Interview with... Adrian Wong aka Da Boss! We're getting the ball rolling and kick-starting this new forum with none other than the man himself: find out about Da Boss in this week's Spotlight! Yeah, and I'm the lucky person to quiz him! ================================================= GETTING TO KNOW YOU.. What's your full name? Adrian Wong Shiang Hoe If only it were that easy.... Behind the scenes excerpt of interview: L: What's your full name? A: Adrian Wong L: ... oi.... A: Eh, privacy lah. No one will give you the full name one! L: A: It's true! L: We're supposed to be getting to know the person! What are we gonna do, go and stalk him/her? A: LOL! OK OK....Shiang Hoe L: Thank you. Your age: Old enough L: A: LOL!! Old enough what...Let me calculate.. 27. Wow.. I'm OLD! L: 27 only?!!?! ...err.. Er... Er... A: Only? L: Ya! I honestly thought you were older.. A: LOL! Thanks L: Hehehe... Are you sure you should be thanking me? A: LOL!! 'Thanks.' Where do you live? A: At home? L: Care to elaborate? A general geographical vicinity might be good. A: LOL!! OK OK. Melaka. (For our internationals, Melaka (Malacca) is a state on the west coast of Peninsular Malaysia. It’s known as the Historical City. Go do your own research, for more information.) Hair color? Black, of course. If you could dye your hair any color, what would you choose? Hmm..None? Like it the way it is. Eye color? Black. Do you wear contacts/glasses? Supposed to but I don't. Occupation? I'm still studying. Can you touch your nose with your tongue? No way! Can you?? Curl your tongue? A little! Do you drive fast? Oooh YEAHHH!!! TangentL: What's the fastest you've driven? A: Hmm, not sure if it’s accurate...but 170? In my old Toyota junk. L: Kmph?... A: Hey, how can be miles lah... I will be FLYING! L: LOL... Okay.. Just making sure.. Journalistic integrity, you know? L: How junk is ‘junk’? A: Ask Peaz how junk it is. Swaps to Peaz L: How junk was Adrian's junk Toyota? P: Toyota??? Hmm, does he have one??? A: Long time back. Remember? The white colour junk. P: Nissan, lah! (silence over both IM windows) L: ....Are you two arguing over car model now? P: Yup...LOL .. He was blur. That Nissan Sunny was a real junk. As Jeremy would say... "Hmmm, Adrian's car seems to have some dried grass smell." ... LOL. But this junk can go as fast as 150!!! L: he says fastest he's gone in that junk is 170. P: ...... pengsan (faints) L: LOL... Do you sleep with a stuffed animal? Nope! L: Are you sure? A: Yes, I'm sure How many different cities have you lived in? About four. Name them! Penang, KL, Melaka, Manipal.. What's under your bed? Dust. What's on your mouse pad? My mouse. L: Okay, lemme rephrase: what is printed on your mousepad? A: It's a piece of paper L: Ooh.... What book are you reading now? Hmm.. None actually. Now mainly reading AvantGo material. Your most prized possession? My Sony CLIE NX80V! The next event/acquisition you're looking forward to? Hmm.. Maybe a new notebook. FAVORITE THINGS... Favorite food? Woah.. I eat everything L: Yeah, but given a choice, and only one, what would you pick? A: Only ONE?? How to pick?? L: Pick the best, boss. A: Err.. The best.. OK OK curry chicken L: Okay chicken curry it is.. (chicken curry?.. .. Ah well) Favorite drink? I drink everything too! L: Same thing as above: only one. A: Err.. Coke? L: That works. I kind of expected Starbucks to feature. A: Ahh, Starbucks also can put. Yeah.. Better put Starbucks L: So people know what you buy you, huh? A: Hehe, yup! Favorite alcoholic drink? Currently Heineken. Favorite car? For sleek lines, a Boxter. But something affordable? A Honda City. Favorite sports? Swimming! L: Do you just enjoy it as an event or is it something you do yourself? You know, like some people watch football but don't actually play? A: Ooh, I do it lah! Favorite time of the year? Needless to say, HOLIDAY! Favorite relaxation spot? Genting? But I don't relax there either... Favorite music? No particular genre. Favorite board game? Scrabble. Favorite book? Books by Stephen King, Tom Clancy, Michael Crichton, David Eddings, Robert Jordan, etc, etc! L: Horror, general fic and SF&F. But the best book of all time that you have read is....? A: Wah.. How to do that? I guess. Wheel Of Time by Robert Jordan. Only read a few books. But when I earn some money, I will go get the entire set. Favorite cartoon growing up? M.A.S.K. (not The Mask with Jim Carrey) Favorite movie so far? Spiderman 2! ON ARP... (admittedly, largely not applicable in this case) Member since: The Beginning! Most frequently visit: (i.e. BOG, which forum, news, reviews, etc) LOL! I visit all of them all the time! Fondest memory/Best thing about ARP? The