pretty girls as MSN messenger photos

Some of my friends like to use pretty girls as their photos on MSN messenger.

Stupid personality test

OK Hari, I've taken that stupid test... Here are my results
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You are a Mastermind!

(Submissive Introverted Abstract Thinker)

You are a MASTERMIND (SIAT). You can be silent and withdrawn, but behind your reserved exterior lies an active mind that allows you to analyze situations and come up with creative, unexpected solutions. Normal people call this scheming.

Anyway, your sense of style and originality are your strengths, and people will respect your judgment once they get to know you. If you learn to be a little more personable, you could be a great leader— you've definitely got the vision thing down. Just make sure all the plotting you do behind those eyes of yours is healthy.

Famous masterminds in television: Dr. Claw, The Scarecrow and Mrs. King, Montgomery Burns.

Compared to 14,796,678 other test takers...

23% are more Submissive than you.		57% are more Dominant than you.
20% are just as Submissive as you.
3% are more Introverted than you.		92% are more Extroverted than you.
5% are just as Introverted as you.
33% are more Abstract than you.		45% are more Concrete than you.
22% are just as Abstract as you.
5% are more Thinking than you.		91% are more Feeling than you.
4% are just as Thinking as you.

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As you see, my results are very close to Jeffrey's. Sigh, as I said before, we're probably not a good team in business because we think too alike.

I noticed something odd in the test, though. On the 2nd or 3rd page, it asks a few questions about the music you listen to, and whether if you want to buy an iPod. I wonder if this is a market research wrapped in a personality test??

Well, never mind the test. I'm still me.

Expose my ignorance, foolishness and prejudice

I've avoided getting a blog until now.
Why didn't I want it? Because I think it might bring a lot of trouble. Do you know there are people who get fired for writing stuffs about their work on their personal blog? I know I wouldn't do that so that's OK. However, I know I can't stop my mouth (keyboard, rather) once I've started a blog. Inevitably, I'm going to say something stupid, someday. I might offend some people. The worst thing is, if I put it on my blog, it's public, and it's permanent. Nowadays, when you put something online, expect that someone or somewhere will keep copies of it. For how long? Indefinitely.
Recently, I've wasted some time reading blogs and forums online. I found a lot of comments that are not based on facts or reasoning. A lot of words were plainly biased and offensive. Some showed a lot of hatred. I felt quite sad when I read some of those things.
On the other hand, I read some interesting things written by friends on their blogs. OK, they're not actually that interesting. However, the sense of sharing makes it interesting. That's what eventually tempted me to get this blog and try it out.
What about the stupid things that I'll say? I know that, like everybody else, I've got limited knowledge, reasoning, and I've got my likes, dislikes. Still, I'm giving it a try. Even though it will expose my ignorance, foolishness, and prejudice.

OK, some of you must be thinking: "It's just a blog." Can't I just write something "light"?
Well, I know that. But I also know that having such a convenient tool to say things, I'll be emotional at times and say some things that might offend some people.
I guess I just want to declare that I'm not above everybody else. I'm just as stupid as anybody. I'm not "the" voice. I just have a voice. I represent nobody but LC. Yes, only silly me.

So, here we go. This is my blog.