Wednesday, August 31, 2011
How to choose a better Online Dating Profile Picture
There’s no denying that we humans are very visual creatures - how we see the world is crucial to how we experience it. Even if you are someone for whom looks aren’t everything, a poor quality photo isn’t really going to compel you to dig deeper into a prospective date’s profile.
So how do you present your best face to the world? Make sure your profile photo features just one person - you. Having others in your photo, even if they are close friends or family, can be distracting for the viewer, taking their attention from the main focus.
Don’t crop people out of your photo and use the most recent image you can find. If you don’t have anything suitable in your photo album, get a friend to take a shot for you. With a digital camera, you can keep shooting with a range of backgrounds and lighting levels until you get a selection of images you’re happy with.
If you’re female, using make-up is the right way to go. It’s not uncommon for people to look washed out in photos, especially when the flash is used. Make-up allows you to compensate for the camera’s inadequacies and highlight your best features. Don’t go too far and use professional glamour shots, though - you may think you look wonderful, but most guys will know they’re not seeing the real you - and that’s a turn-off.
Guys, don’t be tempted to include photos of your car, or your motorcycle, or your speedboat. You may be proud as punch of your thrill machine, but most women really couldn’t care less. They want to know what you look like - not the contents of your toybox.
Do include some photos of you doing things you love. If you’re a keen skier, add a favourite image of yourself on the slopes. If you love to travel, why not include one or two holiday snaps from your most memorable destinations. Be picky - remember our rules from above. Don’t just choose any old shot. Make sure it’s a good one and shows you in your best light.
These ‘action’ shots shouldn’t be your main profile picture, but they work well as an enhancement for your profile. For your main picture, try to go with a simple head and shoulders photo.
Dress is very important, especially for the girls. Put on something you normally wear and that you feel comfortable in. Don’t go getting all dolled up if that is something you only do once in a blue moon - you won’t feel natural and it will show in any photos. And don’t feel tempted to wear something too revealing - you’ll be sending the wrong message to prospective dates and setting yourself up to attract interest from all sorts of weirdos.
I’ve saved the best piece of advice for last. It’s a simple one: smile. Everyone responds more positively when they see or meet someone who is smiling, and the same happens with a dating profile photo. After all, you want to make a great impression and encourage people to take a closer look.
About the Author: This is a Guest Post by Dave Steffens , a dedicated webmaster and blogger who runs www.datingonlinecanada.ca. Dave contributes articles and blogs for a number of websites relating to free dating sites in Canada, singles chat rooms for men and women plus dating advice.
Image Courtesy: That OtherPaper, Flickr
J. Krishnamurti Quotes
The moment you have in your heart this extraordinary thing called love and feel the depth, the delight, the ecstasy of it, you will discover that for you the world is transformed.
J. Krishnamurti
Tuesday, August 30, 2011
10 Ways to Surprise Your Girlfriend on a Special Occasion
10)Be a ChefIf the only experience you have with cooking is throwing a slice of pizza in a microwave, don't worry. There are hundreds of tutorials on the web that's very easy to follow. If you know her favorite dish, then you're halfway there, and it really doesn't matter if it's not perfect, it's all about the effort, right ladies?
9) Exquisite DiningSome people are born chefs, and some aren't, so if you're the latter, you'd better have the resources to spoil your girl with her favorite cuisine once in a while. Trying out new restaurants and great wine now and then is a great way to break the shackles of routine.
8)Home BoyThere's no surer way to destroy a relationship than when the 'effort' starts to decline. If you and your honey share the same full time address, you'll need to get the basics right!! That means washing up and taking turns in the domestic duties etc. If your home is clean, tidy and organized, she'll feel far more inclined to please you in other ways, get it?
7)Family DinnerWaiver: You better make sure she's really close to her family, or this could blow up in your face. In a related matter, you can use your new found talents from number 10!
