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Saturday, July 14, 2007

Accident, Great Loss Or Tragedy?

President George Bush is visiting an elementary school today and he visits one of the classes. They are in the middle of a discussion related to words and their meanings. The teacher asks the President if he would like to lead the class in the discussion of the word "tragedy". So the illustrious leader asks the class for an example of a tragedy.

One little boy stands up and offers, "If my best friend, who lives next door, is playing in the street and a car comes along and runs him over, that would be a tragedy.

"No", says Bush, "that would be an ACCIDENT."

A little girl raises her hand: "If a school bus carrying 50 children drove off a cliff, killing everyone involved, that would be a tragedy."

"I'm afraid not," explains Mr. President. "That's what we would call a GREAT LOSS."

The room goes silent. No other children volunteer. President Bush searches the room. "Isn't there someone here who can give me an example of a tragedy?"

Finally, way in the back of the room, a small boy raises his hand. In a quiet voice he says, "If Air Force One, carrying Mr.& Mrs. Bush, were struck by a missile and blown up to smithereens, by a terrorist like Osama bin Laden, that would be a tragedy."

"Fantastic," exclaims Bush, "that's right. And can you tell me WHY that would be a TRAGEDY?"

"Well," says the boy, "because it wouldn't be an accident, and it certainly wouldn't be a great loss."

Monday, July 09, 2007

Guns n Roses - Don't Cry

Words cannot express how much I adore this song - 'Don't Cry'. Simply one of the best song Guns n Roses ever did, IMO.

Its about the break-up of a relationship, as you may guess, but its about the man knowing how the girl feels inside - and he understands that she needs to make the break with him. He tells her...'don't cry', reminding her that he will still be thinking of her and that he still loves her. He tells her that there is a 'heaven above her'....a beautiful metaphor for there being so many more wonderful things in store for her, even though he wont be there. Wow, what a song.

I guess the beauty of Axl Rose...his unabated passion and raw sex appeal just make the song even more powerful (not to mention the awsome guitar solo from Slash). Axl's voice is unparrelled to any I have heard, honestly - he just makes me shiver with how goddamn intense he is.

Anyway, talking of beautiful and intense....let me just remind you of what i'm talking about. Hell guys like this should come with a warning or something. Sweet Jesus...





Here are the lyrics. Painful, tragic and real - everything a powerful rock song should be (if you scroll further down this entry, I have posted the video here too)


Don't Cry
Talk to me softly
There's something in your eyes
Don't hang your head in sorrow
And please don't cry
I know how you feel inside I've
I've been there before
Somethin's changin' inside you
And don't you know

Don't you cry tonight
I still love you baby
Don't you cry tonight
Don't you cry tonight
There's a heaven above you baby
And don't you cry tonight

Give me a whisper
And give me a sigh
Give me a kiss before you
tell me goodbye
Don't you take it so hard now
And please don't take it so bad
I'll still be thinkin' of you
And the times we had...baby

And don't you cry tonight
Don't you cry tonight
Don't you cry tonight
There's a heaven above you baby
And don't you cry tonight

And please remember that I never lied
And please remember
how I felt inside now honey
You gotta make it your own way
But you'll be alright now sugar
You'll feel better tomorrow
Come the morning light now baby

And don't you cry tonight
An don't you cry tonight
An don't you cry tonight
There's a heaven above you baby
And don't you cry
Don't you ever cry
Don't you cry tonight
Baby maybe someday
Don't you cry
Don't you ever cry
Don't you cry
Tonight


Anyway, below is the video for Don't cry - in which Axl is at his red-hot sex-siren best. Glory Hell Fire...



And just because I love Star wars, I just had to post this video too. Its a fan made one about the rumoured romance between Padme and Obi wan. I don't adhere to that by the way - no way were they interested in each other - at all! However, I do like the vid because it is done to the backdrop of 'Don't Cry' - so here you go.

Sunday, July 08, 2007

The Husband Store

A store that sells new husbands has just opened in New York City, where a woman may go to choose a husband. Among the instructions at the entrance is a description of how the store operates: You may visit this store ONLY ONCE!

There are six floors and the value of the products increase as the shopper ascends the flights. The shopper may choose any item from a particular floor, or may choose to go up to the next floor, but you cannot go back down except to exit the building!

