Meet Tina Do! She’s fun, spunky, sassy, and crazy smart (emphasis on the crazy). After bonding over our equally crazy, neurotic, and overbearing Asian mothers I discovered she’s the Tigger to my Eeyore. There is never a dull moment with her. She keeps the energy up and the good times rolling. Tina is fiercely loyal and protective of those she considers worthy (should you be so lucky).
If you see her in the hallway or on the bus, don’t be shy. I guarantee this girl is the perfect blend of smart and hilarious. Just walk right up and start a conversation about literally anything. I dare you. You won’t be disappointed.
Hometown: Vancouver
Year/Major: 4th (as of next semester) / English Major
Relationship Status: Forever Alone
Being the English major you are, describe yourself in 3 words.
Eclectic, indecisive, and tenacious.
Your favorite novel ever:
There are so many…. And I’m so indecisive. Right now, I’m in love with The Lover’s Dictionary by David Leviathan.
Best book-to-movie adaptation that you have seen:
I’m a huge Harry Potter fan, so I’m inclined to say any of the Potter movies are among my favourites (with a stress on The Order of the Phoenix, because Imelda Stanton).
And the worst?
Generally speaking, I’m pretty lenient with most book-to-movie adaptations. I sympathize with the plight of compressing hundreds of pages of genius into 90 minutes of screen-time. I’ve also probably seen the worst movies ever known to man. To name a few: Zombie Beavers (don’t ask…), the Sharknado Trilogy (let me just say, WHY, FRANKIE MUNIZ? WHY?) and a boatload of others I’m pretty embarrassed to admit I sat through.
I could say the Twilight movies, but there’s a live-action adaptation by a very specific director of a certain anime series revolving around a loveable air-bender that tops my list, even if it’s not a book-to-movie adaptation.
Oh… I just remembered Eragon. Let’s go with that.
Since you are done with school for the semester, any plans for the summer?
Adventure is out there! Although I am still taking summer classes, I’ve got a lot of plans with friends, involving the great outdoors, exercise, and food. Plus I have a whole bucket-list worth of DIY projects and crafts I want to get started on as well.
Your ideal date:
Hmm. … I know it sounds lame, but movie and a dinner. Preferably in that order. There’s just something about being able to sit through a film together and then being able to talk about anything and everything after over delicious food. But I have totally not given this any thought. Nope.
If you could go back in time, what year would you travel to?
I’ve got a couple of these. I would really like to get an oxygen tank and a protective cage and go back to the Jurassic age of the dinosaurs, because I would really, really like to know what they looked like, feathers and all. Then, since I’m assuming it’s not going to be a one-time thing, I’d just take the time machine and solve cold cases throughout history.
If you could be any fictional character, who would you be and why?
I think I’d want to be John Watson, (especially if my Sherlock looks like Benedict Cumberbatch). He’s just such a badass dressed in comfortable jumpers. Plus, we both have bum legs & bum shoulders, and most of my friends are taller than I am.
But Luna Lovegood is also amazing. She’s just unapologetically herself, and that’s something I admire endlessly.
The best advice you ever got?
I was in a professor’s office recently, freaking out about my essay for his class, and he told me, “We need to get you a shirt that says ‘I’m badass and I don’t know it.’”
I don’t know if it’s the best advice I’ve ever gotten, but it’s certainly the catchiest (I may or may not have replaced the words of LMFAO’s “I’m Sexy and I Know It” with these ones).
You are stranded on a desert island and you get three things. Choose wisely.
A volleyball named WILSON.
Okay. I’m joking. I’d probably bring a lifetime supply of food, water, and a solar-powered laptop that has its own high-speed internet set up in it. I might sub that last one for a high-speed boat so I can get out of there though. I don’t want to risk swimming, just in case of sharks.