6)Take Her on a Casual PicnicThis works best if your partner loves the outdoors. Find hiking trails in your area and schedule one day of backpacking. Or if you live by the beach, have a tanning day planned out. A local park setting could also work if you live in the city.
5)A Night at the SpaSurprise her by telling her you're taking her dating to a routine place and then land somewhere she didn't totally expect, a local high-end spa and massage parlor. A lot of spas offer packages that can fit your budget too. A stress-free girlfriend is a man's best friend!
4)Old-Fashioned"Flowers delivery for (enter your name)!" Every girl wants to have that triumphant moment when everyone in the office will know how much you love her. She feels that she is important when you take the time and spend the money to send her flowers (preferably with chocolates).
3)Forced HolidayYou will have to work overtime for this especially in getting the reservations and bookings done beforehand. The hardest part will be to force her to take that leave from her job. But she won't regret it once she knows you're going on a trip to...!
2)Luxury CruiseWallet Warning: This is not cheap!Be encouraged. I've never heard of a couple going on a cruise that came back worse than when they started. She is worth that expense (and then some!)
1)ShoppingGive her an almost-unlimited day of using your credit card. She will actually feel guilty using it. This is a reverse psychology kind of thing. "WOW! He actually trusts me with his money! That's how special I am." And even if she does spend a little bit, at least it beats planning (i.e. our list from number 10-2).It’s the thought that counts, Guaranteed. And the result will surprise you (pun intended)!
About the Author: This is a Guest Post by Matt Fuller who provides articles and news stories on various subjects relating to dating sites Australia, relationships advice for couples and free online dating sites reviews for single people.
Image Courtesy: Flickr Images by Vectorpotral
Margarida Rebelo Pinto Quotes
"Sei que a minha crença inabalável, a minha energia amorosa e o meu desejo eterno por ti, irão alcançar-te e tocar-te de alguma forma. Não me perguntes como, mas sinto que é possível"
Please answer my doubt..Regarding SACRIFICE..!!
From many days i have a question/doubt in my mind.. The same doubt has been expressed by my trainer in office. So just wanted to know from you all if my doubt is true..!!
Click read more..!!
Sacrificing our friends and relations in the name of LOVE is good for the instance or for some time in the future but not in the long run.. What can you say about that..? Please answer this question in the form of comments.. I am gonna disclose my feelings in the later time in the space of comments.
Waiting for your replies...
Regards,
Sriram Mallik.
Monday, August 29, 2011
Sunday, August 28, 2011
101% Love.. A story which is really worth reading..Unexpected Love
Hi friends, today am gonna post you a story that i was sent my one of my friendz Ammaji.. Its quite a long story but still a bit heart touching.. I hope you should surely like it cause i felt tat i had a heavy heart at the end..
Please read it with patience,till the end..!!!
Unexpected love
That is the Final year of the college. There is a gang with some guys and girls. In that gang only a guy and a girl are not committed. Their college life comes to an end.
The gang finished their final exams and they’re enjoying the holidays with their pairs………..
Hang outs will occur frequently in that gang. One day they went to a park.
After sometime all pairs went separately. The guy and a girl who’re single sit together. Guy started talking to the girl.
He: hi
She: hiiii
He: all our friends are committed except us
She: yeah
He: it is so boring to live single rite…? That too in holidays
She: yeah I too think so… All of my friends have boy friend and we are only the two persons left in this world without any special persons in our life (the girl has a crush on that guy. She want that guy to propose her….)
He: We want to do something…..
She: yeah…. We want to think about that….
He: but next month I’m going to US for my higher studies… Before that I want to find a girl….practically it is tough to find a girl within a month and to make her love me……( the guy is an orphan… he suffered a lot in his past life for coming to this position…. So, he won’t trust in love…. He jus want a girl to make him happy for a month)
She: (Inside her: I don’t want to miss this chance) Yeah … I’m having one idea… (With hesitation she told)
HE: oh gr8… Tell me yaar
She: we’ll play a game…
He: what??? Tell me clearly yaar….
