Anyhoo, I think it’s due in part to the fact that I have significantly more time on my hands now plus I’ve finished the article that I had to write awhile ago so i don’t feel so laden with guilt.

Well, this article is, once again, relationship-themed.. Haha. Man, I can’t wait to start work so that I have a lot more distractions and less time to think about relationships!! Gah. And yea that’s right, I intend to be totally committed to work and not even give a thought to serious relationships at all once I start work.. That’s why as long as I’m not in a relationship by the end of this year, that’s it for me for the next year (or 3, I’m thinking..)

Not like that has any likelihood of happening, haha. ANYWAY, back to the point of this entry! I was just reading this thing on facebook titled “102 things Guys need to know about Girls” and found that I seriously need to comment about the (in)accuracy of it.. Lest any gullible guy out there believes it to be the truth.. So where better to do it than my blog? =))

I’m just going to list the points and post my comments after it.. The list was taken from this facebook group..

102 Things Guys need to know about Girls

1. Do not cheat on a girl. We girls talk, we WILL know, and we WILL find out, and we WILL dump you!

This is kinda true.. Nothing much to add on here..

2. Be aware of all your girlfriends’ guy friends, brothers, fathers, or anything. They are protective. Every single male friend we have will kick your ass if you end up hurting her.

Uhh I think so.. Haha my dad is protective to a certain degree, though he kinda makes way for me to have “opportunities”… If you know what I mean.. lol. As for my brother, I think he couldn’t give a shit.

3. Never ever miss an opportunity to tell her that she’s beautiful. We girls love that.

Who doesn’t love flattery?

4. If she slapped you hard, you probably deserved it.

I dunno.. I don’t think I’ll ever slap anyone.. Haha

5. Do not be afraid of holding her. If she’s going out with you in the first place, it’s obvious that she likes you and wants to be in your arms.

True! =)

6. Every girl should eventually get three things from her boyfriend — a stuffed animal, one of his sweatshirts or hoodie’s, and a really pretty piece of jewelry.

I can’t say every single girl wants these.. I kinda only want the 2nd item haha. A stuffed animal would be cute but would just collect dust.. And if you end up buying something I don’t like then that’s just gonna make things awkward for me right? Same goes for jewellery.. Guys don’t have very hot taste.

We girls want your shirts coz it feels like you’re around. I personally feel like it’s kinda having your boyfriend mark his territory, kinda. And I know a lot of girls don’t like it, but I think it’s cool. I think maybe I haven’t had a boyfriend in TOO long. haha

7. Make sure she gets home safely as often as you can. If you’re dropping her off, walk her to the door. If you aren’t dropping her off, call to be sure she’s home safely. We think that’s really cute and sweet.

Yea it’s true =) Be a little bit possessive, a bit concerned, a lot protective =)

8. If a guy is bothering your girlfriend, it is your right to beat the sh!t out of him.

Maybe i’m the only person here who believes in non-violent behavior. No beating is necessary, but sticking up for your girlfriend is nice. Maybe even required, because if a girl gets bullied by a guy and her boyfriend is around, it’d suck if he just did nothing.

9. If you’re talking to a female friend of yours, pull your girlfriend closer. It’ll make her feel secure that you love her more than the other girl.

Haha okay well it’d be nice but I can assure you it won’t happen. I don’t think guys even register stuff like that!

10. Never ever slap her, even if it’s just in a joking way. Even if she swats you first, and says, “Oh, you’re so dumb” or something, never make any gestures back.

Why not? If it’s gentle and just playful, it’s alright. This thing is weird. Such double standards!

11. Go along with her to a chick flick once in a while. She doesn’t care whether you enjoy it or not, it just matters that you went with her.

Uh, NO. Hello? It’s not fun to watch chick flicks with your boyfriend if he won’t enjoy it. Hell, it’s not fun to watch anything with anyone who won’t enjoy it. It’s how I don’t ask my cowardly friends to watch (MY FAVORITE GENRE) horror movies with me. I don’t make guys watch chick flicks with me either. There’s always a middle ground to be reached, like action adventures etc. This is stupid.

12. If you’re officially dating, and you’re introducing her to your friends, you’d better damn well introduce her as your girlfriend. Or else.

Haha. Yea. If you don’t, the girl will go back and ponder about what she means to you and pondering means she’ll end up deciding you guys aren’t together afterall. Lol.

