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Kornelius took the Your Personality Evaluation Quiz quiz and got the result: You are a type 1B Person.
You are a type 1B Person: You have a need for other people to like and admire you, and yet you tend to be critical of yourself.

While you have some personality weaknesses, you are generally able to compensate for them.

You have considerable unused capacity that you have not turned to your advantage.

Disciplined and self-controlled on the outside, you tend to be worrisome and insecure on the inside. At times you have serious doubts as to whether you have made the right decision or done the right thing. You prefer a certain amount of change and variety and become dissatisfied when hemmed in by restrictions and limitations. You also pride yourself as an independent thinker; and do not accept others' statements without satisfactory proof. But you have found it unwise to be too frank in revealing yourself to others. At times you are extroverted, affable, and sociable, while at other times you are introverted, wary, and reserved.

Some of your aspirations tend to be rather unrealistic.

FaceBook Quiz Results

Kornelius took the IQ test quiz and the result is Very Good!!
You are one brilliant person!! Your IQ is over 140!

Kornelius completed the quiz "What is your Best Trait?" with the result Compassion.
You don't judge others' faults but rather have compassion on them and what they are going through. Your first instinct when you see someone in need is to comfort them and show them how much you care. You are gracious, and love flows out of you naturally. Even in situations where most people would back away, you are right there for people with your arms wide open. You feel empathy for those who suffer, and this might be because of your kind nature or maybe even because you can relate; whatever the reason, you help heal wounds and are a shoulder to cry on.

Kornelius completed the quiz "What kind of teacher are you? " with the result Funny and Friendly.
You are a very funny and friendly teacher. You like to make your classroom a fun place to be. Childhood is supposed to be fun and you believe school should be no different. Children will not learn if they don't want to be there. You incorporate humor into your lessons. Students smile and laugh in your classroom. You love to have them work with partners or in groups so they can help each other and talk about what they are learning. Students love being in your classroom because they have such a good time, they don't even realize how much they are learning. Sometimes your classroom might get a little loud because of all the fun that's going on, but you know that they are truly learning and let them continue on.

Kornelius took the What do Your Eyes Say About You? quiz and the result is Beauty.
When people look into your eyes, they see true beauty. They can tell that you're a down-to-earth, and honest person. Your eyes make people want to get to know you. You make friends easily and aren't afraid to speak your mind, but you always make sure to be kind and polite. If you don't like something, you let people down in a subtle way. You like to make yourself known, without going overboard. You are a gifted person that has inside and outside beauty, and you always like to flaunt it!

Kornelius completed the quiz "What Natural Disaster Are You?" with the result Tornado.
Wild and violet to a point that nothing will stand in your path! Riled up by hot and cold wind currents you touch down at the end of a funnel. Anything caught at your focal point is likely to be tossed aside effortlessly.

Kornelius took the quiz Are you mind, body, or spirit? and the result is Spirit!
You are resilient, hopeful, and inspiring. You have a lot of emotional, physical, and mental energy.You nurture and nourish yourself. You know that you need fulfillment and downtime if you want to be your best.You stay present in every moment. You don't allow yourself to be distracted or flustered.You appreciate the life you have been given. You embrace all that is beautiful in the world.

Kornelius took the quiz Which Art Are You? and the result is Drawing
You appreciate things that are simple and elegant.You believe that complexity is mostly used to mask flaws.You believe that art is about leaving more to the imagination.The best art isn't overly showy or flashy. It subtly beautiful.

Kornelius took the quiz Your Paranormal Gift and the result is Control over Time.
You're a bit controlling, being able to freeze time itself, play it backwards, fast forward it or even just certain people or things - even yourself! A fountain of youth maybe? But if you abuse it too much, you might wind up witnessing your friends death because you've kept yourself young. Oh well, you'll find new friends and live forever, defending yourself against those who oppose you by freezing them in time... fun fun.

Kornelius took the quiz Can you spot a liar? and the result is Sometimes Know When Someone's Lying.
You can spot a liar if the liar slips up, but you're not always aware of other people's dishonesty. Eventually a liar will reveal himself, and you usually will figure out if you've been lied to. However, someone could be duping you without you knowing it. So watch out for the tell-tale signs of lying!

