Double Trouble
Chitra was nice enough to tag me... and the epidemic (tagging) that seems to be going around has consumed me too :) Have been thinking what to write and can't think beyond 3 points! let's see.. here goes...
1. Born and brought up in Mangalore. Finished my Engineering from Surathkal - what used to be called KREC then and is now NITK. Been a Bangalorean since.
2. Have travelled to every continent of the world except Australia/Oceania (and Antarctica!) - see my profile for the countries.
3. Photography, reading and flickr... three things that get me going currently... in no particular order really! if i have to choose would put photography and flickr a li'l ahead of reading just now I guess! By the way I hope u can see that the snap is an attempt to merge the three into one!!! :D Sports (on TV) used to be/is another one I guess... I tried putting that into the snap too... but botched that job a li'l :( (see below)
4. The big issues don't worry me as much as the small irregularities do! A small thing out of place... a silly mistake etc... and you should see me react! Have been trying to change that... not much happening yet!
5. Have an amazing memory of my early childhood. I can recall with photographic clarity quite a few incidents that occurred when I was 2 or younger! Not so much so of things after that though! Have always wondered why!!
6. I get lost pretty easily in things that interest me... a trait (advantage?) I carry from childhood. I get really really absent-minded when that happens! My wife and parents both get ticked off by that habit of mine! While my interest is evoked by a myriad number of things, my interest retention span in most is not very high... :) A few things do make it through tho! Like photography!
7. I just can't seem to keep my legs still when sitting in a place!!!!! Especially when I am doing something which requires me to think!! The joke going around in my family is that my legs are my "generators"! :D Can get real irritating to people who share a seat with me at those times! :) Just realized... I am doing that right now!
8. Can be a real lazy slob many times! Can spend days together sleeping and/or doing absolutely nothing! A reason could be that I just cannot do without my 8 hours of sleep daily and many a time, my work (and hobbies too sometimes!) ensure I don't get it. I think that spills over onto the free time and makes me lazy...
9. When really tired/worked up, have this ability to just blank out my mind for a few minutes. And I mean really blank out. Absolutely zero thoughts. Helps me relax.
10. I am very much a "inquisitive child" when it comes to new devices/gizmos. Having got my hands onto one, I will try to see how it works in a matter of minutes! Have spoilt many a thing as a child due to this. Still do sometimes! :D
11. I work in the Indian software industry... but am part of a select few who have had only 1 job so far... and thats 10 years and counting now! Not many of these in our industry! :D (But our company has a lot of such!!)... Not sure how much of that is due to 8 above ;)
12. Like driving on good roads! Can do that for hours and hours... especially on my beloved Skoda Octavia! It's a good thing that I have a wife who is really into going to places in and around B'lore on weekends... just that I need to get past my initial inertia... :D
13. Don't find it very easy to make friends. But those I make are for life and usually very strong bonds!
14. I remember faces... but seem to misplace the names.... increasingly so lately. May be it's age! ;)
15. Used to be a avid quizzer but not very active now... have this ability for remembering unusual information which otherwise have no bearing on me. But I make quizzes a knife's edge ride for me more often than not as the exact phrase / word sits on the tip of my tongue and takes it time to topple out many a time! :D
16. Would like to play most sports. Badminton, table tennis, bowling are a few favorites. Generally reach a decent level in most... but that's it... never crossed that invisible line differentiating the good from the terribly good!
Phew... that was long... now the fun portion. I get to choose some of you! :) Have tagged quite a few by mail. If you want to be tagged too, pls take up! It's fun. Believe me!
Double Trouble
Chitra was nice enough to tag me... and the epidemic (tagging) that seems to be going around has consumed me too :) Have been thinking what to write and can't think beyond 3 points! let's see.. here goes...
1. Born and brought up in Mangalore. Finished my Engineering from Surathkal - what used to be called KREC then and is now NITK. Been a Bangalorean since.
2. Have travelled to every continent of the world except Australia/Oceania (and Antarctica!) - see my profile for the countries.
3. Photography, reading and flickr... three things that get me going currently... in no particular order really! if i have to choose would put photography and flickr a li'l ahead of reading just now I guess! By the way I hope u can see that the snap is an attempt to merge the three into one!!! :D Sports (on TV) used to be/is another one I guess... I tried putting that into the snap too... but botched that job a li'l :( (see below)
4. The big issues don't worry me as much as the small irregularities do! A small thing out of place... a silly mistake etc... and you should see me react! Have been trying to change that... not much happening yet!
5. Have an amazing memory of my early childhood. I can recall with photographic clarity quite a few incidents that occurred when I was 2 or younger! Not so much so of things after that though! Have always wondered why!!
6. I get lost pretty easily in things that interest me... a trait (advantage?) I carry from childhood. I get really really absent-minded when that happens! My wife and parents both get ticked off by that habit of mine! While my interest is evoked by a myriad number of things, my interest retention span in most is not very high... :) A few things do make it through tho! Like photography!
7. I just can't seem to keep my legs still when sitting in a place!!!!! Especially when I am doing something which requires me to think!! The joke going around in my family is that my legs are my "generators"! :D Can get real irritating to people who share a seat with me at those times! :) Just realized... I am doing that right now!
8. Can be a real lazy slob many times! Can spend days together sleeping and/or doing absolutely nothing! A reason could be that I just cannot do without my 8 hours of sleep daily and many a time, my work (and hobbies too sometimes!) ensure I don't get it. I think that spills over onto the free time and makes me lazy...
9. When really tired/worked up, have this ability to just blank out my mind for a few minutes. And I mean really blank out. Absolutely zero thoughts. Helps me relax.
10. I am very much a "inquisitive child" when it comes to new devices/gizmos. Having got my hands onto one, I will try to see how it works in a matter of minutes! Have spoilt many a thing as a child due to this. Still do sometimes! :D
11. I work in the Indian software industry... but am part of a select few who have had only 1 job so far... and thats 10 years and counting now! Not many of these in our industry! :D (But our company has a lot of such!!)... Not sure how much of that is due to 8 above ;)
12. Like driving on good roads! Can do that for hours and hours... especially on my beloved Skoda Octavia! It's a good thing that I have a wife who is really into going to places in and around B'lore on weekends... just that I need to get past my initial inertia... :D
13. Don't find it very easy to make friends. But those I make are for life and usually very strong bonds!
14. I remember faces... but seem to misplace the names.... increasingly so lately. May be it's age! ;)
15. Used to be a avid quizzer but not very active now... have this ability for remembering unusual information which otherwise have no bearing on me. But I make quizzes a knife's edge ride for me more often than not as the exact phrase / word sits on the tip of my tongue and takes it time to topple out many a time! :D
16. Would like to play most sports. Badminton, table tennis, bowling are a few favorites. Generally reach a decent level in most... but that's it... never crossed that invisible line differentiating the good from the terribly good!
Phew... that was long... now the fun portion. I get to choose some of you! :) Have tagged quite a few by mail. If you want to be tagged too, pls take up! It's fun. Believe me!