At the beginning of the third quarter of the year, the Chinese Filipino Business Club, Inc. (CFBCI) proudly presented the Life Skills and Motivational Seminar (LSMS) at Sky 1 Tower, Binondo, Manila, on July 21, 2024.

Before the inception of the seminar, Director Richard Alviar greeted and reminded the scholars to prepare for the upcoming graduation ceremony next month. Along with his greetings is a gentle nudge about how being disciplined could help us achieve success. He also cheerfully announced that in this coming academic year, the CFCBI will be accepting thirty-five (35) to forty (40) new scholars.

Subsequently, before starting the Serendipity Talk, President Samuel Uy has shown a series of videos that test the analytical ability of scholars towards political issues. These videos made an insightful discussion with the 3rd year scholars. One of them said how controversial indeed the West Philippine Sea issue is and that we should be open-minded because news nowadays can be fabricated easily. The other one moreover reminded everyone that we should prioritize peace over other matters, while one of them said that it is a must for us to stay informed and tackle this issue analytically. With these insights, the President ended his short talk with, “Whenever you’re reading an article, you should use your mind, not heart because we tend to be carried by our emotion.”

The hosts then introduced the guest speaker for this month’s LSMS, Ms. Nathalie Wong, Vice Chairman of the Young Entrepreneurs Committee, with a talk entitled: “How To Be A Better Teammate: Understanding The Four Temperaments”. She started her captivating discussion by sharing her childhood experiences in Batangas, that she started studying at the age of 2, and how she cried nonstop every day for three months when she moved to Manila for college.

Furthermore, the scholars were asked to be grouped into seven and were tasked to name their group based on a dish/viand. The teams were then named as Pakbet, Hotdog, Ticnap Notnac ( Pancit Canton), Paksiw, Sisig, Chop Seuy, and Giniling. The mentioned teams did a lot yet amusing activities where everyone showcased determination to win. In the end, it was Team Giniling who won and got an exciting prize from Ms. Wong. After this, the scholars were asked to answer an online questionnaire to know their Temperaments – came from the Latin word “temperature”; a person’s characteristic or habitual inclination, and a mode of the emotional response of each person.

Ms. Wong then enjoyably discussed the 4 Temperaments which are: Sanguine – a kind of mood that matches the blood in the body; Phlegmatic – a mood that goes along with having phlegm in the body; Melancholic – a mood that matches the black blood in the body; and Choleric – a personality type that matches the yellow bile in the body. She also discussed its strengths, challenges, emotional needs, and ideal careers which made the scholars realize that they indeed have that temperament and finally knew more knowledge and ideas to be a better teammate and individual. The talk ended with four reflexive questions and with a bible verse from 1 Peter 4:10, “Each of you should use whatever gift you have received to serve others, as faithful stewards of God’s grace in its various forms.”
The scholars then gave a short sharing of what they’ve learned from this month’s LSMS and it was very evident how everyone had fun and enjoyed the session. Before going home, everyone ate an appetizing fried chicken and vegetable dish as their lunch.

菲華工商總會訊：本會為培養「點亮未來」助學方案受助生全方位的成長，開闊學員們的心靈，讓他們吸收新知識，成為德才兼備的青年，每月均定期邀請學友會成員或本會領導同仁，以其專業擔任專題講座主講人。七月廿一日（星期日）上午，假本會八樓禮堂舉辦今年的第六次修養講座，一百多名受助生及學友會成員出席。理事長黃書瑋，文教委員會主任曾煥眉、副主任留牡丹等人到場聆聽，並給予專業指導。

當天的主講人是本會青年企業委員會副主任黃愛儀，她畢業於拉薩大學生物化學系，中央大學化妝品碩士，現擔任Fast Moving Consumer Goods公司南呂宋地區總經理、描東岸及時學校董事等要職；講座主題為「如何成為出色隊友：了解四種氣質」(How To Be A Better Teammate: Understanding The Four Temperaments)。
活動首先由曾煥眉主任致歡迎詞，同時宣佈了下個月即將舉辦畢業式，並於新學年要招收三十位左右新受助生的好消息。隨後，主持人邀請兩位應屆畢業生分享感想；第一位來自馬尼拉市立大學（PLM）的受助生說，他很高興自己能夠畢業，這也讓他所有的努力沒有白費；另一位來自馬尼拉大學（UDM）的受助生則表示，很感謝本會所提供的獎學金，因為沒有獎學金的話，她將無法完成學業。

理事長黃書瑋在會中分享了三則有關菲中在西菲海熱門議題的影片，讓所有學員及學友會成員進行討論。他提醒大家不要輕信媒體上所看到的每一篇文章，不要人云亦云，要靜下心來閱讀與思考，自主判斷哪些資訊是可信的。

講座開始前，主講人黃愛儀先將所有學員們分成七組，讓每一組想一道菜來為自己的小組命名，最終產生了：Pakbet、Hotdog、Ticnap Notnac（廣東煎餅）、Paksiw、Sisig、Chop Seuy 和 Giniling。接著安排了一系列有趣的團體遊戲，藉此考驗組員之間的默契及團隊精神，期間大家群策群力，分工合作，展現必勝決心。經過一場激烈的比拚後，最終由Giniling小組勝出，組員們獲得主講人黃愛儀贈送獎品。

團隊遊戲結束後，學員們被要求填寫一份線上問卷，通過回答問題來評斷出學員們的人格特質。黃愛儀解說「temperament」的拉丁文意思是「混合」。源自於古希臘的性格分類，根據體液學說所提出，該學說認為人體由四種液體組成，分別是：膽汁質 (Choleric) 、多血質(Sanguine) 、粘液質(Phlegmatic) 、抑鬱質(Melancholic)。這四種液體，平衡發展時，會形成各種人體功能；當體液不均衡時則會造成疾病。人的不同情緒也被認為與體液有關，根據每個人先天不同的體液比例，會形成不同的性格。問卷內每種氣質有不同的特徵和劣勢，學員們在回答完問卷之後，能夠更清楚瞭解自己的氣質和性格，幫助學員們更好地管理自己的情緒，知曉自己的天賦，在團隊合作時，能堅定自己的立場，發揮自身優勢，做到事半功倍的效果，為團隊取得更好的績效。

黃愛儀接著與學員們討論了他們各自的優勢、挑戰、情感需求和理想職業，讓學員們意識到自己確實具有的氣質，進而瞭解更多的知識和想法，以成為更好的隊友和個人。講座以四個思考題和《彼得前書》四章十節的經文做為結束：「你們各人當用所領受的恩賜服事人，作神各樣恩典忠心的管家」。
最後，由本會出席的領導同仁頒發感謝狀予主講人黃愛儀，並合影留念，全體與會者於中午享用本會提供的豐富午餐後，圓滿結束。

圖片說明：
上小圖：（左、右）主講人黃愛儀，理事長黃書瑋。
上中圖：頒發感謝狀予主講人。（左起）梅西卡、學友會成員Julius Bactad、黃書瑋、黃愛儀、曾煥眉及留牡丹。
中左圖：講座現場，學員們專注於參與主講人安排的團隊活動。
中右圖：團體遊戲其中一組展示成果。
下圖：主講人黃愛儀準備了獎品與本會領導同仁一同頒贈給獲勝的Giniling小組。