Love Dive

Christmas Love Tips from Lovedive

2008-12-31T16:11:00.005+08:00

Pick a number
This romantic tip is real fun and truly gives the meaning of love. Tell your sweetheart to pick a number between 1-50 and then shower him/her with that number of kisses.

Compliments
Compliments go a long way. So pick up a thesaurus and describe your lover with the words that truly bring out the best in him/her. Use words like beautiful, handsome, angelic, divine, sublime, alluring, bewitching, stunning, gorgeous, exquisite, marvelous, magnificent, charming, enticing, fabulous etc. This is a great romance tip that works just perfect for both the sexes.

Short and Sweet

Fill some romance into your world with just tiny gestures to spark the magic of love. If you guys are living together, then scribble small messages and leave them in different places. Like if you leave for work earlier than your hubby then write a romantic message with soap on the bathroom mirror. It will be a great way to start your day.

Friends vs Girlfriend: Relationship

2008-12-31T16:00:00.001+08:00

One of the most challenging aspects of being in a relationship is figuring out how to balance your friends and girlfriend. Hard to balance and if you can’t handle the situation for there might lot of consequences, right? If you ignore your girlfriend one too many times, you'll be single before you know it, but your friends won't remain friends with you for very long if you constantly flake out on them.

Eventually, learning how to balance your friends and girlfriend is about time management and respect. The people who care about you deserve your time… the key is sorting out how to divide that time fairly between the important people in your life.

Tips:

Source: Askmen.com

Plan time with each
Your friends have always just called you up when they're in the mood to go out. Meanwhile, your girlfriend has started assuming that you'll be spending every weekend together. The problem is that both parties assume that you can just drop everything and hang out with them. In an effort to balance your friends and girlfriend, a little planning goes a long way… scheduling will you help you make the most of your time.

Respect sacred occasions
As you try to balance your friends and girlfriend, it's essential to acknowledge that some events are sacred -- some things you absolutely cannot ditch out on. For example, you pretty well have to spend New Year's with your girlfriend, even if your buddies are planning a kick-ass road trip to New York City while all she wants to do is attend a party at her BFF's. Similarly, you can't -- under any circumstances --- let your girlfriend talk you into blowing off sacred guy time, like your fantasy football draft or your annual camping trip. Recognize that some things are sacred and you'll be more likely to balance your friends and girlfriend.

Turn her into a wing-woman
One way to balance your friends and your girlfriend is to plan outings with both parties. For example, try taking your girlfriend with you when you go out to the club with the guys. Turning her into a wingwoman can be a great opportunity for friend-girlfriend bonding. Your girlfriend can actually be an asset for your friends in the pickup game. Single girls will feel more comfortable talking to your male friends if there's a woman in your group. Also, the sight of your friends talking comfortably with your cute girlfriend is sure to trigger a single girl's competitive nature.

Your girlfriend will enjoy these outings too because women can't resist playing matchmaker. She'll also be happy to lend a hand to your boys because, generally, girlfriends want your male friends to find girlfriends. When your friends start pairing up with girls, they're less threatening to her as you can start doing things like double-dates (instead of having them steal you away to prowl for women). Turning her into a wingwoman is a win-win situation.

Casino Poem

2008-12-17T03:21:00.003+08:00

You were heavy in your chair
One hand rubbed the green felt of the table
As if it were the breast on the sinewy body of yearning

I watched your tan lips envelop the soft bliss of your second to last cigarette
The light brown sugar of your skin was impervious to the piercing flashy lights
But blue and white shown from your somber eyes

Each delicious chip were like the pennies we would throw in shopping mall fountains
Wishes and dreams waiting to be scooped up
The waitress in the vexatious black dress faithfully brought you whiskey sours
Numbing and erasing all that continued to spiral

I wanted to grab your hands and smell the bills and smoke
Then force them on my waist
I would have led you through the ravenous creatures, the deceitful ringing
Lights that leave the eyes arid and the soul broke

Elegant carpeting, signs that lie
Couldn't have enveloped you and pulled you back to anguish
Through the revolving doors the ocean mist would have cleansed
The buildings were vibrant but they weren't bigger than us

We would have kept walking to the sand
Just ahead of where the ocean stops
You would lay with me
So I could rub sand up your arms

Consume the wetness of night
And the dryness of your torment
Playing casinos or casino poker is still the best!

When Life Gets So Hard

2008-12-16T09:40:00.000+08:00

I wanted to find some words on a card.
That would help to get thru' it when life gets so hard.

It seems you can't bear it, perhaps can't go on
When deep in the heart there's no trace of a song.

Some words that would comfort when late in the night
The trials return and you're too tired to fight.

Or the tears flow so often it seems you'll run dry.
And life gets so tough that you just want to die.

Or at least go and hide where you're safe from all pain.
Someplace you can rest 'til you find joy again.

What are the words you so need to hear
That will help and will heal and remove all the fear?

That builds up inside 'til you think you'll explode
What are the words that will lighten the load?

If only I knew the right words to say.
To encourage and bless you or comfort some way.

I know not the words but this I can do.
I shall offer up prayers to the Father for you.

Sometimes, in life when you really need someone to comfort you because you're too confuse of something else but nobody is there... all you have to do is to PRAY.
Sometimes, when someone is there to comfort you- the more confuse you're are!... all you have to do is to LISTEN to your heart!
Sometimes, going somewhere cannot help you to think... all you have to do is to FIND other ways and other things that you think it will help you go on.

So, no matter what happens in life always remember three things... PRAY, LISTEN and FIND! And HOPE and FAITH will follow! Have a good and happy life!

Hello- This is how it starts!

2008-09-07T15:55:00.007+08:00

I could relate... I'm in love... I'm happy!

Toni Gonzaga's song entitled: One Hello
... If you're not afraid of what love brings, this will be your chance that you will be taking- say Hello because love begins there! Love begins in friendship!

If you're not afraid
Of what love brings
Then endings are beginnings
Of beautiful things
It's a chance you'll take
It's a chance you'll win
If someone's gonna find you
First you gotta let them in

Coz love begins with one hello
The hardest part is over
Now it's easy letting go
One hello is how it starts
You might win it all or lose your heart

If you're not afraid
Of what you feel
Then try and keep it simple
Or try and keep it real
And if being real
Means you'll someday say goodbye
Remember my friend
Goodbyes not the end
It's a circle you know
And it starts with one hello

Oohh...
Love begins with one hello
The hardest part is over
Now it's easy letting go
One hello is how it starts
Remember my friend
Goodbyes not the end
It's a circle you know
And it starts, starts with one hello
It starts with one hello

The Magic of Love Spell: Love Mantra

2007-11-07T09:03:00.000+08:00

Now, who among you tried this spell? Effective?

