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10 Things Better Than Money

2013-01-27T22:00:00.002-08:00

A recent Gallup poll, quoted in The Atlantic, found that "well-being rises with income at all levels of income, across countries." In other words, as the article's title states, the poll proves that "Yes, Money Does Buy Happiness."

Except that it doesn't prove that at all. What the study actually discovered was a "strong correlation" between each nation's real GDP per capita and the sense of "well-being" among those nation's citizens.

Correlation isn't causation. The data could just as easily be interpreted the other way around: that happiness creates wealth. What's most likely, though, is that happiness and wealth are part of a cycle, each one creating more of the other.

And that's the reason for this post. Assuming you want to create both wealth and happiness for yourself and those around you, you have two approaches: wait until you're wealthy to be happy, or become more happy now and thereby create more wealth.

I maintain that, in today's economy, it's easier to start with the happiness, because unlike wealth (which takes time to accumulate), you can increase the amount of happiness in your life within minutes, simply by taking more notice of things that make you happy.

With that in mind, here are ten things that can make you happy immediately, regardless of where you are in the cycle.

1. Life

It's easy to forget that the mere fact of conscious existence--that you are alive--is itself a miracle. As the old saying goes "every day above ground is a good day."

2. Health

Rather than thinking of illness as something bad that happens to you, start thinking of health as something good that's happening to you.

3. Purpose

There is nothing more conducive to long-term happiness than knowing that your actions are making the world a better place.

4. Friendship

Almost everyone has friends, although it's easy to lose track of them in the rush of events. Take a few minutes--today--to reconnect with some of them.

5. Family

If you've got a good relationship with your family, rejoice! You're experiencing one of the deepest sources of happiness on the planet.

6. Self-reliance

Feeling secure that you can count on yourself to accomplish what you set out to accomplish creates a quiet but potent happiness.

7. Community

Having the support of a wider group makes you more aware that you're part of something greater than yourself.

8. Gratitude

Rather than focusing on what you don't have or what's out of reach, be thankful for the wonderful things already in your life.

9. Laughter

It is impossible to laugh and be miserable at the same time. Regular doses of laughter are more than medicine... it's the flavor of life.

10. Love

'Nuff said.

Create these ten things in your life and I guarantee that you'll either become more wealthy or, if not, you won't really care anyway because you'll already have what's important.

What successful people do in the morning

2013-01-27T21:53:00.002-08:00

The day may have 24 hours of equivalent length but author Laura Vanderkam says not every hour is created equal. Drawing on her own research, surveys of executives, and the latest science on willpower for her forthcoming ebook What the Most Successful People Do Before Breakfast, Vanderkam argues that making smart use of the early morning is a practice most highly successful people share.

From former Pepsi CEO Steve Reinemund's 5 a.m. treadmill sessions, to author Gretchen Rubin's 6 a.m. writing hour, examples of highly accomplished folks who wring the most from their pre-breakfast hours abound in the book. What do they know that the average entrepreneur might not have realized yet?

"Seizing your mornings is the equivalent of that sound financial advice to pay yourself before you pay your bills. If you wait until the end of the month to save what you have left, there will be nothing left over. Likewise, if you wait until the end of the day to do meaningful but not urgent things like exercise, pray, read, ponder how to advance your career or grow your organization, or truly give your family your best, it probably won’t happen," Vanderkam writes. "If it has to happen, then it has to happen first," she says.

But what if you're a night owl by inclination and you go pale at the thought of setting the alarm for even five minutes earlier? Vanderkam explained to Inc.com that there is hope for nearly everyone.

"Around 10% to 20% of folks are confirmed night owls. Screwing up your schedule is not wise for these folks--and they may have to choose professions and ways of working and ways of dealing with their families accordingly. Everyone else is in the middle--and my thesis is that there are real advantages to training yourself toward the lark side," she said.

And luckily, you don't have to rely on sheer force of will to make the switch to earlier mornings (though some of that is, no doubt, required). In the book, Vanderkam lays out a five-step process to help you make the change with the minimum of pain:

Track your time: "Part of spending your time better is knowing exactly how you’re spending it now," writes Vanderkam, who recommends you, "write down what you're doing as often as you can and in as much detail as you think will be helpful," offering a downloadable spreadsheet to help.

Picture the perfect morning: "Ask yourself what a great morning would look like for you," suggests Vanderkam, who offers plenty of inspiration. Shawn Achor uses the early hours to write a note of appreciation. Manisha Thakor, a personal finance guru, goes in for transcendental meditation. Randeep Rekhi, who is employed full time at a financial services firm, manages his side business, an online wine store, before heading off to work.

Think through the logistics: "Map out a morning schedule. What would have to happen to make this schedule work? What time would you have to get up and (most important) what time do you need to go to bed in order to get enough sleep?"

Build the habit: "This is the most important step," writes Vanderkam before explaining how to gradually shift your schedule, noting and rewarding small wins along the way.

Tune up as necessary: "Life changes. Rituals can change, too."

(Credit to Yahoo.com)

Letter from Chinese Laborer Pleading for Help Found in Halloween Decorations By Jessica Ferri |

2012-12-28T20:08:00.000-08:00

Julie Keith was unpacking some of last year's Halloween decorations when she stumbled upon an upsetting letter wedged into the packaging.

Tucked in between two novelty headstones that she had purchased at Kmart, she found what appeared to be a letter from the Chinese laborer, who had made the decoration,pleading for help.

Samsung in hot seat over abusing Chinese workers

The letter reads: "Sir, if you occasionally buy this product, please kindly resend this letter to the World Human Right Organization. Thousands people here who are under the persecution of the Chinese Communist Party Government will thank and remember you forever."

"I was so frustrated that this letter had been sitting in storage for over a year, that this person had written this plea for help and nothing had come of it." Julie Keith told Yahoo! Shine. "Then I was shocked. This person had probably risked their life to get this letter in this package."

The letter describes the conditions at the factory: "People who work here have to work 15 hours a day without Saturday, Sunday break and any holidays. Otherwise, they will suffer torturement, beat and rude remark. Nearly no payment (10 yuan/1 month)." That translates to about $1.61 a month.

The letter was found inside this packagingKeith, a mom who works at the Goodwill in Portland, Oregon, did some research into the letter. "I looked up this labor camp on the internet. Some horrific images popped up, and there were also testimonials about people who had lived through this camp. It was just awful."

Horrified, Keith took to Facebook. She posted an image of the letter to ask friends for advice. One responded with a contact at Amnesty International. Keith made several attempts to alert them about the letter, but the organization never responded.

With no response from various human rights organizations, Keith took her story to The Oregonian. "The reporter, Rachel Stark, got through to Human Rights Watch, but I had no luck."

This is not the first time a letter like this has turned up. Just this week, another plea was found written in Chinese on a toilet seat and posted on Reddit. Commenters on the website have questioned the letters' authenticity.

Though the letter lists the address of the specific camp, officials at Human Rights Watch were unable to verify the authenticity of the letter. However, Sophie Richardson, China director at Human Rights Watch, told The Oregonian that the description was consistent with their research. "I think it is fair to say the conditions described in the letter certainly conform to what we know about conditions in re-education through labor camps."

The concern over the conditions laborers must endure in China and other countries first came to the public eye in the 1980s with the use of sweatshops to make Nike sneakers. Since then, according to an article recently published in The New York Times, Nike "has convened public meetings of labor, human rights, environmental and business leaders to discuss how to improve overseas factories."

Tech companies, like Apple and Hewlett Packard, are being made to be accountable for their labor practices. After receiving a great deal of criticism, Apple is now making public statements that they are aware of the harsh conditions in China and are taking steps to improve them.

As for Julie Keith, she had a general idea about the conditions in Chinese labor camps, but this letter has been a dramatic eye-opener into the stark reality of the issue. "I was aware of labor camps. I knew they had factories but I had no idea of the gravity of the situation. I didn't realize how bad it could be for people."

Finding the letter has made Keith more aware of the origin of many products sold in the United States. "As I was doing my Christmas shopping this year, I checked every label. It's virtually impossible to avoid purchasing things made in China as over 90 percent of our goods are made there. But if I saw 'made in China,' this year I asked myself, 'do I really need this?'"

Healthy Relationship

2012-10-03T01:58:00.001-07:00

It Feels Like Love - But Is It?

Sometimes it feels impossible to find someone who's right for you — and who thinks you're right for him or her! So when it happens, you're usually so psyched that you don't even mind when your little brother finishes all the ice cream or your English teacher chooses the one day when you didn't do your reading to give you a pop quiz.

It's totally normal to look at the world through rose-colored glasses in the early stages of a relationship. But for some people, those rose-colored glasses turn into blinders that keep them from seeing that a relationship isn't as healthy as it should be.

Healthy Realtionship:-

1. Mutual respect:-

Does he or she get how cool you are and why? (Watch out if the answer to the first part is yes but only because you're acting like someone you're not!) The key is that your BF or GF is into you for who you are — for your great sense of humor, your love of reality TV, etc. Does your partner listen when you say you're not comfortable doing something and then back off right away? Respect in a relationship means that each person values who the other is and understands — and would never challenge — the other person's boundaries.

2. Trust:-

You're talking with a guy from your office and your boyfriend walks by. Does he completely lose his cool or keep walking because he knows you'd never cheat on him? It's OK to get a little jealous sometimes — jealousy is a natural emotion. But how a person reacts when feeling jealous is what matters. There's no way you can have a healthy relationship if you don't trust each other.

3. Honesty:-

This one goes hand-in-hand with trust because it's tough to trust someone when one of you isn't being honest. Have you ever caught your girlfriend/boyfriend in a major lie? Like she/he told you that she/he had to work on Friday night but it turned out she/he was at the movies with her/his friends? The next time she/he says she/he has to work, you'll have a lot more trouble believing her/him and the trust will be on shaky ground.

