Date:         Wed, 30 Jul 1997 19:14:19 +0800
From: Andres Kabel <andresk@HK.SUPER.NET>
Subject:      FILL:  Intro

Hi,

I thought it's time to introduce myself.  Andres Kabel is the
name.  I'm a 41 year old actuary and manager, working for an
Australian insurance company.  Actually, for the last 5 years
I've worked in Hong Kong.  Right now, my family (wife and
three children) have returned to Melbourne, Australia, and I'm
living alone for the next 6 months in Hong Kong.  I've decided
to stay on for various reasons, not least because my employer
wishes it, but I can't say I'm enjoying it.

I love reading books, always have, and have a voracious
appetitie for reading.  (The best event EVER for readers outside
the US is the advent of Amazon Books, I order many books
from them.)  I like some genre styles (am crazy about mystery
and the better thrillers, and read certain types of sci-fi) but also
read so-called literary fiction.  But I'm a snob in one respect, I
typically only read new books, the latest books, and rarely find
myself reading older books.  Why is this so?  Who knows.  In
any event I'm kept busy reading the latest great books.

One of my earliest desires was to become an author but I was
quickly diverted.  For the last two years, I've been
contemplating a big shift.  But family considerations, and a
natural cowardice, have stopped me.  So I'm writing part time,
every day.  It's fun and exciting.

I've been watching Writers for a while.  It's a very creative
group, sometimes a bit off the wall, but hey, I say, they're
writers.  Right?

Andres