Interesting endeavors that keep me busy for now

1. Learn how to use the Valve Hammer Editor to create Counterstrike 1.6 maps. Until now, I have always been in the dark on how to create custom maps for CS. Turned out that a simple google search would lead me to the standard editor of the GoldSrc engine which Half-life (and in effect Counterstrike) uses. I spent all of my college days using the internet for getting information even on the most obscure data and never did the idea entered my head that it could be used to find a Counterstrike map editor ("_)
   


2. Learn how to create RPG's using RPG Maker VX ( Technical Aspect). I have always wanted to create RPG's ever since I tried playing my first, Breath of Fire 4. Unfortunately, I am not a good writer and even less of a good artist. So I try to learn in the field where I am good at first, coding.
   


3. Learn how to code in ASP.NET. Admittedly,this one is not a hobby. Rather it is a preparation for some project at my job. But I think most programmers would agree with me that learning a new high-level programming is always interesting.