Healthy Dating Relationships - by Dr James Dobson

Ok here goes, basically Dr James has given us all 10 tips on trying to determine if the person you're dating is the right one for you.

1) You are each other's best friend, and you genuinely like being together. A recent survey indicates that for both men and women, this matter of friendship is considered the most important ingredient of all.

2) Communication is easy, natural and free. You feel that you can tell each other anything without fear of judgement or being put down.

3) You have numerous values and ideals in common and have both demonstrated the depth of your commitment to them.

4) You both think of marriage as a lifetime commitment, and you're firmly devoted to a permanent relationship.

5) When you experience conflict and disagreement, you're able to work it out instead of leaving it to simmer beneath the surface.

6) You love to laugh together. You're entertained by each other and share a sense of humor about the things in life.

7) You feel thoroughly known by your partner, and deeply cared for.

8) Your family and friends seem to be genuinely supportive of the 2 of you as a couple. You have confirmation of those who know you best and whom you trust the most.

9) You feel romantic about each other much of the time, but you feel comfortable and content with each other almost all the time.

10) You have a relationship that feels sane and safe and stable. You sense that there's a solid fit between both of you at many levels.

That's all. Just wanna share with all of you out there. So to those who are in a relationship now, how many points here do apply to your relationship?

Well wish you all out there all the best for your relationships.....

The Truest Definition of Globalization

Question: What is the truest definition of Globalization?

Answer: Princess Diana's death.

Question: How come?

Answer: An English princess with an Egyptian boyfriend crashes in a French tunnel, driving a German car with a Dutch engine, driven by a Belgian who was drunk on Scottish whisky, (check the bottle before you change the spelling) followed closely by Italian Paparazzi, on Japanese motorcycles; treated by an American doctor, using Brazilian medicines. This is sent to you by an American, using Bill Gates's technology, and you're probably reading this on your computer, that use Taiwanese chips, and a Korean monitor, assembled by Bangladeshi workers in a Singapore plant, transported by Indian lorry-drivers, hijacked by Indonesians, unloaded by Sicilian longshoremen, and trucked to you by Mexican illegals. That, my friends, is Globalization!!

Don't Ever Be Late

A priest was being honored at his retirement dinner after 25 years in the parish. A leading local politician and member of the congregation was chosen to make the presentation and give a little speech at the dinner.

He was delayed, so the priest decided to say his own few words while they waited.

"I got my first impression of the parish from the first confession I heard here. I thought I had been assigned to a terrible place. The very first person who entered my confessional told me he had stolen a television set and, when stopped by the police, had almost murdered the officer. He had stolen money from his parents, embezzled from his place of business, had an affair with his boss's wife and had taken illegal drugs. I was appalled.

But as the days went on, I knew that my people were not all like that and I had, indeed, come to a fine parish full "good and loving people."

Just as the priest finished his talk, the politician arrived full of apologies at being late. He immediately began to make the presentation and give his talk.

"I'll never forget the first day our parish priest arrived," said the politician. "In fact, I had the honor of being the first one to go to him in confession."

Moral: DON'T EVER BE LATE

Why Men Are Happier

Men are just happier people. What do you expect from such simple creatures? Your last name stays put. The garage is all yours. Wedding plans take care of themselves. Chocolate is just another snack.

You can be President. You can never be pregnant. You can wear a white T-shirt to a water park. You can wear NO shirt to a water park. Car mechanics tell you the truth. The world is your urinal. You never have to drive to another petrol station restroom because this one is just too icky. You don't have to stop and think of which way to turn a nut on a bolt.

Same work, more pay. Wrinkles add character. Wedding dress costs $5000. Tuxedo rental costs $100. People never stare at your chest when you're talking to them. The occasional well-rendered belch is practically expected. New shoes don't cut, blister, or mangle your feet.

One mood all the time. Phone conversations are over in 30 seconds flat. You know stuff about tanks. A five-day vacation requires only one suitcase. You can open all your own jars.

You get extra credit for the slightest act of thoughtfulness. If someone forgets to invite you, he
or she can still be your friend.

Your underwear is $5 for a three-pack. Three pairs of shoes are more than enough. You almost never have strap problems in public. You are unable to see wrinkles in your clothes. Everything on your face stays its original colour. The same hairstyle lasts for years, maybe decades. You only have to shave your face and neck.

You can play with toys all your life. Your belly usually hides your big hips. One wallet and one pair of shoes one colour for all seasons. You can wear shorts no matter how your legs look. You can "do" your nails with a pocket knife. You have freedom of choice concerning growing a mustache. You can do Christmas shopping for 25 relatives on December 24 in 25 minutes.

No wonder men are happier!

The Law of the Seed

Take a look at an apple tree. There might be five hundred apples on the tree, each with ten seeds. That's a lot of seeds! We might ask, "Why would you need so many seeds to grow just a few more trees?"

Nature has something to teach us here. It's telling us: "Most seeds never grow. So if you really want to make something happen, you had better try more than once."

