10 things you might not know about me

[SUGA]

So, go ahead guys and gals, list 10 things that VWGolf.net.au members might not already know about you! :)

[10d]

hmm. you should start the fire, SUGA. Where's the smoke?? You should start.
Is this going to be like the PE teacher story?? :-) Juicy!

[Andym]

i will give it a go.
1. Im 17
2. I am 6'3''
3. I love my nudie jeans
4. I hope for my first car to be a golf
5. I have a secret crush on mitsubishi 3000GT's
6. And honda NSX's
7. I think brunnettes are better than blondes :P
8. I love to travel
9. I think family guy is hilarious
10. And I am a street unicyclist (stairs, tricks, handrails etc.)

[Paolo]

3. I love my nudie jeans


nice! you better hold off washing them! i waited 2 years and now theyre in its 4th year with just 3 washes and look awesome!
i have a new pair but i don't bother with clothes anymore because i'd rather put it into my car =P

[10d]

nice! you better hold off washing them! i waited 2 years and now theyre in its 4th year with just 3 washes and look awesome!
i have a new pair but i don't bother with clothes anymore because i'd rather put it into my car =P
Boy, it must have stank! :lol:

[Paolo]

1. 21
2. Australian born Filipino =)
3. Uni and Work part-time
4. Into MMA
5. Got converted to the VWs after driving my cousins Jetta 2.0T
6. I can bench 100kg =P
7. I have a lisp
8. Aiming for working in one of the big four banks
9. Can't live without music!
10. Broke my pinkie back in highschool breakdancing HAHAH

[Paolo]

Boy, it must have stank! :lol:

they weren't that bad to be honest, but i did EVERYTHING in them and faaaa those mofos got duuuurty

[SUGA]

1. Justin and I are 11 years age difference
2. My great grandmother was full Mexican.
3. I played piano since I was 5-17. Also played the cello and saxophone for a few years (I was in the school orchestra!).
4. I have bad hearing, I tend to ask people to repeat themselves.
5. I am not an academic, I'm really bad at math.
6. Was a very heavy chain smoker for about 4 years.
7. I'm allergic to cats and bee stings.
8. I have a really bad phobia of all flying insects.
9. I'm Catholic
10. I "dook" - I scratch my throat with my tongue and it makes "dook"-ing noises

..oh 10 already!

[stephen8512]

1. Korean, but born and bred in aussieland. 6'0, 85kgs, play basketball, tennis, Oztag/touch football and an avid sports fan. Working towards a degree in Accounting and Applied Finance.

2. Use to be 150kgs! hahaha!!! no, seriously...

3. Have a phobia for bugs. Any and all. I turn into a little girl whenever Im in close range with one

4. When in Thailand, in my severely drunken state, I am told that I felt the fake boobs of a girl....which I later found out was a ladyboy from my best mate. He got my ass back to the hotel quickly as s/he was getting quite...naughty.

5. I was almost mugged in LA by 3 afro americans. Stupid me, I decided to wander the streets of LA at night to check out my surroundings and even when I read in Lonely Planet that everyone in LA has cars and no one wanders the streets at night, me being the ignorant young tourist that I was almost got mugged for my watch and my old 2G iPhone. Luckily, right at that moment, a cop car passed by and they piss bolted in the other direction, to which the cops put on their disco lights and gave chase. I piss bolted back the other way to catch a cab back to the hostel I was staying in

6. I hold a 1st Dan black belt in Tae Kwon Do and a Blue belt in Hapkido

7. Went to Macau and at the Venetian casino, won the equivalent of $1,000 AUD in blackjack. Somehow I came out $100 AUD worse off... *sigh* gotta know when to hold and when to fold em. house always wins

8. I'm a piano player. Have been since I was like, 5?

9. I dislike : alarms which wake me from the best dream ever, cheap vodka, bugs, hearing over the P.A "your flight has been delayed", waiting in line for anything, traffic bumper to bumper, the feeling you get when u've eaten too much, coriander, idiots in general and dudes who wear skinny leg jeans.

10. perfectly ripened mangoes, shoes (ive started to collect....really should stop), basketball anything, red bull, cars, girls, chilling out with a cold beer, good food, good music and good mates.

[chewy7]

1. I am 24
2. I was born in Sri Lanka, moved to Aus when i was 3. Have embraced both cultures :)
3. Car fanatic since i could walk. I LOVEEEE the feeling you get when you nail an Apex, power out with 100%traction with all four wheels gripping the road like shit on a blanket!
4. Love being in/around cars (Broke the indicator stalk on dad's brand new Merc when i was 3yrs old :lol: It must have been expensive, he still gives me shit about it :lol:)
5. Not an academic during school, but love uni and just started my 2nd degree.
6. Ferrari F50 is my favourite car, since i saw one at the 95 Brisbane International motor show. My aim is to own one and restore it to its original condition with some enhancements. Also would like to be able to properly afford it (dreammmmminnngggg...but gotta aim for something)
7. Shit scared of spiders...as in run and not look back (whilst screaming like a bitch! :lol:)
8. Studying full-time and working part-time since i was 18.
9. I like restoring/re-building cars. Love getting hands on :cool:
10. Favourite dish would have to be my Grandma's chicken curry.

[silverbullet]

1. born in istanbul, grew up in sydney
2. my first toy car was a mk1 golf
3. my old man's first car was a datsun 180b
4. first car i drove was a mitsubishi sigma GL
5. i'm onto my third VW and currently own two.
6. my first VW was a GTI called "SilverBullet" aka Giselle
7. i shaved my chest hair off in year 10 for a dare
8. i unknowingly walked back to my hotel in florence italy one drunken night with my shlango hanging out
9. i puked in the girls toilets at a club in jonkoping sweden...can't remember the name...just remember girls screaming
10. oh yeah and split my scalp open aged 3 and turkish doctors sewed it up without anaesthetic

[zz2]

1. im 22
2. im 6'2"
3. random people keep telling me i look like price william
4. im half croatian
5. i have over 9 scars on my body
6. i have 1.5 kidneys
7. my IQ is in the top 5% but i failed yr12 english
8. when i was 3 i stole mums keys and started up her car.. she FREAKED
9. nothing grosses me out more than vomit
10. im extremely double jointed in my hands and feet yet i cant touch my toes

[Justin Fox]

Some classics above! :lol:

1. I'm left handed but I play Tennis with my right. My writing is so messy I have a hard time both writing and reading it back.

2. I had my nose broken by a drunken Navy guy at the Coogee Beach Hotel and I've had laser eye surgery (no glasses FTW).

3. I'm hopeless at Math, always have been and always will be (I didn't even do Math in Year 12).

4. My Father passed away from stomach cancer when I was 18.

5. I was a pothead, speed freak and pill dropper throughout the end of university and the first few years of my career. I'm clean now.

6. I'm lactose intolerant and have irritable bowel syndrome too.

7. I've had many relationships (one went for 7 years) but Christina was my first Asian girlfriend (owned!).

8. I'm lazy most of the time but I'm also obsessive compulsive (when I get into something I go all out). I'm very stubborn and impatient. I'm insecure and I have resentment issues too. Oh, and I'm emo! :lol:

9. I love what I do for a living! I've worked for myself since the late 90's and still do today. I took a job in 2000 at Animal Logic (Matrix, Babe, Moulin Rouge) as Head of Design but quit 3 months in because I couldn't handle working for the man.

10. I'm not religious or overly superstitious but I believe in the concept of karma and fate. I half a healthy dose of self love (:lol:) and believe I'm a good person.

[defaultx]

1. I'm 23, Australian born and bred.

2. I have a Bachelor of IT from Wollongong university.

3. First car was a '79 BMW 323i - thing was a beast with a small body and the straight 6 engine. In its day it was known as the pocket rocket.

4. I never wanted to travel, never cared for it until I went on a holiday with my now ex-girlfriend to Thailand. Since then I've had the travel bug, Europe is next on the list!

5. When I was young my best mates dad ordered a heap of sand to be used to lay pavers out the back of his house....we thought it would be fun to put a heap of bungers in the sand and blew them up only to have a cloud of sand moving through the street. Needless to say, his dad wasn't impressed but we managed to get out of it by saying some other kids did it while we were out :p

6. My cousin and I took someones letterbox off its mount and strapped a firework to it and shot it down the street - in hindsight, not a good move haha

7. Got tackled pretty hard in a game of footy in high school. I decided to take out my anger on the guy with my next tackle on him and ended up breaking my finger

8. At age 2 I took the keys to my dad's motorbike and got myself up to the garage and sat next to the bike until he started it. I think this is where the passion for engines started.

9. I tried to impress some mates one night in a car park by throwing my BMW around and kicking the back out. All was going well until I saw a parked ford Laser that I didn't notice earlier. I didn't hit it but came damn close.

10. At age 16 I had a vein burst 7cm on my brain which paralysed me and put me in a wheel chair - they told me I'd never walk again - proved them wrong and now I can walk and do pretty much anything and have an infinitely positive outlook on life. I was one of those "miracle" recoveries, one in a million apparently.

[Justin Fox]

10. At age 16 I had a vein burst 7cm on my brain which paralysed me and put me in a wheel chair - they told me I'd never walk again - proved them wrong and now I can walk and do pretty much anything and have an infinitely positive outlook on life. I was one of those "miracle" recoveries, one in a million apparently.
:eek: Awesome.

[nath_mk6]

Hmm interesting....

1. I was born in Darwin but grew up in Tassie
2. My dad died of cancer when I was 6
3. I played underwater hockey for many years as a teenager and into my early 20s representing tassie and australia a few times
4. I went backpacking in 1999 after dropping out of uni, I was 19 at the time and turned 20 & 21 in europe
5. I joined the army in 2001 and promptly tore my knee out, transferred to the Navy and served 6 or so years
6. I lived in Canberra for 2 years where I met my wife, only good thing about the place was leaving it
8. I spend many hours at dinners with my wifes family staring at the wall as they all talk Cantonese and I don't
9. I was diagnosed with thyroid cancer in 2008 and had surgery and radioative iodine treatment. All good now but man being locked in a lead lined room for 3 days because you're radioactive is no fun
10. I know almost nothing about cars but am learning quick, fell in love with the mk6 GTI and have had a thirst for it ever since

[Frenchie]

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[nath_mk6]

You missed bad at maths frenchie that wasn't 10!! ;)

[10d]

You're one interesting man, C! :lol: Wouldn't wanna mess with you! :eek:

[Frenchie]

haha - couldn't help myself Nath

I was actually really good at maths thanks to my dad's psycho wife !

No don't worry 10d, like my wife says I am a concrete marshmallow :)

[10d]

1. I have a habit of collecting things, many things!
2. Once I have a collection of 20 mobile phones. Yikes!
3. Have a peculiar interest in anything that has a blade or thin metal strips
4. Been interested in machinery as long as I can remember.
5. I like fixing things that are broken. Most of the time I broke it myself too.
6. I hate reptiles!
7. I grew up with 8 German Shepards
8. Almost kicked out of school for too much misdemeanour. The last one I remember was squirting liquid soap mixed with butane gas into a teachers eye peeping through a key hole.
9. I am allergic to cats
10. Always like the number 10 for some reason :)

[Justin Fox]

Ha this thread is rockin' out!

[defaultx]

Ha this thread is rockin' out!

Haha agreed...so interesting!

[S&H]

haha - couldn't help myself Nath

I was actually really good at maths thanks to my dad's psycho wife !

No don't worry 10d, like my wife says I am a concrete marshmallow :)

Concrete Marshmallow could mean that you are soft on the outside but hard as concrete on the inside....:eek:

We still wouldn't want to mess with you if that is the case.

[10d]

Some classics above! :lol:


2. I had my nose broken by a drunken Navy guy at the Coogee Beach Hotel and I've had laser eye surgery (no glasses FTW).


5. I was a pothead, speed freak and pill dropper throughout the end of university and the first few years of my career. I'm clean now.



Did we use to roll with the same people?

I remembered the Coogee Beach Hotel incident in 1996-1997?

[Rev 555]

1. I was born in Malaysia, grew up in Perth, then moved to Melbourne and Sydney for work

2. My profession is a Retail Buyer (very good at spending other people's money)

2. I have a younger brother who also drives a Black GTI also modified based in Perth - I am a bad influence

3. I have owned many cars and motorbikes in my life including three MX5's and a couple of WRX's, scooters, race bikes. My first car was Holden Torana XU-1 an iconic muscle car of the 70's.

4. I learned to ride a motorbike (9 or 10 years old) before learning to drive

5. I have been fortunate to have seen abit of the world and done some crazy things including
- Riding a MTB down the World's Most Dangerous Road in Bolivia (64km and 3500 meters downhill)
- Climbed a Himalayan peak summit at 6500m (Took 3 weeks and 10 kilos later)
- Riding a moped from Bali to Jakarta with a back pack
- Rode from Saigon to Hanoi on a motorbike
- Rode a pushbike from Kathmandu to Northern Indian border to see what it was like

6. I recently got engaged (poor girl hates bikes and cars)

7. I failed my first driving test due to exceeding the speed limit (doh)

8. I am older than you think

9. I use to be a real surf beach going dude with long hair, tight jeans with dunlop volleys

10. I recently had my first helicopter lesson

[silverbullet]

jesus guys some of the things you guys have said in your top ten are things i wouldn't tell anyone...esp frenchie child abuse, and loved one's dying. this thread is deep. respect to all who fell and hell to those who have scarred our minds. look to a better future.

[nath_mk6]

2. I have a younger brother who also drives a Black GTI also modified based in Perth - I am a bad influence

5. I have been fortunate to have seen abit of the world and done some crazy things including
- Riding a MTB down the World's Most Dangerous Road in Bolivia (64km and 3500 meters downhill)
- Climbed a Himalayan peak summit at 6500m (Took 3 weeks and 10 kilos later)
- Riding a moped from Bali to Jakarta with a back pack
- Rode from Saigon to Hanoi on a motorbike
- Rode a pushbike from Kathmandu to Northern Indian border to see what it was like

8. I am older than you think

Okay so who's Rev's brother and if he isn't on here why haven't you invited him?

Travelling is awesome like that, I did mine in slightly more civilised places and a bit of Africa, can't say I've ridden somewhere like that to see what it was like though lol

So you're older that 47, wow you've aged well ;)

[stephen8512]

10. I loved speed skating - so much so I joined a club in my teens and picked it so quick I was selected to rep QLD but my dad didn't want to send me - I hated him that day.

Speed skating?!?! Seriously? I love speed skating....that and short-track! I wanted to do speed skating however I was too fat to even move back in my teens....so I decided to play Ice hockey instead. Loved it...still do!

[Rev 555]

Okay so who's Rev's brother and if he isn't on here why haven't you invited him?




He is on here.....

[S&H]

He is on here.....

Paolo resembles Kevin so much but in reality is a brother from another mother. :)

[nath_mk6]

well come forward then and admit to it, its nothing to be ashamed of, well mostly anyway >D

[Jig]

I am impressed with the amount of sharing here.

