What is your idea of perfect happiness?

SJ: Not unhappy? A book, a bed, milk & cookies.

 

What is your greatest fear?

SJ: Ignorance.

 

Which historical figure do you most identify with?

SJ: So many! I like Catherine the Great coz her real name’s Sophie & she’s German.

 

Which living person do you most admire?

SJ: Steven Pinker. Tied with Robert Sapolsky. For the moment.

 

What is the trait you most deplore in yourself?

SJ: Hesitation. Thinking too much.

 

What is the trait you most deplore in others?

SJ: Sombong bodoh.

 

What is your greatest extravagance?

SJ: Err. Never been extravagant actually. Quite austere.

 

On what occasion do you lie?

SJ: I am lying right now 😉 or is this #doublebluff?

 

What do you dislike most about your appearance?

SJ: Je suis une petit femme. I nak jadi 6 feet tall. Ha.

 

When and where were you happiest?

SJ: 9 yrs old, a book, a bed, milk & cookies.

 

If you could change one thing about yourself what would it be?

SJ: Not to be allergic to cats.

 

If you could change one thing about your family what would it be?

SJ: I want to be Steven Pinker’s daughter.

 

What do you consider your greatest achievement?

SJ: Sticking to my guns even tho so many against me.

 

If you died and came back as a person or thing what do you think it would be?

SJ: A pampered cat.

 

What is your most treasured possession?

SJ: Like, hello? My darling books of course! 😉

 

What do you regard as the lowest depth of misery?

SJ: Urgh. Being depressed loh. Like no hope liddat.

 

Who are your heroes in real life?

SJ: Err. Dead heroes I have loads. Maybe Claire Tomalin? Yeah.

 

What is it that you most dislike?

SJ: Bigotry.

 

How would you like to die?

SJ: As painlessly as possible. Yup.

 

What is your motto?

SJ: Just try lah. Give it a go. If fail, fail lah, so what?