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2009.03.22 13.28
A Theory on Death
My dad has a theory about death. Life goes full circle. His theory: people die right about around their birth date.
Whenever we're in the cemetery, he'd try to prove it by pointing out how many gravestones we would see that would kinda prove his point. Check the date od death, then check the date of birth. Of course, the odds of finding people who die near their birthdays vary a lot. And you'd have to give a month or two allowance to say that it's near or around the birthday. So, that gives you the month of your birthday, plus 4 months for the give or take two months from the birthday, and that gives you a total of 5 months allowance to look out for. Now, my sister and I would almost always find one gravestone which indicates that the person died around 6 months before/after the birthday. And when we do, we tease him about it that we've just disproved him. But of course, he'd stick by it nonetheless.
So what brought up that discussion? Well, I just found it amusing. I took this "when will you die?" quiz on Facebook (yes, out of boredom and insomnia), and lo and behold, the results:
I will die on the 9th of December year 2028.
Cool. A day after my birthday, 19 years from now.
Hmm... considering this, if i get married within the next five years, that would give me about 14 years of married life. And if i have children, then i'll be leaving them quite at an early age. Hmm. I remember I always said that I didn't want to grow super old. But dying before I even reach 50? That's just crazy.
But I still find the whole day after my birthday death quite amusing. Hehehe.
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2009.03.22 06.12
The Convention on the Wounded by Love
The Convention on the Wounded by Love
General Provision: Considering that it's absolutely correct the saying that states that "all is fair in love and war";
Considering that in war we have the Geneva Convention, adopted in August 22nd of 1864, that determines the fate of the wounded in battlefields whereas there is no convention that was promulgated until this day that deals with the wounded of love, who are much more populous;
It is here declared that:
Art. 1 - all lovers, male or female, are now being notified that love, besides being a blessing, is also something very dangerous, unpredictable and able to cause serious damages. Consequently the one who decides to love has to know that his body and soul are exposed to many types of wounds and will not be able to blame the partner in any moment, since the risk is equal to both.
Art. 2 - Once a lost arrow from the bow of Cupid hits a person, that person has to immediately ask the archer to dart another arrow in the opposite direction, so that one will not fall prey to the wound famously known as "non-reciprocal love". In case Cupid refuses such act, the Convention here promulgated demands that the wounded immediately retrieves the arrow from his heart and throw it in the bin.
In order to achieve this effect, the wounded has to avoid phone calls, internet messages, flower deliveries, or any other act of seduction, since these acts only achieve short term results and are inevitably erased by time. The convention declares that the wounded has to quickly seek the company of other people in order to control the obsessive thought "it's still worth to fight for this person".
Art. 3 - In case the wound comes from third parties, meaning, the loved one is interested by someone else who was not expected in the pre-established plans, it is hereby expressly forbidden any act of revenge. In this case, it is permitted the profuse use of tears, some punches on the wall or pillow, talks with friends where the wounded can freely insult the ex-partner, allege his complete lack of good-taste, but refraining to lessen the partner's honor.
The convention determines that art. 2 can also be applied: the wounded may seek the company of other people, preferably in places where the partner does not dwell.
Art. 4 - In case of light wounds, hereby classified as small betrayals, fulminating passions that do not last long, transitory sexual disinterest, one has to quickly and abundantly apply a medicine called Forgiveness. Once this medicine applied, one must never look back and the subject must be completely forgotten, never being mentioned as an argument in eventual fights or moments of hate.
Art. 5 - In the case of definitive wounds, also called "break-ups", the only medicine capable of truly healing one's heart is Time. It's pointless and ineffective to find consolation with fortune-tellers (that will always allege that the lost love will return), romantic books (in which the endings are always happy ones), TV soap operas or other similar things. One has to suffer with intensity, completely avoiding the use of drugs, painkillers, prayers. Alcohol is only allowed in moderation, never surpassing more than two glasses of wine per day.
Final Provision: the wounded of love, contrary to the wounded of armed conflicts, are neither victims nor torturers. They have chosen something that is part of life and therefore they have to face the agony and the ecstasy of their choice.
And for those that were never wounded by love, they will never be able to say: "I lived." Because they haven't. Source: The Wounded by Love Agreement, written in Geneva, June 25th, 2007 see this link
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2009.03.22 04.12
Think Pink! (from Funny Face)
MAGGIE [calming them down] Girls, girls, girls, girls...
