Sunday, 26 September 2010
Friday, 17 September 2010
Poker Face Fail
I think one of the reasons I don't get along very well with other girls is because I don't amuse them with their obviously self inflicted relationship dramas.
Amidst your poorly executed anguish, you love the fact that your biggest problems in life are caused by the sexual prowess you unknowingly emanate.
You say you don't know what to do about a guy determined to be more than friends. You recite your story like he's some maniac stalker you need to take a restraining order against.
Well maybe you should stop sending him suggestive text messages. Maybe you should stop sitting on his lap. And while you're at it, maybe you should stop flirting with his friend. I dunno, just a suggestion.
If you love the attention or even if you love sex, just say so before complaining (or should I say, boasting) about the seven guys who for some unknown reason won't leave you alone. They're not the ones with problems honey - it's you.
Your gracious act doesn't work with me.
I'm not asking you to proclaim that you're a nymphomaniac at the top of your lungs in peak hour public transport. I'm just asking you to be a bit more honest in your story-telling, which in its present style unfairly represents the other characters involved.
Either that or you should invest in some acting lessons and work on that poker face of yours.
Love, Noeline
xox
Amidst your poorly executed anguish, you love the fact that your biggest problems in life are caused by the sexual prowess you unknowingly emanate.
You say you don't know what to do about a guy determined to be more than friends. You recite your story like he's some maniac stalker you need to take a restraining order against.
Well maybe you should stop sending him suggestive text messages. Maybe you should stop sitting on his lap. And while you're at it, maybe you should stop flirting with his friend. I dunno, just a suggestion.
If you love the attention or even if you love sex, just say so before complaining (or should I say, boasting) about the seven guys who for some unknown reason won't leave you alone. They're not the ones with problems honey - it's you.
Your gracious act doesn't work with me.
I'm not asking you to proclaim that you're a nymphomaniac at the top of your lungs in peak hour public transport. I'm just asking you to be a bit more honest in your story-telling, which in its present style unfairly represents the other characters involved.
Either that or you should invest in some acting lessons and work on that poker face of yours.
Love, Noeline
xox
Sunday, 12 September 2010
Well that was unexpected
It would be selfish of me not to share this ad with you guys. Be sure to watch it all the way to the end. Hope you like it :)
Love, Noeline
xox
Love, Noeline
xox
Sunday, 5 September 2010
Tuesday, 31 August 2010
"Quieres ser mi amigo?"
A friend and I were talking the other day about our upcoming move to Spain next year. “I need to learn how to make new friends,” she said.
"Me too!" I chorused. Mind you, we’re third year university students about to turn 21.
"How are we supposed to make friends with Spanish speaking people, when we can’t even make friends with people in our own language?"
"I know! I’m so frigid when it comes to making friends. I never make the first move. I’m so scared of rejection. What if I ask another girl out for coffee after class and she says no? I swear, how do other people do it?"
"And it’s so bad because people see me with friends that I’m already comfortable with, and with them I’m so loud. But when then they meet me I’m shy and they think I’m being snobby, but I’m not!"
So here’s to my friend and I hardening the fuck up. Wish us luck.
Love, Noeline
xox
"Me too!" I chorused. Mind you, we’re third year university students about to turn 21.
"How are we supposed to make friends with Spanish speaking people, when we can’t even make friends with people in our own language?"
"I know! I’m so frigid when it comes to making friends. I never make the first move. I’m so scared of rejection. What if I ask another girl out for coffee after class and she says no? I swear, how do other people do it?"
"And it’s so bad because people see me with friends that I’m already comfortable with, and with them I’m so loud. But when then they meet me I’m shy and they think I’m being snobby, but I’m not!"
So here’s to my friend and I hardening the fuck up. Wish us luck.
Love, Noeline
xox
Tuesday, 24 August 2010
Pandora: making unforgettable moments memorable
If life has such unforgettable moments, why do you need overpriced Pandora charms to remind you of them?
Love, Noeline
xox
Love, Noeline
xox
Friday, 6 August 2010
Protection. Part II
So in my previous blog we established that pre-nups are contracts drawn between people about to get married. They outline the conditions of a potential divorce, such as property settlement, child custody and/or financial division.
Similarly, financial agreements (FA’s) are contracts drawn between a couple about to enter a de-facto relationship (whereby a couple live together but aren’t married).
In March of last year, amendments were made to the Family Law Act which subjected de-facto couples (heterosexual and homosexual) to the same legal repercussions as married couples in the event of a relationship breakdown.
