Ishdeep Binepal's Me Project
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WELCOME
A warm welcome to everyone visiting Ishdeep Binepal's Me Project. This Smore is created to help me have the opportunity to further explore factors that affect me and to help you learn more about who I am! Scroll along for a short personal interview with me!
-Ishdeep Binepal
Who Am I?
Well, to start off my name is Ishdeep Binepal, which I'm pretty sure you already know, and I am a grade 10 student at LASS. I was born on May 1 in Vancouver, BC. I currently live with my parents, younger brother, and grandma! My grandpa, my favourite person in this whole world, unfortunately, passed away when I was 11. My family is the most beloved and important thing to me. I know that through my academic career they are always by my side supporting me and encouraging me to always give my best for my education! I like to spend time with my family and best friend, do Bhangra, and cherish every fun moment of my life! I am really funny and adventurous person but I am also very dedicated and responsible. I am someone who tries my best in school and enjoy studying science I am someone who has a very determined vision of my goals and in the future, I would like to pursue a career in medical sciences.
The "me" of today is a very positive and hard-working person! I like to find joy and happiness in little things and make people around me happy!
Well, enough of who I am now! Let's go on to explore some more aspects of my life.
A Journey Through My Life
May 1, 2000 On a rainy and gloomy day in Vancouver, BC, after 9 hours in the labor room, my parent were blessed with me, a cute little Princess. This is a picture of me just a few days after I was born. I was the first child in my family so my parents and all my other family were extremely excited! My parents named me "Ishdeep", which means "a delightful wish" because I was a wish come true for them! | May 1, 2001 Happy 1st birthday to me! This is a picture of me and my parents celebrating my first birthday party in Vancouver! My first birthday party will always remain a memorable moment for me! My parents organized a princess theme birthday party for me with all my cousins and aunts and uncles! | June 2001 ALL ABOARD!!! My first airplane ride! In June 2001, we moved from Vancouver to Brampton. Here is a picture of me the day we moved! Well, clearly that does not concern me because I am playing with my table! This was an exciting but also sad experience for me because I had to go away from my cousins and other family members. I have several memories and favourite things from Vancouver, and they will always remain close to my heart! |
May 1, 2000
May 1, 2001
June 2001
May 6, 2003 Let's welcome a baby boy into the Binepal Family. Welcome home little brother! This is an image of the day my baby brother was born. I was extremely excited because I finally had a little baby to play with. But, after staying with him for a few days, I realized that all he did was poop, eat, and cry! UGHHH! But in my childhood, we have shared many precious moments, and after all, he is my brother, and I love him! <3 | September 2003 This marked the beginning of my passion for Bhangra. Well, you can say that Bhangra is what I live for! This is the medal I received after competing in my first official competition! Bhangra holds a very significant role in my life because I am carrying forward my dad's hobby. I am on a professional team called "Nachdi Jawani." | 2004 Look at how angry I look! This was taken right after a haircut that I absolutely hated! "Mumma why did you do this to me?" were the words that came out my mouth after seeing myself in the mirror! I was even crying in the salon and the hairdresser could not resist laughing! Looking back at this picture today, I mean the haircut wasn't even too bad! |
May 6, 2003
September 2003
2004
September 2005 First day of school! Here is a picture of me along with my favourite teacher, Mrs Webster! The night before my first day I school I had a lot of mixed emotions. I was nervous about not being with my mom, but I was also happy that I was finally a "big" kid now! My first day at school was a very exciting day for me because I got the opportunity to meet new people and learn! My best friends at school were Dora and Taylor! Kindergarten was a very fun time of my life! | 2006Moving houses! This is an image of my brother and I on our first day of living in my new home! I was crying prior to taking this image because I was really sad because I leaving my school and all my friends! My parents cheered me up by telling me they will buy me ice-cream! Well, what else does a kid want other than ice-cream? Haha! The first few days were a little gloomy, but gradually we got used to it! After I started going to my new school, I made a lot of new friends and was very happy to be there! | March 2015 Aunty's BIG FAT PUNJABI WEDDING in India! Here is a picture of my brother, parents, aunt, and cousins the night before the wedding! This is a Punjabi ceremony called the "Jaago! The wedding was SOO exciting and we had so much fun! During this trip to Punjab, we visited several other places and we had a lot of fun with my favourite family members in India! |
September 2005
2006
Moving houses! This is an image of my brother and I on our first day of living in my new home! I was crying prior to taking this image because I was really sad because I leaving my school and all my friends! My parents cheered me up by telling me they will buy me ice-cream! Well, what else does a kid want other than ice-cream? Haha! The first few days were a little gloomy, but gradually we got used to it! After I started going to my new school, I made a lot of new friends and was very happy to be there!
