Sign Up Now: SPECIAL CLASSES FOR MEN and WOMEN

I recently received from a colleague friend a very interesting Training Curriculum, designed specifically to address Special Needs of Men and Women. When I browsed through the list, I can't help but recognize how insanely spot on are the Topics and Offerings.  The Battle of the Sexes rages on in the education milieu, 21st century version.  Plus ça change, plus c'est la même chose.

Let me lay down a fair playing field,  the Classes for the "better man" first, then Classes for Men.
CLASSES FOR WOMEN:

  
Topic 1. Silence, the Final Frontier:  Where No Woman Has Gone Before (Seriously?)
  
Topic 2. The Undiscovered Side of Banking: Making Deposits (Withdrawals are easier)
  
Topic 3. Parties: Going Without New Outfits (Simply Rubbish!)
  
Topic 4. Bathroom Etiquette: Men Need Space in the Bathroom Cabinet Too (quite Interesting topic, very new concept)
  
Topic 5. Communication Skills I: Tears - The Last Resort, not the First (My core competence)
  
Topic 6. Communication Skills II: Getting What you Want Without Nagging (Really? New methodologies that work, I mean really work?))
  
Topic 7. Driving a Car Safely: A Skill You CAN Acquire (I hate this, I race cars!)
  
Topic 8. Telephone Skills: How to Hang Up (Nonsense!)
  
Topic 9. Classic Footwear: Wearing Shoes You Already Have (Won't enrol here)
  
Topic 10. Oil and Petrol: Your Car Needs Both (I just really play dumb...)

NEW EVENING CLASSES FOR MEN. ALL ARE WELCOME! OPEN TO MEN ONLY! (hahahaha ... sorry can't help seeing HOW totally redundant this sounds!)
  
Note: due to the complexity and level of difficulty of their contents, each course will accept a maximum of ONLY eight participants per Class.
  
Topic 1. How To Fill Ice-cube Trays. Step By Step With Slide Presentation. (Should be easy enough, huh?)
  
Topic 2. Toilet Paper Rolls: Do They Grow On The Holders?  Round-Table Discussion. (Sequence could have been based on increasing level of difficulty, hmmm...)
  
Topic 3. Differences Between The Laundry Basket And The Floor.  Pictures And Very Simple Explanatory Graphics. (Yeah, I can now see how difficult the topics are)
  
Topic 4. Learning How To Find Things, Starting With Looking in the Right Place Instead of Turning the House Upside Down While Screaming.  Open Forum. Question and Answer. (this should have a Module 1 and 2 like the Communication for women.  Just sayin'.)
  
Topic 5. Health Watch: Bringing Her Flowers Is NOT Harmful To Your Health.  Graphics,  Audio Tape with FREE Interactive DVD for your Home Theatre.  (Nice touch on the free DVD)
  
Topic 6. Real Men Ask For Directions When Lost.  Real-Life Testimonials. Prominent Sports Personalities have been Invited as Guest Speakers. (they found Speakers for Testimonials???)
  
Topic 7. Is it Genetically Impossible To Sit Quietly As She Parallel Parks? Driving Simulation.  (Must not miss Course!)
  
Topic 8. Learning To Live: Basic Differences Between Mother And Wife.  Online class and Role Playing. Self-Assessment Survey at End of Topic. (Love the Role Playing method...)
  
Topic 9. How To Be The Ideal Shopping Companion.  Relaxation exercises, Meditation and Breathing Techniques. (Again, this should be designed in 4 Modules instead of just one!)
  
Topic 10. How To Fight Cerebral Atrophy: Remembering Birthdays, Anniversaries, Other Important Dates, Tasks, And Calling When You're Going To Be Late.  Cerebral Shock Therapy Sessions.  (My all-time favourite!) 

A Commitment To Peace and Idealism

Alfred Bernhard Nobel was better known as a Swedish Chemist, Innovator and Engineer.  His most renowned work is the dynamite. He previously owned a manufacturing facility that held 355 patents of cannons and other armaments.  When he passed in 1895, he bequeathed his enormous fortune to institutionalize the Nobel Peace Prizes. 
Today, we all know that the Nobel Peace Prize is an international Peace prize awarded annually by the Norwegian Nobel Committee in accordance to the guidelines laid out in Alfred Nobel's last will and testament.The Peace Prize is one of the five prizes that have been awarded annually since 1901.  It is today, by far, the most prestigious international prize that will go to "whoever that have done the most or the best work for fraternity between nations; for the abolition and reduction of standing armies and for the holding and promotions of peace congresses." 

Individuals like Gorbachev, the 14th Dalai Lama, Mandela, Walesa, Mother Teresa, Kissinger, Martin Luther King; or organizations such as, The United Nations, the ILO, are among the prominent and respectable winners that have been granted the Nobel Peace Prize.
110 years and 91 awards later, the Nordic country that houses the Norwegian Nobel Committee on Peace was badly terrorized.  Shattered, shaken and badly traumatized, the Norwegians defiantly stand together to seek peace amidst the rubble and pain of loss.
The man behind the terror is a 32 year old, local who holds a 1,500 page manifesto of his delusional war plan and rants against the Muslims. In the world of the Norwegians, they struggle with the concept that the Al-Qaeda, at least, has not breached their unruffled lives.