4.Support:-

It's not just in bad times that your partner should support you. Some people are great when your whole world is falling apart but can't take being there when things are going right (and vice versa). In a healthy relationship, your significant other is there with a shoulder to cry on when you find out your parents are getting divorced and to celebrate with you when you get the lead in a play.

5. Fairness/equality:-

You need to have give-and-take in your relationship, too. Do you take turns choosing which new movie to see? As a couple, do you hang out with your partner's friends as often as you hang out with yours? It's not like you have to keep a running count and make sure things are exactly even, of course. But you'll know if it isn't a pretty fair balance. Things get bad really fast when a relationship turns into a power struggle, with one person fighting to get his or her way all the time.

6. Separate identities:-

In a healthy relationship, everyone needs to make compromises. But that doesn't mean you should feel like you're losing out on being yourself. When you started going out, you both had your own lives (families, friends, interests, hobbies, etc.) and that shouldn't change. Neither of you should have to pretend to like something you don't, or give up seeing your friends, or drop out of activities you love. And you also should feel free to keep developing new talents or interests, making new friends, and moving forward.

7. Good communication:-

You've probably heard lots of stuff about how men and women don't seem to speak the same language. We all know how many different meanings the little phrase "no, nothing's wrong" can have, depending on who's saying it! But what's important is to ask if you're not sure what he or she means, and speak honestly and openly so that the miscommunication is avoided in the first place. Never keep a feeling bottled up because you're afraid it's not what your BF or GF wants to hear or because you worry about sounding silly. And if you need some time to think something through before you're ready to talk about it, the right person will give you some space to do that if you ask for it.

What's an Unhealthy Relationship

A relationship is unhealthy when it involves mean, disrespectful, controlling, or abusive behavior. Some people live in homes with parents who fight a lot or abuse each other — emotionally, verbally, or physically. For some people who have grown up around this kind of behavior it can almost seem normal or OK. It's not! Many of us learn from watching and imitating the people close to us. So someone who has lived around violent or disrespectful behavior may not have learned how to treat others with kindness and respect or how to expect the same treatment.

Qualities like kindness and respect are absolute requirements for a healthy relationship. Someone who doesn't yet have this part down may need to work on it with a trained therapist before he or she is ready for a relationship. Meanwhile, even though you might feel bad or feel for someone who's been mistreated, you need to take care of yourself — it's not healthy to stay in a relationship that involves abusive behavior of any kind.

Warning Signs

When a boyfriend or girlfriend uses verbal insults, mean language, nasty putdowns, gets physical by hitting or slapping, or forces someone into sexual activity, it's an important warning sign of verbal, emotional, or physical abuse.

Ask yourself, does my boyfriend or girlfriend:

get angry when I don't drop everything for him or her?
criticize the way I look or dress, and say I'll never be able to find anyone else who would date me?
keep me from seeing friends or from talking to any other guys or girls?
want me to quit an activity, even though I love it?
ever raise a hand when angry, like he or she is about to hit me?
try to force me to go further sexually than I want to?

These aren't the only questions you can ask yourself. If you can think of any way in which your boyfriend or girlfriend is trying to control you, make you feel bad about yourself, isolate you from the rest of your world, or — this is a big one — harm you physically or sexually, then it's time to get out, fast. Let a trusted friend or family member know what's going on and make sure you're safe.

It can be tempting to make excuses or misinterpret violence, possessiveness, or anger as an expression of love. But even if you know that the person hurting you loves you, it is not healthy. No one deserves to be hit, shoved, or forced into anything he or she doesn't want to do.

Why Are Some Relationships So Difficult?

Ever heard about how it's hard for someone to love you when you don't love yourself? It's a big relationship roadblock when one or both people struggle with self-esteem problems. Your girlfriend or boyfriend isn't there to make you feel good about yourself if you can't do that on your own. Focus on being happy with yourself, and don't take on the responsibility of worrying about someone else's happiness.

What if you feel that your girlfriend or boyfriend needs too much from you? If the relationship feels like a burden or a drag instead of a joy, it might be time to think about whether it's a healthy match for you. Someone who's not happy or secure may have trouble being a healthy relationship partner.

Also, intense relationships can be hard for some teenagers. Some are so focused on their own developing feelings and responsibilities that they don't have the emotional energy it takes to respond to someone else's feelings and needs in a close relationship. Don't worry if you're just not ready yet. You will be, and you can take all the time you need.

Ever notice that some teen relationships don't last very long? It's no wonder — you're still growing and changing every day, and it can be tough to put two people together whose identities are both still in the process of forming. You two might seem perfect for each other at first, but that can change. If you try to hold on to the relationship anyway, there's a good chance it will turn sour. Better to part as friends than to stay in something that you've outgrown or that no longer feels right for one or both of you. And before you go looking for amour from that hottie from French class, respect your current beau by breaking things off before you make your move.

Relationships can be one of the best — and most challenging — parts of your world. They can be full of fun, romance, excitement, intense feelings, and occasional heartache, too. Whether you're single or in a relationship, remember that it's good to be choosy about who you get close to. If you're still waiting, take your time and get to know plenty of people.

Think about the qualities you value in a friendship and see how they match up with the ingredients of a healthy relationship. Work on developing those good qualities in yourself — they make you a lot more attractive to others. And if you're already part of a pair, make sure the relationship you're in brings out the best in both of you.

Credit to: D'Arcys Lyness, PHD

17 Warning Signs of a Bad Boyfriend

2012-10-03T01:13:00.000-07:00

You know the guy you're thinking about marrying is wrong for you if he has no friends, your parents and siblings don't like him, and his credit history doesn't check out.

Sometimes the best words of wisdom don't come from academics or scientists with impressive titles and educational credentials. Sometimes the best advice comes from people who have been there and done that in the real world. Such is the case with a recent letter published in the syndicated Dear Abby advice column that listed 17 signs that your boyfriend is NOT the one you should marry.

A married woman who said her husband now wanted a divorce passed along these tips to Dear Abby for the not-yet-married. If you see these red flags, she advises you to dump the guy:

If your parents or siblings have doubts about him, pay attention. Listen and check it out.
If your intended has nothing good to say about his ex, beware. This is a pattern. Divorce is rarely only one person's fault.
If his children have nothing to do with him, do not believe him if he says his ex brainwashed them against him. My stepchildren have told me it was because they hated him, and they have good reasons.
Look closely at his credit and job history. They are sure predictors of what your life will be like.
If he's over 30 and has no money, do not let him move in with you, and don't marry him until he's financially solvent. If he has any respect for you (and himself), he'll insist on it.
Be sure in your heart that you can live with him AS IS. You cannot change another person.
This is a biggie: Beware if he has no friends. It is not true that they all chose to side with his ex.
If your friends dislike him, pay attention. This is also true if he hates your friends.
If he has more than one DUI and still drinks, run!
If he is one personality at work or with others and another person alone with you, run.
If he has nothing to do with his parents, investigate why. Don't take his word for it.
If he's an expert at everything and brags a lot, understand that he will turn off a lot of people, eventually maybe even you.
If he has sexual problems, go with him to a doctor before you marry him. Believe me, his problem will become your problem.
If he is emotionally or verbally abusive, it will only get worse. Yelling, name-calling and glowering are classic signs of an abuser.
If he is never wrong and never apologizes, everything will be "your fault" forever. And after years of hearing it, you may even start to accept the blame.
If he does something wrong and says, "That wouldn't have happened if you hadn't (fill in the blank)," that's another sign of an abuser.
And if he's mean to children, pets, or animals, recognize that he's pathological, and the next victim could be you.

7 Popular Ways You Can Be Scammed ... And How to Stop Them

2012-03-24T07:13:00.001-07:00

You're smart, you're financially savvy, and you'd never fall for one of those get-rich schemes. But that doesn't mean you won't get scammed. It's easy to assume that only the truly gullible are prey for con artists and scammers, but that's not always the case. Take a look at these seven popular scams.

1. ATM skimming

This type of crime has been around for decades, and as technology has improved, so have ways to duplicate ATM cards. Here's one way it works: Criminals attach a device on an ATM that captures information about your account when you swipe your card. At the same time, you're being videotaped or watched by a tiny camera that's hidden near the ATM's keypad. Within a matter of minutes, a thief has your bank account information and your PIN and is able to create a duplicate bankcard and empty your account.

To prevent skimming, avoid those ATMs that are most at risk such as stand-alone locations or non-bank-related ATMs that you find in stores or gas stations. If you notice an ATM has a device over the card reader or a note instructing you to swipe your card through a different reader, notify the bank, and before you swipe your card, put your hand on the slot and wiggle it - ATMs without skimmers shouldn't move. As always, be sure to cover the keypad when typing in your PIN, and if you notice any withdrawals on your bank statement that you didn't make, alert your bank immediately. Typically, banks will refund your money if you bring the matter to their attention within 60 days.

2. Bogus pizza leaflets

You're on vacation and after a long day of sightseeing with the kids, you just want to feed them dinner and relax in the hotel room. When you return to the hotel, you find a flyer for a local pizza restaurant stuck on your windshield or shoved under the room door, and you call, place an order and give them your credit card information. As you eagerly count down the 30 minutes or less it'll take your pie to be delivered, the fraudsters at the "pizza restaurant" are using your credit card to make purchases.

This pizza flier scam recently got so out of control in Florida that the state legislature banned pizza leafleting; however, it was decided that the decision interfered with the free market and the legislature changed its mind. The best way to avoid being scammed by phony fliers while you're traveling is to consult a phone book or call the hotel's front desk to verify if the restaurant is legitimate.

3. Phishing

"We suspect an unauthorized transaction on your account. To ensure that your personal information is not compromised, please click here to verify your identity."

Sound familiar? Phishing entails sending out messages that claim to be from an organization like a bank or government agency and asking you to confirm your account information - anything from credit card numbers to account passwords. Many of these emails use official company logos or direct you to websites with URLs that, at first glance, might seem legitimate.

