Tuesday, August 26, 2008

Updated portfolio


This is one of my artworks that I've uploaded to my online portfolio.

Check it out yea? 

fernfern.carbonmade.com

Monday, August 25, 2008

A Hero


The dog took care of a baby as if it was her own as the baby was abandoned by his mother, a 14years old girl. 

What more does the world need to have a reason to be nice to them?

Humans clearly do not care for their own kind enough and so as to dogs, but dogs cares for both of the species!

Dogs ftw! :D

ref:

http://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/americas/08/22/argentina.dog.tale/index.html

Thursday, August 21, 2008

New layout

Hi everyone!

I've changed the layout of my blog to make it easier for my readers to read without straining your eyes as much as before!

As I realised the pervious layout design hurts the eyes after reading for quite some time.

Hope you all will enjoy it the new look and continue reading :D

p.s. pls drop some comment or say something in my chatbox so I know who's reading my blog.

thanks!


Good night!

Tuesday, August 19, 2008

Sanguine & ESFJ

Ever sinced May Ann my copywritting lecturer gave my class the personality test, I'm been addicted to it! I got to understand myself better.

Primarly I'm a sanguine but my secondary personalities which shows when I'm under pressure and strees I become a choleric & phlegmatic (both with the same score).

later I took a more detailed test which Joanna sent to me which shows I'm an ESFJ.

Strengths of a Sanguine

The Extrovert The Talker The Optimist

The Sanguine's Emotions
Appealing personality
Talkative, Storyteller
Life of the Party
Good sense of humor
Memory for color
Physically holds on to listener
Emotional and demonstrative
Enthusiastic and expressive
Cheerful and bubbling over
Curious
Good on stage
Wide-eyed and innocent
Lives in the present
Changeable disposition
Sincere at heart
Always a child

The Sanguine As A Parent
Makes Home Fun
Is liked by children's friends
Turns disaster into humor
Is the circus master

The Sanguine At Work
Volunteers for Jobs
thinks up new activities
Looks great on the Surface
Creative and colorful
Has energy and enthusiasm
Starts in a flashy way
Inspires others to join
charms others to work

The Sanguine As a Friend
Makes friends easily
Loves People
Thrives on compliments
Seems exciting
envied by others
Doesn't hold grudges
apologizes quickly
Prevents dull moments
Likes spontaneous activities

Famous Sanguines
Bill Clinton
Robin Williams
Kelly Ripa
Richard Simmons

ref:
http://www.oneishy.com/personality/sanguine_strengths.php
http://hubpages.com/hub/Free-Personality-Tests


ESFJ - THE CAREGIVER (THE PROVIDER)

ESFJs direct their energy towards the outer world of actions and spoken words. They seek to build harmony in personal relationships, engendering team spirit and being an encouragement to others. They like dealing with people, and organise life on a personal basis.


What makes an ESFJ tick?
The Dominant function is the judging one of Feeling. Characteristics associated with this function include:

1. Makes decisions on the basis of personal values
2. Is appreciative and accepting of people - enjoying company and seeking harmony
3. Assesses the impact of decisions on others, being sympathetic or compassionate
4. Takes a personal approach

The judging Feeling function is extraverted. That is, Feeling is used primarily to govern the outer world of actions and spoken words. The ESFJ will therefore:


1. seek stable, harmonious relationships
2. end to adapt to the environment, taking on board those values that are held as important by a friends and family, or society as a whole
3. express the appreciation that is felt towards others
4. tend to consider others' feelings before his/her own
5. be sensitive to praise and criticism, and seek to conform to others' reasonable expectations

The Feeling function is primarily supported by introverted Sensing perception, That is, Sensing perception is used primarily to manage the inner world of thoughts and emotions. This will modify the way that the Feeling is directed, by:


1. focusing the (outer world) Feeling on current relationships and people, e.g.: through social events and fact-based conversation
2. finding practical ways to be of service to people
3. viewing people subjectively, observing facts that support harmonious relationships
The classic temperament of an ESFJ is Epimethean, or Melancholic, for whom a basic driving force is duty, service and the desire to belong.


