tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4405345292513335071.post1297233933580922731..comments2024-03-19T18:44:15.041+08:00Comments on Little Stories: Why Mr Wang Upsets PeopleGilbert Koh aka Mr Wanghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01027678080233274309noreply@blogger.comBlogger50125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4405345292513335071.post-33902422046506048422007-05-15T17:59:00.000+08:002007-05-15T17:59:00.000+08:00I am also an INTJ. Now I have a psychological basi...I am also an INTJ. Now I have a psychological basis to understand why your thinking resonates so well with mine.Slawek Rogulskihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15462380179887355662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4405345292513335071.post-52901708300884438582007-05-15T16:33:00.000+08:002007-05-15T16:33:00.000+08:00Mr Wang, out of curiousity, what is Mrs Wang's MBT...Mr Wang, out of curiousity, what is Mrs Wang's MBTI profile, seeing that INTJs can be quite hard to get to know due to their private nature?<BR/><BR/>- A Curious INTPAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4405345292513335071.post-25851969326150045632007-05-15T14:31:00.000+08:002007-05-15T14:31:00.000+08:00/// out of topic comments. china took a potshot at.../// out of topic comments. china took a potshot at singapore by purposely skipping us for the olympic torch relay. why so? <BR/><BR/>http://torchrelay.beijing2008.cn/en/journey/map/ <BR/><BR/>May 14, 2007 11:56 PM ///<BR/><BR/>anon 11:56 PM - also out of topic, but given the potential Olympians from Singapore are mainly ex-China citizens, it would be considered a domestic matter...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4405345292513335071.post-18954744724310189422007-05-15T02:37:00.000+08:002007-05-15T02:37:00.000+08:00Mr Wang Are they respectable? Do they deserve othe...Mr Wang< there are many intelligent and educated rascals calling shots everywhere> Are they respectable? Do they deserve others taking their orders without questions? Many make twenty thousand dollars annually and make do with it> We did have one senior cabinet member who went back to the private sector citing income as a reason for it and later returned back to the cabinet again< the Cabinet was as though his home which he can chose to walk in and out! And there was this opposition member Chee Soon Juan who as a psychologist chose to quote a sum of seven billion dollars aid package to Indonesia when the MSMs< newspapers< newscasts and telecasts repeatedly reported the amount at five billion dollars> The then SM Lee Kuan Yew then proclaimed CSJ "kaput"< I was not surprised by the proclaimation> Even if I supposed that CSJ had private or private information to the sum he claimed< as a psychologist he should have stayed with the medias reported(published) figure> Till today I am unable to fathom his(CSJ) motive> There is some digressions here and I do hope that Mr Wang and readers will forgive< my purpose is to link intelligence to folly< life is full of paradox!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4405345292513335071.post-68212260935305737572007-05-15T01:22:00.000+08:002007-05-15T01:22:00.000+08:00Astrology is the most accurate.For examples, inspi...Astrology is the most accurate.<BR/><BR/>For examples, inspir3d's star sign is Leo.<BR/><BR/>From http://www.miltonblack.com.au/ast/sunsigns/leo.htm<BR/><BR/>"The Sun in Leo gives you an ambitious nature, but you are also practical in your ideas. You are self-confident with a lot of creative energy. Your personality is outgoing and optimistic. You can fire up others with your enthusiasm. As a result, you have strong leadership potential. Dominating others is very easy for you. If you don't attain leadership through a career which channels these strengths, you could become a bit bossy in your dealings with family and friends. <BR/><BR/>With love of position comes the love of the trappings of position and ostentation could be your most characteristic weakness. You can be pompous at times. Your love of ritual stems from a reverence for the past, for tradition. <BR/><BR/>You are basically straightforward and frank, and rather than harbour a grudge, prefer to fight in the open. The strength of your personality invariably commands the respect of those about you. You are big-hearted and generous, so your fiery temperament is often excused. Your temper is easily provoked and your feelings readily injured. You often say things in the heat of the moment which you regret later on. The result of these tendencies is that you can lack tact in your dealings with others. You are, however, loyal to a fault. You value lasting relationships and are usually the first to take steps to heal any breach. You expect loyalty from others, too. In health matters you need to avoid placing undue strain on the heart. You need to learn to rest and take things easy. High blood pressure is a point to be watched, as are problems with blood circulation. Back trouble is also a natural weakness and muscular pain can be common in this region, particularly if you are in work that demands standing for long periods. <BR/><BR/>In your working life you are likely to rise to a position of authority, whatever field you choose. Leo was said to be the sign of kingship in traditional Astrology, as the lion is the king of the beasts. <BR/><BR/>You can learn a lot from people born with the Sun in Aquarius. Where you enjoy status and power, Aquarians are more rebellious against restriction; where you have a sympathy for traditional ways, they take on new ways or methods with ease."Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4405345292513335071.post-89964749130355396912007-05-15T00:17:00.000+08:002007-05-15T00:17:00.000+08:00Mr Wang, why are there so many pictures of cats in...Mr Wang, why are there so many pictures of cats in your blog?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4405345292513335071.post-19986779661590729862007-05-14T23:56:00.001+08:002007-05-14T23:56:00.001+08:00hello mr wang,out of topic comments. china took a ...hello mr wang,<BR/><BR/>out of topic comments. china took a potshot at singapore by purposely skipping us for the olympic torch relay. why so? <BR/><BR/>http://torchrelay.beijing2008.cn/en/journey/map/Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4405345292513335071.post-32413684809210766662007-05-14T23:56:00.000+08:002007-05-14T23:56:00.000+08:00I just wonder why are people classifying themselve...I just wonder why are people classifying themselves according to some so called researchers> Why cant you people live as nature makes you? Do you really need to classify and categorise yourself according to somebodys" idea of things? I happen to be an atheist with lower secondary education and in my lowly employment was made an Investigation Officer without any rank and was an acting Military Transport Sergeant during NS again holding the rank of private> Once I was asked by a commission officer to take charge of reservists for a night during reservist trainning and today I am still no higher than a private in rank> Just live and forget about glory man< it does not last< think anyone could be another Jesus< Confucius? Do not get too confuse< just stay healthy in body and in mind! I am presently doing nothing< too tired and sick that is! The most I had ever earned in a month was five thousand dollars but on average it was only about one thousand two hundred dollars and there was offers of one thousand eight hundred but at fifty six year old I told the offerers to give to others who are more deserving for I am sick with working< maybe even mentally unbalanced!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4405345292513335071.post-43417150428308971632007-05-14T23:13:00.000+08:002007-05-14T23:13:00.000+08:00Dear Mr Wang,So you think i am a ?Jack RyanDear Mr Wang,<BR/><BR/>So you think i am a ?<BR/><BR/>Jack RyanAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4405345292513335071.post-47884891349515685962007-05-14T21:31:00.000+08:002007-05-14T21:31:00.000+08:00I am a senior executive in an MNC. Actually I find...I am a senior executive in an MNC. Actually I find that Guardians do have their uses. They work hard and execute my plans for me. <BR/><BR/>The Artisans - those are the flighty ones. Fun-loving, talk a lot, and always want to leave the office at 5:30 sharp.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4405345292513335071.post-30837122036149626382007-05-14T20:51:00.000+08:002007-05-14T20:51:00.000+08:00I would love to see how you would change the syste...<B> I would love to see how you would change the system in Singapore. I will be waiting to see YOUR name in the newspaper saying, "Oh you saved Singapore!". I am waiting. Save all these words, what's the use of saying all these, when you yourself can't even make the change? If you can change Singapore, then let's talk.</B><BR/><BR/>This reminds me of Bernard Leong's recent post where he said that people in Singapore have excessively high expectations of bloggers (in terms of what they can do for Singapore). <BR/><BR/>One of his readers, Twasher, then argued with him that in fact, no one has any such expectations of bloggers, and no one should.<BR/><BR/>Well, it's interesting to see where you personally lie on that spectrum of opposite views.Gilbert Koh aka Mr Wanghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01027678080233274309noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4405345292513335071.post-30606486859877905572007-05-14T20:47:00.000+08:002007-05-14T20:47:00.000+08:00"So you are an agnostic too?"I'm not merely agnost...<B>"So you are an agnostic too?"</B><BR/><BR/>I'm not merely agnostic, but an actively-seeking agnostic.