So, a woman goes to the Husband Store to find a husband. On the first floor the sign on the door reads:

Floor 1 - These men Have Jobs. She is intrigued, but continues to the second floor, where the sign reads:

Floor 2 - These men Have Jobs and Love Kids. 'That's nice', she thinks, 'but I want more.' so she continues upward. The third floor sign reads:

Floor 3 - These men have Jobs, Love Kids, and are Extremely Good Looking. 'Wow,' she thinks, but feels compelled to keep going. She goes to the fourth floor and the sign reads:

Floor 4 - These men Have Jobs, Love Kids, are Drop-dead Good Looking and Help with Housework. 'Oh, mercy me!' she exclaims, 'I can hardly stand it!' Still, she goes to the fifth floor and the sign reads:

Floor 5 - These men Have Jobs, Love Kids, are Drop-dead Gorgeous, Help with Housework, and Have a Strong Romantic Streak. She is so tempted to stay, but she goes to the sixth floor, where the sign reads:

Floor 6 - You are visitor 31,456,012 to this floor. There are no men on this floor. This floor exists solely as proof that women are impossible to please. Thank you for shopping at the Husband Store.

Friday, July 06, 2007

Nearly 30....and growing up?

I have finally realised whats it all about. Social pressure makes us think that we have to grow up. But I have finally figured out that maybe you don’t have to – and in fact, maybe one never truly does. Maybe this is not the case for everyone, but it certainly is the case for me and many other people like me.

This is applicable to every area of my life. Take my career for example – or the path that I chose to take (in general). Now at school, I had no idea of what I wanted to do really. Then, as I fell pregnant I decided I simply had to go back to college to look after by baby – but I still didn’t really know what I wanted to do. I then found a mild interest in psychology but still didn’t really know exactly what I wanted to do!! Anyway, I did my degree in that, thinking that study would offer me some clarification as to the area or group of people that I wanted to work with.

Nope. It didn’t.

Then I did my teaching qualification, deciding that deep down, teaching was what I always wanted to do *rolls eyes*. So I trained to work in the post 16 sector – and then decide it isn’t for me. I want to work in a primary school. Then I decide I wanted to do play therapy with abused children and become an Educational psychologist. Then I decide I want to do a masters degree and PHd in Applied Behaviour Analysis.

I also have dreams of singing, becoming a property developer, owning my own bar and writing a novel – maybe doing some freelance journalism. Raising your eyebrows?? Exactly. I am nearly 30 now and still have dynamic and ever changing dreams, goals and aspirations. I thought that I would be well on my way in my chosen field by now – but I seem to get further from it each time a new thought pops into my head! I mean whats wrong with me? Why cant I decide?

So now we come to where I live. One minute I want to stay here and decide this country is the best thing since sliced bread. Then I want to immigrate to Canada with my friend hazel; then I want to move to Wales and live in the countryside – then I decide I want to be near the sea in Wales instead. Then I decide I want to move to America. I think I would like New York all that wonderful city buzz going on - then I think no, I would fit in much better in California with all the shiny happy people. Then I decide I want to live like Forest Gump on a huge Ranch in Alabama.

You see my problem?? I can’t decide on anything and have completely no sense of direction as to where I want my path to lead next. One minute my dreams seem all to be obtainable – the next minute, they all seem sickeningly out of my grasp. Now we all have dreams and for many people, of course, they may never come true. But hell if you believe that, where is that going to get you?? You have to throw caution to the wind and take a chance sometimes right? The problem is I have to decide which of my dreams means the most to me and take a chance on that one. Put all of my energy into it. I know that I cant possibly do everything. Maybe I should narrow it down to, like, 5 goals or something.

As for men….well….men are a whole other issue. I strongly feel that my relationships over the years have both enriched me as a person and jaded me, also. Like they do with anyone I guess. I just think that my particular relationships have been more highly volatile, dramatic and intense than what most people may experience. Maybe I make them that way? Or maybe I just navigate towards ‘intense’ men? I admit I thrive on passionate relationships, relationships that make me feel alive. I don’t want them to stagnate and always try to make sure that they don’t. However, shouldn’t I want stagnation now? I have 3 kids and am hitting 30 (well in two years) – shouldn’t I want a calm, straightforward relationship without complexity? Someone I can just spend time with, enjoy that company and wake up with a smile on my face? Isn’t that what you should want when you ‘grow-up’?

Well no its not. Alas I keep making the same decisions when it comes to men. I still want passion. I don’t mind a good argument because the making up is always so intense (well depending on what you’ve argued about). The only thing I have come to understand truly about relationships is that there has to be a meeting of the minds. I know that, but I can’t seem to ‘get it’. Someone once said (I think it was Shakespeare) ‘Love does not consist of gazing at each other – but looking together in the same direction’. Now that all sounds very nice, I’m sure – and in my head, I do get the logic. But my heart rules my head far too much for my gaze ever to be torn away from someone who makes me ‘gaze’ at them. My head will tell me ‘no this isn’t right’ or ‘that isn’t right’ – but do I listen??

