Nosham.com - The adventures of Alan Rooster

1) What does "nosham" mean?
"Nosham" is a word composed by two other words: "sham" and "no". "Sham" from the dictionary : "something false or empty that is purported to be genuine; a spurious imitation".

2) What is the connection between the meaning of sham and you?
The original purpose was to create a content that differs from any other website, posting stories and concepts to make the mass understand what kind of life they're living: false, empty and with somebody who wants to tell them it is genuine. I wanted to post my person on the internet without wearing any mask, being transparent and spontaneous.

3) Why did you decide to open this website?
a) To give you the power of the "dis-information" that consists in reading beyond the commercial bullshit and subliminal messages. Doing something for waking somebody up.
b) All my friends, relatives and person who care about me, can always know at least where I am located and have a look at my travel pictures...
d) Hoping to get in touch with other people who are living outside the box as me, and perhaps create a sort of community.
e) Being immortal, being remembered forever. Everything I'm writing here will not just disappear as some spoken words...

4) What does "ciars" means?
It is a neologism, the basic meaning is "ciao" like "hello" but its advanced meaning was completed by deep mutations and situations in which it was used day by day since many years. Ciars could be a life style, a situation, a greeting, a goodbye, a recognizance, a keyword, a password.

5) How can you travel so often and for so long time? Are you rich? How can you travel almost without money?
a) The time I go back to my country and work, I earn money in Euro$ that is among the strongest currencies available.
b) I have knowledge in IT stuff, so I sometimes manage to et temporary jobs during my travels (I'm carrying a laptop with me which allows me to work from everywhere).
c) I get free accommodation from friends I get to know while traveling, I beg for food and I do hitchhiking.
d) I traveled so extensively and got to know so many people that I probably have at least 1 probable host in every city of this planet.

6) In how many countries have you been to?
May I see the list? I scored a total of 34 countries: France, Swiss, Monaco, Spain, U.S.A, Holland, Belgium, Croatia, Slovenia, England, Ireland, South Africa, Mozambique, Botswana, Zimbabwe, Kenya, Brazil, China, Thailand, Peru, Colombia, Panama, Costa Rica, Maldives, Sri Lanka, Philippines, Malaysia, Singapore, Macau , Hong Kong, Taiwan, Germany, Indonesia,...more

7) When did you open this website?
I registered the domain on September 2004 and started to work on it during October 2004 (The website was at version 0.10). There was a kind of evolution since then: the first version was static htlm while the new one is based on dynamic web template, even if still in html code. There were some changes in styles and colors.

8) Do you always travel alone?
Yes, for most of the time, but I do trip with other buddies or backpackers which I meet on my way.

9) Is Alan Rooster your real name?
Alan is my real name, but Rooster is just an alias instead of Gallicchio which sounds too long and Italian. The first initials of my surname are (galli)cchio that translated = "roosters" so here it came the idea...

10) You didn't answer my email / I'm not seeing you anymore online , what happened to you?
During my travels it happens that sometimes I cannot check my email and due to hotmail policies it can expires after 30 days of inactivity and your mail could never reach my inbox. So If you cannot get in touch with me, please be patient or post your email on the forum to make sure that sooner or later I will read it.

11) What's your job?
I don't have a job because I don't have time for a job, I'm too busy working on my writings, videos , travels, reading, loving, sports and other stuff. During my travels, from time to time I get temporary assignments for web design or video editing projects which is at least paying the tickets to move out and fly to the next destination.

12) Do you ever miss your country?
I don't feel I belong to my country, I'm an antipatriotic person, I don't feel to be part of a group nor of a stupid flag neither of some imaginary border lines. What I could miss is the memories I had at home , but not really the place itself.

13) Did you write everything about yourself on the website?
Of course not , I can easily say, only 40% of me is present online, I'm actually writing almost nothing about me. I don't publish stuff I consider personal and inappropriate for an online content. I still believe there are certain things that must be told face to face, looking in to his eyes...

14) Do you have any projects for your future?
Yes, besides all the scripts, books and short-films I am willing to produce, I also have in mind to open up my own business by the beach, find a life time love, settle down somewhere and obviously live a more relaxing lifestyle.

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