Once Upon A Time...

(If you're Hokkien, substitute the title with "Limpeh Ka Lu Kong"... hahaha)

There was this fella who was really crazy and passionate about computers. It all started when his parents bought his brother a 286 machine when he was in form 1. He started to spend a lot of time on the computer when his brother is not using it. At the same time, he loved to read his cousin's subscription of PC Magazine whenever possible.

As days go by, he grew more and more fond of computers. But, it is so hard to find a friend who could spend his passion, because most of his friends aren't very interested in it.

Until one day, he found out that his classmates, Andrew and Gan, are also very enthusiastic about computers. From there on they became good friends. The 3 of them are like the 3 musketeers in the class. Other classmates always wonder what gibberish are these 3 jokers discussing all the time.

At one time, the 3 of them saw a computer quiz on the papers where you enter as a group. The 3 of them are very enthusiastic to give it a try. Gan had some thoughts and suggested the group name Phangan ([Ph]ua+[An]drew+[Gan]).

*Fast forward to the internet era*

One day this fella was trying to register for some online membership thingy... and when he was prompted the username, he suddenly thought of the name "phangan". The rest is history...


PS: The above is a bit of story on the nickname I sometimes uses, and the meaning behind it. :D

PS2: No, at that time, we have no idea that there's a place in Thailand called Koh Phangan.