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I came across this question and answer thingy which is like a thing of the past. But the questions for this one seem quite interesting to answer So it's back to good old times, here it goes:

1. How old would you be if you didn’t know how old you are?

Young.

2. Which is worse, failing or never trying?

Never trying.

3. If life is so short, why do we do so many things we don’t like and like so many things we don’t do?

Societal expectations.

4. When it’s all said and done, will you have said more than you’ve done?

To the best of my ability, I'll walk the talk.

5. What is the one thing you’d most like to change about the world?

The damage caused by human activities.

6. If happiness was the national currency, what kind of work would make you rich?

Football player-manager.

7. Are you doing what you believe in, or are you settling for what you are doing?

Settling for what I'm doing.

8. If the average human life span was 40 years, how would you live your life differently?

No difference. At this stage, there's no other option. No job, no money, no talk.

9. To what degree have you actually controlled the course your life has taken?

Large degree. My actions thus far has resulted in my position today. Nobody really controlled my life, it has been in my hands all along, it's whether I realised it.

10. Are you more worried about doing things right, or doing the right things?

Doing things right. I believe my ethics and morals are in full control of guiding me to doing the right things. There's nothing to worry about that.

11. You’re having lunch with three people you respect and admire. They all start criticizing a close friend of yours, not knowing she is your friend. The criticism is distasteful and unjustified. What do you do?

Find out their rationale for the criticism and attempt to reason it out.

12. If you could offer a newborn child only one piece of advice, what would it be?

Find the goal and work towards it.

13. Would you break the law to save a loved one?

From death? Yes. But there are always circumstances to look at.

14. Have you ever seen insanity where you later saw creativity?

Unfortunately, no. Perhaps insanity is too strong a word to be associated with creativity. And it is also difficult to see full blown insanity in a conservative society.

15. What’s something you know you do differently than most people?

Listening more than talking.

16. How come the things that make you happy don’t make everyone happy?

Many don't see the simple pleasures in life and always seek to strive for the best. But there's always the normal distribution curve. To be contented with what you have or set out to have will make happiness easier to find.

17. What one thing have you not done that you really want to do? What’s holding you back?

Owning a car. Waiting for the auspicious hour.

18. Are you holding onto something you need to let go of?

Nope, thankfully.

19. If you had to move to a state or country besides the one you currently live in, where would you move and why?

Japan. Class, nurtured, developed, relaxing. Their culture gives you the option of working hard for your reward and enjoy the ambience of pure vacation along the scenic countryside. Not to forget the climate.

20. Do you push the elevator button more than once? Do you really believe it makes the elevator faster?

Unless the light doesn't come on.

21. Would you rather be a worried genius or a joyful simpleton?

Joyful simpleton.

22. Why are you, you?

It's in the DNA I guess. Character isn't moulded, it's inbuilt. Events can change the behaviour, but the character and personality will remain the same.

23. Have you been the kind of friend you want as a friend?

Yep. There's nothing I value more in a friendship than loyalty. I can say that I've been true to my friends.

24. Which is worse, when a good friend moves away, or losing touch with a good friend who lives right near you?

I'd vote for the latter. Very unfortunately, I never had a good friend who lives right near me. Always isolated in the far east of this island. Anyway, the move could be permanent of temporary, but the friendship remains. But to lose touch with a good friend next door is almost equivalent to losing a friendship forever.

25. What are you most grateful for?

Having clean water and food on the table.

26. Would you rather lose all of your old memories, or never be able to make new ones?

This is a tough one. I'll choose the former. Even though memories are built on the past and I had brilliant memories thus far, we must be looking forward to the future and not always dwell on the past. As a young adult now, there's a big world out there for me to explore, and I wouldn't give it up. To lose this capability would be equivalent to dying.

27. Is is possible to know the truth without challenging it first?

Yea isn't it what we've been doing all these years in school? Aka mugging?

28. Has your greatest fear ever come true?

No. Close but not yet.

