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Interesting definitions

alluneed — Mon, 04 Feb 2008 23:41:59 +0000

School: A place where Papa pays and Son plays.

Life Insurance: A contract that keeps you poor all your life so that you can die Rich.

Nurse: A person who wakes u up to give you sleeping pills.

Marriage: It’s an agreement in which a man loses his bachelor degree and a woman gains her masters.

Divorce: Future tense of Marriage.

Tears: The hydraulic force by which masculine willpower is defeated by feminine waterpower.

Lecture: An art of transferring information fr om the notes of the Lecturer to the notes of the students without passing through “the minds of either”

Conference: The confusion of one man multiplied by the number present.

Compromise: The art of dividing a cake in such a way that everybody believes he got the biggest piece.

Dictionary: A place where success comes before work.

Conference Room: A place where everybody talks, nobody listens and everybody disagrees later on.

Father: A banker provided by nature.

Criminal: A guy no different from the rest….except that he got caught.

Boss: Someone who is early when you are late and late when you are early.

Politician: One who shakes your hand before elections and your Confidence after.

Doctor: A person who kills your ills by pills, and kills you by bills.

Classic: Books, which people praise, but do not read.

Smile: A curve that can set a lot of things straight.

Office: A place where you can relax after your strenuous home life.

Yawn: The only time some married men ever get to open their mouth.

Etc.: A sign to make others believe that you know more than you actually do.

Committee: Individuals who can do nothing individually and sit to decide that nothing can be done together.

Experience: The name men give to their mistakes.

Atom Bomb: An invention to end all inventions.

Philosopher: A fool who torments himself during life, to be wise

To love, to hurt

alluneed — Wed, 30 Jan 2008 18:21:42 +0000

Silent whispers of love
Smiles that only meant you’re mine
Caressing fingers that only
left a longing for more

To this heart of mine
ignorance is kind
To bare your soul-searching stare
Would only be heartbreaking

Guilt, my only companion
Forgiveness is my constant plea
Together forever was my true dream
My soul mate I long to find again

My best friend I feel I lost
My second half I seek to regain
You I long to feel in my arms again
In your heart I long to live once more

Please don’t ….

alluneed — Wed, 30 Jan 2008 18:16:48 +0000

Don’t tell me things will change, because you know they won’t
Don’t tell me you didn’t mean to hurt me, because you know it won’t change a thing
Don’t get me in your claws once more because you know
you will only end up tearing me apart.

I gave you all I had. I gave you all of me. My heart, my soul, even my body.
But that was never enough for you, you had to take it all.
You took away my pride, my dignity and myself respect.
You slowly managed to make me believe that I need you so much
in my life and that without you I was nothing.

I was once told that a person can only hurt you if you let them.
So I guess I let you hurt me. I let you hurt me by letting you in.
Letting you in my life, in my heart where you knew you were safe.
Like a virus you crept in my heart, without a sound you destroyed
the one think I never thought you would.

You quickly gained my trust. I am not certain what
it was in your eyes that made you so trustworthy.
You had the most intense look, like you could see what was in my soul
and you understood what no one could ever understand.
Without me knowing it, you became my reason for breathing.

For some reason I thought you felt the same, so I figured there was
no way you could ever do me wrong.
Somebody already broke my heart I once told you.
You said you would never do that to me. Liar ! Traitor !
I have passed the past year of my life crying
desperately trying to hold on to you.

Cuba!

alluneed — Sun, 27 Jan 2008 15:02:57 +0000

So 3 weeks ago we went to our much delayed Cuba trip. Took a one week all inclusive deal, packed our bags and went on an adventure. It was the very best trip and the best dollar I have ever spent. We ate and drank till we dropped. The staff was wonderful, the food (cuban, mexican, italian, french etc..) was so so tasty. I slept like i have never slept, I guess there is something about that do not disturbe sign on the door. Also knowing that the phone will not ring helps as well.

We decided to try cuban cigars. Seemed like a great idea at the time. My baby has never smoke a cigarette or anything in his life. but being in cuba had him all excited so he smoke a couple of cigars and he chose a very bad day to learn how to inhale smoke (yikes!) i guess no one told him you not suppose to inhale cigars. He was sick like a dog for 2 days!!! After that he couldn’t come near a cigar and could not bear the smell of it.

My favourite part was the pool bar. Whomever invented a bar in the middle of a pool was genious. I made very good friends with the bartender who was such a sweet sweet woman. She make my sex on the beach very very special I got to bring back lots of jewerly, close, cigars for friends, paintings (they are so great at it!). the entire trip was a dream. the ocean was blue turquoise. look for yourself!

I must also mention that since the trip, we have been so so in love it is amazing what a full week of relaxing and just having fun can do for a couple. With work, bills, family and stress away from us, miles and miles away, we were able to reconnect and find each other, if i can say that, again:) The only negative, yet expected thing, is that I managed to gain 5lbs. Didn’t even know you could actually gain that much weight in a week!

