I'm taking this class, Culture and Identity in the American Society after being recommended by my friend. So far it has been very interesting.

We're studying Benjamin Franklin. He found electricity and he's also an arrogant writer. He produced an article, The Way to Wealth and profused the article with proverbs. He quoted himself in that article... hahaaa...

Let me tell you the things that I find very interesting. 'God helps them who help themselves'. He claimed that it's from his idea. A lot of people thought that this proverb is from the Bible but it isn't. According to my prof, it's B. Franklin's. I would have to say no. If I'm not mistaken, I've learnt this since I was little. Didn't we learn 'Tuhan tidak menubah nasib sesuatu kaum, sekiranya mereka tidak berusaha mengubah nasib mereka sendiri'(thanks to Fatin who helped me remember this sentence... hehe). I guess, perhaps B. Franklin came up with that specific sentence which can be used as a proverb in english, but I think people have learned this and heard of it from years and years ago from the Quran. Perhaps he should not have been so arrogant... hehe...

PS: some Florida trip pics posted below :D