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Ketika AKU menciptakan langit dan bumi, AKU berfirman dan jadilah.Ketika AKU menciptakan pria, AKU membentuknya dan meniupkan nafas ke lubang hidungnya.Tetapi engkau, wanita, AKU menghiasmu setelah aku meniupkan nafas kehidupan ke pria karena lubang hidungmu terlalu lembut. AKU membiarkan pria tertidur dengan nyenyak sehingga AKU dapat dengan sabar dan sempurna membentuk engkau.Pria AKU buat tertidur supaya dia tidak dapat mencampuri.Dari satu tulang, AKU menghiasmu. AKU memilih tulang yang melindungi pria. AKU memilih tulang rusuk, yang melindungi jantung dan paru-paru juga mendukungnya, sebagaimana yang harus kamu lakukan. Dari satu tulang ini, AKU membentukmu dengan sempurna dan cantik.Sifatmu adalah tulang rusuk, kuat tetapi lembut dan mudah patah. Engkau menyediakan perlindungan untuk organ paling lembut dari pria yaitu hati atau jantungnya. Jantungnya adalah pusat dari kehidupannya, paru-paru menggenggam nafas kehidupan. Tulang rusuk akan membiarkan dirinya patah sebelum ia mengijinkan kerusakan terjadi pada jantung. Dukunglah pria sebagaimana tulang rusuk melindungi tubuhnya.Engkau tidak diambil dari kakinya untuk menjadi alasnya, tidak juga diambil dari kepalanya untuk menjadi atasannya. Engkau diambil dari sisinya, untuk berdiri disebelahnya dan dipeluk dengan erat.Engkau adalah malaikat-KU yang sempurna. Engkau adalah gadis kecilku yang cantik. Engkau telah tumbuh menjadi wanita yang sempurna, dan mata-KU terpuaskan ketika aku melihat hatimu. Matamu...jangan mengubahnya. Bibirmu sangat cantik ketika mengucapkan doa. Hidungmu sangat sempurna dalam bentuk. Tanganmu sangat lembut untuk disentuh. AKU telah memberi perhatian pada wajahmu saat engkau tertidur. AKU menggengam hatimu dekat dengan hati-KU.Dari semua yang hidup dan bernafas, engkau adalah yang paling mirip dengan AKU. ADAM berjalan bersamaku dihari dingin dan dia kesepian. Dia tidak dapat melihat ataupun menyentuh-KU. Dia hanya dapat merasakan-KU. Jadi semua yang AKU ingin Adam berbagi denganku, AKU membentuknya didalam kamu. Kekuatan-KU, kemurnian-KU, cinta-KU, perlindungan-KU dan dukungan-KU. Engkau adalah istimewa, karena engkau adalah perpanjangan tangan-KU.Pria melambangkan citra-KU, sedangkan wanita melambangkan perasaan-KU. Bersama-sama kalian melambangkan TUHAN yang sejati. Jadi pria, perlakukanlah wanita dengan baik, cintailah ia, hormatilah ia karena ia lembut. Menyakitinya, berarti engkau menyakiti-KU. Apa yang engkau lakukan kepadanya, engkau melakukan-nya kepada-KU.Wanita, dukunglah pria. Dalam kesederhanaan, tunjukkan kepadanya kekuatan perasaan yang telah AKU berikan kepadamu. Dalam kesunyian, tunjukkan kekuatanmu. Dalam cinta, tunjukkan kepadanya bahwa engkau adalah tulang rusuknya yang melindungi tubuhnya.
-----Lampiran Inline Disertakan-----When two people love each other, nothing is more imperative and delightful than giving' ~ Guy de Maupassant ~MISKONSEPSICinta berpijak pada perasaan sekaligus akal sehat. Miskonsepsi pertama yang ditentang Bowman adalah manusia jatuh cinta dengan menggunakan perasaan belaka. Betul, kita jatuh cinta dengan hati. Tapi agar tidak menimbulkan kekacauan di kemudian hari, kita diharapkan untuk juga menggunakan akal sehat. Bohong besar kalau kita bisa jatuh cinta dengan begitu saja tanpa bisa mengelak. Yang sesungguhnya terjadi, proses jatuh cinta dipengaruhi tradisi, kebiasaan, standar, gagasan, dan deal kelompok dari mana kita berasal. Bohong besar pula kalau kita merasa boleh berbuat apa saja saat jatuh cinta, dan tidak bisa dimintai pertanggungan-jawab bila perbuatan-perbuatan impulsif itu berakibat buruk suatu ketika nanti. Kehilangan perspektif bukanlah pertanda kita jatuh cinta, melainkan sinyal kebodohan. Cinta membutuhkan proses, Bowman juga menolak anggapan cinta bisa berasal dari pandangan pertama. "Cinta itu tumbuh dan berkembang dan merupakan emosi yang kompleks," katanya.CINTA BUTUH WAKTUUntuk tumbuh dan berkembang, cinta membutuhkan waktu. Jadi memang tidak mungkin kita mencintai seseorang yang tidak ketahuan asal-usulnya dengan begitu saja. Cinta tidak pernah menyerang tiba-tiba, tidak juga jatuh dari langit. Cinta datang hanya ketika dua individu telah berhasil melakukan orientasi ulang terhadap hidup dan memutuskan untuk memilih orang lain sebagai titik fokus baru. Yang mungkin terjadi dalam fenomena "cinta pada pandangan pertama" adalah pasangan terserang perasaan saling tertarik yang sangat kuat-bahkan sampai tergila-gila. Kemudian perasaan kompulsif itu berkembang jadi cinta tanpa menempuh masa jeda. Dalam kasus "cinta pada pandangan pertama", banyak orang tidak benar-benar mencintai pasangannya, melainkan jatuh cinta pada konsep cinta itu sendiri. Sebaliknya dengan orang yang benar-benar mencinta, mereka mencintai pasangan sebagai personalitas yang utuh.CINTA BERBAGI, TIDAK MENGONTROLCinta tidak menguasai dan mengalah, tapi berbagi bukan cinta namanya bila kita berkehendak mengontrol pasangan. Juga bukan cinta bila kita bersedia mengalah demi kepuasan kekasih. Orang yang mencinta tidak menganggap kekasih sebagai atasan atau bawahan, tapi sebagai pasangan untuk berbagi, juga untuk mengidentifikasi diri. Bila kita berkeinginan menguasai kekasih (membatasi pergaulannya, melarangnya beraktivitas positif, mengatur seleranya berbusana) atau melulu mengalah (tidak protes bila kekasih berbuat buruk, tidak keberatan dinomorsekiankan), berarti kita belum siap memberi dan menerima cinta.BUATLAH CINTA ITU KONSTRUKTIFIndividu yang mencinta berbuat sebaik-baiknya demi kepentingan sendiri sekaligus demi (kebanggaan) pasangan. Dia berani berambisi, bermimpi konstruktif, dan merencanakan masa depan. Sebaliknya dengan yang jatuh cinta impulsif. Bukannya berpikir dan bertindak konstruktif, dia kehilangan ambisi, nafsu makan, dan minat terhadap masalah sehari-hari. Yang dipikirkan hanya kesengsaraan pribadi. Impiannya pun tak mungkin tercapai. Bahkan impian itu bisa menjadi subsitusi kenyataan.CINTA TIDAK MELENYAPKAN SEMUA MASALAHPenganut faham romantik percaya cinta bisa mengatasi masalah. Seakan-akan cinta itu obat bagi segala penyakit (panacea). Kemiskinan dan banyak problem lain diyakini bisa diatasi dengan berbekal cinta belaka. Faktanya, cinta tidaklah seajaib itu. Cinta hanya bisa membuat sepasang kekasih