Did they really say that?
Her: Ok, I think I will just remain silent and give my demure smile
Him: No no.. you are not going to do that. You should just open your mouth and show to the world that you have both beauty and brain.
Her: *chuckle*
Him: But after that, you can still flash them your demure smile
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There are not many occassions where I woul flip through magazines and pore through them in earnest, but reading SDU tri-monthly magazine can be a riveting affair. One of the pages gave a most edifying instruction of writing love letter. It would seem almost anachronistic for one to express oneself through hand-writing, but this practice stil retains its own little charm.
Someone blogged about how he wrote his first love letter to his crush at a tender age of 7 when he was in primary one. I find it hilarious, warm-heartening and pure all at the same time:
I love you SIng LIng
Please love me
I'll give you a eraser or a ruler if you love me
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Other love letters are:
I gently press my lips to yours and try to forget everything, gazing into your lovely eyes - I lay on your precious breast, rested my tired head upon it still. This morning I tried to gain calm and strength for the separation. Goodbye wee one, Lovebird, Sunshine, Huzy mine, Own!
- Tsarina Alexandra to Tsar Nicholas II of Russia, 1915.
It seems to me, to myself, that no man was ever before to any woman what you are to me.
- Robert Browning, 1846.
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Thursday, October 30, 2008
Wednesday, October 22, 2008
Arachnid
Scorpio are easily adaptable, determined, and instinctive. They are philosophical, powerful, and very intense. Scorpios tend to always get what they want.
They also tend to be fiery, with a sting in their tail, which leads to an exciting and passionate relationship. Relationships with Scorpio's won't be without problems though as they can be jealous, secretive, and compulsive. They are extremely loyal and emotional though, always wanting to prove their love to their family and friends.
Scorpio Strength: Passionate
Scorpio Weakness: Isolated
Scorpio Love Horoscope Compatibility
When it comes to relationships, Scorpio are most compatible with TAURUS & PISCES, a complimentary earth sign and a water sign. The complimentary relationship between earth and water brings about an understanding and easiness in a romantic relationship. Both compliment each other well and would create a deep companionship.
Source: http://www.romancestuck.com/astrology/horoscopes/scorpio-love-horoscopes.htm
They also tend to be fiery, with a sting in their tail, which leads to an exciting and passionate relationship. Relationships with Scorpio's won't be without problems though as they can be jealous, secretive, and compulsive. They are extremely loyal and emotional though, always wanting to prove their love to their family and friends.
Scorpio Strength: Passionate
Scorpio Weakness: Isolated
Scorpio Love Horoscope Compatibility
When it comes to relationships, Scorpio are most compatible with TAURUS & PISCES, a complimentary earth sign and a water sign. The complimentary relationship between earth and water brings about an understanding and easiness in a romantic relationship. Both compliment each other well and would create a deep companionship.
Source: http://www.romancestuck.com/astrology/horoscopes/scorpio-love-horoscopes.htm
Tuesday, October 21, 2008
Formula
Different people have their own fomulae when it comes to finding their significant halves.
"minus 4 plus 2", declared my cousin many years ago. "Younger by 4 years or older by 2 years", he explained.
So for quite some time, I adopted this system. Almost quite chic if you think about it, as if one's fetishes with numbers haven't quite stopped at high school.. It's almost like one's life affair can be solved almost as easily as with a mathematically formula, and you can almost know whether your answer is right or wrong. But as years wore on, I began to revise this counting system. Make it "minus 6 plus 3", wherefore 6 is a multiple of 3, just as it was the case of 4 is a multiple of 2. My rationale is simple. Had it been minus >6 or plus >3, there is no end in defending myself against charges of paedophilism or aunti-fetishism.
But SL LLG could only bewilder me with his even more elegant formula. Now this is also another oddity of mathmos from The Other University. For it is not just how they are forever fascinated by the most quotidian of the state of the world affairs - as in that the angle of the wake made by an object in deep water is always 2arcsin(1/3), they are also interested in formulating key equations linking IQ, vital statistics, weight and age.
Let me explain further.
SL LLG's point is that his future wife must possess a few key statistics. Capturing the essentials would require the following formula:
150 < Vital stats + age + weight < Her IQ
But considering how stringent this formula is in its implementation, I suggested that if he still insists on this, his future wife might well be a solution to the following:
Let the latitude of his wife's geographical location wrt equator = x
The solution can be found only if they satisfy the following 2 equations:
x sq - 11 x - 80 = 0 ---- (1) and
dP(x)/dt > 0 ---- (2)
Essentially, as SL LLG ages (gracefully or otherwise), his bargaining power gets lesser, which would require that his wife be found either at 16 degree North (Vietnam) or 5 degree South (Indonesia), and the probability that this will happen [P(x)] will just go higher over time
dP(x)/dt >0
But, I am not so greedy. I will die a happy man if my gf is
(1) From reputable school such as Dunman High, TJC (Bonus if from LEP)
(2) Be effectively bilingual
(3) Knows her cocktail well
(4) A chiobu
(5) And most importantly loves me as much as I love her.
