Thank you so much everyone for making my birthday even more special with all your birthday greetings. It means a lot to me that you all took the time from your busy lives to wish me a happy birthday, and I feel very blessed to have each and every one of you as my friend. May God bless you all. Thanks!
CHEERS!!
Happy Mother’s Day MOM!
Happy Mother’s Day everyone. Have a great weekend.
Indeed, all couples want to have a successful and rewarding relationship, yet it is normal for couples to have ups and downs. When problems keep resurfacing in a relationship, it’s often because we jump into the deep end of a romance too soon. On the other hand, it’s the lack of communication, which is known to be the biggest relationship sin of all.
Relationships take work. It needs love and attention in order to survive.
I stumbled upon thecurableromantic.com’s SEVEN HABITS OF HIGHLY INEFFECTIVE COUPLES and reading it is breather. The article teaches a lot and I highly recommend it. Here’s a copy:
Relationships take work. Much like a goldfish won at a county fair, your relationship needs love and attention in order to survive. Assuming you want it to survive. Without the right amount of nurturing, your relationship and the goldfish will be found belly up by morning.
In the spirit of Stephen Covey and his highly effective habits I have found seven common bad habits of couples and maybe a few suggestions on how to repair and salvage your floundering goldfish… er, relationship.
1. Getting too close, too quick. Whirlwind romances, no matter how magical they seem, don’t always have those fairytale endings. The old “commit first, ask questions later” may have serious repercussions. If a man (men being non-committal by nature) is anxious to get into a binding relationship with you after a week, he could be running from something. Trade your romanticisms for cynicism and discover his dark secrets. If it’s really love, elopement can wait a week or until those police reports come back.
Seriously, jumping into the deep end of a romance too soon could lead to the drowning of sorrows later. Slow down and take the time to reveal annoying habits and psychotic tendencies before making major decisions. Speed dating may be all the rage these days, but like the song says, you can’t hurry love. Give yourself a little breathing room or at least sleep on your side of the bed.
2. Dishonesty. We’re all guilty of a few little white lies. There’s no harm in hiding prematurely gray hair or fibbing about that few extra pounds, right? Sure, if they don’t have any effect on your relationship. But once you decide to spend every waking moment with someone, it‘s time to wield the truth stick. Telling a girl in a bar that you’re a neurosurgeon to impress her into a one-night stand is one thing, neglecting to tell your girlfriend that you’re still married until after you’ve moved in with her is quite different. Building a relationship on lies is unhealthy and tiresome. It can prevent you from experiencing real love because your trusting partner believes in something you’re not.
Be upfront with your partner from the beginning. If you’re uncertain of your feelings for her, let her know. Share any details that may be pertinent to the relationship such as any children, diseases, or fetishes you may have. Give your lover the chance to decide whether he can handle the fact that you have six kids, had a bout of the clap, and you want him to wear your undergarments. If you don’t feel comfortable telling your partner the truth, get out and find someone you will be comfortable with. Lying didn’t work for Jon Lovitz’s liar character and it’s not going to work for you.
3. Jealousy. Maybe she has a lot of male companions. Maybe he works in an office full of women. Just the thought of your partner in the same room with someone of the opposite sex has you turning green. Don’t use your jealousy as an excuse to become inseparable as a couple. Chances are, your beau isn’t going to spring for elective conjoining surgery and insurance definitely won’t cover it.
This is one of those cases where you need to trust that your man isn’t going to jump every woman who asks to borrow his stapler. Yes, men are going to find your girl attractive and yes, you will catch your guy’s eyes drifting to body parts that don’t belong to you. Accept it gracefully and don’t overreact. Possessiveness is such an ugly trait and can lead to nasty breakups and restraining orders.
Allow your partner to see his or her friends and use the time apart to visit some of your own neglected chums. If you’re afraid that your love might meet someone one else while you’re in separate rooms, learn a few unique tricks that will surely return him to your arms at the end of the night.
