How To Give A Great Man To Man Hug

Watch this: The Man Hug: Step by Step

This is freakin’ hilarious!

How To Avoid Trapped Arm Whilst Cuddling In Bed

Video: How To Avoid Trapped Arm Whilst Cuddling In Bed

If you’ve ever cuddled with your significant other in bed, you know that this is definitely a concern!

My hubby actually complains now that I don’t really cuddle with him as much as I used to do before. I find that cuddling positions aren’t really too comfortable, and though romantic, isn’t really the best way to have a good night’s sleep.

And since I can’t even fall asleep while lying on my back, I always have to just say that I’m about to turn…signaling my eminent journey to dreamland.

Showbiz chismis!

I was just reading Pen’s blog about how she hasn’t been updated in showbiz chismis, and I just have to post this. Yes, I do love me Pinoy showbiz chismis, I’ve been like that since I was a kid (Duh, See True, Eye to Eye, SineSilip, Showbiz Lingo, Cristy Per Minute, Startalk, S-Files, and of course, The Buuuuzzzz [with feelings!]).

But ever since I moved here to Singapore, I’ve had to be content with occasional tidbits from my sisters, or Dolly Ann’s catty column in the Inquirer website.

So can you imagine my glee when my sister told me about Yes Magazine’s new website, the Philippine Entertainment Portal? My God, it’s a veritable treasure chest of showbiz chika. So if you’re starved for Pinoy showbiz news, you know where to go!

Three Hairs

I just wanted to share this story that I got through email. It’s such a simple story, but I find the message so profound. We should always be content with what life deals to us, and sometimes, even things that seem like problems can be looked at positively and turned around so we can see it in the best light. Hope I can always remember to be like this old woman, and I hope you will too.

Three Hairs

There was once a woman who woke up one morning, looked in the mirror and noticed she had only three hairs on her head.

“Well,” she said, “I think I’ll braid my hair today,” so she did and she had a wonderful day.

The next day she woke up, looked in the mirror and saw she had only two hairs on her head.

“HMM,” she said, “I think I’ll part my hair down the middle today,” and she did and she had a grand day.

The next morning she woke up, looked in the mirror and saw she had only one hair left on her head.

“Well,” she said, “Today I’m going to wear my hair in a pony tail.” So she did and it was a fun, fun day.

The next day she woke up, looked in the mirror and noticed that there wasn’t a single hair on her head.

“YEAH!” she exclaimed, “I don’t have to fix my hair today!”

Remember you may not be able to control what someone says or
does or some of the situations that life throws you, but you can
sure control the way you react.

~Author Unknown~

Enjoy the weekend!

urban etiquette

We’ve all had our share of running across rude people in the streets, in malls, or any place for that matter. For all we know, we could very well come across as rude to other people without knowing it, too! So if you don’t want to be the ipod blasting, door slamming rude person that people grumble about, take a look at The Urban Etiquette Handbook. This is a New York City guide, but I’m sure everyone can take a page or two out of it.

My favorites:

When does an e-mail exchange end?
At the office, acknowledging receipt of requested work or information is entirely appropriate and necessary, but acknowledging receipt of receipt-acknowledgment is superfluous.

(Yes! When you have nothing else to say Ok to his/her Ok or I received it, it’s time to move on.)

Where you can and can’t answer the phone.
“Excuse me, I’ve got to step out and take this call related to the birth of my child.”
• Movie theaters, at any time (Yes, yes, yes!)
• Quiet/romantic restaurants
• Dinner parties
• Any date (Unless you want to get out of that date, then…maybe)
• Elevator
• During a commercial transaction
• On the treadmill*
• Public bathrooms*

What’s the best way to hush someone in a movie theater?
Before actually speaking, you’re obligated to make two meaningful glances or clearly intentioned throat clearings, the second directed at the disruptive viewer’s embarrassed cohorts, if that’s physically possible (and they actually seem embarrassed). Then you can ask, politely, once. After that, if you haven’t received a groundswell of support from surrounding patrons, you really have no choice but to just move, because an argument is only going to inflict the disruption on everyone else. Or, to ensure that you can avoid the situation completely, limit your moviegoing to midday, midweek screenings at the UA Battery Park City 16 cinema.

(Or better yet, just rent the DVD! I’ve been around reallllly annoying cinemagoers and I just want to smack them. Seriously.)

What’s the best way to avoid awkward crossed-signals handshake-meets-cheek-kiss encounters?
Remember: You can usually get away with unwarranted familiarity if your intended recipient sees it coming. Strike early.

(Aren’t those awkward moments of greeting people awful? Do you shake hands, beso, or just wave a bit?)

How do you tell someone he’s been mispronouncing your name for three months?
Tell him a story in which you use your own name, clearly enunciating where he’s got it wrong. For example, if you were Ralph Fiennes, you’d say, “I called him and said, ‘Hi, this is Raaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaafe Fines.’ ”

(Or in other cases, how to let the other person know he remembered the wrong name, or worse yet, he obviously can’t remember your name at all!)

type fast i can

type fast i can
Originally uploaded by sunnyphotos.

Well, according to this anyway…unless I’m completely ignorant of typing speeds and that’s actually pretty slow, haha. I should be though…years and years of typing – from reports, to IRC, to blogs…

Want to see how fast you can type?

Hard Gay

We had dinner with a friend of ours at Menotti yesterday, and whilst we were talking, he told us that we should watch these Hard Gay videos on YouTube. So when we got home, H and I logged in to check it out. And oh man, it’s HILARIOUS! It’s a Japanese show featuring this guy who calls himself Hard Gay. No, it’s definitely not p-o-r-n, but I swear, even without English subtitles, it’ll have you cracking up like anything.

Take a look:

And here’s some more!

• Hard Gay around Tokyo
• Hard Gay at Yahoo! Japan
• Hard Gay Hanami
• Making Sushi for Kids
• Father’s Day
• Hard Gay’s Gym Class

After this, I think you’ll want to keep saying HOOOOOOOOO too! Haha!

Batch rename

Don’t you just hate it when you transfer your files from your digicam and they all have names like DCSCN001 or DSCN2075 or CIMG750? If you want to save time and group images by date/batch/event, here’s a nifty trick for you, which I only found out about tonight.

You can actually rename files in Windows in bulk! So you can use something descriptive for the images instead of some generic filename. Just highlight all the files that you want to rename in one group and press F2, type in the new name, then press enter. Alternately, just highlight, right click, rename, and voila, your files will be renamed with that name, followed by (1), (2) and so on..you get the picture. It’s a great way to keep files organized in a jiff, imo.

Via Download Squad who got it via Lifehackers

Dance dance evolution

Ladies and Gentlemen, may I present…The Evolution of Dance.

It’s soooooo funny, promise! Now if only I could dance at least half as well as this guy does…

a picture of weblogs

Ever wondered how you’re connected to other weblogs? A Picture of Weblogs actually has a graphic representation that shows just that. Pretty cool! Make sure to add your blog!