If you get an email asking for personal or financial information, don't click on the link and don't reply - banks, credit card companies and other businesses will never ask you to verify personal information via email. Forward the message to spam@uce.gov and to the organization that's being impersonated, and review your bank account and credit card statements regularly to ensure there aren't any unauthorized charges.

4. Stranded Facebook friends

Have any of your Facebook friends recently appealed to you for money because they're stranded abroad and need money for a flight home? Most likely you later found out that your friends weren't out of the country - they weren't even out of town - but their account had been hacked. Scammers often look for active Facebook users with a lot of friends and then hack their accounts and attempt to solicit money from kind-hearted people.

If a friend contacts you on Facebook asking for money, don't send them anything until you've spoken with them and verified their story. If a friend is sending out spam on the social networking site or sending repeated messages for money, let them know their account has been hacked and report the situation to Facebook.

5. Work-at-home schemes

Making lots of money by doing simple tasks from the comfort of your own home may sound too good to be true - and it usually is. Such get-rich-quick schemes have been around for decades and involve everything from taking online surveys to assembling jewelry, but perhaps the most famous scheme is the envelope-stuffing scam. In this one, workers pay a small fee to join the organization and are promised money for every envelope they stuff. However, the workers are stuffing envelopes with flyers that recruit other people to stuff envelopes, essentially just perpetuating the scheme.

While real work-from-home employment opportunities do exist, it's estimated that only one in 42 work-at-home job offers are legitimate. How do you know if it's a scam? If the pay is too good to be true or payment is required to begin work, it's most likely not a real employment opportunity.

6. Bad checks

Let's say you're selling an expensive item like a car or jewelry online, and when the buyer sends you a certified check, it's for more than the purchase price. The buyer immediately recognizes the mistake and asks you to send a check back for the extra money, which you do. However, you later find out the cashier's check you deposited was counterfeit and you've already sent your money - and the sold item - to the buyer.

If you're selling something locally, meet the buyer in a secure location and deal in cash. If you're dealing with international buyers or an online auction, use a service like PayPal or wait until the buyer's check clears. Keep in mind that it can sometimes take the bank more than a week to certify that a check is good.

7. Imposter scams

In these schemes, a fraudster poses either online or on the phone as a friend or relative in desperate need of financial assistance. These scams typically play out via email with someone asking for money because they've been injured, arrested or stranded abroad. However, senior citizens are often targeted for these scams over the phone and asked to send money to bail out a grandchild or help them get home.

Successful schemes take $3,000 to $4,000 on average, and according to the Federal Trade Commission, imposter scams are one of the fastest growing types of fraud. If you get a call or an email from a friend or relative in need of monetary assistance, contact other friends or family to verify the story, and never give out financial information over the phone or send money to an unknown source.

HOW TO SURVIVE A HEART ATTACK WHEN ALONE

2012-01-31T18:52:00.000-08:00

Let's say it's 6.15pm and you're going home (alone of course),
after an unusually hard day on the job. You're really tired, upset and frustrated. Suddenly you start experiencing severe pain in your chest that starts to drag out into your arm and up into your jaw. You are only about five miles from the hospital nearest your home. Unfortunately you don't know if you'll be able to make it that far. You have been trained in CPR, but the guy that taught the course did not tell you how to perform it on yourself..!!

NOW HOW TO SURVIVE A HEART ATTACK WHEN ALONE..??

Since many people are alone when they suffer a heart attack, without help, the person whose heart is beating improperly and who begins to feel faint, has only about 10 seconds left before losing consciousness.
However, these victims can help themselves by coughing repeatedly and very vigorously.
A deep breath should be taken before each cough, and the cough must be deep and prolonged, as when producing sputum from deep inside the chest.
A breath and a cough must be repeated about every two seconds without let-up until help arrives, or until the heart is felt to be beating normally again.
Deep breaths get oxygen into the lungs and coughing movements squeeze the heart and keep the blood circulating.
The squeezing pressure on the heart also helps it regain normal rhythm. In this way, heart attack victims can get to a hospital.

Tell as many other people as possible about this. It could save their lives!!
i will say If everyone who gets this broadcast sends it to 10 people, you can bet that we'll save at least one life.

Rather than sharing jokes please.. contribute by broadcasting this which can save a person's life!!!!
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BROADCAST THIS PLEASE!

Tips: get the look-eyeliner tips for perfect eyes

2011-12-12T05:04:00.000-08:00

Get the look ~eyeliner tips for perfect eyes

One of the most basic steps to giving your eyes an attractive look is using an eye-liner. You must apply it with a very steady hand. According to the kind of eyes you have, whether they are big or small, close-set, etc you can tweak the ways to apply the liner a bit.

You can also change the liner style depending on the dress you are wearing. A thick and bold eye-liner will give you a bold look while a thin liner will make you look dainty and just about define the eyes, giving a minimalistic look.

Eye-liner defines your eyes like nothing else does. To use eyeliner, close your eyes half-way and with a steady hand, pull a line from the centre, above the pupil, to the end of your eyes. Cut a sharp end. Now, complete the curve by stretching the line from the middle to towards the front side. Now, repeat a line from the start to the end curve in one go. You can thicken the liner towards the end for a bolder look. A wide range of eye-liner shades are available, including the basic black and brown, khaki, navy, grey, etc.

For close-set eyes, you can use a darker shade on the outer side. Draw a curve from above the pupil to the end, by stretching a swift, bold end thickly. Smudge this end gently to get a smoky effect. Towards the inner side, lightly use a brown liner, or a very thin line of black eye-liner. This will make the space between the eyes appear wider.

For small eyes, use thick eyeliner on your eyes, which gets thicker at the ends. Use a silver or bronze colored pencil on the lower lid. This will make your eyes look bigger and give an attractive look to your eyes.

Tips: How to Choose the correct color eyeliner to match your eye color

2011-12-12T05:01:00.000-08:00

How to choose the correct color eyeliner to match your eye color
Many women believe that eyeliner and eye shadow are the best parts of their makeup experience. Much can be done with the eyes that the possibilities are often limitless. You can make your eyes dramatic and bold for a night out on the town or subdued and sexy for a day at the office. Eye makeup can also bring out your own natural beauty. The choice is really up to you.

Although the possibilities are seemingly endless, many women want to learn how to obtain a natural look by choosing the correct color eyeliner. The ideal look that most women strive to obtain is one that looks as if you are not wearing any makeup at all. Eye makeup often requires more skill than the rest of the face, so these tips for applying eyeliner and choosing the best color should help.

Your Natural Coloring – Hair, Eyes, and Skin

When choosing your eyeliner, you should take into consideration the color of your eyes. Eyeliner is meant to add depth to your eyes and it should help define your lash line. These are the main reasons why the color you choose is important.

The main rule to follow is not to choose a color that takes away from the natural beauty of your eye color. For example, if you have blue eyes, you should not consider wearing a blue eyeliner or eye shadow that is more intense than the blue of your eyes. Eyeliner is supposed to make your eyes stand out, but you do not want people to notice your eyeliner instead of your eyes.

One exception to this rule is people with brown eyes. People with brown eyes can wear any color eyeliner or eye shadow that they want.

The color of your hair and skin also play a role in selecting the ideal color of eyeliner and eye shadow. If you have a cool skin undertone, you have more of a blue base to your skin. People with warm undertones have more of a yellow base, which help you choose the color eyeliner that looks great on your skin.

People with Blue Eyes

If you have blue eyes, your best bet is to choose brown or bronze eyeliner. This can help enhance and bring out the natural blue of your eyes. You may also try the classic colors that include taupe, gray, purple, violet, deep blue (make sure that it is a shade darker than your eye color), and black mixed with bright blue for shadow. These color schemes work especially well with the shadows.

People with Green & Hazel Eyes

The ideal eyeliner color for people with green eyes is purple or brown. The purple eyeliner can really enhance and bring out the green of the eyes. Hazel eyes have a little more leeway when it comes to choosing an eyeliner color. Because there is so much gold and brown in the eye, purple, bronze, brown, and gold colored eyeliner and eye shadow are ideal.

People with Brown Eyes

It is known that people with brown eyes have many options. They can get away with any color eyeliner they want and still look great. The tried and true colors for eyeliners and shadows include copper, bronze, champagne, khaki-green, and beige.

Tried & True for Everyone

Navy and charcoal always work to define the eyes. Powder blue is also a great way to highlight any eye color. For a little fun and funk, sparkly silver give girls an extra edge. These colors work great for any color eyes and they can accent your eyes nicely making you look great.

Application Tips

When applying eyeliner, it is easy to get nervous. Just remember to hold your eyelid skin taut with your fingertips as you draw a fine line across the lash line. It is best to keep your hand steady as you do this. If you want to add a smoky look to the eyeliner, simply smudge the edge of the line you have just drawn. You can use your fingertip or a cotton swab.

To brighten your eyes, avoid lining the inner lower lid with the color you used on top. Instead, use a flesh colored eyeliner that brings out the whites of your eyes while accenting any makeup above. This is an excellent option to consider if you are planning to have photographs taken.

Applying eyeliner does not have to be a stressful aspect of applying your makeup. In fact, once you have learned the basics, it is not difficult to choose the right color makeup to match your eyes. Utilizing these tips can also help you understand how to properly match your skin tone with cosmetics that really provide that accent you have always wanted.

How to Connect to Internet with Your BlackBerry without Paying For Data Plan

2011-12-04T07:05:00.000-08:00

If you have a Blackberry phone you have asked this question at least once (maybe thousand times). The BlackBerry phone comes with many fancy add-ons, they have an eye-candy look but there is one problem with them. You have to purchase a data plan for internet access. (As far as GSM services tell) This sounded little weird for me because I could access internet even with my old nokia. The trick is GSM services push you to buy a data plan and BlackBerry also doesn't give information for internet access without data plan, but the phone is capable of accessing internet without a data plan.

I own a BlackBerry Pearl (so the details will be told for Pearl but I guess it applies to most of the models) and I am using internet with my Pearl without paying for data plan. To do this you have to make some settings with your phone. First of all you have to set up your tcp settings. In your BlackBerry menu go to => Options - Advanced Options - TCP and enter your APN information for your GSM Service. You can find TCP APN settings in the list below.