[mshl1979]

1. I've been in many relationships but got married at the tender age of 24 and haven't looked back (that much)
2. Me and my wife have a 16 month old daughter called Eunice
3. My first car was a Toyota Starlet but I really wanted a Honda Civic EG6
4. I totaled my Starlet on King Georges Rd and bought a Civic......
5. I work at Microsoft as a Account Manager for Local Government
6. My last car was a Accord Euro CL9. G-Game 77S wheels. Mugen bits. Loved the car.
7. I actually looked at the GTI when I bought my Euro in 05... but for the same price the EURO had Xenon and a sunroof as standard... (sunroof was a piority then
8. My wife wanted a VW Beetle. I told her it was crap and we should test drive it first. We did... she now owns a Golf MKV Sportline
9. I MTB never really had any major accidents. But fractured two ribs on a simple section of a fire trail
10. I probaly spend too much time on xbox when I'm not driving or MTBing...
11. I'm also crap at maths...

[VR53KS]

1.) I love creative writing and am considering getting into some sort of journalism after school finishes
2.) I was supposed to get dad's 2002 Audi A3 after he bought a new car, but turned it down for my VR6.. Which is now costing us shitloads more :lol:
3.) Every month my phonebill comes back the highest, and I have no farkin clue how I manage to do that??!
4.) I don't have a job, I used to work in my parents' bakery every day after school until dad told me to work a bit less and focus on the HSC
5.) After that, I just completely stopped :lol:
6.) I was born in Germany and am of Turkish background, my dad used to be a concert organiser or something so we were able to travel a LOT.
7.) Another 'bad at maths' guy here :)
8.) I'm one of those blessed people who can eat ridiculous amounts and have my bodyweight stay identical. I feel sorry for my arteries though.
9.) I'm probably the most un-ethnical ethnic guy in our entire school - I dress, speak and act with some sense of normality, and drive a Golf :)
10.) Roses are red, violets are blue, this line doesn't rhyme, and neither does this one.

[Jethro41]

1. Justin and I are 11 years age difference
2. My great grandmother was full Mexican.
3. I played piano since I was 5-17. Also played the cello and saxophone for a few years (I was in the school orchestra!).
4. I have bad hearing, I tend to ask people to repeat themselves.
5. I am not an academic, I'm really bad at math.
6. Was a very heavy chain smoker for about 4 years.
7. I'm allergic to cats and bee stings.
8. I have a really bad phobia of all flying insects.
9. I'm Catholic
10. I "dook" - I scratch my throat with my tongue and it makes "dook"-ing noises

..oh 10 already!

OK

well it seems we have some in common Suga....

1. My wife and I are 11 years apart too...(her older than he)
2. I also dook, particularly when I'm thinking. It annoys SWMBO, she thinks I sound like a frog in heat.
3. I also have bad hearing... damaged from really loud music.
4. Was also a very very heavy smoker from age 13 - 22.
5. Scared of Spideys
6. I'm allergic to bee stings also, but am ok with cats.
7. I have never touched an illegal drug....and never will
8. I am a Justice of the Peace.
9. I am an Atheist.
10. I can't grow a beard.

[Paolo]

Paolo resembles Kevin so much but in reality is a brother from another mother. :)

how so? i don't really see the resemblance... maybe its because were both Asian? hahah

[burgs]

1) One side of my family are of Scottish Herritage and the otherside is German Herritage
2) Have owned too many new cars and lost too much money on cars for someone my age, my purchases have been very impulsive.
3) I sell mining cable and am thinking about a big career change next year when i finish uni.
4) I am very indecisive and often change my mind on things at the drop of a hat
5) I am a fairly self conscious and driven person
6) I can be a perfectionist and am my own biggest critic.
7) I am currently at Uni doing a Business Degree but havent decided 100% what i want to major in.
8) I am allergic to Mozzi's and Sand flies
9) I like to take photos, I can sit in one spot for hours taking photo of the same thing lol
10) I am a bit of fitness nut

[schoona]

1- I was born on 04/04/1990
2- I grew up in Muswellbrook on an acerage (that place is a $hithole do not enter)
3- Have pommie and german heritage
4- I love football (soccer). Playing again this year after a stint off.
5- I lost my licence because I'm a dickhead.
6- I'm an apprentice fitter at Centennial as a basis for doing Mechanical Engineering later on down the track.
7- Trance (form of EDM) really gets me going.
8- I try and keep all happy before myself.
9- I have a younger sister ( :P ) who lives with mum that has absolutely phenomenal aspirations and I know she will make it. (International Law > UN etc ) Very proud older brother.
10 - I believe I kow everything and am always up for a debate :P (Ie keen for a yak to learn something new)

[saad]

1. Im a British born Pakistani, moved to Australia with family in 1998.
2. I produce music, DJ, photograph. I have had a few music releases, and used to DJ a fair bit. Still write a fair bit of music.
3. Have always been a car guy, remember watching top gear with my grandad when i was around 3-4
4. I'm a passionate martial artist, have been whole life. I used to get 2 chairs, and do the 'splits' when I was around 6 or 7, like Jean Claude Van Damme in Blood Sport, and made a head band like the one in The Karate Kid - I still have it
5. I'm Muslim, and its a very important part of my life.
6. I love driving, and want to have a track car soon, and compete in the Targa
7. I don't drink or do drugs, but have tried
8. I want to be a doctor, and am back at uni so I can try and get into med school
9. I'm going to marry my gf in a few years
10. I wrote off a 1994 Magna

Saad

[S&H]

how so? i don't really see the resemblance... maybe its because were both Asian? hahah

Yeah, you bloody asians, you all look the same to me. >D

[nath_mk6]

Rofl, I'm only allowed to say those sorts of things to my wife >D

[chris32]

1. I was born and raised in Australia.
2. I was a 2 pack a day smoker untill a year ago.
3. I didn't plan on purchasing the r32, my mazdas engine was seized by the local mechanic when they cracked the oil filter, they replaced the engine with a second hand one but it wasn't the same and traded it in on the r32 a week later.
4. When I purchased my first car my father wouldn't let me buy second hand and that has stuck as I have always purchased new.
5. I was the first of my immediate family to travel overseas and I try to get out of the country at least once every 2 years.
6. I lived in shenyang china for 3 months.
7. I speak a bit of mandarin chinese (been learning on and off for years) but there mainly swear words. :)
8. I've drowned twice, once when I was very young in my Uncles pool, my uncle saved me but damaged he's rolex in the process and When I was in 5th grade, I was drowning in the pool at school camp, I would jump up yelling and waving my arms at the teacher HELP HELP, she thought I was joking and waved back. It wasn't until I became unconscious that she did anything.
9. My last 2 cars have been riced up, with chrome wheels, big cannon/mufflers exhausts etc. I've seen the light now, maybe ;)
10. To give up smoking I tried everything patches, gum, cold turkey, champix etc. In the end a friend talked me into getting hypnotised which worked first time and I haven't smoked since.

[MasterKevin]

1. Im 20 Almost 21
2. I LOVE the JDM Sceen, learning to like the euro sceen
3. I have a issue with modding cars
4. I like girls
5. I like hot girls
6. I like sexy girls
7. I like attractive girls
8. I like nice girls
9. I like flirty girls
10. Oh did i mention i like girls :P haha

[Jig]

^ Classic MK.

1. My Father's from the Philippines and my Mother's from Madrid
2. I survived a Car Bomb explosion in my early teens.
3. I was part of a "rumble" that involved knives, wooden bats and Sling shots in my early teens. I survived but my other G-brothers did not.
4. We moved to Australia in 1985 with my immediate family to escape death threats sent to my family.
5. I first drove at the age of 12 legally back in Philippines. Long story this one.
6. I have 1 best male friend and the rest are females(14 to be exact).
7. I get invited to Hens Party nights a lot . I love it and going out with girls is 100% times more fun than going out with boys.
8. I am a Metro Sexual to the core. I cant carry a conversation when it is sports related.
9. I have had women sleep with me naked and not take advantage of their nakedness.
10. I have decided never to get inolved with a girl until I was ready to settle down. Therefore my wife is officially the only GIRLFRIEND I have ever had.
11. I have witnessed 2 close girl friends of mine who have committed suicide and their faces are still fresh in my mind til this day. Cant shake the guilt and time has not healed it either. Peace to you both Sunshines where ever you are.

[nath_mk6]

1. Im 20 Almost 21
2. I LOVE the JDM Sceen, learning to like the euro sceen
3. I have a issue with modding cars
4. I like girls
5. I like hot girls
6. I like sexy girls
7. I like attractive girls
8. I like nice girls
9. I like flirty girls
10. Oh did i mention i like girls :P haha

So youre gay? Lol

[nath_mk6]

^ Classic MK.

1. My Father's from the Philippines and my Mother's from Madrid
2. I survived a Car Bomb explosion in my early teens.
3. I was part of a "rumble" that involved knives, wooden bats and Sling shots in my early teens. I survived but my other G-brothers did not.
4. We moved to Australia in 1985 with my immediate family to escape death threats sent to my family.
5. I first drove at the age of 12 legally back in Philippines. Long story this one.
6. I have 1 best male friend and the rest are females(14 to be exact).
7. I get invited to Hens Party nights a lot . I love it and going out with girls is 100% times more fun than going out with boys.
8. I am a Metro Sexual to the core. I cant carry a conversation when it is sports related.
9. I have had women sleep with me naked and not take advantage of their nakedness.
10. I have decided never to get inolved with a girl until I was ready to settle down. Therefore my wife is officially the only GIRLFRIEND I have ever had.
11. I have witnessed 2 close girl friends of mine who have committed suicide and their faces are still fresh in my mind til this day. Cant shake the guilt and time has not healed it either. Peace to you both Sunshines where ever you are.

Wow Jig some deep stuff there thanks for sharing, and a car bomb holy crap!!

[Cam]

Holy moley there are some really interesting stories and facts in here.
Thanks for sharing everybody!

I'm boring in comparison to most people lol.

1) I'm 20, turning 21 in November
2) Born in Wollongong, lived in Illawarra and South Coast all my life.
3) Never been on a plane or overseas.
4) Hate spiders and creepy crawlies.
5) Get along well with most people, am easy going, not a huge party goer, prefer to stick by myself or with close friends or family
6) Have owned 3 cars previously. 92 Laser Ghia, New CRDi i30, Comfortline 2.0L MKV Golf and now onto my GTI which I'll be holding on to for a looooooong time.
7) I'm a nerd. Love computers, technology and have done since I was about 12!
8) Crap at maths. Good at problem solving for computer/network/server related things but for some reason I'm not great at doing maths on the fly. If I sit down and think about it I can eventually figure it out....but frustrates me so much.
9) I really dislike people who take credit for other people's work, one of my biggest pet hates.
10) Single.

[defaultx]

1. My Father's from the Philippines and my Mother's from Madrid
2. I survived a Car Bomb explosion in my early teens.
3. I was part of a "rumble" that involved knives, wooden bats and Sling shots in my early teens. I survived but my other G-brothers did not.
4. We moved to Australia in 1985 with my immediate family to escape death threats sent to my family.
5. I first drove at the age of 12 legally back in Philippines. Long story this one.
6. I have 1 best male friend and the rest are females(14 to be exact).
7. I get invited to Hens Party nights a lot . I love it and going out with girls is 100% times more fun than going out with boys.
8. I am a Metro Sexual to the core. I cant carry a conversation when it is sports related.
9. I have had women sleep with me naked and not take advantage of their nakedness.
10. I have decided never to get inolved with a girl until I was ready to settle down. Therefore my wife is officially the only GIRLFRIEND I have ever had.
11. I have witnessed 2 close girl friends of mine who have committed suicide and their faces are still fresh in my mind til this day. Cant shake the guilt and time has not healed it either. Peace to you both Sunshines where ever you are.

wow man...sorry for losses...you are one tough brother

[MasterKevin]

So youre gay? Lol

hahaha i think i will pass on that idea lol

[MasterKevin]

^ Classic MK.

1. My Father's from the Philippines and my Mother's from Madrid
2. I survived a Car Bomb explosion in my early teens.
3. I was part of a "rumble" that involved knives, wooden bats and Sling shots in my early teens. I survived but my other G-brothers did not.
4. We moved to Australia in 1985 with my immediate family to escape death threats sent to my family.
5. I first drove at the age of 12 legally back in Philippines. Long story this one.
6. I have 1 best male friend and the rest are females(14 to be exact).
7. I get invited to Hens Party nights a lot . I love it and going out with girls is 100% times more fun than going out with boys.
8. I am a Metro Sexual to the core. I cant carry a conversation when it is sports related.
9. I have had women sleep with me naked and not take advantage of their nakedness.
10. I have decided never to get inolved with a girl until I was ready to settle down. Therefore my wife is officially the only GIRLFRIEND I have ever had.
11. I have witnessed 2 close girl friends of mine who have committed suicide and their faces are still fresh in my mind til this day. Cant shake the guilt and time has not healed it either. Peace to you both Sunshines where ever you are.

thats hecktic Jig. Thanks for sharing

[tomtom_r32]

1.) I'm 26, born and raised here in Sydney. Thai background and PROUD. People often mistaken me for being a filo, chinese and once spanish!!
2.) Been with my GF for 9 years. She's my one and only :lol:
3.) First car was a swift Gti which was given to me for free by a mate. Bulletproof engine I tells ya!. Favourite car is and always a R32 GTR.
4.) Was involved in a accident (my fault) in year 6 where a motorcycle hit me and broke my leg. Scarred for life but still walking and can run pretty quick. (it was either the bike or semi).
5.) another bad MATHS guys here too. :(
6.) I think of myself fat, but people call me built & stockie. I'm proud of my body but wouldnt mind being lighter. :rolleyes:
7.) I'm in debt and hate money. But hey, money makes the world go around and cant live without it.
8.) I'm a sweater and just found out that it's in my genes. (i dont have BO) luckily!!
9.) I'm very indecisive, but when making decision, tend to make wise ones
10.) Been a vegetarian/pescetarianism for 31 days and 3 months. Going strong y0!!

[nath_mk6]

Yeah I hate money too but need it for stuff.

Hey I think I'm fat, and everyone else does too ;) I'll lose it all one day

Anyway thanks for sharing, getting run over hurts doesn't it!

[Justin Fox]

Jig! I think I love you man. :)

[zz2]

Jig! I think I love you man. :)

not as much as the ladies do!

[Rev 555]

Wow Jig, you have had such a life. We have gotten very close in such a short time. Well I consider myself a metro sexual too but unfortunately girls took advantage of me when I slept naked next to them.

[Paolo]

definitely some personal stuff from a few of you members!
glad to see you conquered everything and doing so well for yourselves now

[GTom]

1/ I'm Polish
2/ I eat takeaway (burgers/kebabs/Subway/McDonalds) 5+ times a week and don't put on weight (When you see me you'd think I don't eat anything)
3/ Have a pebble stuck under my skin on my leg for the last 15 years, that's what happens when you refuse to clean a wound!
4/ I got nothing else to add.

