This was written by Andy Rooney from CBS 60 Minutes.
Andy Rooney says:
As I grow in age, I value women who are over 30 most of all. Here are
just a few reasons why:
A woman over 30 will never wake you in the middle of the night to ask,
"What are you thinking?" She doesn't care what you think.
If a woman over 30 doesn't want to watch the game, she doesn't sit
around whining about it! She does something she wants to do. And, it's usually
something more interesting.
A woman over 30 knows herself well enough to be assured in who she is,
what she is, what she wants and from whom. Few women past the age of 30 give
a damn what you might think about her or what she's doing.
Women over 30 are dignified. They seldom have a screaming match with you
at the opera or in the middle of an expensive restaurant. Of course, if you
deserve it, they won't hesitate to shoot you, if they think they can get
away with it.
Older women are generous with praise, often undeserved. They know what
it's like to be unappreciated.
A woman over 30 has the self-assurance to introduce you to her women
friends. A younger woman with a man will often ignore even her best
friend because she doesn't trust the guy with other women. Women over 30
couldn't care less if you're attracted to her friends because she knows her
friends won't betray her.
Women get psychic as they age. You never have to confess your sins to a
woman over 30. They always know.
A woman over 30 looks good wearing bright red lipstick. This is not true
of younger women.
Once you get past a wrinkle or two, a woman over 30 is far sexier than
her younger counterpart.
Older women are forthright and honest. They'll tell you right off if you
are a jerk if you are acting like one! You don't ever have to wonder
where you stand with her.
Yes, we praise women over 30 for a multitude of reasons.
Unfortunately, it's not reciprocal. For every stunning, smart,
well-coiffed hot woman of 30+, there is a bald, paunchy relic in yellow
pants making a fool of himself with some 22-year-old waitress.
Ladies, I apologize. For all those men who say, "Why buy the cow when
you can get the milk for free". Here's an update for you. Nowadays 80% of
women are against marriage, why?
Because women realize it's not worth buying an entire PIG, just to get a
little sausage.
Wednesday, August 15, 2007
Tuesday, August 14, 2007
SAY NO SHARKS' FIN PLEASE ...
Why do Chinese people like sharks' fins soup? Why is it important to have sharks' fin soup at every Chinese wedding dinner?
I read somewhere that for every wedding dinner with >200pax, probably more than 10 sharks
died, to provide the ever so-yummy fins for the obligatory 1st course in the wedding dinner.
Sharks' fin has no taste! The taste of the sharks' fin soup comes from the soup base, which is really just made of cornflour.
I have seen pictures where the sea water has turned red after many sharks are thrown back into the water after their fins have been harvested, still alive and drowning in its own blood and
water; I have seen pictures where bunch of native kids are perched on top of a majestic whale shark that has been beached while their elders are preparing to cut its massive fins off!
Please have mercy!! If Asians dont consume sharks' fins, there would be no demand for it; and the fishermen from 3rd world countries (and Japan) will not have to hunt for these shark as food
for the spoiled Chinese people.
I just read something very distressing on Scubaboard re: Galapagos and sharks. Galapagos is a dream trip for many divers because this is one of the rare places whereby one can jump into the water and see a school of 100-200 hammerhead sharks or 50 whale sharks in just one dive.
The Ecuadorian govt has just signed a deecree on 20 July 2007, that legalises possesion of sharks' fins. One can possess and sell shark fins, as long as they are "accidentally" killed!!!
Guess there will be many accidents in the future. Especially since Ecuadorian govt has not renewed the contract that it had with Sea Shepherd International, a company that provided ships to patrol Galapagos waters in search of illegal shark fishing.
DO YOUR PART AND SAY NO TO SHARKS' FINS. What? You are only one person and will
have no impact? It's got to start somewhere and it should start with you, NOW, TODAY!! Say NO to sharks' fins!
I read somewhere that for every wedding dinner with >200pax, probably more than 10 sharks
died, to provide the ever so-yummy fins for the obligatory 1st course in the wedding dinner.
Sharks' fin has no taste! The taste of the sharks' fin soup comes from the soup base, which is really just made of cornflour.
