Wednesday 5 March 2008

What will define YOU?

I have walked (yes, walked) over this question quite a few times, as it is chalked on roads and pavements all over campus. I'm not too sure who is behind it - probably the Student Union, trying to encourage us to join clubs and societies - and it's rather unusual that there is no one associated with it, because most slogans or advertisements written around campus serve the purpose of promotion and therefore are affiliated with someone or something (usually the Christian Union.)

Or maybe it was the philosophical society (if there is one) trying to provoke thought.

I've been turning the question over in my mind, and while I was writing a quiz for Facebook about myself (because I'm cool like that) I came to ponder it more closely. Or more accurately, it was the question how do I define myself, and do others define me differently? This thought struck around question 8, as I was wondering how people see me and how they think I see myself. It's sort of a "how well do you know me" quiz, but it's partly "what do you think of me compared with what I think of myself." It won't take long, and I'd be interested to see the results (i.e. what you all think of me). Sara can't take it, because she already did over Facebook (because she's cool like that, too), and scored 62% (although I'm not sure how that works since the last question was repeated accidentally and she submitted two different answers); but if she wants to leave the answers she chose the first time, I'd be curious to see how she answered.

This isn't, by the way, a popular contest or who knows me best or me trying to find out what you think of me; I simply want to know how others see me versus how I see myself. So leave your answers as comments and I'll let you know how you scored!

Question #2
What is my favourite colour?
a. Pink
b. Blue
c. Purple
d. Green

Question #3
Which country have I visited?
a. Japan
b. Italy
c. Morocco
d. Canada

Question #4
Which country do I want to visit?
a. Egypt
b. Russia
c. Ireland
d. New Zealand

Question #5
What is one of my ambitions?
a. Lawyer
b. Doctor
c. Engineer
d. Writer

Question #6
Which haven't I done?
a. Been up the Eiffel Tower
b. Snorkelled off the Great Barrier Reef
c. Seen Niagara Falls
d. Travelled on safari

Question #7
Which city would I love to visit?
a. Venice
b. Beijing
c. Buenos Aires
d. Munich

Question #8
I am a self-confessed...
a. cynic
b. nerd
c. patriot
d. klutz

Question #9
Favourite TV show?
a. Robin Hood
b. House
c. Scrubs
d. Neighbours

Question #10
Hobby on the side?
a. Pottery
b. Sewing
c. Photography
d. Knitting

Question #11
Pet hate?
a. Spelling incorrectly
b. Celebrities
c. Body odour
d. Prejudice

Question #12
When I was in grade 6, I...
a. used to have really long hair
b. kissed a boy
c. was dared to streak across the school
d. played video games a lot

Question #13
I am worst at...
a. Ice skating
b. Tee ball
c. Maths
d. Pool

Question #14
I wish...
a. I could fly
b. the world was Cadbury
c. I could speak French
d. my eyes were blue

Question #15
I love...
a. the snow
b. summer
c. rock music
d. rollerblading

x
Just a girl

4 comments:

Supporting people at critical times said...

Question #2
What is my favourite colour?
a. Pink

Question #3
Which country have I visited?
d. Canada

Question #4
Which country do I want to visit?
a. Egypt

Question #5
What is one of my ambitions?
d. Writer

Question #6
Which haven't I done?
b. Snorkelled off the Great Barrier Reef

Question #7
Which city would I love to visit?
c. Buenos Aires

Question #8
I am a self-confessed...
b. nerd

Question #9
Favourite TV show?
a. Robin Hood

Question #10
Hobby on the side?
c. Photography


Question #11
Pet hate?
d. Prejudice

Question #12
When I was in grade 6, I...
a. used to have really long hair

Question #13
I am worst at...
a. Ice skating

Question #14
I wish...
b. the world was Cadbury

Question #15
I love...
b. summer

JAG that was so hard!! I really had to think about some of them and I've been really close friends with you for three years! Pretty clever idea, What will define you? I reckon the fact that you are an awesome friend and person - the kind of person that possesses the quality to stay on the phone to their friend who is walking around central station at 11:00 at night!! Thanks for that by the way!! I think what defines you is the way you define yourself! trippy! xoxo Gem

Anonymous said...

Why yes I am cool, thankyou. :P

You can actually see the answers I gave on your facebook actually. Just view the scoreboard and it has a view answers option. Because I can't remember what I picked anyway xD

And on the 'What will define YOU' thing, omg you read my mind! Everytime I see one I think "who's writing them up?" because they're everywhere and always unsigned.

Gabriela said...

Question #2
What is my favourite colour?
a. Pink


Question #3
Which country have I visited?
d. Canada

Question #4
Which country do I want to visit?
b. Russia


Question #5
What is one of my ambitions?
d. Writer

Question #6
Which haven't I done?
d. Travelled on safari

Question #7
Which city would I love to visit?
c. Buenos Aires


Question #8
I am a self-confessed...
b. nerd


Question #9
Favourite TV show?
c. Scrubs


Question #10
Hobby on the side?
c. Photography


Question #11
Pet hate?
d. Prejudice

Question #12
When I was in grade 6, I...
a. used to have really long hair


Question #13
I am worst at...
b. Tee ball


Question #14
I wish...
a. I could fly


Question #15
I love...
b. summer

Just a girl said...

Hmmm, Gemini, not sure how to tell you this, but you scored 8/14 which = 57% (yeah, had to pull out my calculator for that one, which I haven't done in months!)...but I think some of those questions aren't as obvious to other people as they are to me...but you scored well on the obvious ones (the ones I would expect you to know.) You know all the things about me that matter, girl.

It was my pleasure to help you get home while sitting in my "cushy" (as Sara would call it) college whilst you were wandering the scary streets of Sydney...walked back from one of the colleges last night after going to mass to visit Pepito and - though I knew my way - was a good 5-10min walk by myself and more than a little creepy...in the dark...walking past the cemetary...oooOOOoooo ;-)

And if anyone's wondering why it starts at #2, it's not because I can't count (my maths isn't that bad!) but because I eliminated the first question due to anonymous reasons.

Gaby, you scored 6/14, which isn't quite half (it's approx. 43%) which I think is pretty damn good based on your knowing me only from this blog, and several questions I would really only expect someone who might have known me longer (and in real life, because obviously I don't blog about everything) to know...I was v. impressed with the questions you did get, like about my passions etc, the (to me) more meaningful questions. ;-)

xo
Just a girl