[Ripping off bits of pink material she has taken from the shelf, giving them to each secretary]
Listen: take this to all the designers; I want dresses made up in exactly this shade of pink. Babs: take this round to Kaiser Delmont, I want shoes and stockings in exactly this colour.
Laura: everything goes pink! I want the whole issue pink; I want the whole country pink! [Pauses]
Lettie: take an editorial: [dramatically] "To the women of America..." —no, make it to the women everywhere: "banish the black, burn the blue, and bury the beige! From now on girls..." MAGGIE. Think pink! think pink! when you shop for summer clothes. Think pink! think pink! if you want that quel-que chose. Red is dead, blue is through, Green's obscene, brown's taboo. And there is not the slightest excuse for plum or puce —or chartreuse. Think pink! forget that Dior says black and rust. Think pink! who cares if the new look has no bust. Now, I wouldn't presume to tell a woman what a woman oughtta think, But tell her if she's gotta think: think pink—! WOMEN. —for bags! pink for shoes! Razzle, dazzle and spread the news! And pink's for the lady with joie de vive! Pinks for all the family. Try pink shampoo. Pink toothpaste too. Play in pink, all day in pink, Pretty gayin pink. Drive in pink, come alive in pink, Have a dive in pink. Go out dancing but just remember one thing: You can get a little wink If you got a little pink In your swing. MEN [painters, with NYC accents] Think pink! think pink, it's the latest word, you know. Think pink! think pink and you're Michelangelo. WOMEN. Feels so gay, feels so bright. Makes you day, makes you night. Pink is now the colour to which you gotta switch! MEN. (Do what you gotta switch!) WOMEN. Every stitch! MEN. (Every stitch you switch!) MAGGIE. Think pink! think pink on the long, long road ahead. WOMEN & MEN. On the road, (& MAGGIE) think pink! MAGGIE. ...think pink and the world is rosey-red WOMEN & MEN. (Everything's rosey.) MAGGIE. Everything on the great horizon, Everything that you can think— and that includes the kitchen sink, Think pink! WOMEN & MEN. Think pink, think pink Think pink, think pink Think pink, think pink!
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2009.01.22 03.13
Portrait of the Artist as Filipino
Time and Place Start Time: Friday, January 16, 2009 at 8:00pm End Time: Sunday, February 8, 2009 at 3:30pm Location: Onstage Greenbelt 1 Theatre, Makati, Philippines
Repertory Philippines' 2009 theater season begins with Nick Joaquin's A PORTRAIT OF THE ARTIST AS FILIPINO, a timeless classic of Philippine theatre.
Set in pre-war Manila, it tells of two spinster sisters who continue to reside in their ancestral home with their aging artist father, in spite of conflicts that arise amongst family members to abandon the old house. The complexities of human frailties are brought to light as characters interact with one another in a tightly woven interplay of emotions.
The production brings together a confluence of momentous actors to flesh out this dearly-loved work that was first staged in early 1955 by the Barangay Theatre Guild (BTG), in the open-air theatre among the ruins of Intramuros. It was Daisy Avellana who first read the play in 1952 in the Weekly Women's Magazine, and forthwith got Joaquin's permission to present it on radio for the first time.
Repertory's rendition of PORTRAIT is directed by no less than Jose Mari Avellana, Daisy's son, who is a formidable actor/director in his own right. The cast features Irma Adlawan, Ana Abad Santos, Liesl Batucan, Joel Trinidad, Randy Villarama, Jeremy Domingo, Jay Glorioso, Dido de la Paz, Jenny Jamora, Astarte Abraham, Baby Barredo, Chinggoy Alonso, Lorna Lopez, Oliver Usison, Bonggoy Manahan, Celso Ylagan, Ernie Zarate, Jejie Esguerra, and Dingdong Rosales.
Performances run from January 16 to February 8, 2009 at Onstage Greenbelt 1 Theatre, Ayala Malls Makati. Catch Nick Joaquin's A PORTRAIT OF THE ARTIST AS FILIPINO every Friday and Saturday at 8 p.m. with Saturday and Sunday matinees at 3:30 pm.
Callthe Rep office at 887-0710 or Ticketworld at 891-9999 for ticket inquiries.
http://www.pep.ph/guide/3174/A-Portrait-of-the-Artist-as-Filipino-to-be-staged,-Jan-16--Feb-8
Photography by Jojit Lorenzo
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2009.01.22 02.52
Stages of Love
Time and Place Start Time: Wednesday, February 4, 2009 at 7:00pm End Time: Sunday, February 15, 2009 at 7:00pm Location: Fine Arts Theatre, 3/F Gonzaga Hall, ADMU
Contact Info Email: bluerep.promo@gmail.com
This February, BlueREP presents “Stages of Love,” a musical revue featuring popular love songs from musical theatre & OPM and original songs by Rony Fortitch.
