Update

I have been up to many other things and to be honest, lately I have lost interest in posting on the blog. However, I will keep it up and will update from time to time with the usual stuff about anything that crosses my mind. And I will also make some changes in the near future...

How to get over a break-up.

Breakups are hard, there's no denying in that. However, people break-up for a reason. With that in mind, you need to get over someone the right way and also keep in mind that there is a light at the end of the tunnel. You just have to trust life on that.

There are quite a few aspects about a break-up as to why or how it happens and for some, closure is what it takes to move on or start the process of moving on. Admit your wrongs and forgive yourself, with the idea that you won't repeat them in the future. See and take into consideration the wrongs that have been done to you as well. It is very important that you do so, that way you'll learn the boundaries of your ideal relationship.

Once you break-up with someone or the other way around, there is no turning back, this is real life and not some movie where people get back together and live happily ever after.

The break-up rules:


1. Cut off all contacts with your ex. Believe me, you don't want to keep track of their life without you. This will prolonge and add up uselessly to the process of moving on. Delete them from Facebook, MSN, your phone, etc. Also move all the pictures into a folder that won't come up in your face each time you turn on your computer. Or delete them altogether.

2. I will call this one "The 60 days rule". Which means imposing yourself to not contact your ex in any way for 60 days. For no reason, not at all. You should've given their stuff and gotten your stuff back from them by now.

3. Get a new haircut. But, please don't go all crazy with it. Google trendy hairstyles or just go to a good salon and ask for something that will suit you.

You can spice it up with some streaks, even a new color or just play with the tones of your current haircolor.

4. Allow yourself a little retail terapy and go shopping. Go for sexy but classy.

5. For 30 days, make it a rule to accept every invitation you get from everyone you know even if you don't feel like it. You need to go out, meet new people, have fun and live your life.

6. Breakups are often associated with the pain you feel when someone dear to you dies and grief is normal. Allow yourself to grieve, there is no shame in that. It is rather healty and very normal and it is also part of moving on.

For an undetermined period of time, you should expect yourself to swing from feeling okay to feeling sad. You will be having good days where you won't think about your ex at all, followed by bad days where you don't feel like doing anything.

7. Be prepared to hear that they have already moved on or that they are seeing other people, even that they are talking behind your back. Some people get nasty while dealing with breakups. Of course, you may feel angry, but anger is okay, it burns the soul clean. Don't let it affect you and remember that this is not a competition, nor should you search for revenge. If you ask me, there is no better revenge than happiness. Use that energy to work on your well-being instead.

8. Another painful aspect of a break-up that you should be aware of, could be returning to known places. You can't help it but feel nostalgic and that is probably one of the times when you feel you miss them the most. What you need to do is to replace those thoughts with replaying in your mind everything that you hated about your ex. In time you'll create other memories in those places and you'll not associate them with your ex anymore.

Someday soon you will wake up and probably won't even realise how long it has been since you haven't thought about your ex. And even if they will cross your mind, you will feel nothing.

Each of us has it's own way of dealing with situations. For some it is harder to deal with things, while others are stronger and get over something much easier. Either way, it is in our nature to fight and to succed. No matter how worse the times, tomorrow will be better. And remember that you're not alone, your friends would be happy to be by your side.

Guys..

I am not happy at all with the last chapter of the story that I just posted before, but I posted it anyway, so you'd know what happens next, hehe. I might change it a little bit in the near future, lol. . Time is not my friend at all these days. To think about it, time was never my friend. My father once compared me to the first nations here, in Canada, who said that the worst thing they ever learnt was the time. And I agree..

Chapter IV - Tell her no!

It was a hot summer evening, the dusty air carried a suffocating warmth. There was no breeze whatsoever and nothing seemed to break into the peaceful silence of that midummer's evening.

