Halil: Send me a few notes about your background: name, age, where you`re from, etc....

thiru: I am Thiru (29M), Thirumurugan is my full name. I am from India, but presently working in Australia. I came here to do a Master's Research degree in Geographic Information Systems. I want to experience more of Australia by travelling around, so, I plan to stay here for few years.


Halil: Why did you start blogging?

thiru: I started blogging as a way to communicate my ideas and also wanted to maintain an online diary. I started my blog, "Keep walking!" http://thirumurugan.blogspot.com in the year 2005 to record my travels and experiences as I go on with life. Later on, as I had learnt to make money with blogging by writing about general stuff, tech tips etc at http://www.howtoliveonline.com


Halil: The top 3 blogs you read?

thiru: www.problogger.net
www.chrisg.com
www.johnchow.com


Halil: Where do you get your inspiration from to write?

thiru: I read many other blogs to keep me ahead of the developments on technolocy and web. But, I note down when I find a solution for a problem and share it with my readers. I enjoy while I share my knowledge to my readers - that keeps me going.


Halil: Choose one word to describe your blog?

thiru: How