Contributions to the team of an ESFJ
In a team environment, the ESFJ can contribute by:


1. working hard and efficiently to complete tasks by the deadlines set
2. ensuring that everyone in the team feels valued, and that their needs are met
3. maintaining good relationships, and building team spirit, often through enthusiastic organisation of social activities
4. keeping the team informed, asking for contributions from all members, and seeking to arrive at consensus decisions
5. maintaining respect for established hierarchies and traditions
6. striving to ensure that people are happy with the service provided

The potential ways in which an ESFJ can irritate others include:


1. talking too much
2. assuming they know the needs of others
3. avoiding conflict, and not giving criticism when it is needed
4. not paying attention to their own needs
5. not seeing the wood for the trees
6. being reluctant to try out new things or work towards new possibilities


Personal Growth

As with all types, the ESFJ can achieve personal growth by developing all functions that are not fully developed, through actions such as:


1. learning to observe and accept the negative aspects of those people they admire
2. trying to view people in a more independent and objective way
3. pausing and thinking, encouraging others to articulate their own needs, and using active listening to verify understanding
4. undertaking a critical appraisal of a situation or person, and expressing disagreement or 5. criticism when it could be of value to the recipient
5. establishing a list of the ESFJ's personal needs, and ensuring they are met - recognising that there are ways in which the ESFJ and others can have both sets of needs met
6. establishing a long term goal, working towards it, but being prepared to modify it in the light of experience and developing circumstances
7. listing options and undertaking a formal process of evaluation against criteria, including a cost benefit analysis


Recognising Stress
As stress increases, 'learned behaviour' tends to give way to the natural style, so the ESFJ will behave more according to type when under greater stress. For example, in a crisis, the ESFJ might:


1. work hard to complete pre-defined tasks
2. express appreciation for everyone else's efforts
3. fail to recognise the need for change
4. neglect their own needs whilst being concerned for others


Under extreme stress, fatigue or illness, the ESFJ's shadow may appear - a negative form of INTP. Example characteristics are:


1. being very critical and finding fault with almost everything
2. having a pessimistic view of the future
3. suggesting ideas that are quite impractical
4. ignoring others' feelings


The shadow is part of the unconscious that is often visible to others, onto whom the shadow is projected. The ESFJ may therefore readily see these faults in others without recognising it in him/her self.


ref:
http://www.teamtechnology.co.uk/myers-briggs/esfj.htm


Interested in taking the test to get to know yourself better?

Here are the links. Enjoy :D
http://www.oneishy.com/personality/personality_test.php

and the more detailed one:
http://www.humanmetrics.com/cgi-win/JTypes2.asp

Faith

Godash sent this to my mail today. It's realy interesting :D enjoy!

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An atheist professor of philosophy speaks to his class on the problem science has with God, The Almighty.
He asks one of his new students to stand and.....

Prof: So you believe in God?
Student: Absolutely, sir.

Prof: Is God good?
Student: Sure.

Prof: Is God all-powerful?
Student: Yes.

Prof: My brother died of cancer even though he prayed to God to heal him. Most of us would attempt to help others who are ill. But God didn't. How is this God good then? Hmm?
Student: (Student is silent.)

Prof: You can't answer, can you? Let's start again, young fella. Is God good?
Student: Yes.

Prof: Is Satan good?
Student: No.

Prof: Where does Satan come from?
Student: From...God...

Prof: That's right. Tell me son, is there evil in this world?
Student: Yes.

Prof: Evil is everywhere, isn't it? And God did make everything. Correct?
Student: Yes.

Prof: So who created evil?
Student: (Student does not answer.)

Prof: Is there sickness? Immorality? Hatred? Ugliness? All these terrible things exist in the world, don't they?
Student: Yes, sir.

Prof: So, who created them?
Student: (Student has no answer.)

Prof: Science says you have 5 senses you use to identify and observe the world around you. Tell me, son...Have you ever seen God?
Student: No, sir.

Prof: Tell us if you have ever heard your God?
Student: No , sir.