berani menghadapi masalah. Permasalahan seberat apapun mungkin didekati dengan jernih agar bisa dicarikan jalan keluar. Orang yang tengah mabuk kepayang (berarti tidak benar-benar mencinta) cenderung membutakan mata saat tercegat masalah. Alih-alih bertindak dengan akal sehat, dia mengenyampingkan problem.CINTA CENDERUNG KONSTANYa, cinta itu bergerak konstan. Maka kita patut curiga bila grafik perasaan kita pada kekasih turun naik sangat tajam. Kalau saat jauh kita merasa kekasih lebih hebat dibanding saat bersama, itu pertanda kita mengidealisasikannya, bukan melihatnya secara realistis. Lantas saat kembali bersama, kita memandang kekasih dengan lebih kritis dan hilanglah segala bayangan hebat itu. Sebaliknya berhati-hatilah bila kita merasa kekasih hebat saat kita berdekatan dengannya dan tidak lagi merasakan hal yang sama saat dia jauh. Hal sedemikian menandakan kita terkecoh oleh daya tarik fisik. Cinta terhitung sehat bila saat dekat dan jauh dari pasangan, kita menyukainya dalam kadar sebanding.CINTA TIDAK BERTUMPU PADA DAYA TARIK FISIKDalam hubungan cinta, daya tarik fisik penting. Tapi bahaya bila kita menyukai kekasih hanya sebatas fisik dan membencinya untuk banyak faktor lainnya. Saat jatuh cinta, kita menikmati dan memberi makna penting bagi setiap kontak fisik. Kontak fisik, ketahuilah, hanya terasa menyenangkan bila kita dan pasangan saling menyukai personalitas masing-masing. Maka bukan cinta namanya, melainkan nafsu, bila kita menganggap kontak fisik hanya memberi sensasi menyenangkan tanpa makna apa-apa. Dalam cinta, afeksi terwujud belakangan saat hubungan kian dalam. Sedang nafsu menuntut pemuasan fisik sedari permulaan.CINTA TIDAK BUTACinta itu buta? Tidak sama sekali. Orang yang mencinta melihat dan menyadari sisi buruk kekasih. Karena besarnya cinta, dia berusaha menerima dan mentolerir. Tentu ada keinginan agar sisi buruk itu membaik. Namun keinginan itu haruslah didasari perhatian dan maksud baik. Tidak boleh ada kritik kasar, penolakan, kegeraman, atau rasa jijik. Nafsulah yang buta. Meski pasangan sangat buruk, orang yang menjalin hubungan dengan penuh nafsu menerima tanpa keinginan memperbaiki. Juga meninggalkan pasangan saat keinginannya terpuaskan, hanya karena pasangan punya secuil keburukan yang sangat mungkin bisa diperbaiki.CINTA MEMPERHATIKAN KELANJUTAN HUBUNGANOrang yang benar-benar mencinta memperhatikan perkembangan hubungan dengan kekasih. Dia menghindari segala hal yang mungkin merusak hubungan. Sebisa mungkin dia melakukan tindakan yang bisa memperkuat, mempertahankan, dan memajukan hubungan. Orang yang sedang tergila-gila mungkin saja berusaha keras menyenangkan kekasih. Namun usaha itu semata-mata dilakukan agar kekasih menerimanya, sehingga tercapailah kepuasan yang diincar. Orang yang mencinta menyenangkan pasangan untuk memperkuat hubungan.CINTA BERANI MENYATAKAN HAL YANG TIDAK DISUKAISelain berusaha menyenangkan kekasih, orang yang sungguh-sungguh mencinta memiliki perhatian, keprihatinan, pengertian, dan keberanian untuk melakukan hal yang tidak disukai kekasih demi kebaikan. Seperti seorang ibu yang berkata "tidak" saat anaknya minta es krim, padahal sedang flu.
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Ketika AKU menciptakan langit dan bumi, AKU berfirman dan jadilah.Ketika AKU menciptakan pria, AKU membentuknya dan meniupkan nafas ke lubang hidungnya.Tetapi engkau, wanita, AKU menghiasmu setelah aku meniupkan nafas kehidupan ke pria karena lubang hidungmu terlalu lembut. AKU membiarkan pria tertidur dengan nyenyak sehingga AKU dapat dengan sabar dan sempurna membentuk engkau.Pria AKU buat tertidur supaya dia tidak dapat mencampuri.Dari satu tulang, AKU menghiasmu. AKU memilih tulang yang melindungi pria. AKU memilih tulang rusuk, yang melindungi jantung dan paru-paru juga mendukungnya, sebagaimana yang harus kamu lakukan. Dari satu tulang ini, AKU membentukmu dengan sempurna dan cantik.Sifatmu adalah tulang rusuk, kuat tetapi lembut dan mudah patah. Engkau menyediakan perlindungan untuk organ paling lembut dari pria yaitu hati atau jantungnya. Jantungnya adalah pusat dari kehidupannya, paru-paru menggenggam nafas kehidupan. Tulang rusuk akan membiarkan dirinya patah sebelum ia mengijinkan kerusakan terjadi pada jantung. Dukunglah pria sebagaimana tulang rusuk melindungi tubuhnya.Engkau tidak diambil dari kakinya untuk menjadi alasnya, tidak juga diambil dari kepalanya untuk menjadi atasannya. Engkau diambil dari sisinya, untuk berdiri disebelahnya dan dipeluk dengan erat.Engkau adalah malaikat-KU yang sempurna. Engkau adalah gadis kecilku yang cantik. Engkau telah tumbuh menjadi wanita yang sempurna, dan mata-KU terpuaskan ketika aku melihat hatimu. Matamu...jangan mengubahnya. Bibirmu sangat cantik ketika mengucapkan doa. Hidungmu sangat sempurna dalam bentuk. Tanganmu sangat lembut untuk disentuh. AKU telah memberi perhatian pada wajahmu saat engkau tertidur. AKU menggengam hatimu dekat dengan hati-KU.Dari semua yang hidup dan bernafas, engkau adalah yang paling mirip dengan AKU. ADAM berjalan bersamaku dihari dingin dan dia kesepian. Dia tidak dapat melihat ataupun menyentuh-KU. Dia hanya dapat merasakan-KU. Jadi semua yang AKU ingin Adam berbagi denganku, AKU membentuknya didalam kamu. Kekuatan-KU, kemurnian-KU, cinta-KU, perlindungan-KU dan dukungan-KU. Engkau adalah istimewa, karena engkau adalah perpanjangan tangan-KU.Pria melambangkan citra-KU, sedangkan wanita melambangkan perasaan-KU. Bersama-sama kalian melambangkan TUHAN yang sejati. Jadi pria, perlakukanlah wanita dengan baik, cintailah ia, hormatilah ia karena ia lembut. Menyakitinya, berarti engkau menyakiti-KU. Apa yang engkau lakukan kepadanya, engkau melakukan-nya kepada-KU.Wanita, dukunglah pria. Dalam kesederhanaan, tunjukkan kepadanya kekuatan perasaan yang telah AKU berikan kepadamu. Dalam kesunyian, tunjukkan kekuatanmu. Dalam cinta, tunjukkan kepadanya bahwa engkau adalah tulang rusuknya yang melindungi tubuhnya.
