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IQ Test in facebook: 131

darn… I knew I should have applied to medical school… Guess I gotta improve my IQ to hit the 140s regions then… LOL

Descriptive Classifications of Intelligence Quotients
IQ	Description	% of Population
130+	Very superior	2.2%
120-129	Superior	6.7%
110-119	High average	16.1%
90-109	Average	50%
80-89	Low average	16.1%
70-79	Borderline	6.7%
Below 70	Extremely low	2.2%

Apparently, the IQ gives a good indication of the occupational group that a person will end up in, though not of course the specific occupation. In their book, Know Your Child’s IQ, Glen Wilson and Diana Grylls outline occupations typical of various IQ levels:

140	Top Civil Servants; Professors and Research Scientists.
130	Physicians and Surgeons; Lawyers; Engineers (Civil and Mechanical)
120	School Teachers; Pharmacists; Accountants; Nurses; Stenographers; Managers.
110	Foremen; Clerks; Telephone Operators; Salesmen; Policemen; Electricians.
100+	Machine Operators; Shopkeepers; Butchers; Welders; Sheet Metal Workers.
100-	Warehousemen; Carpenters; Cooks and Bakers; Small Farmers; Truck and Van Drivers.
90	Laborers; Gardeners; Upholsterers; Farmhands; Miners; Factory Packers and Sorters.

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#31: PhDs Exempt From China’s One-Child Policy

In 1993 the China Youth Daily, an official state newspaper of China, announced on its front page that the government had decided to make Ph.D. holders exempt from the state-imposed one-child limit. The logic behind this decision was that it would eventually reduce the need to invite as many foreign experts into the country to help with the state’s modernization effort. Despite a disclaimer beneath the story identifying it as a joke, the report was repeated as fact by Hong Kong’s New Evening News and by Agence France-Presse, an international news agency. Apparently what made the hoax seem credible to many was that intellectuals in Singapore are encouraged to marry each other and have children, and China’s leaders are known to have great respect for the Singapore system. The Chinese government responded to the hoax by condemning April Fool’s Day as a dangerous Western tradition. The Guangming Daily, Beijing’s main newspaper for intellectuals, ran an editorial stating that April Fool’s jokes “are an extremely bad influence.” It went on to declare that, “Put plainly, April Fool’s Day is Liar’s Day.”

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intellectuals? Hmm… I thought someone said “graduates”??? hmmm hmmmmmm

This week…

hmmm….

Tues and Wed I had financial literacy workshop… understand maybe 60%, confident enough to try maybe 5%? Interesting to talk to some of those people though…

Fri I went for boardgames!!!! wahaha… I love boardgames… I absolutely dig board games… but…. it’s so expensive! So… good thing we got a deal! 14 bucks for board games (4 hours) and dinner!

Played Jenga (yes… and I still hate it, just like I did years ago), blokus (came in 2nd), taboo (the gals lost )… talked to many people, got to know many friends Hopefully some of us will somehow or other stumble upon each other again and remain in contact… hahaha…. think we didn’t exchange contact leh…

Sat met up with K to help her with her homework… hahaha… after that, ran into L and wifey Found out from them that quite a few of our friends are now in kumon…. is that such a good place? Saw a burst of fireworks from NDP rehearsal. It made my day….

Last sunday…

Anlene run!!! or rather, walk… took 29 min… yes… 29 MIN to get through 1.6km… I’ll let the pictures tell the story…

Staring Point

Jamie Yeo (I think) singing

Flag Off

For young and old! Hippos welcome too!

And just look at that crowd… no wonder we took 29 min…

See, we so dua pai

The medals

Anyway, post event was fun! There was a concert, bone scan (pass, but not with flying colours…), hand wax thingy, breakfast, goodie bag! keke… D dear, going again next year?

Last Sat Part 3

Lastly, met up with some friends for dinner…

Here’s photos of our food

Someone’s pizza… ended up like jenga as the 2 ladies sharing it tried not to break the egg yolk

Pizza-salad. She finished half of it Someone’s baked rice can’t rem what this is called Mine!!! dessert You can see my lao-kok-kok phone there too!

