May 16th, 2008
I assure you, culture is a super dry topic..
I am overloaded with this culture thing.. Ever since my second last module, Cross-Cultural Management, there isn't one module that is NOT talking about culture..
I know that culture is part and parcel of our life.. But is there really a necessity to repeat it THREE times?? How many times do I have to read about Hofstede anyway?? *ponders*
Okie anyways, that's not really what I wanna talk about.. I just wanted to say, according to Hofstede, typical Asian (and that includes Singaporeans) are considered a collectivist.. Which means, we tend to do group thinking and will usually not try to stand out.. In layman term, we are those that we do whatever others tells us to do.. Which in some sense, its kinda true.. How often do you see ppl standing up for themselves?? And if you do stand up for yourself, more often than not, you will get the most surprise look on the other party's face.. Asian's rule of thumb is: AVOID CONFLICT AT ALL COST!! =.='' Which is pretty dumb isn't it??
Of course I am talking in a general sense.. I'm sure there are outspoken ppl out there even though they grew up in this high context society.. Thus, all this boils down to personality...
Okie i'm getting to the crux of my entry..
I just did this personality test called Jung's typology, a supposedly famous psychiatrist.. My latest Hong Konger lecturer made us do it on the first day of class.. Which I am willing to admit I did it happily.. I have always like these personality thingy... Hee.. It kinda test 4 aspects of your personality (ie, whether you are an introvert or extrovert, are you sensing or intuitive, thinking or feeling, and lastly judging or preceiving).. My result was extrovert intuitive feeling perceiving (ENFP)..
*on a side note: My dearest got ENFP too!! This is so funny coz I was just telling Jieyin that the possibility of 2 people getting the same combination is not high since there are like 4 alphabeths and 16 different combination.. Lolz!
Okays so I found this website with detailed explaination of my personality trait - The Inspirer (I will jus put slightly interesting stuff here):
Portrait of an ENFP
ENFPs have an unusually broad range of skills and talents. They are good at most things which interest them. Project-oriented, they may go through several different careers during their lifetime. To onlookers, the ENFP may seem directionless and without purpose, but ENFPs are actually quite consistent, in that they have a strong sense of values which they live with throughout their lives. Most ENFPs have great people skills. They are genuinely warm and interested in people, and place great importance on their inter-personal relationships. ENFPs almost always have a strong need to be liked. They have an exceptional ability to intuitively understand a person after a very short period of time, and use their intuition and flexibility to relate to others on their own level. Because ENFPs live in the world of exciting possibilities, the details of everyday life are seen as trivial drudgery. They place no importance on detailed, maintenance-type tasks, and will frequently remain oblivous to these types of concerns. When they do have to perform these tasks, they do not enjoy themselves. ENFPs sometimes make serious errors in judgment. They have an amazing ability to intuitively perceive the truth about a person or situation, but when they apply judgment to their perception, they may jump to the wrong conclusions. ENFPs are basically happy people. They may become unhappy when they are confined to strict schedules or mundane tasks. Consequently, ENFPs work best in situations where they have a lot of flexibility, and where they can work with people and ideas. They have the ability to be quite productive with little supervision, as long as they are excited about what they're doing.
See the things I highlighted?? = I hate mundane stuff and really shouldnt be in Admin!! It also shows that I can guage a situation super fast and thus has a extraordinary ability to understand things better and faster.. Lolz y can't Benjamin see my positive points?? I was telling Ping I was so tempted to print this and stick it infront of Benjamin.. Haha!
Possible Career Path for ENFP
I am overloaded with this culture thing.. Ever since my second last module, Cross-Cultural Management, there isn't one module that is NOT talking about culture..
I know that culture is part and parcel of our life.. But is there really a necessity to repeat it THREE times?? How many times do I have to read about Hofstede anyway?? *ponders*
Okie anyways, that's not really what I wanna talk about.. I just wanted to say, according to Hofstede, typical Asian (and that includes Singaporeans) are considered a collectivist.. Which means, we tend to do group thinking and will usually not try to stand out.. In layman term, we are those that we do whatever others tells us to do.. Which in some sense, its kinda true.. How often do you see ppl standing up for themselves?? And if you do stand up for yourself, more often than not, you will get the most surprise look on the other party's face.. Asian's rule of thumb is: AVOID CONFLICT AT ALL COST!! =.='' Which is pretty dumb isn't it??
Of course I am talking in a general sense.. I'm sure there are outspoken ppl out there even though they grew up in this high context society.. Thus, all this boils down to personality...
Okie i'm getting to the crux of my entry..
I just did this personality test called Jung's typology, a supposedly famous psychiatrist.. My latest Hong Konger lecturer made us do it on the first day of class.. Which I am willing to admit I did it happily.. I have always like these personality thingy... Hee.. It kinda test 4 aspects of your personality (ie, whether you are an introvert or extrovert, are you sensing or intuitive, thinking or feeling, and lastly judging or preceiving).. My result was extrovert intuitive feeling perceiving (ENFP)..
*on a side note: My dearest got ENFP too!! This is so funny coz I was just telling Jieyin that the possibility of 2 people getting the same combination is not high since there are like 4 alphabeths and 16 different combination.. Lolz!
Okays so I found this website with detailed explaination of my personality trait - The Inspirer (I will jus put slightly interesting stuff here):
Portrait of an ENFP
ENFPs have an unusually broad range of skills and talents. They are good at most things which interest them. Project-oriented, they may go through several different careers during their lifetime. To onlookers, the ENFP may seem directionless and without purpose, but ENFPs are actually quite consistent, in that they have a strong sense of values which they live with throughout their lives. Most ENFPs have great people skills. They are genuinely warm and interested in people, and place great importance on their inter-personal relationships. ENFPs almost always have a strong need to be liked. They have an exceptional ability to intuitively understand a person after a very short period of time, and use their intuition and flexibility to relate to others on their own level. Because ENFPs live in the world of exciting possibilities, the details of everyday life are seen as trivial drudgery. They place no importance on detailed, maintenance-type tasks, and will frequently remain oblivous to these types of concerns. When they do have to perform these tasks, they do not enjoy themselves. ENFPs sometimes make serious errors in judgment. They have an amazing ability to intuitively perceive the truth about a person or situation, but when they apply judgment to their perception, they may jump to the wrong conclusions. ENFPs are basically happy people. They may become unhappy when they are confined to strict schedules or mundane tasks. Consequently, ENFPs work best in situations where they have a lot of flexibility, and where they can work with people and ideas. They have the ability to be quite productive with little supervision, as long as they are excited about what they're doing.
See the things I highlighted?? = I hate mundane stuff and really shouldnt be in Admin!! It also shows that I can guage a situation super fast and thus has a extraordinary ability to understand things better and faster.. Lolz y can't Benjamin see my positive points?? I was telling Ping I was so tempted to print this and stick it infront of Benjamin.. Haha!
Possible Career Path for ENFP
- Consultant
- Psychologist
- Entrepreneur
- Actor
- Teacher
- Counselor
- Politician / Diplomat
- Writer / Journalist
- Television Reporter
- Computer Programmer, Systems Analyst, or Computer Specialist
- Scientist
- Engineer
See no admin post.. Lolz.. In fact I think they strongly advise my personality trait to NOT go into admin.. *bleahz*
Anyways there are loads of other stuff I shall not expound on and if you are interested the website is www.personalitypage.com.. Don't do the questionnaire at this site, gotta pay.. Go google for Jung's typology survey form or come ask me *smilez*
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