User:Soanster

I was born on Friday (not the 13th), 28th of September (from now on I'll expect your card, mind it!) 1980 (phew, pretty old guy). And according to my mother, I was rouge from the very outset! The doctor who delivered me says that she never heard a more intense cry-baby (well, I must confess... I still am!) in all of her practice (wow, what a record)! While young, I never used to allow anyone other than my family to even come near me, far from cuddle or kiss. I always knew (you know, I was pretty intelligent back then) that I had the ultimate weapon up my sleeve - a heavy voice and a lifetime's free supply of crocodile tears!

Growing up a little (at that time my mind also used to grow along with me, he went on strike a bit later!), I was one of the naughtiest kids around. Well naughty isn't the right word. I was a terror to all those who knew me and also to those who didn't! I was very much attracted to (uh oh, not girls, but ...) automobiles, all kinds of them. And my favorite was the truck! I just loved them. I used to fantasize that I'd grow up to be a driver one day (and look where I am today).

Well, when I first started school, the whole village (we used to stay in a place called Monipally) came to know about it. No, not by the word of the mouth, but something very similar, CRY (read howl)!!! Everyday when the van came to pick me up, I used to blast the neighborhood with my sweet lil' voice! (Anyone who would have heard me in those days will pooh pooh the notation that Deep Purple is the loudest band!) And that attempt to send me to school barely lasted two months as my father was forced to pull me out (what else could he do, I was supposed to study in LKG. But because the 4th standard class was nearest to the road, I'd only sit there, saying that I wanted to see if anyone from home was coming to pick me!).

My second attempt at schooling was a bit more successful. A year later (a different place and a different school, actually I've stayed in quite a lot of places as my fathers' job demanded that he be transferred once every three years), I was back in LKG, this time to good effect.. I was a topper in my school (well I guess that my mind was still growing at that time). I moved on to another school two years later. And another year later I shifted to Hyderabad. And that move cost me almost all of my childhood friends! But then I made a lot of new ones there.

The years in Hyderabad were very important as I was introduced to city life for the very first time. And guess what, I fell in love for the very first time too, a love that would change my whole life! (Now now, do I have to tell you and your naughty mind not to wander?!) OK, it was not for a girl that I fell for, but cricket! I knew that I had found the right outlet for my energies. Man those were the days. I fell in love for a second time there, this time I flipped for computers! I just loved to play them and I had also found out what I wanted to be when I grow up.

Coming back to Kerala was cool; I was thrilled to be back home. But my lack of fluency in my mother-tongue really bothered me a lot. The guys never really accepted me; they thought that I was just showing-off my skills in English! That was until I met my friends from the 'Additional English' (our choice second language in school) batch. They also had the same problem, so it was not a big deal for us to gel together. And perhaps that language barrier with the others was a boon in disguise - I made some of my best friends from that batch. Another thing that happened was that my mind just stopped growing completely! So you see, I am just a lil' guy trapped in a huge body!

Having finished my 10th, I opted for the Math group for my Pre-Degree. And after completing my Pre-Degree, I went to Bangalore to take up my Bachelors Degree in Computer Science. Having completed my bachelors, I took up Advanced Diploma In Multimedia from Arena - The International School Of Multimedia. And during the same time I started working for ISKCON's Visual Communication Studios. Now having finished my ADIM I am looking for opportunities to study more. So, what da ya say about my life? Sounds cool, trust me; it feels just that way too. Just drifted through life thus far, will drift through life hereafter.