Last Sat Part 2

Went to this crafts fair and walked around in the musuem after that… here’s some pics

My dream guy?  Yupz… on a car… hahaha… More pics of the car Nice? Dream dream dream… I wonder why, I wonder how Anyway, nice car, honestly… I wonder how much it cost to get your car done up like that? This guy stood at the entrance of some musuem I think. Very good, as he gave me a fright when I walked past and heard some guy speaking from the rock… Fort Canning Fort Canning And back to the musuem! Interesting wall you see when walking down from the rear entrance Visitor services? Yupz, visitor services And what is this? Ohhhhh… Shaking Hands Again Another Hunk Can’t you see I’m on the phone? Mr Fusion Where is this? Big Foot Big Foot, Little Girl? Back View (Nice butt? LOL) Close up My Favourite

Last Saturday :) (Part 1)

yupz… was bz most of this week.. can only post now… anyway,

 

This is about how Suneo shows everyone a fossil of a dinosaur claw and angry that he didn’t get a look, Nobita claims that he will be able to find a whole live dinosaur. Panicking, Nobita researches on dinosaurs and starts digging in a hill. But then, the landlord shouts at him and makes him dig a hole in the ground. Nobita unearths a ball of soil, shaped like an egg. Using time wrap, he returns the soil into its former form and plans to hatch the egg. A dinosaur with a long neck comes out, one he names Pisuke. Suneo and Gian look for him but because Pisuke is too small, Nobita doesn’t show them and instead makes a deal with them. If he cannot show them a real dinosaur, he would have to eat spaggheti through his nose. Pisuke grows too big and has to retire to the lake. He is seen and before Nobita has a chance to show Gian and Suneo, he is forced to take Pisuke back to his home. Gian and Suneo chase after Nobita and even Shizuka doesn’t believe him. Angry, he begs Doraemon to show Pisuke to them and realise that the dinosaur is in danger, as they brought him to the wrong place. They run to the time machine to fetch him. The time machine breaks and so, they use the copter to travel, day and night. Then, they are cornered by dinosaur hunters from the future, who want to take Pisuke from him. They say they will consider it and during the night, they make clay figures of themselves, put into clay cars controlled by a remote. The next day, their plan is discovered, Shizuka, Gian and Suneo are captured. Doraemon and Nobita rush to save them and all five have to face being eaten by a ferocious tyrannisaurus rex. As he nears, they realise that this was one of the tame dinosaurs and chase the bad guys with the dinosaur. Shizuka, Suneo and Gian run into police, who put the bad guys behind bars. Pisuke is taken to the right place and all five of them go home.

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OMG, I LOVE doraemon… specifically, I love his pocket… basically, this is show that’s suitable for all ages… I guess we can all relate to a time when we felt left out of things or wish that we could have a fairy god mother (or cat, in this case) to solve our problems… 

Was pretty surprised to hear a little kid (the audience comprised of mainly kids and their parents) cry when Nobita and Pisuke had to be separated. Was pretty touching… but… hmm… that touching?

Evidence I watched yet another kiddy show?

And yes, it’s free!

 

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Miz NGC’s list of the 7 types of men…

Vaguely remember a friend sending me a link about the X types of men a gal’s gotta date before meeting her dream guy… and heh heh… here’s my own… any resemblance to persons living or dead is purely coincidental…

Mr Loud

I’m sure you can hear him from across Singapore River… He’s the loudest of the party/restaurant, who insists of being louder than anyone else. Occasionally, you need to wipe his spit off your arm, as in the process of making his oh-so-important-point, he inadvertently shares his saliva (in addition to his views) with all those near (and not-so-near) him.

Mr Don’t-understand-English

Is age really that important? What if I’m just a bit older? Must I really be a degree holder? I’m actually in the process of getting my part-time degree now.

Duh… if it’s not important, I wouldn’t have listed it when you asked right? And if you don’t understand English, you may continue asking if 37 is A BIT older than 32… and if you don’t understand that you gotta be a degree holder, please wait on…

Another pet peeve? people who consistently cannot spell simple words or form complete sentences. Always feel like correcting them or telling/typing in… Subject! Verb! Object! or whatever’s missing… Can’t really understand why people can’t use the words they know how to spell/pronounce though… or when emailing, to use spell check… This is possibly due to my degree in E. Lang though…

Mr Opps-no-tickets

Not too sure what went wrong… but hey… trying to get tickets 10 minutes before a show does NOT constitute a well planned date. Neither does asking a girl to stand at a busy escalator in a desperate bid to get her to decide for YOU where to have dinner. Especially when YOU did the asking… If I don’t wanna do what you suggested, I will say so. No worries about that. Better than when I suggest something that you don’t like and the day ends up lousy right?

