| Your Five Factor Personality Profile |
 Extroversion: You have low extroversion. You are quiet and reserved in most social situations. A low key, laid back lifestyle is important to you. You tend to bond slowly, over time, with one or two people. Conscientiousness: You have high conscientiousness. Intelligent and reliable, you tend to succeed in life. Most things in your life are organized and planned well. But you borderline on being a total perfectionist. Agreeableness: You have high agreeableness. You are easy to get along with, and you value harmony highly. Helpful and generous, you are willing to compromise with almost anyone. You give people the benefit of the doubt and don't mind giving someone a second chance. Neuroticism: You have low neuroticism. You are very emotionally stable and mentally together. Only the greatest setbacks upset you, and you bounce back quickly. Overall, you are typically calm and relaxed - making others feel secure. Openness to experience: Your openness to new experiences is low. You're a pretty conservative person, and you favor what's socially acceptable. You think that change for novelty's sake is a very bad idea. While some may see this as boring, many see you as dependable and wise. |
Tuesday, March 27, 2007
Things I do when...
I've got too many things to settle but I'm in no mood to do them... so, I thought 'Let's do a personality quiz'...and here's the result. Quite accurate I must say, especially on my 'Extroversion' and 'Openness to experience'. I told you I don't like changes.
Friday, March 23, 2007
My car debuts tomorrow...
Yes, I'll be getting my car tomorrow. It's not an expensive car but it's my first car. So I'm definitely feelling very excited to get it. Then I can go zooming around town (hehehe...even though I am still scared to drive) and go any where I want. I'll put up some pics when it arrives tomorrow.
Anyway, since my last post, I have been swamped with work. It's the end of the semester and final exams are looming. So now I've got tonnes of assignments to mark and I've got to display my students carrymarks befire the exams commence on April 2nd. I'm not sure I'll be able to dispay the marks on time coz I haven't even started all the marking. Huargghhh!!! This is the most boring part of my job. BUt there's nothing much that I can do about it now. I;ve just got to do it all.
I thought I had much to write but it turns out there isn't any. So I guess I'll just stop now. I;ve got to pray and get ready for the student presentations this afternoon. Bye!!
Anyway, since my last post, I have been swamped with work. It's the end of the semester and final exams are looming. So now I've got tonnes of assignments to mark and I've got to display my students carrymarks befire the exams commence on April 2nd. I'm not sure I'll be able to dispay the marks on time coz I haven't even started all the marking. Huargghhh!!! This is the most boring part of my job. BUt there's nothing much that I can do about it now. I;ve just got to do it all.
I thought I had much to write but it turns out there isn't any. So I guess I'll just stop now. I;ve got to pray and get ready for the student presentations this afternoon. Bye!!
Wednesday, March 14, 2007
I'm Beat....
Today has been one heck of a day. I am feeling SO tired and SO thirsty. The thirst doesn't seem to go away even after drinking 3 glasses of water. The nature of my job requires me to talk for at least 50 minutes non-stop and this talking session can be up to 3 times in a day. That is just during lectures and not inclusive of the extra meetings and consultation hours with students who come for extra help. And my worst habit is that I seldom stop to drink. I can go for 8 hours straight and not drink even a single glass of water. So bad! So not good for my health! By the end of the day I am literally dried up. I wish I were a camel with a hump on my back to store all the water I need for the day. Then I won't need to remind myself to stop and drink regularly. That's why my skin is not smooth and supple.
I'm also feeling extra tired because I had a late night yesterday. I had to help a fellow senior resident conduct a spotcheck at one of the apartments. And this can only be done after 12 am. So by the time my head hit the pillow it was close to 1 am. Oh well, it's part of the job description so I just have to bear with it.
P/S: I need to start drinking 8 glasses of water and get a at least 8 hours of sleep every day as they always say.
P/P/S: What's with all the eights anyway? Are the people who came up with these rules chinese?
I'm also feeling extra tired because I had a late night yesterday. I had to help a fellow senior resident conduct a spotcheck at one of the apartments. And this can only be done after 12 am. So by the time my head hit the pillow it was close to 1 am. Oh well, it's part of the job description so I just have to bear with it.
P/S: I need to start drinking 8 glasses of water and get a at least 8 hours of sleep every day as they always say.
P/P/S: What's with all the eights anyway? Are the people who came up with these rules chinese?
Tuesday, March 13, 2007
Friday, March 09, 2007
I totally didn;t expect this entry to turn up like this
Shah has many times expressed his intentions on changing our workplace. He storngly feels that we are not getting equivalent reward for all the effort we're putting in. And I can't strongly stress how much work we're doing especially Shah. Furthermore, based on our (mostly Shah's) chats with colleagues, it takes a long time for a lecturer like us to climb up the academician ladder at the institution we're in now.
I personally have heard all these things and sometimes I do think about what Shah has mentioned. But I am not 100% willing to give up, pack and leave. I'm the kind of person who doesn't like to venture far from my comfort zone. Most of the time I'm afraid of the onknown. Currently, I feel quite settled where we are now. I've got my head round the work I need to do and I've become familiar with the place. I know where to go, who to contact/consult and what is the procedure if I need to get a job done. Every thing has now become a daily routine. Plus I've built good working rapport with some of my colleagues especially in my department. Howevever, I am still working on building friendship with my workmates on a more personal level, i.e. not just limited to work.