<BR/><BR/>There is a reason why my old blog was entitled "Mr Wang Bakes Good Karma".Gilbert Koh aka Mr Wanghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01027678080233274309noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4405345292513335071.post-58259048111958189812007-05-14T20:43:00.000+08:002007-05-14T20:43:00.000+08:00"Rationals making a deliberate attempt to be diffe...<B>"Rationals making a deliberate attempt to be different? Haha you make me laugh. Most rationals wouldn't need to. Most of them are just diff by default" </B><BR/><BR/>Within the MBTI framework, that's quite an accurate observation. In fact if you click on the link I provided, you'll see that it says that INTJs are so inherently different that many of them like to <B>pretend</B> to be the same as other people, just for the sake of convenience or privacy.Gilbert Koh aka Mr Wanghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01027678080233274309noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4405345292513335071.post-72195301940884468542007-05-14T20:34:00.000+08:002007-05-14T20:34:00.000+08:00But Boon, I kinda ignored your comment because it ...But Boon, I kinda ignored your comment because it wasn't really relevant to my post.<BR/><BR/>Eg you say that my understanding of personality tests is incomplete. You say I give people a skewed understanding of personality tests. You say that the best personality has 0.3 correlation with work performance. <BR/><BR/>Errr, how is that relevant to my post? I wasn't planning to write a thesis explaining all about personality tests. Mine was a blog post, not a textbook. You challenge the accuracy of all the personality tests in the world and suggest that they are a grand fraud perpetuated by commercial companies so that they can make money testing workers' performance. Come now, you seriously expect me to respond to that? That's not within my scope of my post.Gilbert Koh aka Mr Wanghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01027678080233274309noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4405345292513335071.post-86509365880132389312007-05-14T18:33:00.000+08:002007-05-14T18:33:00.000+08:00Well Mr Wang, it'll be good if you could answer th...Well Mr Wang, it'll be good if you could answer the issues raised in my previous comment instead of dismissing them with a LOL.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4405345292513335071.post-37284361899426192122007-05-14T18:28:00.000+08:002007-05-14T18:28:00.000+08:00Anonymous 3:57 - Stupid pple engaging in stupid ad...Anonymous 3:57 - <BR/><BR/>Stupid pple engaging in stupid ad hominem attacks. 'Nuff said.<BR/><BR/>To your loyal reader:<BR/><BR/>Rationals making a deliberate attempt to be different? Haha you make me laugh. Most rationals wouldn't need to. Most of them are just diff by default (by the very fact they form only 7% of the pop). To determine why 'they' are different needs more extensive work (actually it's already v obvious) rather than your hasty generalisations. And also, just because sth is popular does not make it 'right'.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4405345292513335071.post-4763900156266406282007-05-14T16:25:00.000+08:002007-05-14T16:25:00.000+08:00So you are an agnostic too? What a coincidence Hun...So you are an agnostic too? What a coincidence Hunsberger and Altemeyer also admitted to be agnostic. Suppose there is any relationship between the curious streak and being agnostic?<BR/><BR/>I like the idea of keeping my mind open without my brain falling out :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4405345292513335071.post-81437798325524676882007-05-14T16:21:00.000+08:002007-05-14T16:21:00.000+08:00Why would the "Guardians" be deemed "wrong" from t...Why would the "Guardians" be deemed "wrong" from the tone of your content?<BR/><BR/>Why not the reverse that the "rationals" are trying to be different and thus being the minorities, they are "wrong".<BR/><BR/>In a content like this, you have to portray each characteristics as fairly as possible. Atlas, being a "rational" yourself, you are trying to portray yourself in a better light.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4405345292513335071.post-45859651291280825512007-05-14T16:08:00.000+08:002007-05-14T16:08:00.000+08:00Mr wang, someone trying to imitate you? http://mrw...Mr wang, someone trying to imitate you? http://mrwangsayso.blogspot.com/<BR/>I got confused, and thought you changed your blog's layout. Only to realise, it's an imposter. hehe.