The Username That Started Everything
Before there was MKishoreDev, there was another name. One that accidentally became my identity on the internet.
If you've followed my journey for a while, you've probably seen a rather unusual username attached to my projects, GitHub profile, or old Telegram messages.
Aasfcyberking.
For years, it was everywhere.
- GitHub
- Telegram
- Developer communities
- Open-source projects
It wasn't just a username.
It became my identity on the internet.
Yet almost nobody—even people who knew me well—ever knew what the first four letters actually meant.
Reveal what AASF actually stands for
It stands for Ash and Serena Fans. Yep... That's the entire story. Or at least, that's where it begins.
A Kid, Lockdown, and Pokémon
Let's go back to 2021.
The world was in lockdown, schools were closed, and like many others, I suddenly had a lot of free time.
One day, I installed Telegram.
It immediately asked me for a display name.
I had absolutely no idea what to choose.
The only thing that came to mind was something I genuinely loved.
Pokémon.
I grew up watching the anime, and back then I was a huge fan of Ash and Serena.
So, without giving it much thought, I chose the name:
Ash and Serena Fans
Simple.
No branding.
No long-term plan.
Just a teenager picking a name based on something he enjoyed.
Looking back today, it makes me smile.
From a Fan to a Builder
Not long after joining Telegram, I discovered something that completely changed my interests.
Telegram bots.
At first, I was simply curious.
How did they work?
How were people creating them?
Could I build one too?
That curiosity slowly turned into programming.
As I started learning, I wanted a proper username instead of using my display name.
At the time, I also wasn't comfortable putting my real name on the internet.
So I looked at my display name.
Ash and Serena Fans.
I shortened it into its initials.
AASF.
Unfortunately, Telegram usernames couldn't simply be four letters, and AASF wasn't available anyway.
So I added another word.
Cyberking.
Why?
Honestly...
Because my younger self thought it sounded cool.
And that's how Aasfcyberking was born.
There wasn't a hidden meaning.
No carefully planned branding strategy.
Just a random decision that somehow stayed with me for years.
My First Bot
As I kept learning, I eventually built my very first Telegram bot.
Its name?
SerenaYvonneRobot.
Turns out, I wasn't quite done with Pokémon yet.
Even my first project carried a small piece of the characters that had inspired my online identity.
Looking back, it's a little funny.
But it's also a reminder that our earliest projects often reflect who we are at that point in life.
Without realizing it, I was already leaving little pieces of myself in the things I built.
And in many ways, that's where my programming journey truly began.
More Than Just a Username
I never expected Aasfcyberking to become such a big part of my life.
But it did.
It wasn't just my Telegram username anymore.
It became my GitHub username.
My Instagram username.
The name attached to my projects.
The name people recognized in communities.
Whenever someone mentioned Aasf, they were talking about me.
What's funny is that almost nobody knew what AASF actually stood for.
Only a handful of close friends ever knew the story behind it.
To everyone else...
It was simply my name.
And somehow, over the years, that random username built its own small legacy.
The Name I Accidentally Lost
One habit I had back then was deleting my Telegram account far more often than I should have.
At the time, I never thought much about it.
I'd delete it.
Come back a few weeks later.
Repeat.
Until one day...
I lost the username.
How did I lose the username?
Because I had deleted my Telegram account one too many times, someone else eventually claimed the username. By the time I wanted it back, it was gone.
Today, @aasfcyberking even exists as a collectible username on Fragment. Seeing it there felt surprisingly strange. It wasn't just a username anymore. It felt like a small piece of my own history on the internet that I had accidentally let go.
For a while, I wasn't completely ready to say goodbye. I even created another GitHub account simply to reserve the name. Not because I planned to use it again. But because it had become part of my journey.
Why I Became MKishoreDev
As the years passed, I slowly changed.
Not just as a developer.
As a person.
The username that once felt exciting slowly started feeling like it belonged to a different chapter of my life.
It wasn't that I hated it.
In fact, I'll always be grateful for it.
But eventually, I reached a point where I wanted my work to represent me, not just a nickname I had created as a teenager.
So I decided to rebrand.
Why did I become MKishoreDev?
The answer is much simpler than most people expect. I first tried Kishore. It wasn't available. Then I tried KishoreM. Also unavailable. Eventually, I settled on MKishoreDev.
People sometimes ask why I added Dev. Honestly... I never really cared. GitHub is full of developers with Dev in their usernames. Some people spend hours trying to find the "perfect" username. At some point, I stopped worrying about that.
Because I realized something much more important. People rarely remember developers because they had the coolest username. They remember them because of what they built. That's what I want people to remember me for. Not the name at the top of my profile.
But the projects behind it.
Looking Back
Do I regret using Aasfcyberking?
Not even a little.
Without that username, I probably wouldn't have discovered Telegram bots.
I might never have started programming.
I wouldn't have built my first projects.
I wouldn't have met amazing communities.
And I probably wouldn't be writing this blog today.
That username carries years of memories.
It has its own legacy.
Even today, there are friends who still call me Aasf.
And honestly...
I smile every time I hear it.
Because it reminds me where everything started.
Closing Thoughts
Somewhere on the internet, there are still old repositories, archived chats, screenshots, commits, and forgotten projects signed as Aasfcyberking.
I don't plan to erase them.
They're reminders of where I started.
Today, I build under MKishoreDev.
Not because it's a better username.
Not because it's more professional.
But because it represents who I am today.
The curious kid who chose Ash and Serena Fans as a Telegram name.
The teenager who accidentally created Aasfcyberking.
The beginner who built SerenaYvonneRobot as his first bot.
They're all still part of my story.
They just belong to an earlier chapter.
If there's one thing this journey has taught me, it's this:
A username can help people recognize you.
But it's your curiosity that starts the journey.
And it's your work that people will remember.
So if you're reading this with a username you picked years ago and you're wondering whether you've outgrown it...
That's okay.
We all change.
We all grow.
Sometimes that growth is measured in skills.
Sometimes it's measured in the projects we build.
And sometimes...
It's measured by the name we choose to carry into our next chapter.
Thank you, Aasfcyberking.
You'll always be where my story began.