8 posts tagged “saturday six”

1. Is the glass half-empty or half-full?
   If it contains water, it's half-full. But if it contains cocktail, it's half-empty ;)
   
2. Are you more of your own worst critic, or do you tend to be everyone else’s worst critic instead?
   I criticize everything and everyone, including myself. Blame it on my birth sign. I can't help it as a Virgo!
   
3. How do you feel about technological advances: are you generally optimistic that a new system will make life better or worse?
   Normally, it makes life better. I hope it will.
   
4. Take the quiz: Are you too negative?

   You Are a Little Negative...

   You can be negative from time to time, but you rarely go overboard. You have a realistic view of the world, and most people appreciate your honest insights. Like everyone else, you have your darker moods, but when you're feeling super negative, you keep your feelings to yourself.

   Are You Too Negative?
5. A friend asks you opinion about something, and you know that being honest might hurt his or her feelings. How honest are you likely to be?
   I'd firstly try to give her an honest but diplomatic opinion, but if she's too dumb to read between the lines, then I'd tell her frankly.
   
6. You see a panhandler on the street: which tends to be closer to your immediate impression: that he’s a good person who’s down on his luck or a bad person who doesn’t want to work?
   He might be a good person who doesn't want to work, or he might be a bad person because he's always had bad luck.
   

Episode 213

1. At what age did you move out of your parents’ home (or at what age do you plan to do so)?
   I still live with my Dad, or my Dad lives with me. I once lived alone in Singapore for 2 years though 12 years ago.
2. What, in your book, makes someone truly independent?
   When s/he is financially independent. This sounds shallow, but money can buy almost everything - so we you have money, you can do almost anything with the money you have.
3. If you had to live for a full year on a deserted island without any other company at all, do you think you would be able to do it?
   Sure, as long as I'm given a cellphone and a computer :)
4. Take the quiz: How Independent Are You?

   Your Independence Level: Low

   You are slightly independent, but you usually don't do your own thing. You rely on the advice of others... or no advice at all. As a result, you often end up making decisions that you regret. Listen to your intuition. You really do know what's best for you.

   How Independent Are You?

5. When you have a major decision to make, on average, how many people do you talk to before making up your mind?
   2-3 close friends.
6. On a scale of 1 to 10, with 10 being most important, how important would you rate the approval of those closest to you?
   The decision will still be mine.
   

Creative Adventure XIII

Walking along a wooded side road, I see the cabin ahead. I approach the cabin and on the rocking chair by the door I spot a key that looks like it fits the door lock. I unlock and open the door slowly and I get in side the cabin.

In the cabin by a window there is a window seat chest. Walking over to the chest, I slowly open it and find a treasure box, made of silver.

I suddenly hear a noise coming from the outside, and quickly close the chest and as the person enters the cabin, he says, "What are you doing here, Dwarf?"

Laughing I leave the cabin along without saying goodbye to the man and thinking to myself, "Am I really that short?"

Saturday 9: What Do You Notice?

1. What is the first thing you notice about a person (that you are attracted to) when you meet them?
   Sense of humor.
   
2. What has been your worst illness or injury?
   I once a very acute gastric few years ago and was almost admitted to a hospital in Singapore. But my parents told me that when I was a child, I almost died when I was about 1 year-old. I got poisoned by a cigarette paper, given by our neighbor :\
   
3. Have you ever had a secret crush and then told the person? If yes, how did it go?
   Nope. But I knew that there's someone who's much younger than me liked me a lot secretly. I told him at one drunk night that if he were older, I'd be happy to be his girlfriend, but I couldn't because the gap of our age difference is too wide.
   
4. What was the last drink that you ordered at a pub or a bar?
   Draft beer.
   
5. What car have you owned that was your favorite?
   I've never had  car.
   
6. What is your favorite holiday?
   Bali.
7. Have you ever had sex with someone that in retrospect was (and stayed) a stranger?
   Nope.
8. Who is your favorite female singer?
   Hmmm. I've lotsa favorite singers and mostly are male. But if I gotta name one maybe it's Gwen Stefani. Not because of her songs, but because of her fashion style.
   
9. How often do you read the newspaper?
   Almost everyday. I like reading the ads :)

Episode 212

1. How many days a week, on average, do you eat breakfast?
   Nada.
2. If you eat a breakfast that involves actual cooking, what are most likely to prepare for yourself?
   Fried rice or Chinese fish porridge.
   
3. If you eat a breakfast that requires no cooking, what are you most likely to choose for yourself?
   Just cold hams and bacons will do.
   
