This page in a nutshell: This Canadian user speaks English, Indonesian and French passably, and would like to thank you for reading his profile.

Hi, this is Crisco_1492 . I'd like to thank you for taking time to read my profile, and wish you success with any articles you write in the future.

en -N	This user has a native understanding of English .

fr -2	Cet utilisateur dispose de connaissances intermediaires en francais .

id -4	Pengguna ini memiliki pengetahuan mendekati penutur asli bahasa Indonesia .

The Name

My screenname is of a direct reference to Christopher Columbus , whom I admire as an explorer, but there are also other symbolic meanings . The first part, Crisco is a derivation of not only first name of the (arguably) first European discoverer of America, but also my own. Another little reference is to the shortener , which symbolizes to me all of the food which I enjoy so much. The second portion, 1492 , is a direct reference to the year Columbus first travelled to America .

The long version

I am a Canadian student,who is currently studying Indonesian literature in Yogyakarta, Indonesia , and am planning on pursuing a career in teaching English as a Second Language in Indonesia after I graduate. I became a Wikipedian on June 20 , 2005 , and currently work on small Wikipedia articles once a week, usually on Friday . I also joined Wiktionary on January 29 , 2006 . At the moment I make minor adjustments such as fixing typos and adding comments to the discussion pages of articles where I find things contratry to my understanding of Wiki- policy. I have yet to read all of the articles on policy, so due to this and my limited knowledge of some subjects I rarely fix factual errors.

I graduated from J. L. Forster Secondary School, and met a lot of friends for life there. There I also began studying Islam , and have read part of the Koran .

I strongly believe that sports are to be participated in, and not watched. Where's the fun in watching golf? You have to play it to feel the rush!

I hope to see the world eventually, and visit friends I met online. Personally, I think that a world trip would open my eyes to how lucky I am to live in Canada. Some of my other hobbies include reading (especially books by Michael Crichton and Tom Clancy ), playing video games, chess , and bicycling.

I am a huge Nintendo fan, but here in Indonesia, everyone uses the PS2 and PS3 . As such, since I've arrived, I've been focusing on Playstation games.

I'm a Final Fantasy and a Resident Evil addict. I have completed Final Fantasy I , IV , V , VI , VII , VIII , XII , Crystal Chronicles , Dirge of Cerberus , and Final Fantasy Tactics . As for Resident Evil, I have finished EVERY single game available for Gamecube , as well as Dead Aim and Umbrella Chronicles.

In conclusion

Thanks for the visit and asta luego.

- Crisco_1492