It's easy to bombard anyone nowadays of surveys, other quasi-relationship tidbits and features out there, may it be online or not. Before I never really did pay much attention to it, especially the likes of "top Things you know about the opposite sex," "What do guys really look for in a girl?" yada-yada-yada. I mean, come on! Tell me something, a low eq person like me doesn't know. It really doesn't take a genius to know what a guy looks for in a girl, right? I mean seriously, all one has to do is to spend a day with a guy friend, and pretty much your guesses are bound to be confirmed. In the surface, it's easy to get the resounding traits they're looking for:
1. She has to be beautiful
2. She has to be sexy or appealing = Hots for Sexy time
3. She has to be faithful
Not necessarily in that order, but these just play around the top three.
Unpretentious. Simply men. Contrary to us girls, who look for more intricacies. We just darn make it complicated.
But amazingly, while I was looking at these top surveys in answerbag.com, I just recently remembered this one show I watched in ETC last year. If I can remember correctly it was the TODAY news and it was aired one dull sunday afternoon. Usually, I don't pay attention to these topics, frankly it's something that I think I don't need to further study on, but since it was a dull afternoon and the speakers were supposed to be accredited, I listened.
The survey that I am seeing now, and the things social experts told on the Today news, are somewhat the same, and lo and behold, this might not reconcile on what we originally knew men really look for.
The top 5 traits, if I can remember correctly that men are looking for in a girl (Partner-material) are:
1. Confidence
2. Humor
3. Intelligence
4. Faithfulness
5. Good in Bed / Sexiness
Interesting. Excuse the precision, but I might be mixing up the order, but definitely number 5 stays in number 5. I can also remember my surprise when I found out that it trailed in the list.
Matching it with answerbag.com, an online legit forum, most men consider, confidence, humor and intelligence. Faithfulness is already an understatement for both parties. But being good in bed is already a plus?? but not the most important. While beauty and sexiness are relative. It might be hard to digest at first, but when you think about it, it just makes sense.
They value a girl with confidence that can act up with admirable levels of maturity. The guys is not looking for a wham bam machine, it must be diverse and intelligent enough to carry possible conversations. As what an AOL Pulser man said "My theory is, no matter how hot that person is, eventually you'll definitely get tired of it, and it'll just fade away. So there must be other more spiritual and intellectual things you get along with when time erases all the physical hunger."--Smart answer.
Well, believe it or not. It's anyones call, but now, I'm definitely believing.
Wednesday, February 6, 2008
ConsumerTech101: Apple iPhone and iPod Touch
This post is dedicated to my sister's wacky, forced operation iPhone and my broken iPod Video. Yes, I'm not currently using it anymore. Nawalan nako nang gana, ever since a freaking annoying line appeared on the screen, some lcd glitch or something. As people would like to blame me for that, I wash my hands on it. I haven't banged it in my entire life contrary to hundreds of theories and speculations.
Anyway, this is just in at Slashdot. According to the report new, higher capacity models of iPhone and iPod touch boast of higher storage spaces. The new iPhone boasts 16 GB of storage and is priced at USD 499 and the new iPod Touch has 32 GB, also priced at USD 499.
Hmm...expensive...but what can you expect? It's sleek, mainstream elite gadget, produced by Apple.
Anyway, this is just in at Slashdot. According to the report new, higher capacity models of iPhone and iPod touch boast of higher storage spaces. The new iPhone boasts 16 GB of storage and is priced at USD 499 and the new iPod Touch has 32 GB, also priced at USD 499.
Hmm...expensive...but what can you expect? It's sleek, mainstream elite gadget, produced by Apple.
Tuesday, February 5, 2008
Valentines, might as well
Speaking of the Romantic Month, I should somehow make an effort to be romantically knowledgeable about certain stuff. From restaurant promos to online features and articles, almost everything is focused right now on the subject of relationships, love and romance (did I just type romance?). At immediate judgment, I could easily dismiss this as being purely mushy and commercial. I'm not alien to the season though. I've lived and observed valentines, and for me, it's so overrated that seeing it face to face, my system might automatically disintegrate. If you're thinking I'm bitter, you're totally wrong. If you're thinking I'm cynical, well in a way. I've had my own shares and reason for celebrating Valentine's, and I do appreciate the reason for its existence, but what I don't understand is how people give so much fuss about that it tends to feel too commercial and too icky for anyone's varying personalities.