4. Take the quiz: What Kind of Cereal Are You?
   Find my answer here.
   
5. When you eat pancakes, how many do you typically place in a stack?
   I don't really like pancakes...
   
6. How do you like your pancakes: with butter/margarine or without, and what flavor of syrup?
   ... but if I had to have them, I want them plain. No butter/margarine, no syrup.
   

Remembering Childhood

1. As a child I loved to play dolls.
2. As a child I wanted to grow up to be a singer.
3. As a child my favorite thing to eat was ice cream.
4. As a child my favorite relative was my (female) cousin who's 10 years older than me.

Saturday 9: Family Ties

1. Where and when were you born?
   Semarang - September 11, 1969.
   
2. Do you have siblings? If yes, tell us more.
   I'm an only child.
   
3. What are your parents’ names?
   Kenneth and Martha.
   
4. Did you (or do you) know all four of your grandparents?
   The only grandparent I never met was Dad's father because he passed away a year (if I'm not mistaken) before my parents got married.
   
5. Do have children? If yes, tell us about them. If no, do you want them?
   My dogs are my children :) But yes, I want to have my own human (not adopted) child(ren) someday.
   
6. Do you still live in the general area that you grew up in?
   Nope.
7. Do you have cousins? If yes, are you or have you been close?
   I have loads of cousins! I am not close to all of them, just some.
   
8. How often does your family all get together?
   Since Mom passed away, Dad and I don't attend the family gatherings anymore. We like it that way.
   
9. Is your significant other close to your family?
   I'm single and have never been married.

1. How many pairs of shoes do you own right now? Over the course of a single week, how many of them are you likely to wear total?
   I have a lot, but my favorite are only 3 pairs and sometimes they have a chance to be worn fairly weekly.
   
2. At what store do you buy the majority of your shoes?
   My favorite is Charles & Keith.
   
3. How much did you pay for the most expensive pair of shoes you own? How much was the cheapest?
   The most expensive is slightly below Rp. 300,000 (US$ 30) and the cheapest is Rp. 25, 000 (US$ 2.50).
   
4. Take the quiz: What do your feet say about you?
   I've taken the test here.
   
5. What’s your preference: dress, casual, sneaker, flip flop or sandal?
   Casual.
6. Have you ever had or considered getting a pedicure?
   I've had pedicures, but haven't done it in months now.
   

Episode 209

1. 

   Creamy Skippy
   You’re ordering a hot fudge sundae. Do you order it with nuts or without?
   With nuts, of course!
   
2. You’re buying a jar of peanut butter: which brand do you buy most often? Creamy or crunchy?
   Creamy. Skippy is the best we can find here.
   
3. What was the last kind of nut you remember eating?
   I'm too tired to remember what's the last nut I had :\
   
4. Take the quiz: What nut are you?

   You Are a Brazil Nut

   To most people, you seem exotic, unusual, and even a bit scary, but you're really quite normal. You're just hard to get to know. If people leave you alone and let you do your thing, you really shine but you tend to get lost in a crowd, especially if it's filled with big personalities.

   What Nut Are You?

5. This one will do a lot to indicate where you’re from: when you hear someone refer to “boiled peanuts,” are you intrigued or grossed out?
   Intrigued. I LOVE boiled peanuts :)
   
6. What is your favorite synonym for the other kind of nut, as in “a lunatic?”
   Sinting

Episode 207

A friend invites you attend his church, but from what he says about it, you get the impression that it is something resembling the most bizarre of cults. Are you more likely to attend to be polite, or to make up an excuse to get out of it?
I will tell him honestly I won't attend it because it against my belief.

You receive a neighbor’s bank statement by mistake, and you realize that the envelope wasn’t sealed before it was mailed. Are you more likely to open the envelope and take a peek before walking it next door, or just seal it up without looking?
I will just give it to him without opening and sealing it.

You’re dining alone when you hear a couple talking about plans for their next sexual encounter. Are you more likely to ask them to lower their voices, or to listen?
I won't bother. I have my own problems, mind alone the strangers'.

Take the quiz: Are You Disturbingly Profound or Profoundly Disturbing?

You Are Disturbingly Profound
You're contemplative, thoughtful, and very intense. Taking time to figure out the meaning of life is a priority for you.Because you're so introspective, you often react in ways that surprise people. No one can really understand how you are on the inside and that disturbs them.

What is the most profound piece of advice you ever received?
Hmmm.. I'll skip this question and answer it later.

Did the person who gave you that advice strike you as being particularly profound, or did the advice seem a bit out of the ordinary coming from that person?
I can't even remember what the advice was! Hehe.