I have seen pictures where the sea water has turned red after many sharks are thrown back into the water after their fins have been harvested, still alive and drowning in its own blood and
water; I have seen pictures where bunch of native kids are perched on top of a majestic whale shark that has been beached while their elders are preparing to cut its massive fins off!
Please have mercy!! If Asians dont consume sharks' fins, there would be no demand for it; and the fishermen from 3rd world countries (and Japan) will not have to hunt for these shark as food
for the spoiled Chinese people.
I just read something very distressing on Scubaboard re: Galapagos and sharks. Galapagos is a dream trip for many divers because this is one of the rare places whereby one can jump into the water and see a school of 100-200 hammerhead sharks or 50 whale sharks in just one dive.
The Ecuadorian govt has just signed a deecree on 20 July 2007, that legalises possesion of sharks' fins. One can possess and sell shark fins, as long as they are "accidentally" killed!!!
Guess there will be many accidents in the future. Especially since Ecuadorian govt has not renewed the contract that it had with Sea Shepherd International, a company that provided ships to patrol Galapagos waters in search of illegal shark fishing.
DO YOUR PART AND SAY NO TO SHARKS' FINS. What? You are only one person and will
have no impact? It's got to start somewhere and it should start with you, NOW, TODAY!! Say NO to sharks' fins!
ALWAYS WEAR SUNSCREEN .......
Heard this song on the radio while I was running. Extremely profound, good advice.
Of course wearing suncreen IS A MUST but the other advices in the song is invaluable too.
Song title : Everybody's free to Wear Sunscreen by Baz Luhrmann
Wear sunscreen.
If I could offer you only one tip for the future, sunscreen would be it.
The long-term benefits of sunscreen have been proved by scientists, whereas the rest of my advice has no basis more reliable than my own meandering experience. I will dispense this advice now.
Enjoy the power and beauty of your youth. Oh, never mind.
You will not understand the power and beauty of your youth until they've faded.
But trust me, in 20 years, you'll look back at photos of yourself and recall in a way you can't grasp now how much possibility lay before you and how fabulous you really looked.
You are not as fat as you imagine.
Don't worry about the future. Or worry, but know that worrying is as effective as trying to solve an algebra equation by chewing bubble gum.
The real troubles in your life are apt to be things that never crossed your worried mind, the kind that blindside you at 4 p.m. on some idle Tuesday.
Do one thing every day that scares you.
Sing.
Don't be reckless with other people's hearts. Don't put up with people who are reckless with yours.
Floss.
Don't waste your time on jealousy. Sometimes you're ahead, sometimes you're behind.
The race is long and, in the end, it's only with yourself.
Remember compliments you receive. Forget the insults.
If you succeed in doing this, tell me how.
Keep your old love letters. Throw away your old bank statements.
Stretch.
Don't feel guilty if you don't know what you want to do with your life.
The most interesting people I know didn't know at 22 what they wanted to do with their lives. Some of the most interesting 40-year-olds I know still don't.
Get plenty of calcium.
Be kind to your knees. You'll miss them when they're gone.
Maybe you'll marry, maybe you won't.
Maybe you'll have children, maybe you won't.
Maybe you'll divorce at 40, maybe you'll dance the funky chicken on your 75th wedding anniversary.
Whatever you do, don't congratulate yourself too much, or berate yourself either. Your choices are half chance. So are everybody else's.
Enjoy your body. Use it every way you can.
Don't be afraid of it or of what other people think of it. It's the greatest instrument you'll ever own.
Dance, even if you have nowhere to do it but your living room.
Read the directions, even if you don't follow them.
Do not read beauty magazines. They will only make you feel ugly.
Get to know your parents.
You never know when they'll be gone for good.
Be nice to your siblings. They're your best link to your past and the people most likely to stick with you in the future.
Understand that friends come and go, but with a precious few you should hold on.
Work hard to bridge the gaps in geography and lifestyle, because the older you get, the more you need the people who knew you when you were young.
Live in New York City once, but leave before it makes you hard.
