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| "It does not do to dwell on dreams, and forget to live." | | |
| AncientnessI just read the following entry about the ancient Majapahit Empire, a sea-based empire in Southeast Asia which ruled parts of Indonesia, Malaysia and the Philippines from 1293 to 1500:
"The capital was named Majapahit, from maja (a fruit name) and pahit (or bitter)."
Filipinos, what is the Tagalog word for "bitter" again?
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| Interesting Random FactsThe Bureau of Labor and Statistics defines the "affluent" as people in households with more than $77,000 a year in pretax income.
That means that all I have to do is find a girl with an average income to come and live with me, and I'll be one of the affluent. Wahaha.
The average American spends more on entertainment (cable TV, Netflix, TiVo, high-speed internet, streaming/downloadable music, movies, magazines, live shows and sporting events) than on gasoline, household furnishings and clothing - and nearly the same amount on dining out. People in the western part of the country spend about 20 percent more on entertainment than the national average. Why is that, do you think?
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| Love and HateIsn't it funny just how thin the line between love and hate really is...?  
Try not to cross over it too many times...
It can get tiring!
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| Yes, Virginia - They All Want to Bang YouThe above title is a play on the famous quote, "Yes, Virginia, there is a Santa Claus," when in 1897 a little girl asked her father if Santa Claus really did exist (the whole story behind it is here).
Anyway, the quote has become representative of when a naive and innocent person awakens to a harsh reality. This post is dedicated to all the girls out there who doubt men's intentions, and who wonder about the true nature of male/female friendships. It comes from the "Ladder Theory" (thanks Cheryl and Maribelle!) of "adult male/female interaction," which says that while women have two ladders upon which they place men (the "real," or romantically interesting ladder, and the "friends" ladder), men only have one ladder (they don't have a "friends" ladder). Personally, despite the fact that I have tons of girl friends, I endorse this part of the theory and think a lot of it makes sense. 
If you think this little bit here is interesting, you should check out the entire theory by clicking on the above link - even if you don't agree with it completely, it will definitely get you thinking!
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You'll note that a man has one ladder while a female has two.
The man is lacking a "friends ladder." The man's ladder reflects
the conventional wisdom that a man generally only wants one
thing. That's because the conventional wisdom is correct. This
leads us back to the conclusion that many women I have explained
this to find so distasteful:
IF A MAN FINDS YOU ATTRACTIVE YOU CANNOT BE
FRIENDS
Many women want to argue this point and say things like " I have
lots of guy friends." Maybe. There are exactly 3 cases we have identified whereby a guy and a girl can
be friends:
- The guy is gay
- The guy does not find you attractive.
- The guy already has a woman much higher than you on the
ladder
Even Nietzsche knew this. Most guys know this intuitively. Most
girls doubt. I have a challenge for all of you girls who still
doubt. Pick a guy who does not meet any of the criterion on the
above list that you think is your friend. Then ask yourself this
question: If you were both alone at his place one night, and you
excused yourself to the bathroom and came out naked and asked him
to have sex with you would he:
- Tell you he doesn't want to risk the beautiful friendship you
have created with messy physical entanglements.
- Comply
Remember this only works if you are honest with yourself. Number
one is of course something that guys hear all the time. We refer to it as the Kiss of Death. It is more
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