When you finish the settings you need a browser to surf the net. The best one isOpera Mini Browser. You download the Opera Browser to your BlackBerry and in the Opera Browser menu you go through automatic network setup. Once the Opera Browser finds out your settings you are ready to surf the net from you BlackBerry for free. (Excluding standart connection charges from your GSM service provider)

TCP APN Liste

Taken from http://blackberryforums.pinstack.com/360-tcp_apn_wap_gateway_port_carrier.html In case the link is broken here is the list:

Old AT&T Gateway IP: 10.250.250.250

Port: 9201

APN: proxy

Bell Mobility

Gateway IP: 207.236.197.199

Port: 9203

APN:

Cellular One (Option 1)

APN: cellular1wap

Cellular One (Option 2)

APN: blackberry.net

Cellular One (Option 3)

Gateway = 172.23.1.252

port = 9201

APN: blackberry.net

Cincinnati Bell

Gateway IP: 216.68.79.199

Port: 9201

APN: wap.gocbw.com

username: cbw

Cingular (modem compatible)

Gateway IP: ?

Port: ?

APN: isp.cingular

Username: ISPDA@CINGULARGPRS.COM

Password: CINGULAR1

Cingular (March 05)

APN: wap.cingular

Username for APN: wap@cingulargprs.com

Password for APN: cingular1

WAP Gateway IP: 66.209.11.61

WAP Gateway Port: 9203

Cingular 2

Gateway IP: 66.209.11.61

Port: 9203

APN: blackberry.net

O2 (Germany)

Gateway IP: 195.182.114.52

Port: 9201

APN: wap.viaginterkorn.de

O2 (Holland)

Gateway IP: 193.113.200.195

Port: 9201

APN: internet

O2 (Ireland)

Gateway IP: 192.168.90.74

Port: 9201

APN: wap.dol.ie

username: gprs

password: gprs

O2 (UK)

Gateway IP: 192.113.200.195

Port: 9201

APN: wap.o2.co.uk

username: o2wap

password: password

Rogers

Gateway IP: 208.200.67.150

Port: 9201

APN: blackberry.net

T-Mobile (UK) 1

Gateway IP: 149.254.1.10

Port: 9201

APN: general.t-mobile.uk

T-Mobile (UK) 2

Gateway IP: 140.254.1.0

Port: 9201

APN: blackberry.net

T-Mobile (Germany)

Gateway IP: 193.254.160.2

Port: 9201

APN: wap.t-dl.de

T-Mobile (US) 1

Gateway IP: ?

Port: ?

APN: internet2.voicestream.com

T-Mobile (US) 2

APN: wap.voicestream.com

Username for APN: (blank)

Password for APN: (blank)

WAP Gateway IP: 216.155.165.50

WAP Gateway Port: 9201

Telefonica Movil

Gateway IP: 192.168.80.21

Port: 9201

APN wap.movistar.es

Telstra

Gateway IP: 10.1.1.150

Port: 9201

APN: telstra.internet

TIM (Italy)

Gateway IP: 213.26.205.1

Port: 9201

APN: wap.tim.it

Verizon 1

Gateway IP: 12.168.70.74

Port: 9201

Verizon 2

Gateway IP: 153.114.115.100

Port 9203

Verizon 3

APN: No configuration needed

Username for APN: No configuration needed

Password for APN: No configuration needed

WAP Gateway IP: 153.114.115.100

WAP Gateway Port: 9203

Vodafone (NL)

Gateway IP: 192.168.251.150

Port: 9201

APN: blackberry.vodafone.nl

username: vodafone

Password: vodafone

Vodafone (Spain)

Gateway IP: 212.73.32.10

Port: 9201

APN: airtelwap.es

username: wap@wap

password: wap125

Vodafone (UK)

Gateway IP: 212.183.137.12

Port: 9201

APN: wap.vodafone.uk

username: user@vodafone.net

password: user

Special note Verizon and AllTel subscribers

Due to the unavailability of public accessible BlackBerry gateways by Verizon and Alltel you will need to seek a 3rd party BlackBerry provision provider. We have successfully tested MobileWeb4U.com service. For more information on how to apply for this service and pricing please visit http://www.mobileweb4u.com/

List of International Carriers' APNs (Access points)

The access point (APN) will vary depending on your country and carrier; here's a list of International Internet access points:

*The format is a little off due to restrictions in uploading preformating.

Country Carrier APN

Argentina Personal gprs.personal.com

Argentina Unifon internet.gprs.unifon.com.ar

Australia Telstra telstra.internet

Australia Optus internet

Australia Three 3netaccess

Australia Vodafone internet

Austria Max Online gprsinternet

Austria One wap.one.at

Belgium Orange orangeinternet

Belgium Mobistar web.pro.be

Belgium Proximus internet.proximus.be

Bermuda AT&T proxy

Bermuda Mobility net.bm

Brazil Claro claro.com.br

Brazil Oi gprs.oi.com.br

Brazil TIM tim.br

Bulgaria Mobiltel (Mtel) inet-gprs.mtel.bg

Canada Fido internet.fido.ca

Canada Rogers AT&T internet.com

Chile Entel PCS imovil.entelpcs.cl

bam.entelpcs.cl

Chile Telefonica GSM web.tmovil.cl

China China Mobile cmnet

Croatia VIPNET gprs.vipnet.hr

Czech Republic Eurotel internet

Czech Republic Oskar internet

Czech Republic Oskar prepaid cards ointernet

Czech Republic T-Mobile internet.t-mobile.cz

Denmark TDCmobil internet

Denmark Orange web.orange.dk

Eygpt Vodafone internet.vodafone.net

Dominican Republic Orange Dominicana orangenet.com.do

Finland Telia Mobile internet

Finland DNA internet

Finland Sonera internet

Finland Radiolinja internet

Finland Saunalahti saunalahti

France Orange orange.fr

France SFR websfr

France Bouygues Telecom eBouygTel.com

Germany D2 Vodafone web.vodafone.de

Germany E-Plus internet.eplus.de

Germany O2 internet

Germany Quam quam.de

Germany T-Mobile D1 internet.t-d1.de

Greece Vodafone internet.vodafone.gr

Greece Telestet gint.b-online.gr

Greece Cosmote internet

Hungary Vodafone (Prepaid "Optimized") vitamax.internet.vodafone.net

Hungary Vodafone (Prepaid "Standard") vitamax.snet.vodafone.net

Hungary Vodafone (Postpaid "Optimized") internet.vodafone.net

Hungary Vodafone (Postpaid "Standard") standardnet.vodafone.net

Hong Kong CSL internet

Hong Kong Orange web.orangehk.com

Hong Kong New World internet

Hong Kong People internet

Hong Kong SmarTone internet

Hong Kong Sunday internet

India Orange, Hutch www

Iceland Siminn gprs.simi.is

India BPL Mobile bplgprs.com

India Airtel airtelgprs.com

Indonesia Telkomsel internet

Ireland O2 internet

Ireland Vodafone live.vodafone.com

Israel Cellcom internetg

Israel Orange internet

Italy TIM uni.tim.it

ibox.tim.it

Italy Vodafone Omnitel web.omnitel.it

Italy Wind internet.wind

Latvia Latvia Mobile Telefone internet.lmt.lv

Luxembourg LUXGSM web.pt.lu

Luxembourg Tango internet

Malaysia Celcom celcom.net.my

Mexico Movistar internet.movistar.mx

Mexico Telcel internet.itelcel.com

Montenegro Monet gprs.monetcg.com

Netherlands T-Mobile internet

Netherlands KPM Mobile internet

Netherlands Orange internet

Netherlands O2 internet

Netherlands Vodafone (normal) web.vodafone.nl

Netherlands Vodafone (business) office.vodafone.nl

New Zealand Vodafone NZ http://www.vodafone.net.nz/

Norway Netcom internet.netcom.no

Norway Telenor internet

Pakistan UFone ufone.internet

Paraguay Personal internet

Paraguay Tigo internet.tigo.py

Philippines Smart internet

Philippines Globe internet.globe.com.ph

Poland Era erainternet

Poland Idea http://www.idea.pl/

Poland PlusGSM http://www.plusgsm.pl/

Portugal Optimus internet

Portugal TMN internet

Portugal Vodafone (Telcel) internet.vodafone.pt

Romania Connex internet.connex.ro

Romania Orange internet

Russia BeeLine internet.beeline.ru

Russia Megafon internet.nw

Russia MTS internet.mts.ru

Russia PrimTel internet.primtel.ru

Saudi Arabia Saudi Telecom Jawalnet.com.sa

Serbia-Montenegro Mobtel Srbija internet

Serbia-Montenegro Telekom Srbija gprsinternet

Singapore M1 sunsurf

Singapore Singtel internet

Singapore Starhub shwapint

Slovakia Eurotel internet

Slovakia Orange internet

South Africa MTN internet

Spain Amena amenawap

Spain Telefonica (Movistar) movistar.es

Spain Vodafone airtelnet

Sweden Telia online.telia.se

Sweden Vodafone SE internet.vodafone.net

Switzerland Swisscom gprs.swisscom.ch

Switzerland Orange CH internet

Switzerland sunrise internet

Switzerland UMC http://www.umc.ua/

Taiwan Chunghwa Telecom internet

Taiwan Far EasTone fetnet01

Taiwan KG Telecom internet

Taiwan Taiwan Cellular internet

Thailand AIS internet

Thailand DTAC http://www.dtac.co.th/

Turkey Avea internet

Turkey Aycell aycell

Turkey Telsim telsim

Turkey Turkcell internet

UK Jersey Telecom pepper

UK O2 mobile.o2.co.uk

UK T-Mobile general.t-mobile.co.uk

UK Vodafone UK internet

UK Orange orangeinternet

Ukraine Kyivstar GSM http://www.kyivstar.net/

Ukraine UMC http://www.umc.ua/

USA T-Mobile internet2.voicestream.com

USA AT&T proxy

USA Cingular isp.cingular

Venezuela Digital TIM gprsweb.digitel.ve

Vietnam MobiFone Mobi-gprs-wap

Nigeria

APN of Etisalat : etisalat
APN of MTN : web.gprs.mtnngeria.net [Username = web, Password = web)
APN of Zain : internet.ng.zain.com
APN of Globacom : gloflat (for modem) [Username = flat, Password = flat)
APN of Globacom : glowap (for wap browsers

Ghana

GhanaAreeba (formerly Spacefon)internet.spacefon.com guest guest

Tigo internet.spacefon.com guest guest

Can breast massage increase size?

