I am a forever knowledge enthusiast and intelligence is a turn on for me. I enjoy discussing politics, science, philosophy. I don't always embrace popular culture, and I am a notorious late adopter of technology. I am not a fan of Apple, be it Steve Jobs' or Isaac Newton's.

My first impression is my drier than dry martini sense of humor which is an amalgamation of the web comics I read and stand ups I watch.

I spend considerable time on the computer due to work. Every job has an occupational hazard, I try to make sure I don't get injured.

To relax, I cook (this was activity 1 in my survival guide book as well), read books, watch a lot of TV, dream about traveling to all destinations listed in Nat Geo's Journeys of a lifetime, I have begun to strike off a few of those.

- Helping out companies to become more efficient by increasing throughput to compete better and provide services cheaply.
- Checking off the huge beer checklist at World of Beer.
- Avoiding speeding tickets by sheer luck.
- Learning and playing tennis when I can.

Picking out good restaurants - I love Nida's Thai locally, and Bernard's Tavern is a good place for drinks with friends.
Planning and chaperoning a vacation.
I have been complimented a lot for being a good listener, but I don't believe that because I find myself distracted soon.

I have a keen sense of smell and direction, WOOF.

My dress ties, smile.

Michael Crichton, Malcolm Gladwell and Richard Dawkins are my favorite authors, Wired Magazine, short stories. Some of my favorite books are Shantaram, Lost World, Life of Pi, The Kite Runner, The Stranger, Outliers, and A Walk in the Woods. Basically, science fiction, fiction, social sciences and philosophical novels interest me most and I like thrillers and biographies too.

Movies; I love 'I,Robot' and 'Terminator 2', Gladiator, The Shawshank Redemption to name a few. I also enjoy watching comedies. There are plenty more movies that I really like but those 4 always come to my mind first.

TV shows - TED Talks, House, Castle, Modern Family, The Daily Show, Louie (watch it if you haven't), The Following, House of Cards, Hannibal and Archer.

I like all kinds of music except death metal, All time favorite are U2, Metallica, RHCP. Current favorite artists include The National, Kings of Leon, Mumford & Sons, Foster The People, Of Monsters and Men etc. I love the energy at house music concerts. Pandora and Spotify mix it up well for me.

Indian, Italian, Middle Eastern, Thai and Chinese are my favorite cuisines, Mexican food only if it is an ethnic preparation. I enjoy cooking and have perfected a few recipes, the ladies love them, not lying.

1. Google
2. Smartphone
3. Epicurean adventure
4. Camera
5. Something to read
6. Traveling

Outer Space, my future (I wish those two were connected). What future tech will make our generation feel inept for not being able to use it.

It varies from week to week, generally I try to catch a concert - it sucks that most good bands perform in middle of the week. I generally go out for drinks/movie with friends. There are always weeks when I am sitting at home and watching older movies or some TV series.

I am not good at winning friendly bets, even the newtonian laws would fail me if I bet on them. But I still bet.

- You like attending concerts.
- You like go-karting.
- You want to play tennis/scrabble with me.
- You want to get to know me better.