Opening Remarks I. What does the name say on your Birth Certificate? James Sean Hsiao II. What's the name that all your friends call you by? Hsiao[man] III. What day of the year do you blow out the candles? August 11 IV. Which country authorized your passport? The US (Gotcha, didn’t I?) V. What are your Zodiac and Chinese Signs? Leo, Hare VI. In terms of politics, do you sit on the left or the right? Centrist, but if I had to choose, I’d go right VII. Look in the mirror. The color of your hair is? Black VIII. Look in the mirror one more time. The color of your eyes is? brown IX. Hop on the weighing scales! How many pounds did the numbers jump above zero? 157 X. Stand up straight! How high up is the top of your head from the ground? 5’7”
Home Sweet Home I. Who are all those other people living in your house? Mom, Dad, Clemens II. Do you get along with Mom or Dad better? Dad III. What do your parents' friends call them by? Hongwei and Michelle IV. Any siblings living outside the house? nope V. What's the name of the place you live in currently? Morgantown VI. You love it there, don't you? Why/Why not? The number one small town in the US VII. If you could live absolutely anywhere on the Earth, what locale would you choose? Eh, gee, I dunno VIII. Out of all those who share your blood, immediate or otherwise, what single person would you list as your favorite? NA IX. Who is the one you wish you didn't share blood with? NA X. Overall, you like Mom's side of the family more, or Dad's? no particular preference
Knowledge Is Power I. First things first? Private or Public School? Public, no prep school for me II. What's its name? Mascot? Colors? Morgantown High, Mohigans, Red and Blue. III. What is/are the class(es) you can't wait to get to? Jazz Band IV. How about the class you consider Bedtime? AP English Lit V. The name(s) of your favorite teacher(s)? none in particular VI. The name(s) of the teacher(s) who put(s) you to sleep? Hohmann VII. Are you an English/Art, or a Math/Science person? Math/Science, even though I totally owned everyone (except Greg who got an 800, bastard) in Verbal SAT and bombed the Math section VIII. What sports do/have you play(ed)? Soccer in elementary school, Tae Kwon Do in middle school IX. When the teacher checks the homework, do you mostly get a "0" or a "100"? 100, except in physics class… X. If you could change one thing about your school, what would it be? Rednecks. No further explanation needed.
Confidentiality & Beliefs I. What's your worst fear? Have you ever experienced this fear? Failure, yes numerous times II. Have you ever acted troubled, just to get attention? I can’t really recall a time when I’ve acted troubled even III. Do you believe in God? Yes IV. Do you have a secret that you'll take with you to the grave? No secrets here V. Have you ever told anyone you loved them, when secretly you didn't at all? I’ve had situations where I did love them and didn’t say, which got me into trouble, but we’ll save that story for another day VI. (Friends, God, Politics, Family, Education, & Relationships) Organize the previous five in order of your personal preference in life: Family, Friends, God, Relationships, Education, Politics (What can I say, I’m honest) VII. If you could change one thing about your physical looks, what would it be? Less acne, a little more muscular, reminiscent of my swim team days VIII. If you could change one thing about your personality, what would it be? I need to be more outgoing; everything else pretty much stems from there IX. Have you ever cried in front of someone, and felt ashamed of it? I don’t recall ever crying in front of anyone in recent history X. Have you ever done drugs? Are you on drugs? Do you plan to take drugs? HELL NO
The Hills Are Alive, With The Sound Of Music I. If you had to pick, what's your favorite song at the moment? Eh, no favorites II. Do you get most of your music off the Internet, or from the store? DL, baby III. Even though you can download music, do you still buy CDs just because of the CD-case, CD itself, booklet, & general authenticity? Occasionally, and there are also those songs that you can’t get off the internet (i.e.: classical, old school jazz) IV. What lone genre of music do you prefer above all? Jazz V. What genre of music would you never be caught dead with? Country, Rap
The Small & Silver Screens I. What's your favorite movie? The Matrix (first one) or The Incredibles II. Generally, what genre of movies do you jump at the opportunity to see? Action or Sci-fi flicks III. Who is the actress you most admire? Who is the actor you most admire? No actress in particular; Sean Connery is the man V. Do you cry during/after certain movies? no V. What time of day do you prefer to see movies? (Morning, Noon, or Night): night VI. What is the TV show you never miss? Look, kid, I haven’t had cable TV in 4 years VII. What is it that you like about it so much? NA VIII. What's the one TV show you can't stand? Couldn’t tell you really IX. Do you think you spend more time watching to Television or using the computer? Computer, most def X. Do you personally think that you spend too much time watching TV? Eh, no
Bon Appetite I. What's your favorite meal? food II. How about your favorite dessert? No real preference, just has to be good lol III. When only a kid, did you eat your vegetables? I’ll eat most anything IV. Do you still eat vegetables? See above V. Are you a poor, average, or excellent cook? Eh, I need practice VI. What type of food do you prefer? food VII. Pepper or Salt? Salt VIII. Ketchup or Mustard? Depends on what kind of mustard IX. Do you prefer going out to breakfast, lunch, or dinner? dinner X. Do you eat to live or live to eat? What am I eating?
All's Fair In Love & War I. Do you have a boyfriend/girlfriend/crus h? Yes to gf II. Are you in love? Or are you using them? I would like to think I’m in love III. Do you find that most of the time you dislike the people who like you or vice versa? Difficult to ascertain in these uncertain times IV. In terms of relationships, are you loving or manipulative? A bit of both, in a playful sort of way… lol jk, of course I’m loving; else I’d probably be hanging from a tree right about now V. Do you live to love? Or would you rather just love to live? Whichever doesn’t end up getting me killed VI. Do you believe that sex should come before or after marriage? I say after, but no one ever listens to what I have to say VII. Do you plan to marry? If so, at what age? I’ll marry during or after grad school VIII. Do you plan to have children? Eh, not particularly inclined… but whoever I marry would probably disagree with me IX. Are your parents married, or divorced? married X. Do you want to have a big, spectacular wedding with everyone you know invited or a small, traditional, get-together with family and close-friends wedding? Let’s keep it simple
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