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Gene

I am here for Dating, Serious Relationships, Friends and Networking

About Me

My full first name is also my Dad's who was named after a weird greek Cynic philosopher said to have told Alexander the Great to stand out of his sunlight when he offered to grant a favor.
Navy blue + gray complemeted with white or black touches are color themes which attract me the most. I also find brushed aluminum in items and european beech wood in furniture as design themes aesthetically pleasing.
I gravitate to a minimalist "no frills" theme in my stuff and how i design and lay my spaces out. I enjoy experiences as they are at the fundamental level, apart from the layers of distraction which sometimes obscure their core purpose.
I love technology! Oftentimes I am proud to be a geek, in a few of it's many definitions.
Someday I hope to open my partly active ajna chakra.
I live by a philosopy of mindfulness-by-the moment similar to Zen, with an interest in gaining better awareness of the mind's processes.
"To laugh often and much; To win the respect of intelligent people and the affection of children; To earn the appreciation of honest critics and endure the betrayal of false friends; To appreciate beauty, to find the best in others; To leave the world a bit better, whether by a healthy child, a garden patch or a redeemed social condition; To know even one life has breathed easier because you have lived. This is to have succeeded." - Ralph Waldo Emerson
I also exist on the following sites:
    Friendster http://www.friendster.com/silvre Multiply http://silvre.multiply.com/

My Interests

Travelling, Photography, Technology, Basketball, Sports Cars, Personal Computing, Table Tennis, Badminton, Tennis, Swimming, Indoor Rock Climbing, Ki Energy, Billiards, Bowling, Waterskiing, Scuba diving, Stretching, Movies, DVDs...

I'd like to meet:

Generally, I enjoy meeting new people. They provide new perspectives, new stories, new experiences. You can never get enough of friends!

Music:

house, r&b, chillout, lounge, rock, alternative, new wave, disco, acoustic, celtic, sax and piano instrumental, orchestral movie soundtracks

Movies:

Jerry Maguire, My Best Friend's Wedding, Matrix, Lord of the Rings, Gladiator, ... too many to mention! i enjoy those that tickle the intellect, tackle the controversial, break new ground, are creatively written, or are just plain subtly funny :)

Television:

Heroes, Top Gear, The Simpsons, Naruto, National Geographic, BBC Specials, documentaries... I don't watch regular TV anymore. i pick and watch what i want on my time thanks to bittorrent :D

Books:

J.R.R. Tolkien's Lord of the Rings trilogy; Richard Carlson's Don't Sweat the Small Stuff; Dan Brown's Da Vinci Code; John Maxwell leadership stuff

Heroes:

Bill Gates; Nikola Tesla; Charles Darwin; Phoenix Suns' Kevin Johnson