Who I am stuff

1. My name is Michael.
2. My nicknames are Mikey, Mick, Wheels, Dizzy or Mike250.
3. I was born in Melbourne, Australia on February 5th, 1979.
4. That makes me 31 years of age.
5. I am 187cm tall or 6’2″ (just under).
6. I’m athletic.
7. I have hazel eyes. Someone told me they’re blueish when I wear blue.
8. I wear a size 11½ shoe (USA).
9. I am a software engineer. I work with databases.
10. I have a tattoo of my boys names on my arm.
11. I don’t smoke. It’s not good for me. Or you.
12. I love cricket, rugby league, web development and my boys.

Family stuff

1. I have one brother Adrian (30) and one sister Michelle (29).
2. I am married to Jenifer (30).
3. My birthday falls a day before my wife’s.
4. I have three sons – Nevan (10), Liam (8) and Hayden (2).
5. Nevan’s birthday falls four days before mine.
6. Liam shares his birthday with his great, great grandmother.
7. She died before Liam was born. She met Nevan. She was 101.
8. Hayden continues our trend of close birthdays, 3 days apart from Liam.
9. Hayden is our first child born in Australia.

Extraordinary stuff

1. I was a Karate World Champion in the 12yr Division in 1991.
2. I lived in the USA for 9½ years.
3. I was featured in a national magazine called Softball West in 2005.
4. I have played cricket with Curtly Ambrose, Mohammed Azharuddin & Romesh Kaluwitharana.
5. I have been to The Masters in Augusta, Georgia twice.
6. I won Corporate Box tickets to the 2009 Rugby League Grand Final with Stuart MacGill, Mark Geyer and Gus Worland.

Favourite stuff

1. I really want to own and drive a Porsche 959.
2. I’d like to own a boat as well.
3. My favourite movie is Braveheart.
4. My favourite type of music is Rock and Alternative.
5. My favorite city in the world is Sydney, Australia.
6. My favorite toy is my 30GB iPod.
7. My favorite deodorant is Axe Pulse.
8. My favorite magazine is Inside Edge (Cricket).
9. My favorite sound is music or pouring rain.
10. My favourite TV show is The Office & Lost.
11. My favourite board game is Settlers or Puerto Rico.
12. My favorite website is Butcher Cricket.
13. My favorite colour is red and black, together.
14. My favourite song is probably With Arms Wide Open – Creed. A father/son song.
15. My favourite song at the moment is In Loving Memory – Alter Bridge.
16. My Top 10 Songs of the last 10 years is here.
17. My favorite food is Italian.
18. My favourite class at school was Geography.
19. My favourite teacher was my Geography teacher.
20. The hottest teacher I ever had was my Geography teacher.
21. My favourite number is 7.
22. I would love to visit Italy.
23. I like Nike and Dr Martins shoes.

Behaviour stuff

1. I have no piercings.
2. The nicest people I have met this year would be the Bensteads.
3. There are a few people I can think of that I wish I had never met.
4. I want to meet Adam Gilchrist, Australian cricket star.
5. I admire no one person in particular.
6. I sleep naked.
7. I’m the kind of guy who climbs roofs, cliff jumps and other crazy things.
8. I use a wireless optical mouse and wireless keyboard.
9. I can see the ocean from my home office.
10. My cricket bag and random crap lives under my bed.
11. I have no idea what the most beautiful part of myself is.
12. I usually go to bed at 9:30pm.
13. I usually wake up at 5:00am.
14. I say “ay” and “no worries” a lot ay.
15. My honeymoon was probably the most romantic thing that ever happened to me.
16. I was a dork in high school. I got good grades.
17. I’m an outgoing and quite confident person.
18. I play cricket on weekends in Summer.
19. I’m contemplating taking up golf in Winter.
20. Vegemite on toast is my breakfast of choice.

Dislike stuff

1. I dislike… Seafood and Pork.
2. I dislike… political talk and self-professed know-it-all’s.
3. I dislike… when people say “anyways“. Read #3!
4. I dislike… duck face, stop it – after one it looks dumb.
5. I dislike… it when people are “victims” of next to nothing.
6. I dislike… it when I meet or have my day intercepted by a bogan.
7. I dislike… it when I see a “business” running from blogger.com.
8. I dislike… it when people join group after group on Facebook.

Like stuff

1. I like it when… someone can hold a meaningful conversation.
2. I like it when… people use decent grammar and spelling.
3. I like it when… the boys greet me when I get home from work.
4. I like it when… I get the chance to go to bed an hour early to read.
5. I like it when… I find success in whatever project I may be working on.
6. I like it when… I travel.
7. I like it when… I discover intelligent life forms on Facebook.
8. I like it when… Parramatta wins.

Miscellaneous stuff

1. I used to have a cat named Tule and fish (home and office).
2. I like to dream.
3. I’m not always serious. I like to make witty comebacks.
4. If I dislike your website/blog design I won’t stay.
5. 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…