PERSONLAITY PROFILING

Results for Mohammad Raman

At a Glance

• Punctual, completes work on time.

• Detailed, meticulous and observant, quick to pick out abnormalities.

• Objective, but may appear detached.

• Sees people as nice and friendly, not comfortable to wheel and deal.

• A good supporter of others.

• Less expressive verbally.

While at Work

Mr Raman is prepared to put in hard work moderately but he may at times prefer to work at his own pace.

Time is a major concern for Mr Raman. He is frequently punctual and even early for appointments. When time is critical, he moves quickly and acts promptly. Having a sense of urgency means that Mr Raman pushes to get things done when there is a deadline and allocates time properly when planning or organising activities. He can be depended upon to get work done on schedule.

Mr Raman generally will persist with work until it is completed but may at times not complete his tasks.

Mr Raman is likely to be quality-conscious and achievement-oriented. He is motivated to produce work that is of a high standard. He is observant, quick to spot errors and critical where work is concerned. He is likely to be meticulous, careful and pre-occupied with detail.

Mr Raman is an objective person who is impartial and rational. He speaks factually and often does not involve his own feelings and emotions. He may sometimes be perceived as distant or detached.

Although Mr Raman is usually a sympathetic person, he may at times be selective about being involved in the personal problems of people.

Mr Raman is friendly and outgoing when he is with friends although he may at times prefer to be quiet.

Mr Raman selectively forms strong bonds with people although these bonds may not be very deep.

Mr Raman is moderately serious about his responsibilities and selectively takes ownership of his work.

Mr Raman is moderately concerned with prestige, rank and reputation.

Mr Raman sees people as friendly, reliable and honest. He is trusting and believes what people say. He tends to be unsuspecting of people.s behaviour and motives. He is uncomfortable when he has to wheel and deal.

A good supporter to the people around him, Mr Raman does not desire to lead or influence people. He is uncomfortable taking charge and does not feel the thrill of challenge in leading others. He prefers to responds rather than initiate. He looks to others to provide direction and does not naturally want to persuade or motivate others to take a certain course of action.

Mr Raman is as keen to explore abstract concepts when the topic appeals to him and he is as interested to discuss theoretical issues as the average person.

Mr Raman puts in effort to plan ahead some of the times. He may at times not be as detailed in his planning.

Mr Raman is not an expressive person and may have difficulty expressing his ideas, thoughts or plans. His language ability may not be strong and he could be described as a person of few words.

Mr Raman is generally able to tolerate some uncertainty although he would be uncomfortable if uncertainty or changes increase.


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WORK RELATIONS
A Hard Work 12 D Affection 6
B Time 20 E Empathy 13
C Finish Job 15 F Sociability 15
P Good Work 17 G Loyalty 12

CONTROL THOUGHT
H Dominance 15 L Abstraction 11
I Status 11 M Planning-Organizing 13
J Politics 10 N Exposition 10
K Leadership 9 O Tolerance Ambiguity 11


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Monday, 25 May, 2009

Hmm... Met Mike and Richard for breakfast today. I was early today. Arrived at 9am and no one was in sight yet. Richard arrived around 9:10 am and Mike around 9:30 am.

Being adults, all trios had coffee with our breakfast. Am surprised that Richard was a slow eater today. He normally gulps down all his food within minutes but today think he takes a long time. Guess cause he is not that hungry. Otherwise, I will see a glutton… hehehe…

Anyway, the purpose of the meet up was to talk about me. 2 matters have been bogging me all this while.

~ career
~ Relationships
At this stage of life, I am now at the crossroads of life. Career & relationships.

Career
Have none at the moment cuz unemployed. Sigh. Career that I embarked on for the past 5 years just gone in a flash. Resigning from my job a year ago to focus on my studies seems a good idea to pursue personal goals.

No carrer. No job. I do know that I am not sick and tired of what I am doing. Rather, I find it a challenge when I am doing them. Though back room or middle office is processes and can be mundane, it is still a challenge for me. Today Soc Gen came back to me after I decided to call them, the VP told me that the bank has decided to seek internally for the position I am applying for. That means, I am back to square one. Nothing to look forward and no potential.