Kornelius took the quiz Are You Romantic? and the result is You are very romantic!
Romance is very important to you but you have a good sense of what else matters in a relationship, too!

Kornelius took the quiz Personality test and the result is Intellectual Personality Type.
You're really smart, obviously, but you're more book smart, than street smart. You like reading, watch the news, and love discussing whatever is going on in the world. You enjoy being around people who challenge you intellectually.

Kornelius took the quiz What is your EQ (Emotional Intelligence Quotient)? and the result is Your EQ is 130.
You usually have it going on emotionally, but roadblocks tend to land you on your butt.On an average day, you're quite happy, together, and content. You live your life well.Your emotions aren't always stable, but you can go along with the ups and downs pretty well.You tend to be motivated, energetic, focused, and level headed.You see the world pretty rationally, and you don't tend to over dramatize things. When things are bad, you know they eventually have to get better.

Kornelius took the quiz Your Ice Cream Personality and the result is Responsible.
You are not a particularly modest person. You're proud of who you are, and you don't care who knows it.You are incredibly cautious. You rather miss out on something than make a mistake. No one would ever call you wild... but they would call you responsible.You are a fairly open minded person with a wide range of tastes. You are quite accepting of unusual ideas and people.You tend to have a one track mind. You prefer not to multitask.You are fun loving and sweet. You tend to enjoy joking around and teasing people.

Kornelius took the quiz Whats Your Ideal Career? and the result is Your Career Type: Artistic.
You are expressive, original, and independent. Your talents lie in your artistic abilities: creative writing, drama, crafts, music, or art.

You would make an excellent:Actor - Art Teacher - Book Editor - Clothes Designer - Comedian - Composer - Dancer - DJ - Graphic Designer - Illustrator - Musician - Sculptor

Kornelius took the quiz Are You Happy? and the result is Very Happy.
Your life is totally together, and you enjoy every day.And you don't need a quiz to tell you that!You know how to find pleasure in the little things...And even when life isn't so great, you have a good sense of perspective.

Kornelius took the quiz What type of memory do you have? and the result is Type B - Boss Memory.
It's not that you have a poor memory, but you only remember the bigger stuff. The more important things. That's why I call your memory the 'Boss memory' - you're taking the important role which only remembers the important things. You don't bug yourself with minor and issues that just seem... unimportant? This is good cuz you balance your brain out. If you throw everything (no matter big or small ones) into your brain, one day your brain might just go - BURST! Your brain somehow works like this: subconsciously, it only "absorbs" the key information, and leaves the irrelevant ones behind. That way, if you're planning for an event, you can identify the goal easily. Sometimes people may call you the one with "Short Term Memory", but ha! They WILL be shocked, if they see how you perform during a serious event. Their jaws will drop seeing how you can run things multitask, remembering all the important things and eventually, together with your team, seeing things through successfully. You leave the little jobs to other people, so that you won't waste your "memory space".

IMPACT Social - 21st June

Well... I'm back again... with an army of photos!


Fear the awesome power of pixels and flashy camera lights! >:D


Anyway, I had something on before so I wasn't able to get any photos of the sports part. D: The following photos you'll be seeing are after the Fathers' Day thing we had planned.


It went something like this:
1. Kenneth and Edrik were playing the guitar and singing their dedicated song (You Raise Me Up).
2. We decided to do that tacky wave-your-arms thingy. People took out their handphones too.
3. Everyone started singing... sorta...
4. San San took out sparklers and we panicked when we couldn't light the stuff up due to the matches breaking.
5. San San and the girls used the barbeque pit to light up the sparklers.
6. Chaos (with Edrik and Kenneth still singing)


It's a pity I didn't remember to take out my camera amidst panicking in the chaos. :D


Then came the part where we were doing the honouring and telling uncle Ronald (and other leaders in our church) how much he (they) meant to us.


There was San San, Debbie and a few other people and Tingwei...

We didn't succeed in making him cry. D:<

Then uncle Ronald went up and gave an inspirational speech (sort of) and we were listening...



Everyone went off to do their own thing after that. :P

Ashley, playing with her chopsticks.

This ride, is the MOST awesome ride EVER. It induces the feeling of wanting to puke after you've spun around at high speeds non-stop 10 times in a row. :D

We had fun spinning the girls (and some of the guys around) and hearing them screech in terror. Stephanie didn't seem to be affected though. :(

We also "modified" it so that it'd be a spanking machine. Each time a guy spun past us on that spinning thing (now known as the Romantic Ride of Puking/Doom), we'd hit him on the butt. XD

Jeremy received the brunt of that. Poor guy... *innocent smile*

Ray, running around and hugging people's thighs. :)

This is what happens when you spin around on the Romantic Ride of Puking/Doom for too long. :D (Well okay... I on't think he stayed on that for too long... but... >:})

Pastor Simon on one of those spinning things... was very tempting to start spinning it non-stop. :P

And well, that ends my commentatory. :)

~Heian Edenwood

Thinking Outside the Box

You are driving down the road in your car on a wild, stormy night, when you pass by a bus stop and you see three people waiting for the bus:

1. An old lady who looks as if she is about to die.
2. An old friend who once saved your life.
3. The perfect partner you have been dreaming about.

Which one would you choose to offer a ride to, knowing that there could only be one passenger in your car?

Think before you continue reading.

This is a moral/ethical dilemma that was once actually used as part of a job application.

You could pick up the old lady, because she is going to die, and thus, you should save her first. Or you could take the old friend because he once saved your life and this would be the perfect chance to pay him back. However, you may never be able to find your perfect mate again.

The candidate who was hired (out of 200 applicants) had no trouble coming up with his answer. He simply answered: "I would give the car keys to my old friend and let him take the lady to the hospital. I would stay behind, and wait for the bus with the partner of my dreams."

1 - First Important Lesson - Cleaning Lady.

During my second month of college, our professor gave us a pop quiz. I was a conscientious studentand had breezed through the questions until I read the last one:

"What is the first name of the woman who cleans the school?" Surely this was some kind of joke. I had seen the cleaning woman several times. She was tall, dark-haired and in her 50s, but how would I know her name?

I handed in my paper, leaving the last question blank. Just before class ended, one student asked ifthe last question would count toward our quiz grade. "Absolutely," said the professor, "in your careers,you will meet many people. All are significant. They deserve your attention and care, even if all you do is smile and say "hello."

I've never forgotten that lesson. I also learned her name was Dorothy.

2. - Second Important Lesson - Pickup in the Rain

One night, at 11:30 p.m., an older African American woman was standing on the side of an Alabama highway trying to endure a lashing rainstorm. Her car had broken down and she desperately needed a ride. Soaking wet, she decided to flag down the next car.

A young white man stopped to help her, generally unheard of in those conflict-filled 1960s. The mantook her to safety, helped her get assistance and put her into a taxicab. She seemed to be in a big hurry, but wrote down his address and thanked him. Seven days went by and a knock came on the man's door. To his surprise, a giant console color TV was delivered to his home. A special note was attached.

It read:

"Thank you so much for assisting me on the highway the other night. The rain drenched not only myclothes, but also my spirits. Then you came along. Because of you, I was able to make it to my dying husband's bedside just before he passed away... God bless you for helping me and unselfishly serving others."

Sincerely, Mrs. Nat King Cole.

3 - Third Important Lesson - Always remember those who serve.

In the days when an ice cream sundae cost much less, a 10-year-old boy entered a hotel coffee shop and sat at a table. A waitress put a glass of water infront of him.

"How much is an ice cream sundae?" he asked.

"Fifty cents," replied the waitress.

The little boy pulled is hand out of his pocket and studied the coins in it.

"Well, how much is a plain dish of ice cream?" he inquired.

By now more people were waiting for a table and the waitress was growing impatient.

"Thirty-five cents," she brusquely replied.

The little boy again counted his coins.

"I'll have the plain ice cream," he said.

The waitress brought the ice cream, put the bill on the table and walked away. The boy finished the ice cream, paid the cashier and left. When the waitress came back, she began to cry as she wiped down thetable. There, placed neatly beside the empty dish, was one quarter, two dimes and five pennies.

You see, he couldn't have the sundae, because he had to have enough left to leave her a tip.

4 - Fourth Important Lesson. - The obstacle in Our Path.

In ancient times, a King had a boulder placed on a roadway. Then he hid himself and watched to see if anyone would remove the huge rock. Some of the king's wealthiest merchants and courtiers came by and simply walked around it. Many loudly blamed the King for not keeping the roads clear, but none did anything about getting the stone out of the way.

Then a peasant came along carrying a load of vegetables. Upon approaching the boulder, the peasant laid down his burden and tried to move the stone to the side of the road. After much pushing and straining, he finally succeeded. After the peasant picked up his load of vegetables, he noticed a purse lying in the road where the boulder had been. The purse contained many gold coins and a note from the King indicating that the gold was for the person who removed the boulder from the roadway. The peasant learned what many of us never understand!

Every obstacle presents an opportunity to improve our condition.

5 - Fifth Important Lesson - Giving When it Counts...

Many years ago, when I worked as a volunteer at a hospital, I got to know a little girl named Liz whowas suffering from a rare and serious disease. Her only chance of recovery appeared to be a blood transfusion from her 5-year old brother, who had miraculously survived the same disease and had developed the antibodies needed to combat the illness. The doctor explained the situation to her little brother, and asked the little boy if he would be willing to give his blood to his sister.

I saw him hesitate for only a moment before taking a deep breath and saying, "Yes I'll do it if it will save her."

As the transfusion progressed, he lay in bed next to his sister and smiled, as we all did, seeing the color returning to her cheek. Then his face grew pale and his smile faded.

He looked up at the doctor and asked with a trembling voice, "Will I start to die right way?"

Being young, the little boy had misunderstood the doctor; he thought he was going to have to give his sister all of his blood in order to save her.

Making a Good Argument

DISCLAIMER: I do NOT claim to be all authority in the Dos and Don'ts of debating. Feel free to disagree with me.

People have often wondered why I don't reply to them when it comes to a debate or why I take such a long time. Not debating properly and flinging in personal opinions (carelessly without backing anything up) is a pet peeve of mine.

It's one thing to CREATE A TOPIC and place in your opinions to create something for discussion and it's another to post a reply containing your OWN opinions (which are subjective) and insisting that you're right all the way without backing it up with facts or statistics.

Creating a Good and Solid Argument

A debate is something that is structured and it is an intellectual discussion of perspectives. It is a discussion to push your opinion across and to convince someone to see why you see things the way they are.

A debate is not a battlefield where you bomb people around and expect them to accept your ideas immediately.

So what makes a good argument?

1. Proper grammar and spelling
2. Structure
3. Refreshing Perspectives
4. Language skills - slightly different from grammar and spelling
5. Statistics, reasoning, explanation, stories, etc.
6. Proper tone
7. Consistency
8. Tactfulness

What DOESN'T make a good argument?

1. Contradictions in your own statements
2. Babbling
3. Sweeping statements
4. SMS Language
5. Arrogance
6. Forcing opinions onto others
7. An instructional session

Well, I'm going into detail about this now...

What makes a good argument?

(I) Proper grammar and spelling

A debate is pretty much COMMUNICATING and CONVINCING your opponent to see things in/from your perspective. While language and bombastic vocabularly is not necessary, proper grammar and, in the case of something typed or written, spelling is important.

Whether you like it or not, whether your point is valid or not, poor grammar and spelling tend to make your argument less credible. It simply gives the reader/listener an impression that you haven't thought through your point carefully.

(II) Structure

Everything needs a beginning, body and end. It gives a sense of form and direction and makes it easier for the receipient to follow and process whatever is given. This is not a set formula but merely a general rule of thumb. There ARE exceptions.

Anyway, back to the topic, jumping all over the place is NOT going to help your case. The receipient will eventually (soon) give up and not bother even listening, much less consider, your opinions.

(III) Refreshing Perspectives

For the love of all things good - don't give contrived opinions.

One example: All games are bad 'cuz the suxxors! Dey oso cosed the mess shoooooootingzzzzz in americaz!

First of all: Been there, done that. An opinion like THAT is contrived and has been argued to death.

Secondly, such a narrow perspective takes away from your credibility. Using the above example, ALL games are classified as violent and eventually cause murder.

This statement, in itself, is utterly ridiculous. Games do NOT just encompass fighting and murder and rape. I can easily render that statement invalid by asking this: Does Harvest Moon (also a video game) cause violence?

A refreshing perspective easily lends you more credibility and gives you an upper hand if you can back it up. One obvious reason is that it throws the opponent off because they weren't expecting such a reasoning or new view.

