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A group of alumni, highly established in their
> careers, got together to
> visit their old university lecturer. Conversation
> soon turned into
> complaints about stress in work and life. Offering
> his guests coffee,
> the lecturer went to the kitchen and returned with a
> large pot of
> coffee and an assortment of cups: porcelain,
> plastic, glass, some plain-
> looking and some expensive and exquisite, telling
> them to help
> themselves to hot coffee.
>
> When all the students had a cup of coffee in hand,
> the lecturer said,
> "If you noticed, all the nice- looking, expensive
> cups were taken up,
> leaving behind the plain and cheap ones. While it is
> but normal for you
> to want only the best for yourselves, that is the
> source of your
> problems and stress. What all of you really wanted
> was coffee, not the
> cup, but you consciously went for the better cups
> and are eyeing each
> other's cups."
>
> "Now, if life is coffee, then the jobs, money and
> position in society
> are the cups. They are just tools to hold and
> contain life, but the
> quality of life doesn't change."
>
> "Sometimes, by concentrating only on the cup, we
> fail to enjoy the
> coffee in it."
>
> Don't let the cups drive you... enjoy the coffee.

Don't peek but begin the test as you scroll down and answer.

Answers are for who you are now...not who you were in the

past.

Have pen or pencil and paper ready.

This is a real test given by the Human Relations

Dept at many of the major corporations today. It

helps them get a better insight concerning their

employees and potential employees.

It's only 10 simple questions, so...

Grab a pencil and paper, keeping track of your

letter answers.

Ready?? Begin...

1. When do you feel your best?

(a) in the morning

(b) during the afternoon & early evening

(c) late at night

2. You usually walk

(a) fairly fast, with long steps

(b) fairly fast, with short, quick steps

(c) less fast head up, looking the world in the face

(d) less fast, head down

(e) very slowly

3. When talking to people you

(a) stand with your arms folded

(b) have your hands clasped

(c) have one or both your hands on your hips

(d) touch or push the person to whom you are talking

(e) play with your ear, touch your chin, or smooth

your

hair

4. When relaxing, you sit with

(a) your knees bent with your legs neatly side by side

(b) your legs crossed

(c) your legs stretched out or straight

(d) one leg curled under you

5. When something really amuses you, you react with

(a) a big, appreciative laugh

(b) a laugh, but not a loud one

(c) a quiet chuckle

(d) a sheepish smile

6. When you go to a party or social gathering you..

(a) make a loud entrance so everyone notices you

(b) make a quiet entrance, looking around for someone

you

know

(c) make the quietest entrance, trying to stay unnoticed

7. You're working very hard, concentrating hard, and you're

interrupted. Do you..

(a) welcome the break

(b) feel extremely irritated

(c) vary between these two extremes

8. Which of the following colors do you like most?

(a) red or orange

(b) black

(c) yellow or light blue

(d) green

(e) dark blue or purple

(f) white

(g) brown or gray

9. When you are in bed at night, in those last few moments

before

going to sleep, you lie

(a) stretched out on your back

(b) stretched out face down on your stomach

(c) on your side, slightly curled

(d) with your head on one arm

(e) with your head under the covers

10. You often dream that you are

(a) falling

(b) fighting or struggling

(c) searching for something or somebody

(d) flying or floating

(e) you usually have dreamless sleep

(f) your dreams are always pleasant

POINTS:

1. (a) 2

(b) 4

(c) 6

2. (a) 6

(b) 4

(c) 7

(d) 2

(e) 1

3. (a) 4

(b) 2

(c) 5

(d) 7

(e) 6

4. (a) 4

(b) 6

(c) 2

(d) 1

5. (a) 6

(b) 4

(c) 3

(d) 5

(e) 2

6. (a) 6

(b) 4

(c) 2

7. (a) 6

(b) 2

(c) 4

8. (a) 6

(b) 7

(c) 5

(d) 4

(e) 3

(f) 2

(g) 1

9. (a) 7

(b) 6

(c) 4

(d) 2

(e) 1

10.(a) 4

(b) 2

(c) 3

(d) 5

(e) 6

(f) 1

Now add up the total number of points.

OVER 60 POINTS:

Others see you as someone they should "handle with care"

You're seen as vain, self-centered, and who is extremely

dominant.

Others may admire you, wishing they could be more like you,

but don't always trust you, hesitating to become too deeply

involved

with you.

51 TO 60 POINTS:

Others see you as an exciting, highly volatile, rather

impulsive

personality;

a natural leader, who's quick to make decisions, though not

always

the

right ones.

They see you as bold and adventuresome, someone who will

try

anything

once;

someone who takes chances and enjoys an adventure.

They enjoy being in your company because of the excitement

you

radiate.

41 TO 50 POINTS:

Others see you as fresh, lively, charming, amusing,

practical,

and always interesting; someone who's constantly in the

center

of attention, but sufficiently well-balanced not to let it

go

to

their

head.

They also see you as kind, considerate, and understanding;

someone who'll always cheer them up and help them out.

31 TO 40 POINTS:

Others see you as sensible, cautious, careful & practical.

They see you as clever, gifted, or talented, but modest...

