Introducing Uncle Dan
Since Brice added this feature, I figured I might want to add something about myself, so that people who aren’t familiar with the inside jokes we toss around might not get the wrong opinion of me. There’s a fair possibility that they really believe I think I’m godly, and the people on this site are my digital worshippers.
Unlikely, but then you never know. 
Anyway, my name is Daniel Nguyen-Phuoc. My story actually starts with my parents. They are both Vietnamese, and left Vietnam after high school to study abroad. Unfortunately, within a year of their leaving, Saigon was captured by the NVA, and they got messages from their families saying “Come to Boston, we have no money to support you.” They met there, and my sister and I were the result. We were born in Houston, my parents having moved there for my dad’s job. He was working for an oil company at the time, and they had interests in Indonesia… so when I was 3-4 years old, I moved there.
I went to the British International School there, which my parents preferred over the American one because it was more disciplined, and I stayed there until I graduated from the International Baccalaureate. I went back to the US to attend university at the University of Michigan -Ann Arbor. It was, overall, a failure, but I found the experience to be a maturing and learning one. By then, my parents had moved to Zürich, Switzerland, and had me stay with them while I worked out what I could do. After a couple of months learning German, we found that hospitality colleges were the only higher education facilities teaching fully in English, so I started within a month or so later.
Two years onwards, I’ve almost graduated from my degree, and see my life continuing onwards to more countries and places. I take interest in a lot of things, but especially meeting new people and having new experiences… I also like to write and talk a lot about things I’m interested in, so I hope you’re also interested in what I am.
November 29th, 2007 at 8:23 pm
If it may please your Celestial Highness Dan-sama, I shall proceed with obligatory macro pic welcome.
For the new comers, Dan is the Uncle/God of this forum and Evangelist of House music.
Here are his stats:
Attack: Level 9999+
Defense: Level 84900+
Dancing skills: Level 9999999999+
Godliness: Infinity+1
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November 29th, 2007 at 8:42 pm
Look at those stats! See Uncle Dan flex those brain muscles! Very drool worthy I tell you
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November 29th, 2007 at 9:40 pm
Man, Uncle Dan has MAD dancing skills statz. that R0XX0R! (I’ve always wanted to write in L337, even though it’s extremely dorky, heh.)
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November 29th, 2007 at 10:46 pm
*bows down*
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November 29th, 2007 at 10:47 pm
oh where did that duck thing come from?
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November 29th, 2007 at 11:31 pm
Priyanka, the cute duck is the new default picture for everyone who didn’t upload an avatar (or guests)! The old avatar, the mysterious ? man was just scary…
You can upload your own avatar by clicking profile
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November 30th, 2007 at 8:54 am
HAHHAHAHAAHHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!
but uncle, you did not explain why we call you uncle!
oh and brice, tried to download an avatar and it didn’t work! maybe cos i am computer illiterate?
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November 30th, 2007 at 2:45 pm
Warona, download an avatar?…You mean upload, right?
Man, Warona… I need to speak to your geeky bf, we need to train you and improve your computer skillz.
Click Profile > Your Avatar > “Browse”
Then select your picture, click upload, and voila!
Go back to the forum, wait a few seconds and refresh - your brand new avatar should show up.
Here’s the avatar link:
http://www.tckid.com/group/wp-admin/admin.php?page=cmdavatar.php
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November 30th, 2007 at 2:59 pm
Uncle Dan! LOL. Now I wanna make an introduction page for myself xD
Anyways, stop being so humble uncle Dan; everyone knows you’re so godly hahaha.
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November 30th, 2007 at 3:15 pm
Hi Uncle Dan!
After reading that 16-page thread dedicated to you in facebook I’m convinced you do have godly powers!
Welcome here too!
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