[schoona]

Wow Jig, you have had such a life. We have gotten very close in such a short time. Well I consider myself a metro sexual too but unfortunately girls took advantage of me when I slept naked next to them.

Well delivered :P

[nath_mk6]

Wow Jig, you have had such a life. We have gotten very close in such a short time. Well I consider myself a metro sexual too but unfortunately girls took advantage of me when I slept naked next to them.

ROFLMAO.......

dirty old man!

[V-DUB]

1. i like maths
2. im a guy and own a hair straightener.. no i dont use it anymore :P
3. i think i have obsessive compulsive - everything has to be perfect
4. i have a huge passion for cars and motorsports
5. i spent every dollar i had in the bank on my first car (had exactly $10 left in the bank which i couldnt withdraw from the ATM lol!) - had to survive on Migoreng noodles for a solid 3 months after as i also spent the proceeding months wages on petrol/rego/insurance.
6. my VW Golf is my first euro and i dont think i'll own another japanese car again
7. i collect model cars- its like having the perfect dream garage, only in mini version :P
8. quietly, i am also a fan of sexspec and pretty car shows where cars are modified rediculously and unpractically - mainly go to have a laugh, at the cars and the haircuts and to see how not to modify a car :P
9. i LIKE shopping and shoes!
10. sometimes i wish i had more facial hair..

[wilch]

1. I'm 30 years old (31 this year). Those that saw me at the meet at Thornleigh would probably have thought I was under 20 or close to. (white skyline, wearing the street fighter tshirt)

2. I've owned my Skyline outright for 7 years (bought it when there was no stigma attached to them. Older people would often talk to me about the car at the petrol station, enquiring what it was, and how nice it looked....those days are over now though :( ). It's seen 274rwkw on a dyno dynamics dyno, and has enough torque to light the rears whenever I want...but it's quiet, and doesn't look like much. Still has the stigma though :(.

3. The bank owns my house, and I detest my job because of it.

4. I work for a massive corporation. Myself and my team designs, implements, and innovates standard operating environments for several clients.

5. I love art, I love producing art, and am a published photographer. Currently freelancing, doing photography and photo retouching in my spare time.

6. I'm a console gamer. After nearly 10 years without playing a single game my girlfriend introduced me to Forza 2 on the xbox 360. There was no turning back. I've networked every room in my house w/ gigabit ethernet, the lounge room has 2 LCD's, 2 xbox360's and 2 PS3's all networked and online, and my home office use to have a 360 too.

7. I'm diagnosed mild obsessive-compulsive. I actually have had severe anxiety attacks due to it. I have a need to know what's going on around me, crowds get the anxiety up.

8. I've lost it on turn one at Eastern Creek at high speed. Nearly wet my pants, and forgot to clutch it. I was left facing the wrong way on the grass right at the side of the exit of turn one with an engine that wouldn't turn over because it was so hot. When the first car came by very fast and squirming around a little I actually started praying at that point, "please start please start... please no one hit me at speed... please!! WHERE ARE THE FLAG MARSHALLS!@$!$!" lol

9. My girlfriend's name is Mandy Moore.

10. I was introduced into the world of Golf GTI's by my mate that bought a red 3 door mk5 w/ DSG, and immediately modified it with a whole heap of APR parts, and Oettinger wheels and bodykit. After a few months of being complete it's rear end was eaten off by a bus. He is now desperately awaiting the announcement of the 3 door Golf R. I was shocked at the quality and the feel of the drive of that car. Made me want one.

[Frenchie]

haha god this thread makes me laugh !! love it...

[mshl1979]

6. I'm a console gamer. After nearly 10 years without playing a single game my girlfriend introduced me to Forza 2 on the xbox 360. There was no turning back. I've networked every room in my house w/ gigabit ethernet, the lounge room has 2 LCD's, 2 xbox360's and 2 PS3's all networked and online, and my home office use to have a 360 too.

Gamertag? Looking for racing buddies in Forza 3... rather than the randoms who always loves rear ending you.

You and me both 79ers... and in IT.

[wilch]

6. I'm a console gamer. After nearly 10 years without playing a single game my girlfriend introduced me to Forza 2 on the xbox 360. There was no turning back. I've networked every room in my house w/ gigabit ethernet, the lounge room has 2 LCD's, 2 xbox360's and 2 PS3's all networked and online, and my home office use to have a 360 too.

Gamertag? Looking for racing buddies in Forza 3... rather than the randoms who always loves rear ending you.

You and me both 79ers... and in IT.

wilchelus is my gamertag. Add me. I haven't turned on the 360 in awhile though, and haven't played Forza3 since I hurt my back about 4 weeks ago...also don't have GOLD atm. But, I might soon :). I use to race with a group of guys. Had heaps of fun. We could all actually drive, and got over the accidental mid corner bumps by announcing "inside" or "outside" if we were making a move. (Hate that you can't look left or right when using the wheel)

[mshl1979]

wilchelus is my gamertag. Add me. I haven't turned on the 360 in awhile though, and haven't played Forza3 since I hurt my back about 4 weeks ago...also don't have GOLD atm. But, I might soon :). I use to race with a group of guys. Had heaps of fun. We could all actually drive, and got over the accidental mid corner bumps by announcing "inside" or "outside" if we were making a move. (Hate that you can't look left or right when using the wheel)

Yeah I know what you mean. Nurburging was the worse.

[silverbullet]

wilch, i met your mate. think he lives up north west sydney somewhere near kellyville or something. bought his stock rear bumper and side skirts before i returned to stock on my heavily modified silver GTI, which i traded soon after that. saw a pic of his car on golfmkv.com...was a nice APR/oettinger job. remember he told me a bus wiped his ass off. welcome to this forum dude.

[wilch]

wilch, i met your mate. think he lives up north west sydney somewhere near kellyville or something. bought his stock rear bumper and side skirts before i returned to stock on my heavily modified silver GTI, which i traded soon after that. saw a pic of his car on golfmkv.com...was a nice APR/oettinger job. remember he told me a bus wiped his ass off. welcome to this forum dude.

Wow, small world! I regret not taking proper photos of the car when it was finished. Our schedules just never coincided, and then soon after it was finished the car was totaled while he was stopped.

[Paolo]

surprised alot of the Asians here aren't great at math. I used to do 3unit back in highschool but dropped to 2 because the teacher wasn't strict enough and now i work alot with numbers in my finance degree at uni. i guess the stereotype doesn't hold up hahah

[mikinoz]

I don't normally do these questionnaires;

1. I hold current drivers licences in 3 countries concurrently
2. Was a professional snowboarder/instructor in my early 20's
3. My first job was at a Shell service station when I was 16
4. My only daughter Chloe passed away at birth
5. I've got 3 sons and they are all dairy intolerant
6. I prefer to drive in the right hand lane, no matter the circumstances
7. Mrs mikinoz is actually really supportive of my classic automotive obsession
8. Annoyingly allergic to shellfish
9. The largest waterfall I have kayaked off is 13 meters
10. One of our sons was named 'Gus' to win a high school bet

That was easier than I expected.

[nath_mk6]

Nice mikinoz, kayaking is awesome especially off waterfalls >D

I've done a little rocksliding once in South Africa, almost killed me, largest we went over was 44m >D>D Largest cliff I've jumped off 22.5m... all scary as hell till you do it then you forget the fear and do it again!!!

Sorry to hear about your daughter, my mum has 12 brothers and sisters, one however sadly died at birth as well, she's still remebered as their little sister which I think is the best way to do it :)

[transporter]

1. i think i have internet addiction
2. was a pack a day smoker, sometimes two. went cold turkey one day and its worked...so far
3. have an engineering degree but cannot survive without a calculator
4. im not well organised, i need a secretary
5. love travelling, but am often too broke to do so
6. love cars whether they be jdm, eudm, audm...etc
7. i'm quite bad at focusing on things for long periods of time

... now where was i?

[Shonen]

Some very interesting and funny responses.

Thanks everyone for sharing !


1. I am an 82 model (turning 28 this year). Born in Newcastle and moved to Sydney at the age of 2.

2. Hold a 2nd Dan blackbelt in taekwondo.

3. LOVE snowboarding.

4. Played golf since the age of 7 but never played seriously. Thats about to change as I am now playing every week and aim to play off single figures in 12 months time.

5. I study Statistics. Yes pure maths degree :eek:

6. My first car was a 99 model green corolla which I totalled. Someone rear ended the car HARD, as a result the car flipped length wise and landed on a fence upside down, one of the fence posts went through the rear window. Hanging upside down and undoing your seatbelt is a sensation I NEVER want to experience ever again. People driving past were kind enough to come to my aid and pull me out of the car before the emergency crews arrived.

7. Back in 2003 I had an OMFG im going to die moment when I was "abseiling" down a small cliff face next to a waterfall in order to get to a ledge to jump into the water below. As I was perpendicular to the cliff face the rope snapped and my heart skipped a beat before I plummeted down to the water below yelling out "OH SHIIIIT". My friend recalls it as one of the funniest moments of physical humour he has ever witnessed. I dont see the funny side :p

8. I can speak 2 languages (Korean and English). Currently working on Japanese as my third.

9. My family used to own a farm and I learned to drive manual (dads hiace hehe) at the age of 11. Just around the farm land of course.

10. I used to own an R34 GTT with a bit of work done to it ;) Which to this day I regret selling :(

[Paolo]

please teach me stats! i always hated that subject
when they taught simple regression it was faaaarrrrr from simple!

[Shonen]

LOL

By simple regression I assume you're referring to simple linear regression ?

Linear regression using two variables isnt too bad to get your head around once you get used to it. When you start dealing with multiple regressions with a dependent variable and multiple independent/predictor variables, THATS when it starts doing your head in.

[SUGA]

whaaa??

[trism]

1. Im a pretty friendly person. Ill talk to anyone about anything, but screw me over, and thats it.
2. 5th generation Aussie some came over from Ireland, others were convicts, blue collar upbringing, bogan at heart :p
3. Was accepted into the Australian Defence Force Academy to get a degree in Electrical Engineering, and then fly jets, only to miss out on the UAI.
4. Love hot hatches. And not so hot hatches.
5. Love pulling things apart, and putting them back together, just for something to do.
6. Am a maths fan, sometimes.
7. I like my music loud. Id rather have a decent stereo then 500Hp.
8. Im 23, engaged, and have an 11 month old daughter, Emily
9. I have lots of random "trophies" The piston, crank and a camshaft from the first engine i blew up, a 16v smallport 4AGE, in which i put a conrod through the side of the block. My small shed has ECUs, strutbraces, tyres, wheels, velocity stacks, and a heap of random car bits.
10. I love "The bucket"
http://memimage.cardomain.com/ride_images/3/2823/223/32055111401_large.jpg

[wilch]

Loved your 34, Shonen. Sif let Mona have a turn and not me. Pfft...I still remember these things. lol.

[Shonen]

Loved your 34, Shonen. Sif let Mona have a turn and not me. Pfft...I still remember these things. lol.

Lol Wil all you needed to do was ask :p would have thrown you the keys anytime :)

Sooooo many memories in that car I should have kept it and she would have been complete by now :(

[stephen8512]

LOL

By simple regression I assume you're referring to simple linear regression ?

Linear regression using two variables isnt too bad to get your head around once you get used to it. When you start dealing with multiple regressions with a dependent variable and multiple independent/predictor variables, THATS when it starts doing your head in.

i'll linear regression your ass! =D

[stephen8512]

10. I used to own an R34 GTT with a bit of work done to it ;) Which to this day I regret selling :(

oh serious? damn....wonder what it looked like?

Dunno what yours looked like but I always liked this one though...one of my favs...

http://img459.imageshack.us/img459/2695/c8zf6.jpg

http://img237.imageshack.us/img237/15/l37bf0177afbd7374417367pa5.jpg

:lol:

[Shonen]

Lol Steve you dont need to rub it in !!

[Capercat]

Nice looking cop magnet.

[wilch]

...and there's that stigma!

When I bought mine they were still expensive, R32 GTR's were crazy expensive, and all of them reasonably rare. Rare enough that the few times you came across one you'd have arms waving at you out the window and lights flashing. The old feeling of brotherhood with unknown people...now though, all gone.

[Capercat]

Yere, it's now like post 2000 BMW's with mags lowered ripping around Parramatta & Lakemba. In their day only North Shore women drove them.

Oh, I just noticed it's parked at Bondi, that makes it 10 times worse...hahaha

[Shonen]

Dont want this thread to go OT so ill keep this short.

Wil: I totally understand where your coming from, its not like the early days when the sau whores would gather almost on a weekly basis and the "brotherhood" was alive and kicking.

Capercat: Not that I really need to justify anything to you but that shot was taken by my friend who came down from Melbourne. She wanted to see Bondi lol. In fact I rarely go there and live no where near the area.

[shida]

Okay time to get back on topic!!! Here's mine!

1. When my brother was in pre-school, he brought home these tiny sponges and I stuck one up my nose. It was there for about 3 weeks until mum wondered why I wasn't breathing properly through my nose. $500 later and some exciting day surgery, I now have a tiny sponge in a little specimen jar to remind me of the $500 I owe my mum from when I was 1 1/2 yrs old! :)

2. My name is "Rashida" which is of Arabic origin and actually means "rightly guided". Most of mum's side of the family has Muslim names too, her dad was from Pakistan, but I am pretty much ABC! :)

3. I disliked my university experience, much of it because I was from the "Western Suburbs" and was consequently asked on my first day of class if I was "knocked up and on drugs" in high school. Girls were mean!! But I made it through and came out with some close friends who have shaped the person I am today. :D

4. I spend little time discussing anything about cars with colleagues and friends who do not share the same passion. Mostly because I do have other hobbies and prefer to share these instead. Discussing origins of cars bore most people anyway - and guys become more intimidated than interested, which is a shame. :(

5. I have a habit of latching onto people who genuinely love VW Beetles as much as I do. I like these people even more when they agree that the "new" beetles are one of the worst decisions Volkswagen has ever made!!!

6. Speaking of my love for Volkswagen Beetles, I have a large collection of these models, some of which were donated to me from Brendan's (Serial Killa) stash from when he was growing up.

7. Speaking more of Volkswagen Beetles... I've wanted a tattoo of one for some time now (since I was 16 and had owned my first!). I am hoping to do it this year in June as a 22nd birthday present to myself, but I need to find someone to draw one for me to my liking first. It sounds ridiculously insane to some, but not to me. >D

8. My parents are the best divorced parents you could ever meet, they are best friends. This works perfectly for me and I wish it were that way for many others.

9. I've participated in 5 City to Surfs, but haven't done one in at least 3 years! I'd like to go again this year (and will immediately regret the decision when I hit heartbreak hill :eek:)

10. I too am no good at maths, the calculator is my best friend! P.s did you know that Pythagoras didn't invent the Pythagoras theorem? It had something to do with the Babylons! That's about all I know.:rolleyes:

[silverbullet]

Awesome shida! beetle tat coming up. maybe something like this but on a smaller scale.

http://i285.photobucket.com/albums/ll63/dasheight-8/VW%20Trefeen%20Wolfsburg%20June%202008/vwtattoo.jpg

[S&H]

1. Migrated here when I was 20 and have lived half of my life in Australia.

2. It does state on my birth certificate that my name is Shannon - my parents did name me at birth. And no I haven't got a shred of Irish blood in me.

