Any Hidden or Special Talents ?

I thought it would be quite interesting to know what your hidden or special talents are.

Mine is poetry and painting
- I've got 15 poems published

What is yours??????

I can't call it a talent really.
I play chess in a club for about 20 years and I compete in international level.

Writing :) in different forms.

In form of programming, it pays my bills and in free time, I like to write novels (histotric, sci-fi, romentic-comedy etc), so far none of them get published, only share them with friends sometimes.

OMG, you guys really have something to be called a talent.. I have none I guess...:o:(

I love many things, like programming, math, physics, business, music... but I'm not good at any of those..

I guess programming is the only thing I'm good at... :cry:

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Originally Posted by Max Payne

I guess programming is the only thing I'm good at... :cry:

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Come on, thats no reason to cry, atleast you get paid for what you good at. Not everyone get oppurtunities like that :thumb:

rally is my love (if I have enough money :D)

Music. I predominantly play bass, but also piano and sax... plus vocals at times.

Other than that... I can make 2 minute noodles in 1 minute!! (No not really)

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Originally Posted by HanneSThEGreaT

I thought it would be quite interesting to know what your hidden or special talents are.

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Well, I believe I have good spacial orientation. For instance, if you lead me to a new place where I never was before, I can quickly find the way out, or the way to an initial point. But I'm not sure I can call that a talent. ;)

And I can recognize people by their voice (I'm not talking about firends or family, but people in general). :cool:

Tom has a powerful connection with animals, wild and domestic. The racoons, squirrels, woodchucks, chipmunks and stray cats all approach me without fear. I'm also very good with shy dogs. Though, I could have done without the face to face with the bear in Yosemite.

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Tom has a powerful connection with animals, wild and domestic. The racoons, squirrels, woodchucks, chipmunks and stray cats all approach me without fear. I'm also very good with shy dogs. Though, I could have done without the face to face with the bear in Yosemite.

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Sounds like a BeastMaster to me... lol

As for mine, still yet to be uncovered. I am still searching for it myself too ...

I do pencil sketching check out some stuff here.. My other hobbies are water color painting and guitars. These are hobbies that I picked up a couple of years ago..

BTW, when it comes to numbers,figures and facts.. I can be insanely off the mark.. Call it special talent ;) Fortunately that special talent doesn't come too much in the ay of my profession ;)

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Originally Posted by kirants

I do pencil sketching check out some stuff here.. My other hobbies are water color painting and guitars.

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Kirants you are very talented. Those are great sketches. :thumb:

Excellent sketches Kiran. Unbelievably beautiful. Those of Amitabh Bachhan and Kariappa are my favorites.

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Originally Posted by HanneSThEGreaT

What is yours??????

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Once upon a time NoHero was skateboarding. He was able to do several tricks like, Ollie, Noolie, Fakie, Kickflip, Shove it! and Pop Shove it!, Manual, Noose Manual & Boardslide down rails. He even managed to make a 360 down stairset. But those times are gone. I can't even Ollie down a three step stairset. :cry:

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Originally Posted by NoHero

But those times are gone. I can't even Ollie down a three step stairset. :cry:

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Welcome to geek-hood! :p

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Originally Posted by Siddhartha

Welcome to geek-hood! :p

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He time to get physically lazy :D

Kiran those images are excellent.
Great work pal!

I liked Sachin, Arnold and the Belur ones the most :).

I can wiggle my ears.

P.S. Excellent pictures Kiran TS.

Yea I used to skateboard myself, and I was actually decent at it, I would do 360 flips like they were second nature, but now I'm just really lazy and everyone I used to skate with either quit or moved away. I also play guitar(lead guitar to be specific) guitar is my passion, I really good(so I'm told, I'm not trying to sound arrogant, but people tell me this :D) and I pick up on things fairly quickly. But my most special talent is that I am able to do absolutely nothing for days, even months at times :D

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Originally Posted by Notsosuperhero

But my most special talent is that I am able to do absolutely nothing for days, even months at times :D

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You are now my hero! :thumb: So far that is the best talent I've heard here.

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Originally Posted by Notsosuperhero

I also play guitar(lead guitar to be specific) guitar is my passion, I really good(so I'm told, I'm not trying to sound arrogant, but people tell me this :D)

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You are my superhero !!!!!!!!!!! Keep on rocking.. BTW, do you have a band ?