This is a very old and tested love spell. It is definitely to work for you also. For this spell take a piece of paper and write the sentence �XX loves XX�. For example your name is Tom and her name is Rosy. So you write �Tom loves Rosy�. Now we reverse this sentence completely letter by letter. So it will be �ysor sevol mot�. After this take a green pen and on a fresh piece of paper write the reversed sentence without any space; �ysorsevolmot�. Carry this paper with you for some days and seven times in the day read it aloud saying each letter individually like Y S O R S�.

Last but not the least when he or she falls in love with you, throw this paper in a lake or river.

Points System: Make a Woman Happy

2007-10-20T11:40:00.000+08:00

Here's the truth: "Do something she likes and you get points. Do something she dislikes and points are subtracted. You don't get any points for doing something she expects." -Source: across.co.nz

Simple Obligations
You'll get points if:

you make the bed

Points are subtracted when:

You throw the bedspread over rumpled sheets
You leave the toilet seat up

Social Engagements
Points are subtracted when:

You stay for a while, then chat with a college drinking buddy

Her Birthday
You'll get points if:

You take her out to dinner and it's not a sports bar

Points are subtracted when:

You just take her out to dinner
It's a sports bar, it's all-you-can-eat night, and your face is painted the colors of your favorite team

Communication
You'll get points if:

When she wants to talk, you listen, for over 30 minutes
You listen for more than 30 minutes without looking at the TV

Points are subtracted when:
She realizes this is because you've fallen asleep

Be careful guys! Remember that your rule is to make the woman happy!

Making the person happy: Woman VS Man

2007-10-20T11:08:00.000+08:00

Which of which is easy? Making the woman happy or making the man happy?

When making a woman happy, you guys just need to be:

a friend
a companion
a lover
very clean
funny
intelligent
a good listener
a strong
true
determined
understanding
compassionate

Plus points if you:

give her compliments regularly
love shopping
be honest
be very rich
not stress her out
not look at other girls
give her lots of attention
never forget occasion like birthdays & anniversaries

BUT! Making a man happy, there are only two things you need to consider :-) [... and some girls hate it. But it's a reality!]

Show up naked
Bring food

Chris Daughtry: Home

2007-10-16T08:48:00.000+08:00

I'm staring out into the night,
Trying to hide the pain.
I'm going to the place where love
And feeling good don't ever cost a thing.
And the pain you feel's a different kind of pain.

I'm going home,
Back to the place where I belong,
And where your love has always been enough for me.
I'm not running from.
No, I think you got me all wrong.
I don't regret this life I chose for me.
But these places and these faces are getting old
So I'm going home.
Well I'm going home.

The miles are getting longer, it seems,
The closer I get to you.
I've not always been the best man or friend for you.
But your love, remains true.
And I don't know why.
You always seem to give me another try.

So I'm going home,
Back to the place where I belong,

And where your love has always been enough for me.
I'm not running from.
No, I think you got me all wrong.
I don't regret this life I chose for me.
But these places and these faces are getting old.

Be careful what you wish for,
'Cause you just might get it all.
You just might get it all,
And then some you don't want.
Be careful what you wish for,
'Cause you just might get it all.
You just might get it all, yeah.

Oh, well I'm going home,
Back to the place where I belong,
And where your love has always been enough for me.
I'm not running from.
No, I think you got me all wrong.
I don't regret this life I chose for me.
But these places and these faces are getting old.
I said these places and these faces are getting old.
So I'm going home.
I'm going home.

Happy Birthday my Love!

2007-10-16T08:44:00.000+08:00

Happy birthday to my love!
A sea around my heart:
Part shelter, part enduring word,
Part mirror of my art.
You are the calm that drains my rage,
Bliss upon my shores,
Immensity immutable,
Rush that life restores.
To you I wish to be a welcome
Harbor for your ocean,
Destiny and origin,
Aim of your affection,
Yearning of your motion.

Missing You

2007-10-16T08:32:00.000+08:00

Sometimes, when you miss someone you can't deny to your own self that you're sad and that you want to go next to him/her... Even myself right now, i can feel the saddest part of my life while missing my guy! This is for you Bev,

Have you ever bothered to realize
how much you mean to me?
I care so much for you inside
and miss you so deeply.

My mind is always curious about
the way things might have been.
As days go by and time goes by,
I look back once again.

All the time I held you in my arms,
I had the whole world right there.
There you were, comforting me with
all of your charms.

Every little kiss from you
was like a dream come true.
This love that I have inside my heart,
it all belonged to you!

It's funny, all those little things
I never thought I'd miss,
Like all those conversations we had,
or the first time we kissed.

I guess that what I'm trying to say,
is I miss and love you more each day!
It hurts me not to see you,
or not to know if you're ok.

I want you to understand
that I loved you from the start.
And I want you to know,
no matter how many miles
we may be apart,
you'll always hold a special place
in my heart.

Missing Quotes

2007-10-16T08:24:00.000+08:00

Did you miss someone? Express your thoughts and send your love to them... tell them that you miss them and you can't live your life without them...

"It's true we don't know what we've got until its gone, but we don't know what we've been missing until it arrives."
"I did three things today; miss you, miss you, and miss you."
"Each time I miss you, a star falls down from the sky. So, if you looked up at the sky and found it dark with no stars, it is all your fault. You made me miss you too much!"
“Cause I love you and I miss you, hearing your voice is the closest thing to touching you…”"
"You may be out of my sight... but never out of my mind... I Miss You!"
"I am waiting and hoping and wishing for the time, when we can be together again! I Miss You!"
"A day without you is like a day without sunshine... I Miss you..."
"When I think of you I get this feeling that I want to see you. I miss you."
"When I Miss You... I just close my eyes & I am with you!"

Kisses: types and tips

2007-10-10T10:52:00.000+08:00

Feel free to try them... what? to whom? Well, it's up to you...

Here are some types of kisses :-)

Wake Up Kiss - Before your partner awakes lean over and kiss their cheek and move over giving soft kisses until
you reach their lips. Definitely a more than pleasant way to wake up!
Trickle Kiss - Take a sip of a favorite drink and trickle it slowly into partner's mouth while kissing.
Tiger Kiss - Quietly sneak up behind your partner making sure they do not know what you are going to do. Out
of the blue, grab them and gently bite their neck. Make sure to get a few good growls in too. This will surely surprise them.
The Buzzing Kiss - Gently place your lips against your lover's neck , behind their ear. Now, send a shudder through their skin by gently growling and humming, vibrating your lips and cheeks as you do so. Move up and down the neck, over the bones of the face and lips.
Teaser Kiss - Starting on the forehead, a sweet short kiss on lips, then move up the arms up to her hand, kiss her hand, then come back up her arm, to her face and then lightly kiss her lips till she wants a passionate kiss.
Butterfly Kiss - With your faces less than a breath away, open and close your eyelids against your partners. If done correctly, the fluttering sensation will match the one in your heart.

