30 November 2009

Yes, I am blogging again after reading an article from Cleo magazine. The title of the eye-catching article is ‘Is it time to dump him?’

The subtitle reads ‘Once some guys go off the boil, the heat is gone forever. Can you tell when it’s time to move on?‘

What an interesting article. I reckon that you get hold of November’s Cleo magazine. Oh wait, it’s already 1st December tomorrow. Fear not, I am sure many of your female pals will keep a copy of Cleo. If not, you can browse them in most of the hair saloons in town.

There are some tips that I can share with you if you are anxious to know what’s over and out. You know your relationship is past its use-by date when you:-

Make excuses for why he can’t come over because you would rather curl up with a good DVD than spending time with your boyfriend.

Feel embarrassed, annoyed, insecure or plain bored in his company more often than he makes you feel totally captivated or in love

Struggle to find things to talk about over dinner.

Start screening your calls because you simply don’t feel like talking to him.

Find yourself constantly bitching to your girlfriends about him.

Realize that being around him lowers your mood, self-esteem or enjoyment of going out.

Keep coming up with excuses why you don’t wanna be that intimate (read: make love).

Discover that the more you get to know him the less you like him.

Don’t want to come out with your friends if he’s coming because he has no social skills or gets jealous easily when you blink in the direction of another guy.

Spend every waking moment feeling totally insecure about how he feels about you, whether you can trust him and whether you’re good enough for him.

Want to change everything about him – from his clothes to the way he slurps his coffee.

(Cleo, Nov 2009)

Well, this is the realistic world, like it or not. Relationships sometimes hit a rough patch and it takes lots of love and staying power to work through the problems. In times like these, you may slip into a rut and need to shake both parties out of complacency by ensuring that you communicate more and have fun together.

Nevertheless, there are some signs that you should take notice when a relationship has lost its mojo for good. If your current romance is suffering from such symptoms, the author suggests that it’s time to dump your boyfriend and find a man who will treat you right.

But before you break the seal, I suggest you think repeatedly that why both of you fall in love in the first place. Is it worthwhile to break up without working hard to close the widened gap in between? Is there any more hope and turning point?  Only you will know. No one can tell you what you should do or what you can do. You will know whether it’s worth to save it or to break it.

29 November 2009

I have finally finished watching the 33-episode mind-blowing series. If you remembered, I once blogged about this few weeks ago at here.

I can finally let go of the TV’s remote control and surrender it to my mum who has been fighting for the TV to watch her Korean series.

You will definitely love the series if you are a fan of twists and turns, the glorious Tang dynasty and the bickering of the palace maids and concubines. It is different from 2004’s War & Beauty although many viewers compared BTROC is not as grand as WAB. BTROC has its distinctive plot, revolving around two childhood friends and how they survive in the palace filled with wickedness and evil schemes.

For those who have yet to watch, grab the DVD’s or watch it online. Here are some of the film captures from the series.

I must applaud Tavia’s acting in this series. She totally deserves to win an award for taking up this role.

With veteran actresses like Michelle Yim and Susanna Kwan, you should take this opportunity to embrace their experienced acting.

Moses Chan did a good job as the Emperor.

Not to forget Charmaine has improved her acting skills after being a log for so many years.

I better NOT show you too many scenes. You should watch this series yourself.

Enjoy!

Btw, you can join the Facebook Group for this series —-> here

11 November 2009

I was just flipping through my all-time favourite magazine, Cleo (October 2009) an hour ago when I came across an eye-catching title “What’s Your Market Value?” at Page 136.

The usual and typical comments on women’s market value we hear daily will be women who are still single at 30’s and ambitious to climb all corporate ladders are the ones with low market value. This is because they scare men who are think they are incomparable away. Once a friend told me, as the lady ages into late 20’s, her market value drops gradually. This is because she is no longer youthful and attractive as she used to be at her early 20’s. It will be worse if she hits the big 3-0. Gosh! I’m sure you have heard this from your girlfriends.

Let me come back to this magazine. According to the author, Tania Gomez, she suggests that single ladies should know what they are worth in the market. One should know whether she is a sound investment or a major risk; for all you know, one’s dating-market “value” could be pushing away potential buyers when it comes to love and relationships.

This is really interesting as I read on. The author and the people she referred to in her article, agree that the most interesting (and most vital) thing about the concept of the market value is that it plays a bigger part in your romantic success than you realise. Your market value is essentially half dependent on your own view of yourself and half dependent on market perception. Sounds deep and confusing, right?

Oh well, what the author(s) are trying to explain is, a woman have to be determined and willing to support herself for success in the open market. It is suggested that it is neither too difficult or easy to become a stock favourite. All she needs to understand is how to up her value in an appropriate upwards trend. Thus, it is ultimately important that she has to believe that she is a good investment before she expects others to think the same way as she does. If she does not have faith in herself, how does she expect others to consider investing in her? At the end of the day, it boils down to the individual woman’s perspective.

For example, men actually think that a woman with one of the highest market value will be the one with non-nagging habits, allowing their freedom to be out of women’s control, no preventing them from living the lifestyle they want and being the girl who is all-fun-loving-caring-but-not-clingy. Wow! Did you see that? Would you like to reread this paragraph? I did. Thrice.

Give me 3 seconds to laugh out loud. Why?

Cleo actually gives a list of Bankable Boys. Well, if men can measure market values of women, Cleo thinks that every girl’s list should include the following:-
- Someone who knows his way around the kitchen (not just opening the fridge to grab your beer or Coke)
- The ability to dress/ groom himself (hair gel is a mundane, please exclude that)
- A guy with direction and lots of ambition
- A good communicator
- Someone who’s thoughtful, kind and caring
- Intelligence (he doesn’t need to have a Nobel Prize in Science or Literature but he should have interests more than the bachelor’s degree)
- A terrific sense of humour (the one that makes me laugh the most will win my heart )
- A slight resemblance to errr….. errr…. (I think I better not mention it here. wishing something which is unreal is not good…)

Enough of crap from the magazine. I hope you will think of ways to goreng your market value up up up up!!

5 November 2009

Yes yes yes, I am utterly addicted to this new TVB series.

English Title: Beyond the Realm of Conscience
Chinese Title: 宮心計
Genre: Costume Drama/Grand Production/Anniversary Drama
Episodes: 30
Broadcast Network: TVB
Broadcast Period: October 19, 2009 – November 29, 2009
Starring: Charmaine Sheh (佘詩曼), Tavia Yeung (楊怡), Kevin Cheng (鄭嘉穎), Michelle Yim (米雪), Susanna Kwan (關菊英), Moses Chan (陳豪), Selena Li (李詩韻), Susan Tse (謝雪心) and etc

The storyline revolves around the Imperial Household Bureau whereby it is responsible for managing and directing all household services to the Emperor and the Imperial family in Tang Dynasty. The Imperial Household Bureau is comprised of four departments, namely Jewels, Attire (Embroidery), Food and Furnishings. And by looking at the series’ promo poster above, you would know that there will be full of imperial politics, bickering and power-hunger.

I strongly recommend this series to you who have yet to catch it. I have kinda abandoned Born Rich now as I am more eager to follow BTROC.

Episode 14 will be released at 830pm tonight on Astro-on-Demand. I will be glued to the TV again!

Oh gosh!