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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!

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Taken on: January 11, 2009

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Camera: Nikon D80, f/4.0, 1/60 sec, 18mm (=27mm), ISO 400 (more info) (hide info)

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Aperture:	f/4.0
Exposure Time:	0.017 sec (1/60)
Focal Length:	18mm (35mm equivalent: 27mm)
ISO:	400
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Flash:	Auto, Fired, Red-eye reduction, Return detected
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Exposure Mode:	Auto
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White Balance:	Auto
Gain Control:	Low gain up
Saturation:	High
Color Space:	Unknown (-1)
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