I have to admit I have some difficulty when it comes to making friends. Acquaitences, I have no problem of making. But friends, hmmm...that I have trouble with. I have been at this place I'm working for more than a year but I have not attached myself to a group of mates and seldom do I go out for lunch with workmates. Even on long Friday lunch hours. I know to most people this is a breeze. I don't know why I am this way. All I know is I want this to change. But I'm a coward. I'm afraid of asking people if I can tag along when they go out in a group for I feel as though I am imposing on them. So I end up keeping mum and stayiong alone in my office. I want to talk more with my workmates in the pantry but I don't know what to say. I think to much. When I'm alone some place and a colleague walks in, I start to have a thought, a topic on what to say and then a voice comes up saying do you really want to bring up that topic coz it's not interesting, it's lame. And I just smile and keep quiet. So how do I expect people to want to talk to me? I myself am not making the effort. This is the most exasperating thing about myself. My trait that I hate most and that I truly want to change but I don't know how. This has been bothering me for ages.
I have to say, this is a first for me. I started this entry wanting to write about whether I should resign and move to another university. But I ended up talking about my biggest difficulty in life, i.e. making friends. Something which I have only divulged to my husband, mum and sister. Finally I've admitted it out here, on my blog for the whole wide world to see (if anyone is looking). I'm not sure what I was hoping to get from blurting this all out. Maybe I am hoping for some pointers from anyone who is reading this on how to overcome this problem of mine. Maybe I just needed to let this out once and for all. But if you do have any tips that I can use, do share them with me. I will truly appreciate it.
P/S: Back to the main topic, Shah has pledged to start a campaign to win me over and make me feel the same way he does about our workplace and thus packup and run far away from our current workplace.
P/P/S: The initial title for this entry was 'Should I Stay or Should I Go'.
I personally have heard all these things and sometimes I do think about what Shah has mentioned. But I am not 100% willing to give up, pack and leave. I'm the kind of person who doesn't like to venture far from my comfort zone. Most of the time I'm afraid of the onknown. Currently, I feel quite settled where we are now. I've got my head round the work I need to do and I've become familiar with the place. I know where to go, who to contact/consult and what is the procedure if I need to get a job done. Every thing has now become a daily routine. Plus I've built good working rapport with some of my colleagues especially in my department. Howevever, I am still working on building friendship with my workmates on a more personal level, i.e. not just limited to work.
I have to admit I have some difficulty when it comes to making friends. Acquaitences, I have no problem of making. But friends, hmmm...that I have trouble with. I have been at this place I'm working for more than a year but I have not attached myself to a group of mates and seldom do I go out for lunch with workmates. Even on long Friday lunch hours. I know to most people this is a breeze. I don't know why I am this way. All I know is I want this to change. But I'm a coward. I'm afraid of asking people if I can tag along when they go out in a group for I feel as though I am imposing on them. So I end up keeping mum and stayiong alone in my office. I want to talk more with my workmates in the pantry but I don't know what to say. I think to much. When I'm alone some place and a colleague walks in, I start to have a thought, a topic on what to say and then a voice comes up saying do you really want to bring up that topic coz it's not interesting, it's lame. And I just smile and keep quiet. So how do I expect people to want to talk to me? I myself am not making the effort. This is the most exasperating thing about myself. My trait that I hate most and that I truly want to change but I don't know how. This has been bothering me for ages.
I have to say, this is a first for me. I started this entry wanting to write about whether I should resign and move to another university. But I ended up talking about my biggest difficulty in life, i.e. making friends. Something which I have only divulged to my husband, mum and sister. Finally I've admitted it out here, on my blog for the whole wide world to see (if anyone is looking). I'm not sure what I was hoping to get from blurting this all out. Maybe I am hoping for some pointers from anyone who is reading this on how to overcome this problem of mine. Maybe I just needed to let this out once and for all. But if you do have any tips that I can use, do share them with me. I will truly appreciate it.
P/S: Back to the main topic, Shah has pledged to start a campaign to win me over and make me feel the same way he does about our workplace and thus packup and run far away from our current workplace.
P/P/S: The initial title for this entry was 'Should I Stay or Should I Go'.
Thursday, March 01, 2007
Feeling Free and Lazy
It's Friday tomorrow and I'm on-leave. Wehey!!! Long weekend ahead. Shah and I will be taking the car for it's regular service tomorrow. Then we plan to do some banking, before heading off to the Per*dua sales office to pay for my very own car. So tonight I am definitely feeling free and lazy. I've just been browsing the net and I may watch an episode of Heroes after writing this post. I missed this week's episode (aired every Wednesday on As*ro channel 70). I'm totally hooked onto this series, apart from Desperate Housewives and Ugly Betty. So do not attempt to pull me away from the telly on Tuesday and Wedensday nights. Plus Thursday and Friday nigths too as I'll be watching American Idol. Yes, yes, yes... you can call me a TV addict. I can't be in the house without having the TV turned on. And while I was studying (well, up till now I must say) you'll find me on the sofa in front of the telly with my work laid on my lap. But rest assured, all the work would be done on time even with one eye or both ears tuned to the TV. Even during exam season, you find me studying and revising my ass off in front of the TV. As my husband always says to me.. I am a 'hantu TV'. Well, I can't help it. Watching TV is just my way of relaxing after a long hard day at work.
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