My Love VisualDNA

I love image quizzes. No brain cells required. In the VisualDNA personality test, it assesses you based on pictures with pre-designated psychological meanings that you have selected. Like it says, it maps out your "DNA" or your personality makeup from visuals of your choice - whether you picked them intentionally or subliminally. Though not a new concept, an interesting one nonetheless. I filled this one out a long time ago, and posted the results on my Multiply blog.

Inspired by ImaginI (the maker of the VisualDNA quiz), youniverse.com created a new one like it, called the "Love VisualDNA." Too late for the Valentine season though, but just in time for summer lovin'.

Being a dreamer and romantic, I answered it today, and had fun doing it. I turned out to be a Love Magnet, haha!

While procrastinating, do this!

Here I go again, procrastinating. Tsk, tsk, very bad habit of mine. Oh well, here are some things that kept me entertained.

You are The Moon

Hope, expectation, Bright promises.

The Moon is a card of magic and mystery - when prominent you know that nothing is as it seems, particularly when it concerns relationships. All logic is thrown out the window.

The Moon is all about visions and illusions, madness, genius and poetry. This is a card that has to do with sleep, and so with both dreams and nightmares. It is a scary card in that it warns that there might be hidden enemies, tricks and falsehoods. But it should also be remembered that this is a card of great creativity, of powerful magic, primal feelings and intuition. You may be going through a time of emotional and mental trial; if you have any past mental problems, you must be vigilant in taking your medication but avoid drugs or alcohol, as abuse of either will cause them irreparable damage. This time however, can also result in great creativity, psychic powers, visions and insight. You can and should trust your intuition.

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I'm quite surprised this card came up. Is this a description of me based on the answers I've chosen? Or is this a portent of sorts?

I admit I am a dreamer, but woah - "visions and illusions, madness, genius and poetry"? And "if you have any past mental problems..." really cracks me up. Makes me sound like a lunatic. Haha, lunatic = lunacy = luna = moon! Now I see the connection! Lol! But not to me, though. :p Oh well.

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MAIM! BASH! BLUDGEON! CRUSH! This military death-droid doesn't take any shit. Got a problem? Violence is the solution. Parking ticket? Kill them. Post's late? Bear trap. Cold pizza? Tactical warhead. You're not sure if people respect or simply fear you, but if they get in your way, they're toast.

WHAT'S YOUR MALFUNCTION?

LOL! I can just imagine how I would be like were I pushed off the wrong end!

What am I like?

A friend sent me via email a curious quiz about personality: "What am I like?" Being a sucker for personality quizzes, I clicked on the link and took the quiz.


Turns out that I'm a RESOLVER. A quick summary of this type of personality profile:

• Good at getting to the heart of a problem and quickly finding a solution

(True. I like it when people get to the point so I know what they're talking about. It makes it easier to think about making the problem go away. The less complications, the better.)

• Make rational decisions using the facts available

(Dang, this is true, but mainly because I dislike being wrong, and presenting facts makes it difficult to prove me wrong. On the other hand, it makes it difficult for me to trust my intuition, since there are some things that you can't always prove on facts alone. I could be that dense, hehe.)

• Think of themselves as understanding, stable, and easy-going

(True, true, and true. Me very nice person, hehe. I won't bite... unless provoked, that is.)

• May focus on short-term results and lose sight of the big picture

(Sigh, this is my Achilles' heel sometimes, especially so in my line of work. I tend to get lost in the details and disregard the general objectives of the study. Frustrating when this happens though, since most of the time I know the answer to the bigger picture, but usually express it in short-term results.)


Other things I'd like to comment on:

• "Resolvers like to take risks"

(To be more precise, I like to take calculated risks. I usually go for risky things when the reward contains an element of pleasure, i.e., the adrenaline rush, but only if the reward outweighs the risk. Other than that, I'm a wuss, hehe.)

• "Under extreme stress, Resolvers could be prone to inappropriate, tearful outbursts."

(Now this is a very, very rare thing. I hate crying.)

• "Resolvers are often drawn to hands-on jobs that require an analytical mind and careful organisation of large amounts of data."

(I must be in the right job! Market research is exactly that kind of job. Too bad it's really mentally stimulating and draining at the same time. Would love a job that offers the same mental stimulation without the drainage. If you know any, PLEASE DROP ME A LINE OR NOTE OR ANYTHING!!! I'm in the mood to try something new. *wink, wink*)

A Paradox of Growing Up

I'm going to turn 25 next year. I've learned that it's an age just as confusing and exciting as adolescence. You know, quarter-life crisis. It's a period when you're in between clinging to whatever remnants of childhood remains and accepting your place in the world as an official adult. I'm not yet sure I want to be an adult, because I'm having so much fun being a kid. Yes, I am old enough to earn my own money, but I can spend my my money any way I want without having to fulfill any obligations. I am selfish and carefree, and loving it. This is my time, and I will do things my own way.

For a long time, I've been rebelling against growing up and all its responsibilities and complexities. I like to play video games, and occasionally, sports. I stay up late. I pamper myself with luxury foods like waffles, gourmet sandwiches, and flavored coffees. I learned drinking liquor is actually fun (provided you've got the right people around you). I dress casually often - jeans + shirt. I usually shop for only me. I indulge myself a lot - as long as I have the purchasing power to do it.

But now, the signs of growing up, the signs of adulthood are showing. And each time they do, I do find myself shocked as well as fascinated. I feel at once elated and sad - elated because this is a new experience, but sad because it means I won't be able to go back. Every inch closer to adulthood means a path back to childhood gets narrower and narrower. It's like experiencing your first crush. The feeling alone is mind-blowingly pleasant and exciting, but it also means you can't go back to looking at the opposite sex the same way as you did when you were a kid. Though I'm glad to have felt this, I mourn for days when I could have done well without it.

The good thing about growing up is you finally understand more things, you gain new realizations, and you learn new things. That in itself is a novelty and is rarely repeated. For me, it's those firsts like commuting, using makeup, shopping for clothes, talking to different people (even strangers), etc. There are moments when I get those "so now I know how they feel" or "so that's is what it's like" thoughts. Bittersweet moments are these realizations, because I know I have stepped forward somehow, and I cannot step back.

What am I turning into now? I'm not even sure myself, but I actually feel glad I'm changing. It means I'm still alive. It means this world is still alive with me. It just sucks sometimes when the course of life forces you to change, to grow older, to act your age. I don't want to think about the future, but I have to. I don't want to care for another person (other than myself), but it happened and I can't stop it. I don't want to grow up, but I can't prevent it. I might as well enjoy the ride towards growing, but still some sadness lingers in the back of my head. Maybe I'm having the Peter Pan complex. Maybe a lot of us are. Life will keep moving on, and us with it. But damn, I wish it would take its time.

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Oh, and on the side, I often wonder if my life could stop before I hit mid-life crisis. I've even thought about taking up dangerous activities like skydiving or maybe bungee jumping to up the chances of that happening. It's funny, because the answer to this blogthing quiz appropriately mirrors my sentiments on growing up:

Your Famous Last Words Will Be:

"I dunno, press the button and find out."

What Will Your Famous Last Words Be?