The big 100
I was reading a blog called "stella and/or Ben" where there was a post called 100 things. I found that it was not only a great idea in terms of giving readers a chance to know you a little bit more but also a chance to lighten up a bit . So here is mine.
1. I like my coffee black without sugar.
2. I can bend notes on my harmonica and sometimes even spoons when I hit the high notes.
3. I once had a pet rat named Charlotte.
4. My grandfather fought in the French Foreign Legion during WWII. He was awarded a medal for escaping from a POW camp and one for single handily shooting down an enemy airplane with a heavy machine gun.
5. I have a sweet tooth.
6. Therefore I visit the dentist often.
7. And consequently I could have upgraded my computer several times if not for spending money on my teeth instead.
8. I once had to wear a bear suit after loosing a bet with my wife.
9. I once was a PC user, then I met my wife, she convinced me to buy a Mac (under duress) lol.
10. I have pale blue eyes.
11. I wear glasses since as long as I can remember.
12. I can speak and write both French and English fluently.
13. I have written poetry in both languages in the past.
14. I was born with a talent for drawing. I can draw anything from memory in less than a minute except faces of people I know.
15. I have eclectic music tastes from Andrea Bocelli to ZZ top.
16. The band I'm obsessed with ATM is called " the Waifs ".
17. I have a full bar at home because I seldom drink.
18. When I was young I loved a French dish called "steak tartar" (raw horse mince served with raw egg, mustard and capers ) nowadays I won't touch any piece of meat unless it has been "nuked" beforehand.
19. I am not a religious person but sometimes it's nice to think that there may be something out there guiding our steps.
20. I was riding a Honda VT600 when I got T-boned by a car.
21. I'm lucky to have been able to visit many countries when younger.
22. I once ate moose stew in Norway near the Polar Circle.
23. I don't care what anyone else says but Belgium still produces the finest chocolates and the best beers.
24. I might be a Frenchman but I don't know much about wines except that the price of a bottle is not always relative to the way it taste.
25. I have one brother who lives with his wife and 2 kids in France.
26. Although I have a full motorcycle licence, I am still learning to drive a car
27. I left school at 16. I left home at 18..
28. I have a quiet nature, so people say, but ask my wife and she might tell you differently.
29. I love wide open spaces. (just as well I moved to Australia).
30. My wife caught me once playing the harmonica in the shower, our bathroom has great acoustics.
31. I did tertiary studies in fine arts in Australia.
32. I love any book written by "Nelson Demille".
33. Although I am not a bad cook, I don't cook often.
34. I don't have a green thumb but I manage to grow a variety of chilli peppers in my garden.
35. I have short brown hair and a goatee.
36. Writing this list is harder than I previously thought.
37. We have a goldfish called Marley and a snail called Barney. They go into a feeding frenzy each time we put a new plant in their fishbowl.
38. I share my bedroom with teddy bears, yes even at my age !
39. Pushing a shopping trolley with a broken wheel demands a certain amount of expertise hence why it is my job.
40. I don't like crowded places.
41. I was born under the sign of the Virgo but I am also a Dragon in the Chinese horoscope.
42. I usually get up early in the morning.
43. I've always been fascinated by sharks. I believe that they are not only the ultimate predator in the ocean but beautiful creatures as well.
44. I value honesty, trust and loyalty.
45. Some people say that I have a warped sense of humour.
46. Although I have a dual citizenship, I always travel on my Australian passport.
47. On September 11 2001, my wife and I learned of the tragic news while awaiting to board a flight from Denpasar airport in Bali to Sydney Australia.
48. When you think of how much we've progressed in the last 50 years thanks to new technology, why is it that no one has yet designed a machine where you can just throw your clothes in one end and shoots them out the other fully ironed !
49. It still takes me forever to write a 3 line SMS.
50. I'm not one to wear designer labels.
51. I eat almost everything, I love my veggies.
52. I am not slightly overweight it's just that I carry an extra chromosome !
53. I don't practice any sport and I don't particularly enjoy watching sport on TV unless it involves racing cars with vivid colours.
54. I sometimes enjoy watching Australia play rugby against France because the way I see it, I'm a winner either way.
55. I'm most definitively not a handyman, but I once managed to repair one of our door locks just by following instructions I found on the internet.
56. Are we there yet ?
57. I don't watch much TV because there's rarely something worth watching.
58. I've been connected to the internet since the mid nineties. It was very different then.
59. I met my wife via a single's website.
60. I enjoy digital medias and some of my works are displayed on this site "worth1000.com". You'll find me there under the nickname "Carpetshark".
61. I enjoy meeting new people online or otherwise and discovering new cultures.
62. I was an avid chess player when younger, and I managed to do the impossible, beat my grandfather once in front of my whole family. He was just as proud as I was.
63. My great grandmother whom I loved dearly had been deported to a concentration camp during WWII and still had a series of numbers tattooed on her forearm.
65. My grandmother on my mum's side died tragically when drug addicts broke into her house and tied her up to a chair then left. It was a few days before anyone realised and by then it was too late.