"Each party [in a de-facto relationship was thus] responsible for the debts they bring to the table and... leave with the assets they brought in," writes financialagreements.com.au
So apart from a marriage certificate, what then legally separates married couples from de-factos? And as lines between the two become blurred, where does it leave them? Will it promote marriage? Or discourage people from moving in together?
Instead of waiting to get married before moving in together, people used de-facto relationships as a way of trialling marriage. Crosswalk.com states that "the number of marriages preceded by cohabitation rose from about 10 percent in 1965 to over 50 percent by 1994." Could those days be fading too?
Or more importantly, does Generation Y even care [yet]? According to financialagreements.com.au, "issues about dividing property... might not concern a younger couple, but many older established couples who may have significant assets or children from an earlier relationship, may enter cohabitation a little more cautiously."
What I have noticed though is that people my age who support the idea of financial agreements and pre-nups are often accused of being pessimistic - but I think they’re just being realistic. And realistically, shit happens. As R.P. Emery and Associates puts it: they "see it as a form of insurance -- a legally binding safety net which they hope to never need."
Love, Noeline
xox
Similarly, financial agreements (FA’s) are contracts drawn between a couple about to enter a de-facto relationship (whereby a couple live together but aren’t married).
In March of last year, amendments were made to the Family Law Act which subjected de-facto couples (heterosexual and homosexual) to the same legal repercussions as married couples in the event of a relationship breakdown.
"Each party [in a de-facto relationship was thus] responsible for the debts they bring to the table and... leave with the assets they brought in," writes financialagreements.com.au
So apart from a marriage certificate, what then legally separates married couples from de-factos? And as lines between the two become blurred, where does it leave them? Will it promote marriage? Or discourage people from moving in together?
Instead of waiting to get married before moving in together, people used de-facto relationships as a way of trialling marriage. Crosswalk.com states that "the number of marriages preceded by cohabitation rose from about 10 percent in 1965 to over 50 percent by 1994." Could those days be fading too?
Or more importantly, does Generation Y even care [yet]? According to financialagreements.com.au, "issues about dividing property... might not concern a younger couple, but many older established couples who may have significant assets or children from an earlier relationship, may enter cohabitation a little more cautiously."
What I have noticed though is that people my age who support the idea of financial agreements and pre-nups are often accused of being pessimistic - but I think they’re just being realistic. And realistically, shit happens. As R.P. Emery and Associates puts
Love, Noeline
xox
Thursday, 5 August 2010
Tuesday, 27 July 2010
Protection. Part I
Prior to getting married, a pre-nuptial agreement (also known as a pre-nup) is a contract that sets out the conditions of divorce - such as property settlement, child custody and/or financial division.
According to MyDivorce.com.au, Australians have begun to marry less and divorce more. If this is reality then why are prenuptial agreements still so taboo?
First of all, there’s the stigma that pre-nups undermine the sanctity of marriage, especially since you promised God to stay with that person for richer, for poorer... till death do us part. But at the same time I don’t think God condones unhappy, destructive marriages either.
Why do airlines make us sit through safety demonstrations? Why do we get told to back up our computer files? Why do we get vaccinated before traveling overseas? Why do we put on sunscreen? Why do we wear seat belts? Why do we swim between the flags? Just in case.
It doesn’t mean we know the plane will crash. It doesn’t mean we think the computer will crash either. It doesn’t mean we’re definitely going to catch a disease. It doesn’t mean we’re definitely going to get skin cancer. It doesn’t mean we’re hoping to get into a car accident. It doesn’t mean everyone drowns. But just in case.
I’m not saying that people should use pre-nuptial agreements to traipse in and out of marriages as they please. I still think it should be a last resort.
But it would be naïve to think that selfishness, revenge and/or greed never get the better of people - leaving others with next to nothing.
"If you have your own business or professional practice, a premarital agreement can protect that interest so that the business or practice is not divided and subject to the control or involvement of your former spouse upon divorce.
"If one spouse has significantly more debt than the other, a premarital agreement can protect the debt-free spouse from having to assume the obligations of the other.
"If you plan to give up a lucrative career after the marriage, a premarital agreement can ensure that you will be compensated for that sacrifice if the marriage does not last" (FindLaw).
Like condoms, pre-nups might be unromantic and ruin the mood. But in the grand scheme of things romance is only part of what it means to live. And to use romance as the basis for financial dealings like the joint ownership of such big assets like property and bank accounts doesn’t seem like a wise thing to do.
"In the "honeymoon" stage of a relationship, one spouse may agree to terms that are not in his or her best interests because he or she is "too in love" to be concerned about the financial aspects and can't imagine the union coming to an untimely end" (FindLaw).
