Perfection

Once upon a time their was a perfect couple, they had a perfect wedding.

On the eve of their first Christmas they were driving along a dark road and spotted a stranger. Being the perfect couple that they were, they picked him up. The stranger was Santa Clause.

The Perfect Couple and Santa Clause spent most of the night delivering gifts.
Then suddenly they had a terrible accident and only one survived.

Who was the lucky survivor?

The WOMAN of course.

We know Santa Clause doesn't exist and that there's no such thing as a perfect man, just...

...the Perfect Women!
IB

World of Wars part 3

How the 60's ended...

In 1969, the Philippines faced an Islamic Insurgency, as a result if the Moro Rebellion which ended in 1913. The insurgency is a result of Islamist groups believing that they're fighting an ongoing struggle against foreign rule. The Philippine government, backed by the USA have created Operation Enduring Freedom - Phillippines to combat this problem. It has seen an est. of 160 000 casualties.

After the Netherlands gave up Papua temporarily to the UN administration, the Indonesian Military arranged the Act of Free Choice Vote in 1969 to determine the views of the Papua citizens. The validation of the votes are disputed, as it favoured the Indonesia. An insurgency group Free Papua Movement (OPM) thus started attacks and protests against the Indonesian government for Independence.

Next, we take a 9year break and jump to late 70's....

Stay tuned...

I.B

World of Wars part 2

58years ago in 1953, the Nigerian Sharia Conflict started. Nigeria, a country in West Africa with an estimate population of 167million, of which approximately 50.5% are Muslims are fighting to change the government legislature to Sharia Law.Majority of this 50.5 % are based in the North, while 48.2% Christians and the remaining 1.4% are found in the center and south. Now in 2011 with almost 10, 000 fatalities and thousands of displacements, the conflict persists.

1964 marks the start of the Colombian Civil War and the Insurgency in_Northeast India.

The Colombian Armed Conflict as it is also known is a mess-up of Governmental, Paramilitary & Guerrilla groups all claiming to be fighting to protect the Colombian people with some drug trafficking and terrorism thrown in for good measure. Guerrillas fighting to protect the poor, Government for civilians and the general public (i.e. private companies and corporations) and Paramilitary trying to protect themselves against the Guerrillas. And yet, all this fighting seems to be doing more harm than good, resulting in +- 200,000 casualties and +- 4million displacements.

The Northeast Indian Insurgency is 7 Northeast states of India also known as the Seven Sisters who are commonly fighting for independence from their Motherland, India. There are also inter-state conflicts re: territories and borders. Each state has at least 2 political groups/councils/"armies", all fighting for autonomy, independence, (non)tribal freedom etc. Since 2005 this ongoing conflict and in-fighting has seen over 4000 fatalities.

Still in India, 3 years later 1967, the Naxalite-Maoist insurgency starts. Naxalites are communists fighting for the poorest rural parts yet they use women and children as shields and tools. Based in the Red Corridor, Naxalite-Maoist's are found in 83 districts in 9 states. The Indian Government has decided to deal with this head-on as this conflict has already resulted in approximately 11, 247 deaths.

More than 20years on, we're still not even half way through the on-going conflicts since the end of WWII...

Stay tuned...

I.B

World of Wars part 1

It's the year 2011, the world has witnessed two major wars namely World War I and World War II; and still we're fighting.


In the 66 years that passed since WWII, ""conflicts"" have popped up all over the place.


In 1948 the Korean Conflict starts as WWII ends, Japan gives up their rule of Korea and a country gets divided into North and South ending up in the Korean War from 1950-1953. The North being supported by China and the Soviet Union, while the South had the backing of the United Nations and the USA. Now in 2011, 58 years and millions of casualties/fatalities later, they're still fighting.


In 1948 after gaining independence from the United Kingdom, the Internal Conflict in Burma starts. Ethnic groups fight against Military Regimes and Human Rights violations. Buddhism becomes the official religion of the country and increases persecution of the Rohingya people. Still toda, after 63years and approximately 501,000 killed the Burmese government bullies it's people into joining their military government, as a result many are fleeing to refugee camps in Thailand and Bangladesh and other countries in the region.


Still in 1948 the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict starts as a result of the Arab–Israeli Conflict, which too is ongoing. Jews and Palestinians fight over everything from mutual recognition to basic Human Rights. Slowly Israel has moved in on Palestinian land and have divided the land with borders and compounds so that Palestinians need to pass border/check points to get to work, school, hospital, and all other basic necessities. The Israel-Palestinian Conflict is similar to the Apartheid Era of South Africa. Now in 2011, October 31,  Palestine becomes a member of UNESCO and the USA withholds funding.


Next is the year 1953...


Stay tuned...


I.B

broken hearts

So it's been a while since my last post...

Since then the most important things I've done was study and fight with my boyfriend. The latter only important because it totally messes with my brain.

The question on my mind is, "Why do guys have to be spoon-fed in relationships?"

Since my last serious boyfriend, I've had a few 'special' friends. Two of which stuck around, one of which i can now call my boyfreind of +1year.
So who has the broken heart? Well, the one who was left behind because he wasn't man enough to step up and claim me for himself. (In my mind i see myself as a 1850's maiden)

I've spoken to him quite a few times this past month and as he broached the subject of relationships, he had a sad tone in his voice, and told me he still thinks of me in his future.
His problem being our different religions and lifestyles, he doesn't want to complicate my life, so should carry on and be happy.

So I'm confused? Does he want me to be a part of his life or not?

I love him enough to let go and be there for him as a friend as he needs, but it seems that even though he says the same, he really can't do it.

