Ok so I got tagged by Ruth Ellison for the ‘8 things you don’t know about me’ meme.

The rules are pretty straight forward:

  1. Link to your tagger and post these rules
  2. List EIGHT random facts about yourself
  3. Tag EIGHT people at the end of your post and list their names
  4. Let them know they’ve been tagged

So here goes. I’m fairly new to blogging so linking to 8 other people is going to be a bit difficult at this stage. Anyway on with the random facts:

1. I was born in Australia and was adopted by my Japanese Mother and Australian Father. I have only recently discovered that my biological parents are Chinese. Wow can you say ‘multicultural’?

2. I grew up in the Bega valley where I distinctly remember being one of only 2 Asian students attending High School. Needless to say I copped a bit of flack (from a few small minded individuals) due to my ethnic roots but overall it was a great place to grow up. I don’t think I really appreciated how beautiful that part of the world is until I moved away to undertake studies in Environmental Science in Canberra.

3. I dig coffee - now there’s a gem for you. More specifically I really enjoy making espressos. My wife was kind enough to buy me a coffee machine a few years ago and I think I have spent every weekend since then to produce the best espresso’s that I can. Sure it takes me 5 minutes to produce a single latte and sometimes they turn out …well, crap, but once in a while it all just comes together. There’s something mesmerising when an espresso shot is poured and it looks like honey.

4. I love fly-fishing. It’s one of those hobbies that appeals to people, like me, who dig accessory sports. There’s plenty of expensive gear and gadgets to be purchased, all in the pursuit of outwitting a trout. If I’m completely honest I rarely catch any trout and the one’s that feel sorry for me and decide to take the fly are released to fight another day. Fly-fishing really provides the perfect excuse to go to the Snowy Mountains at least once a year where we meet up with an old friend from high school at Lake Crakenback resort in between Jindabyne and Thredbo. I love this part of Australia, clear air, beautiful rivers and streams, snow and of course the mountains. Fly-fishing also allows me to enjoy all that natural beauty in the secure feeling that only a pair of rubber pants can provide :)

5. I have a bit of a fascination with watches and watch design, I particularly like chronographs my favourite brand is Tag Heuer. Unfortunately my job doesn’t pay well enough that I can buy the real thing, (although we did splurge one Christmas and got ‘H’ a real Tag Heuer). I do however have a couple of ‘good’ quality copies, thanks to friends travelling through Hong Kong. They’re a bit more affordable and I like to mix them up bit during the week.

6. I really dig SHAG (JoSH AGle’s) art, we have one limited edition print of ‘Vinegar Girl‘ which is a limited edition lithograph print of the first neon sign in Melbourne. My friend Pete originally got us onto SHAG and since then ‘A’s God parents have bought 2 other SHAG prints. The web doesn’t really do the prints any justice check out Outre Gallery next time you’re in Melbourne or Sydney to see the real thing.

7. I was into body piercing in my mid twenties, tongue, nipple and navel….only navel remains.

8. I also had long hair for a while…it was bad, and I was always getting cornered by dodgy people asking me if I could sell them drugs. I was channelling some serious Triad style back in the day.

Ok so there you have it, I was going to tag Patrick Kennedy but in the time it has taken me to get back to this post he’s already been tagged. I’ll have to build up my contacts a bit more for next time.