When two people love each other, nothing is more imperative and delightful than giving' ~ Guy de Maupassant ~MISKONSEPSICinta berpijak pada perasaan sekaligus akal sehat. Miskonsepsi pertama yang ditentang Bowman adalah manusia jatuh cinta dengan menggunakan perasaan belaka. Betul, kita jatuh cinta dengan hati. Tapi agar tidak menimbulkan kekacauan di kemudian hari, kita diharapkan untuk juga menggunakan akal sehat. Bohong besar kalau kita bisa jatuh cinta dengan begitu saja tanpa bisa mengelak. Yang sesungguhnya terjadi, proses jatuh cinta dipengaruhi tradisi, kebiasaan, standar, gagasan, dan deal kelompok dari mana kita berasal. Bohong besar pula kalau kita merasa boleh berbuat apa saja saat jatuh cinta, dan tidak bisa dimintai pertanggungan-jawab bila perbuatan-perbuatan impulsif itu berakibat buruk suatu ketika nanti. Kehilangan perspektif bukanlah pertanda kita jatuh cinta, melainkan sinyal kebodohan. Cinta membutuhkan proses, Bowman juga menolak anggapan cinta bisa berasal dari pandangan pertama. "Cinta itu tumbuh dan berkembang dan merupakan emosi yang kompleks," katanya.CINTA BUTUH WAKTUUntuk tumbuh dan berkembang, cinta membutuhkan waktu. Jadi memang tidak mungkin kita mencintai seseorang yang tidak ketahuan asal-usulnya dengan begitu saja. Cinta tidak pernah menyerang tiba-tiba, tidak juga jatuh dari langit. Cinta datang hanya ketika dua individu telah berhasil melakukan orientasi ulang terhadap hidup dan memutuskan untuk memilih orang lain sebagai titik fokus baru. Yang mungkin terjadi dalam fenomena "cinta pada pandangan pertama" adalah pasangan terserang perasaan saling tertarik yang sangat kuat-bahkan sampai tergila-gila. Kemudian perasaan kompulsif itu berkembang jadi cinta tanpa menempuh masa jeda. Dalam kasus "cinta pada pandangan pertama", banyak orang tidak benar-benar mencintai pasangannya, melainkan jatuh cinta pada konsep cinta itu sendiri. Sebaliknya dengan orang yang benar-benar mencinta, mereka mencintai pasangan sebagai personalitas yang utuh.CINTA BERBAGI, TIDAK MENGONTROLCinta tidak menguasai dan mengalah, tapi berbagi bukan cinta namanya bila kita berkehendak mengontrol pasangan. Juga bukan cinta bila kita bersedia mengalah demi kepuasan kekasih. Orang yang mencinta tidak menganggap kekasih sebagai atasan atau bawahan, tapi sebagai pasangan untuk berbagi, juga untuk mengidentifikasi diri. Bila kita berkeinginan menguasai kekasih (membatasi pergaulannya, melarangnya beraktivitas positif, mengatur seleranya berbusana) atau melulu mengalah (tidak protes bila kekasih berbuat buruk, tidak keberatan dinomorsekiankan), berarti kita belum siap memberi dan menerima cinta.BUATLAH CINTA ITU KONSTRUKTIFIndividu yang mencinta berbuat sebaik-baiknya demi kepentingan sendiri sekaligus demi (kebanggaan) pasangan. Dia berani berambisi, bermimpi konstruktif, dan merencanakan masa depan. Sebaliknya dengan yang jatuh cinta impulsif. Bukannya berpikir dan bertindak konstruktif, dia kehilangan ambisi, nafsu makan, dan minat terhadap masalah sehari-hari. Yang dipikirkan hanya kesengsaraan pribadi. Impiannya pun tak mungkin tercapai. Bahkan impian itu bisa menjadi subsitusi kenyataan.CINTA TIDAK MELENYAPKAN SEMUA MASALAHPenganut faham romantik percaya cinta bisa mengatasi masalah. Seakan-akan cinta itu obat bagi segala penyakit (panacea). Kemiskinan dan banyak problem lain diyakini bisa diatasi dengan berbekal cinta belaka. Faktanya, cinta tidaklah seajaib itu. Cinta hanya bisa membuat sepasang kekasih berani menghadapi masalah. Permasalahan seberat apapun mungkin didekati dengan jernih agar bisa dicarikan jalan keluar. Orang yang tengah mabuk kepayang (berarti tidak benar-benar mencinta) cenderung membutakan mata saat tercegat masalah. Alih-alih bertindak dengan akal sehat, dia mengenyampingkan problem.CINTA CENDERUNG KONSTANYa, cinta itu bergerak konstan. Maka kita patut curiga bila grafik perasaan kita pada kekasih turun naik sangat tajam. Kalau saat jauh kita merasa kekasih lebih hebat dibanding saat bersama, itu pertanda kita mengidealisasikannya, bukan melihatnya secara realistis. Lantas saat kembali bersama, kita memandang kekasih dengan lebih kritis dan hilanglah segala bayangan hebat itu. Sebaliknya berhati-hatilah bila kita merasa kekasih hebat saat kita berdekatan dengannya dan tidak lagi merasakan hal yang sama saat dia jauh. Hal sedemikian menandakan kita terkecoh oleh daya tarik fisik. Cinta terhitung sehat bila saat dekat dan jauh dari pasangan, kita menyukainya dalam kadar sebanding.CINTA TIDAK BERTUMPU PADA DAYA TARIK FISIKDalam hubungan cinta, daya tarik fisik penting. Tapi bahaya bila kita menyukai kekasih hanya sebatas fisik dan membencinya untuk banyak faktor lainnya. Saat jatuh cinta, kita menikmati dan memberi makna penting bagi setiap kontak fisik. Kontak fisik, ketahuilah, hanya terasa menyenangkan bila kita dan pasangan saling menyukai personalitas masing-masing. Maka bukan cinta namanya, melainkan nafsu, bila kita menganggap kontak fisik hanya memberi sensasi menyenangkan tanpa makna apa-apa. Dalam cinta, afeksi terwujud belakangan saat hubungan kian dalam. Sedang nafsu menuntut pemuasan fisik sedari permulaan.CINTA TIDAK BUTACinta itu buta? Tidak sama sekali. Orang yang mencinta melihat dan menyadari sisi buruk kekasih. Karena besarnya cinta, dia berusaha menerima dan mentolerir. Tentu ada keinginan agar sisi buruk itu membaik. Namun keinginan itu haruslah didasari perhatian dan maksud baik. Tidak boleh ada kritik kasar, penolakan, kegeraman, atau rasa jijik. Nafsulah yang buta. Meski pasangan sangat buruk, orang yang menjalin hubungan dengan penuh nafsu menerima tanpa keinginan memperbaiki. Juga meninggalkan pasangan saat keinginannya terpuaskan, hanya karena pasangan punya secuil keburukan yang sangat mungkin bisa diperbaiki.CINTA MEMPERHATIKAN KELANJUTAN HUBUNGANOrang yang benar-benar mencinta memperhatikan perkembangan hubungan dengan kekasih. Dia menghindari segala hal yang mungkin merusak hubungan. Sebisa mungkin dia melakukan tindakan yang bisa memperkuat, mempertahankan, dan memajukan hubungan. Orang yang sedang tergila-gila mungkin saja berusaha keras menyenangkan kekasih. Namun usaha itu semata-mata dilakukan agar kekasih menerimanya, sehingga tercapailah kepuasan yang diincar. Orang yang mencinta menyenangkan pasangan untuk memperkuat hubungan.CINTA BERANI MENYATAKAN HAL YANG TIDAK DISUKAISelain berusaha menyenangkan kekasih, orang yang sungguh-sungguh mencinta memiliki perhatian, keprihatinan, pengertian, dan keberanian untuk melakukan hal yang tidak disukai kekasih demi kebaikan. Seperti seorang ibu yang berkata "tidak" saat anaknya minta es krim, padahal sedang flu.