13. Girls are fragile. Even if you’re play fighting/wrestling, be very gentle. Let her win once in a while.

Agreed about the fragile part (goodness knows how many times I’ve been bruised by a certain friend of mine who thinks she (yea she’s kinda like a guy though so..) is only patting me but to me it felt like a train had hit me..) and well, if you’re obsessively competitive and have to win every single time, the girl isn’t really gonna be upset and all, but you’re gonna lose her. Obsessively competitive is not good.

14. Memorize your girlfriend’s birthday. You forget her birthday and you’re basically screwed for life. Not gonna lie.

Haha. Yea I guess so. It’’s not a HUGE deal but I think it’s quite important to most of us girls =) You don’t have to do anything, just remember it, wish her a happy birthday, spend time with her.

15. Don’t drench yourself in the cologne, but smell good.

Yea this makes us seem like such hardass bitches.. haha. Demanding, eh? But I think too much cologne indicates a player so that’s kinda a turnoff.. You don’t have to smell good, just don’t smell bad… Smelling like aftershave is nice =)

16. You don’t have to spend a million dollars on the Birthday/Christmas/Valentine gift. It doesn’t have to be expensive, or cost anything but it has to be meaningful.

Yup.

17. Don’t ever lie to us; we always find out.

Yea. Uh, not sure I agree 100% but I guess it’s true

18. Don’t say you understand when you don’t. That’s bad.

This applies to all humans doesn’t it?

19. Remember: Girls are pretty, but yours is the Prettiest!

Haha good one =) I like this one! Agreed!

20. Saying something sweet might get you off the hook; but doing something sweet will always get you off the hook.

Uhh okayyy..  I guess… (can you tell I’m getting kinda bored by now? lol)

21. Size does matter, but only to hoes; not girls that want relationships.

I wouldn’t know about that. Haha

22. No matter what you say, your ex-girlfriend is a hoe. Don’t bother trying to convince us otherwise, that is a bad idea

Haha yea I think this is true for most girls.

23. It’s good to be sensitive, to a point.

Another “duh” one.

24. If you did something wrong, apologize. Even if you didn’t, do it anyway.

That’s so messed up. If a guy apologizes for doing nothing wrong then he’s gonna be upset etc.. That’s a lot of bad energy to have around if you want to keep a relationship going. This is a stupid one.

25. You did something bad. I seem cool with it. I’m not. (See directly above.)

Mm yea. I agree about the “seeming cool with you doing something bad” bit. We girls tend to seethe a bit. My personal solution to all altercations (haha love using that word since the whole Tiger Woods incident) is to act like I’m fine, then walk away. Walk away = disappearing so you never find me and live in regret the rest of your life. I’m funky like that. Haha.

26. We are self-conscious by nature; we can’t help it. Let it be.

Haha. Yea i guess.

27. We don’t shave our legs every day so just get over it.

I don’t even shave my legs on a regular basis. I don’t think i need to.. Haha

28. Shave your face, no matter how cool you think your goatee or beard or mustache looks, we probably hate it. We like you clean shaven.

Again, what double standards. But yea, I kinda hate facial hair on a guy. A bit is fine but overgrowth is just ew.

29. Show off a little, we think it’s cute.

It is =)

30. You are our boyfriend, our man, our protector, whether you know it or not, you are; act like it.

Haha. Yea I like it when guys are protective so yup, this part is KINDA true.

31. You are cute in raglan-sleeved T-shirts (two-toned baseball undershirts).

Uh, wtf? This is way too specific to apply to all girls. Stupid shitty list.

32. We love it when you hug us from behind and whisper in our ear.

Hmm yea just don’t give us the shock of our life and make us die of a heart attack when you do it. Wtf was the person making this list thinking? Tsk. I mean, hugs are sweet and all.. And whatever was described here is nice. Still, too daydream-like.

33. “Fine” is NEVER an appropriate response when I ask you how I look.

Haha ok Fine isn’t a good response to most questions.. And why torture a guy by asking him how you look? Isn’t a spontaneous comment from him always nicer? Hmm…

34. Most of the time when I fantasize, it’s about you. Don’t obsess over that.

Hmmmm.. Yea I think that’s quite true. haha =)

35. I expect you to call me. If you don’t, you go down.

Whoever wrote this is a demanding bitch.

36. I’m more forgiving of you than I really should be. Don’t you dare take advantage of that.

The first part is true. The second part is the bitch speaking.

37. When I compare my flabby tummy to a kangaroo pouch, say nothing.

…. MESSAGE TO GIRLS: Even if he says nothing, you’re gonna feel aggravated by his lack of a response. Here’s a better idea: DON’T COMPARE YOURSELF TO A KANGAROO!? wtf.