Set in a cafe, ten couples portray the different aspects of love: meeting, falling in love and managing relationships.
“Stages of Love” was first produced by Ateneo BlueREPERTORY in 2006, under the direction of Andrei Pamintuan. Due to the overwhelming positive response, it extended from its original set run. It is a show perfect for Valentine's Day.
For Ticket Inquiries, contact Mindy Molina at 0917-3792910 or visit stagesoflove.multiply.com. Tickets are at Php120.
 Showdates are as follows:February 4, 2009 7:00 PM February 5, 2009 7:00 PM February 6, 2009 5:00 PM, 8:00 PM February 7, 2009 2:00 PM, 5:00 PM, 8:00 PM February 11, 2009 7:00 PM February 12, 2009 7:00 PM February 13, 2009 5:00 PM, 8:00 PM
February 14, 2009 2:00 PM, 5:00 PM, 8:00 PM
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2009.01.16 10.23
He's just NOT that into you (Repost & highlights from Kiddy)
by Greg Behrendt and Liz Tuccillo
- "We have no rules about calling, but we like and love each other to the degree that we want to talk daily, if not hourly. Listen, I do think space in a relationship is good. Missing someone is a sign of a healthy relationship. Not respecting your need to have some form of connection with him while he's away is not. Regardless of his dislike for talking on the phone, he should respect and care for you enough to call you, if only because he knows that it will make you happy."
- "The word "busy" is a load of crap and is most often used by assholes. The word "busy" is the relationship Weapon of Mass Destruction. Remember: Men are never too busy to get what they want."
- "100% of men polled said they've never been too busy to call a woman they were really into. As one fine man said, "A man has got to have his priorities."
- " If he's choosing not to make a simple effort that would put you at ease and bring harmony to a recurring fight, then he doesn't respect your feelings and needs."
- "If he creates expectations for you, and then doesn't follow through on little things, he will do the same for big things. Be aware of this and realize that he's okay with disappointing you."
- "It's about the guy who wants you, calls you, makes you feel sexy and desired fully. He wants to see you more and more often because every time he sees you, he likes and then loves you more and more."
- "Your lost self-esteem may take longer to find than a new boyfriend, so prioritize accordingly."
- Cheating doesn't just happen. It's not an accident as in, Ooops. I just slipped and fell into a sexual relationship with someone else. It was planned and executed with the full knowledge that it could end your relationship."
- "If you're in a mutually established monogamous relationship, then when someone cheats on you, they have decided to blatantly disrespect a very important decision you two made together. They've chosen to do this without your knowledge, thereby adding lies and secrecy to your relationship."
- "Cheating gets easier every time it's done. It's only hard the first time, when one feels the string of morality and the guilt of betraying someone's trust."
- "Love cures commitment phobia."
- "There is nothing wrong with wanting to get married. You shouldn't feel ashamed, needy or unliberated for wanting that. So make sure from the start that you pick a guy who shares your views for the future, and if not, move on quickly as you can. Big plans require big action."
- "There will never be a good time, financially, to get married, unless you're Shaq or Ray Romano. But somehow people manage. If your man is using money as an excuse not to marry you, it's your relationship that's insecure, not his bank account."
- "Here's why he feel rushed: He's still not sure you're the one... Better to hear it now than ten years from now."
- "I'm not ready. This is the most often used excuse in the world, but it always seems to do the trick... Listen, we all know that a couple who's been dating for five years... eight years and still hasn't gotten married, we know it never works out well for that couple. So how about you stop waiting - and start looking for that guy who can't wait to love you."
- "Don't spend your time on and give your heart to any guy who makes you wonder about anything related to his feelings for you."
- "100% of the guys polled told us they would have no problem marrying a woman who they were positive was the love of their life. One man answered, What kind of knucklehead has a problem marrying the love of his life?"
- "Remember always what you set out to get, and please don't settle for less."
- "He doesn't need to be reminded that you're great."
- "There's a guy out there who's going to be really happy that you didn't get back together with your crappy ex-boyfriend."
- "Does he make it clear in his actions every day that your happiness is important to him? If the answer is no, cut him loose and go find a man with a higher good count."
- "If you really love someone, you want to do things to make that person happy."
- You deserve to be with someone who is nice to you all the time. (You have to be nice to them, too.)