March 2015
May 1, 2016
precious things in my life
BHANGRA I am someone who cherishes Bhangra. I have been doing it for 13 years, and I live for Bhangra. I am a NO DOUBT BHANGRA dancer! I am in a professional dance academy called Nachdi Jawani! I enjoy Bhangra because it is a way which I represent my favourite man in my life, my dad! | MUSIC I am also a very big music addict. Music plays an important part in shaping our identities. Music kicks in every time words fail. It helps me lighten up my mood and enjoy the world. Music is my key to creativity. In fact, most people working in a creative environment believe good music is crucial. I enjoy listening to punjabi songs, Drake, and NAV. | SCIENCE Science is my way of finding answers to anything. I know I sound nerdy, but science is actually life. Science is a blessing that holds the answer to everything. It teaches us about the world and the things around us. Science is a quest for the truth. We continually ask the question, “Why?” and science has all the answers to this. Science is and will be a huge part of future in regards to my academic and career plans. |
BHANGRA
MUSIC
SCIENCE
my leadership style
who influences me?
My family influences me because I am someone who really wants to make my family proud of who I am today and what career I pursue in the future. I am so grateful and blessed for having such a beautiful family, and I really want them to love me for who I am. My family always pushes me to do my best, and I know that throughout my whole life they will be by my side, always encouraging me.
My best friend, Amneet is someone who I am so blessed to have. I have no idea what I would do without her! She is someone who I know is always by my side, and she helps me work on my weaknesses. She encourages me to be the best person I can be. She works very hard towards her goals, which influences me to achieve mine. I’m never afraid to be honest with her, and she's never afraid to be honest with me, even if the truth will hurt. She'll always be real, which is much more helpful anyway. We’re way too close to sugarcoat our opinions anyways. She has several internal factors, such as kindness and dedication which shape me into who I am!
These 2 people are very close people in my life and they shape me into being a better person and achieving my goals!
my role model

family symbols
SELFIES My family and I are very fond of selfies. We like to express our happiness and togetherness throughout pictures. Selfies helps us We can present the best version of ourselves. Because we are in control of the photos, we can capture the best cropped, best-filtered, best-angled snapshots which guarantee that we look fabulous in each picture. WIN-WIN! Selfies tend to bring out the best reactions of the moment and they help create memories we can always cherish and look at. | BHANGRA Bhangra is another family symbol which represents the Binepal family. I started Bhangra when I was only 3 years old, and I am still doing it. It's been 13 years! I am on a professional team called Nachdi Jawani which consists of all my cousins who do Bhangra. We have won several competitions and I have even won the dancer of the year in 2015. My passion for Bhangra comes from my father as he was the captain of his team back in his college days. I am proud to say that I am carrying this family hobby forward successfully. | TRAVELLING My family is also very fond of travelling. We like to enjoy our weekends and vacations by travelling to new places. Travelling is a wonderful opportunity which helps us explore the world. You get to see new environments, cultures, land regions, languages, food, and many others! We all share the same passion of travelling and seeing new places. This is an image that I took when travelling to Punjab in 2015. |
SELFIES
BHANGRA
TRAVELLING
personality test results
- I am an audio-kinesthetic learner that likes to learn by hearing and doing
- I like to study for tests by talking to myself about the topics and explaining and understanding each of them in depth
- The results for me portrayed ESTJ which stands for Extroverted, Sensing, Thinking, Judging
- This is a very accurate for me because I am extremely objective, decisive, driven and like to work by gathering facts and statistics by my personal experiences
- My interests portrayed that I am a Sensei
- I like to use my expertise at an advanced academic level and like to share what I learn with my peers
- For my knowledge survey, the results portrayed I am academically strong in Science
- This is a very realistic result for me because in the future, I want to choose a career related to science, such as a medical career
- I am working towards my goal by choosing courses that will lead me into a medical science program in university
- My top motivation factor is achievement
- This is an accurate result because I like to use my skills and knowledge to accomplish something
- The compatibility for my desired medical careers were all over 90%
- Family physician- 95%
- Cardiologist- 88%
- Biological Technician- 87%
- My top two colors were gold and blue
- I am ‘gold’ personality because I am very responsible, efficient, obedient, punctual, organized, dependable, and loyal person
- I am someone who likes to put in my best efforts into all my school work that clearly reflects my hard work, skills, and dedication
- On the other hand, my other result was blue because I tend to make relationships my first priority
- I value people’s emotions and like to see and analyze all aspects of an issue
- I believe that this result describes my academic and family life
- The results I got depicted that I am a right brain thinker
- It appeared that I have fairly equal hemispheres
- I am someone who likes to go up and beyond the expectations
- Right brain dominant individuals are more visual and intuitive
- I like to put my creativity in my workpieces, whether that be for academic purposes or for my personal interests
- I think I am also a slight left brain dominated individual because I like to pay very close attention to accuracy, detail, and order
- The assessment depicted that I am a “thinker”
- This means that I am someone who is an Independent Thinker who is normally self-confident and does not let myself get worked up by conflicts and criticism
- I am someone who likes to put in my best abilities in my work pieces
- School can be a lot of pressure with all the homework and assignments, but at the end of the day, I am someone who does not doubt my abilities and know that I will complete all work with my best efforts
- This result also depicts my passion for science because I am someone who would like to find a career in the medical field in which I can analyze data and do experiments
reflection
To start off, I believe that my Blueprint compatibility and occupation test was the most accurate test which will help me secure and prepare for my academic plans in the future. The test depicted that my top 3 career matches were all in the medical career, with results all over 87%. This also relates to the results of my knowledge test, which portrayed that I am an individual who is academically strong in Science. These results are and will definitely help me determine my future plans. These results were very helpful for me because they will encourage and motivate me to work towards my career goal. These results have also told me that I am working towards the right goal, and the medical field is something I will enjoy working in and am compatible with.
