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|Catching up on the [http://wikimania2006.wikimedia.org/wiki/Archives talks from Wikimania]. Some interesting stuff.
|Catching up on the [http://wikimania2006.wikimedia.org/wiki/Archives talks from Wikimania]. Some interesting stuff.


Currently (August 7) indulging my [[Wikipedia:User:Singkong2005/notice|Wikiholism]] for a few days, before I get onto doing the boring stuff I need to do (taxes, passport, sorting through all my crap...)
Currently (August 7) indulging my [[Wikipedia:User:Singkong2005/notice|Wikiholism]] for a few days, before I get onto doing the boring stuff I need to do (taxes, passport, sorting through all my crap...) before buying my one-way ticket overseas.


I love the way the internet facilitates collaboration, and I'm quite involved in several collaborations, as you can see in the box on the left.
I love the way the internet facilitates collaboration, and I'm quite involved in several collaborations, as you can see below.
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|Sometime in the second half of 2006 I'm heading to Asia on a one-way ticket. I'll visit and learn from development projects, gain experience and use it (perhaps) for a career, and (definitely) to share via Appropedia and Wikipedia. Partly, though, it's a lifestyle thing - I don't enjoy living in Australia, and long to get back to Indonesia, and explore other countries as well, broadening my horizons.  
|Sometime in the second half of 2006 I'm heading to Asia on a one-way ticket. I'll visit and learn from development projects, gain experience and use it (perhaps) for a career, and (definitely) to share via Appropedia and Wikipedia. Partly, though, it's a lifestyle thing - I don't enjoy living in Australia, and long to get back to Indonesia, and explore other countries as well, broadening my horizons.  
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* English teaching. I think I'll enjoy this. Getting a gig at a university would be ideal.  
* English teaching. I think I'll enjoy this. Getting a gig at a university would be ideal.  
If and when I do English language teaching, I plan to collaborate on lesson planning, using ''[[Wikibooks:English as an Additional Language|Wikibooks]], [http://eslcafe.com/ Dave's ESL Cafe], ''and perhaps'' [http://teacherslounge.editme.com/ The Teachers' Lounge] ''and'' [http://teachforward.org/ TeachForward] ''(not running yet).
If and when I do English language teaching, I plan to collaborate on lesson planning, using ''[[Wikibooks:English as an Additional Language|Wikibooks]], [http://eslcafe.com/ Dave's ESL Cafe], ''and perhaps'' [http://teacherslounge.editme.com/ The Teachers' Lounge] ''and'' [http://teachforward.org/ TeachForward] ''(not running yet).
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I also like IRC chat... but you'll need to contact me first to arrange a channel. I plan to spend a bit of time on the wiki-related IRC channels occasionally (e.g. #wikipedia & #wikimedia on  irc.freenode.net).  
I also like IRC chat... but you'll need to contact me first to arrange a channel. I plan to spend a bit of time on the wiki-related IRC channels occasionally (e.g. #wikipedia & #wikimedia on  irc.freenode.net).  
Please note: I enjoy chatting, but don't be offended if I sometimes say I can't chat for long (I believe in honesty).
Often when I'm on the computer, I've started editing one Wikipedia or Appropedia page, then realised I need to check something else and maybe correct it, which leads to yet another article... having 4 or more editing windows open plus various google searches is fairly standard for me. And it all starts with one little edit...
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===Who I am===
One of my reasons for putting this info here is to make it easier for people find me - e.g. people who went to the same school.
====Memberships, places of study, associations====
Current memberships:
*[[Wikipedia:Engineers Without Borders (Australia)|Engineers Without Borders (Australia)]]
*[[Wikipedia:Australian Greens|Australian Greens]]. Formerly a member of SHAG (Summer Hill Ashfield Greens), but now I don't belong to a branch as I'm leaving Australia.
Former memberships, associations (80s and 90s):
*[[Wikipedia:Australian Democrats|Australian Democrats]] (until 2003) till
*Abbotsford 12 Foot Flying Squadron, on the Parramatta River - sailed [[Wikipedia:12 foot skiff|12 foot skiff]]s 1986-88, also sailed Sabots and Flying 11s before that.
*In the past I was involved with various churches & Christian groups around Sydney, including:
**St Michael's and All Angels Anglican Church & youth group, Newport, NSW. (Sydney).
**Southern Cross [[Wikipedia:Independent Baptist|Independent Baptist]] church, Engadine and Harvest Independent Baptist Church, Narrabeen.
**St Matthias ([[Wikipedia:Phillip Jensen|Phillip Jensen]]'s church)
**The Australian [[Wikipedia:The Navigators (organization)|Navigators|]]
Places of Education (all in Sydney, Australia):
*Santa Maria Del Monte (K-3)
*St Patrick's College Strathfield (years 4-8).
*Pittwater High School (years 9-12). I enjoyed school much more here (in spite of being quickly given the role of school nerd), doing some debating and being in two school musicals. Was known as Harvey for a while after a couple of singing lines in ''Bye Bye Birdie''. Also enjoyed living in the seaide suburb of Mona Vale.
*[[Wikipedia:University of Sydney|University of Sydney]] - Bachelor of Chemical Engineering, 1989-1992. First year was the worst. Second year was the worst too. Third year was even worse and from there it went into a decline.
*[[Wikipedia:University of New South Wales|University of New South Wales]] - Master of Engineering Science (Water), part-time, 1994-97. Much more interesting. Thesis research carried out in Surabaya, East Java (= Jawa Timur), Indonesia.
===''Other stuff to help web searches to find this page''===
Christopher Watkins
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Revision as of 16:32, 7 August 2006

Chris Watkins
Chris Watkins scanned sketch?
Languages:

English (native) Indonesian (fluent) Malaysian (conversational) Japanese & German (very basic - thanks, excuse me, delicious, mein linke Blinker ist kaput...).