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2009.01.04 10.59
End of the Year Survey (forgot to post this last Dec 31)
Where did you begin 2008?- In Hongkong Disneyland. :P
What was your status by Valentine's day of 2008?
- Taken.
Did you have to go to the hospital?
- Me personally, no. I went because of my sister and a friend.
Did you have any encounters with the police?
- Yes. Some stupid driver hit my car from the back. Hassle!
Where did you go on vacation?
- Hong Kong, Baguio, Tagaytay, Boracay, Pampanga, and Baguio again.
What did you purchase over $500?
- Nothing.
Did you know anybody who got married?
- Yep! :D a lot of people i know got married this year.
Did you know anybody who passed away?
- Yep. :(
What sporting events did you attend?
- Lex Commones..
What concerts/shows did you go to?
- None! :(
Where do you live now?
- My domicile is still here in Pasig, but I also stay in a condo in Ortigas,
Describe your birthday.
- Choir performance for the GAJE conference, breakfast with the choir and hr, lunch, shopping and dinner with my family. It was nice and simple. :)
What's the one thing you thought you would never do but did?
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Any new additions to your family?
- None.
What was your best month?
- February, i think. :)
Who was your best drinking buddy?
- I didn't quite drink much this year. :)
Made new friends?
- As always. :)
Any regrets?
- slightly...
What do you want to change in 2009? - Have a better focus on the things i'm supposed to achieve... and better financial management skills.
Overall, how would you rate this year?
- On a scale of 1 to 10, with 10 being the highest, i'd say it's a 5.
Have any life changes in 2008?
- I stayed in a dorm and now in a separate unit... gone fatter. Nothing much else.
Get a new job?
- Still studying.
How old did you turn this year?
- 24.
Did anything embarrassing?
- As always. :P
Get married or divorced?
- No.
Be honest - did you watch American Idol?
- No.
Start a new hobby?
- No.
Are you happy to see 2008 go?
- Yes.
Drank Starbucks in 2008?
- Yup.
Been naughty or nice.
- I think both.
What are you wishing for in 2009?
- For better study habits, more focus, less distractions, and happiness.
Lost someone?
- Not physically... but technically, yes.
Cut class?
- Too much, too often.
Was involved in something you'll never forget?
- Yes. :)
Visited a different country?
- Yup.
Cooked a gross meal?
- Nope. I almost did, but Juan intervened. Hahaha!
Lost something important to you? - Not anything big, thank God!
Got a gift you adore?
- Yep! Lots!
Tripped over a coffee table?
- Nope.
Dyed your hair?
- Yep.
Came close to losing your life?
- Not that I know of.
Went to a party?
- Lots!
Read a great book?
- Yes. :)
Saw one of your favorite bands/artists live?
- Nope.
2008: FRIENDS AND ENEMIES
Did you meet any new friends this year?
- Yup!
Did you dislike anyone?
- Not really...
Did you grow apart from anyone?
- I don't think so...
Do you have any regrets when it comes to your friendships?
- None.
2008: YOUR BIRTHDAY!
Did you have a cake?
- Lots!
Did you get any presents?
- Yup! :D
2008: ALL ABOUT YOU
Did you change at all this year?
- Yes.
Did you change your style?
- Not really.
Were you in school?
- Yes.
Did you have a job?
- Nope.
Did you drive?
- Yep - drive literally and figuratively. Hahaha! I think I drive people crazy. :P
Did anyone close to you give birth?
- Not close, close.
Did you go on any vacations?
- Yes.
Would you change anything about yourself now?
- Yes.
2008: WRAP UP
Was 2008 a good year?
- I've had better.
Do you think 2009 will top 2008?
- Definitely!
I CONFESS THAT IN 2008 I... ( ) stayed single for the whole year (officially)
( ) kissed in the snow
( ) celebrated Halloween
(x) had your heart broken
( ) mooned someone
(x) went over the minutes on your cell phone
( ) came out of the closet
( ) gotten someone pregnant
( ) had an abortion
( ) done something you've regretted OTHER
( ) painted a picture
( ) wrote a poem
( ) ran a mile
( ) shopped at Hollister or Abercrombie and Fitch
( ) posted a blog on MySpace
(x) visited a foreign country
(x) cut in a line of waiting people
(x) told someone you were busy when you weren't
( ) partied to celebrate the new year
( ) cooked a disastrous meal ( ) lied about how old you were
( ) prank called someone IN 2008 I...