38. You look hot in hooded clothing items. Always.

uh. this girl is pissing me off. seriously. not everything applies to everyone.

39. You should never tell a girl what to do. Ever.

I dunno what I feel about this. ambivalent, I guess.

40. Any decent man will ask a girl out to her face. I mean; if you aren’t man enough to ask us out to our face, who says youre gonna be man enough to our boyfriend at all.

Hmm yea true =)

41. Girls are very impressed when you ask them for advice. Unless its about another girl.

HAHA. I agree about the last part. lol. Unless you are already very good platonic friends with the person you’re asking. Otherwise, don’t ask a girl about another girl. Especially not a girl who’s her friend, because she’ll just feel like you’re using her to get to her friend.

42. I’m unimpressed with a man who doesn’t take the lead.

SAME. I agree with this one.

43. When in doubt, go with the shirt that matches your eye color.

??????????????? why is this important?!!?!?!

44. You’re sexy when you’re shaving, fixing things, wearing a white T-shirt and jeans, driving, eating a peach, holding a baby.

I guess.. Again, I don’t think it’s very important.

45. Girls need to hear how you feel about them. Often. Tell her now.

Hmm it’s nice but I think too much makes it come off as insincere. I dunno, I wouldn’t know. Haha.

46. A girl wants to be the best thing that ever happened to you–and for you to recognize this and tell her.

First part, yea. 2nd and third parts – not SO important but would be nice.

47. If she’s not feeling loved, she will start looking….

TRUE.

48. We like it when you tell us what you’re thinking, even if you don’t know yourself. It’s cute.

I don’t really understand this one.

49. It’s cheating as soon as you’re doing something with her that you wouldn’t want me to see, hear, read…

YUP.

50. For the record: I’d rather you break up with me than cheat.

I guess. I dunno.

( i can’t believe i’m only halfway through. My eyes are closing already!)

51. We can fall in love with you without really knowing you, if you are an @ss, we will find out, and we will get over it. Fast. Don’t ruin it.

Don’t agree with the first part. I don’t FALL for people without really knowing them. The last part is true though, we get over assholes fast.

52. You like her, make a move. Don’t just sit there, you will fail, and you won’t get her.

TOTALLY AGREE TO THE POWER OF INFINITY. I hate benchwarming people who sit around doing nothing if they like a girl. (not so much for girls though. I’m conservative. I think girls are allowed to hide if they like a guy. They’re totally welcome to do nothing about it. haha. maybe coz that’s me. lol)

53. Baseball players are hot. The sport makes you skinny and your arm muscles… well, it’s hot. We’ll go to all your games even if we hate baseball.

This girl is possibly American. I don’t agree with this. But I guess if you generalize to all sports, then I agree.

54. When you compliment us, we aren’t sure how to accept the compliment without leading you on or reject the compliment without hurting you. So just bear with us here.

Um, in general, I just don’t know how to respond to compliments. Period.

55. WE HATE BEING LED ON! If you think it’s bad being led on by a girl, try being led on by a guy.

Double standards again.. Being led on sucks regardless of your gender..

56. We like it when guys are willing to have an actual relationship, not just a one-night stand. Most girls don’t like pimps or players, just guys who like ONE girl only.

Yea I guess.

57. But don’t be obssessive. Major turn-off.

Yea agreed. (am getting tired. haha)

58. Call sometimes, just to say hi, not for a certain reason. When we see your number on caller ID, our heart always skips a beat. Try calling just to say good night, or good morning, its soo adorable!

This is true =) It’s very sweet. My ex-boyfriend used to text me just to say good morning and goodnight every day. It’s also nice when you text/call/IM just to say you miss us =)

59. BE HONEST!

Not so much.

60. Don’t ONLY tell us what we want to hear. We HATE that.

SO WHAT DO YOU WANT!?!?!? Omg i wanna kill this girl right now.

61. At sleepovers, if you wonder what we talk about, quit worrying. It really is only you.

….. i have nothing to say. I’m sure when I’m in a relationship,  I will have more to talk about than my boyfriend. If she means as opposed to other guys, then uhh okaayyy i suppose the rest of her girlfriends don’t have boyfriends.. Whatever, this point just annoys me.

62. If you catch us staring, it is most likely because we’re spacing out, not because we really stare at you. Unless we smile when you notice. Then you either look really hot, or we like you.

I suppose..

63. We like it when you hold us when we’re crying. It’s good to feel loved and safe.

True.

64. Don’t go to our friends to talk about us. Come straight to us.

Not true all the time. What if your guy’s planning a surprise or needs help with something he’s doing for you or something?