What Oprah Said about Men

HEAR WHAT OPRAH HAD TO SAY ABOUT MEN

If a man wants you, nothing can keep him away.

If he doesn't want you, nothing can make him stay.

Stop making excuses for a man and his behavior.

Allow your intuition (or spirit) to save you from heartache.

Stop trying to change yourself for a relationship that's not meant to be.

Slower is better.

Never live your life for a man before you find what makes you truly happy.

If a relationship ends because the man was not treating you as you deserve then heck no, you can't "be friends".

A friend wouldn't mistreat a friend.

Don't settle.

If you feel like he is stringing you along, then he probably is.

Don't stay because you think "it will get better."

You'll be mad at yourself a year later for staying when things are not better.

The only person you can control in a relationship is you.A

void men who've got a bunch of children by a bunch of different women.

He didn't marry them when he got them pregnant, why would he treat you any differently?

Always have your own set of friends separate from his.

Maintain boundaries in how a guy treats you.

If something bothers you, speak up.

Never let a man know everything.

He will use it against you later.

You cannot change a man's behavior. Change comes from within.

Don't EVER make him feel he is more important than you are... even if he has more education or in a better job.

Do not make him into a quasi-god. He is a man, nothing more nothing less.

Never let a man define who you are.

Never borrow someone else's man.

If he cheated with you, he'll cheat on you.

A man will only treat you the way you ALLOW him to treat you.

All men are NOT dogs.

You should not be the one doing all the bending...compromise is two way street.

You need time to heal between relationships...there is nothing cute about baggage... deal with your issues before pursuing a new relationship.

You should never look for someone to COMPLETE you... a relationship consists of two WHOLE individuals.

Look for someone complimentary, not supplementary.

Dating is fun...even if he doesn't turn out to be Mr. Right.

Make him miss you sometimes...when a man always know where you are, and you're always readily available to him - he takes it for granted.

Never move into his mother's house.

Never co-sign for a man.

Don't fully commit to a man who doesn't give you everything that you need.

Keep him in your radar but get to know others.

Share this with other women and men (just so they know)...

You'll make someone smile, another rethink her choices, and another woman prepare.

They say it takes a minute to find a special person, an hour to appreciate them, a day to love them and an entire lifetime to forget them.

I found this article in one of the email chains - really struck my attention and I have to admit that I could not agree more to what it is about.

Marriage

Wife: "What are you doing?"
Husband: "Nothing"
Wife: "Nothing...? You've been reading our marriage certificate for an hour".
Husband: "I was looking for the expiration date".
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Wife: "Do you want dinner?"
Husband: "Sure! What are my choices?"
Wife: "Yes and No".
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Wife: "You always carry my photo in your wallet. Why?"
Husband: "When there is a problem, no matter how impossible, I look at your picture and the problem disappears".
Wife: "You see how miraculous and powerful I am for you?"
Husband: "Yes! I see your picture and ask myself what other problem can there be greater than this one?"
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Stress Reliever Girl: "When we get married, I want to share all your worries, troubles and lighten your burden."
Boy: "It's very kind of you, darling, but I don't have any worries or troubles."
Girl: "Well, that's because we aren't married yet."
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Son: "Mom, when I was on the bus with Dad this morning, he told me to give up my seat to a lady."
Mom: "Well, you have done the right thing."
Son: "But Mom, I was sitting on daddy's lap."
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A newly married man asked his wife," Would you have married me if my father hadn't left me a fortune?"
"Honey," the woman replied sweetly,"I'd have married you, NO MATTER WHO LEFT YOU A FORTUNE!"
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Father to son after exam: "Let me see your report card."
Son: "My friend just borrowed it. He wants to scare his parents."
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Girl to her boyfriend: "One kiss and I'll be yours forever."
The guy replies: "Thanks for the early warning."
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A wife asked her husband: "What do you like most in me, my pretty face or my sexy body?"
He looked at her from head to toe and replied: "I like your sense of humor."

Healthy Lifestyle

1.Q: I've heard that cardiovascular exercise can prolong life; is this true?

A: Your heart is only good for so many beats, and that's it... don't waste them on exercise. Everything wears out eventually.Speeding up your heart will not make you live longer; that's like saying you can extend the life of your car by driving it faster. Want to live longer? Take a nap.

2.Q:Should I cut down on meat and eat more fruits and vegetables?

