Friday, October 30, 2009

Some Simple Things To Do To Make Her Fall More In Love With You

Guys love grand gestures in conveying their feelings. Like giving not a single perfect rose but a roomful of roses with a rainbow of colors. Renting not a tiny quaint boat for just the two of you for a peaceful moonlight sail but a big modern yacht. Dining not in a secluded restaurant with a great ambiance but a five-star one with its bossy-looking waiters. Guys. They're so dense not to realize that what every girl wants is not grandeur and flamboyance but the simplicity and sincerity in their every actions.

So I've compiled here the simple things that a clueless guy can do to make his girl fall more in love with him.

  • Twirl her hair. If she has short pixie hair then just rub your fingertips along her scalp as long as you feel the soft silky texture of each strand of hair.
  • Tie her shoelaces when it comes undone. Or if she's wearing sandals and flats and it came off while walking, retrieve it as fast as you can, cradle her tiny delicate feet in your hands and put on the sandals or flats on her feet.
  • Tie her hair for her when you think that it is bugging her but can't do anything about it since her hands are all busy doing more important things.
  • Carry her heavy bag. BUT if she does not want you to carry it even though its so heavy then let her carry it herself. AND always offer to carry it every few moments, she'll eventually give up and let you carry it.
  • ALWAYS greet her "Good Morning". It makes her happy thinking that she is the first person you think of everyday upon waking up.
  • Call her to say "Good Night". It makes her sleep calmly knowing that you are safe and doing good before she sleeps.
  • Save the last piece of whatever you are eating for her.
  • Surprise her. It may be an ice cold soda in the middle of the day, a glass of milk before she sleeps or a cup of fresh coffee in the morning.
  • Hold her hand while crossing the street.
  • Cook for her.
  • Wear her favorite color even though everybody thinks it does not suit you.
  • Sing her favorite song even though you're tired of listening to it.
  • Stare at her with a contented look in your face.
  • Make her smile.
  • Don't ever make her cry.

Tuesday, October 20, 2009

Stardust: A Not-So-Eloquent-But-Nevertheless-Meaningful Review


Stars. For ordinary boring unimaginative beings, they're just inanimate metallic heavenly bodies that for certain reasons unknown has the capacity to fall and tumble into the earth, but then, in Neil Gaiman's world, they're temperamental delicate beings that shine, glimmer and sparkle in the shadows of the dark.

Neil Gaiman. He never fails to amaze me! A story teller of grand caliber, who in my own humble opinion have once been either a fallen star, or a naive half-human half-Faerie wandering prince, or an ambitious cold-hearted witch or a cunning unduly suspicious king-to-be, to have depicted vividly the entire story in a very convincing and amusing manner. With his superior imagination and witty words, HE is an author worthy of godlike worship and praise.

The story started in a town appropriately called Wall since the only interesting fact about the place is that a wall separates it from Faerie land and it is in Wall that Victoria Forrester, Tristran Thorn's ultimate love asked for a fallen star in exchange for anything that his heart desires. And so, Tristran, with love for a reason and nothing but a leather backpack in his shoulder, courageously embarked on a journey and unknowingly face his destiny.

Along the way in his quest for the fallen star, Tristran met a hairy midget who helped him reach the star in the fastest method possible and that is through a Babylon candle. Then he found Yvaine, the fallen star who unfortunately broke her leg on her fall. Upon pursuing Yvaine who was getting away astride in a unicorn, he met Primus, the eldest among the princes of Stormhold. After that, Tristan faces the witch-queen, who was also pursuing the fallen star but unlike Tristran, she only wants her shining heart to bring back her own and that of her witch sisters' youth. And while escaping the sly witch-queen, they met the magnanimous captain of the Perdita, a flying ship which captures lightning.

Stardust is not your average fairytale story. It does not involve any violent battles between good and evil. Nor does it have a happy ending. What makes it special is that what happens in the story can happen in reality. Well, aside from the flying ship, possessed tree, and any other odd things and people in the story, the emotions and actions of the characters are real enough to be able to garner an empathy among characters and thus making the reading experience a gratifying and of course amusing one.

 
Copyright 2009 by Vince Cudis