66. One of my uncle committed suicide for no apparent reasons less than two years ago and only 2 weeks before Christmas.
67. My father is the only member of my family that lives here in Australia. We mostly have a superficial relationship.
68. Choosing to come to live in Australia was one of the best decision I've ever made, It wasn't easy especially at the beginning, but I have absolutely no regrets.
69. it's not my favourite position.
70. I love video games, I have a playstation 2 and I sometimes play online on my computer. I'm a member of an online clan.
71. I've never had to wear a tie at work.
72. My better half reckons that I look good in pink.
73. My favourite colour is blue or black depending on the mood of the day.
74. I toured Victoria last year with members of my overseas family and didn't spot one single kangaroo to their disappointment.
75. There's a little shop in Apollo bay situated on the great ocean road In the state of Victoria that makes the best custard tarts I've ever eaten by far.
76. I once worked in animal husbandry as a primate handler.
77. I used to love watching "skippy the bush kangaroo" in France when I was only a kid, It made me dream of faraway places, I now live that dream.
78. I was exempt of doing my military service due to health issues at the time.
79. I've never been convicted of any crime, I've never even had a parking or speed ticket under my name.
80. I wonder how many of you managed to make it that far ?
81. Can I cheat and jump to 100 ?
82. I like exotic flavours and spicy dishes.
83. No, I don't have any alien abduction stories involving probes to tell you about.
84. My current mobile phone ringtone is a tune by los lobos called Spanish guitar I think.
85. I like percussion instruments and I own some bongos, 3 Djembe drums and a Darabouka drum as well. I can play a little.
86. I bought a guitar for my wife about 2 years ago for her birthday, she's still struggling with it.
87. Some of my favourite painters include, Salvador Dali and Rene Magritte.
88. I once went to the famous "folies bergeres" in Paris as an underage teenager. I was rather disappointed.
89. I've once dated a Tunisian, a Peruvian and an American girlfriend, but not at the same time of course !
90. I learn something new everyday in my life.
91. At home I do the vacuuming, oops where did the fish go ?
92. My wife wants me to get off the computer so that she can write her 100 list too !
93. For the Americans reading this, sorry but they are no kangaroos hopping in the streets of Sydney contrarily to what your travel magazines might tell you.
94. Before my accident 3 years ago, I'd never broken a bone in my body. Yet I managed to break one bone in nine places in one go during the accident.
95. I treat everyone with respect until they piss me off.
96. If I had more money and time, I'd like to travel and visit new places.
97. I'd like to see a great white shark up close and personal from the protection of a shark cage. I hear they do that in South Australia.
98. I'll pass that one...
99. Almost there....
100. zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz
1. I like my coffee black without sugar.
2. I can bend notes on my harmonica and sometimes even spoons when I hit the high notes.
3. I once had a pet rat named Charlotte.
4. My grandfather fought in the French Foreign Legion during WWII. He was awarded a medal for escaping from a POW camp and one for single handily shooting down an enemy airplane with a heavy machine gun.
5. I have a sweet tooth.
6. Therefore I visit the dentist often.
7. And consequently I could have upgraded my computer several times if not for spending money on my teeth instead.
8. I once had to wear a bear suit after loosing a bet with my wife.
9. I once was a PC user, then I met my wife, she convinced me to buy a Mac (under duress) lol.
10. I have pale blue eyes.
11. I wear glasses since as long as I can remember.
12. I can speak and write both French and English fluently.
13. I have written poetry in both languages in the past.
14. I was born with a talent for drawing. I can draw anything from memory in less than a minute except faces of people I know.
15. I have eclectic music tastes from Andrea Bocelli to ZZ top.
16. The band I'm obsessed with ATM is called " the Waifs ".
17. I have a full bar at home because I seldom drink.
18. When I was young I loved a French dish called "steak tartar" (raw horse mince served with raw egg, mustard and capers ) nowadays I won't touch any piece of meat unless it has been "nuked" beforehand.
19. I am not a religious person but sometimes it's nice to think that there may be something out there guiding our steps.
20. I was riding a Honda VT600 when I got T-boned by a car.
21. I'm lucky to have been able to visit many countries when younger.
22. I once ate moose stew in Norway near the Polar Circle.
23. I don't care what anyone else says but Belgium still produces the finest chocolates and the best beers.
24. I might be a Frenchman but I don't know much about wines except that the price of a bottle is not always relative to the way it taste.
25. I have one brother who lives with his wife and 2 kids in France.
26. Although I have a full motorcycle licence, I am still learning to drive a car
27. I left school at 16. I left home at 18..
28. I have a quiet nature, so people say, but ask my wife and she might tell you differently.
29. I love wide open spaces. (just as well I moved to Australia).
30. My wife caught me once playing the harmonica in the shower, our bathroom has great acoustics.
31. I did tertiary studies in fine arts in Australia.
32. I love any book written by "Nelson Demille".
33. Although I am not a bad cook, I don't cook often.
34. I don't have a green thumb but I manage to grow a variety of chilli peppers in my garden.
35. I have short brown hair and a goatee.
36. Writing this list is harder than I previously thought.
37. We have a goldfish called Marley and a snail called Barney. They go into a feeding frenzy each time we put a new plant in their fishbowl.
