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You are exceptional and unique. Your quest in life is to identify exactly who you are and why you’re here. What’s important to you is the journey of self discovery, determining who you are today is not the same as who you’ll be tomorrow.

You resist being categorized and are quick to question any social standard that you sense someone imposing on you. Stereotypical gender roles always interest you and, in your mind, connect to issues that most other people would never even consider related.

You can “connect” with any individual person and practically read their mind, but you have a natural tendency to match your actions to the expectations you read from their mind and yearn for company that lets you truly, naturally be yourself. You struggle between letting yourself naturally match the sentiment of the group (which feels like putting on a façade) or letting your individuality shine, which may allow people to see how different you are.

You are particularly accepting of other people and have a special talent for seeing people’s true selves instinctively. It takes time for you to trust your gut instinct about people because even you don’t believe that someone could be so right about another person’s nature so quickly. This intuitive sense about what people are thinking is your special talent. You may think it is available to everyone and that others just ignore it, but in truth others could never develop the skill to the level which comes naturally to you.

You focus more on nurturing other’s self esteem than any other type. As a result of this naturally caring nature, people often turn to you for moral support.

To you everything happens on a personal level. Your friends come to you for advice because they know that you’ll love them for who they are and put yourself in their shoes to look at the world. Your advice, although varied in delivery, usually boils down to “be true to yourself” and “listen to your heart.” You exude this quality so strongly that even strangers will sometimes spontaneously begin confiding their deepest secrets in you.

The flipside of this may impact your work. When people raise valid issues or genuinely just have a different opinion you are likely to interpret some level of personal attack into an honestly impersonal statement (although probably from someone you wouldn’t have natural rapport with anyway).

You may wish that other people’s judgments and actions didn’t affect your self-conception so much. When other people might brush off a disappointed expression from a coworker, it is likely to dominate your thoughts until you’re sure the situation has been repaired.

You are by far the most talented of all types at reading nonverbal cues. In your admirable attempts to convey a message diplomatically, those who aren’t sensitive to inflection, tone, insinuations or body language sometimes simply do not get your message because they only receive the verbal half of what you said.

In the same way that you’re the best at reading nonverbal cues, you’re also the best at sending them. When you speak they miss the nonverbal half of your message, then they speak and transmit twice the message (verbal + nonverbal) which often gives away more than they intended but is sometimes carelessly inaccurate since they don’t send nonverbal cues as well as you do. When you’re tempted to assign bias based on someone’s tone or other nonverbal cues it is wise to have them restate what they said and see if ignoring the careless, unintentional nonverbal half of their message lets their true meaning through.

You want nothing more than for there to be peace and harmony in the world, and your actions clearly reflect that vision.

While you can instantly tell what’s on someone else’s mind, you can sometimes be confused yourself when it comes to the mixture of your own emotions.

In school you were an excellent student, the teacher’s pet. More than the satisfaction of learning, you enjoyed pleasing your instructors with your hard work and thoughtfulness and delighted in the personal praise they gave you in return. You got to know your instructors on a personal level and may have even kept in touch with certain of them after moving on.

You have natural teaching and leadership abilities. Your communication is clear and eloquent. You can be decisive and visionary while maintaining a supportive atmosphere and camaraderie among your subordinates.

As a parent you are very supportive and start educating your child early according to your values. Your children know exactly where you stand and what is expected of them. You overflow with positivity when your child sticks to the program, and reflect any negative behavior directly on yourself and the quality of your parenting. Your focus is making sure that your child has a strong self-image and high self-esteem. More than other parents it is important for you to be friends with your children.

You are more philosophical than most and passionately discuss ethics and justice more than other types. It is when ethical issues come up in conversation that you most strongly sense that you are fundamentally different from other people. You become visually emotionally focused when these issues arise, while others easily laugh them off and switch topics to something trivial. To you, it seems that everyone should be passionate about ending racism, sexism and all the other –isms out there.

You go by the book and are suspicious of anyone suggesting that rules or laws should be ignored. You think constantly about improving laws, and see that at a major avenue for advancing social change because you see legislation and rule creation as the consensus opinion of the group working together. For you the focus is seeing everyone working together in harmony.

Your life has meaning, your life is significant. You think all people should spend more time thinking about who they are and what their purpose in life is.

