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I was initially reluctant to write this post here when Aditya tagged me. I didn't want this to be in my tech blog. After months, I decided to write it anyway. (Just as a gap filler, as I am in the process of rolling out more interesting stuff)

Five things you don't know about me. Well! I'm so new to the hacker arena that most people don't know anything about me.

For a starter, read this post about six weird things about me.

1. I am not a Computer Engineer. If you ask me about "OS concepts", I won't be able to understand what you ask, let alone answer it. I did my engineering in Electronics and Communication (because I like it more) from NIT Calicut. I work in Mobile Multimedia domain. I was introduced to the world of computers in my 8th grade (1996), although it wasn't until 2000 that I started liking computers.

I don't know when I started liking programming. I learned C and found out that programming was fun. Then I went on to write some simple games like Bulls and Cows. My first big project was to create an IDE for 80x86 Assembly Language Programming. This was created in C to aid myself and my classmates with their Microprocessor Lab work.

2. Most of what I've learned with respect to computers is self-taught. From assembling computer hardware to programming hacks. My interest in Blogger hacks was born out of necessity. I started blogging sometime around 2004. I really hated all the templates in Blogger so I wanted to make one myself. It started with small mods for my template, which then went on to learning Javascript, the JSON, XML and so on.

3. I am 23 years old, although I look much younger. People still think that I'm in college when they see me. I usually quip with quotes from an Indian ad.
(Only Indians will understand this :) )

Person: You don't look like you are 23.
Me: That's because I use Santoor soap. "Chehraa Dekhke umr ka pataa hi nahin chalta"

(means "You can't guess my age by looking at my face". That was the tagline of that supposedly age-defying soap.)

4. I play the Violin. I started learning violin when I was seven. I hold a National Scholarship in Violin and am a part time professional. I was a singer in our college band too. Another instrument which I can "claim" to play is the keyboard. I know how to touch it. :D

Other hobbies I have are making crazy contraptions and small electronic circuits, solving cryptic crosswords, to name a few. I'm an avid reader of novels and a movie-watcher.
I am a big big fan of Harry Potter. People say I'm crazy about Harry Potter. In fact, the lime green theme of my blog was inspired by the lime green cover of Half-Blood Prince.

5. I crack more PJs (Poor Jokes) than good jokes. You might've had a taste of it from my Profile ;)

That's as much as I can say right now. I'm feeling a kind of deja vu because I've written most things about myself in my personal blog.