BECAUSE YOU LOVE ME - Celine Dion

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- & coz I loved u so too -

KU MAHU - Datuk Siti Norhaliza

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- like so true, janji palsu, hawa nafsu uuhuu -

MISS INDEPENDENT - Kelly Clarkson

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- I am independent -

Prince Peter Phillips Weds

The Queen’s eldest grandson, Peter Phillips, has married his Canadian bride, Autumn Kelly, at Windsor Castle.

The couple, both 30, exchanged vows in St George’s Cathedral in front of 300 guests including the Queen, the Duke of Edinburgh, the Prince of Wales and the Duchess of Cornwall.

Cheers and clapping were audible outside the chapel as the newlyweds walked down the aisle. They posed briefly for pictures before heading off for their reception.

The bride wore a dress by Sassi Holford and a tiara borrowed from her new mother-in-law, the Princess Royal.

Prince Harry also attended with his girlfriend Chelsy Davy, who, according to a royal source, he introduced to his grandmother for the first time.

Among the six bridesmaids was the groom’s sister Zara, whose boyfriend, England rugby player Mike Tindall, also attended.

Harry’s brother, Prince William, was notable by his absence. He was in Kenya where his close friend Jecca Craig’s brother Batian was marrying British-born Melissa Duveen.

Representing William at Windsor was his girlfriend Kate Middleton. Her presence was said to be a clear signal that she has been fully accepted into the Royal Family.

Sadly for the bride, showers dampened her arrival at St George’s Chapel, but the rain had begun to subside for her beaming exit from the service as Mrs Autumn Phillips.

The couple were whisked away in a horse-drawn Balmoral Sociable carriage for a reception and dance at Frogmore House, Windsor, which has been loaned to them by the Queen and Duke of Edinburgh.

• Queen’s Grandson marries Canadian sweetheart
• Royal wedding at Windsor

- sobs at weddings -

JUST THE WAY YOU ARE - Billy Joel

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- takes my breath away -

Saturday - 17 May 2008

“My emotions sharpened and deepened. I’m reminded of past events where feelings led me astray or heartache arose from thwarted desires. I always believe and hope his love still exists, though it may not be as simple as how it used to be a year ago. It sure is hard to prevent the memories from tainting my present moment, even if the situations seems very different now. Didnt let anyone talked me out of my agenda today, for I knew what I had to do. Nevertheless, I am aware I may run into a roadblock if I attempt to accomplish too much. Ok, I’ll remind myself to take it easy, or I won’t get enough done to feel good about the results. Gonna narrow my focus and eliminate the “excess”. That should increase my productivity”.

- am just human -

BERCINTA

BUAT YANG BERCINTA

Pernahkah kamu merasakan, bahawa kamu mencintai seseorang, walaupun kamu tahu dia tak sendiri lagi, dan walaupun kamu tahu cintamu mungkin tak berbalas, tapi kamu tetap mencintainya,

Pernahkah kamu merasakan, bahawa kamu sanggup melakukan apa saja demi seseorang yang kamu cintai, walaupun kamu tahu dia takkan pernah peduli ataupun dia peduli dan mengerti, tapi dia tetap pergi.

Pernahkah kamu merasakan hebatnya cinta, tersenyum kala terluka, menangis kala bahagia, bersedih kala bersama, tertawa kala berpisah,

Aku pernah ……….

Aku pernah tersenyum walaupun ku terluka kerana ku yakin Tuhan tak menjadikan nya untuk ke …..

Aku pernah menangis kala bahagia, kerana ku takut kebahagiaan cinta ini akan hilang satu hari nanti …..

Aku pernah bersedih kala bersamanya, kerana kutakut aku kan kehilangan dia suatu saat nanti, dan ……

Aku juga pernah tertawa berpisah dengan, kerana sekali lagi, cinta tak harus memiliki, dan Allah pasti menyediakan hikmah yang tersembunyi buat Ku

Aku tetap menyintainya, walaupun dia tak dapat ku dakap dalam pelukan ku, cukup sekadar cinta itu wujud dalam jiwa,

Semua orang pasti pernah merasakan cinta.. baik dari orang tua… sahabat.. kekasih dan akhirnya pasangan hidupnya.

Buat temanku yg sedang jatuh cinta … semoga sejahtera kerana  cinta itu sangat indah. Semoga bahagia selalu …..

Buat temanku yg sedang terluka kerana cinta … hidup itu bagai roda yang terus berputar, satu saat akan berada dibawah dan terasa hidup begitu sulit, tetapi tidak untuk selamanya. Bersabarlah dan berdoalah kerana Allah menyediakan cinta yang lain untuk mu.

Buat temanku yang tidak percaya pada cinta … buka lah hati mu jangan menutup mata akan keindahan yang ada di dunia maka cinta membuat hidup mu menjadi bahagia.

Buat temanku yang menantikan cinta …. bersabarlah … kerana cinta yang indah tidak akan terjadi dalam sekelip mata … Allah sedang mempersiapkan yang terbaik untuk mu.

Dan buat temanku yg mempersenda dan mempermainkan cinta … sesuatu yang begitu murni dan tulus bukanlah untuk dipermainkan. Cinta bukan suatu kehampaan. Berhentilh mempermainkan perasaan orang lain, rasai lah dan hargailah cinta dengan seikhlas nya,  semoga kita merasa bahagia oleh CINTA.

