Been sitting in Draft mode since 3/2/2011 so I figured I should let it loose finally!
People often say that you need to know where you are from before you know where you are going to.
Now, because of my Australian accent and, strangely, not-so-genuinely-Chinese looks*, I am often asked where I was from? This happens even right here in Singapore, a place I have been living and working in for close to 9 years.