Secondly, the True Colors test was a personality test which was not much helpful in determining who I am. The True Colors test was very confusing as it depicted very opposite results in determining my personality. On one hand, the test portrayed that I was a "gold" person. Someone who reflects a ‘gold’ personality is very responsible, efficient, obedient, punctual, organized, dependable, and loyal. They like to respect authorities, and prefer order and sequence. I want to make sure the work I submit is organized and something that clearly reflects my hard work, skills, and dedication. On the other hand, my other result was blue. People who reflect ‘blue’ personalities are people who tend to make relationships their first priority. They are people who value people’s emotions and like to see and analyze all aspects of an issue. Although the True Colors test portrayed accurate results, the results were very confusing and not helpful regarding my academic future career.
I am also someone who has a lot of strengths which have helped me throughout my life and will also help me in the future. One of my biggest strengths is my strong work ethic. I have an ability to work under pressure with creativity and superiority. I am someone who knows that I can complete my best work, no matter what the circumstances are. This strength of mine is something that comes in extremely handy when you are a procrastinator. I am someone who tends to put off my work to last minute, which creates a lot of pressure. This strength is definitely something that comes to the rescue when you've got to finish 3 major summatives in just 2 days, which is what is happening to me right now! I know that rushing work often results in bad quality work, but this is one of my strengths. I will go without eating, but my work will be done and it will be awesome 4+ quality work. Another one of my strengths is my sense of creativity. I am someone who likes to go over and beyond the expectations. I like to implement creative language or aspects into my work to make it seem more appealing and fun. For example, this assignment. I tried to incorporate in fun aspects of my life which make my assignment look appealing and creative. The pictures and explanations I added in this assignment incorporate the use of creative language and pictures. Another one of my strengths is my positivity. I mentioned this quality of mine several times above. "When life hands you lemons, make lemonade." This quote reminds us that a positive attitude can make the worst situations better. A positive attitude can help you maintain the mental energy you need to function well in all aspects of life. I like to focus on one's qualities rather than their flaws. I exercise this strength several times at school. I remember one time in grade 9 we were put into groups to work on a mini English task. We were asked to create a brainstorm chart regarding the issue of racism. One member of our group was not participating in the discussion. I tried to talk to them about how neat and clean their handwriting was. I feel that this encouraged them and made them feel much more participated in the task. Lastly, another one of my strengths is problem-solving. I love taking a problem and looking at it from every angle. I enjoy work that challenges me and pushes me to think outside the box. A situation where I utilized my problem-solving skills was when we got a new makeup dresser. The glass in the dresser would not fit into the slots, so my dad tried several different methods to make it fit, but they did not work. I used my prior knowledge of elementary Science class and suggested that we make the glass fit in place by using repelling magnets around the border of the glass. My strengths are very powerful for me because they make me capable of several activities.
As I say, no one is perfect. I may have very powerful and strong abilities, but I am also a human and have several weaknesses. My first weakness is delegation. I am always so concerned about everything being done right and on time. I have a hard time letting a project go or sharing a task with others because I’m always convinced that I can do it all on my own and that asking for help will be taken as a sign of weakness. This has led to me taking on projects that have overwhelmed me and resulted in me being frustrated and angry. This has happened to me in my grade 8 project, where my partner did not want to do any work, and I did not take any action into it or convince them to do the work. On presentation day, I was the one who came to school with all the work done, but I was so exhausted. Another one of my weaknesses is that I am a procrastinator, but I am working on this skill. I use to always tend to put things to last minute than doing it ahead of time, but I feel that I have improved this weakness. Before grade 10, I use to put all my assignments to the last minute, but grade 9 has taught me to work ahead of time. I remember this one assignment for English class where we had to create an effective media advertisement and do a presentation regarding it. I completed the entire assignment the night before, and I was EXHAUSTED. Lastly, another of my minor weaknesses is only focusing on one task. However, this skill is highly improved for me now. Throughout my experience of high school, I have learnt that having multiple projects to work allows me to switch my focus throughout the day so I come up fresh ideas and have a high quality of work. Prior to high school, I use to work only on one task at a time. For example, in grade 6 we did a land regions assignment which consisted of two parts; a poster and a presentation. I did the poster but did not think about the presentation until the night before the assignment. My weaknesses are some aspects which I would like to work on so I can improve my overall quality of work.
In conclusion, I really enjoyed this "All About Me" unit and the "Me Project" , because it gave me a chance to look at who I am. It was a unit of self-discovery, which I really like. I got the opportunity to look at what type of a person I am, my cherishable memories, the special people in my life, my strengths, and my weaknesses. This unit gave me a chance to see my good qualities and will definelty help me improve on my bad ones.
Till next time everyone!