Can you imagine what a weighty impact it leaves on your beloved after a stimulating and exciting kiss session? To kiss confidently, be confident. To be confident, you have to relax. It is best not to think about anything. Do not pay attention to the result. Enjoy the process but slowly!

Scared to love... you?

2007-10-10T10:35:00.001+08:00

Love is the master key that opens the gates of happiness, according to Holmes. Agree? How about if you’re scared… scared of love, scared of loving someone? Does it mean that you’re not giving yourself a chance to enter the gate of happiness and that you will be forever sad?

What if you don’t have any guts to court someone or don’t have guts to accept someone? What if, you’re afraid that the girl might ignore you or afraid because there might be lots of expectations?

Questions remain a question but here’s the thoughts going through your head as you’re falling in love…

You push the hair out of my face,
And place your forehead on mine,
and you stare deep into my eyes,
And there is a pause in time.
You take my hand in yours,
And rub it with your thumb,
And when I try to say the words,
I find that I am dumb.

I want to tell you how I feel,
And have you tell me back,
But I can't get the words out,
As though it's confidence I lack,
But you know it could be certainty,
Maybe you're not the one for me,
So how come you're the only one,
Who makes me want to just be,

I love when you smile at me,
When you call me just to hear my voice,
When you tell me that I am beautiful,
So why am I unsure of my choice?

Could it be I'm scared to love you,
Scared to commit to just one,
Because it feels as though my heart is fighting,
Between loving you ands having fun!

By Poppy Fields 2005

Where to kiss your lover?

2007-10-09T13:25:00.000+08:00

Can kiss make or break a couple’s relationship?

Shower you love with perfect kiss and right places... BUT where?

Here:
* Behind their ear.
* Tip of their nose.
* Back of their neck.
* Underside of their forearm.
* Curve of their waist.
* Palm of their hand.
* Inside their wrist.
* Under their chin.
* Their eyelids.
* Inside of their ankle.
* Their collar bone.
* Tips of their fingers.
* Their spine.
* Small of their back.
* Their tummy.
* Behind their knees.

Any additional tips? Any comment? Hahaha....

Love: Just a little thing

2007-10-09T13:10:00.000+08:00

No matter what happens, when you’re in a relationship, you should at least try to work for it. You should not take it for granted. When problems come, always talk to your partner and discuss. That’s the only way to understand things. Remember that in every situation, it is a journey for two (you and your lover). You should both plan and settle things out.

Here’s a poem by anonymous entitled: A Little Thing Called Love

When you questioned love, why love exist… why love just come and go… then it’s your chance now to pause for a while and reflect. Or simply just don’t question it. It’s been part of living.

Read this:

Love is a many splendor thing, they say,
And I believe it when you looked my way,
Out of the blue, things seemed to happen
By chance or destiny, is the question.

Living my life so long, without knowing your existence,
Then came a day we felt each others presence,
Guess what's meant to be will always find a way,
Love creeps into hearts and decides to stay.

A love so exquisite, yet so intricate,
In a world of only "you and I"
A love we can't even demonstrate,
A secret we have to keep for life.

I love you, honey, and its from my heart,
I hope you know that you’re no beggar from the start,
You make me fly without wings,
You make my heart wants to sing.

Every moment I spent with you,
Is every one of my dreams coming true?
More than words, I want to show you how I feel,
Someday, some place, sometime, I will.

Love is a journey for two,
Step by step, me and you,
The future we can't see,
Let love lead the way for you and me.

Great Old Poems: 1910's - 1980's

2007-10-01T11:12:00.000+08:00

I usually featured known and common quotes; some were new and written by unknown composer. Just now I think of those poem collection that were composed in 1910’s, 1920’s, 1930’s and even in 1950’s. Interesting, right? How about poems during 1840’s? Unbelievable, isn’t it? I browsed one site that featured oldies poem, that’s why I’ll share selected poems for you…

1841 Poem
To The Sun-Dial
UNDER the Window of the Hall of the House
of Representatives of the United States

Thou silent herald of Time's silent flight!
Say, could'st thou speak, what warning voice were thine?
Shade, who canst only show how others shine!
Dark, sullen witness of resplendent light
In day's broad glare, and when the noontide bright
Of laughing fortune sheds the ray divine,
Thy ready favors cheer us--but decline
The clouds of morning and the gloom of night.
Yet are thy counsels faithful, just, and wise;
They bid us seize the moments as they pass--
Snatch the retrieveless sunbeam as it flies,
Nor lose one sand of life's revolving glass--
Aspiring still, with energy sublime,
By virtuous deeds to give eternity to Time.
John Quincy Adams

1920’s Poem
Goodbye!

COME, thrust your hands in the warm earth
And feel her strength through all your veins;
Breathe her full odors, taste her mouth,
Which laughs away imagined pains;
Touch her life's womb, yet know
This substance makes your grave also.

Shrink not; your flesh is no more sweet
Than flowers which daily blow and die;
Nor are your mein and dress so neat,
Nor half so pure your lucid eye;
And, yet, by flowers and earth I swear
You're neat and pure and sweet and fair.
Richard Aldington

1830’s Poem
Memory

MY mind lets go a thousand things,
Like dates of wars and deaths of kings,
And yet recalls the very hour--
'Twas noon by yonder village tower,
And on the last blue noon in May--
The wind came briskly up this way,
Crisping the brook beside the road;
Then, pausing here, set down its load
Of pine-scents, and shook listlessly
Two petals from that wild-rose tree.
Thomas Bailey Aldrich

Lost Love, Lost Love Quotes

2007-10-01T10:44:00.000+08:00

All of us are falling in love, and sometimes or most often we’re falling out of love or suffering in love. Love quotes will help you to express your deepest feelings and thoughts, during those times when words just refuse to flow out of you. Here are some:

Lost Love Quotes

The way to love anything is to realize that it might be lost. -G. K. Chesterton
It is better to have loved and lost than never to have lost at all. -Samuel Butler
The hottest love has the coldest end. -Socrates
I was never one to patiently pick up broken fragments and glue them together again and tell myself that the mended whole was as good as new. What is broken is broken -- and I'd rather remember it as it was at its best than mend it and see the broken places as long as I lived. -Margaret Mitchell
"You wondered how you’d make it through. I wondered what was wrong with you. Because how could you give your love to someone else, yet share your dreams with me? Sometimes the only thing you’re looking for, is the one thing you can’t see." - Vanessa Williams
"If you live to be 100, I want to live to be 100 minus one day, so I never have to live without you." - Winnie the Pooh
"Some of us think holding on makes us strong; but sometimes it is letting go." - Herman Hesse

You may be facing difficulties in your relationship. You just had a big fight with your guy or girl, and you're at a loss of what to do. You just broke up with your loved one. You're thinking about whether to let him or her go and end the relationship. No matter what happens, just consider that life's like that. You just have to move forward and try to open your heart... it will surely come again.

