Why thanks. He is soooooo funny, and I love his shows so it was fitting I'd use him in my avatar/signature.
I'm from Australia of course (Sydney to be specific), and I grew up with Pokemon. I'm almost 20 and I'm showing no signs of hanging up my Poke Balls soon. Hikari shows that you are never too old for Pokemon.
I was a bit of a late bloomer to the games, my first Pokemon game being Ruby.