She: I’ll be ur girl friend for 30days and you’ll be my boy friend…. (inside her: This is the chance to show my Love, care on him, which he didn’t get in his past life….. God he wants to tell k for this game…. plzzzzzzz)
He: hmmm… That’s a great plan yaar…in fact I don’t have anything to do for the following weeks
She: From tomorrow we’ll start our game…. (Inside her: from tomorrow you’ll see true love from me which you didn’t see in ur past life….. God after 30 days or b4 it, he wants to propose me……..)
HE: Sure yaar……..
Then he and she put some plans for next 30days….
DAY1: They watch their first movie “Vinnaithandi varuvaya” and they got touched by that romantic film…..
DAY 4:
They went to the beach and have their quality time together…..
DAY 12: He invited her to a circus and they ride on a horror house… she was scared and she wanted to touch his hand but she touched someone else’s hand and they both laughed….
(Like this many small incidences happen in their hang outs….. She showed her love and care on him every second…..
Her crush turned into a serious Love on him…. She came to stage that she can’t able to live without him…..)
DAY 15:
They saw a fortune teller down the road and they asked for their future advice. They asked individually For he the fortune teller said: “One girl is going to take care of ur life…. She’ll dedicate her life for you…” and for she the fortune teller told “ur life is going to change in short time…. May be it’ll be within a month or b4 it….”
Both got confused and went from there…..
DAY 20:
She invited him to go to the hill and they saw a shooting star there….
She: hey see the shooting star…
He: yeah… it’s going there….
She: Tell some of ur wishes by seeing that…. It’ll come true one day…
He: Oh k…. Shooting star show me the girl who is going takes care of my life….
She: (inside her: I’m here man… why you’re asking that shooting star stupid….:( )
He: Tell ur wish yaar…
She: Mumbled something
He didn’t hear anything what she told to shooting star….
DAY 28:
They sat on the bus and because of a bumpy road she gave kiss to him by accident…. Both laughed at each other….. She smiled with a shy….
DAY 29:
After finishing their hangouts they both decided to go to that same park….
11.37pmHe and she sat in the park where they first decided to play this game.
He: I’m tired…. I’m want to eat something….Do you want anything to eat?
She: hmmm k… Dairy milk SILK is enough for me… but where is the shop here…?
HE: I’ll just go down the road and buy…. Wait for me…
She: k… come soon….
11.55pm
A stranger approached her….
Stranger: you’re the girl came with that guy ah…?
She: yeah what happened….?
Stranger: a reckless drunk driver ran over him and he is critical in the hospital….
(She started crying and went to the hospital
11.58pm
The doctor came out of the emergency room
Doctor: who is the person came with that guy….?
She: yeah it’s me sir…. (She is crying badly)
Doctor handed out a dairy milk SILK and a letter.
Doctor: We found this in his pocket
(The letter is written by him. He wants to give that letter to her b4 game ends)
She reads the letter and it says:
Hi… Don’t get angry on me after reading this letter….. I want to tell you what I felt while playing this game…. This is not a game…. This is the lesson for me to realize the true love….Daily I’ll pray god that I don’t want to die as a orphan…. I’ll ask him to give some relationships in my life….I think he heard my prayer and sent you… yeah, these past few days, I realized what is the true love…..I realized the care showed by you for the last 29 days which I didn’t get in my past life…… I realized you’re really a cute girl and I’m really falling for you…. Ur cherished smile, ur everything when we played this game….. Before this game ends, I would like you to be my girl friend, my mom, my wife… (all the relations in this world) for the rest of my life…. I LOVE YOU!!!!!!!!!!!!
After reading this, she crumples the paper and shouted…..
She: God I don’t want him to die…. I should propose him earlier itself….
She went near to him…. She can’t able to see him also…. Doctors are trying their best to save his life….