2011-11-30T19:18:00.000-08:00

Can breast massage increase size?

Being women, having beautiful and big breasts is what thay certainly prefer. But how to keep their breasts always in this beauty?

Proper breast massage is another great way to help beautify breasts. It helps increase the tightness and firmness of breasts for the long term of beautiful and youthful breasts. So you have no problem or worry with breasts anymore. The right massage method together with application of the breast cream from Pueraria Mirifica extract can help you get your desired breasts. How can this kind of breast cream and breast massage increase size? This is because the Pueraria Mirifica is enriched in Phytoestrogen which mimics estrogenic activity in female, so it can promote the rejuvenating effects. Application of the cream with regular breast massage will promote the blood circulation. Consequently, this process can help prevent wrinkly skin and stimulate the increment of breast fatty tissues. Your breasts are then developed and increased with more volume as well as youthfulness and tightness. There is no doubt why Pueraria Mirifica and breast massage increase size of breasts definitely.

Get Bigger Bust with Breast Implants?

2011-11-30T19:14:00.001-08:00

Many girls, including you, may dream of having a big bust but don’t know how to enlarge them. The suggestions below may help you find out the proper way to enlarge your breasts.

Get bigger bust with breast implants?

1. Breast Exercise: It is the easiest, safest, and most economical way to help you gain large breasts. But it takes long time to see the result.

2. Breast Pills: Some may take birth control pills to enlarge breasts, but I do not recommend as these pills can cause many adverse side effects. By the way, you better go for breast pills and choose the one with Pueraria Mirifica extract as an ingredient as it is naturally helpful in increasing the estrogen level that stimulates your breast growth.

3. Breast Cream: Breast Cream is on popularity now as it can show fast result in only 2-4 weeks. But you need to check its ingredients; the one with Pueraria Mirifica is so much effective in enlarging your breasts.

4. Breast Massage: It’s also the popular and effective method to help you gain larger breasts quicker. However, if you are busy or lazy to massage yourself, you may go to any spa parlors.

5. Breast Implants Surgery: It’s the most popular way with immediate result, but it’s also so much expensive and risky as you possibly get side effects from the silicone gel or saline liquid they add in your breasts.

After all, before going on breast implants, you should learn about the details below.

1. Plastic Surgeon & Hospital: Choose the professional and reliable ones as any wrong effects getting from breast implants are hard to improve or heal to get back the normal state of your breasts.

2. Recovery Time: After receiving breast implants, you absolutely get wounds, scars, and pain. Ask yourself if you can stand this condition.

The incisions of breasts can be divided into 3 types.

- Armpit Incision: Any wounds or scars can be hidden under your armpit, but it is quite hard to process this breast implants surgery.

- Areola Incision: It’s easy to process, but wounds and scars can obviously be seen around your areolas.

- Breast Base Incision: It shows effects like in areola incision.

3. Breast Care after Breast Implants: You need to stay over at the hospital for 1-2 nights and note to keep your incisions dry. The best thing you should do is keep massaging your breasts for at least ½-1 year to stimulate connective tissues in supporting your new breasts. Regular breast massage can also promote the breasts undergone breast implants like yours be beautifully rounder and plumper.

4. First&Next: After getting breast implants, you may need to go more under this surgery. This is because it is often found that the breast level is always unequal after being gone under breast implants. So before going for breast implants, you really need to look deeply for more information and effects you may suffer. But if you find it risky or hard to stand the consequent effects, you might opt for any high quality breast products that can certainly enlarge your breasts, save you money, and provide you safety. Then just kick off that breast implants surgery!

Someone Like you...........

2011-11-09T21:29:00.000-08:00

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hLQl3WQQoQ0&feature=related

I heard, that your settled down.
That you, found a girl and your married now.
I heard that your dreams came true.
Guess she gave you things, I didn't give to you.

Old friend, why are you so shy?
It ain't like you to hold back or hide from the lie.

I hate to turn up out of the blue uninvited.
But I couldn't stay away, I couldn't fight it.
I'd hoped you'd see my face & that you'd be reminded,
That for me, it isn't over.

Nevermind, I'll find someone like you.
I wish nothing but the best, for you too.
Don't forget me, I beg, I remember you said:-
"Sometimes it lasts in love but sometimes it hurts instead"
Sometimes it lasts in love but sometimes it hurts instead, yeah.

You'd know, how the time flies.
Only yesterday, was the time of our lives.
We were born and raised in a summery haze.
Bound by the surprise of our glory days.

I hate to turn up out of the blue uninvited,
But I couldn't stay away, I couldn't fight it.
I'd hoped you'd see my face & that you'd be reminded,
That for me, it isn't over yet.

Nevermind, I'll find someone like you.
I wish nothing but the best for you too.
Don't forget me, I beg, I remember you said:-
"Sometimes it lasts in love but sometimes it hurts instead", yay.

Nothing compares, no worries or cares.
Regret's and mistakes they're memories made.
Who would have known how bittersweet this would taste?

Nevermind, I'll find someone like you.
I wish nothing but the best for you too.
Don't forget me, I beg, I remembered you said:-
"Sometimes it lasts in love but sometimes it hurts instead"

Nevermind, I'll find someone like you.
I wish nothing but the best for you too.
Don't forget me, I beg, I remembered you said:-
"Sometimes it lasts in love but sometimes it hurts instead"
Sometimes it lasts in love but sometimes it hurts instead, yay yeh yeah

Dear sm1.... i wil NOT find someone like you....

Five Signs That You Got the Love Bug

2011-11-08T01:04:00.000-08:00

So many people all over the planet constantly search for love. But, what is love, exactly? How can you tell that love happens? Or more importantly, how do you identify if you’re actually feeling that way for someone? These are just some of the questions any individual would ask themselves if they happen to think they’ve been struck by cupid’s arrow. Of course, this topic can be somewhat broad and even complicated to some extent, especially when you put into consideration just how tremendous of a change it can bear on someone’s life, emotionally and physically speaking. In layman’s terms, it is defined as feeling a rather strong attachment or desire for someone. There is also a rather huge difference between the affection we have for an object or possession from the feelings we have for a person, although it can be considered the same in some cases.

If you happen to be in a relationship with someone, regardless of how long you have been with each other, you know deep inside there was a time when you felt so strongly towards that person. However, how can you determine if it really is love or just some form of infatuation? Below are five indicators of what you’re feeling may turn out to be something more than just a crush:

1. You are truly committed to riding along with your partner through all the highs and lows. If it was just an admiration, a crush or something geared towards lust, you wouldn’t tolerate so much of the fact that he or she is a career-oriented individual.

2. You have this strange fondness for the person, regardless of their flaws and shortcomings. You don’t really care if they aren’t tidy and tend to procrastinate a whole lot, since you would be willing to clean up their mess for them and constantly tell that someone to be more responsible. Call it nagging, but that’s something sincere and earnest.

3. You once thought the person you were previously in a relationship with was the one, but here comes this totally different individual whom you constantly think about. You no longer care for your previous partner.

4. You’re not that minding of other people, whether it’s the same sex or the opposite. You may see someone that others would find attractive and physically appealing, but you don’t even pay much attention to that person since you yourself think that the one you’re with is better looking and you can’t imagine yourself being with anyone else but him/her.

5. You can come to a compromise on many things. There will be some changes that need to be made in your life, and you’re totally okay with it, just so everything will run much more smoothly. Compromise is something difficult to achieve between couples, so if you can manage to do this, then you’re in love!

Is She Losing Interest In You?

2011-11-08T00:43:00.000-08:00

Many a times people are so blindly in love that they just don’t seem to notice that their partner may not be enjoying the relationship as they are. There is no fire without smoke. So if there is something wrong in your relationship, your partner will surely send signals to you. Truly, understanding a woman is no child’s play. Therefore take help of some signs that let you know if she is losing interest in you.

1. Avoids meeting you:

Does she give silly excuses not to meet you? Of late, has she not been returning your calls or mails? Does she try her best to stay away from you? If you answered yes to any of the above questions, there is a possibility that you are not so special to her any more.

2. Chooses others over you all the time:

When she is losing interest in you, spending time with you won’t excite her anymore. She would rather choose something else. If you feel that all of a sudden she keeps choosing other things or other people over you, it is a sign that there is trouble in paradise.

3. Sudden unexplainable change in behavior:

If all of a sudden, her love for you looks more like pity than love or when you are with her it feels as if you are with a complete stranger, then there is something you need to talk to her about.

4. Gets irritated about everything you do:

It is quite possible that she doesn’t feel love for you anymore. So in order to hide her own guilt, she tries to find faults with you. That will give her a point when she wants to break up.

5. Avoids intimacy of any sort:

Not wanting to meet you alone, pushing you away when you try to get close to her, not sharing personal secrets with you anymore, avoiding holding your hand in public and so on, are signs that she doesn’t feel comfortable with you anymore.

6. Cheats on you:

The main reason why she would cheat on you would be because she is losing interest in you. This is why she wanted to find solace in the arms of another man. If you feel that she frequently cheats you, then it is time to say good bye.

7. Not talking about future with you:

When a girl is losing interest in you and she is considering ending the relationship, she will avoid talking about your future together. The reason being, she may find it totally pointless talking about something that is not going to happen.