Chloe and Samantha went to visit Mrs. Clotier, the oldest resident of Cartier Iberville. The old lady liked to hold dinners, it reminded her of her younger days, when she was present at every ball.
At the massive, white and round table in the garden, Chloe saw Alain sitting by himself. Apparently Mrs. Clotier invited him as well. They exchanged quick hellos and a look while passing by. Samantha sat at the table with Alain Lambert and Mrs. Clotier, while Chloe walked away and sat in the rock-chair full of pillows that smelled like basil. She was facing the table, when from inside the house, a young woman made her way along the surrounding hedge to join them at the table.

- C'est ma nièce Catherine, said Mrs. Clotier.

- And Alain's soon to be moving in girlfriend, added the woman while placing her hands on Alain's shoulders.

- Congratulations, said Samantha moving her eyes from her to Alain who smiled awkwardly. It is nice to meet you Catherine.

- Please call me Cath, she said loudly.

Catherine's light ginger hair was cut into a bob, her pale blue simple summer dress made her look so elegant and matched perfectly with her fair skin. She wasn't very pretty, but her neat style made her stand out in that way.

- Chloe, viens nous rejoindre à la table, veux-tu?

- Bien sûr, Mme Clotier. She replied and walked smiling to join them at the table.

- Oh, qui est cette jolie fille? asked Catherine.

Who knew that the most simple words when put together with the smallest gestures could become like poisonous splinters, ripping her chest open from inside out, cut through it, over it... What really makes that moment where one crosses the border between magic and disbelief, hope and apathy, calm and restlessness, innocence and darkness, today and the rest of one's life?

At the end of that day, under the sunset's shades, Chloe's eyes appeared empty like two holes in a mask in which she saw Alain for whom he really was: just a stranger.

As she watched their silhouettes fading into the night, Chloe stared wistfully and wished she had him!

Happy Easter!!

I wish you all a very happy and sunny Easter!!

Forgive and be forgiven:)

M.I.A

So hi,

I know I've been M.I.A for.. *looks at the date of the last post* whoa! Two months?!
Well, I have been very busy and I don't quite see that changing in the upcoming months either. But I love blogging, so I will keep posting, just not as often as I used to.

The Lost Chapter

The first day of school was over, little Chloe was wandering the streets on a rainy afternoon. The rush hour found her lost in time and space, trying to sneak through the big people to find her way home. Tired of walking through the windy day, she sat on a bench in front a house. She wiped her hands on her baby blue handkerchief and then took a byte from the apple her mother had put in her backpack the evening before. She took another byte and chocked on it. The next moment she felt a hand on her back:

- Are you ok?

- Yes, she managed to reply. Yes, I am.

- My name is Ryan. I saw you at school today. You sit right in front of me.

- Really? Well looks like you’re always behind me… what are you doing here?

He laughed and said:

- Well, this is my house. This is where I live.

Chloe felt a little embarrassed to tell him that, in fact she was lost.

- I am Chloe and it was nice meeting you. I will see you around! She got up and without looking back she just walked into the rain again.

- See you Chloe! He shouted.


At the next intersection she incidentally met one of their neighbours who drove her home. Maybe it was the first day of school with walking into the new and unknown, maybe it was the rainy and grey day, but when she walked into the house and closed the door behind her, she had a strange feeling of restlessness, presaging that something was going to happen.
The babysitter encountered her and cheered her up, so she soon forgot everything about it. Her parents were away on a business trip and were to come back that very evening.
Ever since Chloe was born, her parents were always gone in such delegations.

After dinner, she fell asleep almost instantly on the couch in front of the TV. Hours flown and Chloe woke up in the middle of the night because of a headache. The house was total darkness and silence. Dizzy and confused heading to the kitchen to take an Advil, she drank a sip of water and snorted out the next one when her eyes rested on the wall clock showing 2 AM. It was a habit that when her parents came home they would always come to hug her before going to sleep, even if it was late.
She ran to her parents’ room, dozen of thoughts began to spin into her mind making her even dizzier. Arrived in the front of the door, she slowly rotated the knob and opened the squeaky door, her heart beating faster and faster, her eyes searching for her parents silhouettes… empty! That moment was the end of every thought, of the worry before, any sort of feeling left her completely. She tiptoed to the living room and turned on the TV. She looked at the images playing before her eyes and the more she saw she felt as if she was turning into a stone, just like the graves she was going to carry from now on within her soul, buried unfading pain that could not get through the cold stones.
With the eyes on the clock that was ticking in her arms, Chloe decided to wait until morning before she called her grandparents to tell them the news: her parents died in a plane crash. The memory of that day didn’t come without the pain, choking her just like a million bytes of apple.

