The self-praise expert

The other day, AB skimmed through my Luxembourg entries and couple more of my posts, then sniggered, "Your blog is mostly about you saying how great you are and how much you like being by yourself and being in your own head!"

Pfffft. He remarked that in half-jest, and I didn't take offense (used to his so-called sense of humour by now), but then when I checked through my posts, those are definitely recurring themes. :p

Hmmm.

For a nano second, I seriously pondered if I was perhaps one of those deluded narcissists who think they are nice well-loved individuals but actually deplorable self-centred nuisances.

My conclusion? I'm just a well-adjusted introvert who has a healthy dose of self-awareness, and prefers to see the positive in everything, herself included.  Pretty certain that these positive thoughts are way better than reading rants and grouses, no? At least so far, I've yet to hear any complaints about my self-exhortations. In fact most of my friends love me enough to even further fan those affirmations. *raises brows*

Then, there's that age-old argument that "It's my space so I have full right to decide what I write about." You, dear reader on the other hand, equally possess the right to choose not to read if my content irks you for whatever reason. I've always believed that to be the basis of a writer-reader relationship. So there. #sorrynotsorry

Ah well, I guess that's what you get when an introvert is dating an extrovert, we give each other the opportunity to see what it's like on the other side of the spectrum. ;)

Oh, glorious solitude

INFPs often drift into deep thought, enjoying contemplating the hypothetical and the philosophical more than any other personality type. Left unchecked, INFPs may start to lose touch, withdrawing into "hermit mode", and it can take a great deal of energy from their friends or partner to bring them back to the real world. 

(From this article)

Tadah! My lazy way of explaining why I love being by myself and in "my own little world" as AB has come to term it.

Full disclosure (which is extremely rare from me, haha): I didn't intend to use my Myer-Briggs profile to explain my love of solitude, but it just so happened that I came across this article unwittingly just as I was working on the draft for this post. How amazingly apt.

I'd like to think it's a strength to enjoy one's own company, although it does need to be moderated at times just so I don't end up alienating others. I'm positive that I have a good handle on that though. It's really not that I'm anti-social, but more like I'm very selectively social, if that's even a term.

I do think this penchant for relishing alone-time is what fuels my liking for long distance running and swimming too. These activities are such a joy when you get to shut out everything else and just be.

Guess that also explains my constant fascination with personality/psychological tests - I just like being in my own head so much that I enjoy any chance to examine why I feel that way.

And guess that gives new meaning to the description of "self-centred". :p

Bliss: 100 laps, empty pool. 

and the sotong struck again

Merrily strut into office this morning, looking forward to two days of 'tiger-less mountains', as most of the senior management will be at their annual retreat.

Only to stare in horror as I breezed into my cubi.. Left my PC on over the weekend!!

*smacks forehead*

Yes, one of 'em classic sotong moments of mine. Though I distinctly remember pressing the off button before zooming off into the sunset last Fri. Really!!

So dear friends, if you happened to be surprised at the sight of yours truly being online over the weekend, only to be peeved at no replies when you IM me, now you know ya...

This is just so typical lah. Bleahhh. :p