Mr Interviewer

This is a fairly common type… with questions ranging from… do you mind a guy who’s the only son? how many bfs have you had (note… this is like on the first date or over msn before meeting up. I do feel that it’s an important part of the past to be discussed before moving on to beyond friends)… Are you a v***** (those who asked this qn had no 2nd try, btw. But definitely should be discussed before going exclusive though)…

Er… I’m not interviewing for a job. Heck, I’m not even sure I want the “job” ok… oh please… like you’re so good that I’ve gotta satisfy some requirements before having the honour of chatting with you? Of being friends? Pleeze… just who do you think you are?

Mr Needs-to-be-counselled

I’m ugly and poor and have no car… I feel that I’m a failure in life… Girls can’t stand the sight of me…

Did I read somewhere that guys like confidence in girls? Ever crossed anyone’s minds to tell these guys that girls like guys who are confident too? And… I’m not your counsellor, yah? I mean… if we are friends, it’s no biggie… but someone I just met??? OMG….

Mr Earl Gray

This refers to the guy who has a pet topic and simply would not let go. From Earl Gray to dogs to some highly technical math to religion, I think I’ve met them all. It’s good to have a passion, but when you’ve gone on and on for like 2 hours and your interlocutor can only reply by nodding or saying “ah… ic…” or “hmm” or actually nods off, it’s time to stop. Serious. 

This term also refers to those who try to prolong the date by asking me to a 2nd movie. Er… get a grip… we just watched one, remember? And if it’s already like 9+ or 10 at night, wouldn’t it mean that I’d get home like at 1 am?

Mr oh-my-dear-gal

I’ve met my share of this category too. After meeting up a couple of times or sms-ing a few times or chatting a few times, I’ve automatically told that I’m their “dear gal”/”dancing queen”/”girl”. Best, when I ask who’s their dear whatever, I’m told that it’s me and that I’m lucky?!?!?

Erm… I do hold pretty high standards and I’ll decide when you can call me that, k? Before that, we are in the category “friends” and friends just don’t call each other “dear” unless you’re my dear gf. Or unless you’re gay…

Mr I-don’t-remember-you-but

This is pretty rare… but I’ve met some at events where phone lists are passed around. A typical phone call goes like that

Guy: Er… is this XXX?
Me: Er… yes? Who am I speaking to?
Guy: Hi, XXX, I’m YYY. We met at this event on Saturday.
Me: Oh hi, YYY.
Guy: Er… I can’t really remember you, but you have a gmail account/an interesting email address/yada yada
Me: Oh really?
Guy: Yah… I’m wondering if you can send me an invite/have dinner with me/yada yada
Me: Er… okay… can we discuss later? I’m at work now…
Guy: Work? Didn’t you say you’re on leave this week? I thought I remembered that/
Me: Hmm?!?!?!?!?! (Red flag starts waving everywhere) Oh, I just remembered, I’ve got some very very very important projects coming up. Dinner is pretty much out of the question for the next 200 years

Do they think I’d miss the lie, huh?

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Hmm… as I type, I think of more examples… just a few short lines about the other types

Mr I’m-tired-so-I’ll-let-the-girl-make-the-first-move

Okie… please continue waiting… if you were the last guy on earth, I just might make a move on you… if you stop wearing that orange shirt and green shorts and that necklace

Mr that’s-5-cents

Yes, I believe in equality and pulling my weight in a relationship. In fact, I almost always offer to pay when out with a date. Sometimes, I would even offer to pay his share if I suggested the place and then upon meeting up, realise it’s above his budget. No big deal. It’s those guys who actually split it down to the last cent for a drink or a dessert or movie. Yes, I’m working, but especially on the first few dates, it’s pretty much a standard right? To show that he can provide for her? Oh well… modern chivalry is dead for them, I guess

Mr I’ve-everything-I-know-everything

I’ve had guys I don’t intend to meet a 2nd time who demand to see me home. And when I explain that my area is made up one-way-streets (honest! it’s not an excuse) and I don’t want them to lose their way, they say things like “oh… no problem, I’ve got GPS/my bike can go on pedestrian walkways” Duhz…

Mr I’m-not-good-enough-for-you

er… yupz… I know I’m from good schools… and most guys are not… but… did I ever say the guy must be from the top 10 schools in Singapore? Did I ever say that he must be a first-class honours/masters holder/PhD holder?

I know… yes… I know… some guys think that it’s a gentle way to tell me I’m not their dream gal… but this still puts me off, yes?

Hmm… tt’s about all from me for now… any comments, girls?

I want a donut =.=”’

I want a donut… and I want it now, k….

And if I still don’t get my donut….