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and I pick up on things fairly quickly.

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Want to clarify.. do you mean pick on things ( without the up ) or pick up things ( without the on ) ???? :D :D :D :D

I have psychic abilities. If you pay me US $100 per person I can tell what you are thinking of. :D

I have the talent to make money :D :D

I'm great at killing time in front of a playstation. But it's been harder now with the wife & the being married stuff. I'm lucky if I get in half an hour a week PS2 time. :cry:

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BTW, do you have a band ?

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I'm working on it, I used to but noone of them were really serious about it and so I left, and the other guitarist got really jealous of me, and wouldn't play the right thing cause he wanted to upstage me. Right now I'm just recording stuff on my own to send to my uncle, who basically taught me everything about blues guitar, I play alot of blues-rock kind of Led Zeppelin things mixed with a lot of inspiration from Jimi Hendrix.
BTW The band name will be The Not So Superheroes, which is why I have this user name.

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Want to clarify.. do you mean pick on things ( without the up ) or pick up things ( without the on ) ????

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Without the on :D, should of phrased it learn things quickly, I used to play frnech horn in my school band for like a year, then I quit, and traded my french horn for a guitar :D I was getting really good at the horn too, which my sisters friend(whos a music major) said that the french horn is one of the hardest instruments to learn, not to toot my own horn, pun intended :D

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Originally Posted by Deniz

I'm great at killing time in front of a playstation. But it's been harder now with the wife & the being married stuff. I'm lucky if I get in half an hour a week PS2 time. :cry:

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When I was young, I liked cricket alot and my mom always scold me for wasting the entire day. When I couldn't stand against her, I started to teach her about cricket, it took sometime, but you see, now I ask my mom that when is the next series going to happen, what were the scores, man of the match etc.

I guess that you should try the same trick. I know alot of copules who play games (specially multiplayer network games) as team. Most likely, you should find some game which interest her (now this can be boaring for you) and gradually move her to your type of games. Who knows, after some months, you may hear her saying "Get the h_e_l_l out of my way Deniz, or I'll shoot your ***" (while playing Unreal/Quack/Counter Strike etc with you) :D

I've tried that approach. We got her crash bandicoot, simpsons road rage etc but she gets bored of it after a couple of games. :(

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Originally Posted by Deniz

I've tried that approach. We got her crash bandicoot, simpsons road rage etc but she gets bored of it after a couple of games. :(

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Hmmm, well change the nature of the games. Find some game, in which you can play along side with her, sort of competition. And do let her win, to give her the sence of victory over you and when she get up with it, there you go. :thumb:

For starting, you can refer her to the following.

Female-Only Quake 3/Counter-Strike
Electronic Sports World Cup 2005 Counter-Strike Women rules

Good luck :thumb:

I can try that but I must add I am very pessimistic of the possible outcome.

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Originally Posted by Deniz

I can try that but I must add I am very pessimistic of the possible outcome.

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Don't loose hope Deniz, don't loose hope ::pating at Deniz back:: I have my full sympathies with you.

Hay, how about if you add some reward as well. For example, the looser will have to pay (say $5) and when they'll be enough, you guys can have a dinner out of it in some real nice resturant. But beware, no matter what happens, you'll be the one who'll loose. But to increase her interest, you'll have to bear that dear. Lets hope for the best....for all (and specially for you).

I'm still very pessimistic.

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Originally Posted by Deniz

I'm still very pessimistic.

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Come on Deniz, you haven't celebrated your first aniversary yet and you sound like a person who got marreid 25/30 years back. Don't feel too much pessimistic or you may fall to the dark side ;)

Dude, I don't think you're hearing me. I'm pessimistic. Which means I know for a fact, with %100 accuracy, beyond all reasonable doubt, she won't go for it. She hates the PS2 with a passion & has openly told me she regrets ever buying it for me (this was during a fight and the significance of it is: she bought the PS2 as a x-mas gift, and gave it to me the same day I proposed to her. Now the PS2 is blamed for stealing me away from her).

