Saturday, May 19, 2007
Friday, May 18, 2007
Who say breakdancing can't hurt kids?
Bboys Please be careful of your environment when you do power moves :)
Monday, May 14, 2007
Psychology and Personal Understanding
This is one article I wrote for my psychology module out of pure understanding and inspiration.
It feels weird when you try to classify your everyday action, yet ironically you can actually get to understand yourself better at the same times. Sometimes we feel that we do things that we don't understand or know why we do them. However, psychology has yet to prove us otherwise. "Cause and effect", "reasons and meanings" and " Problems and solutions" occupy the times from our daily life.
For me, I guess most of my experiences are attributed accordingly to what I feel inside. You can say it's internal and controllable, yet most of the things that happen after I act accordingly to what I feel innately are external and uncontrollable. I can't predict and control how other people react to my actions, but I can learn to handle them better.
So I do feel that from external and uncontrollable attributions, you can sort of modify your internal and controllable attributions to suit the general public. But, does it kill the real you? Does it erode whatever individuality and uniqueness you hold dear to yourself? These questions remain unanswered, but I have faith that one day, I will have a compromise of internal, external, controllable and uncontrollable attributions.
Today's trigger did ignite some thoughts and pondering in my mind. I learnt a lot even though it seems to little and I hope that in time to come, I will come to understand myself better by understanding the fascinating works of the human mind.
It feels weird when you try to classify your everyday action, yet ironically you can actually get to understand yourself better at the same times. Sometimes we feel that we do things that we don't understand or know why we do them. However, psychology has yet to prove us otherwise. "Cause and effect", "reasons and meanings" and " Problems and solutions" occupy the times from our daily life.
For me, I guess most of my experiences are attributed accordingly to what I feel inside. You can say it's internal and controllable, yet most of the things that happen after I act accordingly to what I feel innately are external and uncontrollable. I can't predict and control how other people react to my actions, but I can learn to handle them better.
So I do feel that from external and uncontrollable attributions, you can sort of modify your internal and controllable attributions to suit the general public. But, does it kill the real you? Does it erode whatever individuality and uniqueness you hold dear to yourself? These questions remain unanswered, but I have faith that one day, I will have a compromise of internal, external, controllable and uncontrollable attributions.
Today's trigger did ignite some thoughts and pondering in my mind. I learnt a lot even though it seems to little and I hope that in time to come, I will come to understand myself better by understanding the fascinating works of the human mind.
Sunday, May 6, 2007
My Colourgenic Profile from http://www.paulgoldinresearch.com/cg
You feel as if you have missed out on a great deal that life had to offer and you go about trying to make up for past failures. Naturally at times you get depressed and you try to compensate for your 'missed opportunities' by living your life to the full. This is what, perhaps, may be described as 'living with exaggerated intensity'. In this way you feel you can break the chains of the past and start again - and it could be that you are right.
Being a somewhat gentle, emotional and sensitive person, you are at this time experiencing a considerable amount of tension. What you really need is someone who can be close to you and to listen to what you have to say.
You give the impression that you are a self-sufficient individual, pretending that you are stoical - indifferent to pain or pleasure. But this is not so, for in truth you are an extremely emotional person, one that may make hasty decisions and perhaps repent at leisure. It is time now perhaps to break the bond of detachment and become the real 'you' - the you that you would like to be.
Recently everything seems to have gone wrong and so you are experiencing considerable stress and anxiety due to mental conflict. A continuous case of 'Should I?' or 'Shouldn't I?'. At this particular moment in time you feel as if you have reached the end of your tether and it seems impossible to ever rectify the situation and so you have decided, perhaps quite unrealistically, to postpone making any further decisions. Disappointment and unfulfilled hopes have given rise to despondency. This conflict between hope and necessity is creating considerable pressure. Instead of resolving this by facing up to making the essential decision, you are likely to immerse yourself in the pursuit of trivialities as an escape route.
The tensions that you are trying to cope with are a result of conditions which are really beyond your control. As a consequence of this almost impossible situation and not being able to get your own way, you are subjected to frustration and almost ungovernable anger. You are trying to remedy the situation but the stress that you are experiencing is making the situation even worse. You feel so inadequate that you are not quite sure which way to turn. A good suggestion would to be to try to relieve the stress and anxiety by participating in some very active physical activity which will relieve your tension.
My comments : The above analysis is uncanny and spot on.