The process of job hunting and interviews is starting all over again. Even If no permanent job drops by for now, at least a contract or temporary helps a lot. Financially, physically, mentally & physiologically drained out. This has taken a toll on me and I am very drained out man.

I know the economy is in recession and banking industry is badly affected. Life needs to go on, bills to be paid, and life just goes on. Time and tide waits for no man. I must strive and preserved to move forward. Let each day be a challenge for me and strive forward to ensure success at my end. I been lamenting long enough on my plight and focus all my energy on seeking employment, which I been doing. Hehehe

While looking for full time employment, I should be looking at temporary assignments and contracts. Keep me busy & occupied & “ka-ching” coming in.

“Jia you” and keep your heads up high.

Relationships

Single and available but still unattached. I admit for the past 5 over years of my life, I have been denying relationships in my life. Work, studies, voluntary work & running are the components of my life for the past few years. Upon completion of my studies, with no career, taking a break from voluntary work and just marathons, I am quite free. Not as busy as last time, I begin to feel lonely and envious of all the people around me. I am just envious to see people getting married, starting a family or just attached. To be accompanied by your loved ones be it in terms of happiness or sadness, it is heavenly.

Lately, having spend time with a friend, doing simple things like cooking, baking, watching dvds, movies, spending quality time, talking a long walks and having common interests made me enjoy it. Don’t get me wrong, I have no feelings for this friend. Treat the friend as just good friends. I only hope that this is something that I can do with my loved ones. It made me realised that life isn’t just all about work and getting busy. I have missed so much of life that I am just lost.

My partner needs to understand that in the industry that I am in, I don’t work regular hours but rather long hrs. Have to note of my busy schedules on weekdays, not sticky as I really don’t gel well with people are sticky, rather turns me of. Same interest, intellectual, chemistry and have great personality. Main thing we must clique well and have good chemistry. Guess that’s not a difficult criterion. Having fun together and sharing sadness & woes and being there for each other is a must.

"Some people say I have attitude - maybe I do...but
I think you have to. You have to believe in yourself
when no one else does - that makes you a winner
right there." -- Venus Williams

24 May 2009

Was up by 6:30am today. Early for a Sunday morning. Laze in bed for an hour before I decided to be up. Woke up, shower and went to Pasir Ris to meet up with Vic for a morning swim. Planned to go Civil Service Club @ Changi but the pool was crowded so we decided to head the one down @ Race Course Road.

Pool was big, an Olympic Size Pool and it was great. Sat by the pool, tan, chat, chill and soak in the pool and Jacuzzi. While there, Victor introduce me to 2 of his friends, Alan and Okkoto (hope I got his name right). One is a well known chef and he is back in Singapore to assist one of the hotels for the casino to draft up a menu for the resort in Singapore. Interesting to know that they will be here for 2 years especially since they had been travelling.

Anyway, swam a bit n soak myself. Was there at the pool till around 2pm where we just chat and have fun. Frankly bunch of guys who are successful in their life and yet humble. Apparently meeting up with people who loves cooking and they are all quite good cook. Seems guys or rather male, the male community are better chef than females around in Singapore. Too bad, did not meet anyone from my industry who can assist me in getting a job. Haha…

Anyway, Alan did something with me. He asked for my palm and decided to read my palm. Interesting for an Caucasian who speaks and behaves like a local, he likes to read my palm. COINCIDENCE or actual palm reading, he got like 90% of the facts right about me.

Okay, here’s a brief analysis of me.
According to Alan, I lead a long life, outspoken and have people flogging around me. People like to be with me cause I am funny, humble, and just nice to be around with and a personality that people likes.

Though outspoken and friendly, I can actually be an introvert and shy which I agreed.

Another fact was something that he says that I am someone who avoids relationship all this while and he asked me why. When I say about failed relationships, he was able to give me the number of failed relationships and he was dead right. I don’t know why I am avoiding it even though I am seeking for one. Hehehe………

Deep inside my hearts, I am envy for the relationships that Victor, Alan & Okkoto are in. I wish I am in one of these days.

