I did one of those Myers-Briggs personality tests on Facebook the other day and it turns out I’m an INFP (Introversion, iNtitution, Feeling, Perceptive) individual. That’s not terribly surprising as I’ve done similar tests before and come out with the same result nine times out of ten, however occasionally I come out as an INFJ (Introversion, iNtitution, Feeling, Judging) individual. I think, however, that INFP is my ‘true’ type as although I can be friendly and outgoing at times, deep down I’m a fairly shy, insecure individual who enjoys being by himself, and his thoughts – how wanky! – or with a few close friends/family and ponders life’s big unanswered questions – again, very new-age and wanky! INFP’s are often referred to us as ‘dreamer’s, ‘healers’ or some other new-age bullshit, though it’s fairly accurate I believe as we tend to be idealists and think of possibilities and potential scenarios rather than concrete ‘truths’.
INFP’s apparently are talented at putting their thoughts to paper (or keyboard) though aren’t as eloquent in person – I know that’s true for me, I grew up with a slight (or severe depending on your opinion) speech impediment and coupled with my shy nature a lot of strangers or acquaintances assumed I was ‘slow’ on first meeting! Being a passive-aggressive fuck at times, I have definitely have used this perceived ‘disability’ at times to full advantage to the point that my family coined the term ‘strategic incompetence’ for my deliberate screwing up and/or avoidance of tasks I have no wish or desire of doing. Being passive-aggressive helps in this country as this nation is pathologically passive-aggressive where self-limiting behaviours to get the boss/wife/husband/customer/teacher off your back are the name of the game here!
I looked at online communities set up for INFP’s and most people were pondering why such a relatively rare group – usually between 1% to 3% of the general population are found to be INFP – features so prominently on Myers-Briggs tests and on the web. I think the answer largely lies in the fact that INFP’s tend to be introverted, analytical people who often question pre-conceived ideas and search for answers in the world around them – I know do. I think people of my ‘type’ make good researchers, analyists and psychologists as we’re always looking at life and the human condition through the outside in and trying to understand ourselves and the world around us. At least, that’s why I surmise!
This link contains some information on INFP’s and famous INFPs’ both now and in the past.
I’m recovering from a big night out last night where I was my usual dumbass self so I’m unable to give a completely coherent post at the moment though I thought I’d write something as it’s been a while and it happens to be my 100th post!
I’m glad I’ve got back into blogging as it’s a great way to express yourself and your interests and can be quite cathartic at times. The song I chose for today is a beautiful track which is popular at the moment called ‘Apologize’ by Timbaland featuring One Republic.
Today’s and the first Song of the Day - a new feature I’ll drag out now and again is the beautiful ballad “Even when I’m Sleeping” by Australian 90s outfit, Leonardo’s Bride. It’s a simple, catchy, acoustic tune largely made memorable due to Abby Dobson‘s brilliant vocals throughout the piece. Leonardo’s Bride was a four piece band playing mainly to Sydney pubs and clubs until this song brought them to the wider Australian audience’s attention. They went on to perform during the 2000 Olympics in Sydney and have since gone their separate ways. Just one of many great Aussie bands from that period.
I’ve been listening to it a bit lately as I’ve been tried and failing to get the song down on my strumming.
Heath Ledger has been posthumously awarded an Oscar for Best Supporting Actor for his brilliant performance as ‘The Joker’ in The Dark Knight at the 81st Academy awards in Hollywood. His father, mother and sister were on hand to receive the award.
His father, Kim, said upon receiving the award:
“This award tonight would have humbly validated Heath’s quiet determination to be truly accepted by you all here – his peers – within an industry he so loved. Thank you,”
It’s hard to believe it’s already 13 months since he passed away. Another brilliant talent taken from us too soon.
Other notable winners include: Sean Penn as Best Actor for his role in Milk, Kate Winslet as Best Actress for her role in The Reader, and Penélope Cruz for her role in Woody Allen’s Vicky Cristina Barcelona.
Surprise success story of the year, Slumdog Millionaire won Best Picture with the film’s director, Danny Boyle, winning the Best Director award.
What would be the logical thing to study whilst in South Korea? … Why, it would be Arabic, of course! I’m back learning Arabic off a friend here in Suncheon. I’ve been attracted to the beautiful cursive script of Arabic for a while and since Sydney has increasing numbers of the world’s fourth most spoken language, it’s a fairly practical language for me to learn too.
I first starting learning Arabic about a year ago but as always happens with me and languages I get bored and distracted easy, and gave up on the classes. Though, hanging around my sister’s place recently piqued my interest in the language again – my sister lives in an area with a large Lebanese population so there’s Arabic lettering and speakers all around!
Arabic’s a challenging language as the characters in the script slightly change form in regards to whether they are at the end, or middle or beginning of a word. Though, the actual Grammar structure is quite similar to English and doesn’t seem as difficult to catch onto as it is to catch on to Korean and Japanese Grammar structure.
Indeed, Japanese, Mandarin, Russian, Arabic and Korean are often cited as being amongst the most difficult languages for English native speakers to learn. The irony is I’m interested in all these languages and would like to have conversational ability in all of these one day!
I had my second class (of my second stint) of Arabic last night and headed out for dinner and drinks with friends afterwards. It was a good night!
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