Being a somewhat gentle, emotional and sensitive person, you are at this time experiencing a considerable amount of tension. What you really need is someone who can be close to you and to listen to what you have to say.
You give the impression that you are a self-sufficient individual, pretending that you are stoical - indifferent to pain or pleasure. But this is not so, for in truth you are an extremely emotional person, one that may make hasty decisions and perhaps repent at leisure. It is time now perhaps to break the bond of detachment and become the real 'you' - the you that you would like to be.
Recently everything seems to have gone wrong and so you are experiencing considerable stress and anxiety due to mental conflict. A continuous case of 'Should I?' or 'Shouldn't I?'. At this particular moment in time you feel as if you have reached the end of your tether and it seems impossible to ever rectify the situation and so you have decided, perhaps quite unrealistically, to postpone making any further decisions. Disappointment and unfulfilled hopes have given rise to despondency. This conflict between hope and necessity is creating considerable pressure. Instead of resolving this by facing up to making the essential decision, you are likely to immerse yourself in the pursuit of trivialities as an escape route.
The tensions that you are trying to cope with are a result of conditions which are really beyond your control. As a consequence of this almost impossible situation and not being able to get your own way, you are subjected to frustration and almost ungovernable anger. You are trying to remedy the situation but the stress that you are experiencing is making the situation even worse. You feel so inadequate that you are not quite sure which way to turn. A good suggestion would to be to try to relieve the stress and anxiety by participating in some very active physical activity which will relieve your tension.
My comments : The above analysis is uncanny and spot on.
Friday, April 27, 2007
What Motivates You and Drives You? You Tell Me! Let my RJ tell u!
I am terribly tired after my work and many days of insomnia, so please forgive me if I am too brief or if I just use point form to get to the point.
1. Age - I am older than all of them in the class, therefore I am the oldest in my team. The sadder fact is that I feel even older in my heart and soul.
2. Experience - Being older gives me also the opportunity to get more wisdom and experiences in life. I do not know how to quantify it but I guess I have seen more bad days than good days.
3. Passion - Well that is something all of us have in common. A passion for a sport or a particular interest. It is what drives us and it is what makes everyone of us feel alive. I do envy them as my fire inside has died down substantially throughout my years. (not that I am that old, just that I feel old)
4. Spontaneous - Well everyone of us is spontaneous in sports knowledge as most of us like what we are studying. I would agree that sometimes a tired and lethargic facade, lies a spontaneous and fiery heart ready to roll.
5. Speaking and communication skills - this is something that may put me apart from the rests. But no matter how different we are, all of us are the same in the never ending cycle to try to improve ourselves.
6. Articulation and language control - same as point 5
7. Innovation and point of view - Everyone of us in the team has a unique way of doing and looking at things and I appreciate it because it would open up my mind to other viewpoints and school of thoughts and it makes the presentation and lesson more interesting.
So how does today's learning affect the way I manage my motivation levels? Well, that's a tough one, but I hope my arguments are good enough to substantiate my point of view.
1. Generalized theory - I feel that whatever we learnt today are only theories that may appear to sync with a selected group of people. I don't think it's applicable to everybody and it really depends on the individual.
2. Personality defers - For instance, in my case. I am looking for something more, like the motivation to stay alive and to live in wait for something worth waiting for and that something that justifies life itself.
3. Goal planning maybe but to what end? - We always talk about setting goals and targets, so that you will achieve what you always wished for. But, what if what I always wished for is really intangible? I am sorry to be seemingly apathic at times, but being an existentialist myself, I question the meaning of life all the time.
At the end of it all, I may conclude myself as not properly motivated or passionate to feel the need to achieve anything. But can a one sentence seemingly shallow conclusion justify my feelings towards life and what it offers? I do not know, the question still looms in my head like a never ending bell. We live but to what end?
1. Age - I am older than all of them in the class, therefore I am the oldest in my team. The sadder fact is that I feel even older in my heart and soul.
2. Experience - Being older gives me also the opportunity to get more wisdom and experiences in life. I do not know how to quantify it but I guess I have seen more bad days than good days.
3. Passion - Well that is something all of us have in common. A passion for a sport or a particular interest. It is what drives us and it is what makes everyone of us feel alive. I do envy them as my fire inside has died down substantially throughout my years. (not that I am that old, just that I feel old)
4. Spontaneous - Well everyone of us is spontaneous in sports knowledge as most of us like what we are studying. I would agree that sometimes a tired and lethargic facade, lies a spontaneous and fiery heart ready to roll.