Why do women obsess about their weight?

alluneed — Wed, 23 Jan 2008 23:18:29 +0000

As I sit on the couch and stare at my husband chow down slice of pizza after slice of pizza and chicken wings with his coke, I am jealous. I am honestly jealous. Why? because I know that he will gain absolutely no weight, none! but when i do, i will gain weight in, well let’s see, my thighs, my belly, my arms, do i go on? It’s just not fair! I give birth, carry the child for 9 months, be the only one who cares about the fact that the house is clean, care about our finances, and also be the one who endures lbs after lbs that i just cannot shed?

You know what does amaze me though? it’s that even when the husband are carrying around extra pounds around their belly and thighs, they do not care! they just don’t .. they will not count calories, will not eat salads, will not obsess over the extra piece of cheesecake they had, nope none of that! they will just go buy a bigger size pants. But not us women, we will not buy any clothes until we lose a little weight or we will buy sizes that do not fit us because we just will not accept that we gained weight.

It’s not personal, it’s business!

alluneed — Wed, 23 Jan 2008 23:01:50 +0000

I have always had an issue with this sentence. I do understand the theory behind it: it’s about make money before anything. I just find it so hard to do. I mean what are we if not personal people, what exactly are we supposed to do when it comes to business? turn stone cold? put all emotions away from ourselves?

And besides, what is so wrong with being personal? everything starts with being personal doesn’t it? the very business you are negotiating is personal to you isn’t it? so really all we mean when we say it’s not personal it’s business, is that it’s not personal to us because we are caring more about our goals, money and desires than about the people no?

I think there are 2 things, if you are repeating to yourself this sentence, you are probably trying to reassure yourself that it is ok for you to be a total asshole to someone simply because you are trying to make money. OR you are trying to make yourself feel better about the fact that you have just gotten rejected and you are thinking this is not personal to make yourself feel better about someone not wanting to do business with you, not wanting to hire you, not liking your ideas, etc. basically thinking it is not about you!

Getting older

alluneed — Wed, 23 Jan 2008 21:07:39 +0000

It was my little brother’s birthday yesterday and he turned 24. Now, my brother is 3 years younger than me. I do realize for some of you me being 27 is really not that old, but it just seems to fly by. I don’t know if i’m doing too much, are working too hard or are too busy but I just do not seem to see the years pass by. I recall my 21st birthday and that’s about all i can recall in terms of being age conscious. Every year I say oh really I am (whatever age)? Yet I do recognize that things are changing really fast and for the better. From the moment you finish university get that great career job and think about kids and marriage, things really do move fast. I have trouble believing I have been with the same man for the past 6 years, it seems like it was yesterday we got together! I tell you it just amazes me to see time fly.. anyways, just pondering…

Most quoted proverbs

alluneed — Wed, 23 Jan 2008 16:27:53 +0000

“The eyes are the window to the soul.”

“When life gives you scraps make quilts.”

“It is the part of a good shepherd to shear his flock, not to skin it.”

“The heart that loves is always young.”

“He who lives by the sword dies by the sword.”

“Desperate times call for desperate measures.”

“A journey of a thousand miles must begin with a single step.”

“A hundred men may make an encampment, but it takes a woman to make a home.”

“A drop of honey catches more flies than a hogshead of vinegar.”

“A fool may ask more questions in an hour than a wise man can answer in seven years.”

“A good husband should be deaf and a good wife should be blind.”

“Call on God, but row away from the rocks.”

“Govern a family as you would cook a small fish – very gently.”

“Under capitalism man exploits man; under socialism the reverse is true.”

“No matter how far you have gone on the wrong road, turn back.”

“It doesn’t work to leap a twenty-foot chasm in two ten-foot jumps.”

“Love makes time pass; time makes love pass.”

“Fear not a jest. If one throws salt at you, you will not be harmed unless you have sore places.”

“Turn your face to the sun and the shadows fall behind you.”

“You can outdistance that which is running after you, but not what is running inside you.”

“Faith is like a bird that feels dawn breaking and sings while it is still dark.”

“It is better to be a coward for a minute than dead for the rest of your life.”

“May your every wish be granted.”

“Get the coffin ready and the man won’t die.”

“Two hands upon the breast, and labour is past.”

Inspirational quotes for brides

alluneed — Tue, 22 Jan 2008 19:59:29 +0000

Your guest list doesn’t include every living relative in your family tree. That third cousin twice removed will just have to settle for photos.

You gain back half the weight you lost for your W-day during your honeymoon.

Your bridesmaids have to remind you what a great guy the groom is when you get overwhelmed.

You break your budget. Twice.

Your bachelorette party isn’t a “wild and crazy night” you’ll never forget.

You decide at the last minute that you want small cylinder votives instead of flowerpot votives. It’s your prerogative to be picky.

You don’t know what small cylinder votives or flowerpot votives are exactly.

After months of fighting it, you finally turn into (double gulp!) a Bridezilla.

Pretty in White (THE wedding dress)

alluneed — Tue, 22 Jan 2008 19:25:07 +0000

When searching for my perfect wedding dress, I stumbled on these designs. I just love them! Not sure which one I prefer. As we women all know, the dress is the most important thing right

These are my top five choices. As you have notices, they are all strappless, so I guess I am hitting the Gym huh?