The Magic of Love Spell: Effective?

2007-10-01T10:19:00.000+08:00

Do you believe on love spell? Me? I don’t know! Maybe, but how true is it? I would like to share one here and please let me know how you react on this:

White Candle Spell
This love spell is a promise to true love. Remember the spell doesn’t promise for love the way you will like but for the real feelings of the person. It may be more or less than your expectations.
Get a simple white candle. Don’t select a thin one as you have to inscribe it. Prepare a platform and decorate it with your and your lover’s favorite things. Get a rose thorn from a white rose bush and inscribe the words “All my love come to me" three times on the candle. Light and place the candle in the center of the platform. With full concentration watch the candle burn out visualizing your lover the whole time. When the candle has completely burned out completely, collect the wax and wrap it together with your love souvenirs and keep it in a safe place.

The result of this love spell is that you’ll receive your lover’s true love. And in the future if you no longer wish for romantic feelings from your love, simply dispose off the wax bundle.

Now, who among you tried this spell? Effective?

I Promise

2007-10-01T10:06:00.000+08:00

Love is in the air... Marriage love poems is here! To express true meaning of love romantically and unique! Here's one example of marriage love poems. It signifies, promises.

I promise to give you the best of myself
and to ask of you no more than you can give.
I promise to respect you as your own person
and to realize that your interests, desires and needs
are no less important than my own. I promise to share with you my time and my attention
and to bring joy, strength and imagination to our relationship.
I promise to keep myself open to you
, to let you see through the window of my world
into my innermost fears and feelings, secrets and dreams. I promise to grow along with you,
to be willing to face changes in order to keep
our relationship alive and exciting.
I promise to love you in good times and bad,
with all I have to give and all I feel inside
in the only way I know how,
completely and forever.
by: Dorothy R. Colgan

Marriage Vows| Wedding Vows

2007-10-01T09:51:00.000+08:00

Soon to be married? Got problems of wedding vows, what to say to really make your wedding romantic, meaningful and unique? Actually, there are typically three different ways to exchange one’s vows. First, “Question and Answer” Vow. This is very traditional where the priest, judge, minister, etc. to ask question from the groom and the bride to which the responds is “I Do”.

Form:
[The priest, judge, minister, etc.]: "Do you, (husband’s Name/ wife’s Name), take (wife’s Name/ husband’s Name), to be your (wife/husband)?" (Groom/Bride Response) "I
do."
Second, “Responsive” Vows. This is also quite traditional as you always hear this in a wedding ceremony. The wedding officiant will say a certain sentences then each of the couple will say this:
"I, (Name), Take you, (Name), To be my (wife/husband); To have and to hold, From this day forward, For better, for worse, For richer, for poorer, In sickness and in health, To love and to cherish, 'Till death do us part." And it could be, "I, (Name), Take you, (Name), To be none other than yourself. I promise to stand by your side; To encourage you, and be open and honest with you; To laugh with you, and cry with you; To always love and honor you; Both freed and bound by our love, For as long as we both shall live."
Third, is what we called “Custom” Vow. It’s somehow a verbal love letter from each other. A groom/bride will express his/her feelings for the other, along with the promises to do or even not to do. Most of the couples write them our and just read them to the other during the ceremony.

Example:
Groom:
There was darkness for a long time and then there was light, and that light was you. Your love has given me wings, and our journey begins today. I pledge before this assembled company to be your husband from this day forward. Let us make of our two lives one life. I want you for today, tomorrow, and forever.
Bride:
I have dreamed my whole life of having someone as wonderful as you love me the way you do. I give myself to you as your wife, and I promise here to treasure for all of my days the love we celebrate today. Let us bring together our lives and find us a new each day.
Source: elegant vows

Other Example:
I, ____________, take you, ____________, as my friend and love, beside me and apart from me, in laughter and in tears, in conflict and tranquility, asking that you be no other than yourself, loving what I know of you, trusting what I do not know yet, in all the ways that life may find us.

The Groom places the Bride’s ring on her finger and says:____________, I give you this ring as a symbol of my vow, and with all that I am, and all that I have, I honor you, in the name of God.
Source: elegant vows

Hope these will help a lot to those who plan to get married! Congratulations in advance and Best Wishes!

Liza J. Kaplan: DateLife NYC

2007-09-28T07:39:00.000+08:00

Warning: May be inappropriate for anyone in earshot
Dating is tough for a gal in the city
Cuz brains aren't enough and most guys just ain't pretty.
So let's get down to details both nitty and gritty,
And you'll see that it needn't always seem so shitty.

Though most guys aren't cute,
The numbers are ample
And it's less overwhelming to start with a sample.
So let's check out some options on becoming a twosome,
(And if that doesn't work you can always just screw some.)

With a click and a drag of your mouse you'll find guys,
Though some things are better off left to surprise.

As he sheds off his screenname of BigJew4You,
You choke back the tears as you try not to spew.
He's a bit of a freak, it is sad but it's true,
But the real horror is that you know you're one too.
So to see if your true personalities mesh,
It's safer to meet face to face, in the flesh.

When you discover there're choices there's always speed-dating,
Some guys are exciting, while some leave you hating.
But it's all in good fun with the prospect of mating,
It can be quite interesting. Translation: degrading.

Though there are many men on the streets of New York,
He might not keep kosher, aka-he eats pork,
But unless you are ready for a wedding and a stork,
You'll be lucky to find one who knows how to fork.

Though it sometimes feels hopeless, that just isn't so,
Remember that each trial helps you to grow,
So until your Prince Charming rides in on that horse,
Enjoy the adventure though it may seem off course.

Still it's true that dating is often quite scary,
Some young guys are bald, while others are hairy.
Neither of which you are dying to marry,
'Specially if he's 'friends' with a Tom, Dick or Larry.