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763 days to go…

hahaha… think I haven’t written for a long long time…

Anyway, went podcast lesson today. Interesting concept, but personally still prefer blogging. Can go around in circles with virtually nothing to say, but that’s a bit harder in podcasting. And, I don’t particularly love the sound of my voice… haha… so I think I will be remaining anonymous a little more

Went boardwalk again just now… nice scenery, but it was drizzling??? Suddenly, I am reminded of why I enjoy going there… nice breeze, decent scenery, moderate exercise, fantastic food… only complaint, it’s out of the way, unless you area already going to changi village or pulau ubin. Took a really cute pic… will post in a protected post when I get it… those I know personally, ask me and I may be nice enough to send you the password to view it… haha…

Looking forward to CNY… already, can feel the mood. Red banners everywhere, CNY music everywhere and CNY sales too… 22 days to go….

767 days to go…

Read an article on power questions

1. What do I want?
2. What is important about having it?
3. What will I get out of it?
4. How will I feel when I have it?
5. How will it change my life?
6. What will it take for me to get it and is it worth it?
7. What step can I take, at this moment, to have what I want?

Another funny math homework piece…

769 days to go…

Hmm, this was supposed to be posted exactly 1 week ago, but… erm… well…

Pongal (Tamil: பொங்கல்) is a Hindu festival to give thanks for the harvest. Pongal in Tamil means ‘boiling over’. Traditionally celebrated at harvest time, it is a celebration of the prosperity associated with the event.

Pongal is celebrated by all people in the South Indian state of Tamil Nadu as well as Tamils worldwide, including Sri Lanka, Malaysia and Singapore.

(http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pongal)

Started our trip with a special treat! (Left to Right: Winter Delight, Banana Boat and Falooda)

What’s the boy doing?

Oh I see…

Sweet calf

Nice Goat

What’s he looking at? (No idea…)

Very cute right?

misc quizzes

 

Darn… why Kanga? Was hoping for Pooh… or Piglet…

Hmm… really?

GREEN

You are a very calm and contemplative person. Others are drawn to your peaceful, nurturing nature.

I don’t like green??? I like blue more…

http://www.quizmeme.com/

tarot cards?

Never really believed in them, but my “stumble!” popped up with this site, so tried it out. Any comments? hahahahaha…

Past: Opossum

You took some reflective time to remove yourself from the stresses of the world. You thought about where you had come from, and reviewed your life. This time alone allowed you to retreat and enjoy the stillness. What you were looking for was a lot closer that n you thought. You overlooked something important and this new perspective eradicated the funk that you were in.

Present: Pierced Heart

This is a time of great joy as you feel deeply in love. You feel inspired and there’s a lightness in your step. Devoted and admired, it feels like you are floating inth eair. But keep your feet on the ground, because this temporary time of infatuation will come to pass and you’ll have to relearn what it means to truly share a part of yourself with another.

Future: Raccoon

You have a firm foundation for the future, as all that hard work is about to pay off. Restraints that have troubled you in the past will vanish. Although you might still feel trapped, very soon you’ll be able to break free. Your achievements are well deserved and you’ll be able to enjoye your success. Just don’t rest on your laurels for too long.

Myers-Briggs look alike

Your answers suggest you are a Realist The four aspects that make up this personality type are:

Summary of Realists

• Loyal and steady workers who meet deadlines
• Believe in established rules and respect facts
• Think of themselves as mature, stable and conscientious
• May appear too logical or tough-minded and forget their impact on other people

More about Realists

Realists are loyal to the people around them and work hard to keep their promises. They are honest and straightforward with others and expect the same in return. Realists believe in standard procedures and will only support change when there is a demonstrable benefit.

Realists are the most common personality type in the UK, according to a nationwide survey.

Realists respect factual information, which they store up to use when making decisions. This group likes to have time to think quietly and carefully before taking action.

These extremely productive people like to be occupied in their leisure time with pursuits such as craftwork, hiking or reading.

In situations where they can’t use their talents or are unappreciated, Realists may become obsessed with schedules, critical of others or have trouble trusting other people to get the job done properly. Under extreme stress, Realists may complain loudly that events have taken a turn for the worse and predict negative outcomes.

