Are you Intelligent enough? Take this test.

This is a test for Intelligent People. I have determined that you qualify. The following short quiz consists of 4 questions and will tell you if you are qualified to be a professional.

Scroll down for each answer. The questions are NOT that difficult.

But don't scroll down UNTIL you have answered the question!

1. How do you put a giraffe into a refrigerator?

The correct answer is: Open the refrigerator, put in the giraffe, and close the door. This question tested whether you tend to do simple things in an overly complicated way.

2. How do you put an elephant into a refrigerator?

Did you say, "Open the refrigerator, put in the elephant, and close the refrigerator?"

Wrong answer. Correct Answer: Open the refrigerator, take out the giraffe, put in the elephant and close the door. This tested your ability to think through the repercussions of your previous actions.

3. The Lion King is hosting an animal conference. All the animals attend....except one. Which animal did not attend?

Correct answer: The Elephant. The elephant is in the refrigerator. You just put him in there. This tested your memory.

Okay, even if you did not answer the first three questions correctly, you still have one more chance to show your true abilities.

4. There is a river you must cross but it is used by crocodiles, and you do not have a boat. How do you manage?

Correct answer: You jump into the river and swim across. Have you not been listening? All the crocodiles are attending the animal conference. This tested whether you learn quickly from your mistakes.

According to Anderson Consulting Worldwide, around 90% of the professionals they tested got all questions wrong, but many preschoolers got several correct answers.

Anderson Consulting says this conclusively disproves the theory that most professionals have the brains of a four-year-old.

:)

Dreams - a play coming out of a piano

All I can remember is that I was playing the piano. It was an upright piano and as the music plays, there was a whole musical unfolding at the top of the piano.

It was really beautiful...with people singing, dancing and beautiful music.

Etiquette Bell explained....

Sigh....I decided to google and search for the answers.

I found 2 explanations. And apparently this etiquette bell exists in Korea too. Here's what I found :-

"If you haven't figured it out: you press the 'etiquette bell' when you are afraid that, just perhaps, some inelegant sound may just reach some other woman's ears. When this happens, or, actually before this happens, you press the 'etiquette bell' and the sound of gently whirling water surrounds you, masking any unpleasant noise. The sound, in fact, is somewhat like the whirling water sound that occurs when you actually flush the toilet. "

One more explanation :-

We are going to tell you about one innovation in Korean public toilets. Koreans have the greatest respect for all the aspects of visiting a toilet. For instance, for such a delicate topic as emitting sounds. To cover the confusion both of those in the toilet cabin and of those outside, they have invented a special “etiquette bell”. This is a nice box with a dynamic loudspeaker attached to the cabin wall. It is provided with a large button. You can press this button when necessary and the sound of water flowing from the flush tank is emitted. In half a minute the sound will die away. You may repeat this operation if necessary.
The “copying” principle was used in this case and an ecologically safe solution was obtained: why spending pure fresh water if only one property – sound – is needed. We use sound and save water.

I was kinda right.....this was my 3rd guess. 3) To distract the noise of peeing and shitting by continously ringing the bell....

What I did not figure out was that it was the sound of flushing water. Yeah, in all my trips to Japan, I often just wondered what it was but never dared to push the button. Just incase, it was for emergencies. I don't want people knocking on my toilet door wondering what's wrong with me if I rang the bell.

Now, that I know what it is for, I will make sure I practise the right etiquette by pushing the button when an "inelegant" sound should appear when I am doing my "business"

What the hell is an etiquette bell?

Sorry folks, maybe I am not so cultured, maybe I don't know much about etiquette but really what the hell is an Etiquette Bell?? I never figured it out. Having been to Japan a couple of times..I never figured out what this is and frankly I never bother to asked either.

Btw....this is found in their toilets!

So, my hypothesis - the bell is for :-

1) If my shit stinks - I should ring the bell.....

2) If I need help to get out of the toilet...I should ring the bell.....

3) To distract the noise of peeing and shitting by continously ringing the bell....

I admit, I am ignorant....just tell me if you know what it is for......

Romance and Office Joke of the Day.......

ROMANCE MATHEMATICS
Smart man + smart woman = romance
Smart man + dumb woman = affair
Dumb man + smart woman = marriage
Dumb man + dumb woman = pregnancy
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OFFICE ARITHMETIC
Smart boss + smart employee = profit
Smart boss + dumb employee = production
Dumb boss + smart employee = promotion
Dumb boss + dumb employee = overtime

Which side of the coin do you want to look at?

My dad is just spending his days, shaking his legs and doing nothing. He is older now, retired and I don't expect him to do much. However, his personality of doing nothing clashes with my mom who is always driven to do something.


Is he simple-minded man or just plain lazy?

He is a very simple man, low aspirations, low drive but yet have a kind heart. He is humble and because he knows he is not as educated, not as rich, he is always nicer to others. He is gentle, not opinionated, always wanted to contribute, do more and let other get ahead of him.

These all should be great qualities but however these are also his setback.

