Schmoopsie-Poo!

What a cute word. I always want to use it but the ending made me doubt it. That word comes up in my head while I was chatting with Mr. Brain Reconstructed. The first time I heard it is from Monster Inc.. I wonder what that really means if there is any. Then, I come to the all knowing Google, searching for answer. And....Pop! here goes the answer:

Schmoopsie-poo:
noun. Diminutive, cute loved one; sweetie; poopsie-woopsie; honey-bunny.

Made-up citation:
"I'll be your snuggle-bunny, and I'll be your cuddle-monkey, and I'll be your sex poodle, but I draw the line at being your schmoopsie-poo."

Related terms: schmoopie-poo, poopie-poo, honey-poo, sweety-poo, cutey-poo, wifey-poo, snacky-poo, poo-poo, Yorkie-poo.

Source: Worldlustitude* - A dictionary of rare, raw, real words
http://wordlust.blogspot.com/2004/11/schmoopsie-poo.html

Real Friendship

Some people compare how many friends you and others have in social websites such as Facebook, My Space, etc.

Some people go to social gatherings, to parties, or even to church to get new friends.

But what is the true purpose of getting new friends? Expand your social network? Get more business connections? There is nothing wrong in doing those things.The people involved in these activities also don't mind getting to know each other because they get mutual benefit.

We may be popular and surrounded by others. It seems that we won't feel lonely but when we are honest to ourselves, how do we really feel?

Do we have real friends? Genuine friends? True friends? Friends who could support you, encourage you, and pray for you no matter what happens? Just be honest to yourself about how you feel.

God gave friends to apostle Paul when he was at the lowest point of his life. You can ask God to give you a friend too, a real friend. Personally, I am really grateful that I have a circle of friends that support and pray for me when I broke down.

As we are blessed with real friends, we should also learn how to be good friends to others because there are people out there that need our friendship. Just by being a good friend, we can be a blessing for others.

Inspired by Dan Fennel's teaching - Sunday 10, 2010

Website Review: Beautiful People

The Jakarta Globe today posts an article about the sexiest website in the world according to CNN. It is called Beautiful People (www.beautifulpeople.com). The website states that the purpose of becoming member is that it makes you easier to find georgeous men and women without the hassle of filtering photos. Plus, you can get party invitations exclusively for members.

Based on the info stated in Jakarta Globe, only 20% of applicants got accepted. Does it even make you more curious about how hard it is and what it takes to become a member, and also what kind of traits that are more favorable than others. It is difficult to sign up as guest due to heavy traffic. The solutions are either you are willing to wait or to sign up as member.  After signing up, you will get confirmation letter telling you that you have 48 hours to be rated by the members of the opposite sex.

First impression, the layout seems nice but somehow after digging further, clicking here and there, many problems are found. Sometimes, it signs out by itself, the default language switches to others, tabs don't work, etc. That is just the nutshell.

Then, check the top 50 women members. The finding is that most of them are showing their skin more than others. They are using their sexuality to attract the opposite sex to give them high rate. This applies to men members as well. The second factor to get rated high is by using high quality photos or touched up photos.

Final conclusion, beauty truly lies in the limited eye of the beholder. The rating is purely based on the outer look. However, if outer look is what you are looking for, this website serves your purpose. Since there are thousands of applicants daily, it makes new applicants harder to be known by the member, who will rate the new applicants.