kokology

have you ever encountered the word "kokology"? (shet, english)

yung iba siguro, oo at yung iba eh hindi pa. eh ano nga ba ang kokology? 

ang "kokology" ay ang pag-aaral ng "kokoro" na ang ibig sabihin ay "mind" or "spirit". naimbento ito ng dalawang japanese na may matatabang utak at naisipang gumawa ng libro na puno ng nakakatuwang mga tanong kung saan ang bawat sagot ay may kahulugan na kadalasan daw ay sumasalamin sa ating pagkatao. 

ang mga sagot mo raw sa mga tanong na ito ay nagpapakita ng mga hidden attitudes mo towards life, sex, money, work, family at kung anu-ano pa. sounds interesting,di ba?

isang kaibigan ang nag-introduce nito sa akin. nakakaaliw siya lalo na nung malaman ko ang meaning ng mga sinagot ko. 

simula nun eh naadik na ako sa kokology. bukod sa nakakaaliw eh nakaaliw talaga siya. hehe.

eto ilang samples na nakita ko sa internet. prepare a pen and a piece of paper.

warning: be honest sa mga isasagot niyo at tapusin niyo muna ang buong tanong bago mag-proceed sa answer key. enjoy! :)

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1.) Imagine there are horrible threatening monsters angrily rampaging the city, what do you think is the cause of their anger; why do you think the monsters are so furious?

a. They're hungry and looking for food
b. They're looking for their lost love
c.  They're just ugly monsters with a bad temper

d. They're angry because they finally got over a lost love

2.) You are walking in an art gallery. You stopped and stared at a picture for a long time, amazed and fascinated. What kind of picture is that?
a. Self-portrait
b. Parody version of something
c. Abstract
d. Painting of nature

3.) If you have a magical eraser that can erase anything, what would you erase?
a. Erase yourself
b. Erase your lover
c. Erase the third party

4.) Again, you are in an art gallery, the same one as before. While you are looking at that picture, a guy standing next to you is about to say something. What do you think would he say?
a.) "What a beautiful painting, don't you think?"
b.) "How do you like this painting?"
c.) "Excuse me; do you know what time is it now?"
d.) "You know, I'm the one who painted this picture"

5.) You are in a 5-star hotel room. You fell asleep and took a nap for a couple of hours. What do you expect to see outside the window once you wake up?
a. Midday sun shines above the marine blue sea
b. Dark blue sea reflects stars on the sky
c. Cold blue sea barely seen in the mist
d. The sun is setting where the sky and the sea meets

6.) You are a superstar  who is about to release a new album. What do you want for the album cover?
a. Beautiful landscape
b. Cartoonish picture
c. Abstract picture, some artistic stuff
d. Picture of yourself

7.) Your boss told you to cut a piece of paper into half. How do you like to cut it?
a. Cut it in straight
b. Cut it in wavy line
c. Cut it in zigzag line
d. Cut it in one curve line

8.) If you have to commit suicide, how are you going to do it?
a. Shoot yourself
b. Overdose yourself
c. Hang yourself
d. Jump off the building

9.) Which part of the cake you want to eat first?
a. The strawberry part
b. The "uneatable" decoration part
c. The sugary-decoration part
d. The Chocolate part
e. The decorating wafer part

10.) You are walking down the street and unintentionally kicked the garbage bin fall in a mess. What do you expect to see?
a. Nothing, the bin is empty
b. Just a garbage spread all over the street
c. Mostly food
d. All the garbage has already put neatly in a bag

11.) You are watching TV in the living room and decide it's time to go to bed. Entering the bedroom you see a snake on your bed; what are you going to do?
a. Run away
b. A bit shocked but not that scared. However, you have no idea what to do in this situation
c. A bit shocked but not that scared, so you immediately thought of getting it out of your room

12.) You are driving by the seaside. Seeing a beautiful landscape, you cannot help but pull off the car to draw this breathtaking view. How do you like to draw the palm tree at the right side of the paper?
a. Taller than the real one
b. Same height with the real one
c. Shorter than the real one