So beware of speed dating and the internet site,
And believe me dear ladies, I too take this plight,
So until you should stumble upon Mr. Right,
Happy Dating to all, and to all a good fright!

Source: DateLife NYC

Funny Poem: Stretching the Truth

2007-09-28T07:09:00.000+08:00

Have you heard any funny poems? How funny is it? Is it with sense? (Laughing…) I hope so! Well, I was browsing the net yesterday afternoon and found some funny poems. I can’t say it was really funny but somehow if you really interpret it in a deepest way, it’ll mean something.

I’ll post one now and SOME soon…

Here,

It was 1541, or perhaps a later hour,
When Francis Dereham was taken to London's famous Tower.
He'd been a naughty boy for Katherine Howard he had "known":
Not a clever thing to do with her husband on the throne.

Henry The Eighth was pretty cross and almost lost all reason
And said the Queen would have to go for having committed treason.
But proof was what was needed and it couldn't all be bought
So Dereham was arrested and his confession keenly sought.

He was taken to the torture room and tied upon the rack
And the creaking wheels were turned until they'd taken up the slack.
The rack master then smiled at him, a smile that wasn't sweet,
Then he took a goose's feather and tickled both his feet.

He burnt poor Dereham with heated irons and gouged out both his eyes
But no confession could he get, much to his surprise.
He turned the wheels some more, there was a tearing noise and then
Dereham who'd been five-feet-two was almost five-feet-ten.

But still they couldn't break the man, no matter what they tried,
Until it was the rack master who just broke down and cried.
Then Henry came along to see if confession time was near
And having heard the problem he whispered in Dereham's ear.

The young man listened quietly and then suddenly confessed
And the rack master stared and said, "Well now, I'll be blessed,"
"Your Highness, that was brilliant but just what did you say?"
"I said he could change places with you for one whole day."

Source: Stretching the Truth

Love Online

2007-09-27T12:12:00.000+08:00

Love chatting? How about registering on different dating sites just to meet someone? How you ever imagine yourself having boyfriend/girlfriend online? Will the relationship grows? Let us all read the story of Megan, 28 years old.

I am a 28 yr old divorced female. Although, I have been divorced for 6 years, my dating life has been a nightmare. I was meeting guys in all types of ways, and have had a lot of heartache. I have often wondered if I was ever going to find anyone again. My past relationships have been both verbally & physically abusive. I had just about given up, when I was stumbling through the personal ads online, and came across an ad from a guy that lived 10 minutes away from me. His photo & ad caught my eye, so I decided to give him a try. After exchanging a few emails, he called me and we met and went out. I have come to find out, our fathers' have known each other for over 10 years, and we have been crossing paths for sometime now. He is the sweetest, most romantic guy I have ever known, from opening my car door, to bringing me roses. We are now inseparable. For anyone out there who is thinking about giving up on meeting their special someone... good things come to those who wait!

Yes, it’s really true. Don’t lose hope. Just learn to wait. As the saying goes. “The more you wait for someone, the better the person.”

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A Place in BabyG's Heart

2007-09-27T11:23:00.000+08:00

Heartbroken, after my first love left me, I thought that I would never be able to love anyone the same way ever again. Everything reminded me of him. I didn't want anyone to replace him cause he meant so much to me. So, i kept myself from everyone that tried to get into my life. I lived with an emptiness for years. I thought that I wouldn't be able to feel the same way for anyone ever again but...
i met a guy... through one of my distant friends. At first I didn't want anything to have to do anything with him cause I knew I would get hurt all over again if I did. But after a while i decided to give it a try. He seemed sincere about me. I fell in love again. I was scared at first cause I didn't want to be left heartbroken again. Soon enough we were always together. I cherished every second we were together. One day... he got in an accident. I was left a lone again. It was too much for me to handle. I fell in love again. It wasn't like anything that I've experienced before. I knew where I stood with him. Then... he got locked up. I didn't see any point in going on. But I knew I had to. But there was just something about him that I couldn't let go of. Then it hit my like a rock. He took something from me that no one ever had. My heart. No matter how anyone tells me that I have to move on I can't. No matter how much I want to and how much I try. He took away my most valuable possession. My love. Now I sit here alone. Staying up at remembering everything that we ever had. That emptiness in my heart can never be filled. And no matter what he'll always have a place in my heart.

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For Men: Top Negative Body Language of Women

2007-09-24T07:15:00.000+08:00

These are the top negative body language, signals as far as the game of flirting is concerned. Men try to sharpen your senses about these things.

- You lean towards her and she leans back from you.
- She starts turning away from you.
- She doesn't make eye contact with you.
- She folds her arms across her chest.
- She double-crosses her legs at the ankle too.
- She touches her nose often while she's with you.
- A limp or hanging hand can indicate boredom with you.
- When talking to you, she keeps glancing at other guys around her.
- She makes no effort to talk to you.
- She doesn't reply to any of your comments, doesn't answer your questions and doesn't ask you any questions. Unless she just isn't feeling good or is moody, this could indicate that she's not interested in you and that you are wasting your time.
- She just comes out and tells you to get lost, go away, go to hell, or worse. Then be assured that you are heading for the danger end. It will be better for you to leave that beauty and try looking out for a gorgeous one.

MOMENTS IN LIFE

2007-09-23T22:14:00.000+08:00

There are moments in life when you miss someone
so much that you just want to pick them from
your dreams and hug them for real!

When the door of happiness closes, another opens;
but often times we look so long at the
closed door that we don't see the one,
which has been opened for us.

Don't go for looks; they can deceive.
Don't go for wealth; even that fades away.
Go for someone who makes you smile,
because it takes only a smile to
make a dark day seem bright.
Find the one that makes your heart smile.

Dream what you want to dream;
go where you want to go;
be what you want to be,
because you have only one life
and one chance to do all the things
you want to do.

May you have enough happiness to make you sweet,
enough trials to make you strong,
enough sorrow to keep you human and
enough hope to make you happy.

The happiest of people don't necessarily
have the best of everything;
they just make the most of
everything that comes along their way.

The brightest future will always
be based on a forgotten past;
you can't go forward in life until
you let go of your past failures and heartaches.

When you were born, you were crying
and everyone around you was smiling.
Live your life so at the end,
you're the one who is smiling and everyone
around you is crying.

Please send this message to those people
who mean something to you (I JUST DID);
to those who have touched your life in one way or another;
to those who make you smile when you really need it;
to those who make you see the
brighter side of things when you are really down;
to those whose friendship you appreciate;
to those who are so meaningful in your life.