This might mean:
You'll attend twenty interviews to get one job.
You'll interview forty people to find one good employee.

You'll talk to fifty people to sell one house, car,
vacuum cleaner, insurance policy, idea.

And you might meet a hundred acquaintances
to find one special friend.

When we understand the "Law of the Seed", we don't get so disappointed.
We stop feeling like victims.

Laws of nature are not things to take personally.
We just need to understand them - and work with them.

IN A NUTSHELL
Successful people fail more often. They plant more seeds

Long German Word

Here is a long German word:

KOMMUNIKATIONSTECHNOLOGIEZENTRUM

Guess what it mean?

Who is.....

Who is Dominique Marie François René Galouzeau de Villepin?

If you can't see the name with those weird letters properly on your screen, here's the name with simple basic letters...

" Dominique Marie Francois Rene Guillouzeau de Villepin "

Make a guess first....




He is... the Prime Minister of......
So easy....
Guessed it? Can't guess then search Yahoo! lor......

Adversity

A daughter complained to her father about her life and how things were so hard for her. She did not know how she was going to make it and wanted to give up. She was tired of fighting and struggling. It seemed as one problem was solved a new one arose.
Her father, a chef, took her to the kitchen. He filled three pots with water and placed each on a high fire. Soon the pots came to a boil.

In one he placed carrots, in the second he placed eggs, and the last he placed ground coffee beans. He let them sit and boil, without saying a word.

The daughter sucked her teeth and impatiently waited, wondering what he was doing. In about twenty minutes he turned off the burners. He fished the carrots out and placed them in a bowl. He pulled the eggs out and placed them in a bowl. Then he ladled the coffee out and placed it in a bowl.

Turning to her he asked. "Darling, what do you see?" "Carrots, eggs, and coffee," she replied. He brought her closer and asked her to feel the carrots. She did and noted that they were soft. He then asked her to take an egg and break it. After pulling off the shell, she observed the hard-boiled egg. Finally, he asked her to sip the coffee. She smiled as she tasted its rich aroma.

She humbly asked. "What does it mean Father?" He explained that each of them had faced the same adversity, boiling water, but each reacted differently.

The carrot went in strong, hard, and unrelenting. But after being subjected to the boiling water, it softened and became weak.

The egg had been fragile. Its thin outer shell had protected its liquid interior. But after sitting through the boiling water, its inside became hardened.

The ground coffee beans were unique however. After they were in the boiling water, they had changed the water.

"Which are you?" he asked his daughter. "When adversity knocks on your door, how do you respond? Are you a carrot, an egg, or a coffee bean?"

How about you?

Are you the carrot that seems hard, but with pain and adversity do you wilt and become soft and lose your strength?

Are you the egg, which starts off with a malleable heart? Were you a fluid spirit, but after a death, a breakup, a divorce, or a layoff have you become hardened and stiff. Your shell looks the same, but are you bitter and tough with a stiff spirit and heart?

Or are you like the coffee bean? The bean changes the hot water, the thing that is bringing the pain, to its peak flavor reaches 212 degrees Fahrenheit. When the water gets the hottest, it just tastes better.

If you are like the coffee bean, when things are at their worst, you get better and make things better around you .

How do you handle adversity?
Are you a carrot, an egg, or coffee?

Wake up your idea, lady driver!

Yes, please... please wake up your blardy idea, lady driver... (note that it's singular).

I don't mean to aim at the other lady drivers out there, but today as I stepped out of my office building at Victoria Street to go for lunch, i witnessed an accident, one that should never have happened at all.

The lights turned green, the vehicles with the motorcycles leading. The pedestrians heading in the same direction started crossing the road too. That means the traffic lights facing my left and right were red. And that lasted for at least 3-4 seconds, and out of a sudden, a Mitsubishi driven by a lady just drive thru the red light and Wham! a motorbike crashed into the side of the car against the door of the driver seat...

You guys see? If I had walked at my usual speed, or maybe anyone of the pedestrians walked slightly faster, it could be one of us lying there dead, could be him, her or even me.
The motorcyclist was bleeding all the way, bleeeeeeding away....away.....away..... What the hell was wrong with that lady driver?!? Hope that guy's alright by now.

New blog...Hmmm..

Well well well, what do we have here??

A new blog set up by me!! Yes, U haven seen wrongly, it's set-up by me haha...
Arghh as you all know, i haven been updating my previous blog regularly...
And I dunno how often i'd be updating this new one either, I just did it out of boredom wahaha..
And I do hope all of you will continue coming to visit my new blog often to check out what has been happening to me recently haha.... ahh juz kidding...

Okay, well, there's nothing more I can say for today...
Just that I spend the day outside @ Bishan, yeah, watched Madagascar today, afterwhich went to AMK for my dinner and got home...
Starting my work @ Income tml again... I'm back there once again.. hmm Loyalty to Employer ha!

Okok well have nothing more to say... but hey check out this url recommended by adam the cockster...
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