tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-40743562011-04-21T17:09:47.771-04:00SerenadeProblems cannot be solved at the same level of consciousness that created it. ~~EinsteinArielhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18398913690458554554noreply@blogger.comBlogger311100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4074356.post-1108448925024469482005-02-15T01:26:00.000-05:002005-02-15T01:28:45.023-05:00New Year's Resolution: Do not stay up again past midnight (except for assignments), no matter for what reason. It is never worth it.Arielhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18398913690458554554noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4074356.post-1106370458811140732005-01-21T23:52:00.000-05:002005-01-22T00:07:38.813-05:00"Clean living" (feature article, Forbes, Nov 29, 2004) is the latest trend promoting simple, less costly lifestyle changes in diet and exercise over expensive drugs. Many health conditions are not only a long-term, cumulative result of inadequate exercise and inappropriate diet, they can also be improved (and maybe partially reversed) by regaining adequate exercise and appropriate diet. Arielhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18398913690458554554noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4074356.post-1105836425338184482005-01-15T19:44:00.000-05:002005-01-15T19:47:05.336-05:00I figured out where conflict comes from.
Conflict comes from people's frustration at their inability to solve problems. When a person of average EQ is frustrated, defensive or offensive mechanisms kick in. This, in turn, frustrates those around him and makes his temper appear unattractive.
"Everyday I have two choices. I can choose to be happy, or I can choose to be sad. By choosing my Arielhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18398913690458554554noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4074356.post-1105729612121087302005-01-14T14:06:00.000-05:002005-01-14T14:06:52.123-05:00You are a piano. You like to express your feelingsindirectly like in lyrics, poems, and stories.You are careful in what you do and sometimespull a stunt. You are calm and peaceful. Butyou usually don't talk to people first theyhave to talk to you. (BEAUTIFUL anime pics) What is your soft toned intrument? brought to you by Quizilla
Arielhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18398913690458554554noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4074356.post-1105725477247851172005-01-14T13:54:00.000-05:002005-01-14T12:57:57.246-05:00Props to Evelyn for always finding cool stuff like these. :D
-Perfect- You're the perfect girlfriend. Whichmeans you're rare or that you cheated :P You'rethe kind of chick that can hang out with yourboyfriend's friends and be silly. You don'tcare about presents or about going to fancyplaced. Hell, just hang out. You're just happybeing around your boyfriend. What Kind of Girlfriend Are You? Arielhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18398913690458554554noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4074356.post-1105728842182703022005-01-14T13:53:00.000-05:002005-01-14T13:54:02.183-05:00Mysterious, elegant, creative and calmYou are a sprite of the Water. Creative and one ofthe most beautiful of sprites, you strikewonder and curiosity into the hearts and mindsof all. Even though you are capable ofattraction and seduction you are way above allthat, you understand the true meaning of lifeand are very open and understanding of life'smysteries, most likely you are one of them. YouareArielhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18398913690458554554noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4074356.post-1105728249394548842005-01-14T13:43:00.000-05:002005-01-14T13:44:09.393-05:00Wind Goddess What Elemental Goddess Are You? (Earth, Fire, Wind, Water) + Pictures + brought to you by Quizilla
Arielhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18398913690458554554noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4074356.post-1105727362631525322005-01-14T13:28:00.000-05:002005-01-14T13:29:56.936-05:00
Your Hidden Power Is Water
You have a rather calm soul, but when tempted
will get pissed off at those who bug you. You
do whatever you can in your powers to help
those of your allies and have a okay taste for
human kind, but you find them rather annoying
on occasions.
Gem Stone: Saphire, Eye Color:Ice
Blue,Hair Color:Dark Blue that's long
that goes to your waist.
Quote:If you wait for meThen Arielhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18398913690458554554noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4074356.post-1102828863425633202004-12-12T01:02:00.000-05:002004-12-12T00:21:03.426-05:00Bonus questions (3 marks each) on my auditing exam:
Q: If auditors were trees, what kind of trees would they be?
A: Pine trees because auditors have to always be independent both in appearance and in substance. (Yeah, and how corny ...)
Q: Write a joke that starts with: "Two auditors go into a bar ..."
A: ... one is working on a review engagement and the other on compilation. Suddenly a Arielhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18398913690458554554noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4074356.post-1093546265841875732004-08-26T14:41:00.000-04:002004-08-26T14:52:50.013-04:00New Year's Resolutions
I, being the undisciplined person I am, finally developed a resolutions list for this final year of my undergrad studies to get myself ready for bigger opportunities. No ambitious goals here, so hopefully I will get them all done.
