polly 1, shoonghong 0 (again)
han says:
*”Communication, intimacy, trust, a sense of humour, sharing household tasks, some getaway time without business or children and daily exchanges (a meal, shared activity, a hug, a call, a touch, a note).”
*we need to work on the sharing household tasks part
*whaahahha
Polly Pocket says:
*we are sharing. you are doing the household chores and i am sharing the enjoyment portion.
han says:
*…………..
*doesn’t work that way !
Polly Pocket says:
*smiles sweetly
soulful relationship
got this email from the boyfriend sometime ago. just feel like sharing.
♥
by Ronald McFadden
If you’re not married yet, share this with a friend. If you are married, share it with your spouse or other married couples and reflect on it. An African proverb states, “Before you get married, keep both eyes open, and after you marry, close one eye.”
Before you get involved and make a commitment to someone, don’t let lust, desperation, immaturity, ignorance, pressure from others or a low self-esteem, make you blind to warning signs. Keep your eyes open, and don’t fool yourself that you can change someone or that what you see as faults aren’t really important. Once you decide to commit to someone, over time his or her flaws, vulnerary-abilities, pet peeves, and differences will become more obvious.
If you love your mate and want the relationship to grow and evolve, you’ve got to learn to close one eye and not let every little thing bother you.You and your mate have many different expectations, emotional needs, values, dreams, weaknesses, and strengths. You are two unique individual children of God who have decided to share a life together. Neither of you are perfect, but are you perfect for each other? Do you bring out the best in each other?
Do you compliment and compromise with each other, or do you compete, compare, and control? What do you bring to the relationship? Do you bring past relationships, past hurt, past mistrust, past pain? You can’t take someone to the altar to alter him or her. You can’t make someone love you or make someone stay. If you develop self-esteem, spiritual discernment, and “a life”, you won’t find yourself making someone else responsible for your happiness or responsible for your pain.
Manipulation, control, jealousy, neediness, and selfishness are not the ingredients of a thriving, healthy, loving and lasting relationship! Seeking status, sex, wealth, and security are the wrong reasons to be in a relationship. What keeps a relationship strong? Communication, intimacy, trust, a sense of humour, sharing household tasks, some getaway time without business or children and daily exchanges (a meal, shared activity, a hug, a call, a touch, a note).
Leave a nice message on the voicemail or send a nice email. Sharing common goals and interests. Growth is important. Grow together, not away from each other, giving each other space to grow without feeling insecure. Allow your mate to have outside interest. You can’t always be together. Give each other a sense of belonging and assurances of commitment. Don’t try to control one another. Learn each other’s family situation. Respect his or her parents regardless.
Don’t put pressure on each other for material goods. Remember for richer or for poorer. If these qualities are missing, the relationship will erode as resentment, withdrawal, abuse, neglect, dishonesty, and pain replace the passion.
The difference between ‘United’ and ‘Untied’ is where you put the “ i“.
short snippets
someone complained that my blog entries are getting long and naggy.
and they are too tedious to read.
booboo.
so i am typing in short sentences now.
easy-to-read entries.
happy?
p.s. it is friday the 13th
polly signing off @ 11am in her boy’s room, supposedly to be working on assignment
can’t wait for exams to be over
after dinner at the pasta place near sh’s office yesterday, we made our way to borders to find this hongkong guide-book.
it cost a freaking 26 bucks even after my 10% member’s discount. according to sh, this is supposed to be the best guide-book. well, he is the hongkong expert so i’ll just leave it to him to plan our itinerary. =)
speaking of borders, i just got a virtual coupon for 30% discount again! argh. i have lots of unread books, but i’m a sucker for sales and discounts. boo..
and i really wanna get mitch albom’s latest book; have a little faith. his other books like tuesdays with morrie and the five people you meet in heaven are going 3 for the price of 2.
should i? should i not??
popped by winebar for a short while to meet jackson. and we bumped into sh’s cousin, whom is taking french lessons now.
and i recalled how much i wanna learn french when i was younger. zhang wen and i used to talk about touring paris and travelling the world when ‘we grow up‘. and there she goes, high-flying in nyc for the past few years and i’m still stuck in sillypore.
sigh. suddenly miss my primary school bestie. alot.
i miss growing up too.
the problem with me, is that i tend to whine about wanting something, and yet never really put in much effort to get it.
like those french lessons. i researched for the best french school, and that is the end. and my messy bedroom which i am supposed to tidy. and my assignment which is due soon. and my exam revisions which was supposed to had started weeks ago. and my twice-weekly gym sessions which i skip every now and then.
i will always have excuses to defend myself.
not enough time, too expensive, too far, too tired, workload too heavy, too emo, too sick.. blah blah blah.
someday, i really need to sit and talk to myself. and reflect on why am i not getting my priorities right. like right now. i am supposed to be working on my assignment instead of blogging now. the time is 2pm and i had yet to type a single word.
as i was halfway through my blog, muffin cat walked into the bedroom and started meowing softly. i guess he must be hungry.
was never really a cat person before this, but i really adore muffin these days. especially when his head is being wrapped by towel during medicine-feeding session.
so cute. hee.
- polly signing off in her shoonie boy’s room, going to start on assignment finally -








