Stress management...

What is Stress??? According to the experts, "Stress is the "wear and tear" our bodies experience as we adjust to our continually changing environment; it has physical and emotional effects on us and can create positive or negative feelings. As a positive influence, stress can help compel us to action; it can result in a new awareness and an exciting new perspective. As a negative influence, it can result in feelings of distrust, rejection, anger, and depression, which in turn can lead to health problems such as headaches, upset stomach, rashes, insomnia, ulcers, high blood pressure, heart disease, and stroke."

so am I stressed? oh most definitely. How much stress can one take?? I think it all depends on how well a person can handle stress... I'm a little crazy because I like stress... but only to an extent. I like it because it motivates me to get things done, motivates me to think. There was a time when I was just doing mundane work and nothing else, before I took the decision to study. I felt so dead in the brain that I was craving for new things to stimulate the thinking process every moment.

And nowadays, even though I get a lot more stress from handling both work and study, I felt good because I was motivated to think on my feet, make decisions that I've never done before and really prioritise what is important in my life. Getting my masters, performing well at work is... shopping can be postponed... things like that.

I desperately need a "stress" bomb shelter...

Back.... and not quite...

Back to work again... but not quite cos my mind somehow refused to get into gear today. Think still tired from the late nights of studying etc. Exams are over for me and I'm finally left with only the dissertation to do but that is a lot of work too. Got to get started working on the proposal and give the draft to my supervisor by next week. After that, it's a lot of leg-work like getting research materials, conducting interviews and surveys, analyse results etc. I don't fear the writing part... it's easy. I just hate the info gathering portion of it. Still feeling that I'm dying to get this over and I've given myself an ultimatum deadline of submission by end Sept (latest!).

And finally back to blogging... heh. Come to think of it, I can start enjoying the luxury of having more time to meet friends, watch tv and simply relax when I reach home after work. Can start doing that tonight.... yeh....

religious?? hmmm

Your dating personality profile:

Liberal - Politics matters to you, and you aren't afraid to share your left-leaning views. You would never be caught voting for a conservative candidate.
Religious - Faith matters to you. It is the foundation that you build your life upon. You trust that God has a plan for you.
Adventurous - Just sitting around the house is not something that appeals to you. You love to be out trying new things and really experiencing life.

Your date match profile:

Religious - You seek someone who is grounded in faith and who possesses religious values. You believe that a religious person can enhance your life.
Practical - You are drawn to people who are sensible and smart. Flashy, materialistic people turn you off. You appreciate the simpler side of living.
Adventurous - You are looking for someone who is willing to try new things and experience life to its fullest. You need a companion who encourages you to take risks and do exciting things.

Your Top Ten Traits

1. Liberal
2. Religious
3. Adventurous
4. Big-Hearted
5. Wealthy/Ambitious
6. Intellectual
7. Funny
8. Practical
9. Stylish
10. Outgoing

Your Top Ten Match Traits

1. Religious
2. Practical
3. Adventurous
4. Intellectual
5. Big-Hearted
6. Outgoing
7. Conservative
8. Sensual
9. Funny
10. Wealthy/Ambitious

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I'm so glad... :D

I'm so glad.. finally managed to "see" my good friend online and chat with her over msn... chatted till 2 am on thursday night because it's been so long since we had a good chat...

When she was in Singapore before, some misunderstandings and "mixed company" of friends she had seemed to have raised a wall between us... she hardly spoke to me and wouldn't tell me things cos she knew I wouldn't approve. Guess we have known each other too well... I could almost tell what her reaction would be, or what she was thinking without her having to tell me. And in a way she could too.. and cos she was going through a rough patch then, I guess she didn't really feel like talking to me....