To-Do List Before School Starts
__ finish all Psychology Today
__ finish resume
__ record for Tracy
__ throw out old clothes
New Year's Arielhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18398913690458554554noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4074356.post-1091904812010179222004-08-07T14:50:00.000-04:002004-08-07T14:53:32.010-04:00The Merit of Education is in the Eye of the Beholder
~the long debated topic among many intellectuals
Lots of people argue that university education does not offer an adequate preparation for students to enter the real world, that it is merely a huge, lengthy intelligence test that pools people accordingly. I used to buy that argument. Now as I enter my 4th year as well as my last year of Arielhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18398913690458554554noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4074356.post-1088610053214158852004-06-30T11:36:00.000-04:002004-06-30T11:40:53.213-04:00Who Moved My Cheese (re: Louis' wish list)
I was just pushed through another moment of doubt by the power of flow (this sounds like cult-talk, not good :D). This time it's Louis' Amazon wish list I stumbled upon that inspired me into establishing a renewed sense of direction. Who Moved My Cheese is a book that talks about change and motivates people to make the best out of change, instead of Arielhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18398913690458554554noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4074356.post-1088552894687484322004-06-29T19:45:00.000-04:002004-06-29T19:48:14.686-04:00~*~*~ HAPPY BIRTHDAY ADRIAN!!! ~*~*~
I hope you will continue to be the goofie person you are.Arielhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18398913690458554554noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4074356.post-1085290728112173642004-05-23T01:30:00.000-04:002004-05-23T01:39:53.306-04:00Ready to Marry
It's funny how the more we get through my boyfriend's problem, the more I want to get married. I guess positivity was not enough to give me the peace of mind to decide to get married, but negativity was.
I have always wondered before what DOES it feel like when one feels ready to get married. Those who have done it before us always tell us, "When you are ready, you know you areArielhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18398913690458554554noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4074356.post-1085162060796344682004-05-21T13:50:00.000-04:002004-05-21T13:55:31.656-04:00On Fate
Saw this from someone else's blog ... I wholeheartedly agree.
But don't forget about that golden rule
What you do to others is gonna get done to you
I don't like revenge, but I have nothing against retribution in its truest natural form: fate.
One more interesting thing. I discussed something related to fate many posts ago. I remember I even made up a word for it. Turns out, I Arielhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18398913690458554554noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4074356.post-1070215908244866692003-11-30T13:11:00.000-05:002003-11-30T13:12:39.420-05:00Benefits of B-School #1
One of the most important things I learned out of B-School is an attitude to approach life.
There are many setbacks, frustrations, and conflicts in life. Sometimes you stress yourself single-mindedly to reach the goal that you think you OUGHT to reach because your life expects you to. For instance, you have an exam in a week's time, and you suddenly find out today thatArielhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18398913690458554554noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4074356.post-916077562003-03-29T11:48:00.000-05:002003-03-29T11:48:18.233-05:00"You know the world is going crazy when the best rapper is a white guy, the best golfer is a black guy, The Swiss hold the America's Cup, France is accusing the US of arrogance, and Germany doesn't want to go to war." ~~got it off AdrianArielhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18398913690458554554noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4074356.post-907462242003-03-14T22:58:00.000-05:002003-03-14T22:58:19.170-05:00a side discussion on: EQ
I realized something about two different kinds of guys.
