This kid looked so cute and grumpy, i couldnt help but smile and chuckle to myself, thinking he mustn't have had enough sleep last night.
*LoL* his demise made my day - Thanks kid!
I was backing Pop Rock and Maybe Better yesterday. And since im a chicken who only bets $2 each way on 5 different horses (win & place). I obviously spent more than what i actually won on the return! I didnt want to bet on Delta Blues, because im working on a project called "Delta" and it gives me the sh!ts...and i think that horse won simply to add salt to the wound. Meanwhile the PM on that project backed the horse with the same namesake as his project and profitted very well.
After the festivities of the day (we lunched)...2 co-workers and i went to a pub and one of them was asking for advice. It seems this 'person' still has feelings for 'someone' they were with for 6 months, about 2 years ago. The 'person' is thinking about going to China to see the 'someone'. BUT the 'person' isnt sure they should now because of the feelings they have for said 'someone'.
I asked: "Do you still feel for the person? Or is it because you havent been with anyone else since them and you just want a partner?"
The 'person' isnt sure. And then it was revealed that the 'someone' had cheated on said 'person'. I told the 'person' that i wouldnt go there. I would never forgive a cheater. I dont care that it was "only once"...cheating is the ultimate betrayal in my books.
The 'someone' had cheated on the 'person' with someone of another gender.
Now that put a spanner in the works with my not forgiving a cheater...as i have never faced such a situation where it concerned bisexuals.
I then asked: "So the 'someone' cheated on you with a guy or girl? Because if it was an experimental thing...then that really changes things...hmm..."
It was opposite gender to the 'person'.
My advice to the 'person' is that they dont go to China during the festive season to see this 'someone' as they would be staying with the 'someone' and it would just confuse them even more. I mean, would you really be able to differentiate your emotions of wanting the 'someone' or just wanting a someone, while you are with them???
Yesterday afternoon got me thinking about how strongly i felt against cheaters.
Its the ultimate betrayal a partner can commit.
I would much rather a bf breaking up with me to explore whatever he felt uncertain about, than just committing the crime and when caught, beg for forgiveness.
The thing is, its more about the broken trust, than the act that is the real problem. And since i firmly believe in monogamy, if a guy wants more than one girl...he should really look for another girl who is happy to share him around town. I'm not interested!
Fortunately, i have never been cheated on, and im sorry for making it sound so one-sided...i know girls cheat on their boyfriends too...but as im talking from my perspective, it sounding like im bagging men but i dont mean to.
I had to re-evaluate whether i would forgive a guy for cheating on me with another guy because he was unsure of his sexuality. Ideally, i would rather him breaking up with me first before he started exploring...but i think i would be more inclined to forgive him on this account than any other "cheating". This would be an exception.
I am not saying that i will definitely forgive him...but i would be more understanding if it was this particular situation. And i think its the only situation that i would be understanding about.
I read a headline of an article in the Daily Telegraph on Monday, it read something like: "Muslim girl accused of murdering her mother."
Now, why is it that when something like this happens, and the person accused is of some minority-type religion or group, that it gets branded that way?
I am not Muslim. I do not know the contents of the article. I dont know the person accused. I am in no way condoning murdering one's mother.
What i am bringing up is simply the choice of words in headlines. Yes, i know journalists are trying to keep their jobs and by doing so they must choose words that would get the public interested and buying the papers.
BUT, wouldnt the headline of "Girl accused of murdering her mother" generate the same amount of interest? Without the added "Muslim"???
I mean, if i, for example was in a headline, would they write:
"Asian, non-practicing Buddhist-by-default girl...blah blah blah"...?
I am pretty sure there are other people who have been accused of something horrible and have been in headlines, but if they were say, Christian, you surely wouldnt see that in the headline. So, why would you write that the girl is Muslim?
To incite more anger in the public, especially with all the things going on in the predominantly Muslim part of the world???
To generate more propaganda??? I wouldnt be surprised.
It actually got me upset. I dont think its right to single people out as such. The dramatic effect would have been all the same without singling the girl out as Muslim...well i think.
*hmph*
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