4. Cheating. Survival of the fittest drives us to seek out greener pastures, especially if the current relationship has grown stale. Doesn’t make it right nor is it fair to the other people involved. By becoming emotionally involved with someone, you temporarily surrender your right to partake of the flesh of others. To stray means to endure the wrath of the significant other’s best friends.
So, your romance has run ashore. Before dipping your rod back into the pond, you have to do something with the dead fish rotting in the floor of your boat. Discuss the new developments with your current and fish around for possible solutions. If you still have feelings for your lover, but have some wild oats you’d like to sow, try mutually agreeing to see other people on the side. Suggest the polyamorous lifestyle if you’d like your partner to participate with you. If you insist on being unfaithful, your partner should be allowed to get in on the fun somehow. Should swinging not be to your lover’s liking, give one last shot at rekindling your romance. If all else fails, move on and pull some other defenseless fish from the water.
5. Loss of sexual interest. Relationships are comprised of many phases. The Formal (getting to know one another) phase, the Honeymoon (can’t tear away from each other) phase, the Comfort (finally able to say you dislike his mother) phase, and the Deterioration (why did you even bother) phase. The comfort stage is very tricky territory and often leads to discomfort. Being comfortable with your partner indicates the pressure to impress is off, but it also leads to ruts, particularly of the sexual variety.
Sexual desire can wane once you’ve been together a certain amount of time. You have familiarized yourself with all your lover’s parts and moves. So familiar that they may not excite you like before. When this happens, the woman’s doubts of sexual desirability soar and the man goes in search of excitement elsewhere.
You don’t need a tow truck to get out of a sexual rut. Simply pick up a copy of Kama Sutra, grab some massage oil and Saran Wrap and surprise your partner with a few new twists. This would be a key time to reveal those secret fantasies.
6. Neglecting your partner. Even if you’re married, there’s no guarantee that your beloved will stick around forever. Obviously you can’t spend 24/7/365 together (well, you shouldn’t) and sometimes work, friends, family, pets, or a paper cut can distract you. Once you get into that comfort zone and ease back into your regularly scheduled life, it’s easy to leave your lover behind. Remember that goldfish?
Paying attention to your partner doesn’t necessarily mean being in each other’s faces, though that can’t hurt. No, it’s the small doses of tenderness that count and rack up the most points. Leave a note on her pillow, slip an article of your clothing into his briefcase, or hide inexpensive (yet meaningful) trinkets around the house. Doing something to show your special person that you don’t wish him dead can help prolong your romance a couple more weeks.
7. Lack of communication. This is the biggest relationship sin of all. Without communication, you basically have a steady, mediocre booty call. You might as well point to some stranger on the street, decide he’s your boyfriend, and keep walking. Communication is more than sitting down to discuss problem areas and issues you may have with one another. It’s the mindless drivel and the chit chat during television commercials about music and world events.
Body language plays a major role in communication and not just in the bedroom. The way you behave and carry yourself can clue your partner in on how you’re feeling, even if you’re not willing to vocalize. A snarl is worth a thousand grumbles.
In order to have any decent, productive relationship, you must emerge from the shadows where you’ve been lurking and stop avoiding your significant other. Not big on words? Do you best Marcel Marceau. If you don’t communicate with your lover, how will you ever finish each other’s sentences or know when he‘s ready to leave a boring party? You’ll just look silly in your matching sweat suits and be the laughing stock, rather than the envy, of all your friends. And isn’t making your friends jealous the reason you started dating in the first place?
Avoiding these seven problem areas requires strength, motivation, and a little something called love. We are guilty of basing our romantic beliefs on fairy tales. The problem with happily ever after is there’s more to ever after than meets the eye. To hold on to Prince Charming, Snow White has to be willing to do more than sing with the bluebirds. If you are willing to put forth the effort to keep the relationship alive, then you’ll have a healthy goldfish for a while. Should it die, don’t dwell too long. There’s always the county fair next year.
