Random Facts Meme

Fellow blogger Wannabe Wino tagged me to tell you eight random facts about myself. So here goes:

1. I collect hotel room key-cards. Here's a photo from my collection of hotels I have stayed in around the world.
2. During childhood, I dreamt of owning the largest personal library in the whole world.
3. I have read all Harry Potter books to date; I expect to read the final one too.
4. The first car I ever drove was a Toyota Camry in the USA; I bought my own car in India only after returning: A Maruti-Suzuki 800.
5. In my first job, I designed electronics for the next generation of battle-tanks for the Indian Army. We actually tested them on real tanks which was quite a thrill!
6. My first PC was a Gateway, my first cellphone was a Nokia, and my first MP3 player was an iRiver. I have stayed loyal to Nokia but not the other two.
7. I smoked for a period of six years before I quit. 'Have stayed away from cigarettes and cigars ever since.
8. I witnessed a shoot-out in Bandra during my very first trip to Bombay.

Hopefully, that was random enough! Now for the difficult part of figuring out who to tag. Let's see... I will tag the following bloggers:

Winnie, Shikha, Melody, Holly Jean, Sakshi, Middle Model, Bee, and Anil. If you play along, you have to list eight random facts about yourself, tag eight other bloggers and let them know they have been tagged.

Cloudy skies and light drizzle outside my window right now. I love the rains! Pune is so much prettier during the monsoon. Spread link love and have a great day!