He asked me to write a poem for him:

"Have you ever loved someone that it hurt?
Have you ever loved someone that you thought you'd die?
this may seem dramatic, but its the way I love you...
The love I have for you, takes my breath away and makes me want to burst...
Loving you brings me an undefined joy...
You may think I'm crazy, that's just me...
Have you ever loved someone so much that the sight of them shattered your heart into millions of pieces?
Have you ever loved someone so much that even though they've shattered your heart, just one glance from them, gives you the hope that one day you'll be together?
Have you ever loved someone so much that their smile can put all those pieces together and make you love them even more?
Have you ever loved someone so much that it takes a simple brush of their lips to seal your mended heart to theirs?
This is what you do to me each time and still my love for you grows...
Each time you kick me out, I feel as if my world is falling apart and I have to start from scratch to make you mine..."

This is what I used to feel, until I came to terms that we will never be...

Now... he will always be a part of me heart and being, but my heart belongs to the one to claimed it, cherishes and protects it.

Wellingtons Day

So today it's Valentine's Day.

The day to show your love to one and all, family and friends. The day to give gifts to loved ones, to show your love and appreciation.

But not everyone enjoy's this day or even celebrates it.
Infact currently in Malaysia, the government is running an anti-valentine's day campaign "Mind the Valentine's Day Trap", a warning to muslims against associating with 'christian elements'

http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20110213/wl_asia_afp/malaysiareligionislamvalentine

Myself, however, am of the ones who has never had a valentine, come February 14. Some years I had a boyfriend, but they never believed in celebrating this day, which left me to show myself some love with retail therapy.

But then Opel Corsa came out with an ad for their Corsa Lite featuring Raj 1 and Raj 2. These moths introduced Wellingtons Day. The down side to this fun day? I'm in the southern hemisphere, so it's kind of awkward wearing wellingtons during summer.

So thanks to lonely Valentine's Days, I have decided that "Valentine's Day Sucks", instead celebrate "Wellingtons Day".

And because wellingtons come in pairs, here's wishing my wellington Nina an awesome day!

I.B

Respect

Hello there,

Its been a while...
Hope you're well and happy, things have been ok-ish I guess. Nothing too exciting, but nothing boring either. Today was weird though.

On the first day of February, our Comprehensive Health Team welcomed a new member (aka "The Specialist")
A confident and over-powering woman, who seems to own a room the moment she enters.. The type of woman who's reputation precedes her wherever she goes.

If you're this type of person, its best that your reputation doesn't give people a bad impression and if it does, then its best that you're able to prove it wrong.

This lady however is exactly what her reputation says and just as bad, if not worse.

On her first day, after settling in, she went around to the different departments and asked in an interogative tone "Who are you?" and "What do you do?" Needless to say, this got most peoples backs up. Most people are now scared to talk to her or approach her because of her attitude.

Today is day 4 of her stay, the day my week got interesting. The Specialist has decided to start criticising everyone who she thinks isn't practising their religion properly in the work place. To me "Have you no shame to be prancing around like a show-horse? Were you not taught to be modest? Its because of women like you, that the rest of us aren't taken seriously!" Me"Huh? 'Women like what?' 'The rest of who?'" "God-fearing women, who aren't ashamed to practice their religion openly"

No my question is, how do you treat someone like this with the respect deserving of a colleague who you'll spend up to 8hours of your day with? Someone who criticises and openly questions your morals and ethics and isn't afraid to embarrass themselves.

I don't know how she made it this far, but to me you have to be a peoples person and treat everyone with the respect you'd like to be treated with yourself in order to be successful in life.

On that note.

Have an awesome weekend

Tara :)
I.B
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Words

What would life be without it? We use it all the time. What would communication be like? Body language and gestures only tell us so much and can often be confusing because there isn't set rules in how it should be used or read.

The saying "Actions speak louder than words." is true in so many ways, yet words on their own, hold more value if they're used sincerely.

Ideally words should only be used truthfully and with honour, the actions should prove those words to be true.

What are actions without words? Does actions prove anything if the meaning behind it isn't known?

There are words that actions cannot replace, like "I love you" and "I'm sorry". These words carry an indescribable value, that if not used sincerely may cause emotional hurt and pain that could mentally and emotionally scar some-one for a long time.

Promises? So easily spoken, yet so hard to keep. Made with sincerity, yet sometimes broken circumstantially. Never make a promise you cannot keep, better yet don't make promises at all or at least don't verbalise it and create expectations you may not be able to fulfil. Show your promise, made and kept.

How do you prove love? How do you show your love? How do you express it to show exactly how you feel and to what extent? Emotion is an abstract thing, yet one of the most important aspects of our lives. Words are often used to get what you want. Telling someone what they want to hear, so that you may get what you want from them in return. Words cost nothing, but has more value than all the riches in the world. The slightest and simplest action may negate the most important thing you may say in your life.

Words and actions are so freely used, we forget their importance. Words are nothing without action and action should be nothing without words. Be sincere and honourable in all you say and do.

Speak your mind and show your heart.

I.B.
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Something New

Pssst...

Hello PC screen...

This is me trying something new, blogging.

I've always wanted to try it, but never know what to blog about; so i've decided to ramble.
Pay no mind to any of this, it's of no import what so ever, expect for helping me think (and pass time productively at work - sshhh).

By the by, 'Hello' to whoever's reading this...

... you're probably bored and thinking to yourself "what the hell is this about?"
Well, this is you getting lost and finding yourself in the chaos, I call thoughts.

My thoughts, unfortunately, have absolutely no order.

O my Polka Dots!!!!
I've just realised why?!
It's the other "me's", we all think at once, so everythung gets jumbled.
Yes, that has to be it.

Wow, look at the time!
Lunch is over, so i best be off and earn my keep.

If your still reading this, my humblest of apologies for the damage this may or may not have caused.

Tara now.

I.B