(She is crying very badly…. Doctors asked her to get out from ICU
Standing near to the door with tears she told)
She: Hey idiot I Love you da….Remember that night when we saw a shooting star, I mumbled something…. I mumbled that we want to be together forever and never end this game… Please don’t leave me da…. I Love you…. I want you in my life….
Clock strikes at 12…. This is the 30th day doctors came out from ICU….
Doctor: We tried our level best…Anything can happen ….All in god’s hand….
(With tears she told)
She: I don’t let him to die…. If that is his fate… then I don’t let him to die as an orphan….
(Suddenly she called her parents and explained the situation…. She told that she wants to marry him but her parents didn’t accept it… she told if you’re not accepting also I’ll marry him….Her parents told if you marry him then forget us….. She replied one day you’ll understand me and you’ll see ur daughter in a higher position…..Her parents cut the call…)
(She is confused…. She wants to take a decision….)
She is confused…. But no other way to go….she takes the decision to marry him….
She: Doctor Plzzzzz help me… In my dad’s position, You should conduct this marriage… plzzzzz…..
Doctor: Jus think of ur future….
She: I don’t let him to die as an orphan….
Doctor: anyway ur wish……
She: K thank you very much…. I’ll call my friends and they’ll make arrangements for this….
(She called her friends but all refused to come by thinking some problem will come to them……)
She: its k…. No one wants to come… I’ll marry him…. (She shouted in the hospital….)
(By seeing her true love the hospital staffs decided to make arrangements for marriage)
(Jus imagine how the marriage is!!!!!!!!!!…..)
(Doctor as a dad.. hospital staffs as audience… Glucose drops, blood drops from blood bag, Heart pump as the musical instruments….noise by other patients in pain as Mantra, blood drops from him as Atchadai… ICU as the marriage hall……they both got married…..)
She: God I don’t know whether I took a right decision or not…. But you want to save him…. Plzzz… He didn’t see any true love and care in his life… but now I’m there to show all this to him…. Don’t take him away from me…. Doctor’s are doing there best to save him…. God save him Plzzzz ….. (She cried and prayed to god)
After some time a stranger approached her…
Stranger: sorry for incident madam, I’m the owner of the car which hit ur friend…. It is my driver who drunk and hit ur friend… I put case on him… don’t worry I’ll do any help for you and ur friend….
She: He is not my friend…. He is my husband…. He is in death-bed now…. I don’t want anything….(She shouted)
While the stranger talking to her, doctor comes out of the ICU and told…
She: What happened doctor…..?
Doctor: Silence….
She: plzzzz tell something…. What happened….?
Doctor: again silence…
She: plzzz tell something….
Doctor: I’m sorry…..
She: What happened…? (She is crying so badly)
Doctor: we saved him…. But
She: but what happened doctor…..?
Doctor: He is in Coma stage…. Sorry we can’t able to do anything….
She: oh god what is this L…. Anyway I’ll take care of him… doctor when he’ll come to normal…
Doctor: It may happen in 1 month or it may not be happen also…. We can’t able to tell anything…
She: I’ll take care of him doctor…. I’ll take care of him…
(The stranger approached doctor….)
Stranger: what happened doctor… I want to do something for him…..
(Doctor told all things to the stranger. The Stranger felt very bad and went near to the girl)
Stranger: Sorry…. Treat me as ur dad…. Don’t hesitate to ask help… I’m the MD of this company… keep my visiting card… any help jus give me a call….
She: silence
(The stranger decides to give the financial support for them…. But she refused….. The stranger forced her…..)
She: I don’t want anybody’s money for free….
Stranger: Don’t take it as free… If you want I’ll give a job in my company…. Take it as salary…I’m not forcing to join now…. When you’re feeling better you can join…. Please accept this… I’ll be some what happy….
She: Silence….
Stanger: You can also bring ur husband to office and take care of him…. I’ll make all arrangements for that…
She: hmmm k… I jus think that if go to job, who’ll take care of my husband but now I got ans for that….
