"Underground" by Haruki Murakami which I took to my trip to The UK last year.
Which famous person have you met or been close to?
Yay finally an opportunity to show off! Indonesia: Widi Mulia of AB Three (singer): classmate in advertising minor at UI Fedi Nuril (actor): then best friend's boyfriend Anya Dwinov (TV show host): best friend back in primary school Adinia Wirasti (actress): went to high school with my brother, met her at their high school graduation Anandita Witoelar (TV show host): classmate in senior year of high school Michael Mohede (Indonesian Idol season II winner): classmate in junior year of high school Jajang C. Noer (actress): old family friend Peter Gontha (Java Jazz boss and currently Ambassador of Indonesia to Poland): old family friendNew Zealand: Thomas Sainsbury (actor and playwright): friend during uni at Auckland Tim van Dammen (film director and drummer of Elixir Always): friend back at Auckland Graham Panther (singer): tutor for FTVMS 101 also back at Auckland Madeleine Sami (actress): met her at one of Tom Sainsbury's plays back in 2008 Ben Mitchell (actor): saw him being interviewed in - where else - Auckland CBDInternational: Maksim Mrvica (pianist): caught him having a stroll with his entourage around Okubo Station, Tokyo, in 2005
This British dessert I ate last year, during a trip to Oxford.
If you could influence people like a celebrity does, how would you use it for the benefit of the planet?
First I would have to choose a cause. There are too many, so I guess I'd go with classy fashion. I could become a classy fashion icon like Audrey Hepburn. That would be disposable as there would be people dressing like Lady Gaga at her meat dress stage, but I'm a lazy person.
What do you spend most of your money on?
Insurance, gym membership, phone bill, rent. That's already about half of my salary.
What is the weirdest thing you've heard somebody say?
How about this. The most creative pick-up line anyone's ever given me, dating all the way back to 2007. "You seem to have so many shoes. Do you work?" RLH, Japanese/Cherokee/French/Irish, 82-liner
How did you come up with your username?
"Ish" is the nickname given to me by my NZ friends. "Arslan" is, well, my last name - meaning "lion" in Turkish.