3. Former OCD sufferer - the Army fixed that.

4. Indentifies closely with the Sheldon character in Big Bang Theory and Toad of Toad Hall in "Wind in the Willows".

5. Loves old stuff/technology. e.g. Old cameras, bicycles, Audio Equipment...etc, etc. No longer impressed with new technology.

6. Crap at Sports requiring the kicking, hitting or throwing of a circular or oval object.

7. Wishes he grew up in the 50s/60s. Yet thinks that the 80s was one of the best decades of the 20th Century. The music ain't the same these days.

8. Is a shopaholic (CC gets a good workout monthly)

9. Can still fit into clothes that he wore in his teens....just barely.

10. Conscripted into the Singapore Armed Forces at 18. Served in an Infantry Unit (Air Calvary) where I led a section of nine men (very poorly). Discharged after 2 and 1/2 yrs. Meant to serve a further 13 yrs in the Army reserves but only went back for one 2 week stint. Now that I am over 40 - have been served papers stating that I am officially over the hill and my services are no longer needed. Woohoo!

[shida]

Awesome shida! beetle tat coming up. maybe something like this but on a smaller scale.

http://i285.photobucket.com/albums/ll63/dasheight-8/VW%20Trefeen%20Wolfsburg%20June%202008/vwtattoo.jpg

OMG - that's exactly where I want it too!!! I'd like it a tad smaller and a 3/4 shot, kind of like this:

http://www.thesamba.com/vw/archives/postcards/1996beetle.jpg

[saad]

Wow another Pakistani heritage person! Hi Rashida!

Im a BBC

[shida]

hehehe we're all over aren't we? :) Hello!

[Mister_duck]

1 Hopeless at cooking

2. Failed my HSC , though i didn't really try.

3. Love my trance music.

4. can be known as a bit of a metro at times

5. have more female friends then male friends

6. was a drug user in my younger days

7. Been arrested for drug possesion before.

8. been arrested for damaging private property.

9. love my 2 dogs

10. For the time being, I am single.

Well thats enough info about me for now

[Capercat]

Trance music & drugs, reminds me of Sydney's rave scene before they had the Royal Commission.

I've never taken drugs, I guess I'm a control freak :)

[silverbullet]

you know i'm not surprised by your 10 things mister duck.

[Bizi]

Mr Duck

I am in favour of transparency and you're being very open and honest here, which is nice for us.

Although I am not a lawyer or HR pro, I'd be mindful that this is a document which gets indexed into search engines and it might be good to keep your online ID separate from your name, in case a future employer habitually googles to find dirt on people.

(I only mention this not because of what you posted but because, more generally, it's good to keep your ID a little separate from your offline ID in case of stalkers. More common than overzealous HR depts, that's for sure!)

PS I'm glagd you didn't mention you smoke... we witnessed that on OPH. :D I am your co-defendant, pleading guilty on that one!

[S&H]

Mr Duck

I am in favour of transparency and you're being very open and honest here, which is nice for us.

Although I am not a lawyer or HR pro, I'd be mindful that this is a document which gets indexed into search engines and it might be good to keep your online ID separate from your name, in case a future employer habitually googles to find dirt on people.

(I only mention this not because of what you posted but because, more generally, it's good to keep your ID a little separate from your offline ID in case of stalkers. More common than overzealous HR depts, that's for sure!)

PS I'm glagd you didn't mention you smoke... we witnessed that on OPH. :D I am your co-defendant, pleading guilty on that one!


Aye, He doth smoke too much..me doth attest and protest....

[Mister_duck]

Yeah thanks for the warning, but its all ok.
In my line of work, I've got nothing to worry about.

[Mister_duck]

you know i'm not surprised by your 10 things mister duck.

lol thanks Mate

[SUGA]

bump for the newbies!

[AP]

Trance music & drugs, reminds me of Sydney's rave scene before they had the Royal Commission.

I've never taken drugs, I guess I'm a control freak :)

Hey Capercat, Do you ever speed aswell!!! That's the only drug I take.. Haha

[kaitan]

1. I'm a 22 year old malaysian
2. Obsessed with food :D
3. Currently working full time and part time 7 days a week
4. Dislike my current job
5. Play good golf or atleast I think it's good, can be better.
6. Loves driving fast but no money to bring to the tracks.
7. Bad with cars mechanically
8. Want to be in the top level of management
9. Working towards getting a MK6 GTI
10. Very long winded sometimes :P

[Byza]

ill have a crack too i guess

1. Im 26
2. I have a passion for Sneakers and own too many pairs for any straight male but seem to keep buying more?
3. My cousin is Steven Williams who is the highest paid sportmens in NZ and is not a professional athlete, helps being Tiger Woods caddy though!!!
4. I also own basically a concourse condition 1959 FB Holden Sedan which is Pink and White
5. If i had my choice and money wasnt an issue, I would prefer to buy a classic sports car over a new one IE Porsche 1600 etc.
6. I work in Retail property but also have a property management business which i started about 2 years ago from scratch and have over 100 properties on my rent role now.
7. Never went to uni and have never applied for a job since my first job at 14, 9 months. Every Job i have had since, i have been head hunted or approached.
8. I have aspirations to own my own lounge/jazz bar
9. I used to be a mad sportmans when I was younger including making nationals for swimming, was Sponsered for a while when I skaterboarded and state champ in Nippers
10. I am still a kid at heart which my GF thinks is a little strange. I still love watching Cartoons and going into Toys R us/Toyworld and looking at the kids action figures, new ninja turtles, superman, spiderman etc.

[Frenchie]

I like your style and presence B

[Byza]

LOL.. cheers Frenchie!!!!

[J.T]

1. I'm 22, turning 23 next month (and i do not look anywhere near that age, can have its advantages, but i find their are more negatives to it at this age)
2. I did not grow up in Sydney, I grew up in a town called Mudgee, about 4 hours west from Sydney (other side of Blue Mountains) I left there when i was 18 and moved to Sydney for career & lifestyle reasons, and still love it down here, doubt i will ever go back.
3. I have a very eclectic taste in music, i can listen to anything from Coldplay to Machine Head. But i really am not a fan of country music or Hip Hop / RnB
4. I'm a Structural draftsman for an engineering consultancy and love my job. Very satisfying and interesting field of work.
5. I started racing pushbikes when i was 3 or 4, raced competitively at state level in my teens and was actually pretty good. Gave it up as races became few and far between and it required a lot of commitment to be at the top. So i only ride for fun & fitness nowadays
6. Don't take drugs as im a bit of a control freak, but i do love a drink :D
7. I cant stand narrow minded people, in fact its one of my biggest pet hates!
8. I have a really good sense of humour, i love my comedy (especially live stand up)
9. I'm not the most outrageous person on first appearance.. i have no idea why, but im far from shy once you get to know me :D
10. I second guess myself a lot and think far too much about things sometimes (which again has its pros & cons)

oh and one that i cant leave out.. I am crazy about cars & motorsport, have been since a young age....

[nath_mk6]

ill have a crack too i guess
10. I am still a kid at heart which my GF thinks is a little strange. I still love watching Cartoons and going into Toys R us/Toyworld and looking at the kids action figures, new ninja turtles, superman, spiderman etc.

Hey Cartoons are cool, I love sitting down on a Sat/Sun with my 2y.o son watching cartoons, Dragon Ball Z was on last week which I havent seen in years.....

[Paolo]

4. I like bands like 'Rage against the machine'

killing in the name of!

[Tux]

killing in the name of!

Can't say I always agree with their lyrics but everyone is entitled to a point of view! The music and construction of that track is fantastic. Play it LOUD!

[random]

interesting read!!!

1. I'm 24 (abc)
2. I have OCD...
3. I'm a smoker for 8 years, yet none of my family members know about.
4. I'm a huge sports fan, football and union mostly.
5. I played for the Australian school boys in Rugby union, football (soccer) and tennis
6. Never broken a bone in my life, yet i have had 2 knee reconstructions, 1 shoulder reconstruction, torn my acl and any other injuries you could think of.
7. I'm stubborn
8. I'm indecisive about EVERYTHING, from career to love life. I have changed careers quite a few times already, and i always find faults with every single girlfriend i have had.
9. People think i'm gay lol
10. i hate liars, yet i lie quite a bit (eg. #3 plus i smoked throughout my sporting career but didn't tell anyone i did)

[Frenchie]

haha # 9

Handsome devil den !!

[Bizi]

interesting read!!!

1. I'm 24 (abc)
2. I have OCD...
3. I'm a smoker for 8 years, yet none of my family members know about.
4. I'm a huge sports fan, football and union mostly.
5. I played for the Australian school boys in Rugby union, football (soccer) and tennis
6. Never broken a bone in my life, yet i have had 2 knee reconstructions, 1 shoulder reconstruction, torn my acl and any other injuries you could think of.
7. I'm stubborn
8. I'm indecisive about EVERYTHING, from career to love life. I have changed careers quite a few times already, and i always find faults with every single girlfriend i have had.
9. People think i'm gay lol
10. i hate liars, yet i lie quite a bit (eg. #3 plus i smoked throughout my sporting career but didn't tell anyone i did)

Interesting facts. :)
Some additional questions:
11. What does the 525 stand for?
12. Tell us more about the Duke. Is that the 525? :)
(No offence to anyone here, but I've never heard of a Ducati owner who is gay...)

[random]

haha # 9

Handsome devil den !!

i'm not good looking at all.

Throughout school, i do and say things that make me a little gay lol eg. the way i hold a cup of tea/coffee, naturally my pinky goes walk about...lol

I think it is more an inside joke with my friends, it doesn't help with the way i dress as well. so majority of them say i'm gay but know i'm not gay... and naturally when i go out and my mates would say that i'm gay, girls would think i'm gay as well lol anyways long story.


Interesting facts. :)
Some additional questions:
11. What does the 525 stand for?
12. Tell us more about the Duke. Is that the 525? :)
(No offence to anyone here, but I've never heard of a Ducati owner who is gay...)

525 is just my birthday... so nothing to do with the duke.

More about the duke... the desmo sits in the garage or repair place alot more than i ride it lol

Thinking about selling anyway, i don't ride as often as i used to, it scares the crap out of me each time i ride it (as in i think i will die each time i ride lol), plus it was an impulsive buy. So it is just sitting in the garage looking pretty.

Another interesting fact would probably be i contradict myself in a weird way... in general i'm indecisive, such as ordering food, i would take the longest to decide, but like for the bike, i wanted one, so i went and bought one without thinking.

Overall i'm a bit of a weirdo.

Ps. I actually know a few ducati owners who are gay... maybe it is the tight leather?

[SUGA]

BUMP!

[Frenchie]

I want to know 10 things about you guys.. lets hear it !

[chugga44]

1. 30 year old only child
2. never lived outside the bubble of sydney's mid north shore
3. spent a lot of my life being driven to achieve and not getting any satisfaction once "things" were achieved.
4. i have 2 beautiful children. both girls. i solved point three with children. it puts everything into perspective. i hope to have more kids
5. i love my cars. they dont talk back and give me so much satisfaction.
6. i love being a dentist, but wish that more people would realise that we dont try to hurt people....lol.
7. my red wine collection is growing. wine never goes off, it just changes.
8. i appreciate the section 10 decision i received for my last driving infringement.
9. i used to have a big problem with authority and tried to fight it. now i realise that you are better off working with authority and manipulating where required.
10. i live by the principles of karma, and can not understand how any intelligent person could be truly religious.

[elisiX]

1. I'm 28 years old (with a 26 year old Sister).
2. My name is actually Jayde - 2 middle names (Sister's name is Sommer).
3. I have red hair and am particularly good looking (rangaaaar - pls don't kick me).
4. I was Born in Australia (Father from NZ and my mother the USA).
5. Am in love with all things watch related (absolute nutter for Panerai).
6. Been with my girl since I was 16 (12 years, not married or kids - yet).
7. Never been a smoker and I don't drink often (both poisons on society).
8. Old cars include Mirage, Lancer VR-X, Alfa 147, Monaro CV8, Audi TTQ, SP23.
9. Grew up looking after my sister and mother who was in a wheelchair.
10. Best of friends with my father (who cared for my mother till she passed in 07).
11. (and just to be different..) I say what I mean and mean what I say.

[funkymonkey]

1. I'm 28 turning 29 this year (Dec 81 baby).
2. I'm Sri Lankan, born in Colombo, raised in Sydney via London, Singapore, Perth, Melbourne and finally Sydney. Moved out of home to Melbourne in 2001 and loved it ever since.
3. I loathe, despise and detest Sydney, but due to my childhood mates and all my family being there visit regularly.
4. I'm one of the founders of Skylines Australia back in 2001. I've owned a skyline of some variety since 2000. My first car at the age of 16 was a Subaru Sherpa.
5. I came 1st in the state for 3U English in my HSC, and can speak fluent French, Tamil, Sinhalese and manage some conversational Japanese.
6. I got into medicine at Uni, but changed to computer engineering a year later. I work as a web/iphone/android developer these days.
7. I play Ice Hockey and have broken 3 ribs, split a lip, popped both shoulders and a knee and 2 fractures on my right forearm and 1 fracture on my left forearm.
8. I'm a stance and fitment Nazi.
9. I wrench on cars on the weekend at my best mate's workshop for fun. We're shutting down shop in a month so I'm trying to figure out what to do with my newfound spare time.
10. My favorite artists include Jason Mraz, Micheal Buble, Rage Against the Machine and Powderfinger. People struggle to pidgeonhole me as a curry guy. I love it.

[Jig]

1. 30 year old only child
2. never lived outside the bubble of sydney's mid north shore
3. spent a lot of my life being driven to achieve and not getting any satisfaction once "things" were achieved.
4. i have 2 beautiful children. both girls. i solved point three with children. it puts everything into perspective. i hope to have more kids
5. i love my cars. they dont talk back and give me so much satisfaction.
6. i love being a dentist, but wish that more people would realise that we dont try to hurt people....lol.
7. my red wine collection is growing. wine never goes off, it just changes.
8. i appreciate the section 10 decision i received for my last driving infringement.
9. i used to have a big problem with authority and tried to fight it. now i realise that you are better off working with authority and manipulating where required.
10. i live by the principles of karma, and can not understand how any intelligent person could be truly religious.

Thanks for the write up here Chugga. #2 is pretty common and can also apply to Eastern, and Southern folks. I guess the main point is have you ventured out of the North Shore... I agree with #4. Creating your own blood line is the most rewarding gift to have. I think we already know #5 simply because your in this forum. So your allowed to add another 1.