Low aspirations = low money
Low drive = Lazy
Humble = low self esteem
Nice and Kind = Not thinking of himself or his family first
Gentle = Softie
Not opinionated = no stand, useless
Let others be ahead = eventually Bitter



There are always two sides to a coin, a positive and negative effects to everything.

Which side of the coin do you want to look at?

I feel old and its sucks

I just feel old and it sucks.

I can’t help it but I have just been feeling old all the time, I think since I got married last year.

I put on make up – I feel old
I dress up – I feel old
I check my face in the mirror - I feel old
I look at my body - I feel old
I talk to my collegues - I feel old
I hang out with friends - I feel old

I think I am fat, thus I feel old.

Hmmm....sigh....do you understand?

Dream : Holiday

I am planning a surprise holiday for my hubby, I am always a bit last minute, so when I start planning I would panic a little. Therefore no surprise that I dreamt about a holiday trip for me and hubby.

We checked in a spa hotel. It was a big spa, kinda a Balinese style with lots of greenery surroundings. After we checked into the room, we decided to start our holiday by going to the spa. It was a rather long walk and by the time we got to the lobby (we were either waiting for a cab or someone would be driving us to the spa), I realized that I forgot to bring the spa vouchers. So my hubby waited for the cab while I went back to get the vouchers.

The hotel was rather big and guess what, I lost my way and could not find my way back to the lobby. It was like a maze the road I took and every corner looks right but would end up wrong. Sigh.

A vision is to be caught not taught

Sorry, feeling a little philosophical this evening.

A good friend...told me this phrase "A vision is to be caught Not taught". I don't think even she realized what she said, but when I heard it, it was such a revelation.

Basically I was complaning about how my hubby is not excited about my interest. I am so passionate about it, there are so many things I want him to do and help me with but it almost seem like he is just going against me. And it is very frustrating!

Especially when I feel that what I am doing will be better for our future. At least we are doing something vs just doing nothing.

But how come he is so slow in his actions? How come we seem to argue everytime we talk about it? I get irritated that I am doing 80% of the work and yet he can't do 20% of the work promptly.

Anyway, so when my friend suddenly said this phrase....hmmm, I was like...wow! I get it. No point telling, teaching, repeating a thousand times what the vision is because if the person don't get it, have not caught it, it will just be yes yes yes yes yes yes - in one ear, out the other.

So...the challenge is to have the person catch the vision. Once the person caught the vision, then the vision is no longer just yours. It becomes a shared vision.

Am I making sense??

Who is ShadowFox and who is Kennysai?

Since I started blogging and becoming more in tune with Malaysian bloggers, I am really intrigued with Shadowfox and the latest being Kennysai.

Probably I am just nosey but then again who aren't??

I really wonder who they are and what they do. One thing for sure, they have kept their identities a tight secret. Unless I am slow, I guess nobody really know who they are right?


I do enjoy reading their blogs once in a while and for me I have started to take whatever people write with a pinch of salt. It is just an expression of another person's opinion. There is no reason getting personal about it. So, if you can't take it, then don't read.


Though what they write about sometimes, can be rather hurtful. For eg Kennysai is dedicated to just bring down a certain individual called Kenny Sia. Is Kennysai - he/she/they right in creating such a blog and writing "not so nice" stuff about someone else??

I wonder if the people whom they write about, how would they feel? Should they defend themselves? Or can they just let it be and not bother, not be hurt?


If it happened to me (someone writing horrible stuff about me), I really don't know how I would react.

Anyway back to who is Kennysai and who is Shadowfox? Seriously I have no idea. I wonder if any of their friends know that their friend is a popular anonymous blogger called Kennysai and Shadowfox. In normal interaction with family and friends, how do they not let others know that they are very popular in the world of blogging?

So, who is Kennysai and who is Shadowfox? If anyone of you have any insider leaks to who they are...let me know. I am just a curious cat on a boring Tuesday.

This cup of Starbucks nearly knocked me OUT!

It is depressing but I may have to succumb to the fact that I can no longer be the cool coffee drinker at Starbucks.


I love to have morning meetings at Starbucks. Getting out of the office is good but meeting my suppliers in Starbuckks in the morning not only is casual but also builds a strong and closer relationship with them.


So, this morning, feel rather cool, I had yet another morning meeting in the Starbucks. My usual Vanilla Latte.


The meeting went well!


As I was driving back.....I started feeling a little uncomfortable. It felt like a headache was coming.


I went into office. Took a couple of gulps of water to wash down the caffeine. Hope I will be feeling better.


Went into a 2 hour meeting. My heart started throbbing.


Hmmm...it is 2pm, maybe I was just hungry. But at that time, I was feeling really uncomfortable. Let me get some food into my stomach.


Had another telecon but I was ready to zonk out.


I need to leave the office. I need to rest my head.


Oh goodness! Got into car, trying hard to hold my head....3pm and there is traffic!!!!! Get out of the way. My head is about to burst and I am about to puke! Get out of my way!!!


Reached home, drop my stuff, went straight up to my room, changed my clothes and lie down on my bed.


Did not move for the next 2 hours. I woke up feeling better. But with the sad reality that I may never order coffee at Starbucks again.


Sigh...I will have to a tea drinker at Starbucks!!??