Thursday, July 21, 2011

Choices!

Now this post will sound very weird, it felt weird writing anyways. Have you ever stopped to wonder at any crossroad why you take one way and not another.. no i'm not trying to be philosophical and i swear i knew you'd answer "Well because i know the way from here". I'm talking about when you're looking for a location for the 1st time & you have two roads, one that has a clear end and might be the easiest route, while the other seems to have some sort of maze. You tend to take the road with the maze. You're automatically set to make that choice, i don't know why but i think it's human nature of wanting to have other options. Wanting to KNOW that we have other options.

Let's take another example, what makes good looking guys players? It's choices, they have unlimited number of choices that keep growing and growing giving them more opportunities to be players while other guys, who might be not as good looking sometimes, are satisfied and ready to settle down. One theory is it's because they don't have choices, or let's say multiple options like good looking players. A second theory would say because when you have too many options you end up not getting anything, but when you have an item or two and you just have to pick one your chances of buying that item are way higher.

I'm no psychologist but i tend to study people around me, study their behavior whether it's in relationships, purchasing, or just dealing with daily life. It seems that people vary at wanting choices from one thing to another. Like one guy would want to go to a restaurant that has many options on the menu. Another person might want to go to a restaurant simply because of the specific plates he can order, that's when he orders "The Usual"

This was just a though, listen to the music link i posted below which i do in most of my posts, i think it'll just give you something to think about..

Good Night Amman!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FU6sTWXiHRg

Friday, May 27, 2011

Prince Who??

I've been going through a lot of debate lately on when's the right time to get married, what are the criteria of the best husband aka prince charming & what not to compromise when finding a decent man. I don't always get into that debate, i try to stay neutral, especially after i listen to so many opinions which are all right sometimes.

My hair dresser says: A man wants to get married at 3 phases in his life, 21, 26 & 35. If he passes any phase he would want to wait for the next stop to think about it again. That's the best timing to start husband hunting.

A guy friend of mine says: Marriage is a waste of time & money not to mention it ruins friendships & real relationships.

My mother says: 27 is the right age for you to get married, before that don't even think about it unless it's prince of Wales.. well mom too bad, he's taken!!

My grandmother doesn't say much but i'm pretty sure she thinks i'm a spinster since she started giving me hints about getting married when i turned 17, that was like 6 years ago!

Caricature showing a woman's criteria of her prince charming at different ages. Starting for Brad Pitt look a like to NOTHING, just the fact that he's a man!


A girl friend of mine doesn't miss a chance to traditionally get introduced to guys, it doesn't matter if they're losers, doctors.. anything just to make sure she doesn't miss that train.. literally!

Another girl friend of mine has certain criteria for the marriage in mind, a checklist with figures & prices. If they're not met, there's no need to even pass by for that coffee.

An older girl friend of mine says: Don't compromise anything, he should want you for who you are. You should be the one wearing the pants & showing him how it's done.. Sometimes i wonder why she's still single (nothing wrong with that, just saying!)

Anyways just wanted to give you a thought of what's going on here. What do you think? I'll let you know what i think in my next post :)

Good night everyone!!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PZyIdICb3Uk

Sunday, May 8, 2011

Sayings of Love


I found this on StumbleUpon this morning & couldn't just let it go by. I think it's one of the most amazing love notes anyone could say. I won't elaborate much, will just leave you to wonder. Have a good one :)

Wednesday, May 4, 2011

Wishing Upon A Star..

"Be careful what you wish for because you just might get it" where have I heard this before? Eminem sang about it, Zebrahead did too & let's not forget PussyCat Dolls who repeated it constantly in their "When I grow up" song. Is it true though?

I have constantly watched documentaries, read books even attended seminars on that. The new trend was to actually harness your wishes so you could get what you really want & not just what you wish for. Moreover, what you wish for might not be what's best for you so in order to have your final result your wishes should be well directed.

I can't believe I'm even writing about this. What does that have to do with Cherry Pink & everything so pink & nice? Well, ladies & gentlemen, I have to assure you that it is true. You do get what you wish for. Not in the desperate "Pretty pretty please" way, but in having your dreams somewhere in the back of your head, thinking about them positively, looking at them whether online, in magazines or on your cut-out clipboard. Just look at it & know that you want it & you just might get what's even better.