Once upon a time two different guys hit on me at the same time. The first one spent a few hours talking to me and cracking jokes on a friendly basis, and then suddenly asked me out. My mind went "uh???" and I automatically replied "no thank you," forgetting to let him down gently. I hoped he had stopped trying.Arielhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18398913690458554554noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4074356.post-904080922003-03-09T12:52:00.000-05:002003-03-09T12:52:37.576-05:00Happy, satisfied, rational people don't want war, because war makes them worse off.Arielhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18398913690458554554noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4074356.post-903567782003-03-08T10:24:00.000-05:002003-03-08T10:24:37.590-05:00In problem solving or conflict resolution, never take something personally, or your both analytical and creative reasoning are compromised.Arielhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18398913690458554554noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4074356.post-903402232003-03-07T23:37:00.000-05:002003-03-07T23:37:50.043-05:00Means to Ends
I learned in yet another psychology lecture. People lose their ability to think freely as they age and accumulate experience in their heads. Functional fixedness is the phenomenon of trying to solve a problem by thinking inside the box, thereby trying to solve the problem in a way that is limited by one's past experience. The classical problem of drawing 4 lines without lifting Arielhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18398913690458554554noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4074356.post-903383072003-03-07T22:53:00.000-05:002003-03-07T23:38:30.000-05:00Low Crime Rates
I never realized this but, as my boyfriend pointed out one day, Canada's low crime rates can be partially but significantly caused by its crime-discouraging cold weather. Who would want to commit robbery with heavy snow and wind, and oh check this out, it's -30C outside?Arielhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18398913690458554554noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4074356.post-892189822003-02-16T22:53:00.000-05:002003-02-17T12:51:49.000-05:00The new "right" way of effective management has evolved into motivating and empowering the employees, basically meaning, to let the employees account for themselves and share in the decision-making process. The reason why there has been a lot more rallying these years for shifting some proportion of the "managerial" role onto the employees themselves is the higher education of the average Arielhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18398913690458554554noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4074356.post-891987462003-02-16T15:08:00.000-05:002003-02-16T15:08:39.840-05:00I think I seldom have any interesting things to say with politics, neither am I the type to be too interested in tuning in to one of those State of the Union Addresses, though that does not stop me from stealing friends' interesting political blogs when seen one. I think Adrian has developed some pretty nice freelance magazine/newspaper commentary-writing styles. As opposed to my type of Arielhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18398913690458554554noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4074356.post-883664632003-02-01T01:13:00.000-05:002003-02-01T01:13:25.870-05:00Perception | Joy of Passing
"The world works not on reality, but on people's perception of reality."
Most students are familiar with this scene: the professor is handing out exams, one of your friends is walking towards you clutching his exam paper and smiling excitedly and squeals to you, "I can't believe I passed!!! I am SO happy I passed!!!"
I suddenly realize, I have been robbing myself Arielhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18398913690458554554noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4074356.post-883006342003-01-30T20:50:00.000-05:002003-01-30T20:50:01.893-05:00ENFPs and Personality
I tested and tested and tested. Across the years, I am still a true and enthusiastic ENFP. The ENFP profile spells someone who is usually good at a lot of things, or whichever interests them, and who has this whole range of personality descriptions.
The way most psychological type profiles are done is misleading in the way that it gives the uninformed readers the wrong Arielhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18398913690458554554noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4074356.post-882998502003-01-30T20:32:00.000-05:002003-01-30T20:32:08.623-05:00God and Fate
I seem to be getting on to something lately. I am not religious, so I can pretty much tailor the meaning of the word "god" in my mind to fit whatever meaning that best fits my perception and understanding of this concept without offending myself.
And "fate," well ok, I accept the generally accepted meaning of "fate," however, that left me without a word for this other related but Arielhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18398913690458554554noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4074356.post-879920752003-01-24T23:12:00.000-05:002003-01-24T23:12:47.860-05:00The parent-child relationship. The husband-wife relationship. Both relationships are similar in nature: exclusive familiarity + mutual support. There are genetic contents to support the parent-child relationship; there are none to support the latter, at least none currently discovered to my knowledge. As both the parent and the child age, I suspect that maybe the genetic glue to the Arielhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18398913690458554554noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4074356.post-869476642003-01-04T23:36:00.000-05:002003-01-04T23:36:39.900-05:00Purpose of Blogging: If the purpose of blogging is not thinking, then it must be for writing. Writing it will be.
New Year's Resolutions: Love lao gong. Sleep at regular hours. Daily exercise. Make lao gong do the same. Procrastinate less. Remember people's birthdays.Arielhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18398913690458554554noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4074356.post-869028912003-01-03T21:28:00.000-05:002003-01-03T21:28:09.666-05:00Prolactin
Just heard over the radio. New research suggests that prolactin, a natural hormone, MAY be able to generate brain cells / neurons. Neurons are currently believed to be non-regenerating once dead. If all or parts of the research proves to be sound claims, then it may be used to treat diseases like Parkingson's and Alzheimer's.Arielhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18398913690458554554noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4074356.post-868940572003-01-03T17:08:00.000-05:002003-01-03T17:14:40.000-05:00serendipity: the faculty of making happy and unexpected discoveries by accident
How much is Serendipity the movie related to that? I don't see it. Neither do I feel that too much blogging is good for you. If the quiet, serious type of blogging counts as passive rumination, then it tends to either increase anxiety or make one more susceptible to anxiety triggers. So the lesson of a couple Arielhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18398913690458554554noreply@blogger.com