Monday, April 20, 2009

what temperament are you?


i was reminded bout this test by today's sunday service. since it's been a while since i last took the test (i can't remember my results anyway), i decided to retake it.

my results? hmm.. i'm 45% melancholy, 28% phlegmatic and 25% sanguine. (melancholy from my dad and uncle, phlegmatic from my mom, sanguine from... francis? no wait, we're not related. haha.. )

Melancholy - strengths
  • Deep and thoughtfully
  • Analytical
  • Serious and purposeful
  • Genius prone (really?? wow am i really melancholic or what? haha..)
  • Talented and creative
  • Artistic or musical
  • Philosophical and poetic
  • appreciative of beauty
  • Sensitive to others
  • Self-sacrificing
  • Conscientious
  • Idealistic
  • Makes friends cautiously
  • Content to stay in background
  • Avoids causing attention
  • Faithful and devoted
  • Will listen to complaints
  • Can solve other's problems
  • Deep concern for other people
  • Moved to tears with compassion (for poor marley...)
  • Seeks ideal mate
Melancholy - weakness
  • Remembers the negatives
  • Moody and depressed
  • Enjoys being hurt (serious?)
  • Has false humility (gosh...)
  • Off in another world
  • Low self-image (hmm.. true)
  • Has selective hearing (haha..i wish. the problem with me is that i can't filter out bad stuff. or maybe this applies to asking for opinions when buying stuff?)
  • Self-centered
  • Too introspective
  • Guilt feelings
  • Persecution complex
  • Tends to hypochondria
  • Lives through others (does story books count?)
  • Insecure socially
  • Withdrawn and remote
  • critical of others
  • Holds back affections (errrr... who can testify against that?)
  • Dislikes those in opposition
  • Suspicious of people (i'm not by nature, but i'm getting there. thanks to circumstances)
  • Antagonistic and vengeful
  • Unforgiving (don't worry, i forgive easily, since i have a memory span of a goldfish)
  • Full of contradictions (i can't help it. life is full of contradictions.)
  • Skeptical of compliments
Phlegmatic - strengths
  • Low-key personality
  • Easygoing and relaxed
  • Calm, cool and collected (i'm so totally not calm. haha..)
  • Patient well balanced
  • Consistent life
  • Quiet but witty
  • Sympathetic and kind
  • Keeps emotions hidden (true.. but people seem to know anyway.. wonder why..)
  • Happily reconciled to life (yay!)
  • All-purpose person
  • Easy to get along with
  • Pleasant and enjoyable
  • Inoffensive
  • Good listener
  • Dry sense of humor
  • Enjoys watching people (yup! especially lengluis.. shu yin teach wan.;p)
  • Has many friends
  • Has compassion and concern
Phlegmatic - weakness
  • Unenthusiastic
  • Fearful and worried (oh i worry so a lot)
  • Indecisive (haha.. that's me! i alwayz drive friends nuts when shopping..)
  • Avoids responsibility
  • Quiet will of iron (rofl)
  • Selfish (hmmm.. must change that)
  • Too shy and reticent
  • Too compromising (err.. good or bad?)
  • Self-righteous
  • Dampens enthusiasm
  • Stays uninvolved
  • Is not exciting
  • Indifferent to plans
  • Judges others
  • Sarcastic and teasing
  • Resists change (i definitely won't jump into it.. but if that's what life throws at me, what the heck, just go for it)
Sanguine - strengths
  • Appealing personality
  • Talkative, Storyteller (hahaha.. who will vote for me? must have gotten this from mom)
  • Life of the Party (that's francis, alap and suat yee, our 3 jokers.=] miss you all.)
  • Good sense of humor
  • Memory for color (serious? i can never remember anything, what's more colour?!)
  • Physically holds on to listener (wow.. hold on? scarynya.. give me more floor to roll on...)
  • Emotional and demonstrative (yup, i'm emotional.)
  • Enthusiastic and expressive (i'm expressive alright. haha..i make stories come to life!;p)
  • Cheerful and bubbling over
  • Curious
  • Good on stage (oh so totally NOT! the stage friggin freaks me out..)
  • Wide-eyed and innocent
  • Lives in the present
  • Changeable disposition
  • Sincere at heart
  • Always a child
  • Makes friends easily
  • Loves People
  • Thrives on compliments (who doesn't? haha..)
  • Seems exciting (i guess the key word is 'seems'? sigh..)
  • envied by others
  • Doesn't hold grudges
  • apologizes quickly
  • Prevents dull moments
  • Likes spontaneous activities
Sanguine - weakness
  • Compulsive talker
  • Exaggerates and elaborates (sometimes a lil' too much detail? haha..)
  • Dwells on trivia
  • Can't remember names (haha.. not just names..)
  • Scares others off (hmm.. i wonder how?)
  • Too happy for some
  • Has restless energy
  • Egotistical
  • Blusters and complains
  • Naive, gets taken in (i remember paying a fellow to spray my house for aedes mossies at noon.. sigh.. am i stupid or what.)
  • Has loud voice and laugh (i think shu yin can testify to that)
  • Controlled by circumstances
  • Gets angry easily (my poor brother...)
  • Seems phony to some (i suppose that can happen if someone doesn't know you well enough)
  • Never Grows Up
  • Hates to be alone
  • Needs to be center stage
  • Wants to be popular
  • Looks for credit
  • dominates conversations
  • Interrupts and doesn't listen
  • answers for others
  • Fickle and forgetful
  • Makes excuses
  • Repeats stories
i guess that's all for today. i gotta go sleep now. i think i vaguely remember getting the same results last time round. coz of the tie between sanguine and phlegmatic. ah well, it's interesting to know what type i am. now i got a whole load of baggage to change and improve on, but am too sleepy to think of how. dreamland is calling... niTez to all.. zzzZZ

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