[x] broke a promise
[ ] fell out of love
[x] lied
[x] cried over a broken heart
[x] disappointed someone close
[x] hid a secret
[x] pretended to be happy
[ ] slept under the stars
[ ] kept your new years resolution
[ ] forgot your new years resolution
[ ] met someone who changed your life
[ ] met one of your idols
[x] changed your outlook on life
[x] sat home all day doing nothing
[x] pretended to be sick
[x] left the country
[x] given up on something/someone important to you
[x] lost something expensive
[x] learned something new about yourself
[x] tried something you normally wouldn't try and liked it
[x] made a change in your life
[ ] found out who your true friends were
[x] met great people
[x] stayed up ‘til sunrise
[x] cried over the silliest thing
[ ] had friends who were drifting away from you
[x] had a high cellphone bill
[x] spent most of your money on food
[ ] had a fist fight
[x] went to the beach with your best friend(s)
[x] gotten sick
[ ] liked more than 5 people at the same time
[x] became closer with a lot of people
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2008.10.14 11.23
Ateneo, UP rise in 2008 world university rankings
Two local universities, the Ateneo de Manila University (ADMU) and the University of the Philippines (UP), saw their rankings rise in The Times Higher Education - QS (THE-QS) World University Rankings 2008, a leading global ranking of higher education institutions.In the overall rankings released Monday, Ateneo rose from number 451 in 2007 to number 254 this year, while UP rose from 398 last year to 276.The THE-QS World University Rankings are based on data gathered in the following categories: peer academic review, recruiter review, international faculty ratio, international student ratio, student-faculty ratio, and research citations per faculty.Ateneo had an overall score of 48.0 out of 100, up from 30.8 last year, while UP posted a 45.9 overall score, up from 34.7 last year.Ateneo was tied with Spain's Universidad Autonoma de Madrid, while UP was tied with Germany's Universitat Ulm and Universitat Wurzburg, and the United States' Virginia Polytechnic Institute.The two universities also figured in the subject-specific rankings for the first time.Ateneo and UP were both ranked in the top 100 Arts and Humanities institutions worldwide: ADMU was ranked number 79, while UP was at number 82, along with the University of Notre Dame in the US.ADMU, UP, and another local university, De La Salle University, were also part of the 100 institutions with the highest employer review scores.Ateneo was at rank 76 in employer review, tied with the University of Western Australia, with a score of 88; UP was tied with the University of North Carolina at rank 82, with a score of 87; and DLSU was at rank 92, with a score of 84.In the overall rankings, universities in the United States and the United Kingdom, led by Harvard University at rank 1, continue to dominate the rankings. The highest-ranked Asian university was the University of Tokyo in Japan (19), while the National University of Singapore (30) was the highest-ranked for Southeast Asia.Meanwhile, two other Philippine institutions - the University of Santo Tomas and the De La Salle University - were part of the group ranked 401-500."Further down the rankings, fewer data are available to evaluate each university and the statistical appropriateness of discerning one university from the next begins to decay. Responses for institutions in our survey drop off exponentially from the top of the table, by the time it gets past 400 the results become highly sensitive to error. As a result, precise positions beyond 400, are not published," QS explained in its rankings tally in topuniversities.com.Now in its fifth year, the research is conducted and compiled by QS Quacquarelli Symonds and features in print in Times Higher Education on 9th October and online on the QS web site www.topuniversities.com on 10th October.ABS-CBN Report here.------------------------------------------------------------My nephew was so cute. Enrique, my 9 year old nephew, suddenly exclaimed "argh! i hate ateneo!" when he found out about the news. Yes, he studies in LSGH. Hahaha! :p
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2008.08.26 11.31
The Sagittarius Woman (repost from my two sisters)
"Then it doesn't matter which way you walk," said the Cat. "-So long as I get somewhere," Alice added as an explanation. "Oh, you're sure to do that," said the Cat, "if you only -walk long enough." She's not always going to say the kind of things you want to hear. Most of the time, she'll curl your sideburns with her remarkable, flat statements and her embarrassing questions. But now and then she'll say something so special and splendid it will make you feel like singing. You may need a sample. Scene: Coffee shop. You've just gotten up the courage to tell her you love her, but before you can say it, she looks at you with wide-open, guileless blue eyes-or forthright, steady brown ones- and asks you curiously, "How do you feel about being so short? Does it make you neurotic or anything?" While you're gulping, trying manfully to recover, she'll add, "You shouldn't care about it. Lots of men were short. Like Napoleon. And Fiorello LaGuardia." That's almost adding insult to injury, but before you get a chance to walk out, thinking no woman ever deserved such ungallant treatment more, shell muse dreamily, "I hate men who look like bean poles. You're perfect. I