You’re an ENTP

ENTP

Ok. Ready? You like to chase the novel and complex. You have faith in your ability to overcome any challenges you face…highly independent…value adaptability and innovation…you encourage and value change…

You need freedom for action…you resist hierarchy and structure…you push against all odds to further your projects with your entrepreneurial tendencies…you can argue and find the flaws in any position…

How’m I doing so far? You rarely accept things just as they are…you like to test new meanings and relationships..when you don’t get what you want, you use your cleverness and ingenuity to bring people around to your point of view…when you choose a career, you tend to set flexible goals that allow you to incorporate new information and accommodate to new circumstances…

"Keep your options open" is your middle name… you like to explore the "road not taken." Your flexibility can look like indecision to others who don’t have a clue about you..you take advantage of opportunities…you realize potential of many things because of your ability to see connections and relationships between SEEMINGLY unrelated things…you cannot be ordered around, but rather handle things best when they are *suggestions*….like posting more on the Storm Palace BBS you love excitement…

Competence is key to you.. you don’t take advice or respect someone you don’t see as competent…you want work to be enjoyable..you’re a relentless learner. Knowledge is important to you…you use your enthusiasm to get others involved in your learning…you learn through give-and-take discussions and by questioning and challenging others….you like challenging your teachers and colleagues…limitations are mere challenges to you…you take initiative, and once the ball is rolling, you like to turn it over to someone else…

You like to organize logically and strategically….your work space might not LOOK organized, but underneath it all is a system that works for you. You like to have an impact…you need a job that allows you to be innovative. you like to take risks and explore…an open calendar for the weekend is really appealing…you’re often "in on the latest things…"…you like travel, ’cause it allows you to open up new vistas and horizons (corny, huh?).

Falling in love happens when there’s a good "fit" with another person…you often know after the first meeting whether there’s any "real potential"… you may not like to commit until that right person comes along…therefore you probably won’t settle down early…you don’t like to lose at ANYthing you undertake…you’re a born enterpriser…

Things to be on guard for: you have a great fear of looking dumb or incomp- etent..you may tend to think you have the perfect solutions for problems, and may become competitive when others challenge you… you might start to think that you’re the only one who’s in on the truth of things, so you might not like to listen to the input of others…you may have the tendency to overextend yourself as you jump in on lots of ideas without considering how long it takes to work ‘em through… commit to too many projects? …you are a rebel.. you find it difficult to accept standard operating procedures.. and hate HAVING to follow exact rules or policies…learn to work within the system.

ENTP: "Each New Thought Propels"

My first encounter with Rappelling was when I was in 4th year high school for CAT training. It was the day before our field trip. I rememebr it was with y classmates in High School… from the 3rd floor of our school building using a marine terrypropelene rope and, strappings for harness and a coupld of 8 rings and carabiners.

The next time I experienced it was with the Badgers - after that - I was hooked.

Rappeling is not a sport, as some might categorize it due to the nature of the activity and the phyiscal shape required of those who want to try it. Rappelling is a skill, a highly technical skill that requires physical, mental and psychological stability. Background checks are done to those who would like to try rappelling (this is as far as the UP Badgers are concerned). Rigorous training in the scientific, technical and theoretical aspect is done before one goes over a ledge, down a tree or on the side of a building. Rules like:getting ample sleep, no alcohol ion the past 24 hours, no emotional stress to affect the mental aspect of the rappeler, follow instructions to the letter.

People underestimate rappelling, even those who have tried it before sometimes find themselves more scared on their second try than they are on their first. Rappelling does bring the man, or woman out of someone. I have seen seasoned Mountaineers backing out of a rappell, leaving with the excuse “madulas sapatos ko…”

For the past 3 years, I have trained the members of the Badgers in all the aspects of rappelling that I can ever imagine possible given the equipment and opportunities given to us. All the members of the Badgers whom I have trained, all are not afraid to try it again. The way I see it, thay actually look forward and enjoy rappelling.

I’ve rappelled off of buildings, cliffs, bridges, balconies, roofs and ceilings of large buildings (I’ve yet to try it off of a helicopter). It is freaking scary as it is exciting. to date, I must have rappelled almost 500 times thats a total of around 100 hours of rappelling experience. I think those are still small numbers.

Respecting this skill, and the elements that surround it is the key to a successful jump (going over). Respecting gravity and your equipment means you know how your equipment was stored, maintained and used and how gravity affects everything may be the difference to life and death. Following the instructions being given to you and following them precisely is the smartest thing for anyone who wants to try this out.

One big rule in Rappelling is “No Macho effects…” Like other skills, people tend to start showing off when they know they are good. Examples are Basketball players, talented musicians etc. etc.. In this skill, showing-off will not gather you fans, it may lead to your death or injury.

I have to admit, Im still afraid of heights. I cannot lean over a mall balcony to look down - even if it’s just 4 stories. It gives me the jitters. Fear is always a factor. I made rappelling instructors out of people who cried during their first jump. And it is all becuase they learned to control and repsect their FEAR.
Fear of heights is natural, the feeling of freefalling to your doom would scare any SANE person.
My fear of heights always lead me to respecting it. Making sure all stops are made, all checks are double checked and tripled if possible. There is no room for mistakes, no quarter for excuses.

Rappelling requires Discipline and Respect. It requires guts and determination. It is no joke. Anyone can rappel. But not everyone can enjoy it~

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My day has been a bore - it being a friday, I have not lost hope.

Tomorrow will be the start of my 7-day countdown before I start smelling the thick polluted air of Metro Manila… hmmmm home - -

My surreal 6 week stay will be filled with friends giving birth, nights of booz and studying algebra, planning for beach outings, climbing mountains, getting stuck in an uninhabitted island, weddings, reunions and graduation parties.

Damn Im bored.
This life is boring.
Im dead serious.
Working here, doing my job - this is boring. See what Im doing?! making a new blog - It cant be more boring than this.
Wiat - your reading this, that means your as lame as I am.
Maybe you’re as bored as I am.
Why are you wasting time reading my blog?
Why am I wasting time making it?

a few questions.

Is there time to regret when you die. I mean, instantly when you die. As that truck screeches; metal to metal impact…crash! Your car, the trucks front end in fusion… Is there time for you to regret?

-regret not telling your friends how special each and everyone of them are to you?
-regret not showing how much you love your family?
-regret not doing well or better in school/work?
-regret not joining that friend for a drink one night, the next day you found out he committed suicide?
-regret not going to La Union with your friend when she asked you to go surfing? When all you really wanted to do is to learn to surf?
-regret not telling your crush that you had a crush on her?
-regret not saying enough sweet nothings to the one you love?

is there time to regret for those who are dying in a span of a second or 2 if he is lucky?
Afterlife? who knows - who knows if we will regret when we’re in the afterlilfe - where life is better -

there’s no time for regret for the dying - there is a lifetime of regretting for the living though.

There is a lifetime to say what you wanted to say, do what you wanted to do and feel what you wanted yourself and others to feel while you are still walking amongst them. Let it not be a lifetime of “what if’s,”"I should have…”

Will you regret not being honest to me and telling me that you were mad at me when…
Will you regret not telling me that secret that could have changed my life?
Will you regret not telling me how you really felt when I asked you how your doing?
Will you regret not knowing me more when you really did not have anything better to do?

If I die today? Will you regret those?

THe dead dont regret, the living do…

shiyet - did I make any sense?

Do you regret wasting your time reading my blog?

Well?

I’ll see you next time when you have more time to waste -