We have this activity in Industrial/Organizational Psychology for the whole semester and while it’s still ongoing, I wanna share it with you.

We’re tasked to ask our class partners one question a day (weekdays) for the purpose of getting to know the person more. In this case, Aimee is my partner. At the end of the semester, the questions and answers are gonna be compiled. But we still don’t know what’s gonna be done with those data.

I’m motivated to write it as an entry here because it’s something that would reveal more about me. Weh.

Day 1 (070909): How do you deal with depression?

I let out my feelings of sadness by writing them down. If it’s not enough to lift up my spirits, I talk to my friends. I even cry when I couldn’t take it anymore. After that, I feel better already. Or at least in a more acceptable condition.

Day 2 (071009): What makes you different?

I know how to enjoy and make the most out of life amidst the many problems I encounter. though I feel down whenever I’m faced with difficulties, my optimistic nature always takes over.

Day 3 (071309): What would you give up of equal value in exchange for the thing you’re most longing for?

The thing I’m longing for the most is a happy life with my own family in the future. For that, I would be willing to give up my career. I’m actually willing to just stay at home and take care of the people who matter to me the most.

Day 4 (071409): Define paradise.

Literally, paradise, for me, is a place away from civilization — a scenic and very calm environment. But as a state or condition, paradise is when I feel peaceful, calm, and contented inside — when I don’t desire for things anymore. A happy place and state of mind — that’s my paradise.

Day 5 (071509): Do you believe in destiny? Explain.

I don’t believe in destiny when it is defined as the event that will happen to a person, seen as unable to be changed. What I believe in is that we make our own destiny. the decisions we make today shape the things that will happen to us tomorrow.

Day 6 (071609): Do you believe in love at first sight? Explain.

You can’t love someone you have just seen for the first time. Or at least that’s my perception. Maybe it’s just admiration. It takes time to know someone’s good and bad sides. And when you get to accept that someone with his giftedness and imperfection, that’s love. So I don’t believe in love at first sight.

Day 7 (071709): If you were to compare yourself to an insect, what insect would you be? Explain.

I would be a firefly. I could relate it to my optimistic side — that even in the darkest moments of my life, I still try to think about the good things to make myself happy. In the darkness of the night, fireflies make light.

If you would like to answer the questions posted here, feel free to write it as a comment. Also, check out Aimee’s answers to these questions here: Aimee Decrypted: Week 1.