[Jig]

1. I'm 28 years old (with a 26 year old Sister).
2. My name is actually Jayde - 2 middle names (Sister's name is Sommer).
3. I have red hair and am particularly good looking (rangaaaar - pls don't kick me).
4. I was Born in Australia (Father from NZ and my mother the USA).
5. Am in love with all things watch related (absolute nutter for Panerai).
6. Been with my girl since I was 16 (12 years, not married or kids - yet).
7. Never been a smoker and I don't drink often (both poisons on society).
8. Old cars include Mirage, Lancer VR-X, Alfa 147, Monaro CV8, Audi TTQ, SP23.
9. Grew up looking after my sister and mother who was in a wheelchair.
10. Best of friends with my father (who cared for my mother till she passed in 07).
11. (and just to be different..) I say what I mean and mean what I say.

Good looking hey. Like to see a picture of this man... I can see you have no commitment phobias at all. Nice to hear this. All the best Jay.

[Jig]

1. I'm 28 turning 29 this year (Dec 81 baby).
2. I'm Sri Lankan, born in Colombo, raised in Sydney via London, Singapore, Perth, Melbourne and finally Sydney. Moved out of home to Melbourne in 2001 and loved it ever since.
3. I loathe, despise and detest Sydney, but due to my childhood mates and all my family being there visit regularly.
4. I'm one of the founders of Skylines Australia back in 2001. I've owned a skyline of some variety since 2000. My first car at the age of 16 was a Subaru Sherpa.
5. I came 1st in the state for 3U English in my HSC, and can speak fluent French, Tamil, Sinhalese and manage some conversational Japanese.
6. I got into medicine at Uni, but changed to computer engineering a year later. I work as a web/iphone/android developer these days.
7. I play Ice Hockey and have broken 3 ribs, split a lip, popped both shoulders and a knee and 2 fractures on my right forearm and 1 fracture on my left forearm.
8. I'm a stance and fitment Nazi.
9. I wrench on cars on the weekend at my best mate's workshop for fun. We're shutting down shop in a month so I'm trying to figure out what to do with my newfound spare time.
10. My favorite artists include Jason Mraz, Micheal Buble, Rage Against the Machine and Powderfinger. People struggle to pidgeonhole me as a curry guy. I love it.

Tell me Shan, what is a Stance and fitment Nazi? Do you mean the SAU website? Love that site. Kudos man. Enjoyed reading your portfolio.

[elisiX]

Ok slight embelishment on the looks... :)

[funkymonkey]

Tell me Shan, what is a Stance and fitment Nazi? Do you mean the SAU website? Love that site. Kudos man. Enjoyed reading your portfolio.haha does read a bit like a portfolio hey?

stance and fitment nazi's are guys who are more concerned than anything else about how the car and its wheels sit (ie... ride height, camber, toe, castor, wheel width and offset, wheel selection etc) to give an aggressive look.

Cheers on SAU, just wish I had some time to make it look pretty.

[saad]

link to SAU? wanna check this out!

[funkymonkey]

link to SAU? wanna check this out!
http://www.skylinesaustralia.com/forums/

[funny]

1. I bought the GTI as it was the only "auto" sports car with 3 kids anchor points (thought ahead, plus help justify it to the wife!)
2. backwards write always don't I
3. I could have done IT instead of what I do now
4. Despite #3 I still managed all the onsite basic (ok very basic for you real qualified IT dudes) IT needs where I worked despite being self-taught for it all (necessity is the mother of internet curiosity)
5. I dislike flippy/slidy mobile phones - give me a solid brick please
6. I like poker but always seem to come 2nd
7. I've not yet got to 250kph in the GTI (no weights in the back either)
8. My first computer experience was an Apple II knock-off
9. I like trancy-type techno which seems real hard to find nowadays
10. I tried hard to only put useless facts in this list but failed...

[SUGA]

bump for the newbies.

[silverbullet]

1. I bought the GTI as it was the only "auto" sports car with 3 kids anchor points (thought ahead, plus help justify it to the wife!)
2. backwards write always don't I
3. I could have done IT instead of what I do now
4. Despite #3 I still managed all the onsite basic (ok very basic for you real qualified IT dudes) IT needs where I worked despite being self-taught for it all (necessity is the mother of internet curiosity)
5. I dislike flippy/slidy mobile phones - give me a solid brick please
6. I like poker but always seem to come 2nd
7. I've not yet got to 250kph in the GTI (no weights in the back either)
8. My first computer experience was an Apple II knock-off
9. I like trancy-type techno which seems real hard to find nowadays
10. I tried hard to only put useless facts in this list but failed...

i had no idea funny ??? :P

[Robby_jai]

hmm didnt even know this thread existed...interesting reads indeed.... here's my contribution... 10 things... you didnt know about me....

1. I was born in HK.. but have been mistaken... for an Malaysian, Singaporean, Filo and...... an Indian..... WTF?? (How does one mistake a chinese for an indian ??)
2. I had 5 serious incidents which nearly killed me! In order of events --> (1. Bitten by a redback spider at school, 2. had my arteries in my wrist accidentally cut on a fishing trip when i slipped on rocks and sliced my wrist open and lost a lot of blood - did not realise at the time i had slit my arteries, 3. got t-boned by a Pie Van while riding my bike to school and ended up in hospital emergency for quite a period of time, 4. had a serious car accident in which i smashed head on into a tree at 120km/h, 5. Keeled over at work one day unconscious and was rushed to hospital where they found i had a brain tumor and had emergency surgery to remove it. ) - Glad to be alive but I think im running out of lives! I think some one up above is determined to knock me off!
3. Wrote off my brand new WRX when I was 22 young and very stupid ..(incident number 4 which nearly killed me)... had some mates in the car and glad they were not seriously injured.
4. I'm Half Deaf as a result of brain surgery to remove the brain tumor from the right side of my head which resulted in part of my ear drums being cut away and rebuilt. 3 Months recovery and very painful!
5. My first car was a Volvo 240 GL (My old mans car handed down to me.) it was fondly nick named the boat cos it rocked and rolled like a boat when it when around corners... truely attrocious!
6. Graduated in IT and worked 3 years of my career in IT... but now specialise in Banking and Finance in the Risk Management, Compliance and Finance space.
7. I play Badminton, Basketball, Ping Pong, Golf and Squash
8. Avid Watch and Jewellery Fan
9. Studied Engineering for the first 2 year of my uni life and gave it up cos I didnt like it and went on to study IT
10. I once dated 7 girls at the same time for a period of three months when I was 24 yrs old.....quite difficult and nearly got busted on numerous occassions and gave up in the end cos it was too much work to not get busted. Made for an amusing wedding story when my best man busted me and shared it out on my wedding day!

[iluvbrownale]

bump for the newbies.

ah what the heck. At risk of self aggrandising,

1. I am handy with firearms (instructor level)
2. I only eat free range meat and eat organic as much as possible.
3. I have 3 house rabbits that I dote on
4. I own a church in Tasmania and am responsible for 32 graves
5. My elder brother and hero took his own life when I was a teenager
6. I haven't cooked a meal in years (big shout to my awesome partner!)
7. I am extremely pro-American
8. I'd take a night in over a night out
9. I love looking at old architecture. I'm like a junkie when I see Georgian houses.
10. My party piece is to sing "Suspicious Minds" (Elvis style) and take my clothes off.

Now bet you didn't see that coming....

[zbeasty]

1. Aussie born and bred however my dad is of Dutch descent and his birth certificate is in Indonesian
2. Got engaged in year 12 to my first proper girlfriend and now we've been together for almost 19 years and married for almost 14
3. Saved a guys life once when he decided to hang on a portable basketball ring and pulled it over. He had fallen off it and was flat on his back with it about to land on his head/neck
4. Played a lot of basketball in High School and was told at 16 that I'd have both knees recontructed before I was 30. 36 next week and still no operations on the knees
5. First car was a 1979 Mitsubishi Sigma which I could get the speedo needle to sit on the stopper (about 200km/h) and smoked both rear tyres despite having a standard diff. Also did a 360 in the middle of Governor Macquarie Drive at Chippo with 3 mates in the car and a truck coming the other way.
6. Had to choose between accounting and engineering when I left school and chose accounting because it meant I could get a traineeship so we could afford to buy a house sooner (regret not choosing engineering ever since)
7. Went to 2 primary schools and 3 high schools as my dad was in the RAAF so we moved around a bit
8. Have driven a sprint car at Newcastle Speedway before they shut it down. Apparently I did alright and was only about a second a lap off the pace
9. Through Facebook discovered that J Fox and I have a mutual friend (I used to play bball with Adam T but I think Justin probably knows him through bikes)
10. The last couple of years I have taken 2 weeks off work in January to ride my bike. Average about 150km per day but due to work didn't get to do it this year and haven't actually been on a bike for 3 or 4 months. Got to 18.5 when I did a beep test last year

[Brick]

Hmmm......

1. Closer to 50 than 40
2. Married for over 21 years, but only started the family at 39 (don't leave it too late you guys, it gets harder to keep up with the kids)
3. Highly allergic to cats and rabbits
4. Didn't finish high school. Had to do mature age entry into Uni, which I completed while working full time (do not recommend as a prefered path). Now a partner at big four chartered firm
5. Father and Grandfather both died of stomach and bowel cancer at the same age in their mid-50s. Wife is concerned I only have a few years to go. Colonoscopies are not fun
6. Once held a state record for cycling in my teens
7. Started racing BMX in my mid-40s (cruiser class)
8. Still compete occassionally in cross-country and desert races on my quad
9. Only bone ever broken is my nose (3 times), but have had a total of 10 surgery sessions on my knees and shoulders
10. Have a great collection of toys - bicycles, motorbikes, 4WD and my newest, my R (but you knew about the R)

[Blu32]

Hadn't seen this thread before - bit of fun - here are ten about me:

1. I am a Shetland Islander - now Aussie & have been from a young age but I generally feel safe in suggesting to people that I'm the only person they'll meet from the Shetlands.
2. I weigh FAR too much these days and working from home takes a lot of effort to change that but I'm working on it.
3. I have been a mechanic, logistics king or manager in Formula 1, Formula 3000, Formula 3, Champ Car, NASCAR and V8 Supercars.
4. I wrote off three cars in my first year of driving - could say they weren't all my fault but in reality, lack of experience and too much exuberance were the cause.
5. Did laps of Silverstone in the UK in the passenger seats on either side of the McLaren F1 during it's development with Jonathan Palmer driving - unbelievable experience.
6. Did contract work for the Supercar Club when it still existed - one big, big toyshop of great toys and drove them all - very enjoyable.
7. Have waterskied up the Thames at 2:00 in the morning in the middle of winter on the way home from the pub (lived next to the river) - took three days for my skin to go back to white from the blue it turned!
8. My hearing is not good - working close to race engines and usually not bothering with ear protection will do that to you.
9. I've moved around A LOT - at one stage had moved more often than I'd had birthdays but a bit more evened out now.
10. I run extreme sports and entertainment events these days - Crusty Demons last year, doing Ken Block Gymkhana down at Calder Park this year.

[Footguy]

^^^^ How awesome is that list.

Watched the old Topgear review of the Mclaren F1 again the other day done by Tiff Needel back in the early 90's. Can't believe that was 20 years ago...and you got to be part of it...WOW!

What F1 team Tony?

[Blu32]

Cheers Tom,

I was with the Brabham team - the team folded at the end of 91 and quite a few of the guys ended up working on the McLaren road cars. One of the guys I knew really well was the first person to crash one (on a public road) - to this day he is very embarrassed about it.

I ended up doing laps as I went to see the guys when they were testing at Silverstone and part of the testing was to do full bore laps with a passenger on the left side only, or the right side only or on both sides to check the balance on the car in all variations. As I was there, they threw me in for some lappery. Bloody incredible experience and a road car that made (and still makes) competitors look very pedestrian in my view.

[stephen8512]

damn tony!!!! thats an incredible list!! THanks for sharing :) How long was your stint in F1? and how much of it varies from F1 to F3000 to V8s etc? quite a bit im suspecting..

[Seph]

1. I'm 25, though people tell me I look much younger. (or they lie)
2. I've only ever owned a VW/Audi
3. I was driven back from hospital in a MKII GTI when I was born - which my dad STILL has (in storage)
4. I've had a shoulder reconstruction, due to sports injuries.
5. I was the only person of Asian descent in my 4U english class (Extension 2, or whatever stupid name it was called in 2003), which was a statistical anomaly as I went to a selective school (tons of asians)
6. I'm an only child
7. I sit extremely upright in my car
8. I studied Computer Science @ USYD, but work completely independently of that field now.
9. I'm still working on getting my Masters in IT Management - not much longer now.
10. I, incidentally, have never owned a car in a colour other than Black.

[onpole01]

Ok so some great sharing and great reads on here so my time to contribute. I feel really comfortable in sharing this stuff here as you are all really nice people. I Just realised I wrote too much sorry if it gets boring but I'm all about the detail lol :)

1. I had no real interest in cars until about 7 years ago. I didn't spend my youth (39 now) working on cars, buying nice cars etc. All my cars up until my MKV GTI were run-abouts. I got into F1 and MotoGP about 10 years ago and got into bikes around the same time. Did track days, lots of tuition in riding, lots of riding the OPH, it was fun and I still love Bikes but ultimately it had to be one or the other so I went the car route and have no regrets at all. I was looking for a car that could provide as close of an experience as possible to riding sports bikes. However I found out about and fell in love with VWs through F1. I really wanted a car I could afford that had paddles and that was a sports car (my poor man's version of an F1 car). Had a look at a stack of cars and their semi-auto boxes were shite. When I drove a MKV GTI for the first time I knew I had found the car I had been searching for. The DSG box reminds me a lot of riding bikes up. up. up. down. down etc in sequential format. So my love affair with VWs starts with F1 and bikes-who'd a thunk it?

2. Through my 20s and early 30s I was a professional musician (hence why I had no interest in cars)-in some sense I still am I guess as I still play a lot and work with the occasional Ozzie recording artist. I play the drums. I got to work with a few ozzie and international artists on a session basis. Got to tour a lot around Oz and some OS touring, TV etc. It's a very rewarding profession when you play with good artists and when they pay you but sadly some of Australia's best musicians still have to chase their money regularly. When you're young and single you can live on almost nothing and survive on the music but the older you get and with a partner it's just too hard to do. Best experience was playing at one of the Rumba festivals in the 90s at Homebush stadium to about 60 thousand people. My eldest brother lives in NYC and is the bass player for a very famous female artist and has written a a few tracks for her. In a sense he made it work but the struggle to get to the top was about 20 years worth. Funnily enough he has also gotten into cars over the last few years but unfortunately they are of the American muscle type. He currently owns a few oldies and a newie.

3. At age 30 ish I went to uni as a mature age student. I am now a Social Worker with a couple of degrees. Started out studying Psychology with the intent of being a Counselling Psychologist but the road is too long to do basically the same thing as Social Work (minus the ability to conduct psychometric testing) so I transferred to a Social Work degree and was very thankful I did. I currently work for a Federal Government organisation and the plan has always been to one day open a private practice but no rush as my clientele are pretty awesome people where I work now. My first Social Work role was to provide counselling to the long term unemployed. These clients had mental health conditions combined with some form of alcohol or drug addiction-working with these people made me realise how lucky I am and their experiences of trauma and abuse were in many cases so severe you would not think human beings could treat other human beings in such a way. That experience has really changed my life.