So let's get down to the topics that I feel are real, interesting and ha-ha funny. So, I suggest for the rest of the year and for the rest of anyone's Valentines celebration, one should just check out the commercial views and lamentations on the door. Valentine's are for everyone, whether we like it or not. It's quite a bit obtuse if we only see Valentines as romantic love, well wake up and smell the 21st century, Valentines is for creative celebration to commemorate any forms of love and everyone...definitely everyone...is entitled to his or her own chocolates!
Pix source 1: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:BigPinkHeart.jpg
Pix source 2: http://www.cynical-c.com/archives/bloggraphics/heart.jpg
So let's get down to the topics that I feel are real, interesting and ha-ha funny. So, I suggest for the rest of the year and for the rest of anyone's Valentines celebration, one should just check out the commercial views and lamentations on the door. Valentine's are for everyone, whether we like it or not. It's quite a bit obtuse if we only see Valentines as romantic love, well wake up and smell the 21st century, Valentines is for creative celebration to commemorate any forms of love and everyone...definitely everyone...is entitled to his or her own chocolates!
Pix source 1: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:BigPinkHeart.jpg
Pix source 2: http://www.cynical-c.com/archives/bloggraphics/heart.jpg
February Fourth Frenzy
Yesterday, February 4th, is the anniversary of SIMS game creation! I cannot begin to tell you how how this game has become a complete work of art! It's not just a game, it's a psychological fun assessment and lifestyle!
Also, yesterday, a hefty, emotional and "political" scene happened in the House of Representatives, wherein the now former House speaker, JDV or Jose De Venecia, was ousted by his peers via a floor majority vote. There are a lot of angles to view this occurrence and one of them is that democracy was exercised to remind its constituents, the public and public officials that anyone occupying office could be immediately ousted; and it's quite foolish to think that they are somehow cloaked in permanency.
Some viewed it differently, in the light of disrespect and treachery. Some viewed it as a sign of much needed reform! The problem is, we always seem to find the need to make reforms, but we cannot even achieve any sound goal of the change had to happen in the first place. We've always been good to develop faith to change society for the better, but our actions come in rather too late, wasting our golden intentions. Some even viewed it as a melodramatic scene, as a final plea of a man who felt he was betrayed, scorned and ridiculed. It was a last call of alliance so that the Congress could get on to the "real" work and not be submerged to the pathetically muddled Politics.
I haven't fully watched the former House Speaker's privilege speech, but I've read and heard news and commentaries about the speech in nature. I've even heard excerpts of it, and all I can say was that the speaker, at that time, was full of emotions, whether it may be from anger, passion that failed to be properly channeled, or frustration towards the system and towards the corrupt government.
There are a lot of possibilities and work plays that one can derive from this political occurrence. Individual and group feedbacks would likely develop, for or against a party or government. As cliche as it may sound, there's nothing much to do about it than to accept the change and move on, rather than to dwell on the angles and drama wasting valuable time of useful action.
Sadly, for some poetically wise and apathetic to speeches and dirty politics, they all reflect in the name of karma: "Karma lang yan, they are all corrupt anyways and he should have seen it coming. Tama na ang politika." Well, a case of when the shit hits the fan I guess. He might come of this as a battered martyr, a fool or a hero for nation's cause, but right now, we really shouldn't care much on the drama and the titles. It's of no use. This is not a reality show where everything could be peachy at the end. This is our country. This is our future, and what we need right now is integrity, sincerity and action of our government officials to make the right changes at the right time.
And lastly, February Fourth is also a birthday of Bags Bagui, a friend, who is currently based in London, and hey hey hey who's about to take a trip home in two weeks time!
February fourth, a monday of all sorts. What a 'romantic' start.
Also, yesterday, a hefty, emotional and "political" scene happened in the House of Representatives, wherein the now former House speaker, JDV or Jose De Venecia, was ousted by his peers via a floor majority vote. There are a lot of angles to view this occurrence and one of them is that democracy was exercised to remind its constituents, the public and public officials that anyone occupying office could be immediately ousted; and it's quite foolish to think that they are somehow cloaked in permanency.
Some viewed it differently, in the light of disrespect and treachery. Some viewed it as a sign of much needed reform! The problem is, we always seem to find the need to make reforms, but we cannot even achieve any sound goal of the change had to happen in the first place. We've always been good to develop faith to change society for the better, but our actions come in rather too late, wasting our golden intentions. Some even viewed it as a melodramatic scene, as a final plea of a man who felt he was betrayed, scorned and ridiculed. It was a last call of alliance so that the Congress could get on to the "real" work and not be submerged to the pathetically muddled Politics.