Realists typically only share their opinions or personal experiences with trusted friends.

Realist Careers

Realists are attracted to jobs where decision making based on factual knowledge and experience is required.

(http://www.bbc.co.uk/science/humanbody/mind/surveys/whatamilike/index.shtml)

773 days to go…

Starting to get stressed. This is not good… only week 3! Meetings picking up pace, marking stacking up, paperwork not cleared (courtesy of some monkeys…), CCA starting.

Came across a page on funny homework on the web… sharing one here… while I go type out more paperwork… arghhhh….

Like this especially… funny!!!

Just Friends? Oh yeah, right

Read this article in the Straits Times Life today… Any comments?

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Just Friends? Oh yeah, right
by Jeremy Au Yong

Most men don’t think there is such a thing as a platonic relationship; they just don’t want women to know that.

There exists in folklore a concept that is all at once desirable and yet undesirable, quite unlikely and yet so tantalisingly plausible that – to this day – many cannot agree on whether or not it exists.

The believers swear they have concrete proof that it does. Cynics say believers are either being naive, lying to themselves, or trying to serve some ulterior motive.

The concept I am speaking of is, of course, the Truly Platonic Relationship – a relationship between the non-related man and a woman that is born, bred and continues to live off “friend” energy.

I’m talking about a man and a woman who call each other “best friends”, who share their thoughts and feelings, and yet – this is the important bit – have never had any sexual or romantic interest in each other. Now, most women will wonder why this topic is even up for debate.

Many will say: “Surely, this kind of thing is possible. Take Jim, I’ve known him for years. We’re just friends. There is NO WAY he has ever ever liked me.”

For men, it’s a little more complex.

The male stand – as far as I can tell – is “There is no such thing as a completely platonic relationship. You are better off believing in alien abductions… but don’t let women know that.

Like I said, complex.

Men don’t actually think that such a relationship is possible. We kind of take it as a fairy tale we would like women to believe.

For any good heterosexual friendship to blossom, guys need a little romantic spark to get it off the ground.

A guy friend nce said to me: “I don’t think I could ever become very good friends with a woman I did not want to sleep with.”

While that may be taking male shallowness to another level, it’s still in the same building.

To a lesser extent, a man’s friendship with a woman needs attraction like a car engine needs a spark plug. Once the friendship is going, it doesn’t really matter.

Without it, the friendship is doomed to stall somewhere around the “friend you meet for dinner once every couple of months” part.

Save for some very, very rare freaks of nature, this is true for all men. And men know it too, even if they may be prepared to agree that every other man in the universe is incapable of such a relationship except themselves.

It’s one of those things that is so hard to admit.

Coming out and saying “Yes, men are incapable of having a meaningful friendship with any woman they are not attracted to” carries with it a host of painful ramifications for men. (Most of which I’m sure I’m about to experience.)

It means admitting to a close female friend that, at some stage through the years you’ve known her, you held a torch for her.

Even if it was a little torch, a man would rather have his eyes gouged out than have to admit that.

Probably one of the reasons he’s “just friends” now is because he couldn’t get up the courage to tell her in the first place. And since the feeling is gone, darn if he’s going to tell her now.

Attached guys face a whole different set of problems. Letting on that platonic relationships don’t exist essentially drops a bomb on all the “innocent” little outings you have had with old female friends.

They can expect squeals of “I thought you said you didn’t like her!” or “I know you used to like her!” from the current girlfriends.

No surprise then,  that men will do their best to have women believe that truly platonic relationships exist. Although, if you look closely, men often let on their true beliefs.

I took a quick survey of my female friends and found rather telling results. Of those who had men in their inner circle of friends, all of them were at least somewhat attractive.

As for those who were less blessed int he looks department, their closest friends consisted exclusively of women.

Another tell-tale sign is how men react to close male friends of their girlfriends.

Most women see nothing wrong with them hanging out with a close guy friend they’ve known for a long time.

Men see if as a big threat. They know the “friend” had a thing, or may still have a thing, for his girlfriend. In his mind, he wouldn’t mind this “friend” being involved in a freak truck accident.

So there you have it. One facet of men’s linear and shallow thinking laid bare. You can be sure, no matter how much some men deny it, it’s true.

Except for me. I’m not that shallow.