Meme of 24

Tagged by the very cerebral Vandice to name 24 "oddities" about myself. Personally, I prefer the term "unique" over "weird" anytime, ahem.

1. As far as it is applicable, volume levels (of TV, computer, speakers, portable players, etc.) have to be set in multiples of 5, 10, or 11.
2. In JC, my maths tutor once nicknamed a bunch of us the Spice Girls of the class. Someone shouted out from the back of the class, suggesting I be Violent Spice. I gave him a swift, hard kick in the shin after the lesson; in my defence, I was already holding back, so I wasn't totally responsible for the bleeding!
3. My mom says that she associates very distinct characteristics to each of our childhoods: my brother loved to hide himself in closets (it was very stressful for the rest of us; on hindsight, we should have put a bell on him), my sister's tantrums are were always accompanied by feet-stamping, and I was always climbing -- I climbed up trees, tables, gates, scaffolds, and door frames. (The irony now is that even walking down a flight of stairs without getting into an accident is a small victory for me.)
4. I can only write my name and register/matriculation number on my exam scripts after I've finished them.
5. In my family, there is a clear divide between the guys and the girls when it comes to eating durian: the girls love it, and the guys hate it. For the record, Rocky also hated it and would stay far away from us whenever we brought any home. It remains to be seen if Amy will continue this unexplainable phenomenon.
6. I used to own all of the Backstreet Boys' CDs. I'm now looking for Brian Littrell's latest release.
7. I'm usually fairly receptive to advice and criticism, but not when I go for facials or massages. I don't like to be told the exact number of blackheads on my face, and I certainly don't like to be asked if I'd like to try their slimming package.
8. I tell my friends that I'm not ticklish, in hopes that they believe me and don't decide to test it out. It works most of the time.
9. When I'm trying to resist the urge to laugh at inappropriate times, I think of something sad -- usually of a loved one dying. This sometimes backfires and I end up crying instead.
10. When possible, I space my steps equally when walking. Lines or tiles help.
11. I had a crush on a co-worker once. Just seeing him would make me all wobbly; I spilt tea in front of him three times in two months.
12. I drink Ribena, but I don't eat grapes.
13. I would never let my other half be a house-husband, because I want to be the one to stay at home.
14. K-Ci & Jojo's "All My Life" always reminds me of aliens, because I had the single on repeat while I was reading The Andalite Chronicles.
15. I used to read the Animorphs series (see 14) faithfully. Every month, when a new book came out, the nice bookshop auntie at Holland V's EMF would call me to let me know. I was absolutely crushed when K. A. Applegate discontinued the series, and I never read any of her books again.
16. While we're on my reading habits, I did also follow the Sweet Valley series. I was in love with Tom Watts.
17. I've chased a friend out of my car and left him on the sidewalk in the middle of the night because he was drunk and I was scared.
18. I don't drink alcohol. Not a drop. (Tiramisu doesn't count.)
19. Taylor is the first AI contestant I've supported who's won the competition. In season two, I supported Clay, and he lost to Ruben. (In season three, I didn't like either Fantasia or Diana.) In season four, I supported Bo, and he lost to Carrie.
20. I tend to act out words when I talk. When I say the word "cry," I run my fingers down my face; when I say "old," I tend to stroke an imaginary beard (yes, I do realise that I'll never actually have a beard no matter how old I get). X always makes fun of me for doing this.
21. I turned down my dad's offer to buy me a car.
22. Despite ostensible padding, I am extremely afraid of the cold; I am the only one in my family who sleeps without the air-con. The default temperature on my air-con remote is 25 deg C, only because the highest it can go is 28 deg C (see 1).
23. I am strangely attracted to guys who wear glasses intermittently.
24. I am not-so-strangely turned off by guys who wear turtlenecks.