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70 favorite things - the game

One of my favorite movies of all time is The Sound of Music starring Julie Andrews. Sometimes when people ask me what my favorite things are, I draw a blank and I reply, "I don't know, I don't think about it that much." But a big part of getting to know yourself is knowing what your likes are, dislikes, and propensities are.

Shirley Xu·
70 favorite things - the game

One of my favorite movies of all time is The Sound of Music starring Julie Andrews. Sometimes when people ask me what my favorite things are, I draw a blank and I reply, "I don't know, I don't think about it that much." But a big part of getting to know yourself is knowing what your likes are, dislikes, and propensities are.

I came up with a questions game of 75 questions based off of Favorite Things:

  1. Favorite eggs: Poached eggs
  2. Favorite thing about the morning: Running
  3. Favorite coffee: Iced vanilla latte
  4. Favorite tea: Mango ginger tea
  5. Favorite snack: Okarto BBQ Chili flavored chips
  6. Favorite exercise activity: Yoga
  7. Favorite color: Blue-green
  8. Favorite movie: Ferris Bueller’s Day Off | The Breakfast Club | Pretty in Pink
  9. Favorite director: John Hughes (Breakfast Club, Pretty in Pink, Ferris Bueller)
  10. Favorite actor: Gregory Peck (To Kill A Mockingbird | Roman Holiday)
  11. Favorite actress: Audrey Hepburn
  12. Favorite anime: Prince of Tennis
  13. Favorite K-drama: My Girl
  14. Favorite animated TV show: Arcane
  15. Favorite Pixar movie: Ratatouille
  16. Favorite TV show: The Office
  17. Favorite book: A Ring of Endless Light by Madeline L’engle
  18. Favorite book series: Shopaholic series by Sophie Kinsella
  19. Favorite sports team: Manchester United
  20. Favorite athlete: Federer
  21. Favorite sport: Tennis
  22. Favorite website: Economist.com
  23. Favorite blog: Cal Newport
  24. Favorite grocery: Whole Foods organic peanut butter (salt included)
  25. Favorite author: Madeline L’engle
  26. Favorite Youtuber: Ali Abdaal
  27. Favorite breakfast food: tuna avocado toast | eggs benedict
  28. Favorite cuisine: Italian | Korean | Japanese
  29. Favorite pen: Pilot G2 (0.7mm)
  30. Favorite notebook: Leuchtturm
  31. Favorite stationary brand: Muji
  32. Favorite Bible verse: 2 Corinthians 4:18
  33. Favorite book in Bible: 1 John
  34. Favorite Bible format: ESV
  35. Favorite dream hike: Yosemite
  36. Favorite sneaker brand: Sketchers
  37. Favorite Asian drink: Melon soda
  38. Favorite Asian bakery: Fayda Bakery
  39. Favorite Asian bread: Coconut cream bread (Fayda)
  40. Favorite pie: White chocolate coconut cream pie (Hoosier Mama)
  41. Favorite salad: Lou Malnati's house salad with bacon and house dressing (Chicago)
  42. Favorite restaurant: Joy Yee's (Evanston)
  43. Favorite restaurant food: Joy Yee's beef tomato rice
  44. Favorite wings place: Wings over Evanston (closed)
  45. Favorite cake: Opera cake | German chocolate
  46. Favorite country: Great Britain
  47. Favorite dream travel destination: Rome, Italy
  48. Favorite dream photo destination: Paris, France
  49. Favorite park: Central Park
  50. Favorite city: NYC
  51. Favorite baking recipe: Mocha butter cookies
  52. Favorite chocolate chip cookie: Homemade
  53. Favorite restaurant in NYC: Citizens
  54. Favorite bank: Chase
  55. Favorite area in NYC: Midtown East
  56. Favorite food: pork chive dumplings.
  57. Favorite Mom’s recipe: braised beef
  58. Favorite tomato sauce brand: Ragu
  59. Favorite pizza: Lou Malnati's
  60. Favorite lake: Lake Michigan
  61. Favorite Broadway musical: Hamilton (original)
  62. Favorite star-gazing place: Lighthouse Beach (clear sky, no clouds)
  63. Favorite bread: GARLIC BREAD (Vezzo)
  64. Favorite celebrity: Emma Watson
  65. Favorite kid's show: Avatar the Last Airbender
  66. Favorite element: Water
  67. Favorite Pokemon game: Pokemon Emerald
  68. Favorite House: Ravenclaw
  69. 69.. Favorite Movie Series: Lord of the Rings | The Hobbit
  70. Favorite memory: stargazing
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Shirley Xu

Writer exploring the intersection of faith, wellness, and creative living.


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