To heck with the formula, you stupid Cantabs!!!
"minus 4 plus 2", declared my cousin many years ago. "Younger by 4 years or older by 2 years", he explained.
So for quite some time, I adopted this system. Almost quite chic if you think about it, as if one's fetishes with numbers haven't quite stopped at high school.. It's almost like one's life affair can be solved almost as easily as with a mathematically formula, and you can almost know whether your answer is right or wrong. But as years wore on, I began to revise this counting system. Make it "minus 6 plus 3", wherefore 6 is a multiple of 3, just as it was the case of 4 is a multiple of 2. My rationale is simple. Had it been minus >6 or plus >3, there is no end in defending myself against charges of paedophilism or aunti-fetishism.
But SL LLG could only bewilder me with his even more elegant formula. Now this is also another oddity of mathmos from The Other University. For it is not just how they are forever fascinated by the most quotidian of the state of the world affairs - as in that the angle of the wake made by an object in deep water is always 2arcsin(1/3), they are also interested in formulating key equations linking IQ, vital statistics, weight and age.
Let me explain further.
SL LLG's point is that his future wife must possess a few key statistics. Capturing the essentials would require the following formula:
150 < Vital stats + age + weight < Her IQ
But considering how stringent this formula is in its implementation, I suggested that if he still insists on this, his future wife might well be a solution to the following:
Let the latitude of his wife's geographical location wrt equator = x
The solution can be found only if they satisfy the following 2 equations:
x sq - 11 x - 80 = 0 ---- (1) and
dP(x)/dt > 0 ---- (2)
Essentially, as SL LLG ages (gracefully or otherwise), his bargaining power gets lesser, which would require that his wife be found either at 16 degree North (Vietnam) or 5 degree South (Indonesia), and the probability that this will happen [P(x)] will just go higher over time
dP(x)/dt >0
But, I am not so greedy. I will die a happy man if my gf is
(1) From reputable school such as Dunman High, TJC (Bonus if from LEP)
(2) Be effectively bilingual
(3) Knows her cocktail well
(4) A chiobu
(5) And most importantly loves me as much as I love her.
To heck with the formula, you stupid Cantabs!!!
Monday, October 6, 2008
JJ Lin 豆浆油条
豆浆 really goes with 油条 !! At least that's our conclusion last night at Dhoby Gaut - 要一起吃下去味道才会是最好!
But some 豆浆 does not go with some 油条, at least that's the case for my best friend who had caught the eyes of a smitten girl. I shall keep their anonymity but it suffices to say that the girl was named after a season where leaves turn brown and everything was a romantic hue.
Bur romance was far from my friend's mind when he pleaded with me and his kakis to deliver him from his misery. This was a last ditch attempt since all his endeavours to show his indifference failed - she just don't get it!
Having been hounded repeatedly by her still, he decided to execute Project Winter Sonata... It became all the more imperative since he has received unequivocal signals that she wants to meet him and eat him on his birthday.
With that, I was tasked to deliver a crushing blow for her to beat a hasty retreat by leaving a message on his facebook wall.
Preferring to leave me to my fecund imagination rather than nstructing what to write, I penned,
"David and I suggested that you go to Dempsey Hill on your b'day since it's going to be a romantic hangout for first-time couple like you. Speaking of which, when are you going to introduce WenZhao to us huh?"
As I explained later, the first statement would propel her to ninth heaven if she thinks that she is part of the "couple" in question. But the second.. the mention of WenZhao, will unleash the power of heart-crushing palm (碎心掌)
Wednesday, October 1, 2008
Children's Day
By this children's day 2008, I have already received:
(1) 3 accompaniments for Mamamia, Youth without Youth, and Painted Skin.
(2) Puteri mas durian puffs which come at the expense of 2 hrs and a slight fever from the rain
(3) A seductive smile with cool and demure disposition at Jazz @ Southbridge
(4) A cocktail evening at The Iguana
(5) A two-way "Will you be ...." and "Are you sure?" replies.
And finally, the best gift of it all,
(6) a most scented lavender
With it, October 1st will never just be Children's Day, China's New Year, or Hari Raya. It is Lavender Day.
Thank you for the Lavender.
I will cherish it and most importantly love it.
(1) 3 accompaniments for Mamamia, Youth without Youth, and Painted Skin.
(2) Puteri mas durian puffs which come at the expense of 2 hrs and a slight fever from the rain
(3) A seductive smile with cool and demure disposition at Jazz @ Southbridge
(4) A cocktail evening at The Iguana
(5) A two-way "Will you be ...." and "Are you sure?" replies.
And finally, the best gift of it all,
(6) a most scented lavender
With it, October 1st will never just be Children's Day, China's New Year, or Hari Raya. It is Lavender Day.
Thank you for the Lavender.
I will cherish it and most importantly love it.
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