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!

Because I'm also idle at work

*grabbed from Peppy's Multiply (Thanks dude)

1. What did you do in 2007 that you’d never done before?
Go to Boracay

2. Did you keep your new years’ resolutions, and will you make more for next year?
No. And yes - I'll try to be nicer this year

3. Did anyone close to you give birth?
My cousins on mom's side always seem to be productive every year.

4. Did anyone close to you die?
Nope.

5. What countries did you visit?
None.

6. What would you like to have in 2008 that you lacked in 2007?
Work-life balance.

7. What date from 2007 will remain etched upon your memory, and why?
May 24. A day of fresh and exciting possibilities, and start of a new life adventure.

8. What was your biggest achievement of the year?
Getting sucked in a multinational entity. Great way to end the year, actually.

9. What was your biggest failure?
... processing

10. Did you suffer illness or injury?
I think I did... I must have at least once :/

11. What was the best thing you bought?
Comfy pair of Hush Puppies shoes.

12. Whose behavior merited celebration?
Dunno.

13. Whose behaviour appalled you and made you depressed?
Clients with no heart and no "common" sense to begin with.

14. Where did most of your money go?
Food.

15 What did you get really, really, really excited about?
The 300 movie - one of the very few films that both boys and girls love for very different reasons.

16. What song will always remind you of 2007?
None, really. To me, songs mark decades, not years.

17. Compared to this time last year, are you:
i. happier or sadder? Happier, i guess
ii. thinner or fatter? MOOooOOooo...!
iii. richer or poorer? more liquid

18. What do you wish you’d done more of?
Online gaming.

19. What do you wish you’d done less of?
Work on weekends.

20. How will you be welcoming the New Year?
Same as last year.

22. Did you fall in love in 2007?
Yeah, an ongoing adventure, it is.

23. How many one-night stands?
Nada.

24. What was your favourite TV program?
Blood+

25. Do you hate anyone now that you didn’t hate this time last year?
Nope.

26. What was the best book you read?
Fairy Tales still rock.

27. What was your greatest musical discovery?
Regina Spektor, Frou Frou.

28. What did you want and get?
New headset and new speakers.

29. What did you want and not get?
Nintendo Wii.

30. Favorite film of this year?
300.

31. What did you do on your birthday?
Party.

32. What one thing would have made your year immeasurably more satisfying?
Spending Christmas and New Year in Manila.

33. How would you describe your personal fashion concept in 2007?
Simple, uncomplicated, and comfortable. Open to modifications.

34. What kept you sane?
Ranting, and people willing to listen. Special thanks to those ears I have smoldered: Nenz, Jayjay, Jasmine, Affie.

35. Which celebrity/public figure did you fancy the most?
Who cares about them?

36. Who is your real-person crush?
Affie! :D

37. What political issue stirred you the most?
Stupid Glori-antics.

38. Who did you miss?
None. Too painful.

38. Who was the best new person you met?
The person who will shake my hand come February, hehe.

39. Tell us a valuable life lesson you learned in 2007.
Family politics suck.

40. Quote a song lyric that sums up your year.
"So let go, jump in
Oh well, whatcha waiting for
It's alright
'Cause there's beauty in the breakdown"

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.

What Tarot Card Are You?
Take the Test to Find Out.

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?

Boredom rears its ugly head

Wee, new blog post! Blogging is getting easier with each new blog I post. And because I hate to repeat myself more than twice, click HERE. This leads to my other blog entry; actually my FIRST (maybe, second... uh, whatever) blog entry.

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I'd like to dedicate this blog to my officemates: Jasmine, Misty, Karla, Riza, and Darwin for being present in the office as I type up this blog. They would certainly find it amiss if they did not find their names mentioned here. *wickedly laughs*
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That little plug was inspired by Misty, hehe. The sitch is that all of us here (that's left in Quali) got kinda bored, and we started sharing each other's blogs. Misty's blog was especially interesting to Riza and Jasmine, coz Misty mistakenly omitted their names when she thanked people who she works with in Quali. Of course, Riza and Jasmine wouldn't let Misty live it down without a little comment to her blogsite. Something like, "Hi Misty. We're your officemates, Riza and Jasmine. We sit next you, and you missed us, blah..." Lol!

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I'm still bored. I don't like making my report. It's not exciting.

And there's no Relic session tonight. Not exciting. Need to Wow.

Right. I'm going home. NOW.