ADD-ONs

ok i asked yingshi and she said that the gathering thing was all planned by jacq. haha ok so jacq, dont tell us that yingshi came up with it :) haha and i was reading a magazine (SHAPE) in the toilet rest room and i came across this page about life lessons. it was written by the writer herself, so ENJOY AND LEARN.

1. people fall out of love. outgrow each other. make mistakes. don't crucify them for changing their mind or taking the road less travelled. two days, two weeks, two years from now, who knows what you'll outgrow, what mistakes you'll make and when the fork in your road will appear?
2. make lots and lots of unbridled love. you've got a few more years on the boys in general, and its the prettiest you'll ever look in the morning. but for God's sake, please find someone who knows what he's actually doing with his, you know... there's so much DIY a girl should have to handle.
3. shit happens. be like my friend who steals stack of poop bags from the Botanic Garden - be ready to catch it when it falls out streaming hot, and to clean up after yourself.
4. practise active detachment - the daily ability to love with all your heart but to not let emotions, attachments and situations overwhelm you into stillness. in short, use your brain, get a grip, then leave the rest well alone. life has a funny way of sorting itself out when you're least bothered.
5. people's insecurities and prejudies are simply reflection of their inner selves. next time someone says or does something dumb, don't back down and play good. stand firm in your beliefs. then trip'em up good as they walk past you.
6. no matter how hard you try, if you dont love someone, you cannot be said for kick-ass martinis - now that's a relationship that keeps on giving.
7. breathe. your next breath is a whole hell of lot to look forward to.
8. respect money. a pink slip is not a pretty shade of paper. it's a reminder to wake up and pull your life into order, fast.
9. you wont live forever. think about the legacy you want to leave behind and start working on it now. just remember, if you have children, it may be hard for them to explain to people what "delicious harlot - loved by many" on your tombstone, really means.
10. Duran Duran. Sony Walkmans. Smash Hits. Howard Jones. Frilly men's shirt. Shaved undercuts. Neon. dont forget the charm, stillness and fashion faux pas of your youth. but dont ever forget: you looked like an idiot in the velvet waistcoat then and nothing's changed, so if it itches, suffocates or gives you a uni-boob or uni-ass, seriously, seriously reconside.

ok. this is copyrighted by SHAPE SINGAPORE DECEMBER 2005 issue.

ADVICE TO EVERYONE: remember to include your information source after using their quotes. be like me, DON'T PLAGIARIZE!

heh.