What one word would describe you?
My friends’ answers were overwhelmingly offensive, so I will say “misunderstood”
Which words or phrases do you most overuse?
Unnecessarily slipping into (broken) French in an attempt to feign sophistication
What is your favourite journey?
Le voyage de la vie, bien sur!
What do you consider the most overrated virtue?
Modesty
On what occasion do you lie?
When responding to questionnaires that provide opportunity to craft a narrative that casts oneself in a favourable light
What do you dislike most about your appearance?
My six-pack. Luckily, I got rid of it
What is your natural talent?
I would like to think I am fairly well endowed with the capability of conjuring rather long, convoluted sentences, punctuated with seemingly astute words that are eventually meaningless, and yet somehow manage to keep the reader in suspense till the final word
Choose a movie title for the story of your life.
Four Weddings and a Funeral? I kid, I’m pinning my hopes on one of each
What is the trait you most deplore in yourself?
I am terribly non-confrontational. This has not served me well
What is the trait you most deplore in others?
Speaking to/treating those in perceived lower occupational spheres disrespectfully
What do you wish you had right now?
A slice of tres leches cake
If you were to die and come back as a person or thing, what do you think it would be?
An astrologer
What is the first thing you do when you wake up?
Commence operation Locate Sarong. Promptly followed by fighting off two golden retrievers who are competing to douse me in drool
What life lesson did you learn the hard way?
That economists do not get to spend their day working with models
What impact do you want to leave on the world?
It would be nice if I could have contributed in a meaningful way to the economic reform agenda in Sri Lanka – helping create better competition and contestation in markets
Who is your favourite hero of fiction?
Ranjan Ramanayake was legendary in One Shot
What do you most value in your friends?
Tolerance