Live in Northern California once, but leave before it makes you soft.
Travel
Accept certain inalienable truths: Prices will rise. Politicians will philander. You, too, will get old. And when you do, you'll fantasize that when you were young, prices were reasonable, politicians were noble and children respected their elders.
Respect your elders.
Don't expect anyone else to support you.
Maybe you have a trust fund. Maybe you'll have a wealthy spouse.
But you never know when either one might run out.
Don't mess too much with your hair or by the time you're 40 it will look 85.
Be careful whose advice you buy, but be patient with those who supply it.
Advice is a form of nostalgia.
Dispensing it is a way of fishing the past from the disposal, wiping it off,
painting over the ugly parts and recycling it for more than it's worth.
But trust me on the sunscreen.
Of course wearing suncreen IS A MUST but the other advices in the song is invaluable too.
Song title : Everybody's free to Wear Sunscreen by Baz Luhrmann
Wear sunscreen.
If I could offer you only one tip for the future, sunscreen would be it.
The long-term benefits of sunscreen have been proved by scientists, whereas the rest of my advice has no basis more reliable than my own meandering experience. I will dispense this advice now.
Enjoy the power and beauty of your youth. Oh, never mind.
You will not understand the power and beauty of your youth until they've faded.
But trust me, in 20 years, you'll look back at photos of yourself and recall in a way you can't grasp now how much possibility lay before you and how fabulous you really looked.
You are not as fat as you imagine.
Don't worry about the future. Or worry, but know that worrying is as effective as trying to solve an algebra equation by chewing bubble gum.
The real troubles in your life are apt to be things that never crossed your worried mind, the kind that blindside you at 4 p.m. on some idle Tuesday.
Do one thing every day that scares you.
Sing.
Don't be reckless with other people's hearts. Don't put up with people who are reckless with yours.
Floss.
Don't waste your time on jealousy. Sometimes you're ahead, sometimes you're behind.
The race is long and, in the end, it's only with yourself.
Remember compliments you receive. Forget the insults.
If you succeed in doing this, tell me how.
Keep your old love letters. Throw away your old bank statements.
Stretch.
Don't feel guilty if you don't know what you want to do with your life.
The most interesting people I know didn't know at 22 what they wanted to do with their lives. Some of the most interesting 40-year-olds I know still don't.
Get plenty of calcium.
Be kind to your knees. You'll miss them when they're gone.
Maybe you'll marry, maybe you won't.
Maybe you'll have children, maybe you won't.
Maybe you'll divorce at 40, maybe you'll dance the funky chicken on your 75th wedding anniversary.
Whatever you do, don't congratulate yourself too much, or berate yourself either. Your choices are half chance. So are everybody else's.
Enjoy your body. Use it every way you can.
Don't be afraid of it or of what other people think of it. It's the greatest instrument you'll ever own.
Dance, even if you have nowhere to do it but your living room.
Read the directions, even if you don't follow them.
Do not read beauty magazines. They will only make you feel ugly.
Get to know your parents.
You never know when they'll be gone for good.
Be nice to your siblings. They're your best link to your past and the people most likely to stick with you in the future.
Understand that friends come and go, but with a precious few you should hold on.
Work hard to bridge the gaps in geography and lifestyle, because the older you get, the more you need the people who knew you when you were young.
Live in New York City once, but leave before it makes you hard.
Live in Northern California once, but leave before it makes you soft.
Travel
Accept certain inalienable truths: Prices will rise. Politicians will philander. You, too, will get old. And when you do, you'll fantasize that when you were young, prices were reasonable, politicians were noble and children respected their elders.
Respect your elders.
Don't expect anyone else to support you.
Maybe you have a trust fund. Maybe you'll have a wealthy spouse.
But you never know when either one might run out.
Don't mess too much with your hair or by the time you're 40 it will look 85.
Be careful whose advice you buy, but be patient with those who supply it.
Advice is a form of nostalgia.
Dispensing it is a way of fishing the past from the disposal, wiping it off,
painting over the ugly parts and recycling it for more than it's worth.
But trust me on the sunscreen.
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