Ryan Arefin Kabir
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meanings of name: "Little King" "Knowledgeable / Devoted / Saint" "Great" |
| nicknames | Bear, Beast, Crazy, Babe, Froggie |
| significant other (ssp roomate) | Will |
| age/birthdate | 07.18.83 |
| school | MIT |
| homepage | The Electron Zoo |
| languages | English, French, Bengali, BASIC, C |
| ssp group/asteroid | Team 3 | 8 Flora |
| liked best about ssp | All you guys |
| ssp gripes | EVIL DEATH SPAWN SATAN INCARNATES [tarantulas] and the army from HELL [the ants] |
| favorite ssp pasttimes | Talking to Will when we're both 3/4 asleep
Midnight sports [the few times I played] Talking to everyone all the time - esp in the middle of the night Running away from the monkeys in the trees who were throwing spoons at me [i hope this was a hallucination] |
| favorite ojai hangout | Starr Market |
| most memorable ssp moments | All of them.
The monkeys especially. And just those times when I would be talking to someone and I'd think, "Damn. This kid is madwhack cool." |
| ssp's personal significance | All the people, my peers, the TA's, the faculty all changed my outlook on the world, each person having their own little influence. It was amazing. |
| words for potential ssp applicants | If you're a potential applicant - you're a poop on a
stick. You should be an applicant. |
| survival tips for future sspers | caffeine is life.
so is chocolate and other forms of glucose-fructose and sucrose are also vital to vitality. |
| stuff i'm glad i brought to ssp | I'd have to say my body. |
| stuff i wish i'd brought | Air conditioned thermal body suit.
A glacier. |
| preferred ssp snack | Cookies!!! |
| color of my ssp shirt | navy |
| celebrity listed on poster | The Beatles |
| awards/honors/leadership positions | What the monkey? |
| possible major/career | I'm aiming for a double major in EECS and Econ. |
| according to my master plan, in 10 years i'll be... | Actually, I think my high school reunion is in 10 years.
No matter what i'm doing, I want to have fun doing it. |
| hobbies/pasttimes | Reading.
Being Lazy Biking Video games Jogging. Basketball Tennis |
| favorite books/authors | Douglas Adams
HARRY POTTER!!! Jane Austen Tolkien Clarke The Dune books. |
| TV shows/movies | The Game, Gattaca, Rain Man, The Saint |
| favorite food | Samosas. |
| places i've been or lived | Bangladesh is cool. |
| where i'd like to go | Alpha Centauri
Switzerland is my back up plan, as is Egypt. |
| sports | Basketball, Rowing, Volleyball, Cricket, Tennis, Golf?, Quake? |
| colour [yes, canadian spelling! ha!] | MUAHHAHAHHAHAH
Well you know, if you think about it, Canadian spelling is British spelling. And I'd guess English came to exist in ENGland... A super intelligent shade of blue. |
| number | zero |
| Coke or Pepsi? | Coke |
| quotes | [somethingl like this] "There are only two things in
the world that are infinite, the universe and human
stupidity. And we're not so sure about the first one."
- Einstein i think? "Late as in 'the late dentarthurdent.'" |
| words | Whokilao, Spanky, Vindaloo, Chunky, Purple Humdinger |
| most triumphant moment | Being potty trained. |
| most embarrassing moment | The last time while NOT potty trained. |
| pet peeve | Jackasses. |
| craziest thing i've ever done | Ignited an incendiary device within the confines of my garage.
Also lit a campfire in my room in grade 4. |
| something surprising about myself | I like to write poetry, and I like calligraphy. |
| anything else i'd like to say | I would like to clarify for the record that I have never been, and never will be convicted of being an extremely large block of cheese. |