Want to know who's running the show? A primer on everything JM. Unadulterated, straight up pure narcissism. (Almost) everything you wanted to know about me, but were afraid to ask. Swallow with a pinch of salt.

The Basics

Name: Jan Michael Ibañez
Sex: Male
Birthday: June 04, 1982
Location: Metro Manila, Philippines
Occupation: Software Architect for Orange & Bronze Software Labs
CV: here

Who Am I?

I am Jan Michael Ibañez: jack of all trades, master of none. I guess I can never fully define who I am. At times I'm a lazy bum, never thinking of doing anything. Sometimes however, I can't stop working on various stuff. I'm a recovering procrastinator, having breezed through high school by cramming on projects and tests. I can get highly opinionated on various issues, but sometimes I just don't give a damn.

I got introduced to computers when I was in Grade 4 (or was it Grade 3?). My dad brought home an XT clone. The moment he set it up I knew that this greyish-beige metal box was going to change my outlook in life.

I'm a self-confessed computer geek. I've learned things an ordinary computer user wouldn't care to know. I've learned about computer interrupts, device drivers, BASIC, C, pointer arithmetic— sometimes I wonder how I keep myself interested.

However, that doesn't mean I don't like going out. Although I'd rather read a good book, I do enjoy going out with my friends and my family.

I'm also a talkative person, known for monopolizing conversations ranging from the mundane to the philosophical, yet sometimes I prefer to listen.

Stubborn & tenacious, tactless yet sensitive, mundane yet a dreamer. I'm a whole slew of opposites that sometimes I think I'm the epitome of the Gemini.

Whatever I am, whoever I am— there will only be one me.

Books

The Lord of the Rings Trilogy, JRR Tolkien
Nineteen Eighty-Four, George Orwell
The Mayor of Casterbridge, Thomas Hardy
Crime and Punishment, Fyodor Dostoevsky
The Belgariad series, David Eddings
Sophie's World, Jostein Gaarder
Neuromancer, William Gibson
The Plot to Get Bill Gates, Gary Rivlin
The Cuckoo's Egg, Cliff Stoll

Music

So What?, Miles Davis
Blue in Green, Miles Davis
Body and Soul as played by Thelonious Monk
Crepuscule with Nellie, Thelonious Monk
Devil May Care as sung by Diana Krall
Gusto Ko Ng Baboy, The Radioactive Sago Project
Walking Away, Craig David
Spice of Life, Dsound
You've Got A Friend as played by The Brand New Heavies
Bring Me To Life, Evanescence
Lies, Evanescence

Movies

Scent of A Woman
The Fisher King
Mission: Impossible
Wild Things
Casablanca
Good Will Hunting
Awakenings
Pleasantville

Food

Sinigang
Sashimi
Menudo
Adobo
Kilawin anything