The Army General Aptitude test was fun! The box problems were mind-benders for me, while the division ones were very convenient - some of them had obvious multiples/remainders that cut out some choices. The normal word problems were giveaways for me since I read more than I should.
The finding that Filipinos are closer to Asians than Pacific Islanders makes sense to me. Filchi here, so I'm living evidence of Asian blending. Pacific Islanders also tends to refer to islands much farther from the rest of East and Southeast Asia, limiting cultural and genetic mixing over time.
I really don't belive that Filipinos are dumb in raw intelligence - rather, we're held back by being late to the modern party and a very contextual frame of mind. I haven't gone looking for proof, but our languages tend to require a lot of context, with the assumption that you already know each other's business and can infer from there. I've written on this here:
This contrasted with English which is very much "the word is the word".
Edit: Tip for the box questions: Always count the hidden boxes implied by different heights and lengths. If a box isn't in line with another box, there's another box hiding in the back.
aaaaaaa I can hear that in my head aaaaaaaa the english letters hit just right to how it's said.
Actually regularly na ako pumupuntang Tarlac kasama ni tatay sa negosyo so nakakadinig na ako. Vocabulary and tenses are hard, though, because most of my references (family, people in business) are native speakers who have kind of a "it just feels right" grasp of it that isn't easy to convey.
The Army General Aptitude test was fun! The box problems were mind-benders for me, while the division ones were very convenient - some of them had obvious multiples/remainders that cut out some choices. The normal word problems were giveaways for me since I read more than I should.
The finding that Filipinos are closer to Asians than Pacific Islanders makes sense to me. Filchi here, so I'm living evidence of Asian blending. Pacific Islanders also tends to refer to islands much farther from the rest of East and Southeast Asia, limiting cultural and genetic mixing over time.
I really don't belive that Filipinos are dumb in raw intelligence - rather, we're held back by being late to the modern party and a very contextual frame of mind. I haven't gone looking for proof, but our languages tend to require a lot of context, with the assumption that you already know each other's business and can infer from there. I've written on this here:
https://argomend.substack.com/i/128911972/dito-diyan-doon
This contrasted with English which is very much "the word is the word".
Edit: Tip for the box questions: Always count the hidden boxes implied by different heights and lengths. If a box isn't in line with another box, there's another box hiding in the back.
福建。我的爷爷和妈妈的父母都是中国人。Apu ku manibat ng Bamban.
Tatang ku keng Bamban meragul. Manang ku keng Cabanatuan.
I grew up in QC and Mandaluyong.
Pag kasal na ako titira ako sa Dau para malapit sa negosyo. Hindi pa ako marunong magkapampangan. Saklolo ho. XD
manigaral ka mu, maging ya malagwang manyalita king Kapampangan king kapamilatang practice
patse ati na kang Dawu, karakal kang malyaring gawan - mikwalta ka rin!
aaaaaaa I can hear that in my head aaaaaaaa the english letters hit just right to how it's said.
Actually regularly na ako pumupuntang Tarlac kasama ni tatay sa negosyo so nakakadinig na ako. Vocabulary and tenses are hard, though, because most of my references (family, people in business) are native speakers who have kind of a "it just feels right" grasp of it that isn't easy to convey.