If you don't send it, don't worry,
nothing bad will happen to you;
you will just miss out on the opportunity
to brighten someone's day with this message!!!

Don't count the years-count the memories...........

Life is not measured by the number of breaths we take;
but by the moments that take our breath away!

Stealing or Winning?

2007-09-17T08:02:00.001+08:00

Sunday is all about resting, talking with my family members, watching DVD, playing with my nephew and sometimes, listening to music. What amazed me yesterday while lying in my own bed was that the text message of my long lost friend- Chris.

“Hi Honey. Kumusta? (“How are you?”) If you don’t mind, please help me how to win a mate’s girlfriend. I really like her and I don’t care if you call me traitor or what. But I think I’m in love with that girl. Friend, please give me some tips.”

Cases like this is very common, right? But my BIG question is- “Do you have any conscience? Can you win someone who’s your friend girlfriend/boyfriend?” Come to think of it.

Instead of winning someone who’s in a relationship, why not find someone who’s available and flirt with him or her. Yes, flirting. It’s another way of meeting potential mates and see if you’re compatible. Well, I could give you at least 8 flirting tips for now. Check this out guys!

For Women:
Remember these girls! Men are not used to women flirting with them. They would just love it IF woman would talk to them first or at least express a larger clue that you were interested in checking them out.

Tip #1: Eye contact
Remember that the first contact made with a potentially interesting person is eye contact. It’s a way of sneaking in communication that has no words. In order for that eye contact to have desired impact, it must be delivered well, with good intentions and respect.

Tip #2: Treat men gently
Now, if someone you are not interested in approaches you and flirts, too… just be nice. All other men are watching to see what you do. It’s a BIG turn off also when you laugh after he leaves or you show visual disapproval. Why? You’re cutting your chances on anyone else approaching you.

Tip #3: Smile
Give a guy a look. It could be all over from head to toe- and flash him your most winning smile.

Tip #4: Be approachable
Nobody likes an ice-queen. Force yourself to let your guard down and you’ll make yourself more approachable.

For men:
Remember these boys! To truly make your understanding with a woman successful, you need to recognize when she’s flirting with you. Women are masters of subtlety, so it’s your job to remain aware of every gesture, word, and every move she throws your way. Be attentive!

Tip #1: When a woman smiles at you
The smile is the last sign of openness and friendliness, provided that it’s genuine. If a woman shows her teeth and has that sparkle in her eye, then you can assume that she’s enjoying your company. Your only job is to keep her smiling by smiling back.

Tip #2: When a woman goes out of her way to get you to notice her
Why else would she be taking the long way? If a woman walks by your table on her way to washroom in a food shop/ coffee shop, but your table is located at the opposite of where she should go, then she’s probably interested. In addition to that, if she smiles at you on her way, then consider you job half done.

Tip #3: When a woman initiates a conversation
Taking the first step to initiate a connection with you is a sign that she’s interested. And when she tells you something like “ You remind me of someone I know,” which begs a response and successive talking, that’s a concrete sign.

Tip #4: When a woman pays you a compliment
If she throws one your way, you can pat yourself on the back. It implies that she’s attracted to you.

HAVE FUN! Flirting is a way of connecting from the heart and acknowledging someone। Be generous and keep smiling!

2007-09-14T13:59:00.000+08:00

A SPECIAL GROCERY LIST

Louise Redden, a poorly dressed lady with a look of defeat on her face,

walked into a grocery store.
She approached the owner of the store in a most humble manner and asked if he would let her charge a few groceries.
She softly explained that her husband was very ill and unable to work, they had seven children and they needed food.
John Longhouse, the grocer, scoffed at her and requested that she leave his store at once.
Visualizing the family needs, she said: "Please, sir! I will bring you the money just as soon as I can."
John told her he could not give her credit, since she did not have a charge account at his store.
Standing beside the counter was a customer who overheard the conversation between the two. The customer walked forward and told the grocer that he would stand good for whatever she needed for her family. The grocer said in a very reluctant voice, "Do you have a grocery list?"

Louise replied, "Yes sir."O.K" he said, "put your grocery list on the scales and whatever your grocery list weighs, I will give you that amount in groceries."
Louise, hesitated a moment with a bowed head, then she reached into her purse and took out a piece of paper and scribbled something on it. She then laid the piece of paper on the scale carefully with her head still bowed.
The eyes of the grocer and the customer showed amazement when the scales went down and stayed down.
The grocer, staring at the scales, turned slowly to the customer and said begrudgingly, "I can't believe it."
The customer smiled and the grocer started putting the groceries on the other side of the scales. The scale did not balance so he continued to put more and more groceries on them until the scales would hold no more.
The grocer stood there in utter disgust. Finally, he grabbed the piece of paper from the scales and looked at it with greater amazement.
It was not a grocery list, it was a prayer, which said:
"Dear Lord, you know my needs and I am leaving this in your hands."
The grocer gave her the groceries that he had gathered and stood in stunned silence.
Louise thanked him and left the store.
The other customer handed a fifty-dollar bill to the grocer and said:

"It was worth every penny of it .. Only God Knows how much a prayer weighs."

Black VS Colored?

2007-09-13T11:53:00.000+08:00

Try to read this and
let me know your response :-)

The reality is --

When
I was born, I was BLACK,
When I grew up, I was BLACK,
When I went in the sun, I stayed BLACK,
When I got cold, I was BLACK,
When I was scared, I was BLACK,
When I was sick, I was BLACK,
And when I die, I'll still be BLACK.

NOW, You "white" folks....

Whenyou're born, you're PINK,
When you grow-up, you're WHITE,
When you go in the sun, you get RED,
When you're cold, you turn BLUE,
When you're scared, you're YELLOW,
When you get sick, you're GREEN,
When you bruise, you turn PURPLE,
And when you die, you look GRAY.

So who y'all callin' COLORED folks?

50 Marraige Pointers

2007-09-13T10:31:00.000+08:00

Heads up for these guys!
Marriage only gives greedy lawyers a chance to rob you. Agree or Disagree? Well, that’s a warning to all couples or let say to those who plan to jump into unplanned marriage. Some say, “Don’t get married”! Why? Statistics shows that over 50% of marriages end in divorce these days. If you get married you run a better than even chance that this could happen to you. Yes, marriage isn’t what you think it is. But it depends… still, there are 50% of marriages are together and unbroken.

