{"id":27991,"date":"2015-11-16T14:53:11","date_gmt":"2015-11-16T14:53:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.jomec.co.uk\/altcardiff\/?p=27991"},"modified":"2015-11-16T14:53:11","modified_gmt":"2015-11-16T14:53:11","slug":"cardiff-character-qasim-din","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/2015\/11\/16\/cardiff-character-qasim-din\/","title":{"rendered":"Cardiff Character: Qasim Din"},"content":{"rendered":"

It would be easy to mistake\u00a0Qasim Din as a customer rather than the owner of the Talk & Surf<\/a> gaming centre, as he gets lost in the latest gaming gossip with the customers while ogling the projector screen showing the action packed visuals of various games.<\/p>\n

Qasim wears the same uniform as his employees and instead of having his own office, prefers to sit in the back of the store amongst his staff and customers. He sits back, arms crossed and introduces himself as Kaz. He seems intent on appearing as the everyday man, but seconds into the conversation it’s obvious that there’s something special about him as passion and ambition shine through his nonchalant disguise.<\/p>\n

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Business in the blood<\/strong><\/h2>\n

\u201cI come from a family of business people. My father\u2019s had a long-term business since I was born. I was born into the business generation. I always wanted to run my own business. That was hit into me at a very young age,\u201d he says.<\/p>\n

Kaz says that he studied business studies in university and information technology in college, both subjects that he enjoyed and influenced his decision to take-over an internet caf\u00e9.<\/p>\n

“I was born into the business generation.”<\/span><\/strong><\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

He has since expanded the internet caf\u00e9 into a gaming centre by revamping the whole store and installing 12 high-spec gaming computers. Yet Kaz has bigger ambitions after recently hiring an events and marketing manager to plan bigger and better events, such as tournaments where gamers can come to the store and compete with each other.<\/span><\/p>\n

Kaz says, \u201cHopefully we\u2019ll push it to the next level. I think we\u2019re getting to a stage where we\u2019d like to expand the store.\u201d<\/p>\n

Kaz confesses to having few hobbies outside of his work including martial arts and keeping fit. He prefers to devote his time to his business.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m very much a workaholic,\u201d Kaz says.\u00a0\u201cIt\u2019s just work, work, work to be honest.\u201d<\/p>\n