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&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;I should be doing my homework in journalism right now but I just couldn't get myself working on it. I'm always a late sleeper- a night owl- in every sense of it. And usually by midnight my brain is on the marathon. Tonight is just another night but this time I want to do something- not my homework.&lt;br /&gt;
Two weeks ago, I went to a variety school to buy things I need for my teaching activity. "Something Special", that's the store's name. I don't know what urges me to ask for the saleslady to give me a crochet thread. I have a hook since high school and I still have it. Well, now I know why I bought those thread.... I want to start crocheting a scarf for my little niece...... ♥♥♥&lt;br /&gt;
Good luck to me! :)&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11.0pt; margin-left: .375in; margin: 0in;"&gt;Last night during my hyperactivity time ( I'm a night owl), I was cleaning&amp;nbsp; my bookshelves when I stumbled on my old college notebooks. As I arrange it on the bookshelves I thought of throwing some of it on garbage since I have little space in my apartment and it's becoming crowded with books and old notebooks (Think of it as a library LOL!).&amp;nbsp; Well, its been 10 years I've been keeping it, I scanned it first when I stumbled on this note about becoming a lady... I remember copying this in one of a published books I have read in our college library. Here it is:&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11.0pt; margin-left: .375in; margin: 0in;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11.0pt; font-weight: bold; margin-left: .375in; margin: 0in;"&gt;Becoming A Lady&lt;/div&gt;&lt;ol style="direction: ltr; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11.0pt; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: .375in; margin-top: 0in; unicode-bidi: embed;" type="1"&gt;&lt;li style="margin-bottom: 0; margin-top: 0; vertical-align: middle;" value="1"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt;"&gt;A lady maintains proper posture - stomach in,      shoulder relaxed and head up.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li style="margin-bottom: 0; margin-top: 0; vertical-align: middle;" value="2"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt;"&gt;A lady never gossips.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li style="margin-bottom: 0; margin-top: 0; vertical-align: middle;" value="3"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt;"&gt;A lady has her legs      and underarms free of hair &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li style="margin-bottom: 0; margin-top: 0; vertical-align: middle;" value="4"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt;"&gt;A lady smiles      frequently. &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li style="margin-bottom: 0; margin-top: 0; vertical-align: middle;" value="5"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt;"&gt;A never panics      upon entering a crowded room.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li style="margin-bottom: 0; margin-top: 0; vertical-align: middle;" value="6"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt;"&gt;A doesn't tug      her hair, chew gum&amp;nbsp; or play with her      pen in public.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li style="margin-bottom: 0; margin-top: 0; vertical-align: middle;" value="7"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt;"&gt;A is free from      bad odor each day.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li style="margin-bottom: 0; margin-top: 0; vertical-align: middle;" value="8"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt;"&gt;A has an alert      expression on her face. She doesn't appear tired, bored or unhappy.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li style="margin-bottom: 0; margin-top: 0; vertical-align: middle;" value="9"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt;"&gt;A has a pleasant      voice.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li style="margin-bottom: 0; margin-top: 0; vertical-align: middle;" value="10"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt;"&gt;A never shakes      her legs, overwork her eyebrows or mouth when conversing with others.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li style="margin-bottom: 0; margin-top: 0; vertical-align: middle;" value="11"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt;"&gt;A lady keeps her      laughter soothing to other's ears.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li style="margin-bottom: 0; margin-top: 0; vertical-align: middle;" value="12"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt;"&gt;A lady wears a      wardrobe that is freshly laundered, well pressed, well fitted and most of      all appropriate.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li style="margin-bottom: 0; margin-top: 0; vertical-align: middle;" value="13"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt;"&gt;A lady never applies      cosmetics at the dining table... (Arg! Guilty ha! Ha!)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li style="margin-bottom: 0; margin-top: 0; vertical-align: middle;" value="14"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt;"&gt;A lady knows current      events.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li style="margin-bottom: 0; margin-top: 0; vertical-align: middle;" value="15"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt;"&gt;A lady knows when to      listen and when to speak up.