Q & A

1. What time is it?-- What time is it when you read this? :P

2. The name as it appears on your birth certificate? -- Yiling Liu

3. Nicknames?-- Elaine/Little Good

4. Number of candles that appeared on your last birthday cake? -- I don't eat cake in my birthday, but if you really want to know, it's 27.

5. Date that you regularly blow them out? --- As I told you, I DON'T celebrate birthday, well, I do accept gifts...It's Jan.26. ^__*

6.Pets? -- I had a bird, but he's gone to heaven in 1995.

7. Height?-- 165cm.

8. Eye color? -- I used to believe they were black, but actually they are BROWN.

9. Hair color?-- Black.

10. Piercing? -- None. I think that adding holes in my body will change my fate to better or worse. My life is not perfect, but acceptable at this point. So I don't want to take the chance.

11. Tattoos? -- None.

12. How much do you love your job?? -- I used to love it a lot, but now it is just OK.

13. Birthplace? -- Tai-Chung, Taiwan

14. Hometown? -- Difficult to define. My family moved 18 times in three different cities when I grew up in Taiwan. And I have changed addresses almost every year since I came to the States. Where is my hometown..mmm...I had lived in Taiwan for 22 years, there you go.

15. Current residence?-- Fremont, California, USA. For your information, I had lived in Huston, TX; Bloomington, IN and Concord, NH.

16. Had the drink Calypso Breeze? -- No.

17. Been in love before? -- I don't know. I only had crushes on some people, however, never had the mutual relationship though. Does it count?

18. Been to Africa? -- No, but I have the book "Out of Africa" the 1952 special edition for TIME Magazine Reading Program. I found it in the library book sale.

19. Been drunk? -- Never. Maybe I should try once...

20. Been toilet-papered?-- No.

21. Loved somebody so much it made you cry? -- Yeah... well, no one knows and no big deal anyway.

22. Been in a car crash? -- No.

23. Croutons or bacon bits in your salad? -- Bacon bits, I like putting Croutons in my soup though.

24. 2 doors or 4 doors? --- 4 doors Silver VW Jetta 2001, I am still paying the loan...

25. Sprite or 7UP? --- 7UP, do you know the commercial few years ago featuring a boy named Fido Dido? I had lots of Fido Dido T-shirts when I was in college. My friends used to call me Fido Dido girl. Ha~

26. Coffee or coffee ice cream?-- Coffee when I feel I am a grown-up, but coffee ice cream revives my childish playing spirits inside.

27. Big Mac or Whopper? -- Whopper, you know it is really bigger than Big Mac...

28. Salad dressings? -- Italian, I like honey mustard, too.

29. Color of socks? -- Various.

30. Favorite number? -- It's always 6.

31. Carpet or hardwood floor? -- I like hardwood. The apartment I lived in Bloomington has a great hardwood floor.

32. Favorite place to be kissed ?-- Don't know.

33. Favorite movies? -- The big blue, A river runs through it, Dances with wolves, Singles.

34. Quote from a movie or TV? -- " If you die, I will hold your hand. The last thing you ever see will be me." from "Dying Young"

35. Favorite holiday? -- Christmas, it is a good reason to think about someone without feeling embarrased and good excuse to send warm greetings even we don't see each other very often.

36. Foods? -- Chinese, Italian, Mexican Fajita, Korean TOFU stew, Vietnamese noodles, Japanese Tampra.

37. Favorite day of the week? -- Wednesday.

38. Favorite smell? -- Gardenia. (or Ocean Breeze)

39. TV shows? -- It used to be Felicity, Young Americans (hehe..the teen drama), now I don't watch too much TV shows.

40. Airlines? -- Continental Airline, I am collecting the mileages.41. Restaurant? -- No preference. I enjoy trying new ones.

42. Favorite Flower? -- Babies' Breath. The only flowers I could receive with whole pleasure.

43. Least favorite subject?-- Stocks, money...but I will pretent I am listening if I have to.44. Favorite alcoholic drink? -- Margarita, flavored beer cooler.

45. Sport to watch? -- Ice Skating.

46. Type of ice cream? -- Cherry Garcia from Ben & Jerry.

47. Zoo exhibit? -- Except monkeys.

48. Sesame street character? -- "Forgotten", I am not sure the name, the one who always forgets things.

49. TV station? -- WB for teen drama, Bravo for nice films, and Cooking Channel for enjoy the presentation of food.

50. Fast food restaurant? -- KFC

51. When was your last hospital visit? -- 1997

52. Favorite drink? -- Tea, however, I always have a glass of water with lemon if eat in restaurant.

53. What color is your bedroom carpet? -- Whilte Sand Beige.

54. What was the name of your childhood blanket? -- Bei-Bei, I still name the current blanket the same. ^__^

55. How many times did you fail your drivers license test?-- Three times, you know I wasn't goot at all for tests.

56. What do you think of Ouija boards? -- Spiritual, I do believe there are spirits talking to us.

57. Where do you see yourself in 10 years?-- Hopefully get a small house somewhere in a Midwest town. I will have a bakery where I provide cakes, of course, and books and music. All my friends are welcome and free of charge. To be honest, I will never get there in 10 years. And after 10 years, even I would be capable financially, I am not sure if I still have the dream. Let's see...

58. Have you ever been convicted of a crime? -- No.

59. Which SINGLE store would you choose to max your credit card? -- Kitchenware store.

60. What do you do most often when you are bored? -- I would simply drive to nowhere. If i have to be in doors, I would read, write, sort my CDs and photos, or take bath for an hour.

61. Name the person that you are friends with that lives the nearest? -- Hanns, Anita, and Fred. I am not sure which one is the nearest.

62. Most annoying thing is? -- Being trapped in one place or being forced to do something. Having too much responsibilities.

63. Best thing? -- Going away whenever I like.

64. Bedtime on a normal day? -- I try to sleep before 10pm, but usually it's around midnight.
(The above information was last updated in 2000.)