Now, look at my eye very carefully: ;)

I don't think she will want to play ;) ;)

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Originally Posted by Deniz

Dude, I don't think you're hearing me. I'm pessimistic. Which means I know for a fact, with %100 accuracy, beyond all reasonable doubt, she won't go for it. She hates the PS2 with a passion & has openly told me she regrets ever buying it for me (this was during a fight and the significance of it is: she bought the PS2 as a x-mas gift, and gave it to me the same day I proposed to her. Now the PS2 is blamed for stealing me away from her).

Now, look at my eye very carefully: ;)

I don't think she will want to play ;) ;)

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Oops...Now I feel pessimistic too :o

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Originally Posted by Deniz

Dude, I don't think you're hearing me. I'm pessimistic. Which means I know for a fact, with %100 accuracy, beyond all reasonable doubt, she won't go for it. She hates the PS2 with a passion & has openly told me she regrets ever buying it for me (this was during a fight and the significance of it is: she bought the PS2 as a x-mas gift, and gave it to me the same day I proposed to her. Now the PS2 is blamed for stealing me away from her).

Now, look at my eye very carefully: ;)

I don't think she will want to play ;) ;)

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My advice to you is pack it up in a box. Put it in the closet and never play it again.
It just isn't worth the cost.

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Originally Posted by Deniz

Now, look at my eye very carefully: ;)

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But you keep them closed... :p

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Originally Posted by cilu

But you keep them closed... :p

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Anyone wanna guess how Cilu knows that Deniz keeps his eyes closed? ;)

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Originally Posted by Siddhartha

Anyone wanna guess how Cilu knows that Deniz keeps his eyes closed? ;)

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Not me.. That sounds like needs some special talent :p :p

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Originally Posted by Tom Frohman

My advice to you is pack it up in a box. Put it in the closet and never play it again.
It just isn't worth the cost.

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Nah, just the thought of that is depressing enough. I'll stick to playing when she goes out with her friends or her sister or whatever...

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Originally Posted by Sid

Anyone wanna guess how Cilu knows that Deniz keeps his eyes closed?

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Originally Posted by kirants

Not me.. That sounds like needs some special talent :p :p

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Nah... I just looked in his emoticon's eyes ( ;) ) and there they were, closed, both of them... :p

Well, my hidden talent is best kept that way... hidden! :D

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Originally Posted by che_rish

Well, my hidden talent is best kept that way... hidden! :D

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Do tell :D

It won't be hidden anymore if I do tell.. :D

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Originally Posted by che_rish

Well, my hidden talent is best kept that way... hidden! :D

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What's your special talent then ¿

Hiding it, I beleive :D :D
Cat is out of the bag now ;)

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Originally Posted by che_rish

It won't be hidden anymore if I do tell.. :D

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You gotta tell us che_rish come one :D

Oh... I think I know now. Her talent is to keep it hidden. :D

Kirants, Kheun... good ones. :lol: ;)

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Originally Posted by che_rish

It won't be hidden anymore if I do tell.. :D

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Ok, I know what it is.

che_rish is actually a professional sumo wrestler and trapeze artist. She has worked for the circus most of the last 43 years. After getting degrees in Physics, Literature, Music and Camp Counseling at Oxford, Harvard, and the Sorbonne, she decided to chuck it all and pursue a career in show business. After a short stint as the advice columnist for the Times and Le Monde they just couldn't keep her away from the Big Top. She broke in on the ground floor by dressing up in a bear suit and dancing but all the while the trapeze kept calling out to her. Finally, she got her big chance and has been a high flyer ever since.

Lol. What an imagination, Tom! Unfortunately.. that's not me. I haven't even reached my 30's yet. :D

Anyways, I think I dont have any special/hidden talent. Or maybe I do, but I just don't consider it so. But I do have a knack of opening people up. Is that a talent? :confused: Its like, I always hear from people the phrase... "I don't know why I'm comfortable telling you this/that" kinda thing. Don't get me wrong okay? These are not random people. I do know them, like acquaintances/co-workers. But once I do have the chance to talk to them and they have a problem or they need someone to listen to, that's what I always hear. Maybe I should have been a psychiatrist/psychologist? :D

Cherish, I don't know why I'm comfortable telling you this, I hate one of my technician, evry morning during breakfirst, he would either bithc about his stupid boss Or talk about another woman's buttt.. and guess what, his fav sport is Wrestling..:ehh: