February 2008


How Do Others Perceive You? Quiz

1. When do you feel your best?

In the morning
During the afternoon and early evening
Late at night

2. You usually walk…

Fairly fast, with long steps
Fairly fast, with small steps
Less fast, head up, looking the world in the face
Less fast, head down
Very slowly

3. When talking to people, you…

Stand with your arms folded
Have your hands clasped
Have one or both of your hands on your hips
Touch or push the person to whom you are talking
Play with your ear or hair, touch your chin, or smooth your hair

4. When relaxing, you sit with…

Your knees bent, with your legs neatly side by side
Your legs crossed
Your legs stretched out or straight
One leg curled under you

5. When something really amuses you, you react with…

A big, appreciative laugh
A laugh, but not a loud one
A quiet chuckle
A sheepish smile

6. When you go to a party or social gathering, you…

Make a loud entrance, so that everyone notices you
Make a quiet entrance, looking around for someone you know
Make the quietest entrance, trying to stay unnoticed

7. You’re working very hard, concentrating hard, and you’re interrupted. You…

Welcome the break
Feel extremely irritated
Vary between these two extremes

8. Which of the following colors do you like the most?

Red/orange
Black
Yellow/light blue
Green
Dark blue/purple
White
Brown/gray

9. When you are in bed at night, in those last few moments before going to sleep, you are…

Stretched out on your back
Stretched out face down on your stomach
On your side, slightly curled
With your head on one arm
With your head under the covers

10. You often dream that you are…

Falling
Fighting or struggling
Searching for something or somebody
Flying or floating
You usually have dreamless sleep
Your dreams are always pleasant

Results of yourHow Do Others Perceive You? Quiz

You scored a total of 36

The Loyal Friend

Others see you as sensible, cautious, careful & practical. They see you as clever, gifted, or talented, but modest. Not a person who makes friends too quickly or easily, but someone who’s extremely loyal to friends you do make and who expects the same loyalty in return. Those who really get to know you realize it takes a lot to shake your trust in your friends, but equally that it takes you a long time to get over if that trust is ever broken.

Last night I watched both 1 Litre of Tears and Satorare. I just watched one episode of 1 Litre and I was crying so much I couldn’t handle another one. I was afraid of how puffy my eyes were going to get.  They’re still puffy today but better. I probably look like I just need more sleep. :/ I just have one more episode to go for 1 Litre.

Satorare is very funny. It’s about a guy whose thoughts can be heard by everyone within 10 meters (I think) of him. Since people who are Satorare are geniuses, the government protects them. So, they are never to discover that they are Satorare, otherwise they may become depressed and comtemplate suicide. It’s a very good and creative series. I also only have one more of these episodes left.

A few days ago I started watching a drama called, “1 Litre of Tears”. It’s based on a true story about a high school Japanese girl who gets a degerative incurable disease, and it portrays her life with and how she copes with it. It’s such a moving and sad drama. I cry at least once per episode. :/ I have to remember not to watch it before I go to bed otherwise my eyes will be puffy the next day. Watching this has made me realize how lucky I am, even when bad things happen and I get down. I need to be a more positive person. I think life would be nicer that way.

This last Saturday, I went to see the semifinal singles and final doubles matches of the SAP open in San Jose. Roddick won the singles and the Bryan brothers won the doubles (as expected). I can’t believe this was my first time watching a professional tennis match. I took a lot of pictures… people may have been able to guess it was my first time. :) I couldn’t get any great pictures though since I wasn’t sitting very close. The boys tennis club from Cal Poly went also and they were shown on the big screen. Then I realized that my brother, Bryant, said he was going to go too. But it turns out he didn’t. Anywho, this was a great deal for two tennis matches.

Haha… I finished it pretty quickly. :) I couldn’t help it. I’m very bad at moderation in many aspects… such as eating. I need to learn to eat in moderation! Anywho, this drama was very good. It was funny and had a little romance too. Mostly funny though. I would give it a 9/10.

Last night I watched episode one of this funny Japanese drama. It is also known as Seven Days of a Daddy and Daughter. I really liked the first episode! So much so, that I was already sleepy but I still wanted to watch another one. I made a wise choice and went to bed though… otherwise I’d be more tired than I am right now. :) I’ll definitly watch some more today. It’s a pretty short drama: only 7 episodes. Yay, I can’t wait!

It’s a game show where contestants have to manipulate their bodies in order to fit into different shapes. These always make me laugh. :D

Digital scrapbooking is really fun. I’m not very good at it yet and there are still a lot of things I have questions about. Like, in a book, is there supposed to be just one theme? That’s what I assumed but I have yet to have an occasion where I’ll have that many pictures to scrap with the same theme. I always think of a wedding or newborn baby scrapbook. Well, it’s still fun. I actually started off with paper scrapbooking but I found it takes too much time to cut and glue and stuff. And also, a huge drawback is you usually can’t undo your mistakes with paper scrapping. I’ve learn to love Photoshop.

Anyway, here is a page I did of the lunch I made the other day. I made it using Pauline Biggs’ freebie “Japanese Garden Kit”.

Sushi Scrap

Well, my car recently broke down again. This time it was different though. The engine actually stopped while I was driving at 65 mph. It was pretty scary. I was on my way to San Jose, and all of a sudden the check engine light comes on and I felt the engine start shaking. I just hit the emergency lights and coasted to the median. So, I had to tow it from Fremont to Walnut Creek, which took about an hour due to rush hour traffic. Right now it’s in the shop and they had to replace the timing belt, water pump, fan belt, and some torque tensioner. Oh well, things could be worse.