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Bangladeshi computer wiz kid eyes Guinness
records
Monday April 30, 2012 12:25:14 PM,
IANS
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Dhaka: A
six-year-old boy from Bangladesh who began typing as a three
year-old and knew how to programme and download games at the age
of four, is hoping to become the world's youngest computer expert
and get recognition from the Guinness World Records.
As a toddler, Wasik Farhan-Roopkotha started showing an aptitude
for computers and mastered several popular video games, BBC
reported.
"I knew he was very different since his birth. I couldn't believe
my eyes when he began computing when he was just seven months
old," his mother Cynthia Farhan-Risha was quoted as saying.
"Wasik started to play and master many complicated games and
started installing them just after he turned two and also started
typing in MS Word from around the same time," she said.
When he reached school age, Wasik could not integrate at his local
primary school and so his parents decided to teach him at home.
"I really enjoy playing on the computer and learning new skills.
My ambition is to be a computer expert and to work for a big
computer firm in the future," Wasik told BBC.
His parents are determined that their son's talents should not go
waste. They are hoping to get some government funding to help him
fulfil his potential.
"If Wasik receives the right support here in Bangladesh and from
the best colleges and universities in the world then who knows
what he will go on to achieve. I think he is in on the right track
at this stage of his development," his mother said.
She said she hopes to get Wasik mentioned in the Guinness World
Records, "because currently they do not have anyone listed as the
youngest computer programmer in the world".
Guinness World Records told BBC: "We do not monitor such a record
in our database at the moment, but Wasik's family is welcome to
make a claim on our website."
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