Hi.

My name is Ovi and I am originally from Targu Mures, which is located in Transylvania, a region of Romania which probably reminds you of Dracula. I am 21, in a relationship with a beautiful and intelligent woman, and I'm currently a sophomore studying IT at INHOLLAND University, Amsterdam.

The IT department at INHOLLAND is small and I love it because all the students and teachers know each other. It's actually kind of a school in a school, because it doesn't have much in common with the rest of INHOLLAND (and trust me, that's a good thing). The program contains a lot of Cisco (CCNA, CCNP and Cisco Wireless), programming (more Java, C, ASP/C#), and Math (Calculus, Discrete Math, Signals). When I will graduate (hopefully earlier than expected) I will earn a Bachelor of Engineering degree.

I have been working with computers since I was in the 2nd grade. I usually wake up and go to sleep in front of a computer. I have a tendency to do a lot of extracurricular stuff as I find working on real projects the best way to learn Computer Science. So if you want to know what I know, don't necessarily look at what I do in school (but more on my projects later). My main interests are datamining, , Linux and (more recently) networking and security. I also have a vast experience in PHP (5+ years), and I'm busy studying semi-advanced Java.

My astrological sign is Aquarius and I am left handed and disorganized (strangely I find this an asset, as it stimulates my imagination). I love music of all kinds, but especially oldies. I hope to have enough time to learn how to play piano soon. I also like movies in general (and SciFi, decent comedies and French movies in particular).

I don't know exactly what you'll find on this blog. I guess it depends on my mood. But I will probably write a combination of technical posts, personal opinions on life, and (if I really start to study for the GRE exam), English words and essays.

Fear of posting

I have to admit, I'm a little bit paranoid when it comes to publishing information about myself online. Some would say it's nonsense, and others would see it as a legitimate cause of concern. Since I'm into datamining and Computer Science in general, I'm aware that employers are starting to collect online information about candidates during the interview process. Even on a public blog people tend to publish personal information, and this clashes with the mask that they put on when they go into an interview.

When I think about this newfound way of getting information about potential and current employees I automatically ask myself if you can ascertain somebody's work potential by reading a personal blog. Come to think of it, if I would be the one doing the interviews I would probably try to google the candidates, but I would not judge them from a personal point of view.

Excuse the babbling, it's late.