PS: it was a short palm reading. Perhaps next time we meet up, I want a detailed analysis. Haha.. be it career, health and perhaps more on relationships.

We had late lunch around 3 plus at Airport Road. Had thai food… The tom yam was good I say. Rest was passable I say. The mango salad was too spicy that we just cant stomach it.

Good food. Good company. Good fun.

It was a good day. At least it keeps my mind off my worries.
Thanks

Tear Jerker of the day

How I Got to Heaven

Three men were standing in line to get into heaven one day. Apparently it had been a pretty busy day, though, so Peter had to tell the first one, "Heaven's getting pretty close to full today, and I've been asked to admit only people who have had particularly horrible deaths. So what's your story?"

So the first man replies: "Well, for a while I've suspected my wife has been cheating on me, so today I came home early to try to catch her red-handed. As I came into my 25th floor apartment, I could tell something was wrong, but all my searching around didn't reveal where this other guy could have been hiding.

Finally, I went out to the balcony, and sure enough, there was this man hanging off the railing, 25 floors above ground! By now I was really mad, so I started beating on him and kicking him, but wouldn't you know it, he wouldn't fall off. So finally I went back into my apartment and got a hammer and starting hammering on his fingers.

Of course, he couldn't stand that for long, so he let go and fell -- but even after 25 stories, he fell into the bushes, stunned but okay. I couldn't stand it anymore, so I ran into the kitchen, grabbed the fridge and threw it over the edge where it landed on him, killing him instantly. But all the stress and anger got to me, and I had a heart attack and died there on the balcony."

"That sounds like a pretty bad day to me," said Peter, and let the man in.

The second man comes up and Peter explains to him about heaven being full, and again asks for his story.

"It's been a very strange day. You see, I live on the 26th floor of my apartment building, and every morning I do my exercises out on my balcony. Well, this morning I must have slipped or something, because I fell over the edge. But I got lucky, and caught the railing of the balcony on the floor below me.

I knew I couldn't hang on for very long, when suddenly this man burst out onto the balcony. I thought for sure I was saved, when he started beating on me and kicking me. I held on the best I could until he ran into the apartment and grabbed a hammer and started pounding on my hands.

Finally I just let go, but again I got lucky and fell into the bushes below, stunned but all right. Just when I was thinking I was going to be okay, this refrigerator comes falling out of the sky and crushes me instantly, and now I'm here."

Once again, Peter had to concede that that sounded like a pretty horrible death.

The third man came to the front of the line, and again the whole process was repeated. Peter explained that heaven was full and asked for his story.

"Picture this," says the third man, "I'm hiding naked inside a refrigerator..."


Post Office

A man worked in a post office. His job was to process all mail that had illegible addresses. One day a letter came to his desk, addressed in a shaky handwriting to God. He thought, "I better open this one and see what it's all about." So he opened it and it read:

"Dear God, I am an 83 year old widow living on a very small pension. Yesterday someone stole my purse. It had a hundred dollars in it which was all the money I had until my next pension check." "Next Sunday is Easter, and I had invited two of my friends over for dinner. Without that money, I have nothing to buy food with." "I have no family to turn to, and you are my only hope. Can you please help me?"

The postal worker was touched, and went around showing the letter to all the others. Each of them dug into his wallet and came up with a few dollars. By the time he made the rounds, he had collected 96 dollars, which they put into an envelope and sent over to her. The rest of the day, all the workers felt a warm glow thinking of the nice thing they had done. Easter came and went, and a few days later came another letter from the old lady to God. All the workers gathered around while the letter was opened.
It read:

"Dear God, How can I ever thank you enough for what you did for me?" "Because of your generosity, I was able to fix a lovely dinner for my friends. We had a very nice day, and I told my friends of your wonderful gift. " "By the way, there was 4 dollars missing. It was no doubt those thieving bastards at the post office."

Race Jitters & Saturday Blues

Exactly a week from now, I will be now on my way to Changi Village to run the race again. Sundown marathon 2009, 2nd year in running, 3rd Marathon race of my life. I be happy of I can complete it this year. Reason being so is that my back been aching up and I fear it may go against me on Saturday.

