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bits bytes about me . . .
Richard Matiachuk rmdirect_at_telus.net

• LIBR 500
• Foundations of Information Technology
• January 2003
• Mary Sue Stephenson, Instructor

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Some places I have lived Victoria, BC
A little know fact about me My initials are
R.A.M. (RAM) February 1, 2003 marks the start of
Chinese Year of the Ram I was born in the Year of
the Ram. hmmmm . . . .

• I was born in Victoria, BC and lived there until
  I was almost 5 years old.

Quick link to Victoria www.city.victoria.bc.ca/com
mon/index.shtml
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Some places I have lived England

• When I was a little boy my parents took me to
  England to live for 4 ½ years.

• We lived in
• Plymstock www.devonlink.co.uk/smtowns/plymstock.
  html
• Plympton www.plympton.info/plympton.htm
• Portsmouth www.portsmouth.gov.uk/
• Plymouth www.devonlink.co.uk/plymouth/plymouth.
  html
• Dunfermline (Scotland)
• www.geo.ed.ac.uk81/scotgaz/councils/region15.h
  tml

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Travels
While living and traveling in England we visited
several castles including Carvarnon in Wales.
Can you see the ghost in the picture?
www.ghostclub.org.uk/cgi-bin/carnarvon.cgi
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And seven GREAT years were spent in Nelson, BC
When I came back to Canada I had a proper British
accent. Since England I have lived in Victoria,
Pincher Creek (AB), Edmonton, Vancouver, Burnaby,
and Richmond.
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Two Major (MAJOR!) Turning Points

• 1974
• Searching for
• Meaning
• Truth
• Community
• in Buddhism,
• Hinduism,
• TM
• and few other places
• I found the peace and grace I sought when on
  December 22nd I decided to follow the Christian
  path and become a disciple of Jesus.

1975 It was the summer of 75. I had the car. She
needed a ride. What more can I say?
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Me My Sweetheart

• Here I am with hair on the top of my head.
• My first two cars were MGBs.
• When I win the lottery Ill buy another MG.

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Me My Sweetheart

• Ten (10) days after starting to date we got
  engaged to be married.
• One year later we were married.

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And when Andrew was born there were three of us.

• conversationally bilingual
• received the Citizenship Award from his Air
  Cadet Squadron in Nelson
• completed career prep Broadcasting at London
  Secondary School in 2002
• helped produce the London Secondary 2002 Grad
  video

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May I introduce to you Hannah and now we are
four.

• initials are HRM (her royal majesty)
• social, likes to write her friends letter
  (snail mail) snowboard
• won several awards in grade 8 9
• in the pre- International baccalaureate
  program at high school

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Last but NOT least, Tim.

• Loves to read recently finished LOTR The Return
  of the King
• Known as a person who helps new people in his
  classroom
• Started wearing glasses last July
• Loves to go to Keats Camps! (summer camp)

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my interests include . . .

• The Beatles
• Led Zeppelin
• Moe Koffman
• Grand Funk Railroad
• Carolyn Arends
• Rebecca St. James
• John Michael Talbot
• Bruce Cockburn
• Inti Runa
• Holly Cole
• Enya

• The Lord of the Rings
• Star Trek
• Star Wars
• Isaac Asimov
• Jane Austen

Thats me!
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And when I graduate from SLAISI want to be a
librarian in space!
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And The Story Goes On . . .
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