Our world is full of irony, such contrariness never ceases to amaze me. I have always looked upon Norway as placid and uncluttered.  It is not surprising that they move on with their regular lives soon after their worst nightmare has struck. Yes, they do mourn, and weep, and lament the death of their sons and daughters.  But unlike other nations' usual total brazenness and agitated reactions, the Norwegians choose to keep their "hot" spots to be tidy without excessive security.  They are shocked that such acts of atrocities have come from amongst their tight communities.  Yet from this same community, they seek comfort and healing. 
I am deeply saddened by the fact that someday, soon, they might wake up and realize that the world is not about Nobel Peace Prizes and innovations, but instead, that it is a tempestuous, turbulent place brimming with hatred and war-infested people.There are very few countries in our world where you find citizens going out on a limb to help out their neighbours in distress; or those who choose restrained tranquillity in the face of torment or unjustifiable attacks.  
I humbly bow my head in prayer that the Norwegian people keep their dignified heads up high, and continue to embrace peace in their hearts and homes, like they always did. Whilst we all know that no person, race, country or religion is spared from humanity's abomination and contempt for each other, we also know that we all have hearts that pump the same blood, lungs that breath the same air and brains that hold the same neurons that signals the rest of our body to act and respond. 
Then again, why do we choose to use the same faculties and threads of humanness to hurt, to impale to judge and to kill?  If we have totally run out of beliefs and values, we could at least keep on believing that we are all still human. 

The Seven Kinds of Sex - Survey Said

Now that I have this latest fascination with Surveys, I found out based on a recent survey, that there are actually Seven (7) Kinds of Sex:


The first kind is called the "SMURF SEX."  
This kind of sex happens when you first meet someone, and you both have sex until you are blue in the face.


The 2nd kind of sex is called the "KITCHEN SEX."
This is when you have been with your partner for a relatively short time, you are so needy that you will have sex anywhere, even in the kitchen.


The 3rd kind of sex is called the "BEDROOM SEX."
This is when you have been with your partner for some time, your sex has gone to become a little bit routine, and you usually have sex only in the bedroom.


The 4th kind of sex is called the "HALLWAY SEX."
This is when you have been with you partner for too long.  You pass each other on the hallway, and you both say "Screw You!"


The 5th kind of Sex is called "RELIGIOUS SEX."
Which means you get NUN in the morning, NUN in the afternoon, and NUN at night.  (Very popular)


The 6th kind of Sex is called the "COURTROOM SEX."
This is when you cannot stand each other anymore, your spouse/partner decides to take you to court and screws you in front of everyone.


And lastly, the 7th kind of Sex is called the "SOCIAL SECURITY SEX."
You get a little each month, but not enough to enjoy yourself.


Please do not comment to tell me what stage you are in. I have enough problems of my own.

Survey Said* - Believe It or Not

So I was browsing a couple of old files and cleaning up my Folders. And I found this file on a fairly recent survey done in Europe. The Ideal Woman Survey  
Fine so they surveyed the guys in Europe. And the link leads you to a French site.

But listen, let me go to that.
It actually made me smile to think how much a lot of women go through so much pain, to gain the much coveted title of the "Ideal" if not, the "Perfect" Woman. If you want a quasi-quantitative evidence to support this claim, try Google Query and search all the related articles on Beauty, Fashion, Hair, Make-up, Diet, Skin Care, yada yada, yada.  Why does it sell?  The business of promising beauty is bullish and growing. It's become sickening to see the proliferation of young female teenagers to get so sucked up into this trend.  Having seen up close the teenagers growing in L.A., its fashionable to be diagnosed as clinically anorexic.
Now, the Poll was conducted by Harris Interactive, analysed by Gerard Mermet; they reported the findings in response to the question: "Describe "la femme idéale".  And these are the incredible results!

First:  57% want the woman to have a Sense of Humour.  She must love to laugh! Of course, what can life be if you crack a joke and it swooshes pass her head.  Not even a drop-dead gorgeous smile can cure that one after the first date.
Second: 41% want her to be cultured, well-bred; proper. After all, these are European men they asked. I bet it really matters to them. 
Third: 35% want the woman to be tender and loving. I reckon they mean tenderness, and not necessarily to mean a "bimbo in distress". I would dare say they love their women to be thoughtful and caring.
Fourth: 25% want their women to be elegant. She has to have her distinct style, nothing too forward, simple but classy. Need I remind you, the Poll was conducted in Europe, okay?
Fifth: brace yourself, 29% (yes, higher than 25%) to be confident, open and sexually liberated. Sexual freedom is deemed paramount as part of the ideal female contour.


And, Only 8% said they want the ideal woman to be thin! Now who wants to scrape the bottom of the barrel?  Thin?  hahaha ... lot less to love.


I suspect the percentages may vary from region to region, continents to continents. 
A related study, this time participated by men from various Regions but are in Europe during the poll, showed a high 58% to the attribute of Intellectual Independence as a key value in the seductive power of women. A very strong second value at 46% to tenderness and 29% to sexual freedom, confidence and openness.



All these attributes are seen by men across the globe to be of value and importance to their concept of the "Ideal Woman" than the sacrosanct issue of thinness or the perfect face and figure.


Let me just put this survey in context.  Men were asked about the ideal woman. Being totally hot and sexy is not in the realm of "ideal", but it does not say, that men will not find these traits to be attractive nor does it say, they will not gawk and drool when they see a nice pair of buns or breasts. Trust me, they will. However, that's not for the "perfect" woman they want to share the rest of their life with  If you have it, that's gravy.. 
Having said that my dear friends (and stalkers), all these superficial trappings, 'Girdles' and 'Concealers' will not make any of us "ideal" to anyone for that matter. Work on the smarts and the confidence.  And if by chance you end up somewhere in Europe, throw 
your head back when you laugh, eat, drink and live a little!

Sometimes, When It Rains

Raindrops drown my tears

Painful thoughts stabbing my heart

Let darkness hide me.

A music plays on

Each sad note a hollow beat

The rhythm is missed.

"The darkest hour of the night comes just before dawn." - Coehlo, The Alchemist