A: You must grasp logistical efficiencies. What does a cow eat? Hay and corn. And what are these? Vegetables. So a steak is nothing more than an efficient mechanism of delivering vegetables to your system. Need grain? Eat chicken. Beef is also a good source of field grass (green leafy vegetable). And a pork chop can give you 100% of your recommended daily allowance of vegetable products.

3.Q: Should I reduce my alcohol intake?

A: No, not at all. Wine is made from fruit. Brandy is distilled wine, that means they take the water out of the fruity bit so you get even more of the goodness that way. Beer is also made out of grain. Bottoms up!

4.Q: How can I calculate my body/fat ratio?

A: Well, if you have a body and you have fat, your ratio is one to one. If you have two bodies, your ratio is two to one, etc.

5.Q: What are some of the advantages of participating in a regular exerciseprogram?

A: Can't think of a single one, sorry. My philosophy is: No Pain...Good!

6.Q: Aren't fried foods bad for you?

A: YOU'RE NOT LISTENING!!!... Foods are fried these days in vegetable oil. In fact, they're permeated in it. How could getting more vegetables be bad for you?

7.Q: Will sit-ups help prevent me from getting a little soft around the middle?

A: Definitely! not! When you exercise a muscle, it gets bigger. You should only be doing sit-ups if you want a bigger stomach.

8.Q: Is chocolate bad for me?

A: Are you crazy? HELLO. Cocoa beans! Another vegetable!!! It's the best feel-good food around!

9.Q: Is swimming good for your figure?

A: If swimming is good for your figure, explain whales to me.

10.Q: Is getting in-shape important for my lifestyle?

A: Hey! 'Round' is a shape!

Glass ceiling in women's head

The last good article I read
http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/comment/columnists/camilla_cavendish/article3889912.ece

Hummous

.....also spelled hamos, houmous, hommos, hommus, hummos, hummous or humus

is a dip or spread made from cooked and mashed chickpea, blended with tahini (sesama seed paste), lemon juice, oilve oil, salt and garlic. This is one among the fabulous great food I've ever taste and I really enjoy it. This is one of my arabic food favorite and to my luck that in AD, I can find as much hummous as I want:).

This weekend I stayed at home and I ate hummous for breakfast and luch and dinner for 2 days in a row! And oopss.. even I have prepared my breakfast to bring to the office tommorow:).

I really tried to encourage myself to eat more veggies and this weekend, a good wind blowed me to buy some vegetables and pickles and hummous in the supermarket: which turned to be a good start. I bought carrots, cucumbers and tomatoes, then hummous, pickled lebanese black olives and pickled chilli.

After arrived home, I sliced 1 carrot, 1 tomato and 1 cucumber, springkled with lime juice, chilli and olives and poured hummous paste above and mixed. Well.. it looked like a baby pukey, but the taste was wonderful! Moreover I feel glad since this taste healthy:).

The next day I made similar thing again. In total this weekend I have made this so called pukey salad 3 times:).

Curious about this Hummous stuff, I browsed Wikipedia and found out that this food is one of the oldest prepared food of human civilization. Some source mentioned that early civilization of Egypt has known in food at 8th century. Even, chickpea, the main ingridient is one among the earliest crops grown in Mesopotamia. And the best thing is, some researchers says that the nutritional benefits from this food has contributed to the early civilization around middle east. What a powerful food is it?:).

This food has high nutritional value from chickpea: low fat (mostly polysaturated fat), protein, dietary fiber, iron, zinc and vitamin C, even some says that the calcium content of chickpea is not that much different than yoghurt. One hundred grams o mature boiled chickpeas contains 164 cal, 2.6 gr of fat (of which only 0.27 gr is saturated), 7.6 gr of dietary fiber and 8.9 gr of protein.

Hummous normally served with flat bread and can be part of Meze, a set of small dishes (hot or cold) to accompany main arabic dishes.

I can eat hummous in anyways, and the best thing I like about this stuff is that I can eat carrot and other vegetables and really enjoying the taste!

Love Life ain't Love Story

A sad thing happened to a friend of mine, just showed me that real love life is not what is it described in the movies.

In the movies.. everything went so perfect, they're meant to be together.

But in real life.. hard work is needed to make the relationship works. That's why I strongly disagree the term that one person is meant for another. It is not true.. each party has to do some extend of work if they want to maintain the relationship. There will always be some gravels, stones, slopes down and turning around, and even going no-where. The relationship is there because the person involved in it want it to go.

So when I whined to my friend that I do want some cheesy romatic scenes..those which are sweet and hearts-melting.."like the ones in the movies", she simply replied back to me.."darling.. those romantic movies... you should watch till the end..after the credit title.. everything bad will be revealed".

So, yeap, having somebody for you is not how you change that person to be as you wish..but to adapt yourself and your other-half to be 1 full-better-person.

Switch off the movie and enjoy your real love life with all the shitty parts!

The Kite Runner

This is the recent movie which made me cry after watching. So beautifully described. I must read the book!

Another fine creation from the almighty

Christian Bale... (*sigh*) .. why he has to be taken?

Guilty Pleasure: The Office

the new guilty pleasure and a reason that I could stay at home and spent the whole days just being sloth and staring to the screen and after the discs all finiseh, getting so craving and deperately in need for the 3rd season.

My heart completely melted in a romantic-slash-sad scenes between Jim and Pam.

And I just laughed uncontrollably whenever Jim plays pranks to Dwight or just staring in astonishment and shock to see Michael rude words.

ahh.. just love this series:)

It needs a correction, yes, but......!

First installation...
Ups.. there's some typo error, undeliberately.
Yes, we are aware of and willing to correct it.

Now, after being corrected.....

hahhhh... capeee deeehh!

Only happen in Indonesia

This is something real ... a pulic sign for drugs campaign. In indonesian word, it means:" stay away from drugs"... but they made the wrong translation into: " Hide drugs":)

Pls check the dictionary first, will ya?

Oh, I love myself being a Gemini:)

GEMINI (May 21-June 20)

Gemini, the sign of the Twins, is dual-natured, elusive, complex and contradictory. On the one hand it produces the virtue of versatility, and on the other the vices of two-facedness and flightiness. Geminis are expansive, adventurous and forward-looking. They laugh at life. To them life is a game which must always be full of fresh moves and continuous entertainment, free of labor and routine. Decision making does not form a part of the Gemini persona. Most Gemini have a keen, intuitive, sometimes brilliant intelligence. But their concentration, though intense for a while, does not last. Their mental agility and energy give them a voracious appetite for knowledge from youth onward, though they dislike the labor of learning. They are quick learners. When faced with difficulties, they have little determination to worry at a problem until they find a solution - they will pick the brains of others. Geminis seldom take themselves very seriously. They are often actors, in life as well as profession. they like to experiment with roles. Geminians can be successful in many walks of life though their general characteristics tend to make them unreliable.

Jokes on Love

HAPPY VAL'S DAY!!!!!

