Whose writing is it anyway?

***UPDATES (as on 3 Oct, 530pm): Wow, a very enthused response, I like. As such, I'd like to extend deadline to 5 Oct, Sunday, 6pm. Besides, yours truly won't have access to her comp nor internet over the weekend, so you've got more time to response! Have a good one folks.-- @

Ooh... I'm writing the first entry for October. :)

I wanted to share this with the team but completely forgot, no thanks to all the craziness of the past weeks.

OK. About a month ago, I took the liberty to get the Vanilla-iens handwriting analysed by an expert. It was supposed to be part of Nov issue's "Useful Last Page" but since that won't happen, I thought it'd be fun to share the "findings" here. It makes for a good insight (maybe) to the Vanilla-iens, and a chance to create some kinda reader participation-- if you (like to) believe in this stuff :)

Ok, Shaan, Jenn and Cas wrote a couple of lines for me but others were based on some rough notes (Theresa) and what Pam wrote on her x’mas card (last year) to me. The expert was Mr William Pang, handwriting forensics scientist who was at a Faber Castell event I went to (with Shaan) at Elephant & Coral at Wheelock Place.

He was very helpful, and super patient-- I say that because the moment the PR person announced we could all get our handwriting analysed by him, a loooooooooongggggg queue immediately snaked and I was the last few with SIX sets of handwritings for him to analyse at one go!!! I learned a lot from him. William's the go-to guy when the courts need someone to detect forgery in documents etc and has recently published a book on the subject (which alas is sold out, so contact him if you want to know how to get your hands on a copy). For more about William and what he does, check out http://www.graphology.gq.nu/

So... here's how I'm fun-ning it up for Theresa, Pam, Cass, Jenn and Shaan: Instead of telling you straight up which is yours, guess which's actually describing you! It's all verbatim to what William said. Or, you can also guess which describes who. Shaan, you already know yours, so shhhhh…Sorry ah Alvin, missed you out 'cause I was in a hurry and couldn't find any doodles you made and you weren't in the office at the time!)

**Contest closes on 3 Oct, Friday, 11.59pm Singapore time. Submit your answers through "comments". Readers/ followers are welcomed to participate... for fun!

p.s. Any resemblance to any persons or situations, past or present is merely coincidence or a cruel joke disguised as a coincidence.

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1. Thrives on systems/ methods to do work. Good sense of concentration. Friendly but needs a lot of personal and emotional space. Decision-making is not based on logic alone, but also on experiences and gut feel. Best job: admin/ training/ HR/ accounts.
2. Sensitive personality, usually affected by mood changes. Opportunistic in many ways, not patient to the non-essential, talkative to like-minded people. Needs to be prepared to listen more.
3. She's most comfortable when she knows what she's doing. Instructions given to her must be clear. She likes things to be secure-- no surprises. The mind matters over the heart; if something needs to be done, it needs/ will be done. A lot of artistic talent and appreciates the arts. She'd rather settle conflicts with tact rather than fight, is physically active, cannot sit still or just wait for things to happen. Is persistent, determined and critical at times. A one-way traffic type of person who has a generally formal nature.
4. Appears to be discipline about things she does. Comprehensive thinker, learns quickly. Good in communication. Strongest traits: analytical and investigative. An ambitious person who dares to take a fair amount of risk.
5. Fairly easy-going person who is definitely socially active though selective (to certain people). Decisions are made by intuition although routine work is acceptable, she'd like an amount of variety instead of just bekng glued to the table e.g. some hours in the office, some outside. A bit of a sensitive person who will not survive well in hard-selling/ high-pressure jobs.
6. The way she thinks is clean cut, likes a simplified lifestyle. She hates non-essentials and gets irritated quickly. She needs a lot of independence and will be the happriest if given a chance to express creativity. She doesn't like to be told more than once. She ensures that responsibilities are met and is non-negotiable in her final decisions.