8. Talking about friendship after love:

If she has plans to break up with you soon, she may start talking to you about the positivity of a break up. She may do this to prepare you for what’s coming next.

9. She looks uncomfortable to disclose your relationship to people:

She avoids referring you as her boyfriend to new people. Instead she may introduce you as a friend. She may also avoid acknowledging that you are her boyfriend in public.

10. Planning outings without you:

When a girl is trying to get some space from you, she may resort to planning outings with her other friends without you. This shows that she enjoys life more with others rather than you.

All relationships go through a rough patch. There are times when even the strongest of all relationships lose the spark. Hence, it is necessary to work hard and keep the spark alive. If your relationship is going through a bad phase, you should not lose hope. You should try all that it takes to make it work. Speak to your partner. However if it still doesn’t work out, it is better to let go of things. It may seem hard at first but always remember, ‘whatever happens, happens for the best’.

5 Things Men love About Women

2011-11-08T00:12:00.000-08:00

1. Don’t be Afraid to Lose the Make- Up:

Ladies be aware that you don’t need make up for a guy to think you’re beautiful. It is actually a turn off when a girl wears too much makeup. The reason is that guys enjoy natural beauty better then a face full of foundation. Not wearing make up in front of your man and in public show guys that you a confident, beautiful women. And that’s something that guys look for. Remember a guy is in his basic instinct is looking for a mate. And who wants a women who is overly self conscious and full of make up all the time.

2. Great Cook:

This isn’t meant to say that all women should be good at cooking. But if you can cook your man his favorite food he will never go anywhere else. A girl who is a good cook has a great tool at her disposal. Nothing is better then using this tool to you advantage. Set up a special night every week were you cook for your man. Make sure to make it romantic with table setting and ambiance. Make this a weekly occurrence and even get him evolved in the kitchen as your sue Chief.

3. Amazing Driver

I know this seems very insignificant, but to any man a woman who is a great driver is a turn on. I’m not advising you to get your license taken away by the Police. I’m just saying that a girl who is a confident driver will turn a guy on. It’s a confidence thing, and even though some men may act as if they have enough confidence for the two of you. If you not confident in every day actions, he will get cocky. So tear up a race track or just become a better driver. A big added bonus is a girl who can drive a stick shift car. Nothing beats that.

4. She Shows her Shoulders and her Neck:

Always remember to try to show skin, but not in the wrong areas. The most attractive skin to show is your neck and shoulders. Exposing your shoulders and upper chest with a tasteful tank top makes your man want more. Showing skin on your upper body is a tasteful and hot way to tell your man your want him to think of you naked.

5. That Look!:

A quick and easy way to get a man to stop in his tracks is to give him that look. The look I’m talking about is that quick flirty, suggestive look. It is a perfect way to freeze an image of you face into any man. If you don’t think you look is up to standards practice on your girlfriends or a close male friend. If this technique is mastered there is no stopping you.

9 Secrets to a Successful Marriage

2011-11-06T21:54:00.000-08:00

1. Have Secrets
One of the chief tenants of Krasnow’s book is that every marriage is entitled to a healthy amount of secrecy. This does not apply to harmful activities — bank robbery or adultery, for instance, but rather to the “secrets of your soul that aren’t hurting anyone else.” Krasnow writes, “no one knows what’s really going on in a marriage except the two people in it. That gives each of us the freedom to write our own rules and keep our own secrets.”

2. A Marriage Should Run on Multiple Tracks
Marital success is not, Krasnow asserts, about depending on someone else. Instead, each spouse should allow for self-growth, whether in a career, through special hobbies, or pursuing fun with a great group of pals. “When you go out with your friends or your work is pumping you, you are pumping your self esteem and your sense of accomplishment,” Krasnow explains. “When partners are each growing on their own, they have a better shot at growing for a longer time.” So go ahead, seek your adventures or hang with the girls and leave your husband at home. It’s good for both of you!

3. Act Like a Kid Again
Remember that journal you kept as a teen because you loved to write? Maybe you plucked a violin in your school orchestra, or played midfield on a club lacrosse team. As kids and young adults, it may have been easier to chase your bliss simply because you had more time. But rediscovering an interest from your youth in your married life can build more confidence, both in yourself and in your relationship, according to Krasnow. “When you resurrect a childhood passion that is yours alone,” she explains, “you feel worthy. Everyone needs to feel like they’re worthy.” Greater self-worth leads to greater happiness, and, Krasnow explains, the happiness that you build for yourself is crucial to a wedded couple. “Stop expecting someone else to make you happy; that’s a real formula for success of marriage,” she says.

4. Keep Your Friends Close
It’s terrific if you count your husband as your best friend — just make sure you make room for some best girlfriends too. Krasnow’s research affirms that the women with the highest marital satisfaction stay connected to a group of gals who spice up their social life, provide great laughs, and offer support for whatever unfolds in their marriages — the peaks and the valleys. Krasnow writes, “Our girlfriends, ever-forgiving and always empathetic, provide the escape hatch from the inevitable storms and challenges that comes with long marriages.”

5. Spend Time Apart
Who says girls’ night out has to just last an evening? If your idea of relaxation is a trip to the spa and not a day on the golf course with your hubby, Krasnow recommends the occasional vacation apart. Taking a separate week or even a separate summer can reinvigorate your marriage: “After some weeks apart from each other, removed from the grind of ordinary life, marriage seems way hotter than the tepid state in which you left each other in.” Ooo la la!

6. Lower Expectations
Happily-ever-after doesn’t mean happy all the time, and it’s important for you and your spouse to be realistic about the bumps along the married road. That is why it is imperative that women be zealous about forging their own sense of purpose; writes Krasner, “marital bliss is possible if each partner is blissful without the other.”

7. Be Grateful
Practicing gratitude can go a long way in a marriage, whether it’s thanking your husband for taking out the trash, or making time for him because he has given you the ability to have a life outside of your relationship. “Gratitude is a powerful feeler,” explains Krasnow. “A lot of us need to stop and just say, ‘thank you. I know you’re not perfect and I am not perfect, but thank you for sticking it out.’”

8. Reslience Matters
Bearing a grudge does not make for a harmonious relationship. In fact, says Krasnow, “the ability to bounce back from strife and arguments is the real secret that makes marriages last forever.”

9. Honor each other, LOVE UNCONDITIONAL NEVER EXPECT NOTHING BACK.

note: i guess this is really useful to all of us... =)

WHICH TREE ARE YOU?????

2011-01-13T23:32:00.000-08:00

Imma Lime Tree... ^_^

All that some Women want....

2011-01-09T22:24:00.000-08:00

That's all some Women want......

...Plain looking husband

...normal simple ring

...small wedding party

...honeymoon at any place

...small house for the kids to run around

...lovely children

...husband is a family man

...but work hard

...small car for shopping

...another car for kids

...some collections

...shoes for each occasion

...some nice outfits

...a bit of cosmetics

...a bit of makeup

...overseas trip once a year

...more often on domestic trips

...dinners

... Presents occasionally

...finally, some securities.

That's it... WOMEN ARE NOT DEMANDING AT ALL!!!!!

^_^ MDA.....

Reminder : BE CAREFUL WHEN TRAVELLING!!!

2011-01-09T20:59:00.000-08:00

Please read the last article, it happened in JB!

BE CAREFUL WHEN TRAVELLING - China / Bangkok / Malaysia

Better to prevent. Be very careful. The scammers are getting more and more daring!

They want your money! Credit card scam upon check in at hotel

You arrive at your hotel and check in at the front desk. When checking

in, you give the front desk your credit card (for all the charges for

your room). You get to your room and settle in. Someone calls the front desk and asked for (example) Room 620 (which happens to be your room).

Your phone rings in your room. You answer and the person on the other end says the following, 'This is the front desk. When checking in, we came across a problem with your charge card information. Please re-read me your credit card number and verify the last 3 digits numbers at the reverse side of your charge card.

Not thinking anything you might give this person your information, since the call seems to come from the front desk. But actually, it is a scam of someone calling from outside the hotel/front desk. They ask for a random room number. Then, ask you for credit card information and address information. Sounding so professional that you do think you are talking to the front desk.

If you ever encounter this problem on your vacation, tell the caller that you will be down at the front desk to clear up any problems. Then, go to the front desk and ask if there was a problem. If there was none, inform the manager of the hotel that someone called to scam you of your credit card information acting like a front desk employee.

If you feel that the tips are useful, please forward it to your relatives, friends & colleague.

Danger: Bangkok International Airport

Folks, be warned and be really careful, check the items you bought and give back what does not belong to you even when the shop assistants claimed it's 'free'. I believe the duty free shop assistants would also get a share........so, be very, very careful. Read below

My Dept. secretary informed on this. Her cousin was detained in Bangkok for stealing a box of cigarettes in a duty-free shop in Bangkok International Airport .

He had paid for chocolates and a carton of cigarettes. The cashier put a packet of smokes into his bag and he thought it was a free pack.

He was arrested for shop-lifting and the Thai Police extortion price was equivalent to RM30, 000 for his release. He spent two nights in jail and paid RM50 for an air-con cell, 200-300 baht for each visitor, and RM11,000 for his final release.

The Police shared the money in front of his eyes. On top of that, he was charged in court and fined RM2,000 by the magistrate and handcuffed and escorted to his plane.

His passport was stamped "Thief". While there, his relatives requested help from the Malaysian Embassy and was told that they are helpless, as Malaysians are victimised similarly daily and letters and phone-calls to the Thai Authorities are ignored. He shared a cell with a Singaporean the 1st night who paid RM60,000 for his release.The 2nd night was an Indian national who paid USD70,000. Mind you this is not in a shag downtown Bangkok but in a duty free shop in Bangkok 's Int'l Airport.

Please share this experience with all your friends.

Drug on Money! Driving to JB

If you get RM 10.00 in your car door handle, use tissue paper or cloth to remove it without opening it and if possible bag it. Drive away immediately. Don't check the note until you are in the company of your friends or relatives. The note could either contain powdered drugs to knock you out or make you wonder if some guilty motorists compensating you for a knock or scratch on your car, while you are still wondering, the robber(s) will attack you as you check the car.