5. Speaking and communication skills - this is something that may put me apart from the rests. But no matter how different we are, all of us are the same in the never ending cycle to try to improve ourselves.
6. Articulation and language control - same as point 5
7. Innovation and point of view - Everyone of us in the team has a unique way of doing and looking at things and I appreciate it because it would open up my mind to other viewpoints and school of thoughts and it makes the presentation and lesson more interesting.
So how does today's learning affect the way I manage my motivation levels? Well, that's a tough one, but I hope my arguments are good enough to substantiate my point of view.
1. Generalized theory - I feel that whatever we learnt today are only theories that may appear to sync with a selected group of people. I don't think it's applicable to everybody and it really depends on the individual.
2. Personality defers - For instance, in my case. I am looking for something more, like the motivation to stay alive and to live in wait for something worth waiting for and that something that justifies life itself.
3. Goal planning maybe but to what end? - We always talk about setting goals and targets, so that you will achieve what you always wished for. But, what if what I always wished for is really intangible? I am sorry to be seemingly apathic at times, but being an existentialist myself, I question the meaning of life all the time.
At the end of it all, I may conclude myself as not properly motivated or passionate to feel the need to achieve anything. But can a one sentence seemingly shallow conclusion justify my feelings towards life and what it offers? I do not know, the question still looms in my head like a never ending bell. We live but to what end?
Another RJ with comments by a vibrant native indian sports psychologist.
My RJ ;
My short-term goal is to get married so I can hopefully ascend to the next level of life. However, before that can happen, I would need to establish myself with a good reputation and a stable flow of income. Adding on to that, I hope that my career in the fitness industry will escalate to a higher level. My long-term is to seek enlightenment and find more meaning in life. Being an existentialist myself, I question life and what it offers all the time. I try to seek solutions and meanings but have ended up jaded and tired. Realize that I am not lamenting any unfortunate happens in my fields on experience but more like a personal viewpoint that I possess. Well, basically if I were to apply these goals to tangible things like my training routine or how to go about getting my academic qualifications, then I guess it would suffice. However, when you are applying it to a higher level, as in sometimes that's intangible. Then it might not be very relevant. Even though you can practice SMARTER into our daily lives. The constant asking of "Why"s sometimes can stop the goal from being planned. This is the way I feel and I really hope to learn more in this module to improve my life and make it more meaningful and wholesome.
Her reply ;
Hi,
good luck in your endeavors:) I FERVENTLY hope you will get the "enlightenment" and find the "more meaning in life".
A very impressive performance throughout the day:) Keep up the good work! I'm particularly impressed with your spirit in not taking remarks from your classmates personally and your zealousness to assist your classmates (even those other than team members):) Good going man!
PS: You have not evaluated your team-mate Khng En Ning
Cheers
What I feel;
I seriously find her interesting and her humour is unmatched.
My short-term goal is to get married so I can hopefully ascend to the next level of life. However, before that can happen, I would need to establish myself with a good reputation and a stable flow of income. Adding on to that, I hope that my career in the fitness industry will escalate to a higher level. My long-term is to seek enlightenment and find more meaning in life. Being an existentialist myself, I question life and what it offers all the time. I try to seek solutions and meanings but have ended up jaded and tired. Realize that I am not lamenting any unfortunate happens in my fields on experience but more like a personal viewpoint that I possess. Well, basically if I were to apply these goals to tangible things like my training routine or how to go about getting my academic qualifications, then I guess it would suffice. However, when you are applying it to a higher level, as in sometimes that's intangible. Then it might not be very relevant. Even though you can practice SMARTER into our daily lives. The constant asking of "Why"s sometimes can stop the goal from being planned. This is the way I feel and I really hope to learn more in this module to improve my life and make it more meaningful and wholesome.
Her reply ;
Hi,
good luck in your endeavors:) I FERVENTLY hope you will get the "enlightenment" and find the "more meaning in life".
A very impressive performance throughout the day:) Keep up the good work! I'm particularly impressed with your spirit in not taking remarks from your classmates personally and your zealousness to assist your classmates (even those other than team members):) Good going man!
PS: You have not evaluated your team-mate Khng En Ning
Cheers
What I feel;
I seriously find her interesting and her humour is unmatched.
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