65. Don’t tell us you love us unless you are positive you mean it. If we don’t say it back, it’s just that we really want to mean it when we say it. Don’t say it right away, then it shows lack of commitment.

Yea uh, I don’t really like to use the word ‘love’ at all in relationships that are serious.. Lol. I use it a lot with my friends but not so much with family and loved ones.. I might actually find it scary.. haha. oops.

66. We like our hands to be held and our waists to be touched.

Yup!

67. We like you to kiss our hand and cheeks and forehead (esp. forehead!!), not just shove your tongue down our throats. We do like to breathe.

Not sure about the hand but everything else is true.

68. We like it when you’re tender, but don’t lose your masculinity.

Another example of girl who wrote this list being overly demanding. But i guess it’s true..

69. Do chivalrous things when we least expect it (ex. holding doors for us).

YUP! It’s sweet.

70. As surprising as it may be, while guys might actually look at personality, the first thing girls look at tends to be looks. We’re not going to see you and think, ‘I wonder what his personality is like!’ Terrible, but true.

Uh, guys don’t actually just look at personality. Both genders are the same. Looks count but not as much as personality.

71. If we love you, and youre(sic) hurt on the basketball court, rolling on the floor in pain; we’re hurting more just watching you.

I guess, but I don’t understand why this was important enough to be a point.

72. We LOVE it when you get nervous around us. It’s adorable! Don’t think you have to be Mr. Cool Guy all the time.

Yea ok.

73. Don’t play hard to get. We’ll get bored and move on.

TOTALLY TRUE. Agree wholeheartedly.

speaking of getting bored, I’m really bored by this thing right now (perhaps coz it’s my 2nd time reading it..)

74. If you don’t call us, then we will spend hours thinking about why you never called, and we will waste a lot of time thinking about it, eventually coming to the conclusion that we don’t like you anymore.

Mm I wouldn’t limit it to calling.. Basically any form of interaction applies here.

75. We lost interest quickly if you lead us on but never take action.

haha AGREED.

76. We might seem to flirt a lot, but a girl always thinks about the one guy she really likes right before she falls asleep.

uh DUH.

77. When a girl likes a guy, she subconsciously gives him a song that makes her think of him every time she hears it.

Haha okay this was a cool/cute one. I’ve just realized that I do do that. lol.

78. If guys do the same as girls do in #77, tell her what song reminds you of her.

Yea I suppose it’d be cool =)

79. Randomly compliment girls in conversations. If you’re talking about sports, be like “Oh, by the way, that shirt really made your eyes look green today.” It totally throws us off, and we love it.

I guess, but it will make me think you’re gay. Dunno, i’m just weird and not good at receiving compliments, like I’ve previously mentioned.

80. Ask us about how we’re doing once in a while, and at least pretend to be interested.

haha yea.

81. If we’re not talking to you, we secretly want you to talk to us first.

HAHA OMG I CANNOT STRESS HOW TRUE THIS IS. lololol. I think I wanna make it like, in some kinda huge font size. *goes to change font size* Yup done haha

82. Play with our hair without being like a gay hairstylist.

LOL. Okay. I don’t know if I like that but we’ll see.

83. We get really happy when you show any sign of interest. Don’t just do it and then never do it again. Bad bad bad…

haha yea true true true =)

84. Keep up the conversation on IM and phones and in person! Don’t be awkward. That’s bad.

agreed.

85. We will always feel bad if we don’t like you back. Not all girls are b!tches, no matter what you may think. We hate to reject you.

Uhh yea I think sometimes we feel bad but if you’re annoying us then we don’t feel that bad afterall.

86. ok, so some girls are b!tches and they like rejecting boys, but the people who wrote this group are not. better?

not a point here.

87. If we say “Let’s just be friends”, we really mean it. Don’t keep trying to pursue us, and don’t say ok and then ignore us. That’s just mean and horrible.

Yea i guess. But I don’t see the point in being friends with people who don’t want to keep in contact after not being able to, shall we say, get in your pants. So yea. Not such a big deal to me.

88. It’s adorable when a best guy friend who a girl has thought about liking confesses he likes her.

Uhhh i guess…

89. If you’re single, find the one girl who’s always there on the sidelines at your football game, or at each of your concerts, all your baseball games. She loves you. Her excuse may be that she’s there for her brother, but she’s really there for you.

Haha i suppose..? Or she could be a stalker… *DUM DUM DUM!!*

90. After you find that girl, smile at her once in a while, it’ll mean the world to her.

awww yea i think that’s nice.

