About
me....
About
me....
Here
is little bit about myself I've written so far.
My interests
CARS
I
love getting behind the wheel and I like going on a trip on automobiles.
I am interested in the industry, too. My favorite car would probably
be Lotus "Esprit"(the car which Richard Gere was driving in the movie "Pretty
Woman"...). Or cars like SAAB, AMG C36, and so on. I first
took my driver's license when I was 15 in Connecticut and, so far, I've
driven about 50000 km mostly in Japan (perhaps not much distance comparing
to those in the States, but quite a distance in Japan). For
this, I spend more than $1000 on highway tolls and $2000 on fuel every
year...My best driving experience was when I drove long distance from Cairo
to Sharm el Sheikh in Egypt. Driving almost 2500 miles round trip
with my friends (in my friend's SUV) during our trip to Utah was also stunning.
PLANES
As
much as I enjoy driving, I'd love to fly a plane. I haven't got a
chance to do so yet, but this is what I want to do in the future.
I even enjoy flying as a passenger. Flying 40000 feet high above
the ground at nearly the speed of sound is just amazing. I often
go out to the airport just to see aircraft taking off and landing.
SCUBA
DIVING
Swimming
130 feet underwater is quite an adventure. I took my Scuba Diving
license while I was in Egypt. Not much people notice, but the world's
famous diving spot in the Red Sea
is actually in Egypt. Shamefully, I myself never knew this until
I got there. There is a fancy little diving resort called "Sharm
el Sheikh" at the tip of Sinai Peninsula where I often went on a diving
trip with my
friends from Cairo American College. Sham el Sheikh is a small
town in middle of nowhere, more than 8 hours bus ride from Cairo (you might
one to fly if you have money...). This little town is actually my
favorite place on Earth as it has the most unbelievable landscape of the
barren deserts, the mountains of Sinai, and the vivid colors of the Red
Sea. Unbelievable view of underwater, full of colorful corals
and fish, is waiting for you once you swim underwater off the coast; as
if in a paradise. I've dove about total 80 times so far and am a
PADI certified Rescue Diver.
BASEBALL
I
used to play on the Varsity
Baseball team at CAC for three years back in Egypt. I played
mostly outfield and I batted second. Although I haven't
got a chance to play the sport in a team for years, I still love to watch
some ballgames on TV. I even enjoy taking some swings at batting
cages or plyaing catch every now and then.
TRAVELING
I
enjoy traveling in and out of country. I was carried away by the
beautiful lands of southern Utah recently when my friends and I visited
Arches
National Park and
Canyonlands
National Park. Above all, grandeur
of The
Delicate Arch at sunset was certainly memorable. By the way,
there is one place I am dying to go again. Of course, Egypt!
I haven't got a chance to go back there in years ever since I moved, and
this is what I am planning to do for my very next trip, if not a camping
trip to Utah...
MOVIES
I
am not much of a freak, but I do follow what is going on in Hollywood.
I go to movie theaters couple of times a month, and I also see lots of
old movies on TV. My best choice would be "Paris, Texas" directed
by German genius Wim Wenders. I first saw it during my English class
at CAC. I also like science fictions and human dramas.
Some of my favorites..."Menphis Belle", "E.T.", "2001 Space Odyssey" etc...
STAR
TREK (The Next Generations)
I
love the TV series. The characters are great, so are the scripts,
the settings, the CGs and the acting. My favorite characters; Commander
Riker and Lt.
Commander Data. I liked the episode at the season finale, " All
good things...." the most. There are so many other episodes I
liked but I can't quite name them all. I do like the movie series,
too. I also like the latest series, "Voyager". I like Lt. Paris,
Kes, and the holographic Doctor.
MUSIC
I
enjoy plying the piano (mostly keyboard...) and a bit of guitar and bass.
I also enjoy singing from time to time. I once played keyboard in
a band called TOYS
back at CAC with my Japanese friends, where we got a surprise second place
at our Talent Show! Still, I guess I am better at listening more
than performing; bands such like Chicago, Lisa Loeb, Counting Crows, Billy
Joel, Ben Folds Five, Weezer, Nirvana, Semisonic, Greenday, Pearl Jam...etc
FORMULA
1
I
enjoy watching EVERY single race on TV during the season. Actually
I even went to see the Japanese GP held at Suzuka last year.
Imagine listening to the sound of those extraordinary F1 engines alive
right
along the circuit. Boy was that exciting! I am a
fan of Mclaren-Mercedes
Team, particularly
David
Coulthard. I also like Eddie Irvine of the Ferrari team, H.H
Frenzen, Jack Villnuve and Geancarlo Fisicella.
You've
read this far?? Gee, Thanks.....I am flattered!
