Reflection

Time to be honest again, the entire Personal Development (PD 1) lessons has been truly enriching and I have learnt a lot from of it.


1. I learned more about my personality. All those cool personality tests and career tests that were unbelievably accurate. LOL.

2. I learned to use Prezi, Powtoon, Showme and few other funny apps to do videos, presentation and animations and stuff.

3. I became a total bad ass blogger. I like to write and it gave me a platform to write


I think that is all that I have learnt. Till we ever meet again :)

Last Frigging Assignment

Never have I feel so relieved.. :)))))

Prezi On My Short Term Goal : Get A Girlfriend

This is only for entertainment purposes. Does not reflect upon my life or my motives :)

S.W.O.T on the Journey to the University of My Choice

Personal Reflection

To me, reflection has always been about genuine honesty. To be able to look at myself in the mirror and confront the truth and embrace it regardless of the implications. So today, you get the privilege to reflect back together with me on one of my life changing / life defining events that took place in my life after 12 years old. BA DUM TSS!!

Describe

When I was 13, I went to a boarding school- MRSM Balik Pulau. I always wanted to go to boarding school. I thought it was really cool and the elite students belong there. But how wrong I was? Very very wrong. So, when I was in boarding school, I was heavily discriminated and insulted by my seniors, peers and heck even my teachers. Being one of the very few Indians in a Malay-Muslim majority school, I did not find it too difficult to fit in. I was naive kid who did not know what racism meant, I did not know what discrimination was and I did not know that I will be judged by anything else except for my academic merits and the content of my character. Once again, I was terribly wrong. Pretty much the entire year has been about my friends and seniors encouraging me to eat beef, embrace Islam, always making fun of my skin colour, just for the record, I am not black okay, I am brown. They would also hurl insults, call me by derogatory terms and even go as far as to say that my beliefs are not real and I will not be allowed access to Heaven just because........ya know, I am not a Muslim. There was a lot of built up tension and emotion in me at such a n young age. I found it tiring to deal with religious extremist views and ignorant bigots.

Interpret

I found it amusing in the beginning but less amusing towards the end. I realized that being a minority leaves you disadvantaged in so many circumstances. I realized that racism has seeped into our mentality. Discrimination exist. People are so flawed that we rather group ourselves with the similarities that we have than to embrace our differences. 1 Malaysia mantra is useless and pathetic. We are segregated and racially polarized in every way possible. We are never truly  united. Race based politics has made us look at every other race as a threat. As you read this, some of you may disagree with me, but its nothing less than the objective truth.


Evaluation

Education is key. I read an article about a study that say that, people have a natural built in bias towards others, which means hey, we are all equally racist. But education has the power to reform that, Our problems exist due to mentality and mentality can evolve, societies can evolve and heck even moralities can evolve. The first step in solving a problem, is to address and accept that there is a problem. We have to lift the taboo ban on topics like racism. We must be able to speak up and against it. So from my point of view, racism is a lose - lose situation. Its a war we have to wage against our own mentality. It is a noble bettle born within when you realise that there is more to a man than the colour of his skin and the land he originates from. Because hey, I did not choose to be Indian. You did not get to choose to be Malay or Chinese or Irish or Indonesian. Its nothing but a biological accident that you have no possible control over. So why judge someone over something that they have no control over?

Plan

As you can tell by now, my plan is to begin with the reformation of mentality. How do I do that? I am not going to launch something on a big scale. All i am going to do is make sure to keep myself and my circle of people who hold on to the principles to reject discrimination of any form towards any group of people. I am going to start with myself. I will judge people only by the contents of their character. I will not credit anyone's ability or disability, good behaviour or bad behaviour to their race or religion. You dont have to be Chinese to be good at Math aaaaand you dont have to be Indian to be good at street dancing. What we are going to be is, very individually deterministic. Ourselves are the creation, expression and manifestation of our own thoughts and ideas. We are so unique like that. With that being said, I hope this was worth your time.


Till we meet again...

Career Test

After answering a series of questions, this is what I got.

