100 Random Facts About Irfan Ahmad. Number 79 Is Weird and a Bit Funny

A list of over 100 random facts about me. I don’t know if they’re interesting or not. But I’ve tried listing (almost) all random things that I know about myself. Here you go! (Have other thoughts to share? Tag me here: @irfanahmad1989 or use the comment box).

1. I was born in 1989.
2. I’m Pakistani and Muslim.
3. I’m a Scorpio but I know it doesn’t mean anything.
4. I’m 5’11”.
5. My native language is Urdu.
6. I love the meaning of my name, which is "knowledge, awareness, wisdom" source https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Irfan
7. I love consuming good infographics.
8. I have 1 elder sister and 1 younger brother.
9. I’m married and I have two kids.
10. I have some friends but no best friend. I just realized that’s not entirely correct.
11. I don't like socializing much, which suggests I’m an introvert.
12. I graduated from AIOU.
13. I was a backbencher.
14. I hate liars (and I think most people hate them).
15. I love and respect people who keep their promises.
16. I’m not an expressive person when others meet me in real life.
17. I'm not an aggressive person. But when I reach 100% anger level my whole body starts shaking, and I feel like the Hulk (hoowwaaghh).
18. I say more “Nos” than “Yes”.
19. I used to skate when I was a teen.
20. I rarely watch TV shows or Drama series. I do sometimes enjoy history and animal documentaries. 
21. I don't know what my favorite color is, because I like all of them.
22. I think I like mangos and oranges the most. 
23. My favorites change when I find better new options.
24. I'm a non-vegetarian foodie. I love anything that has a chicken flavor.
25. My worst vice is probably my eating habits. I eat really bad food all the time.
26. I have read very few books in my entire life.
27. I have never played Candy Crush, or Pokémon GO, or similar viral internet games.
28. I'm a PC gamer. Snow Bros, Metal Slug series, Nintendo 64's WWF No Mercy, and "Cadillacs and Dinosaurs" are some of the best games of old time I still love.
29. From modern games I love playing Battlefield series, Freedom Fighters and sometimes GTA series.
30. I’m not a big fan of cleanliness but I do like organization.
31. I’m a bit of a procrastinator.
32. Sometimes I love to pay attention to small details, but sometimes totally opposite.
33. Most files in my computer are perfectly organized in folders within folder, within folder... Not applicable anymore.
34. I love backing up stuff and notes by emailing myself.
35. I have no idea what alcohol tastes like. Seriously.
36. And I never smoked a cigarette in my life.
37. I prefer salty dishes over sweets.
38. Sometimes, I like drinking soft drinks.
39. I love French fries.
40. I believe I'm a Master Chief of tasting dishes, who never cooked anything remarkable in his life.
41. Some call me a weirdo. Some call me psycho. Some call me shy. And some even call me smart.
42. I sometimes get bored.
43. I try my best to not use abusive language.
44. I never had to fight with friends in a serious way whether it’s physically or verbally after teenage.
45. Sometimes, I think I overreact when there’s no real reason. And I may not react when there’s a real reason to do so.
46. I try my best to give nice compliments if someone really deserves.
47. I hate all those ceremonies, parties, rituals, etc. unless you do it for yourself and not to show-off or to please others.
48. I sound rude until you get to know me. The problem is… I don’t know what’s rude and what’s not.
49. I’m a good listener but if I get excited about the topic then expect frequent interruption.
50. If you know me very well then you probably know that I rarely understand sarcasm and irony.
51. I hate bullying and if you bully me or others then you’re simply giving me a chance to ignore you forever.
52. My favorite number is ‘5’ since childhood.
53. My favorite weekdays are workdays.
54. My favorite font is Gotham and Bebas Neue.
55. I’m not a lover of open-source software and I really prefer proprietary software. But Android is an exception.
56. I can't live without the Internet and a desktop PC.
57. I never stop Googling things, especially meanings and grammar mistakes.
58. I love reading Quran.
59. I admire Prophet Muhammad at all times, and I also admire Abdul Sattar Edhi in our time.
60. I love Samsung and Android almost equally.
61. I love the naats sung by Atif Aslam.
62. I like to pay attention to detail when I work, though it is not always possible every time.
63. I love (almost) all things perfect. And natural.
64. I tried the keto diet once to lose weight, and it worked for me.
65. I sometimes try to bargain when it seems possible. If the price feels fair, I’m happy to go ahead. If not, I simply move on.
66. I have a bit of a complicated relationship with writing. It isn’t always my thing, yet there are times when I really enjoy blogging, editing, and journaling.
67. I started my first blog on Blogger.com (AKA BlogSpot.com) in 2011.
68. I registered my first domain name in April 2013.
69. I’m a social media enthusiast. But I hate some social networks — or rather, I don’t like the way people/brands use them.
70. On the flip side, there was a time when I was addicted (sort of) to Google+. I used to publish a lot of posts on my profile and communities but after its sunset I realized life is so short, so it's ok to fall in love.
71. I don’t read a lot of newspapers but I scan almost 10–20 blogs daily.
72. Sometimes I find it extremely difficult to speak my mind.
73. Sometimes I hate politics, politicians and people who talk politics, because of corruption and misuse of power.
74. I hate spam ads, and it annoys me to the core when it’s sent by ‘credible’ sources.
75. I hate it when I see words with incorrect usage of uppercases and lowercases.
76. I’m not a grammar guru, though I respect the people who are.
77. In fact my English grades were horrible when I was at school.
78. I like people who display their real name and profile picture on social media.
79. Sometimes when I press/rub my left eye (especially the Lacrimal Caruncle part) it produces a sound like tick tuck, tich tuch, tuk truk, like a button.
80. I don't like selfies (especially the ones that are taken in front of a mirror) unless it doesn’t look like a selfie or is not taken to post online.
81. But I’ll have a special admiration for you if you click amazing pictures.
82. I prefer .PNG image format over .JPEG.
83. I don’t change my bio often but I make sure that it’s up-to-date.
84. Sometimes I’m motivated and sometimes I’m not. And it really depends upon the five Ws — Who, What, When, Where, or Why.
85. And yeah, I love being me.
86. I love watching movies, and I’m a fan of Marvel films and animated or 3D movies. These days, when I look back, I sometimes feel I should spend more time reading books instead of watching so many movies.
87. My favorite movie character used to be the Hulk, but not anymore.
88. I believe The Croods is the best animation movie.
89. I hate horror movies. 
90. I love night time.
91. Roti/Paratha, Egg, Tea and Chicken are all the things I can cook.
92. I haven’t done any public speaking in my entire life.
93. Guitar is the best gift I ever received.
94. I don’t enjoy watching most sports, but I love playing cricket and sometimes football.
95. Microsoft Paint was the first thing I learned when I got my first computer.
96. My favorite place in the whole world used to be my home but now it is wherever I find peace.
97. Sometimes I bite my nails because I get nervous when things are out of my control, and it's just a habit.
98. The app I use the most on my phone is YouTube.
99. I love sleeping, at least 9 - 10 hours daily.
100. I love creating videos and information graphics in Adobe suites.

If I had to say one very, very important thing it would be being thankful to my creator for giving me the chance to live.

Say hi at irfan [@] digitalinformationworld.com. I’m curious to know about you as well. :)