: emotional intelligence. to put it in layman terms, it's just what we commonly are associated to - EQ. it measures the way you get along with people.

as quoted from wikepedia:
Some researchers believe EI is a cognitive ability just as is IQ (eg, Mayer & Salovey, 2000), others believe it is a combination of perceived abilities and traits (e.g., Schutte et al. 1998), while others consider it a skill that can be measured (such as Bradberry and Greaves 2005). These opposing views have inspired separate domains of inventories.

i think it's so cool, it's indeed a God-given present. the human mind is such a powerful and amazing tool beyond your own imagination. so, remove all your inhibitions and let that creative spark bring you far! i'm talking rubbish.

so, people with high emotional intelligence have their own individual ways with treating people, in a diplomatic manner so we make sure we don't offend anyone. have u ever thought about karma? is it for real? what comes around, goes around, what goes up, must come down.
i dont still don't quite get the latter phrase. does it mean that one can't stay at the top always? can one alwaye be on the opposite end of failure - success,victory,achievement? such a thing?
but karma is one concept which u can possibly apply to your everyday life - for the same judgement you give people, people would on the other hand, judge you in the same way. i feel guilty at times about this too - why try to remove that speck of sand from the eyes of others, when a huge, bulky plank of wood is blocking your vision? (from the book of matthew).

OK ANYWAY< our straits times reporter gang for food review around singapore consisted of :huiqi, me, sarene, beatrice and ben. under the tutelage of our fantastic chief editor huiqi, we managed to have a great time running around the east, giving comments for all the food we took. YUMMY!!!!!! =] please refer to chief editor's blog at http://huiqi-lemongurl.blogspot.com

(disclaimer: there were some MINOR, i repeat minor moments of embarrassement like sneaking out of the wa-something jap restaurant after we realised the food was so expensive that SPH could not sponsor us, and also reading this pri2 student's compre, that left me and huiqi bursting out in gaffaws outside a tuition centre, and making this certain man who stamped his foot while we were sticking our faces at the transparent glass panel at cocoa trees, parkway. (we weren't blocking the way anyway, he can write to straits times forum to complain haha)

i miss parkway! =] and we saw many familiar TK Faces like craig from 4k. mdm faridah used to scold him all the time during english AG lessons. and we saw martin from 4d (whom i made friends with on the last day of school) and jianrui's good friend, jarrretteth. whatever u spell his name, i'm not a journalist.


this is the plot from the pri2 kid's story.
this boy, (name shall not be revealed to keep privacy intact) was sleeping and suddenly he woke up because he found out that a CAT was beside his bed. he took a pail of water and splashed it on the cat. then his neighbour downstairs shouted up because of the water. after that we were pulled away by the other journalists.

now we know how a pri 2 student thinks. didn't the boy had parents?

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Thursday, June 07, 2007

there's this really wweird debate going on at huiqi's blog. i believe she wouldn't have been so stupid and dumb to have copied wholesale from amanda chong's essay (aiyah anyone in the right frame of mind wouldn't want to be accused of infringing her copyrights). amanda chong's writing was indeed a good source of inspiration, and her way of writing would definitely prove to be worthy because people can learn from her style of fluent writing, the way she describes in such a flowery manner. haha. i still remember the first sentence, about the car careening down the highway and "elaine" clucking away angrily on her phone.
so whatever the debate is about, let's be objective about it. huiqi, no doubt, she has excellent writing skills, and although the general plot was inspired by chong, we cannot dispel the FACT that huiqi, herself, is a commendable writer who will respect others' work as well.


let's be happy people =]

SMILE!

and i'm going to become like this goatie here. my braces appointment is on the 28july!

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Wednesday, June 06, 2007

lioness. female lion.

im beginning to think maths is hEOOOOrrible. i'm having so much difficulty doing summation and my sis just gives me that -.- "i think you're pretyt dumb' look when she sees me with a sullen face entering her room, clutching sheets of paper.

today or rather yesterday i wanted to blog about what makes a TK student special.