Many marriages fail today because the people involved do not know how to show love for one another since they were brought up in a loveless relationship. Follow the following 50 Marriage Pointers to avoid misunderstanding and problems:

1. Start each day with a kiss
2. Wear your wedding ring at all times
3. Date once a week
4. Accept differences
5. Be polite
6. Be gentle
7. Give gifts
8. Smile Often
9. Touch
10. Talk about dreams
11. Choose a song that can be “your song”
12. Give back ribs
13. Laugh together
14. Send a card for no reason
15. Do what your spouse wants before being asked
16. Listen
17. Encourage
18. Do it the other’s way
19. Know your mates needs
20. Fix his (or her) favorite breakfast
21. Compliment your partner twice a day
22. Call just to say “ I Love You”
23. Slow down
24. Hold Hands
25. Cuddle
26. Ask your spouse’s opinion
27. Show respect
28. Welcome each other’s home
29. Look for the best for your mate
30. Wink at each other
31. Celebrate birthdays in a big way
32. Apologize
33. Forgive
34. Set up a romantic get away
35. Ask “what can I do to make you happier?”
36. Be positive
37. Be kind
38. Be vulnerable
39. Respond quickly to your mate’s request
40. Talk about your love
41. Reminisce about your favorite time together
42. Treat his (her) relatives & friends with courtesy
43. Send flowers every Valentines Day And Anniversary
44. Admit when you are wrong
45. Be sensitive to your mate’s sexual desire
46. Pray for him (her) daily
47. Watch sunsets together
48. Say “I Love You” frequently
49. End each day with a hug
50. Seek outside help when you need it.

Following those pointers rewards you a happy marriage. Just keep in mind also that in marriage or in a relationship, private matters (i.e. sexual relationships and finances) should be kept private. Keep you separate personalities. Respect each other’s belief system. Remember that no two people think the exact same way. Make a decision about your future together and stick to it. Loyalty and honesty with each other is also has a big points in marriage. Above all, put GOD at the center of your married life.

***Many marriages fail today because the people involved do not know how to show love for one another since they were brought up in a loveless relationship.***

**Because of the power the government gives lawyers and judges the ability to steal your stuff, and the power to make your mates life miserable should you choose to do so, being married is like living with a loaded gun sitting on the kitchen table. And once someone picks that gun up and points it at the other person, your marriage is over and your life is ruined. Because of the court system, marriage is bad for your relationship.**

smiles for you

2007-09-11T18:08:00.000+08:00

Smiling is infectious; you catch it like a flu
when someone smiled at me today, i started smiling too.
i passed around the corner, and someone saw me grin
when he smiled i realized I'd passed it on to him
i thought about that smile then i realized its worth,
a single smile, like mine could travel around the earth.
so , if you feel a smile begin, don't leave it undetected
let's start a epidemic quick, and get the world affected!

Some says that it’s really hard to smile when you’re in trouble. Problems perhaps make us sad and that’s the time that its really hard to smile. We can’t deny to our own self what we’re into, right? BUT we also remember that there’s no single reason for us to be sad, no matter what happens. WHY? Because we’re going to have the best thanksgiving we ever had! Even if problems are in our hands, we still have lots of blessings- life, family, friends and GOD. Please Smile :-)

CAN YOU SLEEP WHILE THE WIND BLOWS

2007-09-10T18:39:00.001+08:00

Years ago, a farmer owned land along the Atlantic seacoast. He constantly advertised for hired hands. Most people were reluctant to work on farms along the Atlantic. They dreaded the awful storms that raged across the Atlantic, wreaking havoc on the buildings and crops. As the farmer interviewed applicants for the job, he received A steady stream of refusals.

Finally, a short, thin man, well past middle age, approached the farmer. "Are you a good farm hand?" the farmer asked him. "Well, I can sleep when the wind blows," answered the little man. Although puzzled by this answer, the farmer, desperate for help, Hired him. The little man worked well around the farm, busy from dawn to dusk, and the farmer felt satisfied with the man's work.

Then one night the wind howled loudly in from offshore. Jumping out of bed, the farmer grabbed a lantern and rushed next door to the hired hand's sleeping quarters. He shook the little man and yelled, "Get up! A storm is coming! Tie things down before they blow away!" The little man rolled over in bed and said firmly, "No sir. I told you, I can sleep when the wind blows."

Enraged by the response, the farmer was tempted to fire him on the spot. Instead, he hurried outside to prepare for the storm. To his amazement, he discovered that all of the haystacks had
been covered with tarpaulins. The cows were in the barn, the chickens were in the coops, and the doors were barred. The shutters were tightly secured. Everything was tied down.

Nothing could blow away. The farmer then understood what his hired hand meant, so he returned to his bed to also sleep while the wind blew.

Is that love or obesession?

2007-09-10T07:24:00.000+08:00

Simple Tip:

When we don't want to let our bf/gf go away despite of knowing that the feelings of love are not present anymore, this is an obsession and NOT love. Letting go the person who doesn't love you anymore means LOVE.

In case like this, all we have to do is to really let the beloved go away if the love is out of the relationship anymore. We can't reason it into staying. Remember that we can't bribe the love or even coerce it. When time will come that it chooses to leave, then we really have to let go. We should be glad that it came for a moment in our life. Anyway, when we keep our heart open, it will surely come again and all we have to do is to wait....

A Room in My Heart

2007-09-08T10:40:00.000+08:00

~ By Faith Hill

My heart was once just like a home
With many rooms and open doors
And I always let love in
It would change the rooms around and then
Leave them empty

'Till one by one I locked each door
And soon forgot what love was for
But I never gave up hopin'
So I left just one door open
In case you found me

So there's a room in my heart for you
If your trust has been stolen too
If you walk softly on this worn out wooden floor
And leave behind you the hurt you've had before
There's a room in my heart for you

We'll paint the walls from blue to white
And set the mood by candlelight
Together we'll keep out the cold
And I'll still be there when we're old
If you'll let me

So there's a room in my heart for you
If your trust has been stolen too
If you walk softly on this worn out wooden floor
And leave behind you the hurt you've had before There's a room in my heart for you

Listen to Love

2007-09-08T09:23:00.000+08:00

Have you heard the song, “The Sound of Silence”? Hello darkness, my old friend, I’ve come to talk with you again, because a vision softly creeping, left its seeds while I was sleeping… a song by Simon & Garfunkel. Familiar? Yes maybe. But many of us don’t know the real meaning of the song. Well, try to listen each word in the lyrics and it tells you to SPEAK OUT, not just to listen. You also need to communicate with everything else~ (whatever you think of!)

... and read this article!