I haven't fully watched the former House Speaker's privilege speech, but I've read and heard news and commentaries about the speech in nature. I've even heard excerpts of it, and all I can say was that the speaker, at that time, was full of emotions, whether it may be from anger, passion that failed to be properly channeled, or frustration towards the system and towards the corrupt government.
There are a lot of possibilities and work plays that one can derive from this political occurrence. Individual and group feedbacks would likely develop, for or against a party or government. As cliche as it may sound, there's nothing much to do about it than to accept the change and move on, rather than to dwell on the angles and drama wasting valuable time of useful action.
Sadly, for some poetically wise and apathetic to speeches and dirty politics, they all reflect in the name of karma: "Karma lang yan, they are all corrupt anyways and he should have seen it coming. Tama na ang politika." Well, a case of when the shit hits the fan I guess. He might come of this as a battered martyr, a fool or a hero for nation's cause, but right now, we really shouldn't care much on the drama and the titles. It's of no use. This is not a reality show where everything could be peachy at the end. This is our country. This is our future, and what we need right now is integrity, sincerity and action of our government officials to make the right changes at the right time.
And lastly, February Fourth is also a birthday of Bags Bagui, a friend, who is currently based in London, and hey hey hey who's about to take a trip home in two weeks time!
February fourth, a monday of all sorts. What a 'romantic' start.
Monday, February 4, 2008
Bill to Ban the Obese! Ridiculous
Aside from the fact that today is Monday, my crankiness was somehow thankfully subdued due to lack of sleep last night. Meaning ironically every waking moment, I take the chance for a quick wink.
I am expected to meet Mitch at Glorietta for the last day of Photoworld exhibit. But surprisingly my system really couldn't handle the drowsiness, that's why I decided to beg off, click out of the office exactly 5 pm, not a minute later, take skyway and reach the target mark!
Anyways I am going to share, as I already did with some of my officemates, an article I read just recently. Mind you, the article jolted me back to absurd reality as the article is also full of unfathomable absurdities. At least I knew that people, even High-and Mighty politicians from other power countries, make mistakes once in a while, and boy this is one of the funny BS mistakes I feel strongly about.
In the article posted in Walletpop
some of the lawmakers in the United States, specifically in the state of Mississippi, actually formulated a bill to ban obese people from restaurants. In the bill, there is a designated identification, based on Department of Health Standards on who passes as obese. Any establishment serving obese people food would have its permit terminated.
I told you it's ridiculous, but most especially...
Downright discriminating is all I can say! Forget about the war, forget about the old time war of nationalities and civilizations, forget about the races, forget about education, we've come this low to demonstrate downright in your face, discrimination!
I do understand that this bill is backed up by Health concerns. We all know obesity creates many fatal complications. It's not aesthetically pleasing, and it's not healthy at all. Worse, this could be prevented, and we do hear these lawmakers' concern. But the method of protecting these people and ensuing changes to occur by simply banning them in public establishments, would not heal them physically but damages them psychologically. It's not the correct answer, and never will be.
It's bad enough to know that calorie contents would be included in menus soon, it's annoying, but it has a greater chance to empower people more. But to be actually prohibited from restaurants, a place created for social gatherings backed up by good food and known to be one of the strongest places to exhibit the human power to choose, it's not just and not right.
It doesn't take a humanitarian to feel that this bill is a poor attempt to solve a social health problem. As humans it's our nature to help whenever, however and wherever we can, but we have to be sensitive and knowledgeable enough to offer help the right empowering way, and not through a discriminating way.
Obese people may have missed the right choices in their lives. Obese people are scarred, yet real. Being obese doesn't make a person less human. What they need is understanding and the help to seek empowerment to change for the better. This could be done through information and positive support groups, and not through this bill.
We all make mistakes. We are humans and we should help each other, and not find ways to discriminate each other for betterment. It doesn't work that way, and it's time for me to understand that these lawmakers are just humans and they're bound to go back to the drawing board. Because this bill is not only downright discriminating, but also downright ridiculous.
I am expected to meet Mitch at Glorietta for the last day of Photoworld exhibit. But surprisingly my system really couldn't handle the drowsiness, that's why I decided to beg off, click out of the office exactly 5 pm, not a minute later, take skyway and reach the target mark!
Anyways I am going to share, as I already did with some of my officemates, an article I read just recently. Mind you, the article jolted me back to absurd reality as the article is also full of unfathomable absurdities. At least I knew that people, even High-and Mighty politicians from other power countries, make mistakes once in a while, and boy this is one of the funny BS mistakes I feel strongly about.