Prof: Have you ever felt your God, tasted your God, smelt your God? Have you ever had any sensory perception of God for that matter?
Student: No, sir. I'm afraid I haven't.

Prof: Yet you still believe in Him?
Student: Yes.

Prof: According to empirical, testable, demonstrable protocol, science says your GOD doesn't exist. What do you say to that, son?
Student: Nothing. I only have my faith.

Prof: Yes. Faith. And that is the problem science has.

Student: Professor, is there such a thing as heat?
Prof: Yes.

Student: And is there such a thing as cold?
Prof: Yes.

Student: No sir. There isn't. (The lecture theatre becomes very quiet with this turn of events.)

Sir, you can have lots of heat, even more heat, superheat, mega heat, white heat, a little heat or no heat. But we don't have anything called cold.
We can hit 458 degrees below zero which is no heat, but we can't go any further after that.
There is no such thing as cold. Cold is only a word we use to describe the absence of heat.
We cannot measure cold. Heat is energy. Cold is not the opposite of heat, sir, just the absence of it.
(There is pin-drop silence in the lecture theatre.)

Student: What about darkness, Professor? Is there such a thing as darkness?
Prof: Yes. What is night if there isn't darkness?

Student: You're wrong again, sir. Darkness is the absence of something.
You can have low light, normal light, bright light, flashing light....But if you have no light constantly, you have nothing and it's called darkness, isn't it?
In reality, darkness isn't exist. If it were, you would be able to make darkness darker, wouldn't you?
Prof: So what is the point you are making, young man?

Student: Sir, my point is your philosophical premise is flawed.
Prof: Flawed? Can you explain how?

Student: Sir, you are working on the premise of duality. You argue there is life and then there is death, a good God and a bad God.
You are viewing the concept of God as something finite, something we can measure.
Sir, science can't even explain a thought. It uses electricity and magnetism, but has never seen, much less fully understood either one.
To view death as the opposite of life is to be ignorant of the fact that death cannot exist as a substantive thing.
Death is not the opposite of life: just the absence of it.
Now tell me, Professor.
Do you teach your students that they evolved from a monkey?
Prof: If you are referring to the natural evolutionary process, yes, of course, I do.

Student: Have you ever observed evolution with your own eyes, sir?
Prof: (The Professor shakes his head with a smile, beginning to realize where the argument is going.)

Student: Since no one has ever observed the process of evolution at work and cannot even prove that this process is an on-going endeavour, are you not teaching your opinion, sir?
Are you not a scientist but a preacher?
Prof: (The class is in uproar.)

Student: Is there anyone in the class who has ever seen the Professor's brain?
Prof: (The class breaks out into laughter.)

Student: Is there anyone here who has ever heard the Professor's brain, felt it, touched or smelt it?.....No one appears to have done so.
So, according to the established rules of empirical, stable, demonstrable protocol, science says that you have no brain, sir.
With all due respect, sir, how do we then trust your lectures, sir?

Prof: (The room is silent. The professor stares at the student, his face unfathomable.)
Prof: I guess you'll have to take them on faith, son.

Student: That is it sir.. The link between man & God is FAITH. That is all that keeps things moving & alive.



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Sunday, August 17, 2008

Addicted

I'm afraid to say this but I'm addicted to the lowyat forum! I keep going there once I've on my pc and the worst part is I would just browse but I'll buy lots of stuff >_<

Talking about online shopping, Aya, Cmui and I are opening our very own online fashion boutique! Shall put the link on my msn and here when it's all ready :D I'm really excited! We're going to KL to buy stock at the end of this month. We plan to replenish our stock as often as possible to constantly keep in style!

After we finished that was over, C mui and stephy who tagged along gambled with campy and his frens while I chatted with aya and watch some videos which she had, It was really fun! She shared so much to me about cosmetics and contact lens cause I'm ordering a pair after much contemplating about the matter and with my bro's advice and opinion after the many nights and days of me pestering them! (I'm exaggerating about it but I do appreciate their help very much!) Gonna find aya this week again with C Mui since I don't get to go out much when coll's start!