Billy, CG, Ping & Desmond are some of the people out of SG RUNNERS that are running the race this year. I wonder what my motivation this year is to run especially when things are at low, low all times for me.

TO RUN AND FINISH THE RACE THAT I STARTED – THAT’S MY MOTIVATION THIS YEAR

At the same time, race jitters n the idea of feeling lonely kills me. Thinking of all my friends attached and spending the time with their loved ones kinds of made me an envy man.

Look at Mike. Happily married with his wife. Though no kids, I believe they are happily married. Though busy with their daily work, I am touched by the fact that they made an effort to spend time together daily. Simple things like having dinner together daily, hubby cooking dinner, fetching wife from work are just simple things in life that made a relationship works. Despite burden with heavy workloads, Mike made an effort to made thing work despite busy with work. Though, being bogged down with daily work, making such an effort daily means both will have to work from home. Simple gestures but I believe it is this small little things in life that made a marriage/relationship works. It ain’t easy but having a companionship for life is a match made in heaven. I know what I have just commented are just the smooth journeys in life of a relationship. But who says, life is smooth sailing? Look at my life now.. Full of turbulence, obstacles & so many mishaps. Lonely, feared of the future and not knowing when light will seeps in.

I know I am rather pessimistic. Just as I might as I am to be optimistic, I am having a difficult time.

Looking at my friends like Andrew, Richard, Caleb, Desmond – all happily attached and spending time with their spouses. I can’t help but feel jealous and lonely.

I know I told myself for the past few years that I am too young to be attached. Relationship is something that I will never think of it.
Being kept busy with work, school, social service work are just the obstacles of a relationship for me the past few years. Though few did drop by and wanted to start a relationship with me, I was not ready and furthermore I have no affinity for the other party. I feel it’s a waste of your time just to start on a relationship with no feelings/affinity.

With the scars of the failed relationships, will I ever dare embark on one? Will my partner be patient with me? Will my partner be able to tolerate my long hrs of work especially I am back into banking. Being a small fry, I often spend long hrs in office and will not bring work home. Will my partner be able to tolerate it? So many questions? Having a partner to accompany you now and cuddling each other keeping each other warm & just enjoying each other company is a blessing.

Do I have the blessing? I know I am in a state of whys? Loneliness is kind of scary. Serious. It is scary.
Running a race is easier than anything else. Physical pain & mental pain is that I only need to endure.

Human relationships are complicated and tricky. A wrong move and everything disappears.

Saturday May 23 2009

Was at the library today. I was surprised by the turnout at the library today even though it was 9:45am. Library opens at 10:00 am but the crowd was like a GSS. People were queuing up way before the opening time of the library. Thought I was early, there are people earlier than me.

Anyway, when the shutters open at 10:00 am, it was lika The Amazing Race. Library users; be it the young and the old are all rushing up the various floors to get a seat or get good books… It seems like the library is having a sale. A sale not to be missed. That was the impression I had at the library.

Anyway, today I came cleaned with a friend. Told him my actual roots and what I am actually. Cuz all this while, I was not comfortable introducing myself as myself. So I was using my other name and intro myself as that name. Well, finally, I came clean with the friend. Thank you for accepting me who I am and as what I am.

2008 was a tough year for me and 2009 even tougher. It is almost into June and I am still useless. Useless bum. Many things weighs on my mind. Sigh.

Sigh is the only relief that I can think off. It is like my best word now. Sigh… A sign of relief.

Remember the friend I spoke about tat is pissed with me over the phrase “I wonder when”. Dropped that friend an email to find out how he has been doing. I was surprised by his reply.

His reply to me “ Don’t you understand English? I have say that I am not keen to be your friend. Buzz off”

Sad and disappointed to hear that reply. Are people that sensitive? And this reply came from someone in his 40s. I was wondering whether I am the kid here or did I show him some disrespect. 

It ain’t easy to be a human being today. To satisfy everyone that one knows ain’t easy and it is rather tiring.

Am I listening in so much to people’s problems that I am being affected? AM I STRONG?

