Take 5

Tuesday, June 08, 2010

Change

Looks like theres been a change. (Click-click for the early 09 test) Maybe its due to the job?

You are an Animated Realist.

Your attention to detail, appreciation of how things function, and awareness of the world around you make you a REALIST.

Routines are reassuring to you—you feel safer and more at ease when sticking with familiar things.

You like to stay close with those around you, seeking comfort from familiar faces.

You are interested in processes—how things work, what they do, and why—not just how things look.

Sometimes you doubt that you can find solutions to problems, although you have a good sense of why things happen, and can use that knowledge to find the best way to do something.

You are down to earth, concerned more with practical, detail-oriented things than with dreamy or ambiguous ideas.

You have a good sense of your abilities and weaknesses, and don't let your ego get in your way.

You're not one to force your positions on a group, and you tend to be fair in evaluating different options.

You're not afraid to let your emotions guide you, and you're generally considerate of others' feelings as well.

You much prefer to have time to plan for things, feeling better with a schedule than with keeping plans up in the air until the last minute. Your decisions are well thought out, and you're not the least bit impulsive.

Generally, you believe that you control your life, and that external forces only play a limited role in determining what happens to you.
If you want to be different:

Appreciate that your skill set can be useful in many ways; your attention to detail and your familiarity with the inner-workings of things are valuable assets.

Try looking beyond the earthly qualities of things in order to expand your perspective, without losing your grounding in reality.
how you relate to others

You are Animated

You are outgoing, comfortable with others, and up for anything, which makes you ANIMATED.

Some people find crowds and parties exhausting, but not you! You are able to be yourself in many situations.

Sometimes it is hard for you to understand why others feel the way they do, but that doesn't stop you from trusting them or having faith that they are good people.

You know the world is complicated and that there is often more than one side to a story, so you are careful not to make judgments about others too hastily.

You would rather experience the world than sit back and observe it—you are not one to sit on the sidelines.

You are an independent thinker and don't get too worried about how others might perceive you—you are not self-conscious about being the active, engaged person that you are.

Although you have a keen understanding of different people's life circumstances, you occasionally have trouble seeing why people get so upset and emotional about things—they should just lighten up and have fun!

In addition to having faith in the world, you have faith in the people around you—you trust others to do the right thing and to be honest.
If you want to be different:

Remember that time alone can be just as fulfilling as time spent with others—take some time for yourself and you might find that there are many things in your inner world that are just as compelling as the world outside your window.

Your open-mindedness about the ways of world gives you an understanding of people's differences, but that knowledge doesn't always translate into sympathy. Don't be afraid to let your trust and understanding influence your feelings.

UK and Paris

Immersion. Lakes. Shakespeare. Oxford. London. Paris. Versailles.

Children, Versailles

Paris by Night

Couple, Place du Concorde, Paris

Guitarist, West End, London

Reflected Sky, London

Watching the Guards, Buckingham, London

The march, Buckingham, London

River Avon, Stratford-upon-Avon

Ghost of Shakespeare, Stratford

Harpist, Stratford

Boats, Stratford

Bridge, Windemeer

Bird, Dove Cottage, Lake

Meadows, Lake District

The Lake, Lake District

Sunset at the Lake, Lake District

Monday, December 28, 2009

White Christmas

The Missus and I got a chance to visit Europe for the december hols. Our first time joining a tour package, we were amazed at the plush hotel rooms that the tour operator provided. The company was also good, well, mostly.

Most of all, the natural landscape, architecture and people there conspired to make for a wonderful christmas.

Merry Christmas to one and all!

Louvre, France

MtTitlis, Switzerland

Wedding at Dijion, France

Salvation Army Trumpeters, Berne, Switzerland

Titisee, Blackforest town, Germany

Mountain Stream, Switzerland

Notre Dame, Paris, France

Nike, Louvre, France

Mt Titlis, Switzerland

Dying Lion, Lucerne, Switzerland

Louvre, Paris, France

Kids in Marais, Paris, France

Highest Railway station in Europe, Jungfraujoch, Switzerland

Interlaken, Switzerland

Effiel, Paris, France

Ducal Palace, Dijion, France

Dijion, France

Cupid and Psyche, Louvre, France

Clock Tower, Berne, Switzerland

Child, Effiel, France

Bookshop, Dijion, France

Bird, Jungfraujoch, Switzerland

Bern, Switzerland

Wednesday, November 25, 2009

Short Shorts, Low cut trio and The slipper Mascara Gang

Have you, or your friends recognised a sudden flourishing in the number of girls in
Factor1:
Short shorts
Factor 2:
Low cut tops (they usually come in trios)
Factor 3:
the slipper masacara gang (a gaggle in black mascara sans makeup)

I can understand phenomena 1 and 2 during the hotter months of the year, although this appears to be limited to the sunny shores of Singapore. But what about in the icy cold malls of Singapore? Yet these mostly fine specimens of female homo sapien seem unaffected by cold climes. A recent straw poll with buddies has confirmed that ladies persist in their short shorts, low cut tops behaviour even in December's inclement weather.

I know that the shorts manufacturers of the world must be cheering since the rising demand means rising output. Pants and Jeans makers are probably bemoaning their industry's declining fortunes and shorning off pants legs in the masses. Maybe they could use these to make leg warmers.

After a long discussion with the Missus, I have surmised that the said ladies are immune to cold climates. I have attempted to express this in a logic equation as seen below.

Factor 1 + Factor 2 = I'm freezin' my butt off,

better get a cardigan or my boyfriend to drape his arm around me.

Factor 1 + Factor 2 + Factor 3 = Hello freezin Malls of Singapore!

As seen above, Factor 1 and 2 still does not ensure weather immunity. Thats where we must introduce factor 3, the slipper Mascara gang! I can only surmise that somehow, travelling in gaggles of 3, wearing thick black mascara AND slippers must give them additional weather tolerance! It could be the shared body warmth of trios. Or that they develop terribly powerful mind over body yogi skills when Factor 3 is introduced.

Perhaps if we export this winning formula to women facing the terrible Siberian winters in Russia. They won't need heating, or vodka anymore! That might lead to a vodka glut in the world however.

p/s - This post is not intended to offend girls in short shorts, low cut trio and slipper mascara gang configurations. Of course, the Missus came up with a more rational explanation: sloppy dressers.

pp/s - Looks like I'm not the only one who has noticed this shorts phenomenon. Check out this loon who has been caning girls publicly for their short shorts!