Percentage breakdown of your results:

Extraverted (E) 57%Introverted (I) 43%Intuitive (N) 59%Sensing (S) 41%Feeling (F) 60%Thinking (T) 40%Judging (J) 55%Perceiving (P) 45%

ENFJ – Givers and Mentors

Career relevant traits:

• Warmly and genuinely interested in people 
• Value other´s feelings 
• Value organisation and structure 
• Place importance on harmony and creating it. 
• Exceptionally good people skills 
• Dislike impersonal logic and analysis 
• Creative and imaginative 
• Enjoy variety and new challenges 
• Obtain personal satisfaction from helping people 
• Extremely sensitive to criticism and disorder 
• Seek approval from others to feel good about themselves 

As an ENFJ you have a very large range of potential careers which can make you happy. Most importantly you need exist in a supportive and people orientated environment, where you can use your creativity and organisational skills on a variety of differing challenges. This allows the ENFJ a great deal flexibility in their career. 
More than any other personality, you have excellent people skills. You have a talent for brining out the best in others by giving love, support and hospitality. As you encourage and support people, and strive to understand them you attain a great deal of personal satisfaction. 
More than other extraverted personalities you may keep your ideas to yourself, particularly if it interferes with bring out the best in another. You are motivated to help people change their lives for the better, and therefore usually put other’s needs before your own. You are warm, gracious, charming and creative, with a rich insight to what motivates and moves other people. Your special ability to genuinely help people makes the ENFJ a truly valued person. As giving as you are, it is important to remember your own needs as well as those of others. 

Possible Career Paths for the ENFJ:

• Facilitator 
• Consultant 
• Home maker 
• Musician or actor 
• Designer 
• Psychologist 
• Social Worker / Counsellor 
• Teacher 
• Clergy 
• Sales Representative 
• Human Resources 
• Manager 
• Events Coordinator 
• Sales Representative 
• Politicians and Diplomats 
• Writers 

Not too bad, I guess. I think I'm fairly satisfied with this test. Although, I disagree with one thing;  "Extremely sensitive to criticism and disorder "

Personally, I'm very open and receptive towards criticism. I view all sorts of criticism, even harsh and negative ones to be constructive and I always found it easier to embrace my weaknesses than to deny it. My mother used to tell me that once you embrace your weakness, no one can use it against you. 

 I do not want to sit comfortably in my own clouds of thoughts, safely and secure away from facing the reality. I want to see how strong my ideas are when put to test, open to evaluation and scrutiny and even deconstruction. That is why I appreciate criticisms.

" I would rather have one intellectual mind challenging my ideas than a hundred common minds ignorantly accepting it"

VAK Learning Style Test

So, today we had the VAK Learning Test. Oh boy, it was so much fun.... Anyways, with all the work piling up right now, I cant write and brag too long about my learning style. Put it short, I am an auditory learner and I dont completely agree with it. Nevertheless, read it and you can get some insights on how I study. Below is the extract I have from Wikipedia. You can know all about auditory learning from there before you actually proceed, even if you actually bother to proceed and read the rest.


Auditory learning is a learning style in which a person learns through listening. An auditory learner depends on hearing and speaking as a main way of learning. Auditory learners must be able to hear what is being said in order to understand and may have difficulty with instructions that are drawn but if the writing is in a logical order it can be easier to understand . They also use their listening and repeating skills to sort through the information that is sent to them.

Auditory learners may have a knack for ascertaining the true meaning of someone's words by listening to audible signals like changes in tone. When memorizing a phone number, an auditory learner will say it out loud and then remember how it sounded to recall it.

Auditory learners are good at writing responses to lectures they’ve heard. They’re also good at oral exams, effectively by listening to information delivered orally, in lectures, speeches, and oral sessions.

Proponents claim that when an auditory/verbal learner reads, it is almost impossible for the learner to comprehend anything without sound in the background. In these situations, listening to music or having different sounds in the background (TV, people talking, music, etc.) will help learners work better.

Auditory learners are good at storytelling. They solve problems by talking them through. Speech patterns include phrases “I hear you; That clicks; It's ringing a bell”, and other sound or voice-oriented information. These learners will move their lips or talk to themselves to help accomplish tasks.

So if you are reading this, congratulations. I am surprised how you are still reading this. I must be interestingg. So yeah, the methods I employ in studying is that.....I dont. HAHAHAHAHAHA. Just kidding, I am so hilarious!

Okay. Serious note, I always make notes and question myself while I am reading. I like making notes in an orderly organised manner. I dont draw mind maps. The beauty of notes is its ability to be inclusive of all the tiniest details. Significant ones though. By the way, I also do a lot of reading. I like to read so I can sit for hours and bury my head in a book.

That is all for today. I am done.

Chan Chee Ken (1507A101202) - Visual

Chia Tze San (1507A102007) - Kinaesthetic 

Sugheson (1507A101878) - Audio