Monday, July 18, 2005

News Flash

"The mind that's conscious of its rectitude,
Laughs at the lies of rumor."
~ Ovid
:::
On the office front, major changes appear to be expected as some colleagues have tendered the R letter all at the same time. It appears that some collusion has taken place since the people involved appear to be from the same clique. The reasons for the R letter shall alas, remain confidential, but never fear, this writer, yours truly knows. The grapevine is working perfectly. Trust me.

On the home front, a cousin has been hospitalized for minor op. What is interesting is that a friend of hers took leave and flew all the way back from China to keep her company. This has led to some interesting speculation. It might be possible that if one has a close friend, to be close enough to co-own an apartment, after all, yours truly would not mind buying an apartment with my clique like *snappy or *eccentric, etc, as an investment. But so close that one shares a bank account and countersign each other's cheques? I don't think so. Btw, did I mention that my cousin and said friend belong to the female of the species? Ah. I see, you got my point.

On the friends front, yours truly have a great planned outing on Saturday to celebrate *eccentric's birthday. Whole clique minus *confused, otherwise known as *sentimental who is away in HK for her 6th anniversary, assuming yours truly got her facts right. Anyway, high point is that we are going for a water cruise picnic & *doormat is flying back from Japan! I have had reliable news that a tripe decked chocolate, coffee and cheese cake has been ordered. Did I mention that I allocated the food to bring? *arched my brows *

Also on the same front, a friend who shall go unnamed to avoid revealing her identity has requested a private me and her outing. Yours truly sense a gossip secret sharing session. And while yours truly have yet to decipher totally what the conversation topic will be about, I have a fairly good idea. In other words, my instincts are kicking in.

On the personal front, yours truly has been requested by her Norwegian friend to host or act as tour guide for friend's friend coming to Singapore. Said friend is coming with another friend. Both of whom yours truly do not know and have not met. However, yours truly decide to do a kind deed, which occurs like once every blue blue moon.

Also on current news, yours truly have been able to get a complimentary room at a HIP hotel for yours truly's bday. In return, yours truly has to attend dinner by my dept. Small price to pay, I think, for the hotel room. But yours truly needs company. Thus, have asked *starry to please come along. Hopefully, she will. Can you hear the pressure building? *deadpan*

This ends the news flash of yours truly otherwise boring life.

Other news will remain unreported.

Signing off.

Evil me.

Saturday, July 09, 2005

A Woman's Needs - A Man's Ablility

A Man's Requirements
~ Elizabeth Barrett Browning.

I
Love me Sweet, with all thou art,
Feeling, thinking, seeing;
Love me in the lightest part,
Love me in full being.

II
Love me with thine open youth
In its frank surrender;
With the vowing of thy mouth,
With its silence tender.

III
Love me with thine azure eyes,
Made for earnest grantings;
Taking colour from the skies,
Can Heaven's truth be wanting?

IV
Love me with their lids, that fall
Snow-like at first meeting;
Love me with thine heart, that all
Neighbours then see beating.

V
Love me with thine hand stretched out
Freely -- open-minded:
Love me with thy loitering foot, --
Hearing one behind it.

VI
Love me with thy voice, that turns
Sudden faint above me;
Love me with thy blush that burns
When I murmur 'Love me!'

VII
Love me with thy thinking soul,
Break it to love-sighing;
Love me with thy thoughts that roll
On through living -- dying.

VIII
Love me in thy gorgeous airs,
When the world has crowned thee;
Love me, kneeling at thy prayers,
With the angels round thee.

IX
Love me pure, as muses do,
Up the woodlands shady:
Love me gaily, fast and true,
As a winsome lady.

X
Through all hopes that keep us brave,
Farther off or nigher,
Love me for the house and grave,
And for something higher.

XI
Thus, if thou wilt prove me, Dear,
Woman's love no fable,
I will love thee -- half a year --
As a man is able.
(asking for a lot, aren't I? but at least I'm honest.) *archly*


:::


Such a cliche statement - nan2 ren2 bu2 huai4, nv3 ren2 bu2 ai4. (loosely translated as "If a guy is not bad/naughty/wicked, a gal would not love him) In other words, women are attracted by RAKES. Perversely, women like to complain abt a guy being bad but hey, if he is too nice, he's not considered charming either. *shake head*


So probably nice guys do finish last?


Yours truly have nothing against nice guys, just not the NEW AGE SENSITIVE MAN, who comes across as wimpy...But in my defense, it's not whether they are nice or not, it's whether they have backbone and character. And guys with such traits are automatically already out of the nice category, probably that's why guys, i'm told, hate to be describe as nice by girls because nice = boring. How true.


Me being me, being not at all inclined towards the let's stay together forever and forever, etc, etc. Let's just take one day at a time. So what do I need a nice guy for? Obviously, an interesting one has more possibilities? It's not as if i'm looking for a nice lamb to set up house with, so give me a wolf any day and I will love as he will, for 1/2 a year as he is able.


Thank you very much.


Next Topic: Gender Quirks

Hopeless - Nice Guys Finish Last

Response by: *Wallflower

Artist: Olivia Newton-John Lyrics
Song: Hopelessly Devoted to You Lyrics


Guess mine is not the first heart broken,
my eyes are not the first to cry I'm not the first to know,
there's just no gettin' over you
Hello, I'm just a fool who's willing to sit around
and wait for you
But baby can't you see, there's nothin' else
for me to do I'm hopelessly devoted to you
But now there's nowhere to hide,
since you pushed my love aside I'm not in my head,
hopelessly devoted to you
Hopelessly devoted to you,
hopelessly devoted to you
My head is saying "fool, forget him",
my heart is saying "don't let go"
Hold on to the end, that's what I intend to do
I'm hopelessly devoted to you
But now there's nowhere to hide,
since you pushed my love aside I'm not in my head,
hopelessly devoted to you
Hopelessly devoted to you,
hopelessly devoted to you