noticed when we were walking over here tonight-we measure just right together." Sit back down. You're staying. For a long time. A friendly, frank Sagittarius girl has just wound herself around your heart with her own, peculiar brand of charm. She'll always be a little outspoken, because she sees the world exactly as it is, even while she's wearing those ridiculous, rose-tinted glasses. That, you must admit, is quite a talent. It's not everyone who can apply clear, reasonable logic to every situation, and retain the happy faculty of believing things will get better or else deciding to accept them for what they are. Sagittarius females are regular Pollyannas. It will cut when she tells you she wishes you would make more money, but then she'll add, "Of course, too much money can make people selfish. Maybe it's lucky that you're poor." Admittedly, it's sort of a left-handed optimism, but you'll get used to it. This girt will never lie to you. Sometimes, you may wish she would. Show curiosity about how she spends the nights you're not with her, and you'll get a detailed, perfectly honest report of the letters she writes to that handsome intern she met last summer on her vacation and how many dates she turns down on the phone. She may even relate her troubles with insomnia, brought on when she lies awake at night wondering if maybe what she feels for you is friendship instead of love. You'll feel like yelling at her, "For Pete's sake, lie a little once in a while, can't you? A man has his pride." Don't yell too loud. You'll offend her, and she's not exactly noncombustible herself. Sagittarius girls have been known to fly into some pretty fiery rages. She will probably live alone. Sagittarius girls are very independent, and both sexes have a strange aloofness to family ties. Maybe it's because they travel so much, they don't get home often enough to get to know their families well. Even if they only travel to the movies and girl friends' houses, they're restlessly on the go. I don't want to frighten you, but I once knew a Sagittarius woman so unaware of the nuances of family relationships that she invited her rejected beau to come along on her honeymoon with her new husband. The poor thing looked so lonesome. He said he'd pay his own way. Why are you looking at her like that? Did she do something wrong? There's one thing you'll have to learn right away, or the relationship will never get off the ground. When you want her to do something, ask her. Don't tell her. The cave man technique went out with Tarzan and Jane, as far as she's concerned. She enjoys being protected, but she doesn't want to be ordered around. Not even her mother gets away with that. Who are you, that you should top her mother? She may have an Aries mother, and if a Mars woman can't boss her around, no male on earth is going to do it. However, there's a queer twist to her nature. Although she dislikes being bossed, especially in public, when she's testing you for firmness, be firm. Jupiter women can't stand weak, wishy-washy men. If she gets too high-spirited and her clever tongue gets too sarcastic, or she threatens some action that really incenses you, give her a light touch of the Tarzan treatment. Just enough to keep her in line. Like "You do that and I'll break your neck." She may react with surprising meekness if she thinks you're serious. A Sagittarius female has no in-tendon of giving up her individuality for any male, but she kind of likes to know you think of her as a girl. She may confuse you, but that's nothing to what she does to herself. Many a Sagittarius girl mistakes friendship for love and love for friendship. If you're one of those old-fashioned men who prefer evasiveness and timidity in your women, you'd better look for another Bingo partner. This young lady has bright, frank ways with men, and she's not going to play any silly games of "Guess how I feel" or "Guess what I think!" How she feels and what she thinks are identical with how she acts and what she says. Her outspoken bluntness naturally causes misunderstandings, and a good share of fiery battles, let alone hurt feelings, but it doesn't crush her spirit. Jupiter pride comes to the surface and rescues her in a crisis, allowing her to pass off her heartache as the biggest joke of the season. Inside, she may be weeping, but she'll employ such clever wit in answering the questions of friends about the break that they'll decide the whole affair was a harmless flirtation on her part. Little will they guess how she soaks her pillow every night, wondering what she could possibly have said that fractured everything. It might have been when she told him not to stop by her apartment the time he called from the lobby around midnight-because she was "busy talking with a man who had a few problems." Actually, the man was her brother-in-law, but with the peculiar Sagittarius twist of leaving out the core of the story, she neglected to mention that. Why should she have to explain herself? (All Sagittarians show a raging, righteous anger when their integrity is doubted.) Or it could have been when he asked her if she minded him bringing his little sister along to the movies and she blurted out, "Gosh, I hope that doesn't mean she's going to be hanging around all the time when we're married." She may have sincerely liked the young girl, but the natural Sagittarian fear of being suffocated by in-laws brought on her thoughtless and forthright statement. Now she misses his sister as much