38. I share my bedroom with teddy bears, yes even at my age !
39. Pushing a shopping trolley with a broken wheel demands a certain amount of expertise hence why it is my job.
40. I don't like crowded places.
41. I was born under the sign of the Virgo but I am also a Dragon in the Chinese horoscope.
42. I usually get up early in the morning.
43. I've always been fascinated by sharks. I believe that they are not only the ultimate predator in the ocean but beautiful creatures as well.
44. I value honesty, trust and loyalty.
45. Some people say that I have a warped sense of humour.
46. Although I have a dual citizenship, I always travel on my Australian passport.
47. On September 11 2001, my wife and I learned of the tragic news while awaiting to board a flight from Denpasar airport in Bali to Sydney Australia.
48. When you think of how much we've progressed in the last 50 years thanks to new technology, why is it that no one has yet designed a machine where you can just throw your clothes in one end and shoots them out the other fully ironed !
49. It still takes me forever to write a 3 line SMS.
50. I'm not one to wear designer labels.
51. I eat almost everything, I love my veggies.
52. I am not slightly overweight it's just that I carry an extra chromosome !
53. I don't practice any sport and I don't particularly enjoy watching sport on TV unless it involves racing cars with vivid colours.
54. I sometimes enjoy watching Australia play rugby against France because the way I see it, I'm a winner either way.
55. I'm most definitively not a handyman, but I once managed to repair one of our door locks just by following instructions I found on the internet.
56. Are we there yet ?
57. I don't watch much TV because there's rarely something worth watching.
58. I've been connected to the internet since the mid nineties. It was very different then.
59. I met my wife via a single's website.
60. I enjoy digital medias and some of my works are displayed on this site "worth1000.com". You'll find me there under the nickname "Carpetshark".
61. I enjoy meeting new people online or otherwise and discovering new cultures.
62. I was an avid chess player when younger, and I managed to do the impossible, beat my grandfather once in front of my whole family. He was just as proud as I was.
63. My great grandmother whom I loved dearly had been deported to a concentration camp during WWII and still had a series of numbers tattooed on her forearm.
65. My grandmother on my mum's side died tragically when drug addicts broke into her house and tied her up to a chair then left. It was a few days before anyone realised and by then it was too late.
66. One of my uncle committed suicide for no apparent reasons less than two years ago and only 2 weeks before Christmas.
67. My father is the only member of my family that lives here in Australia. We mostly have a superficial relationship.
68. Choosing to come to live in Australia was one of the best decision I've ever made, It wasn't easy especially at the beginning, but I have absolutely no regrets.
69. it's not my favourite position.
70. I love video games, I have a playstation 2 and I sometimes play online on my computer. I'm a member of an online clan.
71. I've never had to wear a tie at work.
72. My better half reckons that I look good in pink.
73. My favourite colour is blue or black depending on the mood of the day.
74. I toured Victoria last year with members of my overseas family and didn't spot one single kangaroo to their disappointment.
75. There's a little shop in Apollo bay situated on the great ocean road In the state of Victoria that makes the best custard tarts I've ever eaten by far.
76. I once worked in animal husbandry as a primate handler.
77. I used to love watching "skippy the bush kangaroo" in France when I was only a kid, It made me dream of faraway places, I now live that dream.
78. I was exempt of doing my military service due to health issues at the time.
79. I've never been convicted of any crime, I've never even had a parking or speed ticket under my name.
80. I wonder how many of you managed to make it that far ?
81. Can I cheat and jump to 100 ?
82. I like exotic flavours and spicy dishes.
83. No, I don't have any alien abduction stories involving probes to tell you about.
84. My current mobile phone ringtone is a tune by los lobos called Spanish guitar I think.
85. I like percussion instruments and I own some bongos, 3 Djembe drums and a Darabouka drum as well. I can play a little.
86. I bought a guitar for my wife about 2 years ago for her birthday, she's still struggling with it.
87. Some of my favourite painters include, Salvador Dali and Rene Magritte.
88. I once went to the famous "folies bergeres" in Paris as an underage teenager. I was rather disappointed.
89. I've once dated a Tunisian, a Peruvian and an American girlfriend, but not at the same time of course !
90. I learn something new everyday in my life.
91. At home I do the vacuuming, oops where did the fish go ?
92. My wife wants me to get off the computer so that she can write her 100 list too !
93. For the Americans reading this, sorry but they are no kangaroos hopping in the streets of Sydney contrarily to what your travel magazines might tell you.
94. Before my accident 3 years ago, I'd never broken a bone in my body. Yet I managed to break one bone in nine places in one go during the accident.
95. I treat everyone with respect until they piss me off.
96. If I had more money and time, I'd like to travel and visit new places.
97. I'd like to see a great white shark up close and personal from the protection of a shark cage. I hear they do that in South Australia.
98. I'll pass that one...
99. Almost there....
100. zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz
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