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li style="margin-bottom: 0; margin-top: 0; vertical-align: middle;" value="16"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt;"&gt;A lady doesn't use      meaningless phrases such as "Oh brother", "golly",      "shocks", "ah", and "you know".&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li style="margin-bottom: 0; margin-top: 0; vertical-align: middle;" value="17"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt;"&gt;A lady doesn't wear      make-up more than what she needs.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li style="margin-bottom: 0; margin-top: 0; vertical-align: middle;" value="18"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt;"&gt;A lady keeps her      gestures graceful not jerky.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li style="margin-bottom: 0; margin-top: 0; vertical-align: middle;" value="19"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt;"&gt;A lady never smokes      while walking&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li style="margin-bottom: 0; margin-top: 0; vertical-align: middle;" value="20"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt;"&gt;A lady knows the      dining etiquettes.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ol&gt;&lt;div style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11.0pt; margin-left: .375in; margin: 0in;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11.0pt; margin-left: .375in; margin: 0in;"&gt;A LADY is always a stand out from the rest, a LADY always gets the best job, not to mention a LADY always gets&amp;nbsp; the "GOOD" man..&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;em&gt;Loving isn't easy as it may seem. It's like a complicated tangled web especially if you are in a complicated relationship. As a young girl, I loved reading romance pocketbooks and dream of having&amp;nbsp; the same happy ending, but it wasn't easy to have one.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;em&gt;About 9 years ago, I met this man, twice my age,&amp;nbsp; in one of the internet chat room and friendship grows between us. This friendship gets deeper that it end up in a romantic relationship. Though I know that he's a separated man (but not legally) I gambled on a chance.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;em&gt;It was like a heaven sent relationship, we rarely fight and there was a give-and-take relationship between us. Maybe because we have the same personality ( we both are born under "aries" sign) that made us understand each others thought, feelings and sometimes actions. It goes for almost 2 years then I thought that it wasn't an ideal kind of relationship and thinking of his kids I do not want them to experience what I had been ( my mom and dad are separated).&amp;nbsp; So, I deliberately stop any communication we have. I ignored any&amp;nbsp; SMS messages and e-mails from him. I changed my cellphone number . I stopped opening my messenger fearing that he would be online and communication would be open again between us. I just couldn't face him and tell him that I'm quitting. I am afraid that I won't be able to say&amp;nbsp; the words.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;em&gt;Months passed by, I felt like I moved on already. So, I went back to a hobby; internet chatting and web surfing. Unexpectedly, when I opened my messenger account, he was online. We had short conversation and agreed to a plain friendship he offered. But it didn't happen. Old flame was rekindled and we were back in each other arm....&lt;/em&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;em&gt;It was until few months ago, when I felt insecurities hovering in my entire self. I'm wanting more of him which I know he cannot give for according to him, he has baggage that he cannot throws along the way (his kids).&amp;nbsp;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;em&gt;I made up my mind, I should free him. Two weeks before our birthday, I started ignoring him again. I know he felt what I was up to-so he sent a short message telling me that he's letting me go... I cried so much that I felt like I died instantly after reading his message but I didn't even attempt on responding to it. I guess this is the end of everything we had, but I'd never regret loving him...... &lt;/em&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;center&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.graphicsgrotto.com/" target="_blank"&gt;&lt;img src="http://www.graphicsgrotto.com/animatedgifs/comments/thankyou/images/agcthankyou34.gif" alt="Glitter Graphics | http://www.graphicsgrotto.com/" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.graphicsgrotto.com/" target="_blank"&gt;Funniest Gifs&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/center&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7030368035273872984-4312304121541074525?l=flamysword-ajourneycalledlife.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://flamysword-ajourneycalledlife.blogspot.com/feeds/4312304121541074525/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://flamysword-ajourneycalledlife.blogspot.com/2011/06/pain-of-losing-you.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7030368035273872984/posts/default/4312304121541074525?v=2'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7030368035273872984/posts/default/4312304121541074525?v=2'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://flamysword-ajourneycalledlife.blogspot.com/2011/06/pain-of-losing-you.html' title='The Pain of Losing you'/><author><name>FlamySword</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/15803658571752714784</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry></feed>