Enneagram

Couple years ago, I did one of those online Enneagram tests (the ones that tell you what kind of person you are out of 9 pre-determined personality types). I am pretty certain that I was a hardcore Type 8 ("The Leader: The powerful, aggressive type.").

I did test again just now and somehow, I have changed into someone else: split-even between Type 1 (The Reformer: The rational, idealistic) and Type 7 (The Generalist: The enthusiastic, productive type.)

Either way, I still scored the lowest in Type 2 (The Helper: The caring, nurturing type.) and Type 9 (The Peacemaker: The easygoing, accommodating type).

Eh. guess I'm still the same.

IB Entrance Essay

When I wrote my IB entrance test in grade 8, they made us write an essay on a given quote. I've always remembered the general gist of the quote but today, as I was searching up quotes on ambition which eventually led to a search on Mark Twain quotes, I came across it again:

Courage is resistance to fear, mastery of fear - not absence of fear. - Mark Twain

Micah 6:6-8

How can I stand up before God and show proper respect to the high God?
Should I bring an armload of offerings topped off with the yearling calves?
Would God be impressed with thousands of rams, with buckets and barrels of olive oil?
Would He be moved if I sacrificed my firstborn child, my precious baby, to cancel my sin?

But He's already made it plain how to live, what to do, what God is looking for in men and women. It's quite simple:
Do what is fair and just to your neighbour,
be compassionate and loyal in your love,
And don't take yourself too seriously -
take God seriously.

i hate waiting

two very important things that i'm waiting for:

1. Someone to finally email me and say "Miss Wong: Thank you for your interest in our firm. We are interested in meeting with you to further discuss your opportunities with us..."

2. Oct 9th so that I can finally write my LSAT and either give up on law school completely or know that I would at least be secure for the next 4 years with something to do

3. The next opportunity to travel

Exchange II

Last night I had a dream where I went to Germany (of all places) on exchange! Sometimes I think that I'm not as brave as before where I'd be willing to leave my home and go to a foreign country for 6 months like I did last time. I don't know what's gone into me...perhaps I'm getting old?

I remember when I was a kid and there was this one 包青天 episode where they were able to solve the case because they were able to "revive" the witness' memory through his sense of smell. Apparently, one's sense of smell is the one sense that can most effectively link back to old memories. Today while I was going through the cornmaze, I smelled, for a few seconds, a particular smell that immediately linked me back to my old kindergarten in Hong Kong - particularly the school's "mini farm" (where they had rabbits and chickens and stuff like that in cages). Strange eh?