me: Creepy people and household cockroach
Favorite dishes: Curry chicken with potato
Favorite color: Not fixed, depending on what object that has the color
I hate: English that is not plain (attorneys are supposed to make things clear)

I view folks who do any of the following things as cute:
Like to cook
Draw skillfully
Like to exercise
Do something right
Respect their parents
Do not waste anything
Environment-conscious
Nice writing, especially Chinese calligraphy

I am an environmentalist so I object the sale of:
seashell
foie gras
seahorse
bear bile
bird's nest
bear's paw
whale meat
elephant tusk
pangolin meat
rhinoceros horn
land hermit crab

Other things about me:
Lazy
Thrifty
176cm
High EQ
Into DIY
I whistle
No illness
No tattoo
Dislike pork
Observant
Not a sexist
Don't smoke
Pants size: 31
Not alcoholic
Autodidactic
No body odor
Don't gamble
No smelly feet
Old-fashioned
Run-of-the-mill
Avoid nightlife
Down-to-earth
Understanding
No loud sneeze
Civic-conscious
Avoid soft drink
Don't watch TV
No nasty breath
Not superstitious
Health-conscious
Somewhat nerdy
Don't waste food
Play with the rules
No long fingernails
Don't wear earring
Bad in a good way
Don't eat squeakily
Don't ignore doubt
Sometimes hilarious
Don't collect things
Don't watch soccer
Shower twice a day
Don't wear perfume
Not interested in cars
Brisk but silent footsteps
Minimize items at home
Don't watch sports news
Not choosy in taste of food
Good at household cleaning
Don't sleep in air-conditioned room
I like dogs, cats, hamsters and birds
Try think of the simple way to do things
Tolerant to heat, hunger, thirst and pain
Avoid restaurants where I have to pay tax
Environment-friendly (lesser resource to sustain me)
Don't want anybody to do laundry or buy things for me unless I ask for it

To avoid forgetting Chinese language that I:
sign my name in Chinese
do not get myself a westerner's name
read almost only Chinese newspapers
speak or chat online in Chinese to Chinese