Got this from The Star. Last week's paper, not sure which day. Seriously, I laughed when I read this.

I am a 24 years old guy. I work as a clerk and I am also doing a degree at a local university. My problem is that I am too tall, dark, not handsome and shy. These are traits girls don’t normally want in a boyfriend/husband. I sometimes feel really jealous of handsome guys and their girlfriends. People much younger than me already have a partner while I don’t.

I plan to go for a beauty course to improve my looks but will it really work? Can you suggest what I should do?

I also plan to go to a gym to build my muscle but I don’t have the time and more over, it’s quite hard for me to build my muscle because I’m a vegetarian.

Please help me, as I really want to change my looks.

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And I thought I was vain, but his guy really tops it. Beauty course?!?!? Come on. I can accept spa and stuffs but beauty course is way over. As for gym and building muscles, yeah, that I can understand since I do that myself. But I don’t really do gym; I just get a couple of dumbbells and play with it. And for the record, I am not that vain. It’s just that I am the kind of guys that can’t get fat no matter how much I eat. I’m just a little too thin for my own good. High metabolisms they say.

This guy was raised by the mentality that good looks count. A handsome guy means nothing. It’s the attitude that counts. People around you see you as how you see yourself. If you think you suck, you suck. If you think you rock, you rock. It shows. For women, yes, good looks count. But for men, good looks mean nothing (ok, a little but not much). It’s the attitude that counts. How often do you see a horse face, a borderline junkie, or a typical Petaling Street “leng chai” with a babe? Very often.

Change your attitude, change the way you look at yourself. Do not ever change your looks. I mean, make yourself presentable, neat, tidy and most importantly, you are comfortable with it. Every morning when you wake up, look in the mirror and tell yourself, “I am the man”. Ok, that sounds cheesy but you get the deal. Make yourself believe that you are good enough for anyone. And no, I don’t do that. I don’t have the need to do so.

Physical appearance is only important if you are a woman, but not that important if you are a man. Confidence and self-belief are charming. Really charming. Btw, I am not saying this because I am ugly. On the contrary, I am actually quite tasteful and that’s a reality ;)