~Audi alteram partem~

You know your part of the story. Now hear the other side.
Cos everyone just want to be heard
.

Whatever happened to chivalry?

Whatever happened to chivalry?
Some said it's killed by femininity.
But, eMANcipation is a stillborn,
(and still infiltrate by man.)
chivalry died too early.

Love what you do

"If you are a millionaire with lots of success but you are not happy, then you need to ask yourself what you are working for."
-Mr. Itthipat Kulapongvanich, founder of TaoKaeNoi

Did you know that TaoKaeNoi was founded by a Thai and not Japanese?
Did you know that TaoKaeNoi is Thai for "young entrepreneur"?

The conspiracy of love

There's this one thing that's been swarming inside my head, but I've never been able to put it into words. You know, that kind of things, happen sometimes.
I've been thinking.. why is there such a high divorce rate lately, especially in America (you're NOT gonna argue me on that one)? Then I realized: Too many romantic movies. Too many Disney movies.

Girls have been taught since toddlers that the sole purpose of their lives is to find that one Prince Charming, who would ride on that one suave white horse, and sweeps you right off your feet and make you fall head over heels. (Don't even get me started on how they're taught that the numero uno priority in their lives is being pretty).

Then there's those Korean dramas. A guy is willing to change for his girl? A jerk becomes a gentleman because of a girl? Um, what? A guy spends the whole day to accompany the girl he fancies? Dow we really want that?

Then girls expect their boyfriends to do the same things the Korean drama guys do, the wives expect their husbands to be as romantic.
And all the malekind thought "What's batshit-craze going on here? Let's go back to Mars."

Girls, let's wake up from this slumber, let's wake up from these dreams. Instead of expecting man to do things for you, start doing things for yourself. Instead of spending your energy trying to be with successful, rich guys, why don't you achieve something for a change? Isn't that what feminism is all about?


P.S.: I don't know if this has to do with anything, but.. what's with guys and sandwich and beer? Do guys really love those things so much, or is this another conspiracy by the movies?

What's your life philosophy?


Garfield

14 Things about Garfield that you might not know.

1. His owner's name is Jon Arbuckle. Jon is a cartoonist.
2. The real cartoonist name is Jim Davis.
3. The first ever strip was drawn on 19 June 1978. Thus, Garfield's birthday is 19 June.

4. Odie, Jon's dog, was actually owned by Lyman Johnson, a friend of Jon's who was his roommate.
5. Odie was first introduced in 8 August 1978 strip, along with Lyman.

6. Garfield's favorite teddy bear is named Pooky. His first appearance was on 23 October 1978.

7. Jon met his girlfriend, Liz, when he took Garfield for a checkup on 26 June 1978. Obviously, she's a vet. After so many rejections, Jon finally gets a date with Liz on 21 April  1980


8. Garfiel LOVES coffee.. and is pretty much addicted to caffeine.

9. Garfield was born 5 pounds 6 ounces, in Mama Leoni's Italian Restaurant. That explains his love for lasagna..

10. And, oh yeah, Garfield has a grandpa.

11. Garfield has an archenemy named Nermal. He's the "world's cutest kitten" owned by Jon's mom.

12. Since Jon has a girlfriend, Garfield doesn't want to be left behind too. He's been seeing a pink/purple cat called Arlene since 17 December 1980.

13. Despite his penchant for holding a newspaper while drinking coffee in the morning, Garfield cannot read.

14. Garfield has an invisible friend called Clive. He was debuted on 22 April 1996 and last seen on 16 June 2003.


If you're a big fan of this chubby cat, the full list of Garfield comics can be read here.
If you're a bigger fan, every information about Garfield is available in Garfield Wiki.

The real world hunger

Mother Teresa quote
"There is hunger for ordinary bread, and there is hunger for love, for kindness, and for thoughtfulness
-and this is the great poverty that makes people suffer so much."
-Mother Teresa

Elegance

"Elegance is sexiness with maturity."

The beginning of creation is always destruction.

Деревья (Derevya) by Vintage

Твой кумир – полубог.
Он придумал тебя, и ты поверил
В пустоте, между строк
Ты коснулся любви, и она сгорела.

Картинки, машинки, бумажки.
А где настоящая жизнь?
Ты утром проснёшься однажды.
Скажи мне...

Расскажи мне, где ты был?
Где ты был, когда на Земле любовь жила?
Где ты был, когда я одного тебя ждала?
Когда деревья были большими,
Когда все мальчики становятся мужчинами...

Бей меня, мой сатир.
Только я прожила чуть больше жизни.
И держу этот мир,
Как ребёнка в руках, а ты отец лишь на словах!

Картинки, машинки, бумажки.
А где настоящая жизнь?
Ты утром проснёшься однажды.
Скажи мне...

Расскажи мне, где ты был?
Где ты был, когда на Земле любовь жила?
Где ты был, когда я одного тебя ждала,
Когда деревья были большие...
Когда все мальчики становятся мужчинами,
И не играют больше в гонки и в войну,
Не разбивают на осколки тишину
И целый мир они держат на ладони?

На ладони...
Когда деревья были большие...
Когда все мальчики становятся мужчинами,
Мужчинами...

Note: I don't speak one bit Russian.
The lyrics are for those who do, and are interested in the song.

Censorship


Another day at work


4 pm in the office..

*ring ring*
Me: Halo?
Lady: May I know is RT still with you? (name is hidden to protect privacy)
Me: Oh, he's no longer with us.
Lady: May I know who replaces him?
Me: Sorry, may I know what this is regarding of?
Lady: I just want to know who replaces RT *being rude*
Me: I'm not sure what's RT position was, can you just let me know so I can refer you to the right person?
Lady: *in bossy tone* So here's the background ya, I'm from a PR company and I usually send press releases to RT to be published.
Me: Oh-
Lady: But now the emails I've been sending him keeps bouncing back.
Me: Actually-
Lady: So can I know who's replacing him?
Me: I am the one who's handling editorial now.
Lady: Ok, what's your name?
Me: Eva
Lady: How do you spell that?
Me: -_-" eee- veee-- ey
Lady: And your last name?
Me: *oh shit* Fransiskus. eeef--
Lady: What is that?
Me: Fransiskus. FRANSISKUS. ef-ar-ey-ant-es-aee-es-kei-you-es *quickly*
Lady: sorry, I didn't get that.
Me: *slowly now* eeeef... aaaarr.. eeeey..
Lady: I didn't get that.
Me: eeeeey... ef-ar-eeeey..
Lady: Ok.
Me: aaaant.. es-aee-es... keeeiiii...youuuu...essss..
Lady: What's your email address?
Me: That'd be eva...berlin..
Lady: How do you spell that?
Me: -_-" eva.. bee-- ee-- ar-
Lady: Eva..vee--ee--ar.
Me: No, no, bee, bee..
Lady: For Vietnam?
Me: For Bangkok.
Lady: Ok
Me: Eeel--
Lady: Huh? Can you repeat that from the beginning? *still bossy*
Me: ee-vee-ey-bee-ee-ar-el-ay-ant
Lady: ee-vee-ey-bee-ee-ar-el-ay-em
Me: No, ant, for Norway.
Lady: Ok, so evaberlin at?
Me: *say the company webmail*
Lady: And your position is?
Me: I'm the editor
Lady: Editorial--..?
Me: Editor
Lady: Editorial--..?
Me: I AM THE EDITOR
Lady: Oh, you're the editor--- *sweet voice* Oh, thank you Eva, I will be sending you the emails then. Thank you.
Me: Sure, bye.

Good luck with the job, lady.