29. Do you remember that time 5 years ago when you were extremely upset? Does it really matter now?

It doesn't, honestly, to a large extent. However it was one of the many setbacks that made me who I am today.

30. What is your happiest childhood memory? What makes it so special?

Going to my grandma's house every weekend and sometimes staying over with my cousin and aunt, watching cartoons, having the Singaporean breakfast, painting Easter eggs, playing board games or cards with my grandma, hopskotch drawn with chalk, pretending to chop down a tree with a small spade, manoeuvring my remote control jumping car around the yard, a badminton competition in the garden, pasar malam games with my cousins and the list goes on. Do I really need to explain what makes it special? These are things we will never ever do it again.

31. At what time in your recent past have you felt most passionate and alive?

Times in NS. The outfield exercises that enabled you to stand on top of an armoured tank travelling at 50km/hr on the roads at 3am in the morning with your faced covered with camou paint, sweating like a dog, and a rifle in your arms.

32. If not now, then when?

When I finally have something to my name.

33. If you haven’t achieved it yet, what do you have to lose?

Life? Pride?

34. Have you ever been with someone, said nothing, and walked away feeling like you just had the best conversation ever?

Yea I think so. Let the gaze do the talking.

35. Why do religions that support love cause so many wars?

It is the love for conflicting items. People are all selfish and only care about what's beneficial to them. And coincidentally, what's beneficial to them is usually beneficial to others and a war starts for the right to own the common, scarce item.

36. Is it possible to know, without a doubt, what is good and what is evil?

No. 'Without a doubt', no. We all assume what's good for the majority is good. But there would be doubts definitely. Is sentencing a prisoner to death good? Even if he's a murderer? Isn't there evil within the 'an eye for an eye' ideology?

37. If you just won a million dollars, would you quit your job?

Nah, a million dollars can't last long.

38. Would you rather have less work to do, or more work you actually enjoy doing?

Should there be 'work' I enjoy doing, I wouldn't classify it as 'work' anymore. So, the former.

39. Do you feel like you’ve lived this day a hundred times before?

Hmm, today, probably not a hundred times. It was a good day out with my mum and friends. Tomorrow, yes.

40. When was the last time you marched into the dark with only the soft glow of an idea you strongly believed in?

Audit. What ever happened to the integrity and honesty assumed to be second nature?

41. If you knew that everyone you know was going to die tomorrow, who would you visit today?

Probably one of the crushes I had.

42. Would you be willing to reduce your life expectancy by 10 years to become extremely attractive or famous?

Nah. Never had the desire to be famous. And never saw the need to be extremely attractive.

43. What is the difference between being alive and truly living?

Being alive is to breathe. To truly live is to enjoy life as you want to.

44. When is it time to stop calculating risk and rewards, and just go ahead and do what you know is right?

When I have enough rewards to spare.

45. If we learn from our mistakes, why are we always so afraid to make a mistake?

Some mistakes when made are life changing. Some mistakes when made there is no coming back. Some mistakes when made are unforgiveable.

46. What would you do differently if you knew nobody would judge you?

Can't think of anything. I don't really bother about how people judge me. Everyone has their own opinion and I don't see a need to remove that right of theirs. Just do your thing, I do my thing. Peace?

47. When was the last time you noticed the sound of your own breathing?

When I was running?

48. What do you love? Have any of your recent actions openly expressed this love?

I love the game of football. Everyone knows that. Probably my eye catching rant on twitter.

49. In 5 years from now, will you remember what you did yesterday? What about the day before that? Or the day before that?

In detail probably not. But I will remember this period of my life as the time I never had the need for an alarm clock.

50. Decisions are being made right now. The question is: Are you making them for yourself, or are you letting others make them for you?

It's complex for now. I guess I'm at the crossroads where whichever traffic light turns green for me, I would have to head that direction. However, I do have my route planned out by myself which I hope that from this junction, I'm able to find my way there. I'm on my own.