But thursday's chat was great. Sounds like ever since she started working in Qatar and be on her own, she'd had time to be herself, away from all the temptations and chaos. In a way, she has sobered so much... now she's thinking only of trying to spend more time with her parents, appreciating those around her who love her... and truly finding and being herself. I'm so glad for this and I really thank God for seeing her through... helping her to find herself. As a friend, it hurt to see her "hurting" herself and falling down a vicious spiral so when I saw her say all that, it was really a relief...

and she has begun talking to me again, like how it was between us before she got "lost". I really appreciate that and I thank God for the limitless patience... that despite how many times I've been discouraged by her, I've decided to hang on and continue to be there... to be her friend. I also thank God for His mercy... for He has taught us to be forgiving... for she has been forgiving of my faults too... I'm not perfect.. neither of us are but I sure am glad that God meant for us to stay true friends... I am so glad...

Really looking forward to her coming back here for holiday and spending some quality time catching up... :D

hmmm not too bad... wish i was more diabolical...

You are a Samurai.
You are full of honour and value respect. You
are not really the stereotypical hero, but you
do fight for good. Just in your own way. For
you, it is most certainly okay to kill an evil
person, if it is for justice and peace. You
also don't belive in mourning all the time and
think that once you've hit a bad stage in life
you just have to get up again. It's pointless
to concentrate on emotional pain and better to
just get on with everything. You also are a
down to earth type of person and think before
you act. Impulsive people may annoy you
somewhat.

Main weapon: Sword
Quote: "Always do the right thing.
This will gratify some people and astonish the
rest" -Mark Twain
Facial expression: Small smile

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dream career

Just saw a wonderful episode of The West Wing... they did it like it's a "live" inside story of how the president's press secretary works. Now that is what I call a great career... it's something like what I would like to do... to be the gatekeeper of information, yet empowered to give the truth when necessary. It really takes an intelligent and calm head to think and make decisions like that, especially when the things at stake is equivalent to national interest depending on what and how information is relayed to the press... the respect the press members give to a credible media spokesperson... wow.

Yeah I know it's fiction... but it was extremely well-scripted and well-acted. For those who are less skeptical, it probably looks like a real day in the white house but remembering what I learned about entertainment, well, that is entertainment. And if I read a little deeper into it, it probably had public education and persuasion in its agenda... in other words, propaganda or some sort of consipracy theory...

I don't know if that is the kind of stress I can live with... ... but I guess what draws me is the empowerment. The ability to make decisions... to go along with the decisions I make and have people carry it through... ah yes I'm ambitious...

Finally!!!

Finally.... I've finished my part of the school project. Practically drained my brain cells thinking up an events campaign to launch a new TV channel... fun but also tiring... and there are so many unknowns. Just hope that the final report will be good enough so that it doesn't drag our grades down.

*crossing my fingers and hoping...*

this quote is so apt... hahaha

You Are Catwoman

"Life's a bitch. Now so am I."

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Men See You As Desirable

Men often find you immediately attractive and sensual
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Argh... just lost my blog...

wrote my blog just now but due to some silly technical error it failed to load properly...now I lost it....sigh...

got to start all over again. It's friday and the week seemed to have flown past completely... didn't know where all the time has gone or maybe I was just too busy in the past couple of days to notice. Looking forward to some rest this weekend... and hopefully to finish a little more of that group project that I still owed my classmates... at least I got to finish the programming schedule portion so that the first project is complete. Been slacking real bad and haven't had much time to look at my dissertation, much less think about it... sigh...

and weekend means I get to have dinner at home!! yeh!! I just realised that I haven't had a decent meal at home for more than a week and I missed my mom's soups so much... looking forward to a huge bowl of refreshing bitter gourd soup this sunday... yum!! :P

Yes It's Friday!!!!

So fast... the week simply flew past and I didn't notice it much... except for the stress I was going through preparing for that event on wednesday.

Had a crappy day at work yesterday, so didn't really feel like blogging. hopefully today is a new day, end of the week and it'll be much better than the rest of the week.

I've got this weekend more or less laid out for me... shall take some time to rest, stay at home... probably go to the gym on saturday or sunday with KK...and I can't wait to have dinner at home on Sunday. Just realised that I haven't had a decent meal at home for the entire week. So looking forward to my mom's soups... missed them so much... Yum :P

Looked around my desk and realise that it's such a mess with lots of unfiled stuff.... really would love the opportunity to have some time to go through them, junk the junk and file up my work... shall attempt to do whatever I can ... mebbe a little a day would help... :P