Posts from — March 2009

We love to go out on an interesting date, don’t we? But how interesting dates do we make ourselves? That’s a question which can lay bare some rather ugly answers! So instead of delving into the question, lets come up with answers. How do you make yourself an interesting date? The obvious answer is, be an interesting person first. If you are not a person who takes interest in your own self, no one will be interested to know you or lift up the veil and take a peep. Cultivate an interesting personality that people would like to know more about. Update yourself about what’s going on so that you don’t come across as someone who came to the date straight from some cave in the mountains.

Ok, you are great at soccer or at the saxophone, so what? Do you have to keep repeating that to your date? It only gives the signal that you are only capable of that and nothing else. Diversify your topics of discussion. Anyway, we hardly retain what we hear, if you keep harping on the same point, it becomes really tedious. You talk on a date, you don’t give sermons. Listen to your date and converse accordingly. If the person is not comfortable talking about a point, drop it immediately. Pressing on a weak nerve strikes off alarm bells in the mind of your date. Be open, honest and share your thoughts. If you clamp up, the date goes down the spiral as well. Do you have other ideas that you want to add? Chime in.

Yes, the green-eyed monster can be in any of us. It could be lurking in the corner, it could be staring us down the nose. For a healthy relationship, you have to tackle this monster by the head. How do you do that? These simple steps might help. Answer a question first - what is that in your partner that you are jealous about? Is partner not giving you enough time? Are you feeling like a neglected piece of furniture? Once you have pinned down the cause for your jealousy, you can address the issue accordingly. If you feel that your partner is the one to blame (you have to be strictly objective in deciding this) talk it out with your partner. Sit down and have a calm, reasonable discussion. Lay bare your mind so that it is easier for your Significant Other to understand what is going on.

Be confident of what you are. If your partner is really fond of this happy-go-lucky person, and you are polar opposite, don’t try to be what you are not. Play to your strength and stand out. There are many qualities you have that your partner doesn’t know of. Bring them out and make the person fall in love with you again. If you are sure of yourself and what importance you hold in the life of your partner, you can never fall short of confidence. Make it clear to your partner that is acceptable and what is not. Be logical. If you expect your partner not to talk to any member of the opposite sex, that’s a ridiculous hope to make. Channel the negativity into a strong bond of trust that will do wonders for your relationship. It’s not hard if you work at it. Try it.

“Always bear in mind that your own resolution to succeed is more important than any other one thing.” Abraham Lincoln

In the times that we are, it’s becoming absolutely necessary that we pull up our socks. It will be important for all of us to prop up our end so that the structure doesn’t give in. I’m a firm believer in the individual effort. If we all do our bits, there is no way we cannot work towards something that is positive and constructive. I was in the middle of a discussion on this with Fred when he told me this quote by Abraham Lincoln. I made a mental note that I have to share this with you.

The quote is all about the power in your hands. You have to be accountable for your success. A bigger success story can form only by the collaboration of smaller units. We have to try that extra inch to make a difference. It’s not the time for complacency and it’ll be a real waste of resources if we don’t utilize them to the optimum level. And if you are not resolved to make your end a success, you can never hope for a wider and broader change to happen. What do you think?

Handwriting analysis can be a great way to find out more about your love. If there are some personality traits that you want to figure out, study the handwriting of the person you love. Ask your partner to write something on a white piece of paper with a margin. When your partner has written a page, it’s ready for you to analyze it. The first pointer is the margin. If the margin is wide, it indicates a generous nature. This person has a wide outlook to life. If the margin is narrow, it’s more likely that the person is particularly conscious about spending money.

Now observe the capital letters as compared to the smaller ones. If the capital letters are double the size, it indicates respect and esteem. If they are of equal size, the person lacks the required amount of love and respect. If the person begins writing the capital letters with frills, it generally denotes the person likes to procrastinate and delay given tasks. If the letters have a sense of immediacy, it means the person likes to get work off the block as soon as he can.

Another indicator is the vowel ‘o’. If the ‘o’s in the writing piece are open, it indicates the person is open-hearted. Closed, knotted ‘o’s mean the reverse. If you find that at a particular paragraph the ‘o’s are more knotted than usual, it’s an indicator that the person is either not comfortable talking about the topic or is lying. If the writing is leaning on the right, you can conclude that the person is expressive. If the writing leans on the left, the person likes to hold things back.

Try these to analyze the handwriting of your significant O. These may just give you the clue to figuring out something you have wondering all along. I’d like to know if these help you.

Things are spicing up at the American Idol Season 8. We’re already into the Top 10 finalists this season, and it can only get better with each week. I missed the show again this week. But I didn’t miss the action. Irina was there to get me the updates. It was more so this week because her favorite contestant, Adam Lambert, did a great job, or so she told me. Adrian, her rival in this case, actually agreed that it was an incredible performance! Which in short means, take a bow Adam Lambert!