13.) You bought a chocolate-filled donut from the most famous bakery in town. Unfortunately, you realized that the one you've bought has nothing inside. What will you do?
a. Go back to the bakery and try to change it with a new one
b. Say to yourself "It happens" then finish the donut
c. Throw it away and buy something else
d. Find something to fill it to make it even more delicious

14.) There is an egg in front of you. What kind of egg is that?
a. Snake egg
b. Turtle egg
c. Dinosaur egg
d. Chicken egg

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ANSWER KEY:

1.) The question stands for the cause of pressure in your life. If you choose:
a. You are on a diet and suffers from it
b. Love is the main cause of the pressure in your life
c. You feel unsatisfied with your own appearance
d. You are a pessimistic person

2.) The question stands for how you see yourself. If you choose:
a. You are confident
b. You are talkative and have a sense of humor
c. You're a creative person
d. You are gentle and well-mannered

3.) The question stands for how you handle the problems in your love life
If you choose:
a. You always run away from the problems in your love life
b. You respect love and see it as a beautiful thing
c. You don't like to let the problem goes on and affect your life. You love to solve it right away.

4.) The question stands for the way you act when you meet someone for the first time. If you choose:
a. You are friendly and love to have new friends
b. You think carefully before getting to know someone
c. You are independent and see no importance of getting to know new friends
d. You always get excited to know someone and try to impress them

5.) The question stands for what do you want from love. If you choose:
a. You want a high-voltage love
b. You believe in the importance of honesty between lovers
c. You want your lover to be your best friend
d. You are looking for a perfect love. Ideal and romantic

6.) The question stands for what you see as the most charming attitude in yourself and would like to express it for everyone to see
If you choose
a. You see yourself as a gentle and well-mannered person
b. You love social life and always entertain people surrounding you
c. You are skillful, very talented and very creative
d. You have a high self-confidence and loves to be a leader

7.) The question stands for the method you will choose to end your relationship with someone. If you choose:
a. You can end it right away. No regret
b. You cannot end it completely at the moment.
c. The way you end the relationship is harsh and aggressive
d. You will end your relationship gently

8.) The question stands for how you manage your money. If you choose:
a. You are stingy but doesn't have any savings
b. You are a businessman and knows how to earn money from anything you want
c. You're strict with the way you spend money and good at saving money
d. You don't know how to spend money and always use it once you have it in your hand

9.) The question stands for your attitude. If you choose:
a. Your life is based on morality. You will not do anything against righteousness
b. You are fashionable and always fascinated about the people around you
c. You care about other people's feelings and loves to be in the crowd
d. You are reasonable and a natural born leader. You love to be in control
e. You are sensitive, romantic and always dream of a happy wedding

10.) The question stands for what you want to hide from others. If you choose:
a. You have nothing to hide. You are very open and sincere to others
b. You try to act open-minded but the truth is you have something in your mind
c. You are paranoid and don't like anyone to know your personal life
d. You are in control and rarely tell other people about how you feel

11.) The question stands for your perspective towards the relationship with your lover. If you choose:
a. You're afraid to begin a relationship with someone
b. You are not afraid to have a relationship with someone you like
c. You don't want to have a relationship with anyone, and if you also try to kill a snake, it means you've found someone or you've found someone that is already married

12.) The question stands for your feelings towards your ex-lover. If you choose
a. You've already forgotten about your ex and ready to move on to someone else
b. Somehow you still have feelings to your ex, and if you want to meet someone, that person must have something similar with your ex
c. You cannot forget about your ex

13.) The question stands for how you act once you face an unexpected problem. If you choose
a. You are reliable and ready for anything to come
b. You don't let the problem disturb you for long
c. You will solve the problem as soon as possible
d. You always come up with ideas, which everyone accept and trust, to solve things up

14.) The question stands for the expectation towards your own child
If you choose:
a. Wealth and intelligence
b. Healthy and long life
c. Unique and outstanding
d. You just want your child to be safe and happy

:)