But be careful, this is kind of like Bedazzled.. you might get one thing but not the whole package. So make sure you know what you wish for, set the priorities & just like when you set your professional objectives make sure these wishes are credible & can be achieved. Don't go wishing for Megan Fox or Brad Pitt now, they're happily married :) Try the single ones ;)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xG_iKM5WYJM

Tuesday, April 26, 2011

BlackBerry .. NO!

      Ever since the Blackberry came out everyone was asking me to get one. "What's your BB pin?". They'd ask often. "You don't have a BB?". Amazingly no, I don't need one. "You're into social media & you don't have a BB?". Making me feel like a technology retard. Well, no I don't have a BlackBerry & never in my life would I want to get one.
      I must admit I was intrigued a lot of times to actually go get one of these shiny toys, especially with the cool flashy covers that came along. But after I see the quality of life those Blackberry users sink into I step away & hug my cute gold Nokia E72 which grants me my freedom at any time & doesn't make me feel like I'm his trapped genie or something. It even allows me to blame it sometimes for not being able to get online or even better when it messes with the SIM card & people can't reach me sometimes.
I love how it self adjusts itself so it doesn't tick me or annoy me.. I love how it simply gives me my space & doesn't intrude on my time away from work.


      Turning away from the relationship I have with my phone. This is not a review, I'm probably going to get attacked by these companies when it goes into their monitoring systems. I just wanted to circulate this piece of advice. If you think working hours aren't enough, if you want to frustrate your OFFLINE friends who are waiting for you to make your next move at that board game or say what you feel about their story but WAIT after you reply to that insignificant email I would advice you to get 1 of these stupid devices. It will surely deprive you of your final offline moment where you could actually enjoy some fresh air without those mobile waves damaging what's remaining of your brain cells!

Tuesday, April 19, 2011

I Heart U because..


Never thought I’d start my new post with this title. I’m a hopeless romantic, I know.. some people say I easily fall in & out of love. I don’t think that’s the case, I think it’s more of me wanting to find my Mr. Right, my knight in shining armor, my Old Spice dude..

Well, now that I hope i found you -fingers crossed, eyes squeezed shut with a grin on my face- i give you some of the reasons that made me fall for you..

1- You open the door for me ALWAYS - even if it’s pouring rain outside.

2- You have a crazy smile when you happily accept a compliment.

3- How you’re always trying to make me jealous - not behind my back kind of way.

4- The state of mind you’re in when you hear a motorcycle VROOM.

5- How you get angry when you’re hungry - I always keep something to eat in my purse just in case.

6- How you don’t like horror movies or even thrillers & it doesn’t make you less of a macho man to me.

7- The sounds you make when you eat good food “MMmMm..” just make me want to eat you up.

8- You don’t think I’m crazy when I dance & lip sing to every song on the radio - you like that I have lyrics Google up in my head.

9- We have our own pet names & goofy little gestures that no one knows which makes it hard for me to even picture my days without you.

10- Most of all I <3 you because you are you & you love me for who I am..You don’t try to change the hopeless romantic I am today, what’s more is that you caress the little princess i have in me - which is somehow coming out now so i have to stop!!

I Heart U

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d-HM3XUMbOw

Thursday, April 14, 2011

Chapter 1 Finale


My Dearest Friends,

I stopped blogging 6 months ago, couldn't feel what I was writing anymore. Felt like i was just blogging so I could keep up with the social scene. Everyday I woke up feeling bad because I hadn't blogged yet or let's say haven't recapped where I left off.

Truth is I lost my inspiration or let's say it just took another direction, that is my inspiration.. What was more interesting is that a new chapter in my life started that I just didn't know how to integrate into my story. You might say: but this is not your journal Salwa, it's not your day to day diary. I know it's not & most of these stories are just made up of pure fiction. It just that i had a motive to write & the new chapter wouldn't go under the same book.

It inspired me to move to another book, a prettier one. One of fairy tales & rainbows. I though that was my book with all the pretty pink colors, but no it was filled with spider webs & evil wolves. Now I sound like little red riding hood & it makes you freak out about reading my next post. Unfortunately I'm going to stop boring you now & send you to my new link once it's online.

Moving from one thing to another isn't easy, it was never easy for my but it's a challenge & Ihope you join me in my new home once I'm settled & ready to share my address..

As for Love in The City Chapter 1 .. it's ready to burn

Love you & Leave you

Salwa