[About XDA developers] vishal_android freak:
I was a same geek, a noob, excited about his first android.. And for me android meant cool games, free apps, etc.. Like a fantasy.. :D Got my first anDroid, xperia neo V on 4th may,2012.. Was amazed to look into everything at first site.. The notifications, the images, the animations, etc, top of the world experience.. Used it for almost 6 n half months.. Then, one day I saw my friends lg optimus and it was way to different than my ics.. Shocked, amazed :confused: I asked him what he did to his phone.. And he said I have "ROOTED" it.. Rooting, this word seemed to be kinda weird when I heard about it for the first time.. And from 1st December,2012 my journey began..

Next day Google search started.. Saw some sites, everytime, first link I used to see was forum.xdadevelopers..... So once I thought of reading it.. Amazed n confused with those technical words, and the most important of all, the "WARRENTY" thing, I gave up the thought of rooting and stuff.. 21st December, my friend( also having neo v) said that hes rooting his phone and told me to join him.. I went to his place n saw everything with the heart in my mouth( though it wasn't my phone :p) because of the "BRICKING NOTES" on each thread.. Some how with many failed attempts we unlocked his bootloader and rooted the phone too.. N I too decided to root my phone.. :D come what may.. Just the sh**t was left to come outside, when my phone was connected to pc, and those 15min, were like the last 15min of my life.. :D finally all done, I decided to join xda one day..

31st December,2012, just before the new year.. I joined xda.. First person to come in contact with was, Ghostfreak nb.. Was amazed to see his replies in neo general thread and felt as if what a great person he was.. :D ( he is actually.. :p)

Started reading things, read and read, as I was afraid of getting snapped by these senior members, as I was a noob still.. Somehow came to know abt cyanogenmod from a friend and thought to flash it.. So cm9.1 was the first custom rom I flashed.. ;) In between I was growning, when I met koradiavatsal, 2nd inspiration to me.. He removed those "what if I brick" thoughts n phobias out of my head and made me flash pureness, my 2nd ROM.. The feeling of successful flashing was awesome.. :D learnt a lot from that and I moved ahead..

Once sitting in my class, I thought of changing the ROM, and started thinking about the features that I want.. And a thought struck, "WHAT IF I MAKE MY OWN ROM??" For a still-noob like me, who had just flashed two ROMs till now, it was a LOL thought.. I laughed at it n just got involved into my work..

That evening I came home, I thought to give a try to the thought that I had got in my class..( confused?? Go ahead u will understand :p)

Had a talk with vatsal about the idea of mine, and we both just took it lightly and I moved ahead.. :D read some porting threads, and with 2 roms in my pc, I tried some stuff here and there with them, and came up with an unknown zip, which amazed me, confused me.. I laughed and flashed it.. Laughing, 100% that il get a bootloop.. But when the button lights were glowing, my eyes were about to come out.. :eek: I was not able to believe what had happend.. And my journey of a ROM DEV started with a joke.. :D and now I., vishal_android freak, DEV of Pure Xperia HD ROM, look back and and realize the change which took place in 3 months due to XDA in my life.. People like Ghostfreak, koradiavatsal, Pandemic, Dev Jaskirat, Lonewanderer, Deathczar, attitude.ssj, harsh586 and so many of them have helped to grow and stand at the place where I am now, still growing and improving.. Considering myself a very big noob, who wants to learn and learn, and just learn.. Help the new ones, give my best work to people and to XDA.. Without XDA, may be I wouldn't have entered this ANDROID WORLD.. Which brought out a different ME outside in front of myself.. :) a very big thank you to XDA and to each and every member who has helped me in some or the other way and I know this trend will continue..

READ, LEARN AND GIVE THE LEARNING BACK BY HELPING OTHERS.. !!! A salute!!

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Hope it wasn't too bigg.. :p :D ;)