1) My real name consists out of exactly 7 first names and does not fit on my ID-card and requires to continues on the backside.
2) Most people call me by my first name, which incidentally happens to be Rami.
3) I am half Egyptian, half Dutch - but raised primarily as Dutch.
4) I was raised as muslim, and consider myself agnostic with a little tendency towards Islamic ideology.
5) I am currently 20 years old.
6) I am currently following a study in Game Design & Development.
7) I have two laptops (EEE PC, Acer 5630) and a console (XBOX360). I use the first as main platform.
8) I work at a large electronics retailer as salesman, I sell about $7000 worth of electronics per day.
9) I have fallen in love only once, and have a relationship with that particular girl since almost 2-and-a-half years. She games, too.
10) My favorite McDonalds meal is a large McMenu with Fries, 6 Nuggets and Coca Cola and an additional 20 McNuggets. My favorite Burger King meal is a King-sized Long Chicken menu with Twister Fries and Cola. I prefer the Burger King.
11) My girlfriend prefers the McDonalds, which can lead to arguments about superior taste.
12) My wake-up ritual usually lasts exactly 20 minutes between waking up and leaving the house.
13) I have never been to any country outside of the Netherlands, my yearly visit to Egypt, Belgium, Germany, Italy and the airfield of Switzerland. I would like to see a lot more of the world.
14) I should shave more than I do.
15) My favorite game ever is Metal Gear Solid. My favorite PC game is Evochron Legends. My favorite retro game is Urban Assault. My favorite XBOX360 game is Castle Crashers.
16) My daily sites include iGoogle, Gmail, TGC, Starwraith 3D Games, Cracked, the Onion, XKCD, Fark and a Dutch weird news site.
17) My length is about 2 meters. I weigh about 85 kilos. That makes my BMI about 21.58.
18) My best friends' name is Ramon. Most of my high school teachers probably still cower in fear when hearing the term 'Rami and Ramon'. They liked us, though - we were very friendly, just a bit stubborn and anti-authority.
19) I tried quite some sports, ranging from Judo to Soccer. I ended up enjoying Badminton most of them all.
20) I got in trouble with justice once. It involved something computer-related. Had me clean yards for two days. Not proud of that, but definitely a fact.
21) I like chaos. This is evidently when seeing my room, but not my desktop.
22) I have used Linux, OS X 10.5 and Windows, and never got to 'love' one over another. I use Windows on most PC's for compatibility. My favorite non-Windows application is Amarok.
23) Most of my software is either Opensource or Freeware. All other software on my computer, including Photoshop 7, I have a legal license for - only recent exception being Flash CS3, which I required once for school and have removed since.
24) My favorite quote is: "The best way to predict the future is to invent it.", it is attributed to
Alan Kay.
25) The funniest computer related conversation I had as salesman went something like this:
[Conversation about EEE 1000H]
Lady: "And how much does such an EEE-PC weigh?"
Me: "About 1.04KG, I think."
Lady: "Does it come with Norton?"
Me: "No, I'm sorry. You can buy it along, though, for half the price."
Lady: "Oh, no, no. My grandson told me Norton is a heavy application."
Me: "That is correct, yes."
Lady: "So how much does it weigh with Norton?"
Me: "Uuhh..."
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