Andrie Tanusetiawan

The Kooralbyn International School, Kooralbyn, Queensland, Australia

Texas A&M University - College Station, Attended 2006 - Present, Master's Degree, Computer Science
University of Illinois - Urbana-Champaign, Attended 2003 - Present, Class of 2006, Bachelor's Degree, Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, Mathematics

Student

Vineyard Church, Illini Life Christian Fellowship, Indonesian Students Club

Jesus, music, soccer, basketball, table tennis, pool, video games, manga

"The Purpose Driven Life" by Rick Warren

The Lord of the Rings trilogy, Braveheart, Bedazzled, There's Something About Mary, Meet the Parents, Ocean's Eleven, Vanilla Sky, Big Fish, The Beach, and many others I can't think of right now...

Hillsong, Don Moen, Maroon 5, Natalie Imbruglia, Michelle Branch, John Legend, Daniel Bedingfield, Avril Lavigne, Ronan Keating, Goo Goo Dolls, Westlife, Frank Sinatra, David Tao, Jay Chow, Kahitna, Lingua

Friends, MTV Most Wanted, E! (stuff on celebrities...)

Let me try to sum up the things I can think of about me in less than/equal to 2000 characters: I am a Christian, but I always try to look through the religion itself, and rather, I am more interested in God, and how we, as His creations, play a role in His majestic plan. Although I realize that my faith in Him has been wildly fluctuating, I've always at least tried to believe that whatever happened in our lives work out for the good of those who love and have hope in Him. Everything is beautiful in His time!

I think that this world cannot exist without music. I'm a music freak in just about every genre, including movie and game soundtracks, pop, jazz, R&B, and orchestra. Music is one of the things that inspire and encourage me... And although it's not apparent to many people, I have this craving for singing. It's only when there's nobody around that I would crank up the music and just sing my heart out... Soccer (or what they call football in Europe) is another thing that catches my attention; whether it is watching (especially Italian football) or playing the game could get me emotionally involved... I am actually interested in a lot of things, have an open mind in just about everything, and willing to learn completely new things.

Other things 'bout me: I used to be a neat freak... I go to Starbucks not for the coffee, but for the hot chocolate... After I write a letter or e-mail, I read it really quickly to avoid feeling to awkward about what I just write... Sunny days and starry nights can greatly improve my mood... I daydream a lot about things like traveling to exotic places (the movie "The Beach" is a good example)... French is my favorite language, despite the fact that I've only learned it for about a year and am no where near fluent in it... I switch channels around when watching TV just to avoid commercials... and that's about all my idiosyncracies that I can think of right now.

Whoever or whatever is currently reading this...