Not a person who makes friends too quickly or easily, but

someone who's extremely loyal to friends you do

make and who expect the same loyalty in return.

Those who really get to know you realize it takes a lot to

shake

your trust in your friends, but equally that it takes you

a long time to get over it if that trust is ever broken.

21 TO 30 POINTS:

Your friends see you as painstaking and fussy.

They see you as very cautious, extremely careful,

a slow and steady plodder. It'd really surprise

them if you ever did something impulsively or on

the spur of the moment, expecting you to examine

everything carefully from every angle and then,

usually decide against it. They think this reaction

is caused partly by your careful nature.

UNDER 21 POINTS:

People think you are shy, nervous, and indecisive, someone

who needs looking after, who always wants someone else to

make the decisions & who doesn't want to get involved with

anyone or anything. They see you as a worrier who always

sees problems that don't exist. Some people think you're

boring. Only those who know you well know that you aren't.

Makati City - Wall Street Of The Philippine

Description
Urban lifestyle and affluence are nowhere more pronounced in the Philippines than in Makati, the country’s classiest city. Bustling and modern, it is the country’s model for city planning, rising in less than a decade from vast stretches of empty land to become the nation’s premier city.

This affluent city southwest of Manila is the country’s financial center, earning it the nickname, “Wall Street of the Philippines.” The major banks, corporations, department stores as well as embassies of the different nations are based here. Situated along Ayala Avenue is the Makati Stock Exchange, which houses the trading of stock. Fully developed, well-reputed city villages provide the perfect address for office buildings, shops, and restaurants.

Right in the heart of bustling Makati, spread along Ayala Avenue, is Ayala Center, the country’s business and financial center. Encompassing the Glorietta and Greenbelt shopping malls, among others, Ayala Center is also a commercial complex completely at par with the world’s most modern business cosmos. Within it is the Ayala Museum, among the city’s primary repositories of history, culture, and heritage, along with the Filipinas Heritage Library and Museo ng Makati.

Makati has the highest concentration of the country’s finest department stores, fashion boutiques, exclusive jewelry shops and antique stores, shoe stores, bookstores, and most other commercial establishments. In identified portions, the city contains the most exclusive residential subdivisions, including Forbes Park, where many of the country’s wealthy and powerful families make their homes. Five-star hotels and restaurants further provide the ultimate avenue for a life of comfort and relaxation.

Geography
Around the northern and eastern borders of Makati City curl the serpentine length of the Pasig River, which separates the premier urbanscape from the adjacent cities of Pasig and Mandaluyong and the municipality of Pateros. Fort Bonifacio and its crowded barangays sprawl along the eastern fringes. Due west is Pasay City, joined at various points to Makati's major arteries via the South Superhighway, Gil Puyat and Taft Avenues. Across Epifanio de los Santos Avenue (EDSA) from the Ayala Center are the posh villages of Forbes Park and Dasmariñas. The trend spills over Makati's boundaries all the way down the South Superhighway towards the newer subdivisions of Magallanes and Merville Park in Parañaque, and Ayala Alabang in Muntinlupa. Villamor Air Base, skirting the highway due southwest, is the headquarters of the Philippine Air Force. The city occupies a total land area of 29.9 sq. kilometers.

Population
The total population was 4,176 as of the 1995 census.

Political Subdivision
The city consists of three Barangays, which are subdivided into two Congressional Districts. It has been classified as a Highly Urbanized City.

Pasay City - Cultural Center Of Metro Manila

Description
The city of Pasay has long been a great earner for Metropolitan Manila, even when it was only a town. The economic life of the town had so steadily improved that its income exceeded the limit set for an ordinary town, and thus, it became a city.

Farming was once an important livelihood in the barrios of San Isidro, San Roque, and Malibay but it later give way to the manufacturing industry. Fishing, too, was a good source of livelihood in the town – until the construction of Roxas Boulevard, which was formerly named Dewey Boulevard.

Today, Roxas Boulevard is a recognized center for culture and the arts in the country. Found here is the Cultural Center of the Philippines, which was built to symbolize the country’s national cultural development. The CCP is an institution mandated by law to preserve, promote, and enhance the Filipino people’s cultural heritage. Not far from the Cultural Center of the Philippines stands the Folks Arts Theater. The work of Architect Leandro Locsin, the 10,000-capacity theater is used for popular performances which anticipate extensive audiences.

Found in Pasay are the houses of two prominent people in the national government, Claro M. Recto and President Manuel L. Quezon. With its nearness to Manila and the proliferation of business firms and factories, Pasay has been the target destination of people from all walks of life who have wanted to settle and build beautiful residences in the metropolis. Pasay today is a progressive city boasting modern conveniences and, for its multitute of urban settlers, cheap forms of transportation.

Geography
Pasay City is the third smallest political subdivision in the National Capital Region. It is adjacent to the city of Manila and bounded to the south by Parañaque, northwest by Makati City, and Taguig to the west. It occupies a total land area of 13.9 sq. kilometers.

Population
The total population was 408,610 as of the 1995 census.

Political Subdivision
Pasay City consists of 200 Barangays under one Congressional District. It has been classified as a Highly Urbanized City.