The Rules by which females are governed :-)

1. The FEMALE always makes the rules.
2. The RULES are subject to change at any time without prior notification...by the FEMALE.
3. No MALE can possibly know all the RULES.
4. If the FEMALE suspects the MALE knows all the RULES, she must immediately change some or all of them.
5. The FEMALE is never wrong.
6. If the FEMALE is wrong, it is due to a misunderstanding which was a direct result of something the MALE did or said wrong.
7. The MALE must apologize immediately for causing the misunderstandings.
8. The FEMALE may change her mind at any time.
9. The MALE must never change his mind without the express written consent of the FEMALE.
10. The FEMALE has every right to be angry or upset at any time.
11. The MALE must remain calm at all times, unless the FEMALE wants him to be angry or upset.
12. The FEMALE must, under no circumstances, let the MALE know whether or not she wants him to be angry or upset.
13. The Male is expected to "mind read" at all times.
14. The MALE who doesn't abide by THE RULES; can't take the heat, lacks backbone, and is a wimp!
15. Any attempt to document THE RULES could result in bodily harm.
16. The FEMALE is ready when SHE is ready.
17. The MALE must be ready at ALL times


Stupid Jokes on Men:

1. What is the thinnest book in the world?"What Men Know About Women"
2. What's the difference between men and government bonds? Bonds mature
3. How do you save a man from drowning? Take your foot off his head
4. What do men and beer bottles have in common? They're both empty from the neck up
5. How can you tell if a man is happy? Who cares
6. How many men does it take to change a roll of toilet paper? We don't know... it has never happened
7. What's a man's idea of helping with the housework? Lifting his leg so you can vacuum
8. What's the difference between a man and E.T? E.T. phoned home
9. What does a man consider a seven course meal? A hot dog and a six pack of beer
10. What do you call a man with half a brain? Gifted !
11. What did God say after he created man? I can do better
12. What are two reasons men don't mind their own business? 1. No mind 2. No business
13. What do you call an intelligent man in America? A tourist
14. Did you hear about the man who won the gold medal? He bronzed it
15. How do men sort their laundry? "Filthy" and "Filthy and wearable"
16. Only a man could buy a $400 car and put a $4000 stereo in it
17. Why did God create man? He needed to practice
18. Why is it good that there are female astronauts? When the crew gets lost, at least she will ask for directions

Jokes on marriage:

Her husband had been slipping in and out of a coma for several months yet she stayed by his bedside every single day. When he came to, he motioned for her to come nearer. As she sat by him, he said, "You know what? You have been with me all through the bad times. When I got fired, you were there to support me. When my business fell, you were there. When I got shot, you were by my side. When we lost the house, you gave me support. When my health started failing, you were still by my side. When I think about it now. ....I think you bring me bad luck!"

Boring husband: Honey, why are you wearing your wedding ring on the wrong finger?

Bored wife: Because I married the wrong man!

First Guy (proudly): "My wife's an angel!"

Second Guy: "You're lucky, mine's still alive."

Marriage is grand -- and divorce is at least 100 grand.

Married life is very frustrating. In the first year of marriage, the man speaks and the woman listens. In the second year, the woman speaks and the man listens. In the third year, they both speak and the neighbors listen.

When a man opens the door of his car for his wife, you can be sure of one thing: either the car is new or the wife.

A woman rushed home from work and exclaimed to her husband, "Pack your bags, I've won the lottery!" The husband excitedly asks, "Should I pack clothes for cold or warm weather?" She says, "Pack'em all, you're leaving!"

A couple came upon a wishing well. The wife leaned over, made a wish and threw in a penny. The husband decided to make a wish, too But he leaned over too much, fell into the well, and drowned. The wife was stunned for a moment but then smiled, "It really works!"

Two women friends meet on the street, but they haven't seen each other for years. As they are talking one women notices that her friend has a 5 carat diamond ring, and says "My what a magnificent ring." Her friend relies, "Yes, it is, but unfortunately it comes with a curse. It comeswith my husband!"

Before marriage, a man will lie awake all night thinking about something you say. After marriage, he will fall asleep before you finish.

Every man wants a wife who is beautiful, understanding, economical, and a good cook. But the law allows only one wife.

One woman's hobby is another woman's hubby.

Many a man owes his success to his first wife and his second wife to his success.

I recently read that love is entirely a matter of chemistry. That must be why my wife treats me like toxic waste.

A man is incomplete until he is married. After that, he is finished. I'm an excellent housekeeper. Every time I get a divorce, I keep the house.

We in the industry know that behind every successful screenwriter stands a woman. And behind her stands his wife.

Marriage is when a man and woman become as one; the trouble starts when they try to decide which one.

Marriages are made in heaven. But so again, are thunder and lightning.

If you want your wife to listen and pay strict attention to every word you say, talk in your sleep

Then, really, why there are still marriages?

A successful man is one who makes more money than his wife can spend.A successful woman is one who can find such a man.

Before marriage, a man yearns for the woman he loves.After marriage, the "y" becomes silent.

When a newly married couple smiles, everyone knows why.When a ten-year married couple smiles, everyone wonders why.

My wife told me I should be more affectionate.So I got two girlfriends.

A husband said to his wife, "No, I don't hate your relatives. In fact, I like your mother-in-law better than I like mine."

A man meets a genie. The genie tells him he can have whatever he wants provided that his mother-in-law gets double. The man thinks for a moment and then says, "OK, give me a million dollars and beat me half to death."

The honeymoon is over when the husband calls home to say he'll be late for dinner and the answering machine says it is in the microwave.

Men who have pierced ears are better prepared for marriage.They've experienced pain and bought jewelry.

How do most men define marriage? A very expensive way to get your laundry done.

A little boy asked his father, "Daddy, how much does it cost to get married?" And the father replied, "I don't know, son, I'm still paying for it."

A couple was having a discussion about family finances. Finally the husband exploded, "If it weren't for my money, the house wouldn't be here!" The wife replied, "My dear, if it weren't for your money, I wouldn't be here."

A man said his credit card was stolen but he decided not to report it because the thief was spending less than his wife did.

Love is blind but marriage is an eye-opener.

The most effective way to remember your wife's birthday is to forget it once.

Cosmetics: A woman's way of keeping a man from reading between the lines.

Words to live by: Do not argue with a spouse who is packing your parachute

Bachelors should pay more taxes, they enjoy a better quality of life.

Why Government does not allow a Man to Marry 2 Women. Because per Constitution, you can NOT PUNISH TWICE for the same Mistake

When do you congratulate someone for their mistake.On their marriage.

If you do NOT have a wife - You are missing Some thing in your life. If you have a wife - You are missing So Many things in your life.

Marriage is a three ring circus:engagement ring, wedding ring, suffering

Feast Of Love: Love in many facets

Tagline: A story for anyone with an appetite for love

Now, this is about love, again....I recently watched this movie. When I saw the dvd cover, I was thinking that it could be another version of "Love Actually" and it is right to some extent. But contentwise, this movie is much on the darker and heavy side (well, dark movie for christmast? big NO NO I guess - referring to Love Actually).