Some kind folks offered me their opinions on Facebook. Here they are:
- I think it’s up to the couple. As for a Catholic myself, divorce is not acceptable. If you marry someone you should know that you want to be with that person for life. So I guess in my case a pre-nup wouldn’t be needed.
- Pre-nups right if you're filthy rich, unfaithful and/or untrustworthy!
- Pre-nups exist for practicality's sake, we want to protect our assets post marriage. Nevertheless, it takes out the romance out of a wedding and makes a business dealing out of it - so I believe that it is wrong in that sense. Marrying someone is a risk you have to take - if you love someone, then you would be willing to give your all, right? After marriage - when you don't love each other anymore, then that is when you do the awful dealings.
- Yes, pre-nups are a must! Especially if you’re marrying a loser, more especially if he has any dosh!
- Pre-nups carry a negative connotation. It looks like a prick husband ripping the wife off or a pre-jynx that it'll end up in divorce.
What do you think?
Love, Noeline
xox
According to MyDivorce.com.au, Australians have begun to marry less and divorce more. If this is reality then why are prenuptial agreements still so taboo?
First of all, there’s the stigma that pre-nups undermine the sanctity of marriage, especially since you promised God to stay with that person for richer, for poorer... till death do us part. But at the same time I don’t think God condones unhappy, destructive marriages either.
Why do airlines make us sit through safety demonstrations? Why do we get told to back up our computer files? Why do we get vaccinated before traveling overseas? Why do we put on sunscreen? Why do we wear seat belts? Why do we swim between the flags? Just in case.
It doesn’t mean we know the plane will crash. It doesn’t mean we think the computer will crash either. It doesn’t mean we’re definitely going to catch a disease. It doesn’t mean we’re definitely going to get skin cancer. It doesn’t mean we’re hoping to get into a car accident. It doesn’t mean everyone drowns. But just in case.
I’m not saying that people should use pre-nuptial agreements to traipse in and out of marriages as they please. I still think it should be a last resort.
But it would be naïve to think that selfishness, revenge and/or greed never get the better of people - leaving others with next to nothing.
"If you have your own business or professional practice, a premarital agreement can protect that interest so that the business or practice is not divided and subject to the control or involvement of your former spouse upon divorce.
"If one spouse has significantly more debt than the other, a premarital agreement can protect the debt-free spouse from having to assume the obligations of the other.
"If you plan to give up a lucrative career after the marriage, a premarital agreement can ensure that you will be compensated for that sacrifice if the marriage does not last" (FindLaw).
Like condoms, pre-nups might be unromantic and ruin the mood. But in the grand scheme of things romance is only part of what it means to live. And to use romance as the basis for financial dealings like the joint ownership of such big assets like property and bank accounts doesn’t seem like a wise thing to do.
"In the "honeymoon" stage of a relationship, one spouse may agree to terms that are not in his or her best interests because he or she is "too in love" to be concerned about the financial aspects and can't imagine the union coming to an untimely end" (FindLaw).
Some kind folks offered me their opinions on Facebook. Here they are:
- I think it’s up to the couple. As for a Catholic myself, divorce is not acceptable. If you marry someone you should know that you want to be with that person for life. So I guess in my case a pre-nup wouldn’t be needed.
- Pre-nups right if you're filthy rich, unfaithful and/or untrustworthy!
- Pre-nups exist for practicality's sake, we want to protect our assets post marriage. Nevertheless, it takes out the romance out of a wedding and makes a business dealing out of it - so I believe that it is wrong in that sense. Marrying someone is a risk you have to take - if you love someone, then you would be willing to give your all, right? After marriage - when you don't love each other anymore, then that is when you do the awful dealings.
- Yes, pre-nups are a must! Especially if you’re marrying a loser, more especially if he has any dosh!
- Pre-nups carry a negative connotation. It looks like a prick husband ripping the wife off or a pre-jynx that it'll end up in divorce.
What do you think?
Love, Noeline
xox
Sunday, 18 July 2010
Shapes
Arnott's Shapes prides itself on it's slogan: 'Flavour you can see'.
But as the years go by it seems they're getting stingier and stingier on the flavour.
I remember being in primary school and having a packet of these for lunch. The best part wasn't really the biscuit itself - but the seasoning left over at the end. I miss those days.
Love, Noeline
xox
But as the years go by it seems they're getting stingier and stingier on the flavour.
I remember being in primary school and having a packet of these for lunch. The best part wasn't really the biscuit itself - but the seasoning left over at the end. I miss those days.
Love, Noeline
xox
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