Okay, I rarely post something about love and relationship but for what it’s worth, I’d like to share this beautiful song by Amy Grant that would totally set the mood after reading the article above.
I’m hooked to listening to Amy Grant’s That’s What Love Is For. Enjoy the lyrics, the video and the mp3.
That’s What Love Is For lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group
Amy Grant
Sometimes we make it harder than it is
We’ll take a perfect night
And fill it up with words we don’t mean
Dark sides best unseen
And we wonder why we’re feeling this way
Sometimes I wonder if we really feel the same
Why we can be unkind
Questioning the strongest of hearts
That’s when we must start
Believing in the one thing that has gotten us this far
That’s what love is for
To help us through it
That’s what love is for
Nothing else can do it
Melt our defenses
Bring us back to our senses
Give us strength to try once more
Baby, that’s what love is for
Sometimes I see you
And you don’t know I am there
And I’m washed away by emotions
I hold deep down inside
Getting stronger with time
It’s living through the fire
And holding on we find
That’s what love is for
To help us through it
That’s what love if for
Nothing else can do it
Melt our defenses
Bring us back to our senses
Give us strength to try once more
Baby, that’s what love is for
Believing in the one thing
That has gotten us this far
That’s what love is for
To help us through it
That’s what love if for
Nothing else can do it
Round off the edges
Talk us down from the ledges
Give us strength to try once more
Baby, that’s what love is for
That’s what love is for
That’s what love is for
Melt our defenses
Bring us back to our senses
Give us strength to try once more
Baby, that’s what love is for
That’s what love is for
That’s what love is for
That’s what love is for
Copyright 1991 All Nations Music (ASCAP)/MooMaison (ASCAP)/MCA Music, a div. of MCA, Inc. (ASCAP)/Age To Age Music, Inc. (ASCAP), adm. by Reunion Music Group, Inc.
Alas! Zurich-based filmmaker and founder of New7Wonders confirmed two entries as official from the list of provisional winners of New7Wonders of Nature.
New7Wonders of Nature Provisional Winners (in any order):
Jeju Island – South Korea (official winner) – visit link to New7Wonders here.
Puerto Princesa Underground River – Palawan, Philippines (official winner) – visit link to New7Wonders here.
Amazon Rainforest – Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guyana, Peru, Suriname, Venezuela
Halong Bay – Vietnam
Iguazu Falls – Argentina, Brazil
Komodo National Park – Indonesia
Table Mountain – South Africa
Source: http://www.new7wonders.com/
The Philippine pride Puerto Princesa Underground River ranks second to South Korea’s Jeju Island in the New7Wonders of Nature official list. La Venta, the Italian geographical association, uncovered the gigantic fossils of a dugong and some crystal caves in the underground river.
PPUR is open all year round, although, the best time to go is from January to May when the weather is drier and the sea is calm, making it easier to enjoy the beauty of nature. Truly, it’s more fun in the Philippines!
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Another attempt from this post.
Hey Plus users,
After posting some Google+ tips in a webmasters forum, few hours later I came back and saw that it has generated hundreds of views already. So I’ve decided to add more to the list.
So far, I’ve given a bit of information on the following:
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1. GPlus.to
A vanity link or custom short link to your Google+ profile
Create yours now. Mine is http://gplus.to/Shey4ever
2. Make your comments stand out by changing the text format
_Italic_ = Italic
*This is bold* = This is bold
-Stroked out- = s̶t̶r̶o̶k̶e̶d̶ ̶o̶u̶t̶
3. Add a twibbon
Join the cause, join the twibutes to Google+
4. Or show off your Google+ themed profile pic
I really like this one. In fact, I like it so much that I uploaded a Google+ themed pic on twitter and on my G+ profile itself!
Here it is
The latest in Turhan now is that it added ‘I’ve Moved to Google+’ theme.
This is a thumbnail of what I uploaded on Facebook.