My writing
Blog: Still deciding on a place... I'd like to figure out transclusion and RSS, and maybe even automatically list links to my most recent topics in a table on this page... Here's my out of date blog.
My recipes: Pleasure & health.
Welcome to the homepage of Chris Watkins
a.k.a. "Singkong2005"
Anyone calling themselves Singkong2005 on the internet is probably me, whereas "Chris Watkins" describes a lot of people... if my parents had taken my sister's suggestion to call me "Gilligan," then I'd probably be the only one Gilligan Watkins, but thankfully they insisted she pick again.
What I'm doing now...
Catching up on the talks from Wikimania. Some interesting stuff.

Currently (August 7) indulging my Wikiholism for a few days, before I get onto doing the boring stuff I need to do (taxes, passport, sorting through all my crap...) before buying my one-way ticket overseas.

I love the way the internet facilitates collaboration, and I'm quite involved in several collaborations, as you can see below.

Contact
I don't put my email on here, as I want to avoid spam... likewise I don't put my chat usernames here as a whole word - you'll have to do some simple decoding...

You can contact me:

  • via my talk page,
  • via my Wikipedia talk page,
  • via gooogle chat. Take my wiki username, remove the 4 digits from that end, and that's the google username.
  • via Yahoo messnger. One word, first part mbah and second part yogi.

I also like IRC chat... but you'll need to contact me first to arrange a channel. I plan to spend a bit of time on the wiki-related IRC channels occasionally (e.g. #wikipedia & #wikimedia on irc.freenode.net).

Please note: I enjoy chatting, but don't be offended if I sometimes say I can't chat for long (I believe in honesty).

Often when I'm on the computer, I've started editing one Wikipedia or Appropedia page, then realised I need to check something else and maybe correct it, which leads to yet another article... having 4 or more editing windows open plus various google searches is fairly standard for me. And it all starts with one little edit...

My collaborations

Development stuff
Appropedia - Appropriate technology, development, sustainability. User page
Nabuur.com - "The global neighbour network." Assisting mainly with water and sanitation. User page
Development-related topics on Wikipedia. See Wikipedia user page.
Wikipedia - The concept inspires me. User page. I'm involved in several WikiProjects (collaborations to improve content) including:
Climate change

Energy development
Water purification
Urban studies and planning

Learning & teaching at Wikibooks. Wikipedia user page.
Mainly Indonesian and English.
Wiki-based communities: Wikia.com has a number of community sites. My user page has miscellaneous net-related stuff, and links to the Wikia communities I'm watching.
Political: Campaigns, and also the Australian Greens' wiki... still experimental.
I'm looking and waiting for a community recipes site - for now see my recipes and recipe links.
Other exciting free sites
CouchSurfing - share your couch or spare bed. It can be a great experience. My username: Singkong
HelpX - work for accomodation. For work in Asia & developing nations, free. Most advanced nations, free reg, 10 euros/2 years to make contact with hosts.
OkCupid The most interesting dating site, with the most accurate matching, completely free. My username: Bayangan
more...
My other writing - see the blue box on the right.

Who I am

One of my reasons for putting this info here is to make it easier for people find me - e.g. people who went to the same school.

Memberships, places of study, associations

Current memberships:

Former memberships, associations (80s and 90s):

  • Australian Democrats (until 2003) till
  • Abbotsford 12 Foot Flying Squadron, on the Parramatta River - sailed 12 foot skiffs 1986-88, also sailed Sabots and Flying 11s before that.
  • In the past I was involved with various churches & Christian groups around Sydney, including:
    • St Michael's and All Angels Anglican Church & youth group, Newport, NSW. (Sydney).
    • Southern Cross Independent Baptist church, Engadine and Harvest Independent Baptist Church, Narrabeen.
    • St Matthias (Phillip Jensen's church)
    • The Australian Navigators|

Places of Education (all in Sydney, Australia):

  • Santa Maria Del Monte (K-3)
  • St Patrick's College Strathfield (years 4-8).
  • Pittwater High School (years 9-12). I enjoyed school much more here (in spite of being quickly given the role of school nerd), doing some debating and being in two school musicals. Was known as Harvey for a while after a couple of singing lines in Bye Bye Birdie. Also enjoyed living in the seaide suburb of Mona Vale.
  • University of Sydney - Bachelor of Chemical Engineering, 1989-1992. First year was the worst. Second year was the worst too. Third year was even worse and from there it went into a decline.
  • University of New South Wales - Master of Engineering Science (Water), part-time, 1994-97. Much more interesting. Thesis research carried out in Surabaya, East Java (= Jawa Timur), Indonesia.

Other stuff to help web searches to find this page

Christopher Watkins

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