great people I meet in the forums! Person you would most like to meet from the community? (whom you've not met!) Max_87 One thing you'd like to see on the site: More reviews and guides! LIFE AS A BIG PICTURE... What is the first thing you think of when you wake up in the morning? ARP. If I had a lot of money, I would... Put it into ARP! If I had the time, I would... Work on ARP. What inspires you? Okay.. It's getting repetitive but ARP again. Because it shows me that nothing is impossible. Lifetime goals? ARP as the ultimate tech hub in Malaysia. L: Anything aside from that? A: Find 8 wives, become immortal, take over the world, umm anything else? L: 8 wives, hm? A: OK OK.. Make it a harem. Unlimited numbers. I just thought 8 is a nice number. L: Heh. Seriously. A: OK OK maybe write my own novel L: What genre? A: Hmm.. SF. Who are you going to interview? Dashky! Uhoh... Dashky, be prepared! Or perhaps we should be prepared for Dashky! So there you have it, folks! The first ever (?) exclusive interview with Adrian Wong aka Da Boss of Adrian's Rojak Pot! Maybe you learned a thing or two about him that surprised you. Maybe you have some questions to ask him, or something to say: here's your chance! Have fun! Play nice!
The wheel of time. That is what I have been listening to for months at work!!! I like it!!! My friend I work with just downloaded all the audio books from kazza! Ahh,,, Those Isidia GrrrrL'SSSSS My Grrrl reminds me of Avaenda. My lil' spear maiden!
Oooh... So Leian, you're gonna interview the team? I have a question for Boss.... How do you feel about ARP seeing it grow through all of these years? I've just been a few months here, but I have looked at the old stuff. Has your view of it changed in anyway over the years? btw, I'm glad that I can be a part of boss's prodigy... And I will continue to contribute as much as I can.
quick question... being a doctor and da boss of ARP... how's tat gonna work? full time boss and part time doctor?
OK. One quick question for Da Boss. Your lifetime goal is to make ARP as the ultimate tech hub in Malaysia. There are others who classify ARP as the now 'granddaddy' of the tech hub. How would you reverse that perception?
Robert Jordan is a truly gifted writer. I even played their first person shooter game - Wheel Of Time. It was very good!
Actually, the plan is to interview all our infamous forum members. Well, to be honest, I never meant for ARP to be so big. It started off as a hobby, nothing more. So I didn't put that much effort into it. I kinda regret that now since we lost a lot of opportunities. But the growth of ARP these few years have shown me that nothing is impossible. So, with our new vision, I will definitely put in more effort! From what I can see now, ARP is more than capable of becoming a tech hub. We just need to cultivate more hidden talents out there! Like PsYkHoTiK and Max_87!
Boss, have you ever thought that ARP will become like today's ARP since you first started ARP as your homepage Anyway boss, i'm glad to be part of ARP . You taught me a lot of things since i first joined Team ARP (not just computer related LoL!). I will continue to help ARP as much as i could.
Actually, I think I should rephrase that. The Internet has essentially made everything borderless. Our aim would be to reach out to everyone, no matter where they may live. In other words, ARP should be a tech hub for everyone. But because the tech site scene in Malaysia is rather dismal, our immediate goal would be to expand and develop ourselves to serve as Malaysia's top tech hub. To do this, we hope to recruit and cultivate the long-hidden talents in this country. Grand-daddy? I think I've only heard ADJ from Lowyat refer to us as that! Okay, we may be the oldest Malaysian hardware site but we are not a tech hub, not by far. We have a long way to go. In fact, we are now laying down the groundwork for the tech hub. And that's just the beginning. The future will be really exciting!
Err.. Actually no. If you have seen the first ARP (which started in 1997), it was my personal homepage which also included political tirades, personal info and some tech tips. Very amateurish. So, the current ARP is VERY, VERY different from the original ARP. And that's all thanks to the team! That's why ARP is all about teamwork! Hah! Very glad to have you on the team, Max!
Sensitive question well handled. KUDOS to you Adrian! You have my vote,.. I'm convinced. I have been lurking around differrent sites and it's difficult to find an Administrator who could balance facts & humor in their approach. ...& that's what life is all about, isn't it? Are you really 27? Doesn't sound or look like one! Just j/k. Cheers!
