what are your best skills?

Do you know what are you best skills?

I just started on a new game, which tests the player on four skills, analytical, calculation, memory, and also processing. And of the many times that i played, i noticed that i tend to score better marks in the areas of analytical and processing. Even at my worse, i would get higher marks in these 2 skills.

There are a total of 4 skills measured with 2 types of test drawn up for each skill. You only need to do 4 tests, one for each skill. You of course, will not be able to choose which of the 2 tests available for each skill. It's not the player's call.

In memory skills, there are 2 types of test, one that requires you to find matching the pairs of cards or pictures, and the other, requiring you to match the objects that had been given, in the correct sequence. In both tests, players were given approximately 2-3 seconds to see the original condition. I always fare worse in the 2nd type of memory question. Cant seems to get my thoughts organize fast enough to absorbs and understand all the details. In the first kind, i found that if given lesser than 4 pairs, i was able to do quite well. But once they increased the number of pairs, i get confused, fast.

As in the memorizing skill, they have 2 types of tests to gauge our calculation prowess. The first type, we have to find the correct mathematical symbol in the given equation. Kinda like filling in the blanks of a sentence. This is alright to me, if the question are numbers 2 digits, and 'direct' equations. Once they start throwing me 3 digits, or those questions with 'smaller' equations in brackets, i start to get confused and then mess up the tests. The 2nd type is giving the answer to the sums posed. Again, i could only answer the simple calculations fast and confidently.

For the analytical and processing questions, which i surprisingly always score higher than the other 2 type of skill, they are more like seeing what's given, and then you give the answer.

Fortunately, one test that i could do well, in the processing category, is arranging the numbers or alphabets given in ascending order. Numbers were easy, really. The only drawback here for me is when the alphabets come out. I usually take slower time to do alphabets. The other more confusing test to check your skill in this faculty of the mind, is finding the correct missing tile to complete the picture given. It's really like finding the final few pieces to complete the jigsaw puzzle.

Analyzing skill test that i prefer is the counting of blocks given. Something like 'sokoban' blocks, dropping in random quantity and arrangement. Once they are down falling from the sky, you have to give the answer. The other test of identifying the heavier objects always gets me confused and end up just taking wild guesses.

Now, this is an eye opener to me. All this while, i thought i have a good memory, and could probably do calculations better than analyze something. I have always been drawn to games that i could practice upon, and certainly the areas of memorizing and calculations should be the best bets if i wanted to score high marks. Those are the areas of the mind that you can train and develop by practice, no?

So what do this game tells me?
That i'm good in analyzing and processing something? And can i even narrow it down further, i'm good at these, as long as involves numbers, with a straight forward outlook, no hidden meaning or factors to consider? Does it also shows that under pressure, i really cannot perform well? After all, all tests are done in 1 minute durations. I wonder, really, if i could use this as an indicator of my personal strengths and weaknesses to wade through this life? Are these really my best skills?

Reflecting this with full honestly, i feel, there might be some truth in this. I always get very stressed under pressure when required to get an answer, but then again, not when facing organizational crisis. I am always analyzing things, but never had a speciality, until now.

I really am not sure, but if it's anything, this is a game that i could enjoy playing.

arRGGgghhh to C'est la vie!

It was frustrating. Waiting for the page to load.

I had wanted to post something that was swirling in my mind. A thought. I had wanted to get down, before it's buried underneath the mess in my head. Becoming yet another insignificant thought.

Never felt this frustrating using a computer. Indeed, I thought the days of slow loading and hanging pcs would be over with the purchase of this new baby. After all, i forked out slightly more than 3k of currencies for this. With extra memory for better and faster processing, and of course storage for all my idiosyncrasies.

Before this, i had only operated on p2. Yes, ancient but since it was still working, i did not upgrade nor change it. Furthermore, i had only time to use for just a few hours a day, mostly for chatting. It was slow, and always hanging, frustrating, very, but nonetheless, it was there, and it had been with me for most of my studying life. Hence, there were some sentimental reasons as to why i kept it. Until it broke down and just would not start. Lost all in one night.

That was i guess, the almost the last time that i could remember being frustrated while using the pc. Until today, where all pages just would not load, in time, before my patience run thin. Just as i was typing this, saw a note, trying to contact blogger.com. Saving and publishing may fail..Retrying.... duuhhhh!!!! How very frustrating !!!

Must be the connection, server thingy at fault, not my pc. Just that i cant help but just feels all these annoyance building up. On the first of august of this year...the first post for this month..
What a start..and oh ya, my little bright idea had scampered away..
Only able to manage arRGGgghhh to C'est la vie!

Today's the first step.

I just did a not so good thing just now. I refused to help someone, even though I'm in the best position to do so. Funnily, I felt nothing when making that decision. Now, after a couple of hours passed, I still did feel anything. No guilt and yet no joy.

Funnily, this person had helped me uncountable times before in the past. She has a good nature, and a good heart. Too good, in fact, always putting ahead the needs of others than hers. That's not my sole testimony but many other mutual friends of us.

She crossed a line, not too long ago. Unknowingly, I think. However, I cannot ignore that factor. Again, she did that out of good intentions, on her side, I believe. I, on the other hand, think that it is a line that she should not even touched, no matter if the sky's falling, or the earth's opening up.

Argument is that, I should be forgiving her, for unknowing cross a line. Unfortunately, even my soft rational side seems make this decision. It is a line she should not touch, lest cross. Not even in good faith. Else, I should at least be honest with her, on her mistake. At least, she would have the chance to know that she crossed a line. But alas, I truly believe, it's a line she or any unrelated ones, should not bother themselves about, in the very first place.

For that, the formerly narrowing distance between us will be reversed. Definitely. It is a conscious decision, and one that I make. Not maybe. And today's the first step.