In the article posted in Walletpop
some of the lawmakers in the United States, specifically in the state of Mississippi, actually formulated a bill to ban obese people from restaurants. In the bill, there is a designated identification, based on Department of Health Standards on who passes as obese. Any establishment serving obese people food would have its permit terminated.
I told you it's ridiculous, but most especially...
Downright discriminating is all I can say! Forget about the war, forget about the old time war of nationalities and civilizations, forget about the races, forget about education, we've come this low to demonstrate downright in your face, discrimination!
I do understand that this bill is backed up by Health concerns. We all know obesity creates many fatal complications. It's not aesthetically pleasing, and it's not healthy at all. Worse, this could be prevented, and we do hear these lawmakers' concern. But the method of protecting these people and ensuing changes to occur by simply banning them in public establishments, would not heal them physically but damages them psychologically. It's not the correct answer, and never will be.
It's bad enough to know that calorie contents would be included in menus soon, it's annoying, but it has a greater chance to empower people more. But to be actually prohibited from restaurants, a place created for social gatherings backed up by good food and known to be one of the strongest places to exhibit the human power to choose, it's not just and not right.
It doesn't take a humanitarian to feel that this bill is a poor attempt to solve a social health problem. As humans it's our nature to help whenever, however and wherever we can, but we have to be sensitive and knowledgeable enough to offer help the right empowering way, and not through a discriminating way.
Obese people may have missed the right choices in their lives. Obese people are scarred, yet real. Being obese doesn't make a person less human. What they need is understanding and the help to seek empowerment to change for the better. This could be done through information and positive support groups, and not through this bill.
We all make mistakes. We are humans and we should help each other, and not find ways to discriminate each other for betterment. It doesn't work that way, and it's time for me to understand that these lawmakers are just humans and they're bound to go back to the drawing board. Because this bill is not only downright discriminating, but also downright ridiculous.
Friday, February 1, 2008
Book Blog 101: Wheel of Fortune
Let it end swiftly.
No. You are not reading one of the heartbroken and twisted love letters set in accordance to the overrated Valentines, but I am talking about a book, about some of her books I've grown to love.
I was introduced to Susan Howatch's literary work on one afternoon of 2003 while I was busily scavenging in a thrift shop book store. As they quote, "you'll never know what you're going to get." I never did, as I picked this thick, interestingly old hardcover book that has a title, "The Rich are Different." How obviously raw, and it seems the poetry's been drained out of it, which is the exact reason I bought it.
*www.http://www.fantasticfiction.co.uk/images/n13/n65775.jpg
I remembered skimming through it after work and, then I knew I was caught by the literature. It was obsession by then. I must admit reading one part to another, might have triggered schizophrenia and natural weight loss.
Now, I'm reading another thick novel called The Wheel of Fortune. Again, do not judge the book by it's sappy title. It talks about how Fortune, adapting the Philosophy of Boethius, is represented on the life of the English Godwin Family that takes place in the early 1920's-1940's.
The author of these unique and challenging works of art is Susan Howatch, an English writer who is known to write Family-Saga novels that have an average number of pages of 1,000. Let's put at it this way, if you like soap operas, the classic ones, not the trashy ones wherein twists and turns are forced, now this is the book for you. But for those who don't have the heart for soap operas, I wouldn't be surprised if you'll like it as well, as I did. This is the heart of long Family sagas, people, before TV was invented and before long Epic Family Soap operas were invented. If you're thinking a novel version of Days of our Lives, then you're mocking the book. It has more class, character and focus than that of the scripted versions that tend to trick and entice the minds. She writes in large parts and every part is seen through the eyes of the the major characters. It's written in 1st person narrative. The conflicts are complex, which involves analysis (this is the part where you put yourselves in one character's shoes to another, therefore endangering yourself to a multiple-personality syndrome). The setting is raw and evolving to the times. The time line and story is so vast, yet the focus is there. And the writing, the conversations, it's as if you hear them speaking through the character's mouths. The words are so fluid, intelligent and sharp. This means that the conversations are amusingly sarcastic to the bone.There is no sappiness in every sentence, only truth just like what a normal person goes through.
http://www.andy-moore.co.uk/-/images/books/wheeloffortune.jpg
Here is an excerpt on the book WHEEL OF FORTUNE:
Ginevra's Part: After having a quickie copulation with her stiff and perfect husband Rober, which last about precisely 16 seconds...
