What do you think of Utena?

Also something I haven't watched all the way through ;-; I think I've watched about 3 episodes........
I know! This is sin on anitwitter XD

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You discover an island and decide to build your own society. What is the first rule you put into place?

Do no harm onto any frogs and erect a frog-shrine in every square mile.

Isn't it your birthday today? I wanna greet you a happy one, and I'm afraid of getting the date wrong. But, see, I have a feeling it's today.

This actually makes me very happy because... even though it's not my birthday today, I'm actually really touched that someone is actually thinking about my birthday to the extent that they're a week early. ;-;
You know what I mean? Normally, most people (myself included) just depend on facebook or ask.fm to tell you its someone's birthday.
And since I'm not on facebook very much, I tend to miss a lot of people's birthdays... q_____q

Which light novels would you recommend to someone who's still new to the medium?

It depends on what you like!
The first two light novels I read were OreImo and Sword Art Online -- both of which I started reading because I finished the anime and wanted to know what happened next. In this sense, I would recommend picking an anime series that you like, and continue reading the light novel past where it ended (e.g. OreGairu, Maoyuu Maou Yuusha, Durarara, Konosuba, Grimgar, etc, etc).
If you're planning on reading something from scratch, there are several crowd favorites, for instance Utsuro no Hako to Zero no Maria -- really just take a look at the plot and see if it seems interesting.
These days, I actually read more web novels than light novels, if only because they tend to be more diverse than the light novel scene (and I like my female protagonists ;-;). Some of the ones that I've enjoyed:
I reincarnated into an otome game as a villainess with only destruction flags… (https://omegaharem.wordpress.com/destruction-flag-otome/)
Dragon Life (https://omegaharem.wordpress.com/dragon-life/)
Tensei Shitara Slime Datta Ken (https://henoujikun.wordpress.com/tensei-shitara-slime-datta-ken-chapters/)

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Do you believe in love at first sight?

Yes!
Actually, my definition of love has changed a lot overtime, in the sense that I now believe you can love anyone you set your mind on loving.
I think a little bit about India's (and many places in the world's) culture for arranged marriages, and I actually think they're sensible in a way. I distinguish between "love" and "passion" and in fact I think that passion can oftentimes obscure love.
When you find yourself in the position of an arranged marriage, love becomes more a matter of quiet discovery -- of bonding -- you learn to love someone that you didn't before (and didn't necessarily think you could). And I actually think it is more powerful than many people give it credit for.
So love at first sight.
Yes, I believe in it. I also think we should try more to love each other at first sight. Love is partially a matter of effort -- partly a matter of intentionally making yourself vulnerable to another.
I don't believe love is as random or spontaneous as most believe.

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Did you grow up eating rice in every meal?

Almost correct!
I ate rice (and authentic Chinese-style cooking, known as "中餐" as opposed to "西餐") at pretty much every dinner. Either my mom or my dad cooked. There are a lot of vegetables I know the Chinese name for, but not the English name. ;-;
However, I bought school lunches (which everyone seemed to hate but I rather liked...). :P
My breakfast in high school consisted of cereal and milk. xD

But does being weird make you a bad person?

No, I don't think so!
I actually grew up prizing weirdness, because I wanted to be my own unique person. I didn't want to be defined or restricted by "the box" (which is sort of the culture I was somewhat herded into -- you know, the stereotypical accomplished Asian American "box" -- being good at math and science and having strict tiger-mom-ish parents/community that view the "system" into a escalator/flag-clearing game).
I wanted to be more than the box.
I wanted to be different, and special.
I want to define myself, not let my parents or my culture define me.
Actually, to be honest I have no clue what I'm doing.
But I always embraced weirdness. It was one of the few things I always found comfort in (as early as middle school), because it's my own way of being counter-cultural -- rebelling against the invisible wall that I perceive around me -- a subconscious glass cage around me.

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Yep. I write mine like: (a) 1. 2. 3. ; (b) 1) 2) 3) ; or (c) 1.) 2.) 3.) But I never saw 1). 2). 3).

I think... I'm just weird ;-;

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