5. Check out Google+ Search by Rich Knight
It lets you search the entire Plus content by keyword
6. The Unofficial Google+ Wiki
This site provides short and condensed information and general tips on Google+
7. Coolest, shiniest Google+ buttons for your website
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Aside from the elegant gold and silver Google+ icons, there are numerous icon sets you can find on the internet like these:
Find more Google Plus tricks and tips on Trend Impulse.
Are you on Google+? Why not?
It does look like Google+ is a man’s world; and they’re looking for love!
A website called Find People on Plus released an interesting collection of data classifying 947,996 Google+ users since its launch just about two weeks ago.
The Google+ Statistics Report from the site features the trend distribution by gender, occupation, geographical location and even a much more interesting stats of users that are ‘looking’ for love! *Now I think this is just wicked! Is it not? Google Plus turning into a dating site? We’ll see.
Find People on Plus by Exponential Labs Inc. has created a World Map to show the geographic distribution of Google+ early settlers.
Here are the demographic trends:
Google+ Statistics Report
(data taken from FindPeopleonPlus)
http://www.findpeopleonplus.com/statistics
Gender Distribution
Male 74%
Female 25%
Top 10 Countries
United States 49% is at the top spot followed by India 6%
Top 10 Occupations on Google+
Engineers 25% and Developers 14% are leading by work classification.
Users Looking for Love
94% are Male and 5% are Female on Google+
Relationship Status
Single (24,438)
Married (19,978)
In a relationship (12,252)
Engaged (3,120)
It’s complicated (1,665)
In a domestic partnership (681)
In an open relationship (589)
Widowed (232)
In a civil union (189)
Oh, and of course Mark Zuckerberg is on Google Plus too!
Are you already on Google Plus? Feel free to leave a comment with your gmail address, I would be happy to send you an invite!
It’s official!
With Google’s recent announcement on Tuesday June 28, 2011, this giant search engine is determined to create a ground-breaking twist in the digital world. Google Plus (Google+) was launched and is soon to turn all of Google into one massive social network.
See how it looks here:
Google’s creation of the +1 button 
was an introduction for this social network project. Inside Google Plus network, you can easily share your favorite pictures, images, videos, links, your location on the stream, topic feeds, and other information.
One of the best features of Google+ is social circles. 
Social Circles allows you to separate your family, friends, business. It even let users create new private circles and add people to it. There’s also a Blocked circle for all the people that you had blocked.This wonderful idea from Google is what distinguish it as a better alternative to Facebook.
Another great feature of Google Plus is called Hangouts. 
Hangouts let you hang out with your circle of friends on video chat, IM, share Googledocs, share calendars and even watch YouTube videos together.
Other Google Plus features:
Sparks -It’s a topic feed that notify users about their favorite topics.
Huddle -Allows users to connect to a group chat.
Photos It is used to store and share pictures. Google Plus automatically tags photos using facial recognition.
Google+ bar -It has your name and email address with your avatar located at the top of the page.
Can’t get enough of Google? Get Google+ for your mobile device
Google Plus was designed by one of the original members of the Macintosh team, Andy Hertzfeld.
Google Plus social network is currently running in beta and pre-invite mode.
Feels like Google, Looks like Facebook, Delicious like Apple –Impressive? Hmm tempting.
Google Plus is a social network nuance and another revamp to our online experience.
Perfect timing! Last night I watched Transformers Dark of the Moon. I am sure many have seen it and many more will. It’s horrific to actually think that another planet will be brought into Earth causing massive destruction.
But today, July 1, 2011 something real will happen.
Another geometrical dance of the Sun, Moon and Earth is about to happen in order to give birth to a new solar eclipse. On July 1, 2011 Friday at 7:53 in the morning GMT a NEW solar eclipse will be born, evolve and grow for 1226.05 years. On this day marks the birth of a new Saros eclipse cycle. But this rare occurrence will be witnessed by a few, if not, no one as this partial eclipse is visible only in a small area of ocean near Antarctica, south of Africa
The last dance of the Saros series will take place on July 14, 3237. READ MORE HERE
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