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4405345292513335071.post-71607419650585059932007-05-14T15:57:00.000+08:002007-05-14T15:57:00.000+08:00Your smart use of language makes the article sound...Your smart use of language makes the article sound like its innocent, but to me, it sounds real sacarstic. I would love to see how you would change the system in Singapore. I will be waiting to see YOUR name in the newspaper saying, "Oh you saved Singapore!". I am waiting. Save all these words, what's the use of saying all these, when you yourself can't even make the change? If you can change Singapore, then let's talk. Otherwise, haha. I don't see the point in typing so much here, talking and debating so much, when no action is being done by YOU. *LAME*Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4405345292513335071.post-67210477055629008032007-05-14T15:28:00.000+08:002007-05-14T15:28:00.000+08:00Interesting. You're right, I would score low on RW...Interesting. You're right, I would score low on RWA. However, I am not an atheist. I am simply not a member of an organised religion. I am keenly interested in the Big Questions - it's just that I don't believe that any one particular religion has the Answers. Well, more precisely, the Answers might be there, but they got buried and mixed up along with the customs; the traditions; the culture; the babblespeak of too many religious leaders; and the general stupidity of the ever-faithful-&-blind followers.Gilbert Koh aka Mr Wanghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01027678080233274309noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4405345292513335071.post-76773446381073922382007-05-14T14:42:00.000+08:002007-05-14T14:42:00.000+08:00Interesting post. Myers-Briggs Type Indicator has ...Interesting post. Myers-Briggs Type Indicator has been around for a very long time. It fasinated me that the classification could be so predictive of behaviour, even though many would argue that it is far from providing a causal explanation.<BR/><BR/>You might like to consider the new varaible <A HREF="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Right_Wing_Authoritarianism" REL="nofollow">Right-wing Authoritarianism</A> (RWA), which Robert Altemyer came up with.<BR/><BR/>I discovered it in <I>Atheist: A groundbreaking study of America’s nonbelievers</I> which he cowrote with Hunsberger. In this study, he applied his questionaire and managed to separate RWA from less objectionable qualities in the faithful. I wrote a <A HREF="http://doodling-pad.blogspot.com/2007_03_01_archive.html" REL="nofollow">"book review"</A> in case if you are interetsted.<BR/><BR/>I would like to read his other books though, but have not found time yet. If you do find them relevant, hope to see your post on it soon :) I guess you would not score vey high on the RWA scale.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4405345292513335071.post-72946706211735769142007-05-14T14:12:00.000+08:002007-05-14T14:12:00.000+08:00Boon: Sounds like you're attacking me, LOL. Why so...Boon: Sounds like you're attacking me, LOL. Why so violent? It's ok, I have a thick skin.<BR/><BR/>Rse: Yes, you're right - psychology is not an exact science. Neither is law or finance, actually, LOL.Gilbert Koh aka Mr Wanghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01027678080233274309noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4405345292513335071.post-28364027384790349902007-05-14T12:49:00.000+08:002007-05-14T12:49:00.000+08:00Psychology is interesting, yes, but I will not tak...Psychology is interesting, yes, but I will not take psychological theories, let alone instruments like MBTI very seriously. Psychology is not an exact science, unsurprisingly.<BR/><BR/>It is a real danger that you will end up being too greedy and assuming that people will act in such and such a way, which is a caricature of who they/you really are. <BR/><BR/>People are far more complex than what Enneagram/MBTI or whatever other commercialized pop-psychology tests/therapies say they are. Between a test and my own intuition of people, I'd pick my own intuition.<BR/><BR/>I can tell you outright that I am a very strong INTP and E5, but what good would that do you?<BR/><BR/>RSE.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4405345292513335071.post-77119051065266824112007-05-14T11:40:00.000+08:002007-05-14T11:40:00.000+08:00Mr Wang, Instead of making counter-arguments again...Mr Wang, <BR/><BR/>Instead of making counter-arguments against viewpoints you disagree with, you attack the people and their personality types. Doesn't that sound like how a certain LKY behave? <BR/><BR/>As a psychology graduate, I come across incomplete understanding of personality tests like yours all too often. The tragedy is that as a result of all the sweeping statements you made in this post, more people than ever will have a skewed and wrong understanding of personality tests. <BR/><BR/>First thing to note is that the best personality test only has a 0.3 correlation with measurable behaviour such as work performancec i.e. It can only explain <B>10%</B> of the variance. <BR/><BR/>They're nowhere near as accurate as what personality test companies claim them to be. Obviously they have a vested interest in saying otherwise, how else would they earn their money? <BR/><BR/>If only you will stick to things he understands, like law and (hopefully) finance.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com