as the man, but it's too late to explain what she meant. Besides, no one would understand. Impasses like this are impossible for her to fathom, for all her logical mental processes, and often lead the Jupiter girl into a never-never land of romance, not knowing where the fire might flame up, or why, and afraid of being burned when it does. Then she'll play it too cool and be unable to take anyone seriously, least of all herself. She'll flirt openly, but without any intention of making it a lasting or a forever thing, and gain the reputation of a cold heartless female. A fire sign is never cold or heartless, but then there are a lot of astrologically ignorant men out there who don't know that. If such a state of affairs should happen to lead to spinsterhood, she certainly won't be a dry and bitter old maid. She'll still clown with life and have a barrel of fun. She'll have a dozen interests to replace a man-and enjoy every one of them. Of course, you're not interested in a Sagittarian spinster. You plan to make one your wife someday. (At least, I hope you have honorable intentions. This poor girl has enough problems without you setting out to seduce her.) Let's stop dwelling on promiscuity, and think about marriage. Like the male Sagittarian, she's a little skittish about wedlock. You'll need to use some bright, colorful pieces of tinsel as bait to get her pinned down (to accepting your proposal, that is). She's breezy and unconventional in her relationships with men. Since she considers herself your equal, she may copy your mannerisms, as well as wear your sweater. If she also likes sports and camping, as lots of Sagittarian females do, you may have trouble distinguishing her from the boys. But she's not the same. For one thing, your sweater looks different on her. Not that Jupiter women are offensively masculine by nature. They can be the softest, most feminine women you ever squeezed. It's just that she pals around with so many men you get used to seeing her in the crowd-everywhere but in the steam room and the gym. Since she's so scrupulously honest and aboveboard, she may be a little careless of her reputation and contemptuous of the hypocrisy demanded by society. If you question her about it, she'll be plain-spoken. She'll probably tell you that waltzing in at midnight doesn't indicate promiscuity any more than coming home at a more conventional hour indicates innocence. She knows her morals are above reproach, and that's all that matters. Naturally she's dead wrong. What other people think matters very much to a female reputation. But try to understand her attitude. Don't think she's fast and loose just because she laughs at a few jokes, usually without the slightest idea of what they're all about (the subtlety of the double-entendre often escapes Sagittarius). So- she stays up to watch the sunrise from the George Washington Bridge (or from the top of a silo, if you live in the country)-that doesn't mean she's the wildest girl in town. The truth is, she's a trusting child at heart. Her outlook is so naive it makes her vulnerable to wolves, con artists and phonies (though oddly enough, not in other areas, just in romance). Forget about how cleverly she argues and how startlingly logical she can be. All that has nothing to do with her heart. Her mind isn't under discussion. It's bright and intelligent, and well able to take care of itself in any emergency. But her heart is defenseless. It falls down and gets bruised quite often. That's another thing. She's slightly clumsy. At times when the Sagittarius girl strides down the street like a thoroughbred horse, you'll think she's the most graceful woman you've ever watched-until she stumbles on a crack in the sidewalk, awkwardly grabs the awning over the fruit stand to catch her balance and upsets two crates of oranges. The owner may swear a little, but hell soon shrug his shoulders, tell her to skip it, and hand her some grapes. The sunny Sagittarian disposition can melt the hardest hearts. Now and then, this girl will remind you of a clumsy puppy dog, wagging its friendly tail, and walking all over your feet. But then friendly puppy dogs do get lots of people to love them and feed them. Of course, dogs are a little cheaper to feed. The typical Jupiter girl has a large appetite. She likes good food and wine, nice clothes, and when she travels, she likes to go first class. Sagittarians are extravagant by nature (unless the Moon is in Capricorn or there's a Virgo ascendant). Money for the sake of money doesn't interest them, and it takes quite a bit of training to teach most of them the meaning of a dollar bill. Check her ascendant carefully before you loan her your credit card. The Sagittarian girl you're involved with may be in show business, because lots of them are drawn by the lure of the footlights. If so, start out on the right foot by expecting her to put her career first, until she tires of it. The sweet sound of applause and the thrill of the encore will ring in her ears with more conviction than all the romantic phrases you can conjure up. Never force her to choose between pleasing you and the excitement of pleasing whole gobs of people at once with her sunshine personality. After a while she'll grow disgusted with the hypocrisy and artificial glitter she finds all around her in the world of show business, and she'll come running home to try domesticity with someone who is real. You. Someone who believes honesty is beautiful and deception