- we wear green skirts and blouses with our sleeves folded up 7 times. and all those telok kurau people love love love to copy us, only that they always fail. thank goodness they changed their uniform last year to some pale yellow thinggo.

- our blouses are usually tucked out. it's the trend here in tk

- we love to bully our lower sec teachers, but...

-show our upper sec teaches loads of respect.

- we are always seen hanging out at parkway, ogling at the weird stuff they sell there. (and ya the food court sells really nice grass jelly)

- we slack very hard, but study very hard towards O levels.

- our average L1R5 thisyear was 12.2

-we are always staying back in school till very late because of remedial lessons and tests. i still remember the times where we stayed till six pm just to complete a chem test, when school ended at 230pm. and we were made to wait very long before the test commenced, because mrs chee was teaching in another class. ah, she's always late)

- we are a very outspoken bunch of people.

- we have the X factor. hey actually i do mean it. we're all mad and crazy and fun-loving.

ok. this is random. =]

and yay thanks to sarene and huiqi who went down together to order the class jerseys, we should be getting them quite soon.

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Monday, June 04, 2007

drop the cheese bomb!

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Sunday, June 03, 2007

the reality of dreams.

A third of average people's life is spent asleep.

During a typical lifetime, a person spends around 6 (over 2,100 days) years dreaming.

Dreams have existed from the dawn of humankind. The first known records of dreams were made 4,000 years ago.

The art of dream interpretation has existed nearly as long. Dream interpreters were used even in the early day of Rome where they were advising senators before making political decisions.

Everyone dreams, even if we don't remember it afterwards. An average person dreams between four and seven times a night.

Some animals dream, too. The scientist are sure that all mammals are capable of dreaming, and it is suspected that some other animals like reptile may dream as well. We have no idea though what they may dream about.

Without dreaming people will soon suffer personality disorders and severe psychological problems. While the exact function of dream sleep remains a mystery, dreaming is necessary for us to live and keep our sanity intact.

Blind people can dream, too. Their dreams may contain visual images if they have been able to see earlier, but the dreams of those who have been blind since their birth do not. Such dreams are made entirely of sounds, smells and touch sensations.

Oftenitmes we forget dreams as soon as we wake up. Probably as much as 50% of the content of any dream is lost within five minutes of waking. After 10 minutes we can forget even 90% of the dream content.

The word "dream" comes from Middle English. There the word, "dreme" meant "music" and "joy". This indicates that dreams have been treated as a source of inspiration and wonder.
Most men usually have dreams about other men, but women have dreams about both sexes in similar proportions.

Human brain is more active when we're sleeping than when we're awake.
People who are awakened during dream sleep are usually able to describe their dreams very vividly. Those who wait until morning often do not remember a thing.

Both men and women sometimes experience sexual arousal during their dreams, often with little regard to the content of the dream.

Toddlers do not dream about themselves. Until a toddler reaches three or four, he/she does not show in his/her dreams.

You can't snore and dream at the same time.

The children nightmares are common. They begin at the age of three and generally last until the child reaches seven or eight years old.

Over 60% of people report at least one Deja vu experience in their dreams. Such dreams occur more frequently in women than in men.

Article Source: http://thousandfolders.com.

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Saturday, June 02, 2007

nice dress.how much? 750 dollars. haha. that can buy me 250 bowls of katong laksa.

and i can't wait for the 07S501 get fat food fat fest! =] i wanna eat katong laksa, beach road prawn mee, delicious boneless chicken rice at katong SC. and bedok hawker food centre chwee kueh. yum!

What Your Soul Really Looks Like

You are a warm hearted and open minded person. It's easy for you to forgive and forget. You are a very grounded, responsible, and realistic person. People may not want to hear the truth from you, but they're going to get it. You see yourself with pretty objective eyes. How you view yourself is almost exactly how other people view you. Your near future is a lot like the present, and as far as you're concerned, that's a very good thing. For you, love is all about caring and comfort. You couldn't fall in love with someone you didn't trust.

http://www.blogthings.com/insidetheroomofyoursoulquiz/">Inside the Room of Your Soul/a>

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