4. I seem to have a passion for all things Asian. I love Asian food, learning about Asian culture, travelling to different parts of Asia etc. I love 5 star hotels in Asia, they leave Australia for dead re service and hospitality-and a hell of a lot cheaper too than Australia haha. The smells of Bangkok, the heat, the beaches with no waves etc,aaah, just takes me away. I absolutely love HK triad movies!!! I have so many on DVD and always check SBS for anything that's showing. All of the cultural stuff within triad movies is fascinating. Anyone who's watched any would be familiar with concepts of 'saving face', 'Boss', 'Brother', 'Uncle', 'King of cars', 'King of Guns', 'King of Fighting' etc. I am sure these cultural traits are not exclusive to triads but it's just awesome stuff haha. Haven't been to HK yet-that will be my pilgrimage trip to Triad movie heaven! Also love Japanese yakuza movies and have been checking out some Korean ones on SBS too. Love watching a show on SBS called 'Singapore flavours' which is essentially about going to countries all around the globe looking for places that make Singaporean dishes and doing comparos-why do I love this? I don't know lol

5. My other passion is Aviation. I am an avid plane spotter at YSSY (Sydney Airport), the bigger the plane the better. Love Military aircraft (Hercules, Globemasters, super hornets, Blackhawks). I have a scanner to listen to air traffic control (what a nerd I know haha). I know the NATO phonetic alphabet. I love flying on planes, have done all classes. I will never forget my one and only 1st class experience, just amazing. I have had a few runs at flying in Cessnas and my plan is to get my pilot licence after my kids have finished school. In the meantime I have to learn maths physics etc as I was more of an arts student back at school haha. There is a great spot that I have always thought we could do a VWs, planes, coffee and doughnuts meet-up near Sydney airport-might make that happen one day.

6. It pains me to my core when I hear about people being injured or killed in random acts of violence.

7. I am a Manly supporter. Back in the day I was asked to try out for the North Sydney Bears Junior side, Jersey Flegg Cup I think from memory-didn't make it unfortunately

8. I have a man-crush for Mark Webber. Not in the same sex relationship type way but he's just such a legend, he's an F1 driver, he has lots of cash, he has great cars, he loves aviation. I could definitely see me being his friend haha. One of his recent tweets stated he had just swept his driveway and took his dogs for a walk-what a champ!

9. I fell in love with a teacher in year 8 who taught textiles and design. I decided my best chance with her was to join her class. I was the only male in the whole school who did textiles and design and I copped it daily for this-but it was worth it! I spent so much time 'requesting assistance' from her and she played along beautifully. I think she was very flattered haha. Our class entered a textiles and design competition which was called the NSW School Girls something or other-the whole competition name had to be changed because I entered it-what a trail blazer for men I was lol.

10. I use to have great hair-now as some of you already know, I don't anymore :(

[Stalker]

Ok, why not...

1. I was a millionaire for 1 day in 2008. Don't play Lotto much at all, but I decided to pull a syndicate of 20 or so people together at work a couple of years back and I ended up buying a division 1 winning systems 11 ticket. Waited all night to find out there was a total of 19 division 1 winners. As it was a Megadraw with a $19m jackpot, the maths was pretty easy. ;) Couldn't help but feel slightly disappointed that there weren't less winners - how bad is that? Anyway, contemplated how and if I had the balls to stay quiet (no one else had seen the ticket or knew the numbers) and keep the million for myself, but I guess my parents raised me pretty well as I quickly worked out that I couldn't do that and live with myself. Plus karma would get me somehow! Took the $50k or so and put half on the mortgage and the other half towards a new family car (the Forester XT) to replace the little Mazda 3 we were about to outgrow with our first baby about to be born. Amazing experience, highly recommend it. :D

2. Have 1 day left until I turn 30 - not really sure how I feel about it. Proud of what I have acheived to date, but keen to stay young and can't help but wonder now what?

3. I haven't cried in over 10 years. I'm not an emotional guy and have been very lucky in that I have suffered any family or personal tragedies. Teared up a bit last year for close mate's mum's funeral, but that has been as close as I have come.

4. I have plenty of interests, but am not really passionate about anything. Just kind of go with the flow.

5. I often have a desire to get seriously fit, but ultimately lack the discipline (and attention span) to make it happen.

6. I'm an ass man. Don't get me wrong, I like I nice pair of breasts as much as the next guy, but given the choice.... :D

7. I'm not the greatest driver in the world, but I'm far worse critic of others and generally a terrible back seat driver.

8. I like reality TV - not Big Brother style, but Master Chef, Biggest Loser, The Block etc keep me quite interested.

9. I'm struggling to justify the cost of private education for my kids. Still have a year to decide, but am I crazy thinking $3400 is excessive for a year of Kindy, which is only 2 days a week!!

10. I get to work around 6:00am every morning - mostly to beat peak hour traffic which now seems to start rediculously early and last far beyond an hour - but also because I can actually get some planned work done before meetings start, the phone rings or my day gets hijacked by some other means. People think I'm nuts. Maybe I am. ;)

[Tinto]

Point 9 above. Same boat here (except it was $5k!)
Have you looked at the Montessori option? Price seems to be somewhere in between and is a bit less "keep up with the joneses" while still seeming like a great start in life / education.

[fuzion]

1. I'm 25, though people tell me I look much younger. (or they lie)
2. I've only ever owned a VW/Audi
3. I was driven back from hospital in a MKII GTI when I was born - which my dad STILL has (in storage)
4. I've had a shoulder reconstruction, due to sports injuries.
5. I was the only person of Asian descent in my 4U english class (Extension 2, or whatever stupid name it was called in 2003), which was a statistical anomaly as I went to a selective school (tons of asians)
6. I'm an only child
7. I sit extremely upright in my car
8. I studied Computer Science @ USYD, but work completely independently of that field now.
9. I'm still working on getting my Masters in IT Management - not much longer now.
10. I, incidentally, have never owned a car in a colour other than Black.

only child, freakin explains everything ffs... (like i can talk) but thought i'd throw it out there anyhow lol

[Nathan_b]

1. Only child (27 yrs old)

2. My mum was diagnosed with MS @ 27 when she had me

3. Was fortunate to have a father interested in dirt bikes & was on my first at 3 & racing at 9. Finished bikes at 16 & moved onto karts for 3 years. Still head out with the ol man from time to time on the bikes.

4. Baseball ( state rep under 12,14,16) & Rugby union were my sport of choice as a child - now enjoy Golf & motor-sports

5. Have always been a dog (boxer) fan, my partner is allergic to cats

6. Completed a double degree in Information Systems / Business @ acu - yet never needed it so far

7. Placed a possum as the reason for a small incident in a police report during my P's - car finished on top of a fire hydrogen with water out of the bonnet!

8. Worked as a office cleaner from 13-18 to pay for first car (97 Lancer) & compulsory saved all my childhood bday/Xmas $

9. Worked for the same employer for 8 years - Telstra

10. Beer man, Euro on tap or a corona with lime please

[fuzion]

1. I am older than most people think, hit the big 30 this year but mentally i definitely know im not there which is a worry as i think i dont live in reality sometimes lol.
2. I am the only Australian born on both sides of my family with background of German and Brasilian i am luckily enough to have the ability to speak/read/write German, and minimal Portuguese as well and hold multiple passports as well. Grew up in Sydneys East and have always lived in Sydney City within 5km of the CBD ironically enough. Growing up in darlo/the cross/paddo/surry hills was an interesting childhood i have to add.
3. Also an only child and back to the only 'born' still from both sides of the family as all family lives overseas still to this day.
4. Traveling and Cars are my passion, unfortunately both are extreme expensive and i have a tendency to continue with them and not be realistic and save. Well for traveling or parts/modifications saving works well. Otherwise.... not so great.
5. I don't smoke, nor drink and never have or really have any intentions to. Due to no reason simply other than i dont like it and i dont need any encouragement to do stupid things, i manage that easily on my own (re alco etc).
6. Brutally honest and forward, it is what it is and thats the way it rolls but within reason of course.
7. I do find myself incredibly lucky with what i have regarding the family i do have, great friends and great girlfriend and always enjoy meeting new people all the time.
8. I consider myself a very friendly person and will speak to anyone and help anyone, but if your not nice and continue to be not nice i'll tell you straight out your a tool. (back to 6?)
9. I am not stubborn...
10. Also enjoy ripping things apart and putting them back together, doesn't matter how long it takes me. Which i guess is why i enjoy taking cars apart a lot and have learnt a lot over the years including the S3 and thankful for friends and others who have helped/taught me on the way as well.

Overall, im pretty boring compared to most.

[VR53KS]

Achh Pierre, so langweilig bist du nicht :lol:* I didn't know you had the Brazilian heritage aswell, for example!

*yeah buoy, gotta hit em with that Deutsch every now and again...

[Blu32]

damn tony!!!! thats an incredible list!! THanks for sharing :) How long was your stint in F1? and how much of it varies from F1 to F3000 to V8s etc? quite a bit im suspecting..

Hi Stephen - 3 years F1 and it is all kinda the same but varies in detail. F1 is a whole different world due to the amount of trick gear used in running the team - it's pretty mind blowing and even more so these days.

[Brick]

Point 9 above. Same boat here (except it was $5k!)
Have you looked at the Montessori option? Price seems to be somewhere in between and is a bit less "keep up with the joneses" while still seeming like a great start in life / education.

Hey Martin, nothing wrong with us Joneses. We are a picky bunch when it comes to who can hang with us.

Still waiting on your call re: your part out.

[MissVuks]

So many interesting things about people.. Here are some boring things about me..

1. I am 26 yrs old and a high school PE teacher at a very disadvantaged school. Some days i love my job, other days it reduces me to tears because i want to help these kids who sometimes dont want my help :(
2. I can speak, read and write Croatian. However I am not very confident at it.
3.. I still struggle with body image issues and have since i was a teenager. I was subject to many taunts during high school and uni believe it or not. I know I shouldn't let those people's comments get me down. I am very rarely happy with how I look..
4. I have 2 brothers, one older and one younger. I have a massive middle child complex LOL compounded by the fact that i am female too :P my older brother is the mature married son, my young brother is the golden child and me LOL well im just the problem child cos I'm argumentative and opinionated and lets be honest - i don't really agree with a lot of the old school Croatian values...
5. I am a massive tom boy LOL I love cars, love playing sport (particularly soccer/volleyball) but I am a qualified make up artist and love getting dolled up :/ go figure LOL
6. I name all my cars and they always seem to be male..
Car 1. HSC Mobile. This was a shitbox 96 Hyundai excel that had green reverse lights (haha posca pens), no air con or radio. I acquired this car just before my HSC hence the name as I could drive myself and my mate to all our exams.
Car 2. Tankus was a 92 Toyota Lexcen and guzzled petrol like no tomorrow. This was a hand me down from my grandparents and was a little to powerful for when i was on my P's.
Car 3. Sparky the 03 Barina, i loved this car so much but i wanted something quicker LOL which led me to my current car...
Car 4. My polo GTI which my mum named for me. She called it Pepee the Polo.
7. I have never tried a cigarette, EVER! I never intend to either. They just dont do it for me..
8. I don't drink because i don't enjoy it nor have i found anything that agrees with my taste buds. Keeping in mind that i worked in a cocktail bar for 3.5 yrs and have tried almost every drink under the sun. This doesn't amuse my family or cousins as drinking is a big part of celebrations within our culture.
9. My first REAL trip overseas was last year with a great group of friends and now i have caught the travel bug. Im going overseas again in sep/oct with my boyf for 4 weeks :) yeah so excited!!!
10. I love eating!!! It wasn't until hmmm, maybe 2 years ago that i tried "adventurous foods"' such as Thai, Japanese and Indian LOL i apparently lived under a rock according to pierre and still do sometimes :P I refuse to eat anything that is or looks like lettuce. I hate the taste and smell of it! It makes me want to puke. I also don't eat raw tomatoes LOL

Yes i am weird, a bit of a nerd but that's me..

[fuzion]

11. Sometimes annoying.

Had to add that. Lol

[MissVuks]

Ohh bite me, smarty pants :P

[Seph]

only child, freakin explains everything ffs... (like i can talk) but thought i'd throw it out there anyhow lol

LOLWOT

I don't get anything from my 'rents - for the record.

lol

[fuzion]

LOLWOT

I don't get anything from my 'rents - for the record.

lol

Neither do i unfortunately. Tried scamming a ticket to europe for my 30th.. fat f'n chance that happened.. not even to NZ ffs lol

[SUGA]

Bump!

[minix3]

1. I'm studying Mechanical Engineering
2. When I was a kid I used to pull things apart and had HUGE buckets of lego (hence the engineering)
3. I'm afraid of open spaces (opposite of claustrophobic) and can't sleep with the door open or any of the cupboards open
4. I'm slightly OCD. My most recent issue is I can't stand having the power symbol on the TDI's head unit facing the wrong way so I adjust the volume only using the steering wheel controls.
5. I'm a huge animal person and have rehomed over 6 stray cats in the last 3 years
6. Dance is my passion. If I could make enough cash being a dancer I would spend my life doing that
7. I play a lot of games mostly on the PS3
8. I religiously watch Iron man and Iron man 2
9. I can't stand lettuce
10. I named my cat after my car (Miata)

[cookie28]

I'm the same as number 4!! And mine also has to be on either 10 (parents in the car), 15 (friends in the car or windows shut) or 20 (by myself with windows open) haha

[minix3]

I can't have the volume on my TV at an odd number. Can't even be 15 or it annoys me it's not 16

[EdwardoW]

i cant have my volume on a number with a 4 in it eg 4, 14, 24 etc
i blame chinese superstition that i may have unconditionally picked up from asian background ;(

[Adamolee]

seems like a logical place to explain a few things like why I vanish for weeks and months at a time (see #1)

1 - I have a very poor immune system resulting in, heart surgery, liver failure, intolerance to most food, chronic migraine, skin cancers - the worst being on my face and eyes, I have scars all over my body

2 - I study design, engineering, astronomy, construction, theoretical physics, biology, free energy, behaviour, psychology, body language, neuro linguistics

3 - I listen to most kinds of music except country, I prefer metal, hip hop, Latin funk, soul, jazz

4 - I do not watch TV, only documentaries, films and stupid cartoons

5 - I have patented technology in the UK & EU which is licensed to major retailers such as Tesco & Westfield, I was the first person in the world to market a 30' inductive touch screen in 2003, it was used to locate shops in malls

6 - I am adopted and recently met my biological mother, I never discussed this with my mum as she too was adopted but had a very tough childhood, she died before we had a chance to share in the discussion

7 - I left school when I was 14 as I never fitted in, I was not a sports hero and I was labelled with things a child should never hear, ADHD, Learning difficulties, etc, I have worked ever since, I have worked as a Chef, project manager, system administrator, orthotic engineer, hospital cleaner, technical director, design engineer and I.T Director, I also do volunteer work with special needs dogs, this helps dogs who have personality issues such as aggression or immense fear to be re-homed and enjoy life as a dog, most of these guys have been abused or abandoned, I currently work as a technical account manager in the NFP sector, some of the organisations I work with are WIRES, Habitat for humanity, Cancer foundation and YWCA

8 - I have owned approx 17 cars but did not get my license until I was 20, I failed my test so many times I gave up and left the country, I was a teenage pothead and everything was the worlds fault, I never knew how to use my mind until I grew up, now i do all i can to feed my curiosity for all things as often as possible, I have only ever had 1 car accident when I was 31, it was in my 2001 STI, my car lost traction due to oil on the road, slight rain followed by warm sunshine, my car left the road hit a verge, became airborne, roll + yaw saw the back offside wheel hit a light pole 2 metres off the ground, the wheel was pushed through the tank and floor of the car, I then spun 180Deg in the opposite direction and ended up pointing the right way in the opposite lane, I walked away. All members of my family currently own black cars, My last 4 cars have been black.

