47 - Got an award, so I guess it's time for some honesty

Argentum Vulgaris gave me an award (here), and I proudly present it to you on the right sidebar. I actually like the, uh, rules of this award because I can already feel, at this stage of the post, that I will be able to finally blog properly again. What I mean by the word 'properly' is complicated, but I think I'm implying that I will be able to display some honesty again, like back in the day when I used to do that more often, instead of going out to get drunk before every post, before posting pictures and videos.

Oh, but whatever. I must first accept the honor, so thank you, AV. Then I must list five people who I believe deserve to receive this award, share ten facts about myself and then provide a meaningful quotation. So here it goes:

If you receive the award, please copy and paste the image and incorporate it somewhere in your blog.

I want to bend the rules a bit. I want to give awards to five people who I think already have a lot of recognition and deserve to carry an extra badge on their blog. I also want to give awards to five other blogs that I just don't think get read enough, but I consider awesome, and really enjoy. So ten altogether, aren't I generous?

The Famous:

1. Mike at 365 Sonnets
   
2. Alan at Laid Back Think Tank
   
3. hrix at moonless night
   
4. A struggling writer at My Writers Blog
5. The Short Stick at The Patsy Log

The Awesome:

1. gaf85
2. J.J. at The World according to J.J. in L.A.
   
3. Randa at 365 Days
   
4. AV at Nether Region of the Earth
5. My dear friend, Sarah, at Swing Life Away
   

My ten facts (here is the honesty I mentioned):

1. I grew up in Hong Kong, I've lived my whole life here. Even though I know it so well, even though I love this place, even though it will break my heart to leave, once I depart from Hong Kong, I've decided that I will never, ever come back.
   
2. I actually don't have a 'happiest' memory. I have problems being happy, in that I've never experienced a happiness that didn't have a catch, that was without conditions.
   
3. I lose my appetite and I can't sleep whenever I get majorly depressed. There was one point in my life where I went for four days without any food or rest. I got really sick, not to mention I was utterly miserable throughout.
   
4. I've only ever fallen in love hard for one person - a boy, by the way, who was straight.
   
5. When it comes to games, I love Pokémon and Neopets more than anyone will ever comprehend. On my Xbox, I play Burnout, Halo and FIFA. On my NDS, I play Bomberman, Mario Kart, Frogger, Harvest Moon and Final Fantasy Tactics. I play word games like Text Twist and Boggle. I also play online poker and mahjong with my family.
   
6. In the past five months, I have watched 304 Friends episodes. Since it began airing in 1993, the count is probably in the thousands. I love the show and will continue rewatching it for many years to come.
   
7. I lie a helluva lot.
8. I don't love either of my parents, although, I care about my mother and thank her for everything she's given me.
   
9. If I could be anywhere in the world, I would be lying on a sunny beach in the Caribbean.
   
10. In the past six years, I have had crushes/feelings for 195 people, at various extents, in many different ways. Even though it seems like I hate the world, and cannot even find it in myself to love my parents, this tenth fact about me tells you that I, at least, want to like people. I, like many others, am in a search for love.
    

My quotation:
"If tequila was water, and I was a duck, I would swim to the bottom, and never come up, but tequila isn't water, and I'm not a duck, so give me the bottle, and shut the fuck up."