Personality Traits

Banoo Apa

Yusuf Rassiwala

So it was the last day at the Garden for members of the Singapore-Malaysia group (ref post of May 27) before they take flight tomorrow evening.
Mohammad Gulzar and family, Lakshmi Hadimani and a few others joined Bhaswati Bose, Naheed Siddiqui and Nahid Khan for a general briefing and tete-a-tete ahead of the week-long trip.
Banoo Apa, ever kind and considerate, treated them all (as also the rest of us) to glassfuls of chilled litchi and guava juice by way of a ceremonial send-off.
But the highlight of the morning was a fascinating game of character study played in the China Hut with Banoo Apa and Yusuf Rassiwala unknowingly revealing their personality traits. Ostensibly an entertaining time-pass, the game probes into the sub-conscious and proved quite revelatory to the participants themselves.
For those keen on the details, here’s a peek into mental make-up of the two participants:
Banoo Apa: Comes across as deeply family-oriented, valuing loyalty and good looks (particularly the eyes) over all else. She places a premium on fairness of complexion and the beauty of white as a colour. She is also conscious of her looks and the kind of impression she makes on people.
Yusuf R: Unlike Banoo Apa, looks do not matter to him. Instead intelligence, usefulness and loyalty are values he cherishes. He knows he is regarded as a person who is “useful from all angles” and cannot easily be “taken for a ride”. Being smart and active, meaning no harm to anybody and having a good sense of hygiene are other personality traits associated with this gentleman.
For reasons of individual privacy, further details are withheld.