Looking at the other posts, I’m kinda at loss of what to articulate for my entry here.

I love to read a lot, and these are some excerpts which I would love to share with the readers here. Nothing much, except that I feel that some books are really able to relate to you, in certain ways.

Fire and hope are connected, just so you know. The way the Greeks told it, Zeus put Prometheus and Epimetheus in charge of creating life on earth. Epimetheus made the animals, giving out bonuses like swiftness and strength and fur and wings. By the time Prometheus made man, all the best qualities had been given out. He settled for making them walk upright, and he gave them fire.

Zeus, pissed off, took it away. But Prometheus saw his pride and joy shivering and unable to cook. He lit a torch from the sun and brought it to man again. To punish Prometheus, Zeus had him chained to a rock, where an eagle fed his liver. To punish man, Zeus created the first woman – Pandora – and gave her a gift, a box she was forbidden to open.

Pandora’s curiosity got the best of her, and one day she opened that box. Out came plague and misery and mischief. She managed to shot the lid tight before hope escaped. It’s the only weapon left we have to fight the others. – My Sister’s Keeper

Ask any fireman; he’ll tell you it’s true. Hell. Ask any father.

Wait for hope patiently, for hope will always be there for us.

Oh, a gift. A gift! She gave a firm nod. He gave her a gift, and she was giving him a gift. Wow! He was overwhelmed. This was the true kindness of strangers. This was a National Geographic moment: two people, vastly different, separated by language and culture and a whole lot else, yet giving and giving back the best they had to offer, their own humanity, their cartoons, their pickles. He gratefully accepted the pink plastic bag with its soggy lump, this beautiful token of universal friendship, so warming to the heart. He would keep it forever-or until disaster struck. – Saving fish from drowning by Amy Tan

There’ll always be humanity around (:

Well, I must endure the presence of two or three caterpillars if I wish to become acquainted with the butterflies. It seems that they are very beautiful. – The Little Prince

This is my favourite because I feel that everybody loves beauty, but we fail to realise that beauty exists in many varied forms.

Dear readers/friends!

I know that my introduction post is wayyyyy due, but cut me some slack okay! I’ve been really swarmed with tests and those darn finance projects in school.

Okay, how shall I go about introducing myself without sounding a tad bit superficial and boring? We all love photos so let me start off the post by comparing my current photo with a picture of me taken aeons ago which I managed to find from my aging computer.

Look! I was way boyish back then, and in fact I think I’ve aged a lot these years. Hmm, must be due to intensive mugging sessions for ‘A’ levels and now, my undergraduate studies. (Blaming on others is much simpler and guiltless, I must add) (:

Personal bio-data

I am 22 this year, currently majoring in Banking and Finance in NTU. I see myself working in the private banking sector upon graduation as I enjoy interacting and dealing with people. (Blahhh)

Oh, and my ethnicity is Malabari. I used to get teased a lot because of my ethnicity so I guess it’s relatively unknown. Heh

Also I am someone who tries to make a difference to the society. I may not be able to contribute significantly but I live by the adage by Dalai Lama,

“I truly believe that individuals can make a difference in society. Since periods of change such as the present one come so rarely in human history, it is up to each of us to make the best use of our time to help create a happier world.”

Leisure wise, I love to shop, read and catching up with friends over coffee or dinner. I’m hopelessly impossible at sports but I do try to play them once in a while just to keep myself fit.

Aneesha- This is the name of a very close friend of mine who is among this list of ‘gorgeous’ people. Please check her out too!

To end my post on a positive note (I wouldn’t want to rant about myself entirely in this post right), I would like to say thanks to all the cool Female stuffs to give me an opportunity to be among the ‘gorgeous’ people and to my fellow ‘gorgeous’, see you guys on Saturday! And eveyone please come up to me and say hi on Saturday, don’t worry I promise that I wouldn’t snare or bite you guys.

Till other posts then……

Cheerios,

Hafidz