Form-filling fillers..

I was just filling in an application form for some programme that will be joining, and i was just wondering... How can we juice up our applications and resumes, etc??

Let me just share some ridiculous ideas that i have...

I once read in 'Confessions of a Shopaholic' by Sophie Kinsella, where the protagonist put in that she could speak fluent Finnish (language used in Finland) cos according to her "who the hell speaks Finnish anyway?!" and she was found out when she went for an interview for a job with the Bank of Helsinki an the interviewer proceeded to speak to her in Finnish. Well, i do know uno, dos, tres, so can i put that i know Spanish? Or French, since i know merci and au revoir?? How cool would that be??! I could go on forever.. the possibilities are endless arent they...

As for interests, suppose i know how to play twinkle, twinkle little star on the piano, then can i list piano-playing as my interest?? Ah, thats a good idea ain't it?? :D some other interests that i could probably list are baking, writing, horticulture anyone?? :D Actually, sometimes i wonder if i could put anything.. Since the people who look through the applications wont possibly come to yr house and ask what fertilizer you use or see what brand of oven you are using, will they?? Any human resource people here??

i also hate it when they ask your reasons for applying! If its a job application, its simple right?? Cos i need the salary lah, what else?! but you cant possibly write that down, can you... So you go on and on about future prospects and company culture and common goals, blah blah blah... why ask me some question that you already know the answer to right? whats the point? Sigh... Sometimes, i look up to people who can act fake all the time, cause sometimes, faking it is the key to higher positions and better relationships with superiors, yeah, the world is a materialistic place.. Be too honest and frank and you may find yourself being crowned the most hated person in the world! haha...

That said.. I actually really really wish that getting jobs and joining programmes could be a simple and unnerving process... Sigh~ Time to be serious and get that application form filled up properly now...