Nope. Not a chance.

The thing is, it DOES take a lot for me to feel amorous towards someone, but when I fall, I do it hook, line and sinker. Despite what my past has taught me! I’m still very childlike in this. I wonder how many more women are like me? Maybe I’m expecting too much of myself at 28 years old – but I would have expected a little more ability by now to control my emotions by now!

One thing I am much more in control of, though, is my actions – regarding my dreams and men. I have developed a great ability to battle through the emotions running inside of me and to just ‘get on with it’. I have too much going on in my life right now to let anything distract me or get me down. I can’t let that happen because soon I’ll be a single mother working full-time with three kids to look after.

Hey. Maybe all this is just due to the fact that I have recently become distinctly aware of my age. I have reached a reflective crossroads I think. At nearly 30, I am in limbo -between mourning my past and envisaging my future. I guess its because my past is so rich with emotive memories; and my future is so uncertain. All I can hope to do is the same as anyone can hope to do….to live each day as it comes. I’ll do my best to achieve what I want to achieve; to get the things I want and be where I want to be.

I’m determined not to dwell on things anymore. I mean I have three beautiful children who need me more than ever – and I need to be strong for them and be good role model for them, too. So that is exactly what I am going to concentrate on. I mean to everybody else in the world, I am just another person, right? Yes people may love me, want me, need me – or even just ‘like’ me…..but in general, to everyone else, I am perfectly replaceable. To my children I am not. To them, I am irreplaceable. I know this and respect that it is my status in their eyes what makes me special in this world.

So I pick myself up and move on, as always. Because, after all, tomorrow….is just another day.

Monday, July 02, 2007

99 Secrets Girls Have To Know About Guys

Now THIS made for interesting reading...

1. Guys don't actually look after good-looking girls. They prefer neat and presentable girls.

2. Guys hate flirts.

3. A guy can like you for a minute, and then forget you afterwards.

4. When a guy says he doesn't understand you, it simply means you're not thinking the way he is.

5. "Are you doing something?" or "Have you eaten already?" are the first usual questions a guy asks on the phone just to get out from stammering.

6. Guys may be flirting around all day but before they go to sleep, they always think about the girl they truly care about.

7. When a guy really likes you, he'll disregard all your bad characteristics.

8. Guys go crazy over a girl's smile.

9. Guys will do anything just to get the girl's attention.

10. Guys hate it when you talk about your ex-boyfriend.

11. When guys want to meet your parents. Let them.

12. Guys want to tell you many things but they can't. And they sure have one habit to gain courage and spirit to tell you many things and it is drinking!

13. Guys cry!!!

14. Don't provoke the guy to heat up. Believe me. He will.

15. Guys can never dream and hope too much.

16. Guys usually try hard to get the girl who has dumped them, and this makes it harder for them to accept their defeat.

17. When you touch a guy's heart, there's no turning back.

18. Giving a guy a hanging message like "You know what?!.. uh... never mind!" would make him jump to a conclusion that is far from what you are thinking.

19. Guys go crazy when girls touch their hands.

20. Guys are good flatterers when courting but they usually stammer when they talk to a girl they really like.

21. When a guy makes a prolonged "umm" or makes any excuses when you're asking him to do you a favor, he's actually saying that he doesn't like you and he can't lay down the card for you.

22. When a girl says "no", a guy hears it as "try again tomorrow."

23. You have to tell a guy what you really want before he gets the message clearly.

24. Guys hate gays!

25. Guys love their moms.

26. A guy would sacrifice his money for lunch just to get you a couple of roses.

27. A guy often thinks about the girl who likes him. But this doesn't mean that the guy likes her.

28 You can never understand him unless you listen to him.

29. If a guy tells you he loves you once in a lifetime. He does.

30. Beware. Guys can make gossips scatter through half of the face of the earth faster than girls can.

31. Like Eve, girls are guys' weaknesses.

32. Guys are very open about themselves.

33. It's good to test a guy first before you believe him. But don't let him wait that long.

34. No guy is bad when he is courting

35. Guys hate it when their clothes get dirty. Even a small dot.

36. Guys really admire girls that they like even if they're not that much pretty.

37. Your best friend, whom your boyfriend seeks help from about his problems with you may end up being admired by your boyfriend.