- masih kah ada cinta untuk ku? -

FEMALE’S LIFE

5 STAGES OF A FEMALE’S LIFE

1. To Grow Up

2. To Fill Out

3. To Slim Down

4. To Hold It In

A N D

5. To Hell with it!

- Inner beauty’s the BEST -

Good Stuff? = FAST FOOD

From onion rings to double cheeseburgers, fast food is one of the world’s fastest growing food types. It now accounts for roughly half of all restaurant revenues in the United States—triple its share in the early 1970s—and continues to expand there and in many other industrial countries. But some of the most rapid growth is occurring in the developing world, where it’s radically changing the way people eat.

People buy fast food because it’s cheap, quick, and heavily promoted. But its benefits can be deceptive. Meals devoured in the car or at our desks are replacing homecooked fare enjoyed with family and friends. Around the world, traditional diets and recipes are yielding to sodas, burgers, and other highly processed and standardized items that are high in fat, sugar, and salt—fuelling a global epidemic of obesity, diabetes, and other chronic illnesses. Meanwhile, fast food producers require farmers to raise uniform fields of crops and herds of livestock for easy processing, eliminating agricultural diversity.

Those in less of a hurry are finding alternatives. Fresh organic foods are increasingly popular in Europe, Japan, and the United States. And a “slow food”movement founded in Italy in 1986 to promote appreciation of food and the cultural experience of shared meals now claims 100,000 members in 80 countries worldwide.

At many fast-food restaurants, a single meal gives a disproportionate share—sometimes more than 100 percent—of the recommended daily intake of fat, cholesterol, salt, and sugar.

In the United States, an estimated 65 percent of adults are overweight or obese, leading to an annual loss of 300,000 lives and to at least $117 billion in health care costs in 1999.

A recent study showed that children who drink sodas and other sugar-sweetened drinks are more often obese and that this risk increases another 60 percent with each additional beverage consumed.

McDonald’s, which operates 30,000 restaurants in 119 countries and serves 46 million customers each day, earned $15.4 billion in revenues in 2002. On opening day in Kuwait City, the line for the McDonald’s drive-thru was more than 10 kilometers long.

India’s fast-food industry is growing by 40 percent a year and is expected to generate over a billion dollars in sales by 2005. Meanwhile, a quarter of India’s population remains under-nourished—a number virtually unchanged over the past decade.

China is now home to 800 KFCs and 100 Pizza Huts.

Coca-Cola and PepsiCo, the world’s two largest soft drink companies, are the thirteenth and twentieth largest advertisers in the world; together, they spent $2.4 billion on ads in 2001.

Coca-Cola sells more than 300 drink brands in over 200 countries and employs 60,000 people in Africa alone. Its net revenues reached $19.6 billion in 2002—with more than 70 percent of its income originating outside of the United States.

Governments and corporations are beginning to respond to widespread concerns about fast food. The U.S. state of California now taxes junk food, helping to reduce overall consumption while also generating potential additional revenues for health education. In 2004, a law phased out the sale of all junk food (including soda) in the state’s public elementary schools.

Kraft, the world’s largest food company, plans to cut advertising directed at children, to shrink its portion sizes, and to eliminate some of its most unhealthy products.

In 2002, bowing to pressure from animal rights and public health groups, McDonald’s announced that it would stop buying eggs from chickens confined in battery cages and forced to lay additional eggs through starvation—practices already banned in Europe. By 2004, McDonald’s will require chicken suppliers to stop giving their birds antibiotics to promote growth and will choose indirect suppliers who don’t use antibiotics over those who do.

edited from : Science Daily

- cooks meals for my kids -

A Mother FIRST

My mother did not work outside the home until later in life. And then she worked part-time in a bakery, waiting on people. She had me play where she could see me from the window, and often I would run inside to get a treat. At the time, she believed only her eyes were good enough to ensure my safety. She was always a mother first.

It was apparent to me, even at a young age, that wearing the title “mom” was my mother’s most important identity. I felt it in the way she looked at me, in her voice, and in her touch. From the beginning, almost to a fault, my mother offered me the most important part of her besides her love—her attention. In spite of the problems tossed her way, the distractions, her own yearnings for more in her marriage and in her life, she at least had attained one goal—to be a mother first.

Sometimes she would go overboard with her enthusiasm. If it was cold, I had on too many sweaters and never could be without my earmuffs. If it was hot, and our apartment was always hot, she would flee to the beaches and hurry me into the ocean. She was a worrying mother, and when a famous family lost their child in a kidnapping, my mother put bottles of coins on the window ledge so that, if they fell, she would be warned there was an intruder in the house. And if anyone threatened me at school with a schoolyard confrontation, my mother would square off with them if she found out. She was my protector, supporter, and the first person who ever made me feel as if I were special, as nowhere else in life.

I can still hear her voice encouraging me on my first date. “Go,” she ordered. “Have fun,” she smiled. “And don’t let him touch you,” she warned. And when I was older, and a date had left me waiting while he went out on the boardwalk with someone else, my mother found him and later told me, “I gave him a piece of my mind.” Though mortified at the time by her behavior, it is a memory I cherish.

Later in life, I wondered how she could know so much about me that I did not know about myself. She knew even though my marks were average in school, that I was just bored but smart enough. She believed in me even when I made mistakes that caused others to shudder. She wanted me to be more than she had been, when I thought she was everything I wanted to be.

Recently my children—a son and daughter—came to visit. In their forties now, they are married and with children of their own. Both were tired and soon fell asleep, one on the couch, the other on the bed. Carefully, while they slept, I took some blankets and tucked them in, as I had done so many times when they were young. I took the telephone off the receiver, so they would not be disturbed, lowered the shades, and for a precious moment, watched over them, grateful to be, just as my mother had been, a mother first.

by Harriet May Savitz for Chicken Soup Souls collections

- motherly me -