(IV) Language skills - slightly different from grammar and spelling

Language skills are basically how you communicate your ideas in a way that is interesting and not as if you're just reciting a memorized script. It's really all about speaking skills here.

It's not entirely necessary but you know something's wrong if everyone's turning glassy-eyed when you speak.

Some of the techniques used are things like sarcasm, irony and unusual phrasing.

(V) Statistics, reasoning, explanation, stories, etc.

Heard of the statement, "Numbers don't lie"? Statistics, while not always reliable, add an element of credibility to you as it shows effort in research and some level of knowledge on the given matter.

Things like reasoning, explanation and stories merely make the point easier to understand. Don't overdo this.

(VI) Proper tone

Seriously. I don't think I need to actually elaborate on this point. It's simply like this: Between a flippant and serious tone - Who's going to be taken more seriously?

On a added note, a pompous tone, when applied in the right situation, can be highly intimidating to the opponent and give a 'Wow' factor to you. Just don't overdo this. It can get quite annoying and come across as arogance instead.

(VII) Consistency

I agree with this statement because it is valid yet I don't agree with it because it is invalid.

...

I don't know what point I'm trying to drive at. Now state something to decrease my credibility. :)

(VIII) Tactfulness

General rule of thumb: Never talk about religion, politics or someone else's mum unless they're the point of debate.

What makes a BAD argument?

(I) Contradictions in your own statements

I agree with this statement because it is valid yet I don't agree with it because it is invalid.

...

I don't know what point I'm trying to drive at. Now state something to decrease my credibility. :)

(II) Babbling

Driving at the same point multiple times at a go becomes EXTREMELY droll. Don't OVER-explain something or drift on into something unrelated to the topic.

Stay focused on the task and topic at hand.

(III) Sweeping statements

"All guys hate cooking." "All girls hate gaming."

Uhh hello? I'm a guy and I like cooking. I know girls in my Games Design course who are obsessed with games.

(IV) SMS Language

Nh.. Srsly. im sr ppl wl tk ths srsly. im ptty sr ts ez 2 ndrstand 2 n e ht of a dbt. :)

(V) Arrogance

As you may have noticed, my abrasive tone is starting to get on the nerves of some people. :) Now imagine if the judges felt that way about you. :)

(VI) Forcing opinions onto others

Simply this logic: At what point of logic and authority do you have to claim that you have greater and absolute knowledge compared to me?

(VII) An instructional session

Again, a debate is to CONVINCE a person. Not an instructional session on how they should lead their life.

Hanging Out in Bugis - 29th March

I have finally gotten the motivation to do a photo commentatory once more! Yay me! 8D

Well, okay. On 29th March (Sunday - happens to be my birthday too), some of us IMPACTers went out to Bugis to eat.

So... after much walking, we ended up in this Hong Kong restaurant.

The reception was extremely warm and San San even got a free hat which lights up.
...
Well, not really. That was just a tea light behind her.

Anyway, we went about ordering our stuff from the menu (after much jostling around while trying to find our seats) and found out about a birthday offer: a free GIANT jug of Milk Tea if you show your IC on your birthday.

Who were we to deny the staff the joys of losing profit and gaining freebies for ourselves? :)

So we ordered our stuff and ordered the milk tea.

You know how giant in America is REALLY giant, but in Singapore, it's... well... "giant"?

Yeah...

So we were speculating on how the "giant" jug of milk tea would probably be just a small jug when this plopped down in front of us:

For a moment, everyone was all: O.O

Then we all started snapping photos and making a grab for the stuff. XD

I have decided that looking like a gaping fish does NOT flatter me. -.-

Okay... after that, we went out to check out the place and just walk around.

Look at what we came across:


Apparently, dashing through the fountain blindly makes me happy. 8D


These two support love for animals. :D


Yeah, yeah. We feel the love.


This guy supports the love of picking noses.

And that ends a usual outing with us IMPACTers... :D

~Heian Edenwood, 07.04.2009

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Hanging Out at Plaza Singapura

Well... some of us went out to Plaza Singapura on Sunday and a fair bit of oddness ensued...

Tingwei on the kiddy ride

Going for a haircut

IMPACT wants you!

Hamster face! 8D

~Heian Edenwood, 25.03.2009

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