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lol, this is a little update to let you guys know that I am still around and that I will be posting again soon. I know I am behind with the story too, shame on me. I don't have the time to make up excuses, I just don't have the time that's basecally the reason. But I have the next chapter to the story, just need to edit it a little bit. Bla bla...

How do you know if your purchase is a fake?

These are some essential ways to identify an inauthentic fashion or beauty item:

•Labels. Make sure you know the how the real label of the brand looks like; double check the spelling of the label's name, if it's in the proper fonts, and located in the right positions on the item.

•Seams and stitching. Most designer bags are made carefully so all-over prints continue evenly around the sides.

•Lining. Knock-offs often skimp on the interior materials to cut costs (cheap synthetic material instead of suede, etc)

•Soles. If you're buying footwear be sure all identifying marks (ie, the designer's name and logo) match up on the bottom.

•Details. zippers are working, threads are the right, matching color. Many brands include authenticity cards and instruction booklets with their merchandise—you can check with the company directly to find out if your purchase should have these.


•Expiration dates. Discounted designer perfumes could be authentic, but so old that they've actually gone bad years ago.


•Packaging. Just because something is sealed, doesn't mean it's the real thing. Also check if the item is supposed to come with something, such as a dust bag or logo shoe box, etc.


MOST COUNTERFIETED BRANDS AND ITEMS OF 2010

1.UGGs
2.Coach handbags and leather items
3.Tiffany's
4.Athletic jerseys
5.Perfume
6.Nike sneakers (especially Air Yeezy and Air Jordans)
7.Ed Hardy and Juicy brands
8.Watches (like Rolex, Omega, and Tag Heuer)
9.North Face
10.DVDs (especially box sets of TV series)

Chapter III - Only Time Will Tell

She has climbed the cherry tree just outside the backyard and was sitting on a branch for hours… carrying a lot of thoughts, they were never leaving her, she carried them always, just like a helmet. She counted 23 days since her family moved to France, eight days since she has met Alain, two days since she hasn’t seen him and a thousand unanswered questions…

- Tiens! Tu étais là ... Alain said, while climbing on the brunch beside her and continued: Que dans le monde pourrais tu faire ici?

- Voilà! Chloe said. Tu me chercais?

- Moi? Tes parents, se demandaient où tu était ...

Samantha and Geoff Gunn were not Chloe's parents. They were her aunt and uncle. She thought of mentioning that to him, but got carried away by the next thought of how, in return she knew nothing about him...

- Chloe, j'ai une question pour toi ... he said placing both his hands over hers.

- Oui?

- Voudrais-tu pratiquer l'anglais avec moi, parfois?

- Biensur ...

- Ah, oui? Ce serait tellement bien, si tu veux et si tu peux ...

- Hello, and how are you this fine evening, sir?

- I'm fine, and you? But you can do better ...

- Ok, I'll try ...

- Tu sais, it’s funny your name is Chloe…

- How come? she murmered.

- Well, long story short is that Chloe is my favorite name. When I was in kindergarden I liked a girl named Chloe and my little sister’s name is Chloe because of that.

- Really? I had no idea you had a sister…

- Yeah, and one time I went to a gypsy, you know a future teller as a joke with some friends and you know what she said?

- No, what?

- She said that one day I will meet a very pretty girl named Chloe… someone-

- That is so cheesy! Chloe gave her verdict. She then laughed and climbed down the tree, letting Alain know that their first English lesson was over and that she needed to head home for dinner. Stopping to look back just one more time, under Alain’s green eyes, Chloe walked feeling under some sort of a spell. With each step she took, she felt in this new way, an unknown feeling to her til that moment and that she couldn’t yet understand. But it felt sweet!