More Than You Wanted To Know
Who I am stuff
- My name is Michael.
- My nicknames are Mikey, Mick, Wheels, Dizzy or Mike250.
- I was born in Melbourne, Australia on February 5th, 1979.
- That makes me 31 years of age.
- I am 187cm tall or 6’2″ (just under).
- I’m athletic.
- I have hazel eyes. Someone told me they’re blueish when I wear blue.
- I wear a size 11½ shoe (USA).
- I am a software engineer. I work with databases.
- I have a tattoo of my boys names on my arm.
- I don’t smoke. It’s not good for me. Or you.
- I love cricket, rugby league, web development and my boys.
Family stuff
- I have one brother Adrian (30) and one sister Michelle (29).
- I am married to Jenifer (30).
- My birthday falls a day before my wife’s.
- I have three sons – Nevan (10), Liam (8) and Hayden (2).
- Nevan’s birthday falls four days before mine.
- Liam shares his birthday with his great, great grandmother.
- She died before Liam was born. She met Nevan. She was 101.
- Hayden continues our trend of close birthdays, 3 days apart from Liam.
- Hayden is our first child born in Australia.
Extraordinary stuff
- I was a Karate World Champion in the 12yr Division in 1991.
- I lived in the USA for 9½ years.
- I was featured in a national magazine called Softball West in 2005.
- I have played cricket with Curtly Ambrose, Mohammed Azharuddin & Romesh Kaluwitharana.
- I have been to The Masters in Augusta, Georgia twice.
- I won Corporate Box tickets to the 2009 Rugby League Grand Final with Stuart MacGill, Mark Geyer and Gus Worland.
Favourite stuff
- I really want to own and drive a Porsche 959.
- I’d like to own a boat as well.
- My favourite movie is Braveheart.
- My favourite type of music is Rock and Alternative.
- My favorite city in the world is Sydney, Australia.
- My favorite toy is my 30GB iPod.
- My favorite deodorant is Axe Pulse.
- My favorite magazine is Inside Edge (Cricket).
- My favorite sound is music or pouring rain.
- My favourite TV show is The Office & Lost.
- My favourite board game is Settlers or Puerto Rico.
- My favorite website is Butcher Cricket.
- My favorite colour is red and black, together.
- My favourite song is probably With Arms Wide Open – Creed. A father/son song.
- My favourite song at the moment is In Loving Memory – Alter Bridge.
- My Top 10 Songs of the last 10 years is here.
- My favorite food is Italian.
- My favourite class at school was Geography.
- My favourite teacher was my Geography teacher.
- The hottest teacher I ever had was my Geography teacher.
- My favourite number is 7.
- I would love to visit Italy.
- I like Nike and Dr Martins shoes.
Behaviour stuff
- I have no piercings.
- The nicest people I have met this year would be the Bensteads.
- There are a few people I can think of that I wish I had never met.
- I want to meet Adam Gilchrist, Australian cricket star.
- I admire no one person in particular.
- I sleep naked.
- I’m the kind of guy who climbs roofs, cliff jumps and other crazy things.
- I use a wireless optical mouse and wireless keyboard.
- I can see the ocean from my home office.
- My cricket bag and random crap lives under my bed.
- I have no idea what the most beautiful part of myself is.
- I usually go to bed at 9:30pm.
- I usually wake up at 5:00am.
- I say “ay” and “no worries” a lot ay.
- My honeymoon was probably the most romantic thing that ever happened to me.
- I was a dork in high school. I got good grades.
- I’m an outgoing and quite confident person.
- I play cricket on weekends in Summer.
- I’m contemplating taking up golf in Winter.
- Vegemite on toast is my breakfast of choice.
Dislike stuff
- I dislike… Seafood and Pork.
- I dislike… political talk and self-professed know-it-all’s.
- I dislike… when people say “anyways“. Read #3!
- I dislike… duck face, stop it – after one it looks dumb.
- I dislike… it when people are “victims” of next to nothing.
- I dislike… it when I meet or have my day intercepted by a bogan.
- I dislike… it when I see a “business” running from blogger.com.
- I dislike… it when people join group after group on Facebook.
Like stuff
- I like it when… someone can hold a meaningful conversation.
- I like it when… people use decent grammar and spelling.
- I like it when… the boys greet me when I get home from work.
- I like it when… I get the chance to go to bed an hour early to read.
- I like it when… I find success in whatever project I may be working on.
- I like it when… I travel.
- I like it when… I discover intelligent life forms on Facebook.
- I like it when… Parramatta wins.
Miscellaneous stuff
- I used to have a cat named Tule and fish (home and office).
- I like to dream.
- I’m not always serious. I like to make witty comebacks.
- If I dislike your website/blog design I won’t stay.
- I’d rather talk to an interesting person on a long flight than watch the in-flight movies.
Yes I realize I have only reached 90 so far…