Listening for Love
By Jayne Fisher

There are times when we are timid and shy about expressing the love we feel. For fear of embarrassing the other person, or ourselves, we hesitate to say the actual words ‘I love you’. So we try to communicate the idea in other words. We say ‘take care’ or ‘don’t drive too fast’ or ‘be good’.
But really, these are just other ways of saying ‘I love you’. ‘You are important to me’, ‘I care what happens to you, and ‘I don’t want you to get hurt’ all mean ‘I love you’. We are sometimes very strange people. The only thing we want to say, and the one thing that we should say, is the one thing we don’t say. And yet because the feeling is so real, and the need to say it is so strong, we are driven to use other words and signs to say what we really mean. And many times the meaning never gets communicated at all and the other person is left feeling unloved and unwanted.
Therefore, I believe we have to listen for love in the words that people are saying to us. Sometimes the explicit words are necessary, but more often, the manner of saying things is even more important. A joyous insult carries more affection and love within the sentiments, which are expressed insincerely. An impulsive hug says ‘I love you’ even though the words might be saying something very different.
Any expression of a person’s concern for another says ‘I love you’. Sometimes the expression is clumsy, sometimes even cruel. Sometimes we must look and listen very intently for the love that it contains.
We say ‘I love you’ in many ways - with birthday gifts, and little notes, with smiles and sometimes with tears. Sometimes we show our love by just keeping quiet and not saying a word, at other times by speaking out, even harshly. We show our love sometimes by impulsiveness.
Many times we have to show our love by forgiving someone who has not listened to the love we have tried to express. The problem is listening for love is that we don’t always understand the language of love, which the other person is using. A girl may use tears or emotions to say what she wants to say, and her boyfriend may not understand her because he expects her to be talking his language.
We have to force ourselves to really listen for love. The problem with our world is that people rarely listen to each other. They hear the words, but they don’t listen to the actions that accompany the words or the expression on the face. Or people listen only for rejection or misunderstanding. They do not see the love that is there just beneath the surface, even if the words are angry.
Simon and Garfunkel wrote that very haunting song, The Sound of Silence. It goes: Ten thousand people, maybe more. People talking without speaking; people hearing without listening; people writing songs that voices never shared, because no one dared disturb the sound of silence... It is a terrifying picture of our modern world, a world without communication and without love.
We have to listen for love in those around us. If we listen intently we will discover that we are a lot more loved than we realize.
Just listen!

You...

2007-09-06T20:36:00.000+08:00

As the sun glows in the morning,
Lonely days are fading ,
When I met you.

As the sun sets in the evening,
Sleepless nights are coming,
Thinking of you.

If tomorrow comes,
When your not in my arms,
The days and nights of mine,
Would not be fine.

Nothing would be left in me,
Emptiness, pains and misery
When you'll be sayin goodbye,
And be lost in my side.

Who will be...

2007-07-02T23:56:00.000+08:00

Do I have the right to feel in love and be loved? Who will be? The past? The person I long for… the person that I unloved but loves me or the person whose fortuitously mine right now?

First Love

2007-07-01T20:24:00.000+08:00

By: John Clare

I ne'er was struck before that hour
With love so sudden and so sweet.
Her face it bloomed like a sweet flower
And stole my heart away complete.

My face turned pale, a deadly pale.
My legs refused to walk away,
And when she looked what could I ail
My life and all seemed turned to clay.

And then my blood rushed to my face
And took my eyesight quite away.
The trees and bushes round the place
Seemed midnight at noonday.

I could not see a single thing,
Words from my eyes did start.
They spoke as chords do from the string,
And blood burnt round my heart.

Are flowers the winter's choice
Is love's bed always snow
She seemed to hear my silent voice
Not love appeals to know.

I never saw so sweet a face
As that I stood before.
My heart has left its dwelling place
And can return no more.

Do Not Love Me Yet

2007-06-21T10:41:00.000+08:00

Do not love me yet, for I
Am still a slender moon,
A scimitar about the heart
Too sharp to touch too soon.

Before I'm touched I need to grow
More full in golden light;
I need to smile upon my earth
And rule some patch of night.

I need to know what roads and fields
Lie in my domain
And dull my brand new ecstasies
With sophomoric pain.

I need the love of some blank boy
As cold and dark as me,
That we might grope in ignorance
And fear of what might be.

And then when I'm a silver bowl
And know what I can hold,
Then, then, perhaps, we could try love
If you are not too old.

By Turlough O'Carolan.
Copyright by
Nicholas Gordon

Bright World

2007-06-16T12:22:00.000+08:00

And it came to pass, that meaning faltered; came detached
unexpectedly from the place I'd made for it, years ago,
fixing it there, thinking it safe to turn away, therefore,
to forget—hadn't that made sense? And now everything
did, but differently: the wanting literally for nothing
for no good reason; the inability to feel remorse at having
cast (now over some, now others), aegis-like, though it
rescued no one, the body I'd all but grown used to waking
inside of and recognizing, instantly, correctly, as mine,
my body, given forth, withheld, shameless, merciless—
for crying shame. Like miniature versions of a lesser
gospel deemed, over time, apocryphal, or redundant—both,
maybe—until at last let go, the magnolia flowers went on
spilling themselves, each breaking open around, and then
apart from, its stem along a branch of stems and, not of
course in response, but as if so, the starlings lifting, unlifting,
the black flash of them in the light reminding me of what I'd
been told about the glamour of evil, in the light they were
like that, in the shadow they became the other part, about
resisting evil, as if resistance itself all this time had been
but shadow, could be found that easily. . . What will you do?
Is this how you're going to live now? sang the voice in my
head: singing, then silent—not as in desertion, but as
when the victim suddenly knows his torturer's face from
before, somewhere, and in the knowing is for a moment
distracted, has stopped struggling—And the heart gives in.

BY: Carl Phillips

IN MY LIFE...

2007-06-12T22:18:00.000+08:00

There are places I remember
All my life, though some have changed.
Some forever, not for better.
And some have gone, and some remain.

All these places have their moments
With lovers and friends I still can’t recall.
Some are dead and some are living.
In my life I love them all.

But of all these friends and lovers,
There is no one compares with you.
And these memories lose their meaning
When I think of love as something new.

Though I know I’ll never ever lose affection
For people and things that went before,
I know I’ll often stop and think about them.
In my life I love you more.

Though I know I’ll never ever lose affection
For people and things that went before,
I know I’ll often stop and think of them.
But in my life I loved you more.
I love you more.
I love you more.

Romantic Quote

2007-06-12T11:03:00.000+08:00

"Today I begin to understand what love must be, if it exists. When we are parted, we each feel the lack of the other half of ourselves. We are incomplete like a book in two volumes of which the first has been lost. That is what I imagine love to be: incompleteness in absence."

Edmond and Jules de Goncourt