25 Things About Vong Sundara, Facebook’s Cool New Viral Sensation

February 22, 2009 by vongsundara 

This new “25 Things” viral sensation spreading across Facebook is a great example of how social networking can enrich our lives. I’ve learned so much about my friends that I would not have known otherwise. Below are the rules being sent around on Facebook:

“Rules: Once you’ve been tagged, you are supposed to write a note with 25 random things, facts, habits, or goals about you. At the end, choose 25 people to be tagged. You have to tag the person who tagged you. If I tagged you, it’s because I want to know more about you.

To do this, go to “notes” under tabs on your profile page, paste these instructions in the body of the note, type your 25 random things, tag 25 people (in the right hand corner of the app) then click post.”

Now, I’m going off the ruleset a bit and writing my 25 Things note on my blog instead. Feel free to leave a comment below as you would have on Facebook or comment on my Facebook status where this note will be showing up.

1. I always have a jar of pickles in my fridge to ward off emergency headaches (most headaches are caused by lack of salt or water).

2. I have never learned how to swim despite several valiant attempts.

3. I am lifetime banned from separate gay bars in both Calgary and Winnipeg.

4. I spent the first three years of my life in a Thai refugee camp.

5. I had five bicycles stolen as a child and now refuse to ever ride bicycles again.

6. I shattered my knee in a tragic badminton accident (yes, badminton).

7. I was diagnosed as being clinically obese (over 30 per cent body fat) after gaining 20 pounds following a year of inactivity after the knee accident.

8. My parents’ house in Winnipeg was robbed seven times growing up and another four times last year alone.

9. I’m a huge sports fan. I used to host an annual Super Bowl party in Winnipeg but have been unable to find a new group of sports fans to hang out with since leaving Winnipeg.

10. I wrote the obituary section for both the Winnipeg Free Press and Calgary Herald for many years.

11. I moved to Toronto specifically to pursue my dreams of becoming a stand-up comedian.

12. Everything I speak about including all stories in my comedy routine is true and reflects my actual life and opinions.

13. It’s been almost four years since my last actual romantic relationship.

14. My hero is Leonardo da Vinci because he showed the world that creative ability as an artist and technical ability as an engineer can be complementary and reside in the same mind.

15. I built this entire website myself by taking a week off of work and catching myself up on all the new advancements in the website design and build world.

16. My favourite movies of all time are Beauty and the Beast and Scream.

17. I captain the SuperPowerBottoms volleyball team but am not actually a bottom. I’m actually celebate. I just thought it was a great cause.

18. There was only one white kid in my elementary class, so I never felt like a visible minority growing up.

19. My entire wardrobe is from Club Monaco and Banana Republic (yes, every single piece).

20. I worked as a freelance photographer early in my newspaper career.

21. I compare my current career as Project Manager in Toronto to living a real-life version of Donald Trump’s The Apprentice (it’s really not that far off of reality).

22. I owned and operated the number two Street Fighter website on the internet while I was in high school. I also travelled to different cities to take part in multiple Street Fighter tournaments.

23. I worked as Long & McQuade music store after school in high school and can play alto sax and euphonium (a.k.a. baritone).

24. I had a stalker in university and sent him to jail after discovering he was on Winnipeg’s most wanted list.

25. I am absolutely inept at household duties and have paid people in the past to do my laundry, cook my food and clean my house.

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2 Responses to “25 Things About Vong Sundara, Facebook’s Cool New Viral Sensation”

  1. Jo-Ann Johnson on March 4th, 2009 10:34 pm

    1. I’ve always had one of each too (dill + bread and butter) I now have an excuse why :P
    2. ditto, though i don’t think i’ve attempted very much
    3, interesting
    4. wow
    5. crazy
    6. too funny
    7. no biggie- it wasn’t by choice ;)
    8. time to move
    11. my sis moved back to toronto a few weeks ago- i plan to visit her at end of summer so seeing one of your shows and meeting up will definitely be on my to do list! =)
    12. cool
    16. beauty and the beast— a classic— curious why you choose it as a favorite…
    18. LMAO!!!
    22. good memories of SNES
    24. crazy crazy!
    25. we all have our weaknesses

  2. "Mister" on November 11th, 2009 6:20 am

    Hmmmm, perhaps I could help you change # 17.

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