I emailed the VP that interviewed me weeks back today on the outcome of the application as she mentioned that she will get back to me latest by this Friday. I just hope that the application is successful and I am able to see light finally.

Is there light at the end of the tunnel?

Sundown Marathon 2009 Race Pack Collection

Anyway, I was out at Milennia Walk earlier today. Went to collect my Sundown RACE PACK. Quite breezy and fast for the collection. Sigh, the event is a damm budget one. Even the athletes guide is not printed out, to be downloaded online as a soft copy. Anyway, I was a bit pissed. The organiser was unable to find my name in the system but managed to find it under my email. Almost blew my top. Thanks god I did not have to made a 2^nd trip to collect the race pack.

Can I survive the marathon?

:-)

My Runnng Top and race Bib. However, dun think be wearing this top. So ugly. Wearing Sundown 08 and stand chart running top 08 over it with tights.

Wish me luck in it

Friday, 22 May, 2009

Went to pray today. Though I am not staunch muslim, more to modern malay and Ibanese side, this is the faith that I follow by birth. Out of sudden, I just need to seek solace with him. I wonder if he grants me audienced.

Frankly, getting the email today was dejection. One after dejections, rejections, failures, and tons of commitments are all my buddies for now.

Frankly living a day now ain’t easy. No matter how I try my brightens up my sunshine, the dark clouds kept over powering me and just push me into the darker circle.

Be it career, relationship, or even friendship – all is in a mess.

In the past one mth, I feel I lost 2 friends. Losing friends at my end seems to be a phenomenon. Did I say something wrong which just upset them? For a friend, that has always been playing me out, I have been rather patient with him based on his circumstances whenever he arranged to meet me. However, 95% of appointments made, it wil be cancelled as early as a day to an hr prior to it. Recently, I think I just blew up. The friend asked me to meet up soon and I say a casual remark “I wonder when” and there goes in a flash, the friend told me that is the end of a friendship and don’t ever disturb me again. Mine, I was shocked. I apologised for my bluntness and I was shut down like a pc. The friendship is gone.

The other friend, since the hike, he has been giving me attitude. I don’t know what I did wrong but I was just given the bad attitude by him. It seems I did something wrong or pissed him off. I confronted the friend whether I did anything wrong to have upset the person. His reply was none. If that is the case, why the cold shoulder?

Hey come on? I am already in deep shit.. Facing so many problems…
Pls don’t bug me with unnecessary ones. I am already stressed out by now… That at times, I wonder what and where I did wrong. I admit, I am very pessisimistic now. Can’t be blame! I am trying to stay optimistic but aint easy. Sigh.. Sigh is like a common word.

Even daily things like my hp aren’t helping out either. Hp keeps hanging and data kept losing. Sms cant be sent out dud to an error. Sigh…Too many error…

Modem at home is down. Cant surf net at home. Service provider wont provide a new modem as it is out of warranty and asked me to buy a new one. NO CASH, SO I TERMINATED MY SUBSCRIPTION. SURFING NET IS NOW VIA WIRELESS @ SG. Either I go down to Mac, library etc or I be at my void deck surfing to look for jobs and replying emails.

What else can go wrong? Did the decision I made YEAR AGO THE BIGGEST MISTAKE OF MY LIFE?

To resign to focus on my studies for the final semester of the degree? Is that a wrong move? Sigh. Thought having a contract job in dec will be better? But who knows it is temporary. Savings frm last year are dwindling down a lot. I don’t know how long I can last. It is quite devastating and draining. I am hoping things will be better asap. Please I beg u….. I hope things will look good for me.

Wednesday, 20 May, 2009

Updated my head-hunter on the progress of my career search.

Seems to be a slow path/journey for me. I am dejected and tired by the slow progress but I really hope things will get better for me with the interviews that I attended. Hopefully, I will be offered a permanent job by the end of this week and start work asap.

I know many people are worried for me. And I feel bad to have them worried over me constantly despite them being busy with work. Frankly, I don’t feel good making my friends over me but I myself ain’t confident of myself.

Rather slow day today and my mum is heading down to Kuching in June to visit my relatives to attend a wedding.

I pray I will hear good news by end of this week.

