AN 'ENFP'

Its been a while since I have written anything on this spot. Partially, i have almost forgotten i once own a blog. The other part; i lost the passion to write again. Been busy with alot of stuff in life. WoW came back. Burning Crusade was a little too hard to shake off. Despite the fact that my friends have been barking and harrasing me to get it. I finally gave in. Now after a not-so-constant battling with the fel demons of outlands, I'm finally out of my druidic form. Back to the world where i can still enjoy some decent chats with friends over a late nite internet session.

Was given this link by a colleague of mine earlier. Said this Jung guy was some sort of famous psychologist. The results were pretty amazing. At least, for my case...i think the outcome would have described,if not 90%... probably around 70-80% of me.

ENFP - "Journalist". Uncanny sense of the motivations of others. Life is an exciting drama. 8.1% of total population.

Free Jung Personality Test (similar to Myers-Briggs/MBTI)

A googled definition of An ENFP

A tourist in my own homeland.

It is a peculiar feeling. Despite my numerous trips; every fortnight, I have never felt this way before.

Today I came back on an ordinary Monday. A working day. Dressed in my office wear, embarking from Changi in Singpore and arriving in KLIA by almost noon. It could have been just an ordinary working day. But the fact that I'm flying home; for work, for the first time made me kinda... anxious. I thought it would be much simpler than it already is. No big deal, just back to my own homeland for two short weeks. It could have been just like before...few years back...working life in KL.

Perhaps its the hotel or maybe its just the treatment I've received at the client's place today that made me feel somewhat 'different'. I felt like a tourist. Like as if I dont belong here anymore. People at the client's place referred to me as the vendor from Singapore. Though I'm still local (i have assured most of them that i am), to them...i'm still an employee of a vendor...from Singapore.

Friends that I have contacted about me coming back for two weeks (normal working weeks) have been more than warm to line up meet-ups, dinners etc. which i'm still glad about. I could have gone home...but i suppose that would have to wait till the weekend.

I thought I would be able to sleep early, get up early, have breakfast at the hotel and go out to work early before I jumped into bed earlier. I have tried. Rolling on the new bed for almost 30mins now, still I dont seem to be able to fall asleep just yet. Bought a prepaid internet card earlier at the lobby for RM100 for a 24 hours acess. An expensive rate, I think. But since this is reimbursible, I suppose I couldn't care any less. So it's a lil surfing and blogging time for me...it's been quite a boring week, if not months...this short burst of excitement, i suppose...arrived at a pretty good time.

Ha Yi Bun? Ha Er Bin?

"Ha Yi Bun" she said, when she passed me this cute lil souvenir. I've got the same one last year from my cousin who got it from Russia. I asked again, "Where?". She said "Ha Er Bin". Hmmm...it must be in some foreign tongue. I said, "What is it call in english...?". "Ha Er Bin!". ?!?!?!?!! Where the hell is that??? She said that place is somewhere in China, somewhere up north, near the borders of Russia. "Oh...", thats the only reply I can think of.

The New Read

Despite the fact that I'm still struggling with my current book, the one which has sat there collecting dust for the past few months; except for a few occasional flips during my boring, need-to-read-a-book days (dragging and testing my patience with every turn)...I found myself a new one during lunch just now. I have a good feeling I would probably finish this first.

Its all in a day...

The grumpy, agitated me didn't last for that long. I've been alrite since yesterday. Today...it gets even better. I was out in the morning at about 10:20, had breakfast with a friend over at Cartel's. The omelette wasn't as good as what someone proclaims...and it got me and my friend feeling sick till noon. By noon we were already at Vivocity. I got another pair of Zara's denim this round. Perhaps its my luck...at this time of sales, I still managed to get hold of one my size. Since the price has been double-slashed...what more reason do i need? And...I thought that was all i need to be happy in a day...but i guess...when lady luck smiles upon you...it could happen...more than once.

We spent an hour or perhaps three, walking around...buying more stuff...snacks and chocolates, mainly. Getting all high spending cash. Then i recalled, that I have something which I wanted to get. But its somewhere in CityLink. Since we're done with Vivo...CityLink is just on the way home.

So we took a train down to cityhall...and went over to the shop. But then, it just suddenly strikes me- that the last time I found something I wanted at this shop, I didn't stop to look at the shop opposite. With my friend around, I don't feel so shy this time. So I went in...and as I was browsing the displays...I saw it laying there. All these while...all the effort...all the help signals I've been sending across to my friend to find this piece of instrument...and...it's just there...only this time...this is a cleaner one, dust free and everything is...well, perfectly right. And they so happen to have two of the same kind (not that i needed two, but its just good to know that this is not a leftover or somekind :P). Best of all when I asked to try it on...it fits perfectly, like what i have imagined. And even better, there's a discount! I swiped my card...for a mere 311SGD (before discount was like 389SGD), and 15mins later...it's on my wrist for the remaining of the day till i got home. I suppose...this is just my day. :)





My very first diver's - the SKX011J.

when u need the world...

...the world turns its back against you.

I thought I've been having a shitty day by noon. Guess when things turn ugly, it could get even uglier at times.

Work has been a complete chaos. I'm not much in the mood anymore. I guess I've finally given up on this thing. Barely doing much nowadays, though work is really getting kinda slow due to the holidays...but still...there are always things to be done. I'm getting an increment this month end, with my reputation severely damaged by my good italian team lead not too long ago...i suppose it couldnt get more uglier than this. I've just got a small tip of what to expect. And to say the least, I'm truely disappointed with the decision. A year and a half's work, could have just been in vain. Sometimes...I cant help but to wonder, how politics can play a crucial part in our daily lives.

I used to think...that if i enjoy whatever I'm doing, the pay is just secondary, as long as I have enough to spend, eat and still have some left for burst of lil excitements every now and then, i'd be happy. But...well...maybe its about time I learn something...Someone once told me, "Get a high paying job, when the job sucks (eventually, all jobs would be) at least u can still look at the pay and be happy about it...but if u get paid damn low, the jobs sucks...what else are you left with...?". I guess I know the answer to that now.

This is truly the lowest moment of my new year...and it has just barely started.

I was just trying to let off some steam over the phone with a couple of friends...but well, i guess...it's not always that easy to catch the right people...at the right time. So I'm left with this blog to vent my frustration. I tried not to do it too often though, for i'm afraid...i might just get addicted to it...

The old and new

This year, nothing much has changed. Apart from me staying away from the crowd on new year's eve, there's basically nothing else worth mentioning. On new year's day, I went to this place called - TRAP. Its somewhere up north, I recall. A place of hot and cold water. The hot spring and cold mountain pool. It was a pretty decent spot for a day's getaway with family or close friends. Though the crowd towards the later part of the day seems to be getting heavier. I have not had so much fun with my family for a whilte. It is after all, new year's day. After that, we drove further up north for the so-called reknown, chicken with bean sprout. I don't like 'white chicken' and I don't fancy bean sprout much too. It's nothing better than the San Sui Chicken over here. I can't imagine why people would just stand there and wait for their tables. Sometimes, I dont understand...is it just me? or was it the rest of the world?