Trailing to the bathroom, I prepared for more tedium, but was awoken from my stupor of distaste by finding that the little flesh-colored thread had become detached from sponge while the sponge itslef had been shoved beyond th reach of my longest finger
I sighed, prayed for contortionist skills and returned to the fray but in the end I gave it up. I spent some time debating whether I should use the douche again, just as I alwyas did, but in the end I was too nervous. Supposing I washed the sponge so far up that I had to have an operation to remove it? I shuddered. I was unsure what went on in the nether reaches of the feminine anatomy, but I picutured some unspeakable nastiness taking place among the ovaries. Wholly repelled I abandoned all thought of douching and toiled exhausted back to bed.
men have no idea what women have to go through sometimes, no idea at all.
Robert's Part: His view on Fortune by Boethius "The Consolation of Philosophy"
"I know the many disguises of that monster, Fortune, and the extent to which she seduces with friendship the very people she is striving to cheat, until she overwhelms them with the unbearable grief at the suddenness of her desertion..."
Those are just few lines I've randomly picked up. Every page seems to have a representation of the glorious works of art. It's not fantasy, but it offers the reader different perspectives of life, a lesson. But I tell you that it is very challenging to read, just like Anna Karenina, happy exhaustion would be felt by following the developments of the story. It's a thick treasure you'd have to finish from cover to cover.
Ashamed as I am, I'm still on page 839 to be exact and I've been reading this since January 1st, and I'm getting there. The characters are already 40 years old, some are dead and some are born. I can't wait to finish this! It's an excitement I have in another world! It would be a victory and an admiration for the Goodwin Family, another one of Howatch's greats!!
No. You are not reading one of the heartbroken and twisted love letters set in accordance to the overrated Valentines, but I am talking about a book, about some of her books I've grown to love.
I was introduced to Susan Howatch's literary work on one afternoon of 2003 while I was busily scavenging in a thrift shop book store. As they quote, "you'll never know what you're going to get." I never did, as I picked this thick, interestingly old hardcover book that has a title, "The Rich are Different." How obviously raw, and it seems the poetry's been drained out of it, which is the exact reason I bought it.
*www.http://www.fantasticfiction.co.uk/images/n13/n65775.jpg
I remembered skimming through it after work and, then I knew I was caught by the literature. It was obsession by then. I must admit reading one part to another, might have triggered schizophrenia and natural weight loss.
Now, I'm reading another thick novel called The Wheel of Fortune. Again, do not judge the book by it's sappy title. It talks about how Fortune, adapting the Philosophy of Boethius, is represented on the life of the English Godwin Family that takes place in the early 1920's-1940's.
The author of these unique and challenging works of art is Susan Howatch, an English writer who is known to write Family-Saga novels that have an average number of pages of 1,000. Let's put at it this way, if you like soap operas, the classic ones, not the trashy ones wherein twists and turns are forced, now this is the book for you. But for those who don't have the heart for soap operas, I wouldn't be surprised if you'll like it as well, as I did. This is the heart of long Family sagas, people, before TV was invented and before long Epic Family Soap operas were invented. If you're thinking a novel version of Days of our Lives, then you're mocking the book. It has more class, character and focus than that of the scripted versions that tend to trick and entice the minds. She writes in large parts and every part is seen through the eyes of the the major characters. It's written in 1st person narrative. The conflicts are complex, which involves analysis (this is the part where you put yourselves in one character's shoes to another, therefore endangering yourself to a multiple-personality syndrome). The setting is raw and evolving to the times. The time line and story is so vast, yet the focus is there. And the writing, the conversations, it's as if you hear them speaking through the character's mouths. The words are so fluid, intelligent and sharp. This means that the conversations are amusingly sarcastic to the bone.There is no sappiness in every sentence, only truth just like what a normal person goes through.
http://www.andy-moore.co.uk/-/images/books/wheeloffortune.jpg
Here is an excerpt on the book WHEEL OF FORTUNE:
Ginevra's Part: After having a quickie copulation with her stiff and perfect husband Rober, which last about precisely 16 seconds...
Trailing to the bathroom, I prepared for more tedium, but was awoken from my stupor of distaste by finding that the little flesh-colored thread had become detached from sponge while the sponge itslef had been shoved beyond th reach of my longest finger
I sighed, prayed for contortionist skills and returned to the fray but in the end I gave it up. I spent some time debating whether I should use the douche again, just as I alwyas did, but in the end I was too nervous. Supposing I washed the sponge so far up that I had to have an operation to remove it? I shuddered. I was unsure what went on in the nether reaches of the feminine anatomy, but I picutured some unspeakable nastiness taking place among the ovaries. Wholly repelled I abandoned all thought of douching and toiled exhausted back to bed.
men have no idea what women have to go through sometimes, no idea at all.
