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Re: Human Nature

nickchhan — Mon, 17 Nov 2008 15:50:27 -0000

I generally look young for my age, even when I graduated I still looked like I was still 15-17. Generally, you see many fakes, and hear many condescending remarks that people think you don't realize. Especially the work place. How fun to use this to my advantage. You learn alot when people think you're dumb.

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sherlyn — Sun, 16 Nov 2008 23:39:18 -0000

i totally agreee wit tis as i got 2 friends in the same situation n they keep on bully by ppl or treated as a slave by other ppl...i really hate those ppl who always take advantages on kind ppl...=.="" anyway...u might not knowing but i know u well cz i'm a fan of ur blog!nice blog! :p

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joyce — Sun, 16 Nov 2008 23:24:43 -0000

It's a pity really that not everyone has a certain underlying respect for everyone because everyone is equal in a way, if your account for each person's circumstances and influences in their life. Makes me feel lucky in a way, sometimes.

Haha. It's interesting to see how some people's behaviour change when you show your strengths. It'll be good nonetheless, if you can enlighten these people. I don't think some are even aware of it.

Then, there are those who are really intimidated by these people. Being a less intimidating person helps you to relate/connect with them better to encourage/help them. It's really satisfying when you see a once meek person become stronger with your help.

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Teddy — Sun, 16 Nov 2008 21:19:40 -0000

People can be manipulative, and sometimes, even though we know we should run from them, we remain... Because it reminds us that we're different, that if we run and do the same thing instead of facing it and make a difference, we will just end up exactly like what we dislike XD

Being true to oneself... is always the best solution :D

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skyler — Sun, 16 Nov 2008 10:10:47 -0000

pinkypau i am depressed =(

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grace — Sun, 16 Nov 2008 05:51:02 -0000

ahhhh i can totally identify with that. i don't think i've raised my voice against a person more than twice in total since i got here, i've been painfully nice (i think larh) and it's interrrrresting how people take advantage of that. esp the lazy people, who try to dump all their work on you. and the suitemates who assume you're going to do their dishes and clean up after them just because you're too "nice" to make a fuss about it.

but only here la. i don't think i could tahan being this nice in KL. haha :)

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Waifon — Sun, 16 Nov 2008 03:46:50 -0000

how can right, ive been your reading your blog for how long already i ask you and i still can misinterpret ah. sigh damn fail :( but okay at least you knw wht im talking abt wtf not so shy.

Re: Human Nature

pinkpau — Sun, 16 Nov 2008 03:36:54 -0000

qiken : i know :) believe me, i know. but some things you just have to amputate if you want to be happy. tiring is if you kept people like that in your life.

kevin : where got scary?!

amy : :)

yau : why :( i'm still waiting for your email..

YM : haha mahjong?!?! why?! eh my mother very scary wan when she plays mahjong. damn serious. ah i dont know about smiley ppl being dangerous.. and do you mean deceitful or conceitful?

alvin : omg alvin she sounds like a total game player. SO COOL. she sounds hot. dont cry puppy. you gotta lurveeeee her

rubeca : manta rays hahaha. yea i agree with you :)

lishun : see i'm like that also... i hate it when people take advantage of me. though sometimes it's very hard to draw the line because i totally allow my closest and close friends to take whatever they want from me. so sometimes the occasional act of betrayal happens.. :) and then i get jaded. and then i write posts like this one. haha.

anon : eh. haha.

choco : some relationships can be like that. so if you think you shouldnt be emotionally attached to them, then you can look at the rship as a purely business one. which i cant do...

michelle : ahh screw that person. how harsh of him or her to say that.

sheon : i dunno la i dun really like the idea of businesslike friendships. i know it's going to be necessary when i start work and all that.. but for now i dont want to think of my friends as a channel to get something that i want, nor do i want them to think the same way of me. i guess your advice is right, but in my situations, most of them dont require any kind of action from me, cos they already did what they wanted to do. in those situations all that's left for me to decide is.. do i still want to be friends with this person?

may : if it's really the truth, you dont have to keep convincing yourself of that, right!

riyo : thank u :)

waifon : haha actually... no, we're not talking about the same things! though i know what you're talking abt

patricia : ahh diaries are where we're supposed to pour out loads and loads, yes? my own diaries are just lots of incoherent verbiage .. :)

jenny : ya that's true :) i think people relish it when they find someone who isnt intimidating, or is seen to them as someone weaker or less smart or less cunning. i'm a naturally dominant person.. so for many years, especially in high school, i've always been the intimidating one. but now i've kinda taken the backseat. i suppose ive changed. but it still makes me laugh inside when i look at people try to manipulate their way through social situations by intimidating other people whom they think are easy to puppet with. i dont feel intimidated by them because of my own inherent dominance, but i like it when they try their moves on me. it gives me such a huge perspective on human nature.. and demarcates who i can call friends and who i cant.

ams : exactly.. :)

gin & waffle : haha he always likes to act cute wan la

bunbread : hahaha. dont let them push you around !