BBQ part at Liyana's house on the coming wednesday organized by Juliana and I'm cooking my specialty, PASTA! hehe. but the date isn't confirmed yet. Bascially everyone from CD065-1, junior year is invited along with their partners!

Ooo and I've been watching looks of house with baby, kor & mum alot lately cause mum bought the season's DVD. sarcasm never sounded so funny! 13's hot!

Still got CSI too! ahh what a great life :P (I only say this when its holidays) haha..


Encouragement corner!
Last Sunday, when I was in church and when the ushers were about to collect the tithes and offerings from the congregation. I looked into my wallet and realised I forgot to budget for that! As I was budgeting for my saman (points at baby :P) and online business.

Then I was thinking which should I give, the RM1 notes or my last RM50 note. I thought to myself, God will understand and who would know anyway!

But as uncle Danny shared on trusting on Jesus to bless you, I suddenly took out the RM5O instead and put it into the offering bag and my heart ached a bit. But then I forgot about it until night, when my mum came back from Genting with my dad bearing tons of gifts for me! And best of all, she gave me RM200!!

I gave RM50 thinking I would have to live on a tight budget this month but I got much more than that! Not even twice the amount! God is really great :D



This Friday, my brother shared in our old school’s (SMK SS17) Christian Fellowship. They’re so pampered now! They’re using the computer lab with air con and it’s considered a fix club in the school. But I’m sure its God’s grace too :D

He shared about Music because he felt it would be good for them to learn something practical. I’ll just summarize it, He said that no genre of music is evil (maybe death metal :P) but it’s the meaning behind the song that makes the song wrong. The ideal of the song as it was written to express something. It can affect the thoughts in your head because it’s addictive.

He said that he himself has not actively listened to the radio in his car for about 2 years, not because its evil but because he said compared Christian music and worldly, Christian music is something worth more to sing about.

I’m really encouraged by my big brother and I’m proud of him! I shall try to pick the songs I listen to better.


Lastly I forgot to mention that I'm on holiday!!!!!!!!!!!!!!


p.s. I've updated some of my artworks on my online portfolio but I'm not done yet. So you can drop in and check out my latest in a few days time!

Friday, August 1, 2008

Rojak

I've been sleeping the whole day cause I feel like crap. Headache non stop. I think I'm am sick. Haha wouldn't you with you have a headache who wouldn't leave your side. plus the sore throat T^T I just feel like ditching all my commitments and just cuddle with my blankets until I feel better.

The amount of assignments is killing meeee... *sigh* I'm really just looking so forward to the holidays. Just a bit more... But when holidays are approaching, it also means final projects are approaching too.. damn..

For one of my final projects,I'm doing an advertising campaign for Aquaria. So I went yesterday with Juliana, Rain and Tracy. Giam didn't go cause he went 2 times d. 2 times!! haha. I got car sick too >< but Thank God I didn;t puke and we didnt get lost on the way back home. Cause Juliana is the only one that knows KL roads (their signboard sucks) but Rain and I managed to find our way and get on the federal thru the smart tunnel and back on the NPE! Yays! Sadly to say, the tanks are crowded. The place is really small and I paid RM20 bucks for it ):

I feel so dry lately, like I'm just so tired and emo. Maybe on the outside, I look perky (okay not lately, I mean who would with a headache?) but inside I just feel emo. I kinda sick of thinking of campaigns and designing and everything. I feel like a robot. I like what I am doing and I really don't want my passion for the creative line to die out.

Anyways, I think I'm not making much sense. I'm supposed to be emailing my lecturer now but I feel so uninspired. Better wrap thinsg up. Starting to stone.

I went DUMC (big church) just now and I was reminded something important today, that when you serve, you have to be willing to learn and stand corrected when others do so to you. I guess its true and not everyone is out there get you. I do feel hurt when people are tell me what I did wrong and all after all what are they doing and who are they to comment my hard work. Plus I never get complimented (only from my dad) but sadly only alot of complains or stares whenever I make a mistake. I guess I'll try harder to be more open when I serve. Its a good things shared by their ministry of worship head.

Good night :)