This is a story about a close community in Oregon, centered to a local professor: Harry Stevenson (Morgan Freeman) which then be around and analysing and involved in the neighbouring love matters. There are several sections of the story, which all of them are intertwined:

1. Harry Stevenson and wife, Esther lost their son Aaron due to overdose. He still thinks that he was not good enough as a father to his son.

2. Bradley Smith's stories involved 3 women. His wife, Kathryn left him for some other woman. The struggling, surprise and then acceptance of Kathryn that she actually is a homosexual was completely missed by her wife, just adding up to her decision to leave her husband. For her, it was a long thorough process and thinking.. but to her husband. He even didn't realized until the room was empty and she's completely gone. Second woman was a real-estate agent that he feel in love and hurriedly asked in marriage. Turns out that Diana, the woman just used him to make her lover jealous. At the end, her lover divorced his wife and they just together again. Led by desperation and pain, radley then foolishly tried to cut himself. Then, when the doctor banded his wound and asked him why he did that to himself, he replied: "There's so much pain in my heart and I want my body feel the pain I got in my heart". Then, he fell in love again with the doctor.

3.Young Romeo and his Juliet, Oscar and Chloe.. they felt in love instantly at first sight, have big dreams and have to face the problems, bad-ass father, money problem, fortuneteller, and death. Yet, they never be apart.

Below I took the comment IMDB user filled about this movie.

"I was down from Maine last week and was lucky enough to attend a screening of Feast of Love in New York City. I can't stop thinking about this film. It raises so many questions. What makes us fall in love with someone? If you love a person enough can you make them fall in love with you? With all the people who cross your path why do you fall in love with one but not the others? What is it that makes you fall in love with someone at first sight? How could you be married to someone and not have any idea that that person no longer loves you back? In the end the film gives hope to all of us who have loved and lost that we can find love again, and that that love can come in many different forms and configurations. The movie made me laugh and made me cry. The acting was wonderful and I felt the characters heartbreak as well as their blind optimism. The nude scenes, although explicit, were a natural as part of the relationships of the characters. If you're looking for a film to make you laugh, make you cry and make you think then this would be a good film for you. One of the best movies I've seen in a long time. "

I have a slightly different comment regading the structure of the movie, since there are a lot of things uncleared: such as: what about Oscar drugs problem? What is the story for Kathryn after she left with Janie?.

But really this movie can fully describe the purpose, to show the viewer, what love can be, can form, can happen, can choose and can't choose, can't be explained, can mislead, can hurt...

Some excerpts of the dialog:

Harry Stevenson: "There is a story about the Greek Gods; they were bored so they invented human beings, but they were still bored so they invented love, then they weren't bored any longer. So they decided to try love for themselves. And finally, they invented laughter, so they could stand it."

BRADLEY: "Chloe knew what was going to happen to Oscar. She did. She went to some weird psychic lady who predicted it."

HARRY: "She believed her?"

BRADLEY: "Oh, yeah."

Harry’s face turns solemn as he pieces something together.

BRADLEY (cont’d): "But she didn’t run away. Or crawl into a hole. No, she found them a house. Threw away her birth control. Married him."

(beat)

BRADLEY: "God doesn’t hate us, Harry. If he did, he wouldn’t have made our hearts so brave"

Bradley Thomas: "Do you think love is a trick or do you think it's the only reason there is to this crazy dream?"

Jenny: "Which do you believe?"

Bradley Thomas: "The second one. "

Harry Stevenson: "Sometimes you don't know you've crossed a line until you're already on the other side."

There's even a dedicated website for the fans of this movie and book (well, apparently there's a book to look for)

http://fan.tainted-ink.net/list/feastoflove/

Talking about LOVE: it is one of the most explained unexplained thing I guessed:). the result of yahoo search engine after i type the word "love" is 7,820,000,000 result in 0.16sec, not to forget that this is only the same word in english language only.

What I believe right now about love is: Love will depends on how we see it, so, in a way, it's true that there are many facets of love. Yes, it can hurt and kill or cure at the other side. Yes it is a win-or-loose or it is a take-and-give. Yes, it can be very deceptive and sincere at the same time. Yes, it is a very private thing and yet very shared. Yes, it is precisely unique and universal. Yes, it is black-and-white, and colored and also has no color at all. Yes, it is as light as the feather and heavy as rock. Yest, it can be very accurate and random. Yes, it is bitter and sweet and sour. Yes, it can be very forgiven and very unforgiven or somewhere in between.

Looked like today's my day is all about love, then I listened to a song by Andy Williams: Both Sides Now

The lyrics is so beautifully decsribing the different forms of love:

Both Sides Now

Bows and flows of angel hair and ice cream castles in the air

And feather canyons everywhere, i've looked at cloud that way.

But now they only block the sun, they rain and snow on everyone.

So many things i would have done but clouds got in my way.

I've looked at clouds from both sides now,

From up and down, and still somehowIt's cloud illusions i recall.

I really don't know clouds at all.

Moons and junes and ferris wheels, the dizzy dancing way you feel

As every fairy tale comes real; i've looked at love that way.

But now it's just another show. you leave 'em laughing when you go

And if you care, don't let them know, don't give yourself away.

I've looked at love from both sides now,From give and take, and still somehow

It's love's illusions i recall.

I really don't know love at all.

Tears and fears and feeling proud to say "i love you" right out loud,

Dreams and schemes and circus crowds, i've looked at life that way.

But now old friends are acting strange, they shake their heads, they say

I've changed.Something's lost but something's gained in living every day.

I've looked at life from both sides now,From win and lose, and still somehowIt's life's illusions i recall.

I really don't know life at all.

So, that's a Love 101 class.... and be prepared that this class will never end.. the test and quizzes and appraisal will still exist.. but there will be no final mark!

(a fool of love)

Shia of Disturbia

I think I start to love this young actor: Shia LaBeouf. I've watched 2 of his movies and he can bring a very interesting character in the way he uttered the dialog. Actually both of his characters: as Sam Witwicky in Transformer and Kale Brecht in Disturbia looks similar, as a slightly outcast just average teenager who got a lifetime rock experience. Meeting and befriend with Alien robots n the first movie and be a voyeur and identify a serial killer and then got himself and his mother in a danger.

At this point, then his true potential hasn't been fully revealed yet. But reading all the critics, mentioned that he was one of the potential actors to be in the future, plus he got involved in lots of promosing big project such as Indiana Jones.

One funny interview with him: when he was asked what was the meaning of his name. He replied Shia is Hebrew for Praise the Lord and La Boeuf is French for the beef, so together, his name means: Praise Lord for the beef:).