Stranger: thx for accepting madam….
She: I only want to say thx to you sir….Thank you so much…..When my husband’s injuries are cured I’ll join…
Stranger: Sure…. Ok after discharging from hospital, my company’s guest house is there you both can stay there….
She: Hmmm k thank you sir….
(After some days she joined in the company and also she took care of her husband)
(She will feed him, clean him, brush his teeth,… She dedicated her life to him…. She will take care of him like a born baby…..)
(She also concentrates on her work and come to an higher position….. After 3 years she bought a house for them…. Now she got all basic needs for running their life…. She achieved this bcoz of her True Love and confidence….)
(One day she went to a doctor)
She: Doctor I want to give birth to his baby…. Is there any possibilities…
Doctor: k… may I know the reason for this sudden decision…
She: If anything happens to me… Then he’ll be an orphan…. I don’t want him to become orphan again… I want to fulfill his wish…. If anything happens to me also my child will be there for him…. I don’t let him to die as an orphan….
Doctor: yeah now the technology is improved very much…. So you can give birth to his baby….
She: k doctor…. (Happily she went to her home)
(She enters the home very happily and went near to him)
She: Hey do you know within some months you’re going to become Dad…. I’m very happy today darling…..
(He is not in the position to understand this….)
(After some months she gave birth to a baby… The baby is boy)
One day He comes to normal from coma……
He wake up from his bed and saw a baby playing near to him…..
He don’t know where he is… what happen to him these days…. After some minutes he thought about that game and cried very badly….
He: God where is she….
He: How many days I’m like this…. (He shouted)
He turned and saw a photo hanged in the wall… He started crying… In that photo He and She is posing near “TAJ MAHAL”…. He is sitting in a wheel chair…. Then he remembered, One day while playing that game he told that definitely I’ll go “TAJ MAHAL” once in my life with my lovable wife… She noted that and took him there… Suddenly a girl came to his room and called her husband….
Girl: Hubby see ur father came to normal… I think he is cured… (That is his daughter in law)
Son: dad… dad…. Are you k…?
He: Who r you….?
Son: dad I’m ur son….
(Son introduced all persons to him)
Son: Dad she is ur daughter-in-law…. He is ur grandson and she is ur granddaughter…..
(Son told all the things which happened… and he gave a diary written by mom to his dad)
(After finish reading diary he asked)
(He was in coma for 40 years)
He: Where is ur mom….? I want to see her….. I want to see her… (He shouted)
Son: K dad…. Come with me…..
(He eagerly went with his son to see her)
Son: (Son lifted his hand and showed) See there dad….
He: Yeah she is sitting there… (He ran towards her)
Son: Dad…. Dad… wait….
Son: That is the wax model of mom…. It’s a statue dad….
(He suddenly stops and come back to his son)
He: Where is ur mom…. Where is ur mom…. (He cried and shouted)
Son: Dad….. come with me I’ll tell you
(Son takes him near to the statue and said)
Son: 2 years back mom died… when she is in death bed , she called me and told ur wish…
He: what r you saying….?(He cried very badly)
(when they played game, once she asked what is ur last wish when you’re in death bed… For that he told I want see my girl’s face when I die….)
Son: Mom noted all ur wishes and made it true dad….. (son cries)
(He went near to the statue…. He saw a CD in the hand of the statue…)
He: What is that CD…?
Son: that is mom’s speech dad… She want to tell you something… When she is death bed we recorded this….
(When he went to take the CD he saw a heart placed in the statue….)
He: what is this son….
Son: That is the heart which lived for you for the last 38 years…. Which beats for you only… Where ur love is placed…. Mom heart dad…..(Son cried)
(By seeing that He cried very badly)
(He played that CD)
She: Hi darling…. How r you…? I know you’ll be normal one day and will see this… I think I fulfilled some of ur wishes… Do you know I’m a lucky person in this world…. God gave chances to show my love to you…. God Gave chances to fulfill ur wishes…. I’m very happy to die… but the only sad thing is I can’t able to say “I Love You” when you’re normal…. “I LOVE YOU” darling…..