This had happened in Johor. Please circulate to your friends and warn them!

-be careful guys-

CONTOH SURAT PERMOHONAN UTK BERPOLIGAMI!!

2010-11-24T20:11:00.000-08:00

Suami bin Lelaki
17, Jalan Angkasa ,
24300, Kemaman
Terengganu ..

Isteri binti Perempuan
17, Jalan Angkasa ,
24300, Kemaman
Terengganu .

31 April 2006

Puan,

PERKARA : PERMOHONAN UNTUK BERPOLIGAMI

Perkara di atas adalah di rujuk.

2. Sebab utama permohonan ini di lakukan adalah kerana saya ingin melengkapkan kuota yang telah di peruntukkan bagi saya . Buat masa ini kuota yang telah di isi cuma satu , memandangkan masih ada 3 kekosongan , eloklah jika dapat dipenuhi secepat mung kin . Pihak yang akan mengisi satu kekosongan ini buat masa ini ialah Cik Hana Fazura binti Ramli yang merupakan setiausaha saya di pejabat . Memandangkan komitmen yang beliau tunjukkan di pejabat amat baik , eloklah jika kita masukkan dia bersama kita di dalam organisasi keluarga kita . Kekosongan yang selebihnya akan diisi di masa akan datang.

3. Untuk makluman pihak puan , yang sebenarnya masalah ini telah lama saya fikirkan tetapi memandangkan poket saya yang selalu nipis , terpaksalah saya tangguhkan dulu permohonan ini di samping kurangnye rasa keyakin an untuk mengemukakan permohonan ini . Kini, setelah saya dapat mengeluarkan kesemua duit pelaburan ASB saya , saya merasakan kembalinya semangat saya yang telah hilang selama ini.

4. Permohonan ini amat setimpal kerana dengan kedudukan sekarang ia menguntungkan kedua belah pihak dan juga pihak ketiga . Selama ini hidup kita bahagia sebab jika tidak , manakan mung kin puan dapat menjadi seperti sekarang . Semua yang puan miliki sudah bertambah besar. Kereta besar , rumah besar , rantai besar dan pakaian besar . Jika dulu potongan puan seperti gitar, kini sudah bertukar menjadi drum. Oleh itu, sudilah kiranya dapat kita kongsi bersama insan lain kebahagiaan kita ini.

5. Pihak puan juga dapat menikmati faedah dari kelulusan permohonan ini kerana puan akan tetap menikmati apa yang telah puan miliki sekarang dengan waktu bekerja lebih singkat dan sistem syif akan di perkenalkan iaitu 1 hari kerja dan 1 hari cuti rehat . Waktu bekerja yang selebihnya akan ditampung oleh pihak ketiga. Kebaikan yang puan akan nikmati ialah waktu rehat yang bebas kerana dalam waktu puan bercuti, saya selaku Penyelia tidak akan memantau aktiviti yang puan lakukan . Pada waktu itu saya cuma akan fokus kepada hasil kerja pihak ketiga . Menguntungkan bukan?

6. Segala kerjasama dari pihak puan saya dahulukan dengan ribuan terima kasih. Saya amat berharap pihak puan dapat meluluskan permohonan saya ini kerana adalah lebih baik jika kita dapat berkongsi kebahagiaan kita ini bersama insan lain. Saya harap permohonan saya ini di balas dengan senyuman penuh keikhlasan dari pihak puan dan tandatangan puan di atas kertas yang saya lampirkan bukannya balingan periuk nasi , pinggan-mangkuk , ketukan senduk dan perkara-perkara yang menyukarkan pihak puan untuk melakukannya.

7. Saya harap puan sudi meluluskan permohonan ini . Hadirkanlah senyumanmu sebagaimana ketika kita menyambut orang baru iaitu bayi kita kedalam keluarga kita 10 tahun lepas ….. Situasinya lebih kurang sama dengan masa kini . Kita akan menerima orang baru juga cuma bezanya ialah jika 10 tahun yang lepas kita perlu menjaga dan membelainya dengan manja bersama tetapi kali ini, setiap urusan penjagaan dan belaian manja akan di laksanakan oleh saya sepenuhnya.

8. Akhir kata , saya harap permohonan saya ini dapat dibalas secepat mungkin. Semoga kita bersama-bersama dengan pihak ketiga akan dapat melaksanakan program ini dengan jayanya.

Sekian , Terima Kasih.

“BERKORBAN DAN BERKONGSI KEBAHAGIAAN LAMBANG RUMAHTANGGA BAHAGIA”

Yang Ikhlas Memohon ,
Suami bin Lelaki

-kakakakakakakakakakkakakakakakka!!!!!!.....

The NEW iPhone 5 - Coming July 2011

2010-11-18T20:31:00.000-08:00

The iPhone 5 built for 4G is COMING!!!

Lots of speculation is going around on the new iPhone 5... in HD!!

Verizon Wireless is currently testing a CDMA version of the iPhone 4 and 5 and Verizon confirms they are making network changes to bring the iphone to their network. The new iPhone 5 is going to be loaded with awesome new features like video chat on 3g and 4g (no longer restricted to WiFi only), face recognition and extreme downloading. (List of possible features below). Just when you think there is nothing else to come up with, more and more and more technology comes out. And it is on the rise, and not just at Apple, Inc!

This iPhone 5 will have dual core processors and higher and powerful graphic chips that can deliver higher video resolutions and better "still" images when taking pictures, AND it will make multi-tasking a breeze.

There are a few networks working on building a 4G network. T-mobile would be a likely carrier since they are GSM already. Sprint has a 4G network already... AT&T and Verizon Wireless are in the beginning stages. There are talks of Verizon Wireless getting iPhone sometime in 2010 but it looks like they will get it for sure in 2011 when the new iPhone 5 comes out.

Whether or not it will be 4G will be up to them!... can they build in time? They will definitely have the 3G version of iPhone, but with the new iPhone 5 (4g speeds) coming out, will they compete?! Regardless, there is much anticipation on how many people will leave AT&T for Verizon Wireless because of AT&T's lagging on app restrictions like Slingplayer and Google Voice and Skype (on 4g network, not Wi-Fi).

AT&T's restrictions have caused the percentage of people that are JailBreaking their iPhones to rise since Jail Breaking usually comes with Cydia which is the app store for jail broken phones. Most of the applications, ringtones, and even iphone themes!...are free with Cydia. Winterboard is part of the download, and it very easily add's the changes to your phone so you dont have to figure how to do it on your own...it is VERY automated.

The Palm Pre on Sprint and HTC EVO (Sprint now offering a 4G network) has made an attempt at being competitive with iPhone and Blackberry...and it seems they are making head way, although with the iPhone 4 released and the iPhone 5 on the way, they are sure to lose. Oh ya, the Blackberry Torch? = Nice try... but that browser is NOT full HTML.

iPhone 5 looks promising in terms of being sleek, packed with new hardware and finally less restrictions. Very exciting.

A few features of iPhone 5:

Thinner! With shiny glass back piece - 9.3 mm thick.

Face Recognition Security

Face Time (Video Chat) access on 3G AND 4G (available currently but only on 3G)

Custom SMS tones

Custom E-mail alerts with ability to assign different tones to each email address

A new, sleeker body design.

OLED screen.

Scratch proof and shatter proof screen

Wireless sync with iTunes

32G (basic) and 64G of memory. You're sure to never run out.

Extended battery life = 14 hours talk time on 3G and 7 hours on 4G. Standby 600 hours.

Hi Definition audio.

Messaging indicator light.

True GPS built in.

Who's network do you want to see the new iPhone 5 on??? Should Apple stay with AT&T? See what others are saying below.

iPhone 5 photo not yet available..

(Note: added by Google)

iPhone 5: What features will it have?

2010-11-18T20:22:00.000-08:00

You may be thinking? iPhone 5? But didn't the iPhone 4 just come out?

(Images for Iphone 5)

This is Apple. They will release a new version of their product every year if they think it will sell. So what kind of features can we expect in a theoretical iPhone 5?

Here are a few things that I would like to see:

Improved Antenna

Anyone who remembers the launch of the iPhone 4 will remember th antenna issue and that is one of the first things that Apple should try to fix.

1080p HDMI Output

I know Apple likes to use its own connections (which just makes things difficult for the consumer) but they need to step up and allow the iPhone 5 to output in full HD mode. It is essential for a high end multimedia device.

Improved Battery Life

This is something that can be expected but more is always better. The iPhone is made to use all the time for everything so a new battery needs to hold up to a lot of heavy use.

4G Network

The AT&T 3G network is getting pretty bogged down these days, especially in larger cities. The iPhone 5 will be sure to take advantage of the new 4G network AT&T is working on.

Flash Support

Just me dreaming. Apple isn't getting friendly with Adobe anytime soon.

Note: (original thought by Jeremy.)

6 Careers You Can Do From Home

2010-11-07T22:44:00.000-08:00

Working from home can be a great career option for people with all skillsets and lifestyles. You can set your own hours and even work in your pajamas - a pretty appealing alternative to the old nine-to-five in a cubicle. Here are six careers you can do from home, and how you can get started.

1. Personal Chef

If cooking is your passion, becoming a personal chef may just be the job for you. This job can mean that you cook a week's worth of meals in a client's home, for instance, or you can look at delivering gourmet meals - the alternative to the old pizza delivery. With today's high-pressure jobs and families where both parents work full time, this type of service is becoming more desirable, particularly in urban areas. Be sure to understand local regulations regarding the kitchen you prepare the food in; many states require you to have a kitchen separate from your home, and may inspect for health code adhesion.