Robert's Part: His view on Fortune by Boethius "The Consolation of Philosophy"
"I know the many disguises of that monster, Fortune, and the extent to which she seduces with friendship the very people she is striving to cheat, until she overwhelms them with the unbearable grief at the suddenness of her desertion..."
Those are just few lines I've randomly picked up. Every page seems to have a representation of the glorious works of art. It's not fantasy, but it offers the reader different perspectives of life, a lesson. But I tell you that it is very challenging to read, just like Anna Karenina, happy exhaustion would be felt by following the developments of the story. It's a thick treasure you'd have to finish from cover to cover.
Ashamed as I am, I'm still on page 839 to be exact and I've been reading this since January 1st, and I'm getting there. The characters are already 40 years old, some are dead and some are born. I can't wait to finish this! It's an excitement I have in another world! It would be a victory and an admiration for the Goodwin Family, another one of Howatch's greats!!
Welcoming February
It's the First Friday of the First Day of February. There are a lot of freaking F's in that sentence. It makes me want to "FUKE" hehe. Sighing aside, it's official. January 2008 is over. It's done with. Lived with. It's out of the book, 11 months to go.
Boy it was fast. What happened to you last January? Worse...What happened to me?! Well, I can't say there were fireworks. But I will say that it's a month with a feel of gearing into possible brilliant trajectories that might happen this 2008. but first...Kill me with the fireworks if you'd please and do it now!! January is supposed to be a happy, fun and bright month!
But February is crucial to follow through the promises and start of January. That's why if you hate your January so much, well good luck to you, you still have a long 11 months to go. And you're not staring a good impression on the world. February is a quasi-month celebration, to follow. IN fact this month has 2 worldwide celebrations, 1 national commemoration (which translates to a work holiday) and 2 family birthday celebrations (Nanay and Papa on the 29th).
Oh gosh, a week after the entrance of Chinese New Year, comes Valentine's...the ever commercialized Valentine's day. For these two celebrations, expect people to find justification to party, dine out, have tikoy for breakfast, lunch and dinner, observe mall and hotel promos and most importantly suffer from heavy traffic...traffic...traffic.
February is more of like a post celebration shindig after the holidays. It has a vibrant feminine character to its own. It cements the masculine January and March together as it breathes excitement and positivism in the 1st quarter of the year. February is the shortest most complicated year in terms of dates in the calendar. February is more of associated to the sign of Aquarius and marks the beginning of Pisces for March. February means purification....hmmm...well...I don't know how much purification goes into this month, most probably de-purification har har.
Well for all the glorious days February has to offer, I say we should start enjoying and live the promises we made to oursevelves at the start of the year who knows, when you wake up it's already March and 1st quarter 2008 is about to end.
Boy it was fast. What happened to you last January? Worse...What happened to me?! Well, I can't say there were fireworks. But I will say that it's a month with a feel of gearing into possible brilliant trajectories that might happen this 2008. but first...Kill me with the fireworks if you'd please and do it now!! January is supposed to be a happy, fun and bright month!
But February is crucial to follow through the promises and start of January. That's why if you hate your January so much, well good luck to you, you still have a long 11 months to go. And you're not staring a good impression on the world. February is a quasi-month celebration, to follow. IN fact this month has 2 worldwide celebrations, 1 national commemoration (which translates to a work holiday) and 2 family birthday celebrations (Nanay and Papa on the 29th).
Oh gosh, a week after the entrance of Chinese New Year, comes Valentine's...the ever commercialized Valentine's day. For these two celebrations, expect people to find justification to party, dine out, have tikoy for breakfast, lunch and dinner, observe mall and hotel promos and most importantly suffer from heavy traffic...traffic...traffic.
February is more of like a post celebration shindig after the holidays. It has a vibrant feminine character to its own. It cements the masculine January and March together as it breathes excitement and positivism in the 1st quarter of the year. February is the shortest most complicated year in terms of dates in the calendar. February is more of associated to the sign of Aquarius and marks the beginning of Pisces for March. February means purification....hmmm...well...I don't know how much purification goes into this month, most probably de-purification har har.
Well for all the glorious days February has to offer, I say we should start enjoying and live the promises we made to oursevelves at the start of the year who knows, when you wake up it's already March and 1st quarter 2008 is about to end.
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