9 - Had it not been for my gorgeous other half diverting me away from yet another Mercedes dealership I would not be driving a VW today, there have been many Merc's in my family and 3 days before I handed over the cash for a set of keys to a shiny new E55 I was guided into VW dealership, 2 weeks later I drove away in a 2009 R32, I owned the car for 7 weeks before I sold it, packed up moved back to Australia and never bothered to look for anything else, I just bought another R32, She also chose the wheels, and when the Mrs chooses ADV’s, that’s the girl you marry!

10 – I recently threw out, donated, gave away or sold almost everything I own, I felt I had carried too much crap with me through life and the only way to free myself of much of the stress in my life was to start again, some of the crap I got rid of included 3 amps, 6 guitars, 3 radio controlled cars, telescopes, 2 TV’s, 7 PC’s all my books, records, cd’s 3 garbage bags of clothes, anything I owned 2 of, half my furniture, my microwave, all the email I ever kept, my facebook account, anything I had been given as a gift but never intended to use, all my artwork, jewellery, ornaments, antiques, a few people & 2 businesses.

[DeanCorp]

1.) I am 22 years old, 170cm, 64kg.

2.) I am a full time troll, part time student, part time Apple retail assistant.

3.) I lost my license for 6 months for speeding.

4.) Am often known to be biased towards GIAC, partly because they are the best, but let's not go into that.

5.) I am a gym junkie - I go 6 times a week, involves 3 non-consecutive days of full body circuit weight training, with body weight high intensity cardio on the days in between.

6.) I don't like going out much (partly due to my long term disease, made me a little anti-social).

7.) I love Apple products, have almost everything in the range apart from the iPad (useless device, I had one but sold it).

8.) I eat a very strict diet -> no more than 60g of carbs, only from vegetables, the rest protein, and try and include good fats and oils, such as flaxseed/Omega 3.

9.) I have had Crohn's Disease for 14 years, almost died at 18 years old, had emergency bowel surgery (bowel perforated) - Lived with a colostomy and then an ileostomy (bag) for a year and a half. Due to this I distanced myself from others, as I was ashamed of my scar and the fact I had to use a bag just like an old person would. Which is how I managed to save up to buy my car and all the mods, I just worked full time for 2 years straight, for 6 months, worked 7 days a week, so I could keep my mind occupied. This is when I decided to hit the gym, after the reversal of the bag, I had a nasty scar and wanted to get into shape, so it wouldn't look as noticeable.

10.) I never do uni work, because I take too many gym stimulants so I can no longer sit down and focus.

[Daneel]

1. I used to be a TV presenter on the ABC for a show about gaming called Good Game (still running - I quit after the second season). Don't watch it, the show sucks and so did I - I had terrible presentation skills back then :(

2. Never had a run in with the police about anything. Heck, I've only ever been pulled over once, and that was for a random breath test by a bored cop at 4am.

3. I have worked as both a powdercoater and a welder, so seeing poor powdercoat jobs makes me cringe as I know I could do a lot better - my powdercoating skills are airtight :) My welding is alright, nothing special, I still prefer to get any work done professionally as I'm not ticketed :( I work in IT now as a system administraor :P go figure.

4. I've also worked at bunnings in paints and powertools, so I know lots about paint and painting as well as a TON about powertools. Ask me anything! Also, hogbristle and lexicon are popular colours, so go with those if you're in doubt. Also, buy dulux. It's just plain and simply the best paint. Cheap paint isn't worth the price of the tin.

5. I can apply a full face of makeup (high fashion-style) including mixing the foundation from scratch. My ex was a makeup artist and beauty therapist, so I know a LOT about makeup. Lora: we should chat :P funnily enough, my ex's name was Laura, so go figure.

6. I own more computers than I can count. Somewhere over 10.. I also have a home business building high-end gaming machines and performance workstations. Clients include an engineering firm (all of their computers), keepit klampit wheel clamps (all of their computers) and the ABC's Four Corners (heavy rendering machine). My own machine is a 4GHz watercooled monster with almost 400GB of solid state storage and near-silent cooling. I also have two 27 inch IPS screens which are colour calibrated (adobeRGB).

7. I'm a bit of an audio-phile I have cans and a headphone amp at the moment. I'd love a pair of dali floorstanders, but my room is completely the wrong shape acoustically. I look after my hearing to the point where I'm lame (I wear ear-plugs to clubs)..

8. I have a passion for how things work - I like to think that if I was stuck I could rebuild a lot of things from first principles. I love engineering and studied computer systems engineering at uni, but I've put it on hold and want to go back and do mechanical engineering now.

9. I'm a bit OCD about things like even volume numbers (multiples of 2 and 5 are ok, depends on the scale)

10. I'm a visual/spatial learner. This means I learn through spatial interaction or imagination - I can copy the text down of a whiteboard onto a piece of paper and have no idea what I've just written, but take apart an engine or a device in front of me once and I can generally do it myself straight away with no help. I'm also messy, but I memorise where everything is, again due to my spatial learning, even remembering where I put things like an eraser more than three years ago. I just think about everything in a physical way.. Electrical engineering maths hurt me, so unimaginable! :P haha :)

11. I LOVE LEGO!!! OH MAN I HAVE SO MUCH OF IT AND I JUST NEEEDD MOOOOOREEEEEE....... I love building truck cranes and 4WDs. I have a truck crane with an 80cm long, three-segment telescoping boom that can lift 2kg at a radius of 24cm. Also in progress is a lego 4WD with self-locking differentials and 4-bar linkage suspension.

12. I've been rally driving as a driver before (evo 7 and an STI once) - incredible experience! Never been in anything that's accelerated as hard as those cars did.

13. I have less than zero interest in 'sport'.. As a measure of how disinterested I am, every year I make a point of asking people which teams are playing in the state of origin, or failing that, commenting 'that's that game with the ball that got squashed, right?'. I get left alone nice and quickly :) Only sport I vaguely follow is rally driving, and even that's dried up because the WRC body decided to enforce copyright on youtube, so now I can't even watch that!

14. I don't watch TV. At all. Ever. I don't even own one. Hope your head hasn't exploded :)

So it ended up being long, but I do a lot of unusual stuff, so there you go :P Oh, plus I'm 23 and my birthday is christmas eve.

[stephen8512]

13. I have less than zero interest in 'sport'.. As a measure of how disinterested I am, every year I make a point of asking people which teams are playing in the state of origin, or failing that, commenting 'that's that game with the ball that got squashed, right?'. I get left alone nice and quickly Only sport I vaguely follow is rally driving, and even that's dried up because the WRC body decided to enforce copyright on youtube, so now I can't even watch that!

14. I don't watch TV. At all. Ever. I don't even own one. Hope your head hasn't exploded


I like these 2 facts! hahahaha! Although Im an avid sportsfan and love anything sports (apart from golf and test cricket), i lol'ed when u say u make it a point to ask pple "which teams are playing in the state of origin" hahahaha

Damn miles! looks like you've experienced quite a bit! make up, welding, paint, powertools, computers, audio, powedercoating, TV presentor, cars, and yes, most importantly, LEGO! love lego myself!

Hahaha feel like I know a lot more now. thx for sharing !

[Gti Dave]

1. Im an australian born chinese (abc), am 29, 169cm short and god knows how wide I am with my weight in the triple digits (yes I know I should do something and I hate myself but cbf and too lazy).
2. I love food and therefore I eat when hungry, happy, sad, stressed or bored hence my fatness. What can I say, food is my kyptonite.
3. I stutter when I talk and occasionally make a whistling sound too.
4. I think im a complete dumbass but friends and family tell me otherwise.
5. I love lego especially lego and had 2 massive bucket loads as a kid and still go to the toy section to see what's new.
6. Horrible at maths and was my downfall in vce.
7. Am a registered psych nurse studying to become a dentist (even though I hate studying and think im a dumbass but somehow I managed to get in).
8. I have mild ocd and am superstitious and I guess I blame superstition from my chinese background. With my ocd, I have to touch things either twice or 3 times.
9. I have a high turnover and obsession with cars and over the past 3 years I have bought a new car every year.
10. Surprisingly I have more female best friends than I have male friends with only ever having 1 girlfriend whom is now my adorable and generous wife who puts up with my fatness, laziness, idiosyncrasies and expensive hobby with cars.

Wow that was quick. Got much more to share but I better keep it true to the threads title.

[minix3]

Oh, plus I'm 23 and my birthday is christmas eve.

Your birthday is 5 days before mine. How much does it suck getting only 1 present for both xmas and bday?!?!?!

[CSR]

I can't have the volume on my TV at an odd number. Can't even be 15 or it annoys me it's not 16

I do that too! And the power button thing! We are not alone in the world :D

Back in the days when it had bars instead of volume numbers, I couldn't leave it on half bar, it would annoy the hell out of me. I tried a few times but always subconsciously switched it back without thinking.

[CSR]

Your birthday is 5 days before mine. How much does it suck getting only 1 present for both xmas and bday?!?!?!

My dad has the same birthday as you..And don't complain about one present!! I have to make 4 presents for Christmas and then two for my brother's birthday (28) and dad's on the 29th. IT MIGHT BE ONE PRESENT BUT IT'S DOUBLE IN VALUE!!

[Geo]

1. I'm 19 of Chinese background (my whole family comes from Shanghai)
2. been in a relationship with my girlfriend for 6 months and I'm already living with her (and her parents :P)
3. I used to be a heavy ass smoker when I started in high school but I've sort of cut down to half a pack a day at most when I'm not drinking
4. my family is tragically shit so my living situation was really just bouncing around for a couple years with my friends until my girlfriend let me start staying at hers
5. my friends are potentially going to intervene my dubstep addiction even though I used to (and sometimes still do) pound the metal
6. got a metal plate held into my collarbone with seven screws after a footie accident in year 10 which let me dodge the school cert and spend a month at home playing COD
7. although I went to a selective school, I didn't really give two shits about my HSC and finished year 12 with a 55.25 ATAR and now I go to UWS Parramatta studying Business and Commerce but I'd rather just start working something but alas I'm Asian and I'm expected to go somewhere
8. lost my license in July for speeding and I'm getting it back in 3 days so pretty damn happy about that
9. out of my circle of close friends, I have the fastest car amongst them (we're all still P-platers) and I've got the only turbo
10. I really like cats. I wish I could huge them all. But I can't.

10 things really goes quickly :)

[Daneel]

IT MIGHT BE ONE PRESENT BUT IT'S DOUBLE IN VALUE!!

This :) I always figured that it's better to get one awesome present than two crap ones :)

Power to the December kids!

And geo: cats are awesome :) including nyan cat, longcat and tacgnol.. Please don't let me be the only one on here who knows what they is..

[Geo]

This :) I always figured that it's better to get one awesome present than two crap ones :)

Power to the December kids!

And geo: cats are awesome :) including nyan cat, longcat and tacgnol.. Please don't let me be the only one on here who knows what they is..

I am a true longcat believer, none of that silly tacgnol takeover bullshit! KILL THEM ALL.

[minix3]

This :) I always figured that it's better to get one awesome present than two crap ones :)

Power to the December kids!

And geo: cats are awesome :) including nyan cat, longcat and tacgnol.. Please don't let me be the only one on here who knows what they is..

I usually get the one present MAYBE equal to 1.5 gifts. Or people forget (since I never do anything for it) and turn a xmas gift into a xmas/bday gift

Also, love cats. This is my cat Miata (named after my car) when he was little

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v664/ilubyoO/227979_8202528349_825288349_309220_6974_n.jpg

[Ideo]

1. I'm a dirty anglo
2. been in a relationship for the past 3 years - we met in Edinburgh. She's from the UK
3. I'm a Town Planner by profession
4. My undergrad degree is a Bachelor of Arts in history and English
5. I'm currently doing a MA in Environmental law
6. Used to make a living through music - play baritone sax in particular, but all saxes, clarinet, bass clarinet, bass guitar and piano.
7. I have a clean licence (now...)
8. I love art. My main investments hang on my walls
9. I grew up on a Cashmere Goat farm
10. I am much less grumpy in real life than online.

[schoona]

^ lol @ 10 Andrew


Geo is a loose cannon, good stories, lot of experience at a young age for sure!

[Daneel]

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v664/ilubyoO/227979_8202528349_825288349_309220_6974_n.jpg

Ohhh man!!! what a cutie!!

[imholy]

i personally think this is really good for new folks like my self

1. Javed, Born on the 17th of March 1993 two days later than when was suppose to be born (I'm usually late with everything anyways so it makes sense). I'm 50kg and 175cm (Skinniest person I know. I can manage to still be able to eat 2 full racks of pork at Hurricane's Grill & Bar Steakhouse and not gain any weight. I consider it a gift)
2. My mother is 100% Greek, born in Greece, Greek. Dad is 100% Indian, born in India, Indian. They met here and had me here in Sydney. I'm their only child together while dad has another daughter. my sister is younger than me and doesn't live in the same state as myself but i make it my mission to see her yearly. don't live with either one of my parents as I love and live with my mothers mum, my grandmother.
3. I have OCD, Claustrophobia, ADHD, Athazagoraphobia, Mycophobia, Paraskavedekatriaphobia, fear of living things that fly i.e birds, flys, bugs. I also have a sever DECIDOPHOBIA! (I hate making decisions and fear being put into a situation were I'm forced to.)
4. Apparently I'm to laid back, carefree, take nothing seriously, make no decisions and a drifter. But i'll talk to anyone and tend to talk a lot, maybe too much. I been know to help everyone out when I can. I tend to over speak my mind or be the first person to say how everyone else and my self feel which tends to lead me into trouble a lot.
5. When I was 8 on a vacation to Pakistan, were dad worked at the time, I was examined to be clinically dead for about 1-2 minutes. I suffer from two rare blood conditions.
6. I'm single as I can't maintain a relationship. still best friends with all my ex's, all 8 of them. like Jig I have one male best friends but rest are female.
7. I own a total of 32 pairs of shoes/sneakers/footwear. I apparently have a unique/strange fashion sense but i have style. IDK cause all i seem to do is wear my everlast slippers that i found with socks, shorts and a jumper...
8. I started working every day after school and on week ends since the age of 12 stopped that ritual at the age of 16. and then started working part time/casually till this day.
9. 7. Never been a smoker and I don't drink often (both poisons on society). - stolen from elisiX but couldn't agree more
10. I'm repulsed by bacon, pig, pork.
11. i think i wrote to much

[Adamolee]

Hi Javed

Do you have any more pics?

