Some Days Pensive

all There’s a lot of personality tests online. And a few just cropped up my Facebook timeline recently. And both sounded convincing!

The first one, which a trusted friend took and posted online and then I followed suit, is interesting. Here’s my result:

Emotional stability and Assertiveness had high scores, while Emotionality and Reserve had low marks. Sounds like me!

Now, today, Getty Images posted this Visual Personality Test, which determines who you are according to your taste or preferences in photos or visual cues.

Pretty interesting. Long quiz, and a variety of activities such as ranking of photos, multiple choices.

And here’s my result: The Real Deal.

“Forget the filter; you’re all about the bona fide. In search of Authenticity. With pictures and with people, you favour raw sincerity over glossy perfection every time. You take your truth the old fashioned way; unvarnished and filter-free. When it comes to seizing opportunities, your curious mind keeps the possibilities wide open, though you'd rather keep both feet grounded in reality than chase pie in the sky. Your default setting is to look before you leap - no bad thing, since it's helped you to sort friend from foe and keep your front row reserved for VIPs only. Life for you is about being in the moment and if you saw it in pictures, it'd be the story of the deep connections you make with people and places.”

My highest score is 93% for Agreeableness, which indicates my “concern for the happiness of the group.” And the lowest is 12% for Emotion (or emotional stability). I’m emotionally unstable?!

Here’s the result in the key areas.

And the other thing that the results tell me is my taste in photos: “pro-level image hunter.“ Haha

“Finding the right image to express a point of view is a matter of professional pride for you, so you're as likely to have your interest piqued by a strong visual as you are the subjects close to your heart. Chatting TV comes naturally, and your well-trained eye gives you the perfect perspective for talking about powerful imagery too - whether it's making small talk or debating the big stuff, your proficiency for choosing great photos gives you a deep well of inspiration to draw from.“

“You never let good taste get in the way of good art. You're bucking all trends when it comes to your image choices, often opting for a lesser-selected image over the popular choice. Your selections are as eclectic as your taste is niche, suggesting that you're open to all manner of creative directions, though it looks as though others may not always be on the same page.“

It’s a love triangle. And it’s set in high school, the sweetest period in life for folks like me. Just like some of the Ghibli movies, its story is simple. And people can instantly relate to the human experience portrayed in the movie.

Taku and Yutaka are close friends, and Rikaku, who has just transferred to their school, got Yutaka’s attention. She’s pretty but also has a hard time getting close with her classmates. Taku doesn’t mind and goes on his working-student life. That is until he, by sudden turn of events, accompanied Rikaku to Tokyo (they all live in this island) to see her father. It’s this trip that made them close and develop feelings for each other.

Taku is the dense one here and doesn’t realize what’s going on until years later during their class reunion. They do end up together after they meet each other at a train station. Short, just 72 minutes, and sweet.

To get me back to writing again, I’m going to write short movie reviews. Really short ones. Maybe an intro saying what the movie is all about, then a short paragraph about the plot (spoilers included!), and then what I think about the film. Or what I like most about it.

In any organization there will always be those who are clueless, who are whiny, and who are both. Today I met some of them. 

If these guys could only see how hard it is to run a group that aims to raise money so that everyone could have some extra to add to their meager government pay. 

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Back at home, I can’t wait to move in together with the future missus. All this penny pinching has become annoying, I have to beg for my own comfort.

With spirit power gathered at his fingertip, Eugene heaved a little and pointed to the red-haired woman. A flash of light beamed from his finger and a ball of spirit energy blasted out from his position.