2. Party Planning

If you talk to any parent, they'll tell you: planning a birthday party is hard work, and a challenge when you're busy. Where there's a need, there's a job, and birthday party planning can be a great career if you're creative, like kids and can work weekends when parties are often held. You can also plan retirement parties, promotions - any event you think you can handle. For the best changes at earning a good income, make sure you research local rates and competition and understand your liability, particularly if you'll be working with little ones.

3. Home Staging

It's a tough real estate market out there. To sell your house in this buyer's market, it needs to look its best, and home staging can make all the difference. If you have an eye for design, home staging may just be the career for you; there are no education requirements, and although there are many courses and professional organizations for home stagers, they're not required to be successful in the field. Take some time to research rates in your area and practice staging your home or a friend's. Think about what services you'll want to offer, and the startup costs you'll incur. Networking with realtors can be very helpful in generating business.

4. Web Design

Are you computer savvy, and do you have an eye for detail? A career in web design may be for you. Even if you don't have the skills, consider going back to school to learn; there are many online courses, and current education tax benefits can make the bottom-line expense very low. Before you hunt for jobs, think whether you'll be starting your own business or work as a freelancer - the two are very different tax and legal-wise. Check with the IRS on tax obligations, and with your local small business chapter.

5. Virtual Assistant

With today's uncertain economy, more businesses are looking to hire temporary or per-project help, sometimes in the form of a virtual assistant. A virtual assistant can handle anything from receptionist duties to bookkeeping, depending on your expertise and the client's needs. For work in this field, look to online job boards. Tell your friends and family you're looking for administrative-type work to do from home, and check with any old business contacts you may have. Virtual assistants are still a fairly new concept, so expect to have to explain what you do a few times before generating business.

6. Tutoring Service

These days, problems are increasingly solved with use of the internet, including tutoring services. Work as a tutor can be helping a child with homework, or teaching adults how to use a computer - if you have a specific skill, you can become a tutor. You can find work on job boards, or at online colleges. If you have a college degree in your expertise (like math, or English), your chances at building a successful career as a tutor will be even better.

The Bottom Line
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These six careers are just the tip of the iceberg when it comes to at-home careers. For the best chance at success, look at your previous career for a start - you may be able to work as a consultant. At-home careers are a great way to explore your passion and make a living too. Earnings can vary greatly, depending on your expertise and experience, so take time to research before setting your rates. Make sure you understand your tax obligation, and whether you might be best off starting a small business to protect yourself legally. Your local small business organization or SCORE chapter is great place to get some help. Whether you're designing web pages or starting a small business as a party planner, working from home can be a great way to forge own your career path - and avoid the cubicle doldrums, too.

Ps: GOOD LUCK GUYS!!! (^_^)

TEST YOURSELF: ARE YOU A MAN'S WOMAN OR A GIRL'S GIRL???

2010-07-27T01:24:00.000-07:00

THERE USED TO BE ONLY TWO DISTINCT KINDS OF WOMEN: MEN'S WOMEN AND GIRL'S GIRL. BUT THINGS HAVE MOVED ON. WHICH ONE ARE YOU??

Consider the questions below, decide which response best describes how you feel, then choose the relevant letter. Answer each question quickly and as honestly as possible.

1. How would your best friend describe you? pick only one option:

a) Flirtatious

b) Open-minded

c) Loyal

d) Independent

2. Of your four closest friends (excluding your partner), how many are men?

a) One or more: my men friends are different, but just as much fun

b) All of them: I find men easier to get on with

c) None: men are too competitive to make friendship comfortable

d) None: I have much more in common with my women friends

3. A man you fancy asks you out for dinner that night. Would you cancel your date with a girlfriend?

a) Yes: she wouldn't mind and, anyway, she'd do the same to me

b) Yes: provided my friend said it was OK

c) No: on principle, I'd never drop a woman for a man

d) No: it would really irritate her. I'd arrange to got out with him another time

4. Do you think other women are jealous of you?

a) sometimes: and I find it quite flattering

b) Almost never: there's no reason for them to be

c) I don't care if they are: that's their problem, not mine

d) Yes, often: women can be really catty

5. At work, which one of the following statements best describes you?

a) I'm a nine to five girl: I work for money, not love

b) My colleagues are friends, too: I can't work when the atmosphere isn't good

c) I love work and find nothing else quite as satisfying

d) I'd only take a job that challenges and fulfils me

6. Which one of the following would be the biggest turn off?

a) A mother talking ad nauseam about the achievements of her children

b) Being talked down to by someone who's stupid but senior to me

c) Getting embroiled in an in-depth discussion about pop music, politics or football

d) A male friend telling me how much he's always fancied one of my friends

7.Would you ever have plastic surgery?

a) No: but ask me again in 20 years' time

b) yes: I'd have minor surgery it's worked for my friends

c) Yes: I'd have the works. If it makes me look better, it's got to be worth a try

d) Never: looks aren't that important it's what you do with then that matters

8. Tick which statement best applies to you:

a) Clothes get you noticed: I dress for success and sometimes to shock

b) I dress to attract men: high heels, short skirts and stocking do the trick

c) I've got ,y own style. I like to be smart and comfortable, but I would never wear tight or revealing clothes

d) Clothes are a passion: I fell frumpy if I'm not in fashion

9. Do you think you are good at flirting?

a) No: doesn't come naturally. I think I lack the flirting gene.

b) You bet: I've been practising my seduction techniques for years

c) No: on principle, I would never flirt with a man to get what I want

d) Sometimes: I love flirting. It's not serious, but it's very good for the ego

10. Would you go out with a toy boy?

a) Yes: for awhile, for the sex

b) No: he'd bore me rigid

c) No: I like my men to be strong and powerful

d) Yes: I like younger men best

11. At parties, where do you usually end up?

a) talking to an old friend about the world, the universe and everything

b) On a good night, with the most attractive man there

c) I'm not a party girl: I work the room, the quit

d) In the kitchen, gossiping with my girlfriends

12. Of the following, who would be your role model?

a) Heidi Klum

b) Gisele Bundchen

c) Hillary Clinton

d) Oprah Winfrey

13. Do you believe in love at first sight?

a) Perhaps falling in love can happen very quickly

b) No: love involves sacrifice, and that doesn't happen in an instant

c) yes: the meeting of eyes across a crowded room

d) NO: it's just lust, to love someone properly, you have to know them

14. How much do you reveal to people about yourself?

a) I tell people most things: I can get very intimate very quickly

b) I tell my partner everything, but carefully edit out some bits when I tell my friends

c) I tell my girlfriends everything: we're very close

d) I'm a private person: confiding in people makes me feel vulnerable.

HOW TO SCORE: Check your answers against the following chart, add up the points you scored, then read your result.

1. A-0, B-1, C-2, D-3

2. A-1, B-0, C-3, D-2

3. A-0, B-2, C -3, D-0

4. A-2, B-1, C-3, D-0

5. A-0, B-2, C-3, D-1

6. A-3, B-1, C-2, D-0

7. A-1, B-2, C-0, D-3

8. A-3, B-0, C-1, D-2

9. A-1, B-0, C-3, D-2

10. A-2, B-1, C-0, D-3

11. A-2, B-0, C-3, D-2

12. A-2, B-0, C-1, D-3

13. A-2, B-3, C-0, D-1

14. A-0, B-1, C-2, D-3

YOUR SCORE: -----Good Luck!!-------

0 - 7 : You're certainly a man's woman. In fact, men adore you. You're very feminine, love showing a bit of leg and cleavage, and can flirt your way out of most situations with aplomb..and a diary full a dinner dates. You identify with males values, and are particularly attracted to good-looking, powerful, difficult men who will shower you with the sexual approval you need. But the life seductress can be lonely one. you're often suspicious of other women- this means you can get a kick out of competing with them and making them jealous. As a result, you don't have close women friends, but friendships which often end in tears. Although you're quite self sufficient, you'd love a bit more emotional support from both men and women. The dilemma is how ti achieve it.

THE UPS: Men love you. you're sexy, sassy and self sufficient.

THE DOWNS: Women find you competitive and hard to get along with.

8 - 21: You are neither a man's woman nor a woman's woman. You''re your own woman. Although you're remarkably well balanced in your approach to love and friendship, you have a zany spin on life which makes you fun. You're interested and interesting. You trust people, and in return they trust you. you have as many male as female friends. You're not competitive with women or threatened by men. Friends respect you because you always trust to give honest feedback and you're good at keeping secrets. You have lots of passion and energy, and in your relationship you need and give your partner a lot of space. you often get jealous of women who have attributes you lack: for example, the ability to flirt. But people like you because you're strong and honest. Stay just the way you are.
THE UPS: Men and women both think you're great. you're strong, well-balanced, happy and appreciative.
THE DOWNS: Your honesty and directness can hurt feelings.

22 - 35: You're girl's girl or a woman's woman. You are the essence of womanhood. You look great (you're not averse to a bit pf pampering, and fashion is one of your passions). You're the best friend of your woman could want. you get your emotional support from your long-standing women friends, but you're so open and friendly you find it easy to make new friends, too. men fancy you because you're smart and quick-witted, but you save your best lines (usually about men) for your women friends. What bores you rigid is men's talk: long music, but you'll listen, albeit reluctantly. That's because you like to be liked. And you are.

THE UPS: Life's fun

THE DOWNS: you can appear insincere, because you're so driven by your need to be liked.

36 - 42: Put on your stars and stripes bodysuit: You are Wonderwoman!! Straight talking, ambitious, fiercely intelligent and highly principled, you've kept your independence in all things. your life is your greatest project, and woe betide any man, woman or best who gets in your way. you're highly competitive and achievement oriented, you don't need nurturing, and you certainly don't need to be liked. Men find you aloof, infuriating, dismissive and too clever. And because you won't play the girly game, they also find you very sexy. You tend to take unthreatening lovers who won't exhaust you emotionally, but you close friends, all women, are incredibly loyal, and women generally regard you as a fantastic role model.

THE UPS: You're highly achiever who gets her way.

THE DOWNS: You're a loner and may miss out on true intimacy in the long run.

.....................................
- now u know your self-classifications right??...
...de amor...