[CSR]

+1 to that.

Wow people share a lot in 10 short points..I will eventually get around to doing one..maybe..

[Footguy]

You can eat 2 full racks of pork ribs yet you are repulsed by pork...eh?

[Adamolee]

You can eat 2 full racks of pork ribs yet you are repulsed by pork...eh?

Probably one of the phobias messin with his chi man

[imholy]

You can eat 2 full racks of pork ribs yet you are repulsed by pork...eh?

Something that came about once i started watching the series Beyond River Cottage on LifeStyle FOOD Channel. It's weird but yeah.


Hi Javed

Do you have any more pics?

I actually do. going to change this one in a week or so.

[Adamolee]

Kill it, cook it, eat it - you cant go wrong,

I'd be in favour of an up to the minute slideshow'esqu avatar reel

[MiLos]

Some interesting stories up here, heres my list :)

1. I'm 22
2. Purchased a Golf as my first car by freak chance in a split second decision after searching for the right Lexus IS200 for 6 months! Now couldn't imagine having another car (RS6 one day).
3. Completing my university degree next Monday! Hellz yeah! (bachelor of Construction Management). I also work in the commercial construction industry.
4. I have a Siberian Husky! Best decision of my life :D
5. I'm a perfectionist.
6. Like my technology.
7. Fell from a second storey balcony while playing chasey when I was 9. Landed on my back and when I got up there was a rock as big as I was right next to me, walked away as if nothing happened. Probably the luckiest moment in my life.
8. I love snowboarding, shit season in AU - I won a free lift pass that I couldn't even use towards the end of the season.. but I'm going to EU in December so will hit the slopes up there :D
9. I already miss Entourage :( lol.
10. Haven't been pulled over by police since I started driving (4 years now), never had an infringement, yet managed to cop a red light on Flinders St. in peak hour traffic and a speeding fine 300km away from home in the space of 1 day a couple months ago. With the red light - I was already in the intersection by half a car length and stationary as traffic wasn't moving, the guy in front of me took off after a while and I followed suit, only then realizing the light went orange. I was 3/4 of the way out when the camera snapped me (it was late, saw the flash clearly.. and the steering wheel got acquainted with my fist). The speeding fine was the following night returning from a snow trip. This was during that stint the cops were protesting and flashing their lights near speeding cameras. So I was driving through Mansfield (50 km/h speed limit) and I saw one of these police cars at the end of a street with its lights on, didn't jerry they were warning people. I took the next street right and half way down it I get flashed AGAIN doing 60 in a 50 zone.. Arghh I was about to kill someone lol.

[dainese]

Something that came about once i started watching the series Beyond River Cottage on LifeStyle FOOD Channel. It's weird but yeah.



I actually do. going to change this one in a week or so.

Hey Javed,

Who is that in your avatar?

[imholy]

Hey Javed,

Who is that in your avatar?

i don't know to be honest.

[cookie28]

She sexy... :D

[Stalker]

+1

Easily the hottest avatar I've ever seen. :D

[Footguy]

Type 17's is better...He knows her name :)

[maca]

i personally think this is really good for new folks like my self

1. Javed, Born on the 17th of March 1993 two days later than when was suppose to be born (I'm usually late with everything anyways so it makes sense). I'm 50kg and 175cm (Skinniest person I know. I can manage to still be able to eat 2 full racks of pork at Hurricane's Grill & Bar Steakhouse and not gain any weight. I consider it a gift)
2. My mother is 100% Greek, born in Greece, Greek. Dad is 100% Indian, born in India, Indian. They met here and had me here in Sydney. I'm their only child together while dad has another daughter. my sister is younger than me and doesn't live in the same state as myself but i make it my mission to see her yearly. don't live with either one of my parents as I love and live with my mothers mum, my grandmother.
3. I have OCD, Claustrophobia, ADHD, Athazagoraphobia, Mycophobia, Paraskavedekatriaphobia, fear of living things that fly i.e birds, flys, bugs. I also have a sever DECIDOPHOBIA! (I hate making decisions and fear being put into a situation were I'm forced to.)
4. Apparently I'm to laid back, carefree, take nothing seriously, make no decisions and a drifter. But i'll talk to anyone and tend to talk a lot, maybe too much. I been know to help everyone out when I can. I tend to over speak my mind or be the first person to say how everyone else and my self feel which tends to lead me into trouble a lot.
5. When I was 8 on a vacation to Pakistan, were dad worked at the time, I was examined to be clinically dead for about 1-2 minutes. I suffer from two rare blood conditions.
6. I'm single as I can't maintain a relationship. still best friends with all my ex's, all 8 of them. like Jig I have one male best friends but rest are female.
7. I own a total of 32 pairs of shoes/sneakers/footwear. I apparently have a unique/strange fashion sense but i have style. IDK cause all i seem to do is wear my everlast slippers that i found with socks, shorts and a jumper...
8. I started working every day after school and on week ends since the age of 12 stopped that ritual at the age of 16. and then started working part time/casually till this day.
9. 7. Never been a smoker and I don't drink often (both poisons on society). - stolen from elisiX but couldn't agree more
10. I'm repulsed by bacon, pig, pork.
11. i think i wrote to much

Are you male of female? Not being rude, I'm just wondering so I can read that post in its correct context.

1. I'm first generation Australia, my family moved over in 1987 from Italy.
2. I'm 21 in two weeks (or so).
3. I can't drink Tequila at all. The slightest smell of the stuff will almost send me running to the bathroom.
4. Every car driven by members of my immediate family are VAG. They consist of a Jetta, Tiguan, Amarok, S8 and a Touareg.
5. I absolutely hate attention. My most hated part of the year is when everyone sings "Happy Birthday" to me. Hell, I'm finding it hard to be so self centered while writing this post.
6. I don't really get along with girls too well, I don't have the patience and endurance to deal with their problems/issues/interests and a lot of them generally give me the shits.
7. I go to Jetts every week day and pretty much have an 80% carb free diet.
8. I don't like sharing my bed with anyone.
9. I'm dyslexic when it comes to speaking sentences with many nouns and pronouns. A common cock up for me is "Does your girlfriend know you're driving her car?".
10. I've learnt that it never pays to be nice/go out of your way for someone at first as it will get you used. Let them prove their friendship before any extra effort is made.

[Lenny]

1. South African born living in Aus for 13 years and love it
2. im 24 and in Marketing and Advertising for News Limited
3. my First car was a supercharged Gti Corolla
4. I hate public speaking and show pony's
5. Love driving fast although being arrested for street racing when i was 18 scared the shit out of me
6. i used to sit in our backyard back home and shoot monkeys with BB guns...( No one ever belives this)
7. When i was 9 i wanted to make my toy car a monster truck so decided to take it apart on dads E30 M3 scratched up the bonnet he was not happy
8. Been bitten a snake on christmas day and then 2 years later was attacked by a german sheppard on christmas again. both times spent chrissy in emergency so i tend to be happy just to survive till new years now. haha
9. I love spending a quite night with my girl @ home watching a movie and kicking back
10. I F*$@#k love my R32 iv only had it for 3 weeks now but my next car ( if i ever give this up) will have big shoes to fill

[CSR]

Are you male of female? Not being rude, I'm just wondering so I can read that post in its correct context.

1. I'm first generation Australia, my family moved over in 1987 from Italy.
2. I'm 21 in two weeks (or so).
3. I can't drink Tequila at all. The slightest smell of the stuff will almost send me running to the bathroom.
4. Every car driven by members of my immediate family are VAG. They consist of a Jetta, Tiguan, Amarok, S8 and a Touareg.
5. I absolutely hate attention. My most hated part of the year is when everyone sings "Happy Birthday" to me. Hell, I'm finding it hard to be so self centered while writing this post.
6. I don't really get along with girls too well, I don't have the patience and endurance to deal with their problems/issues/interests and a lot of them generally give me the shits.
7. I go to Jetts every week day and pretty much have an 80% carb free diet.
8. I don't like sharing my bed with anyone.
9. I'm dyslexic when it comes to speaking sentences with many nouns and pronouns. A common cock up for me is "Does your girlfriend know you're driving her car?".
10. I've learnt that it never pays to be nice/go out of your way for someone at first as it will get you used. Let them prove their friendship before any extra effort is made.

Are...Are you my long lost twin brother???????

Hehe some of those points sound really familiar. My family came from Italy in 1997 though.

[zz2]

1. im 22
2. im 6'2"
3. random people keep telling me i look like price william
4. im half croatian
5. i have over 9 scars on my body
6. i have 1.5 kidneys
7. my IQ is in the top 5% but i failed yr12 english
8. when i was 3 i stole mums keys and started up her car.. she FREAKED
9. nothing grosses me out more than vomit
10. im extremely double jointed in my hands and feet yet i cant touch my toes

might add to the one i did ages ago…

11. im now 24
12. i am currently half way through a masters of architecture degree which i am hating every moment of
13. i have ADD and i have spent the last 10 years trying to learn to cope without taking the meds. up until i embarked on my masters degree i had not had a need to take it for 2.5 years. i really hate popping pills :(
14. i am a free lance photographer but i hate nothing more than being in / seeing photos myself
15. i am ambidextrous
16. i must have sound and light to fall asleep (it annoys the crap out of my gf)
17. i am not a religious or spiritual person at all. i respect over peoples religions and beliefs, just don't try and push them on me
18. i am powerless against busty brunette european women
19. i have been with my current gf for 5.5 years who possess all the attributes of point 18 ;)
20. i am currently im procrastinating like a mofo (cheers ADD)

[Nabsta]

1. I'm 46 but still a "boy" racer;
2. My first word was "car";
3. I have a fantastic 2.5 yo son who already wants to go to sleep to "daddy's cars/bikes" (meaning Top Gear, MotoGP, V8s, Formula1, World SBK, etc) and whose favourite movie is Cars 2;
4. My former rides include a Celica GT4Turbo Carlos Sainz Ltd Edition I spent $30k on modding and WRX wagon which is a bit more stealth but the fastest baby carrier ever!;
5. I'm a senior manager in IT in a major global organisation;
6. I'm a Pom and my wife is Bulgarian and 12 years younger than me;
7. I've been married 3 times;
8. I'm also a motorbike nut - latest bike was 2008 Yamaha YZF-R1 I regularly took round Phillip Island, Broadford and even Eastern Creek. I spent an hour talking to James Toseland once because he's from my home town of Sheffield;
9. I've done a large proportion of my bucket list: bungee, parachute jumping (on my own), motorbike round Phillip Island, learn to ski, rally/touring car/open wheel/motorbike courses, had s3x in most non-bed places...;
10. I'm an Ironman (10h40 at IM Busselton, WA, 2010) and booked to do Ironman Melbourne, March 2012;
11. Sorry, can't stop now;
12. I'm a 3h15 marathon runner;
13. Unlucky for some;
14. Later....

[CSR]

6. I'm a Pom and my wife is Bulgarian and 12 years younger than me;
7. I've been married 3 times;

Playa!!!

[balmzgti11]

Ok ill jump in on this, love how much people are sharing on here, shows how close the community is really, alot of things you wouldnt go and tell people on the street or in the pub about if they asked you 10 things about them!

1. I'm 21 going on 22

2. Born and Raised in Melbourne, but my parents were both born outside of Australia. Mum is 100% Indian her family moved to Australia when she was only about 1 year old. Dad is 100% Swiss, and came out to Australia when he was 20 with $500 in his pocket chasing adventure, he found it, and also found my Mum! They married in 1986 and moved to Switzerland. I was "manufactured" in Switzerland in 1989 but was "registered" in Melbourne in early 1990 haha! (My parents moved back to Australia after mum fell pregnant) I have 2 younger brothers and 1 younger sister.

3. Dad has fought 4 rounds of bowel cancer and won each time! (1986, 6 weeks after my parents married, again on my first birthday, 1999, and then 2006) touch wood it is gone for good!

4. When i was 13 i took 7 months off from year 8 and went and lived with Dads family in Switzerland, I had an absolute blast, learning to Ski, board (a little) and becoming fluent in Swiss German and German. Made some awesome friends going to school there too.

5. I'm another person that was never "stellar" at maths to say the least, and during my VCE in year 12, I decided before going to uni I wanted to do something different and challenge myself. I was unfit at the time, and had your typical highschool depressing girl issues and really wanted to get away from it all (and her) and do some sort of "GAP Year". So straight after year 12 I enlisted in the Australian Army's GAP year program at the end of 2007. After completing my initial training I was enjoying it so much I ended up singing up full time past my initial 1 year obligation. After completing my trade training I was then posted to Brisbane. Pretty much 4 years later here I am still here. Funny thing is after basic training I ended up getting together with "that girl" I just couldnt get away from and we were together 2 years before our relationship broke down last year while I was away.

6. I have done one 9 month tour of Afghanistan in 2010. Was an eye opening and life changing experience to say the least. But I dont regret going and have mates that will stay with me for life. Currently gearing up for a possible 2nd tour next year.

7. My first car was a 2003 Mazda 6 Luxury Sports Manual which i purchased in 2008. Great car, incredibly reliable and very well decked out options wise for a stock car (Bose sound system etc)
I kept the car 100% stock even though I did have plans for a few things, my busy work life and then going overseas just killed any time or effort I was going to put into it. This year I got bored and sick of it and wanted to start anew, Dad has a MK4 2.0 Sport and I did always love the golfs. (I learnt to drive manual in dads) So I went and got myself my GTI which I have had for almost 2 months now :D

8. My Uncle, who was an amazing Mentor of mine, passed away from Cancer in June last year while I was away in Afghanistan. (I got to say goodbye to him 3 weeks before he passed on my 2 week break from operations)

9. I love a good challenge and love reaping the rewards of hard work.

10. I'm into some amatuer photography, in 2009 I bought a Nikkon D90, I risked breaking it by taking it to Afghan, took some snappys. This one is probably one of my favourites. (Sorry about the small size)

http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6116/6310514223_804146516f.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/67486498@N06/6310514223/)
A10 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/67486498@N06/6310514223/) by balmz (http://www.flickr.com/people/67486498@N06/), on Flickr

Its a US A10 Thunderbolt we had in support of us one day.


Anyway thats me! :D

[SUGA]

Amazing family and person you are Gian, thanks for sharing :)

[schoona]

^ x2

so much "good experience" already!

[balmzgti11]

Thx guys. :) there are plenty of ppl who haven't shared! Common ppl! :-)

[cookie28]

I'll make sure to post when I get home

[Tarmac]

Nice Post Gian. Impressive. I know you told me to do mine, i will......eventually. :P

[balmzgti11]

Dooo it Benny.. haha.