So, here we go:
Day 1: I am about to introduce myself formally and present a recent picture of myself along with 15 interesting facts.
This is probably one of the most recent pictures as I looked 'presentable' for the occasion here haha.. I am a 17 year old Canadian who plans to pursue a career in Energy Systems Engineering (one line description.. amazing!)
NUMERO UNO: I am an Indian by origin and birth. However, I do have a dual citizenship of both India and Canada so I am a proud Indo-Canadian haha
2. I am a Hindu by religion and part of a family of 'brahmins'; these group of individuals were part of the highest respect in the social hierarchy back in the day. Obviously, I am against any such discrimination but this entails that I have a certain role in the society and it used to be that I would be the successors of the priests and spiritual leaders of the society. However, the world has grown and now allows for opportunities to many more people to do many more things that they please. BUT, there is one thing that I follow as a brahmin, and it is to pray, and commit myself as a vegetarian and one that will never drink any form of alcohol to intoxicate this body temple that has been granted to us.
3. I love to travel. I have lived in two cities of India and three cities of the United States before coming to Canada and I feel like I'm just getting started because there are so many wonderful places and people to discover.
4. I love to listen to 'bhangra' music, it is played by traditional punjabi artists and has an intense drum beat and a dance that goes along with it. That being said, I also enjoy many different forms of music that I have come across as I have traveled. I have listened to classical music of Chopin to country music of Mr. Brad Paisley to my recent introduction to the many Korean music artists.
5. I do not like taking pictures. It's one weird fact but its the truth. I believe in taking pictures with the mind's eyes.
6. I love to write poetry and I'd love to try and get one of my pieces published someday.
7. I mentioned earlier that I am a Hindu by religion but if there is anything else that I believe in, it is potential of one's thoughts and how we have it within us to bring about the change that we seek.
8. When it comes to learning, I am an audio-visual learner. I can learn things very quickly if someone tells me or shows me how its done and maybe that's why I love to try to sing and dance whenever people try to teach me (they end up leaving after the first attempt to teach me haha)
9. I am a fashion disaster. This is why I look to find artistic people around me to shop with so they can suggest clothes for me so I don't look like a clown on the street.
10. I have learned some Tae-Kwon-Do when I was back in India but I'd love to continue learning karate and judo someday. While I'm at home, I try and make sure that I don't loose whatever shape I have haha..
11. I want to have a car, motorcycle, airplane, boat and a gun license.. someday!
12. I love to play sports. Some of my favorites are: Cricket, Basketball, Badminton and Tennis. Someday, I want to play all the others that I have yet to prance upon.
13. I choose friends that fill up the wide and varied spectrum of the 'type' of people I have met and learned about. So, I like to meet new people and learn from one and all so I can be a well rounded individual.
14. This one is very important.. in this day and age! I love women!!
15. This one is the one that keeps me going for every day, 'Whatever I do, I do it with the best of my ability'. 'I will never do anything for which I have to hide'. This last one is the one that I have understood very recently, 'there are no such things as failures, because these occurrences are the ones that hold the seeds of success'. This moral is helping me create affluence and abundance in my life everyday to live and look ahead beyond this materialism to the truth that beats inside everyone's hearts; to be happy.. and THAT is the goal in life.
So, THAT was day one of this tremendous challenge that I've taken on. I'll be back tomorrow with more..
My love to one and all,
-Devarsh Pandya
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