Please….

:-)

Tuesday, 19th May 2009

Out of ten, I rate my day 3 out of ten.
Today, I was back @ Hansapoint. Many changes have I seen in a year. Finally, the place has a name display at the entrance and more and more buildings are being built at the moment. Changi Business Park is getting crowded day by day.

It was like walking down a memory lane. When I was @ CS, have always had the impression that CITCO was an engineering co but I was wrong.

Citco Fund Services is a division of the Citco Group of Companies and is the largest independent administrator of Hedge Funds in the world with offices in Curacao, Amsterdam, Dublin, London, Luxembourg, Miami, New York, Toronto, Halifax, Cayman Islands, the British Virgin Islands, the Bahamas, Bermuda, San Francisco and Sydney. The division provides full service administration, which consist of advice on the set-up and structuring of a fund, legal and corporate services, investor relations, accounting and net asset value calculation and transfer agency services, to over 2,600 Hedge Funds for multinational banks and international Investment Managers, totaling over $470 billion in net assets.

Anyway, was there for an interview. I hope the interview was a success and hope to hear from HR by end of next week.

A job at this juncture is very important for me.
I am really at my lowest peak now. And I fear I am at my wits end.

At this moment in time, I wish I am attached. Emotional support is very much appreciated now.



Thursday, 14 May, 2009

Another day of being unemployed and frankly, I am very worried now. I am now down to my last dollar. I am totally squeezed dry.

Wonder whether my decision to quit my well paid job @ CS a year ago was a right decision? Somewhere this point of time a year ago, I tendered in my resignation giving 3 months notice to the employer.

Did I make the right decision? And is the sacrifice that I made worth it.

TD Securities has made their final decision. And as expected, I was not short listed for the post. After the 3^rd interview with them, I felt I will not stand out a good chance with TD Securities.

Reason being so is that in this interview I sensed that the Country Manager is looking for someone who has done reporting to MAS. For me, the only reporting that I have done is with the SGX for daily reporting. Though I have the product and industry experienced, I failed to stand out to the other short listed candidate though she is new. TD Securities has decided to offer her the position.

Upon hearing this, I was super upset and dejected. This was one of the interviews that I went was supposedly to be looking good and was harping on it. My heart broke when I heard he news earlier on at the end of the day.

Sigh.

I am broke. Useless. Alone. Never have I felt so hopeless before. I am so dejected and worthless.

Am crying internally but who hears my worries and sorrows.

Sunday May 10 2009

Mother’s Day.

This year Mother’s Day was a different story. I admit that as I am unemployed and flat broke, I used whatever cash I have to do a nice Mothers Day Celebration for my mum.

And frankly speaking, I am surprised by this year celebrations.

Planned was to buy Mum breakfast but was unable to do so as she has classes at 10 am. Planned changed to KFC delivery for lunch but in the end as the saying goes, “Man proposed, God disposed it”

Received a phone call frm my elder brother at 10 am. He called to notify me that he has delivered a box of cup cakes this morning for Mother’s Day. My, I am surprised that he remembers and actually spend some money on it. I am rather quite happy about it.

This was what my elder brother got for out mum… I believed this was baked my sis-in-law ;-)

Cupcakes in the box wrapped with beautiful ribbons

Simple and yet a Beautiful Gift

And coincidently, my younger brother ordered cupcakes too…

In the end we had two boxes of cupcakes….. 2 different types of cupcakes

Cupcakes ordered by my younger brother

Two boxes of cupcakes for Mother’s Day

Cupcakes for all…

Another shock this year was my dad. Told my dad that we are going out for lunch. He took out some cash and passed it to us.This is the first time in my life that I saw my dad contributed for something like this.

Simple lunch we had @ Swensens but this was fun. Though, I had fun, I was worried.. My heart was aching and filled with worries. We also did something new today. As a family, we went for movies.

Anyway, photos say a thousand words. This was our day today.

My mum @ KFC waiting for us with her sister

Family photo with our Auntie

My and sister and I being playful

Mum having ice cream @ MacDonalds

Mum @ arcade playing

Cool Mum

We ended the day with a show @ GV.