38. If a guy tells you about his problems, he just needs someone to listen to him. You don't need to give advice.

39. A usual act that proves that the guy likes you is when he teases you.

40. A guy finds ways to keep you off from linking with someone else.

41. Guys love girls with brains more than girls in miniskirts.

42. Guys try to find the stuffed toy a girl wants but would unluckily get the wrong one.

43. Guys virtually brag about anything.

44. Guys cannot keep secrets that girls tell them.

45. Guys think too much.

46. Guys' fantasies are unlimited.

47. Girls' height doesn't really matter to a guy but her weight does!

48. Guys tend to get serious with their relationship and become too possessive. So watch out girls!!!

49. When a girl makes the boy suffer during courtship, it would be hard for him to let go of that girl.

50. It's not easy for a guy to let go of his girlfriend after they broke up especially when they've been together for 3 years or more.

51. You have to tell a guy what you really want before getting involved with that guy.

52. A guy has to experience rejection, because if he's too-good-never-been-busted, never been in love and hurt, he won't be matured and grow up.

53. When an unlikable circumstance comes, guys blame themselves a lot more than girls do. They could even hurt themselves physically.

54. Guys have strong passion to change but have weak will power.

55. Guys are tigers in their peer groups but become tamed pussycats with their girlfriends.

56. When a guy pretends to be calm, check if he's sweating. You'll probably see that he is nervous.

57. When a guy says he is going crazy about the girl. He really is.

58. When a guy asks you to leave him alone, he's just actually saying, "Please come and listen to me"

59. Guys don't really have final decisions.

60. When a guy loves you, bring out the best in him.

61. If a guy starts to talk seriously, listen to him.

62. If a guy has been kept shut or silent, say something.

63. Guys believe that there's no such thing as love at first sight, but court the girls anyway and then realize at the end that he is wrong.

64. Guys like femininity not feebleness.

65. Guys don't like girls who punch harder than they do.

66. A guy may instantly know if the girl likes him but can never be sure unless the girl tells him.

67. A guy would waste his time over video games and basketball, the way a girl would do over her romance novels and make-ups.

68. Guys love girls who can cook or bake.

69. Guys like girls who are like their moms. No kidding!

70. A guy has more problems than you can see with your naked eyes.

71. A guy's friend knows everything about him. Use this to your advantage.

72. Don't be a snob. Guys may easily give up on the first sign of rejection.

73. Don't be biased. Try loving a guy without prejudice and you'll be surprised.

74. Girls who bathe in their eau de perfumes do more repelling than attracting guys.

75. Guys are more talkative than girls are especially when the topic is about girls.

76. Guys don't comprehend the statement "Get lost" too well.

77. Guys really think that girls are strange and have unpredictable decisions but still love them more.

78. When a guy gives a crooked or pretentious grin at your jokes, he finds them offending and he just tried to be polite.

79. Guys don't care about how shiny their shoes are unlike girls.

80. Guys tend to generalize about girls but once they get to know them, they'll realize they're wrong.

81. Any guy can handle his problems all by his own. He's just too stubborn to deal with it.

82. Guys find it so objectionable when a girl swears.

83. Guys' weakest point is at the knee.

84. When a problem arises, a guy usually keeps himself cool but is already thinking of a way out.

85. When a guy is conscious of his looks, it shows he is not good at fixing things.

86. When a guy looks at you, either he's amazed of you or he's criticizing you.

87. When you catch him cheating on you and he asks for a second chance, give it to him. But when you catch him again and he asks for another chance, ignore him.

88. If a guy lets you go, he really loves you.

89. If you have a boyfriend, and your boy best friend always glances at you and it obviously shows that he is jealous whenever you're with your boyfriend, all I can say is your boy best friend loves you more than your boyfriend does.

90. Guys learn from experience not from the romance books that girls read and take as their basis of experience.

91. You can tell if a guy is really hurt or in pain when he cries in front of you!

92. If a guy suddenly asks you for a date, ask him first why.

93. When a guy says he can't sleep if he doesn't hear your voice even just for one night, hang up. He also tells that to another girl. He only flatters you and sometimes makes fun of you.

94. You can truly say that a guy has good intentions if you see him praying sometimes.

95. Guys seek for advice not from a guy but from a girl.

96. Girls are allowed to touch boys' things. Not their hair!

97. If a guy says you're beautiful, that guy likes you.

98. Guys hate girls who overreact.

99. Guys love you more than you love them if they are serious in your relationships.