100 things about me (a very old post from 2003)

I was born on 25th June 1976 at an odd time of 3:53 hours which makes me a very emotional cancerian

The first name that my parents chose for me was Vinod

I started schooling at the age of 2 years and 6 months

My favourite pastime nowadays is worrying

I like to cook South Indian dishes, but would like to learn cooking North Indian ones too

The only film which ever made an impact in my mind was "Life is Beautiful" by Roberto Benigini

People say that i am spontaneously humourous and I chuckle and agree

The other favourite pastime of mine is to sleep like a log

I wrote my first article at the age of 17 which got published in my college magazine

God has given me the gift of speaking 10 languages , of which I can read and write as well in 7 of those

My interests towards people gets me speaking to them more often about their work and their lives

I suffered my first case of depression in September 1994

I seem to remember faces well though I rarely recollect the names attached to them

I stand 5 feet 4 inches tall

Given to myself i would go to bed only with my birthday clothes on me

I suffered my second case of depression in November 2001

I am good at knowing other people's deepest secrets for they feel confident to confide them to me

I usually pick up a language's accent by being in the place for two to three days

I have more "friends who are girls" rather than "friends who are guys"

I like to read. A lot

I love to tend to a garden and work with soft, moist mud under my feet

I usually keep pulling peoples' legs and they say I am worst when in "Mood"

I love cycling, cross country biking (provided someone sponsors the fuel)

I love to travel and have been to most places in Kerala, Tamilnadu and Karnataka

I was an active participant of my college cultural team

I enjoy quizzing and had a good team during my post graduate days

I love technical subjects like DBMS, Algorithms, Networking and Software Engineering

I am a great team guy. I manage teams rather well

My friends are few. But whoever are there are very close to me

I like walking with my chappals in my hand wading through rain water when it pours

I like speaking to women, even thought they think i am a pest and a lech

I exhausted all the english fiction that was there in the library during my post graduate days

I play practical jokes on people. This has caused some of my friends to suffer (college ragging)

I like to listen to Tamil film music of 70s and 80s and to Kishore kumar

I play cricket but would like to officiate as an umpire

I have been an average student throughout except my post graduation where I excelled

My favourite holiday would be near a beach

I like to walk a lot and break in to one when ever possible

Usually I think aloud which has got me in to trouble often

I prefer to see women in sarees

I like people who are prompt, responsive and humourous

I speak languages like the real native. So one cannot make out my real identity by just hearing to me

I love order and spend much of my time in organizing things

I am quite a resourceful person

I like children between 2 - 5 years old. Below that they cry too much and above that you are stumped by their questions

I would love to be a chauffer to a jovial family, happily taking them around in a car from place to place

I like people who are creative

I like dramatics and would love to play any part in a play.

I received great appreciation for my part in dramas during my school days

You can safely hear me singing. I am pleasant to hear while singing

If ever there is any gossip around I will be the first to know

I like the sight of our army men marching during republic day parade

I like teaching to people and can teach complex concepts using good analogies

I tried my hand at poetry and stopped when I myself did not like my poems. Prose seems to go well with me

I have written, directed and acted as the protagonist in a play conceived for 50th year of Indian Independence. This happened during my post graduation days

I had the talent to mimic people, but have lost the art over the years

The only poem of mine which I liked was "Why I love the sparrow?". Alas I have lost the original copy

The other sport that I enjoy apart from cricket is tennis and especially womens'

My mind is also filled with only one thought like other males of my age. Sex

I can type without looking into the keyboard

My spelling abilities are good and I read faster than most of my friends

I was good at languages rather than mathematics and science in my school

I still keep in touch with my school mates although I had very few friends from school

I get mad when I have tried my best and still things go wrong

I like cornflakes and milk

More than eating, I would like to cook and serve to people

I enjoy both extremes of tamizh accents. Sangha tamizh and Madras tamizh and am adept in speaking both

I enjoy reading comics especially Asterix and Tintin

I like most fruits and like to have one course of fruits with every meal

I would love to be a consultant some day in the finance domain

I would like to settle down with a farm land in my home state Kerala

I read English even when the letters are upside down to me, like letters, newspapers etc held by people who sit opposite to me

I like movies which are comedies or action oriented

I usually get the hang of any new gadget minutes after learning to handle it

I had memorized many thirukurals during my school days but convieniently have forgotten most of them

The most difficult art for me to practice was to balance a set of glass cups on my head and do the "lemon and spoon" race

My first grey hair grew on my tummy

Like other males I like to be a voyeur

I am comfortable in authentic Indian clothes and western outfits

I like photography and the only thing that prevented me from pursuing it as a hobby was my pocket money during my school days and nowadays by my salary

I like to own very few possesions. But whatever I own must be "State of Art"

I am not afraid to address a group of people. Infact, the more the merrier

Among my favourite batsmen were David Gower, Vivian Richards, Kris Srikkanth, Rahul Dravid and Chris Cairns

My favourite bowlers are Wasim Akram, Shane warne, Malcom Marshall and myself

I usually can be found humming (sometimes all throughout the day) the first song that my subconscious DJ plays

I am a person with short sight but with lot of foresight

I used to own a good collection of fountain pens but over the years have donated them to my deserving cousins

When asked in childhood I usually replied that I wanted to be a locomotive driver

I am interested in palmistry and numerology but am skeptical whether all what the palmists say are true

I am interested in pursuing a career as a domain expert in IT and Finance

I like women who have expressive eyes

I usually read what other amateurs like me write and try to compare my writings to theirs

I used to bug visitors to my home for their tickets (bus or train) with which they travelled and used to have a box full of tickets

I would love to take up a hobby which will keep me occupied when I am out of job

I love carnatic music but only when the kirtanais are short without much alapanais. I also like to sing and hear Thirupugazh

I love melodious bhajans

I love dogs which are friendly and the unfriendly ones when they are still puppies

I like to visit South Indian temples with my mother. I like temples when they are not crowded

I had an electronic kit bought from my own pocket money and used to spend a lot of time with it creating circuitory as shown in the explanatory manual which accompanied it

I usually tell a lot of harmless lies

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