(Her heart waits for her to finish “I Love You” and its stops….. she died)
(He cried very badly while seeing this video…..)
He: You gave me all the things…. You gave me a family…. B4 I Saw you, No one is there to take care of me… but now, there is my son, daughter in law, grandson, granddaughter….. all r there.. But without you now I’m feeling like an orphan… you’re a very lucky person showed all ur love, care on me…. But me I didn’t do anything for you…. Without you this is like a hell for me…..
( He cried very badly….)
(After that he lived with his family…. But always he’ll think about her and the game played with her… One day he was serious due to some health problem. He knows that, he is going to die in some minutes…. He slowly moves to her statue)
He: Hi darling… I’m very happy now….In some minutes I’ll come to you… I’m going to see you after a long time… I want to say one thing darling….. I lOVE YOU…. I LOVE You darling ( By seeing her heart in that statue he told)
(This is the first time he is saying that to her… Her heart is waiting for this word only till now….After hearing that her heart starts to beat… yeah that is the power of love…. He took that heart in his hand…. He can able to feel, that heart is beating for his words… after some minutes he died… Both heart beats stopped at same time….. )
Last word spoken by both of them is “I LOVE YOU”…
Their true love still exist in this world….
In ur life also whatever happened to ur loved ones… Don’t leave them or break with them…. Take it as the chance given by the god to show ur love on them….
Love – a nice feeling in this world… Don’t spoil that feeling by ur lust…..
THERE IS NO PAIN IN TRUE LOVE!!!!
Feel it and Live for it!!!!
*****THE END*****
Hope you might have like it.. Keep rocking,
Regards,
Sriram Mallik.
If
Outer beauty was the glue that kept couples happy...The divorce rate in Hollywood would be zero!! The fact of the matter is that we quickly get bored and pissed off with demons whom are dressed in Angel's clothing...
Saturday, August 27, 2011
Friday, August 26, 2011
Rest in peace Sandeep :( We miss u :(
Its really disheartening or rather shocking news for me... My friend D.Sandeep,who has been suffering with blood cancer and has been getting treated for the same along with dialysis for his kidneys has expired two days back... It took me a lot of pain to digest this news and finally i'm left out in a shocked state with the pics that i had with him two days back...
Dedicating a poem on his loss...!!
P.S. In the pics inside,it is my cousin Praveen with me and sandeep.
Like a sea-bird I’m leaving all flying on the sea,
I will fly and fly till I blend into the far horizon,
It aches to leave you all but death hugged me,
From now I’ll live alone in the sky, sleep on stars,
I hate this life I want to die than flying life alone,
But your tears remind me that I’m already dead.
Miss u Sandeep... U will be always in our hearts....May ur soul rest in peace...!!
With a heavy heart and water filled eyes,
Sriram Mallik.
Thursday, August 25, 2011
It Says It All
Como não sou de falar muito cá vai... gosto de ti porra!
2 people like this. Be the first of your friends.
This was the first thing that popped up.. I was very tempted to post it on my facebook page, but decided to post it here instead.
What Do You Want?
Young Noah: So it's not gonna be easy. It's gonna be really hard. We're gonna have to work at this every day, but I want to do that because I want you. I want all of you, for ever, you and me, every day. Will you do something for me, please? Just picture your life for me? 30 years from now, 40 years from now? What's it look like? If it's with him, go. Go! I lost you once, I think I can do it
Wednesday, August 24, 2011
Tuesday, August 23, 2011
When I Have A Bad Day
Hugs always make me feel better...These are for you! I hope today is a better day...if it isn't, I have more of these to give to you when you get home from work...
Monday, August 22, 2011
Sunday, August 21, 2011
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