is ugly. You again. Leaving a career won't remove the wings from her heels forever. They were fastened there at birth. The travel bug will always be nearby to give her a case of wandering fever. Vacation with her when you can; otherwise let her go off to ride the carousel herself, and trust her. She loves you, not the clowns and organ grinders she likes to pass the time with. Because of her casual attitude toward romance and her shyness of marriage, you may think she's lacking in sentiment. You are so mistaken. She'll cry rivers at sad movies and read poetry with wet eyes. She's probably saved every note you ever wrote her, scraps of the flowers you bought her in the rain, and the tickets from the hockey game where she met you. As for her talent as a homemaker, be brave. And be patient. Sagittarius girls are acutely bored by the confinement of dusting and mopping. No sooner does she make a bed than it gets unmade. Gosh, you'd think the darned thing would stay neat for a few days anyway, it was such a drag tucking in those sheets at the corners. She'll hate it all with a purple passion. When she has a home of her own, however, she'll probably swallow her distaste. She'll prefer that you get her a maid if you can possibly afford one. If not, she'll doggedly keep it shining Her mother will never believe it. That sloppy child waxing the coffee table? Impossible. Pride and the eternal Sagittarius logic does it. She needs to be surrounded with beauty and cleanliness to be true to herself. The message reaches her that, if she doesn't wipe up the linoleum, no one else will. If she was forced by circumstances to do a lot of chores in childhood, she may rebel at first, but she'll eventually reason it out, and settle down to sweeping the comers with a minimum of resentment. Her cooking? Well-you can never tell. Maybe you'd iust better eat out on weekends. If she manages decent meals through the week, you can't expect her to keep a perfect record on Saturdays and Sundays, too. Most Sagittarian women aren't exactly ecstatic in the kitchen (unless there's a Taurus, Cancer or Capricorn ascendant). But she can whip up a mean, fancy dessert when she's trying to cheer you out of the blues. Her own moods can be terrors, but they're rare, and they last so briefly you'll hardly notice them. When she's really hurt, her tongue can be bitterly sarcastic. But she'll forget what she said almost before she's finished the sentence, and she won't understand why you want to dwell on it. This is not the woman for a brooding, melancholy man. Gloom and pessimism, can actually make her physically ill. Her children will probably adore her. She'll be their buddy, and have a circus playing with them. Once she's lover her initial fear of responsibility, she'll cope with diapers and daily baths like a crisp, efficient nurse. Almost everything she does she does well, with grace, when she finally decides to learn it. Just like the big people, the little ones will get a good dose of her cheerful optimism and outspoken remarks. If they survive her blunt truthfulness, they'll grow up thinking she's the greatest big sister a kid ever had. She'll read them funny stories with happy endings, and take them on sudden, impulsive picnics in the woods to look for the three bears. (She half believes they're hiding there herself.) Her youngsters will probably be well-dressed, but not fussily so, and bright-mannered. If they pick up a few unconventional tricks from her, like making footprint curtains by spreading monk's cloth on the floor, stepping barefoot into yellow paint and walking across the material-at least you won't be raising a houseful of conformists. Her honesty will mark their characters. If they don't find those three bears after a careful search under all the fir trees, she'll probably tell them to forget it-it's a phony. But she will have looked first. The child who wrote the editor of the New York Sun to ask if there was really a Santa Claus just had to have a Sagittarius Sun sign. Moon or ascendant. She probably raised her own children by the frank, yet idealistic answer of "Yes, Virginia . . ." The Jupiter mother may have to watch a tendency to be lax in discipline, except when she's tired or angry. That's the wrong time for spankings. Youll have a lovely hostess. No one entertains as graciously as a Sagittarian woman, not even her Leo sisters, who are no slouches themselves in the social department. There's a quality about her sunny, outgoing friendliness that makes people feel deeply welcome, from the garbage man to your boss. A Sagittarian breaks the ice instantly at the stiffest affairs, though she may raise a few eyebrows, too. As long as you let her call her soul her own, and don't make her feel tied down, your Sagittarius Pollyanna will give you a triple bonus: her loyalty, her trust and her affection. The three are inseparable, because when she gives her love, her friendship trots right along beside it. The Jupiter woman is an incurable idealist. And here's a secret perhaps she never told you: She fell in love with you many years ago, when she was a little girl and wished on the new Moon for someone to share her honest heart. There were lots of times when she thought she had found you and was disappointed. But when you finally came along, she knew you right away, because you were a gentle clown with a dream or two of your own who took her hand and showed her the way to the stars.
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