If you have been unfortunate enough to miss the show like me, Adam Lambert sang “Tracks of my Tears”. Irina was vocal about the fact that the way he sang it proved him to be a versatile singer and can pull of such songs with ease. Smokey Robinson joined the audience in a standing ovation to applaud Adam’s excellent effort. It was definitely the best performance of the night, as Simon Cowell rightly said. Did you watch it? What do you think of Adam Lambert’s chances at American Idol Season 8?

More and more people are lining up to register themselves for online dating. There are many online dating services that you can use to further your cause, but to make optimum use of these online dating sites or services, you need to create an attractive online profile. This profile will be your first impression to your potential dates, so you have to make sure you make the right noises here. To be able to do that, keep some guidelines in mind.

Be honest. If you don’t want to answer a question, leave it blank. But, do not mislead people. If you are short and stocky, avoid writing tall and lean. If you are really serious about getting a date, try to be true. It saves you a lot of embarrassments later on. If you feel some details are not relevant to the profile, or you don’t want to share with strangers, make that known.

When you write description about yourself, keep it short and relevant. Sprinkle funny lines and anecdotes if you want to. Sense of humor always works. Don’t be shy of writing down your qualities. If you do not write them, no one is going to find out. Of course, don’t make it a sermon on yourself. Better state it in a restrained manner. It’ll make people feel that you are not too full of yourself. At all points, maintain your confidence. You are good. Believe in yourself. Good luck!

Is is true? That’s the question in the minds of all American Idol fans. Irina got me the rumor that Jennifer Hudson is going to perform on American Idol Season 8. There’s no definite news on this from the channel authorities, but sources at the office of Jennifer Hudson reportedly admitted that she will be performing at the American Idol show. It may not be televised then, but it will definitely be on air at a later date. What excites the American Idol fans is that after making it to the finals in 2004, when the show was in it’s third season, she’ll be back on the stage that gave her the first bite of fame.

Jennifer Hudson is one of the few actors who have won all the major acting awards. These include the Big Four: an Academy Award, a BAFTA award, a Golden Globe and a Screen Actors Guild. Add to that the Grammy Award in 2009 and you have as illustrious a career as it can get. In late 2008, when her mother, brother and nephew were murdered, she went into seclusion. But now she’s back with more than a bang, having already performed at the Super Bowl, the Grammies and the Oprah Winfrey show. The levels of excitement over her return to American Idol is justified, if you ask me. What do you think?

It’s some days now into Obama’s presidency. We are all excited about the changes that we are expecting him to bring about. There are cynics who feel that the burden of expectations are too high, and we must not really pin our hopes so strongly when we are yet to see something definite. But that’s just the cynics. If only they could do something to lend a helping hand. I’m pretty much inspired to believe in the change and support the positive vibe that Obama always manages to radiate.

Obama’s spending plan to pull the country out of this economic pit is no doubt one of the most expensive plans ever. It will help create new jobs and make it possible for people to earn a respectable living. Obama hopes that this money will help restart loans and develop the economy in the long-term. There will be a deficit of $1 trillion next year. Obama has promised to halve this by the end of his term. Obama’s immediate plan is to stabilize the economy for the next ten or twenty years. He is planning to invest in the renewable sectors of energy to creat more job opportunities. I’m optimistic. How about you?

In these fast times, it is difficult to get a family together, no matter how much you want. Wouldn’t you like to have those nice dinners that you enjoyed so much as a child? Where are those cousins today, and those aunts and uncles? Sometimes it may be far off from your place, or maybe just a phone call away. But that phone call is never made and each of you end up having a quiet dinner alone. Take the initiative. Make use of the omnipresent internet. Create an online presence of your family. Every family member should have access to it, so that when you want to have a family get together, make a post on your family webpage and each one knows about it.

For your immediate family, you can set certain rules for the family members to encourage interaction among them. No phone calls or TV or any other distractions during dinner time and pre and post dinner conversations. This time is exclusively for the family, who make up the most important part of your life. Your family will stand by you when that person you are talking to on the phone at dinner time moves on to greener pastures. So your loved ones deserve all the time you can possible give. Conduct family games that you can play together to encourage bonhomie and camaraderie. Try these and you’ll soon have a lovely family life to fall back on, in times of crisis. What do you think?

This is bizarre! Some balloons, which floated in from nowhere, got entangled in the power lines and plunged Please Touch Museum into darkness. The blackout lasted for about an hour. Reports say that there were about 2000 people inside the museum at that time. The authorities have decided to honor these tickets at a later date as well. The patrons cannot demand a refund on the spot, they can call up later and ask for a refund or visit again, which in this case, can be done with the same ticket. The point is, you don’t lose out on money.

But, what about the trauma? These children who were inside the Please Touch Museum at that point of time, will remember the blackout each time they visit. Some may be too scared to visit at all. When we have an experience like this, it seems to stay with us. It could be as a fond memory, or as a traumatic experience. Kids who had fun being in the dark, will expect the power to go off every time! When I was a child, I fell off a see-saw once. I could never perch myself on a see-saw again! Have you had similar incidences in your life? You can share with us!