Love, Actually.
So it turns out, I have a (killer) finance midterm and MPW presentation on Valentine's Day. Even though I don't really treat V Day as an uber-occasion, it'd have been nice to section away some time spent away from books, laptops, and other such evil academic apparatus with mister marcus. Nonetheless. I'm just glad that V Day'll be the end of midterm-madness, and the start of the ushering in of CNY.
Bak kua, mahjong, blackjack, wearing new clothes and acting demure and sweet in front of relatives. Hey, what's not to like. 'Cept I sure wish Yi is around, do miss her so during this time of year.
Jay Chou's "Xin Yu" is stuck in my head. Literally translated, it means "Heart Rain". Its chorus basically says, in my heart, the rain falls so heavily, but it seems I just can't seem to drench/touch you with my love. I don't know about you, but I think it's a rather beautiful metaphor. Heh.
I was just giving this some thought just now - the idea of a Real Man. I mean, what separates a guy from being a mere member of the male species from a hallowed member of said exclusive, elevated group? I mean, I'd think people will have their own (very personal) definitions and opinions on what a real man is to them.
For me, a real man is one who ...
1.Trusts the one he loves, even when he knows she holds his heart in her (playful) hands, and can put him at the point of vulnerability.
2. Doesn't really express/verbalise his emotions very well. (by definition of being a man. hur hur)
3. Cries. 'Nuff said. Melts the girls like butter on a hot pan. Works for me, hoh yeah it does. Oh, but disclaimer : doesn't cry at just anything and nothing, but only at the appropriate intense emotional moments.
4. Can speak with impartiality and truth about his own weaknesses.
5. Can deal with his big ego, and not let it get in the way excessively.
6. Wears some sort of cologne, but not in "I'm-trying-to-get-you-to-smell-me-yes,-you-from-the-other-end-of-the-MRT-train" amounts. That would be, um, a bit much.
7. Is quietly confident about himself. Everyone has hangups, but a Real Man deals with his hangups and minimizes them.
8. If possible, looks like Ryan McKenzie from The OC. Strong, dark-features, brooding type.
9. (I know, I don't even do sports, but) Does some form of sports competitively. Because come on, it's in man's natural instinct to be competitive (against other men, more often than not).
10. Has a certain charm about him, and - I'm not even asking for fantastic or great - a personality. For so many men though, sadly, they're just lacking any personality.
Aye. So there's my 10 aspects of a Real Man. What's yours?
Oh, and remember Renee Zellweger in "Jerry Mcguire" ? Love that quote.
"I love him for the man he wants to be, and I love him for the man that he almost is."
Mmm. Well said! :)
Bak kua, mahjong, blackjack, wearing new clothes and acting demure and sweet in front of relatives. Hey, what's not to like. 'Cept I sure wish Yi is around, do miss her so during this time of year.
Jay Chou's "Xin Yu" is stuck in my head. Literally translated, it means "Heart Rain". Its chorus basically says, in my heart, the rain falls so heavily, but it seems I just can't seem to drench/touch you with my love. I don't know about you, but I think it's a rather beautiful metaphor. Heh.
I was just giving this some thought just now - the idea of a Real Man. I mean, what separates a guy from being a mere member of the male species from a hallowed member of said exclusive, elevated group? I mean, I'd think people will have their own (very personal) definitions and opinions on what a real man is to them.
For me, a real man is one who ...
1.Trusts the one he loves, even when he knows she holds his heart in her (playful) hands, and can put him at the point of vulnerability.
2. Doesn't really express/verbalise his emotions very well. (by definition of being a man. hur hur)
3. Cries. 'Nuff said. Melts the girls like butter on a hot pan. Works for me, hoh yeah it does. Oh, but disclaimer : doesn't cry at just anything and nothing, but only at the appropriate intense emotional moments.
4. Can speak with impartiality and truth about his own weaknesses.
5. Can deal with his big ego, and not let it get in the way excessively.
6. Wears some sort of cologne, but not in "I'm-trying-to-get-you-to-smell-me-yes,-you-from-the-other-end-of-the-MRT-train" amounts. That would be, um, a bit much.
7. Is quietly confident about himself. Everyone has hangups, but a Real Man deals with his hangups and minimizes them.
8. If possible, looks like Ryan McKenzie from The OC. Strong, dark-features, brooding type.
9. (I know, I don't even do sports, but) Does some form of sports competitively. Because come on, it's in man's natural instinct to be competitive (against other men, more often than not).
10. Has a certain charm about him, and - I'm not even asking for fantastic or great - a personality. For so many men though, sadly, they're just lacking any personality.
Aye. So there's my 10 aspects of a Real Man. What's yours?
Oh, and remember Renee Zellweger in "Jerry Mcguire" ? Love that quote.
"I love him for the man he wants to be, and I love him for the man that he almost is."
Mmm. Well said! :)
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