91. Get to know her, you’ll make her year first of all, and maybe, just maybe, you’ll end up liking her.

why is this girl telling guys what to do? when she said earlier never to tell a girl what to do? I’m really hating the double standards here.

92. Not all blondes are b!tches. Some are cool.

this girl is probably blonde. I’m not saying I disagree but the fact that this is a POINT at all, makes it suspicious.

93. Not all blondes are sluts. Some have morals.

ditto point above..

94. In your mind, give every girl a chance. Each one deserves at least one.

agreed.

95. Girls fantasize too, its just not always about sex.

hahah yea AGREED. I think i happen to fantasize too much.lol.

96. We girls give you guys code names so that you don’t know that we’re talking about you. :]

AHAHAHAHAHA OMG THIS IS TOTALLY WHAT I DO. DAMMIT.

97. If you’re jealous, it may suck for you, but we think it’s attractive if you really care that much.

i don’t understand this one.

98. If a girl blushes when you talk to her, she either likes you or she’s embarrassed by what you’re saying.

this one is SOOO DUH. it’s like saying, “if a girl goes to the toilet, she either needs to pee or touch up her makeup or wash her hands”

99. Girls don’t really write your name on a piece of paper a million times if they like you, that’s a myth……

I’ve never even heard of this being done before. It’s sooooooooo weird though.

100. If a girl really likes you, just seeing you will make her day.

TRUE! =)

101. Even if you aren’t all that cute, and we like you, we think you’re hot. Don’t take advantage of that, take pride in that.

Haha. True =)

102. Every time you smile at us, it may mean only a little to you, but it means the world to us. Don’t take the little things for granted.

Very true =))

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OMG FINALLY DONE. I’m soooooooooooo exhausted. What do you think? This was such a super long post though. Hope you guys haven’t died yet. Haha. See ya! (I’m too tired to say anything more)

It’s a local film directed by Jack Neo. If you’re Singaporean you’ll probably have heard of it by now. If you’re from somewhere else, well, Google’s always helpful. The movie, in my opinion, was very funny but rather poorly executed. Though we laughed a lot for most of the film, we left feeling rather disappointed.

Going into the cinema you’d expect more of the film, being the first hormedy (as an article I read somewhere put it) by Jack Neo. I would have appreciated some attempt at genuine suspense, so that my emotions run a little higher than usual and my blood might see a spike in adrenaline levels. That’s usually why I go to watch movies – to engage in a story that will make me laugh, cry or fear for my life.

This movie didn’t manage to do much of that. The script was pretty strong in terms of its witty insight and humorous dialogue. Also, as usual, the film was a smart social commentary that showed the ironies of life in Singapore (though there was really very little of that). However, the scares were more shocks than real chilling, gripping suspense, and I found it hard to connect emotionally with any of the characters at all (though this is forgivable since it’s 3 short stories, making it difficult to create engaging characters).

The biggest letdown was the unimpressive digital effects in the last part of the show. Blatantly fake, the audience was expected to suspend ALL belief as they were led down a stormy road despite knowing for sure where it would end. The plot was predictable and if not for the laughs, it would have been -gasp- boring.

If you must watch this film, go into it with no expectations at all. Be prepared to suspend your (dis)belief for the duration of the movie (about 90mins) and go in for the laughs. Neo has always excelled in presenting family-oriented fare that focused on relationships in a satirical manner. You can expect some of that. Also, the overdose of preaching was slightly annoying but, I guess, expected.

All that said, here are some of the LOLs from the film: (you may need to be Singaporean to truly understand the hilarity of the following)

(while walking by a roadside offering, A realizes he forgot to buy fruits for his boss. B suggests they just take the oranges from the offering)

A: are you sure? is it safe?
B: of course! Even if we don’t take it, the bangalas (coloquial term for foreign construction workers) will come and eat it. Have you ever heard of a bangala dying because he ate an orange?

(when the boss bites into the orange later after they give it to him)
Boss: what the hell is this?! it’s tasteless! it’s not even fit for animal consumption! where did you get this tasteless shit!?
(folklore says that food that’s been offered becomes tasteless as the ghost has already consumed its essence)
B (after a guilty moment’s silence): boss, this orange is sugar-free. it’s healthier. you need to be careful these days. Kidney failure is no joke.

LOL these 2 were amongst my favorite moments in the film lol

Disclaimer: I had no intention whatsoever to reproduce parts of the film as a spoiler and I’m not stealing the film in anyway. Also, my descriptions above are not 100% accurate. Just what I recall.

So watch WGG for LOLs =D