Well, back to the movie: Disturbia is a story of a teenager, Kale Brecht, who lives with his single mother. After an incident of him attacking his spanish teacher, he was under police supervision to be home arrest with the alarm attached in the leg. His mother cuts the cable, then he got bored inside his room and started to play with the binocular and peeping his neighbours. Start from the 3 naughty little boys who secretly watching porn in their room, a nice looking new girl, to a weird guy lives alone.

Kale then suspected the man to be a serial killer, which we led to believing that he was right, then wrong then right and this threaten his monther who fell into the killer's hostage.

This movie could be a normal suspense/thriller movie.. things made it different is the story: a suspense started from a home arrested boy is quite new. and yet again, Shia as Kale can show an interesting point of attention of this movie.

One thing caught my attention (and also several other as I read imdb review) is the detail of picture and sound .. small things in Kale's room looks so lively and thorough.. to bad I just watched this is a dvd, I should be going to the cinema instead!

Tagline: Every killer lives next door to someone

How James Bond gets his tagline

On a flight James bond was sitting next to a Telugu guy.

Telugu Guy: "Hello, May I know your name please?"

James Bond: "My name is Bond" Continuing in his inimitable style, " .....James Bond."

Then Bond asks: "And you?"

Telugu Guy: " My name is Rao...Siva Rao... Samba Siva Rao... Venkata Samba Siva Rao... Yarlagadda Venkata Samba Siva Rao...Rajasekhara Yarlagadda Venkata Samba Siva Rao... Sitaramanjaneyula Rajasekhara Yarlagadda Venkata Samba Siva Rao... Vijayawada Sitaramanjaneyula Rajasekhara Yarlagadda Venkata Samba Siva Rao..."

Since then when anyone asks Bond his name he simply says "James Bond"

(credit to Chrys)

This is a pure joke, background check, that even in the newest movie "Casino Royale" he still introduce himself in the original 2 steps.

Pride and Prejudice..

Tagline:Sometimes the last person on earth you want to be with is the one person you can't be without.

I don't know what's going on with this girl, Keira Knightley.. Not that I like her or the way she acts.. but seems that she's blessed with good choices of films and the opposite actors:).

This movie: Pride and Prejudice..is one movie that I would never thought that I'll be able to keep my eyes awake until the end, but in fact I did, and I like it so much:).

It's true that I always falls for a cute british accent and environments in the movies despite different era it took:) after Love actually, then comes this one. Based from Jane Austen's classis novel in England around 18th century (which I hurriedly downloaded the electronic version and was trying to print it in the office to get a better reading and knowledge about the literature, after I watched the movie). This is a story of 5 siblings, 5 Bennets girl. The tomboy, stubborn Elizabeth (Lizzie) as the center of the story, Jane - the fair and lovely one, Quiet Mary, Immature Kitty and the wild Lydia. Their mother, Mrs Bennets only has 1 purpose in her life, is to get the wealthy and prosperous men to marry all of her daughters.

In one balls, the famously wealthy Mr. Bingley, his sister Caroline and best friend, Mr. Darcy comes. at an instant, Jane was clicking to him and they become inseparale. While Lizzie hated the best friend, the proud and snobish Mr Darcy - with his "quizzical eyebrow", dark hair and tight lips.

Not long to find out that Lizzie and Mr Darcy were actually interested to each other, but both keep denying the feeling and act as hostile to each other as possible.

The conflict comes when a far cousing Mr Collins came, by law he will inherit Mr. Bennet's wealth, unless he married to one of Bennets sisters. So he proposed to Lizzie, which she rejected, that made her mother were mad. While for the lovebird Jane and Mr Bingley, they got separated due to his sister and some misunderstanding.

All misunderstandingness leads to Mr. Darcy as the cause, made Lizzie rejected when he said that he loves her in the middle of the rain. After several things happened, found out that Mr. Darcy has done good effort to help and solves several Bennet's family problem, made Lizzie realized that actually he is a good man and she loves him. After Darcy's aunt come and warn Lizzie about not to get too close to her nephew. Darcy come to lizzie and again propose in his own words:

Mr. Darcy: You must know... surely, you must know it was all for you. You are too generous to trifle with me. I believe you spoke with my aunt last night, and it has taught me to hope as I'd scarcely allowed myself before. If your feelings are still what they were last April, tell me so at once. My affections and wishes have not changed, but one word from you will silence me forever. If, however, your feelings have changed, I will have to tell you: you have bewitched me, body and soul, and I love, I love, I love you. I never wish to be parted from you from this day on.

Which is one of my favourite parts in the movie, seeing him walking from afar and appear from the morning mist to come and find Lizzie and told her what he feels. Other nice part is when Lizzie explained to her father that she loves Mr Darcy.. her expression when she said that she loves him was so warm and cute.

Other nice parts:

1. When Mr Darcy hold Lizzie's palm to help her climbing the cart, after he let her go, he spread the fingers as it was electrocuted.

2. When the two of them finnaly dance (of course!)

3. When Mr Darcy helped Mr Bingley rehearsed to propose to Jane.

4. Everytime Lizzie said "Had I not" in her thick british accent.

5. all so english settings in the movie.. just realized that actually they got their dress dirty:)

6. When Lizzie tried to run and chased by Mr. Darcy.. they loss for words and so weirdly amusing!

7. The funny and lovable Mr. Bingley is just a matched counterpart for the calm and tight Mr. Darcy. Unfortunately the duration of the movie is too short for Matthew Macfayden to show all of his Darcy character.

8. The whole movie: altough this is a very romantic story: no kisses at all:)) (well, except the cut end that I haven't watched)

9. too bad that the pirated DVD I watched, cut off at the end, the film then ends when Mr. Bennet shouting " If there's some gentlemen who want to ask my daughters to marry, tell them I am at leisure" :))

*sigh*.. I just fall for this movie!

Golden Compass

Setiabudi One

Fri - 04/Jan/08

By myself

Rumor said that this movie will beat LoTR, which i will have to reply, not yet:). Based on the novel "Dark Knight Material" (or something similar with that).

The tagline is: "It is the Alethiometer. It tells the truth. As for how to read it, you'll have to learn by yourself."

One girl, lyra Belacqua has to go in a journey to save her father (or whom she knows as uncle) Loard Asriel, while her mother is in the opposite side Mrs. Coultier. Lyra is the only one who can operate the alethiometer or golden compass, the things to tell you every truth you seek. Accompanied by Pan / pantalaemon, her daemon, the gypsy friends, Lorek Byrnison the bear and Lee Scoresby.

This is the first part of a trilogy.

This movie is definitifely has to be watched in a cinema, instead of 18" laptop screen. My favourite is the daemons. how the director describes them, started from Pan - the keep changing - mongoose, golden monkey of Mrs Coultier, steelmaria, the white leopard of Lord Asriel, the hawk of Ma Hawkins, the beagle of Roger, the beat dongs of the guards, the cricket of the cunning ministers.. so creative.