Re: Human Nature

Fatcat — Sat, 15 Nov 2008 21:58:56 -0000

YEAH! I TOTALLY AGREE ON THIS.
And since I make lame jokes when I'm bored and always look happy, everyone thinks I'm dumb and naive.
T.T

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Tim — Sat, 15 Nov 2008 19:32:49 -0000

Haha Alvin wins!

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Gin — Sat, 15 Nov 2008 18:26:44 -0000

HAHAHA. alvins comment very cute. hahahha

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ams — Sat, 15 Nov 2008 13:16:24 -0000

glad to know that i'm not the only one getting shit for friends... just avoid them totally like you said. it gives you more room to experience positive feelings

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theuptownlife — Sat, 15 Nov 2008 13:12:26 -0000

i totally agree with you. unfortunately, sometimes those people you want to avoid are your network, and this does not mean "to be fake", very fine line though.

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Jenny — Sat, 15 Nov 2008 11:04:39 -0000

I guess they're not intimidated by you so they feel free to be asses... Got that quite a few times at work. I have never downplayed my colleagues abilities or belittled them at all, whether in front of a more senior colleague, my boss or whatever, or even if we're alone and there's no one around to hear. I'm so fed up. Maybe I should?

But it's true. Helps you see who the true bitches are. Hate them. You might get the same thing going on when you enter the corporate jungle too. *hugs* Know you have my support.

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Patricia — Sat, 15 Nov 2008 08:25:12 -0000

so true. to think i wrote so much in my dairy when u could do it in a few lines. :)

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Waifon — Sat, 15 Nov 2008 07:30:35 -0000

I think I know where you're going with this post. sigh, same loser mongering for attention. Anonymous attention wtf.

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Riyo — Sat, 15 Nov 2008 06:56:03 -0000

very nice. i agree with you 100%!!!!!!

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may — Sat, 15 Nov 2008 01:51:52 -0000

That;s why I always tell myself that I am just being polite; not acting nice to gain whatsoever from these people.bleh!

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sheon — Sat, 15 Nov 2008 01:51:48 -0000

avoiding is not necessary, manipulate the situation and with some diplomacy... and he/she can be just like any acquaintance. could be useful sometimes. heheheeh

Re: Human Nature

Michelle Chin — Sat, 15 Nov 2008 01:41:15 -0000

I know perfectly what you're trying to convey, Pau. Sometimes, you act all nice and everything but deep inside, only you know what you are, who you really are and what you are made of. I've been through this so many times.

Sounds like Adam Smith!!!

And someone told me that my ENGLISH IS ATROCIOUS. :(

Re: Human Nature

choco — Fri, 14 Nov 2008 23:00:46 -0000

that is..amazingly true. many times, i have exploited by 'friends' being good to me when they need me and dumping me when their work is done. I don't say anything but i know better, yes?

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Anon. — Fri, 14 Nov 2008 22:26:33 -0000

*Deleted own post* Testing!

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lishun — Fri, 14 Nov 2008 21:22:46 -0000

i'm the direct opposite of you. i don't let anyone even come close to taking advantage of me. however, that explains my judgmental character...and that's not a very good thing!

you're like...the female version of the godfather. ooh.

Re: Human Nature

Rubeca — Fri, 14 Nov 2008 21:13:46 -0000

Thtz life hun......there are lotsa fishies, sharks, sting-rays, manta-rays......life's like tht..... thtz y sometimes u gotta taste the sour to learn bout the sweet and to taste the sweet to identify the "sours". LIfe aint fair but hey, it'll only make u stronger :D

Re: Human Nature

alvin — Fri, 14 Nov 2008 18:50:50 -0000

how can I afford to let my guard down? despite the falso bimbo-ness, she knows about dynamic IP and CSS margin/padding and these attributes alone threaten the very alpha ego nature in me.

one day I will be of no use to her anymore and I'm already starting to train my dog to cry me a thousand rivers.