i bought dis magazine,1 of d articles caught my attention..
WHAT WOMEN WANT
by cindy gallop (she doesnt actually want 2 presume 2 answer it on behalf of all womankind,instead she decided 2 list wat she wants 4 women)
- i want women 2 overcome da tyranny of Looking for The One ~ 1 of d best days of my life was d day i stopped ‘Looking 4 d 1′. as women,we r brought up frm birth looking 4 d 1.u knw,d man who will b d luv of our life,whose luv will represent d pinnacle of our lifetime achievement,wit whom we will live happily ever after. well,sum time back, i tot stuff like dis,i cannot describe 2 u d piece of mind ive experienced ever since. no more going 2 every social thinking, ‘will he be there?’ no more scanning a crowded room looking 4 him, no more despondently heading home later bcoz no, once again, he wasnt there. hw many of us emapthised wit Charlotte in Sex n d city when, at d end of yet another fruitless nite out, she said , ‘ive been dating since i was 16-im exhausted-where is he??’ so,im nw 48 n i hvnt met ‘d 1′.these days im a huge fans of on9 dating n goin out wit younger men - dats a whole other story n i continue 2 enjoy d relaxation of goin out socially but never looking for the ONE n when i look around me n see other women dressed up 2 d eyeballs,anxiously scanning d room,i want 2 say ‘NO! dnt do it! juz kick back,relax n hv a gud time! u’ll b so much happier..!
- i want women never 2 see a man as all the financial strategy they need
- i want women 2 think long n hard abt getting married b4 they actually do
- i want women n men 2 b appreciated,valued n respected equally 4 their differences
- i want women 2 hv confidence in who they r n hw wonderful they r ~ok, dis 1 really is impossible dream.frm d moment we r born,e’thing abt d world we live in conspires 2 make us feel insecure.women alwiz underestimate hw attractive they r,while men alwiz over estimate. well,every single self-help book dat hs told u 2 luv urself has its rite.people value u at d value u put on urself.when u hv a gud sense of dat value,u project confidence dat makes u extremely an attractive prospect.u also hv a much better sense of wat u will n wont accept n hw u wanna operate. knw who u r, wat u stand 4 n wat u r worth, n watever life throws u,u will knw wat u want n wat u need 2 do abt it.. as Henry Ford once said “whether u think u can or u cant,u r probably rite”
erm, i read d articles a few times..n by reading it over n over again,i find there r partial truth out of it.1st time reading dis article,ive concluded dat she (d writer) has been too modernized n d feminism issue r still wrecking her.i was once a feminist as well but later then i find dat god has created man n n woman equally different. in dis developed world,wat is most important 4 woman is 2 b independent n adaptable..if u manage 2 acquaint wit da standards,there shudnt b problems for woman 2 successfully move forward.
wat i like abt d article most is, her point no.5.. she is totally rite abt it. 110% correct!! for all woman out there, plz read n listen 2 wat she says (i mean point no.5 la). apply it in u n u’ll find da truth of it speaks louder than u ever tot. hv confidence in urself n u’ll definitely knw hw wonderful u r! =)
cheers..
who is cindy gallop?? she grew up in brunei n has spent 23 yrs working in brand marketing n advertising.she is an entrepreneur n consultant,living in NY n working on her own start up venture. (i wud only share da gud part abt her wit u guys..yg buruk2 tu xyah la citer eyh..dier kn prempuan modern.phm2 je la..)

Got this from a blog..
http://www.bruneiclassified.com/newhys/2008/07/08/lembaran-hidup-wanita-solehah/
What Women Can Be… A Question to be answereed..
Mampukah aku menjadi seperti Siti Khatijah?
Agung cintanya pada Allah dan Rasulullah
Hartanya diperjuangkan ke jalan fisabilillah
Penawar hati kekasih Allah
Susah dan senang rela bersama…
Dapatkah ku didik jiwa seperti Siti Aishah?
Isteri Rasulullah yang bijak
Pendorong kesusahan dan penderitaan
Tiada sukar untuk dilaksanakan…
Mengalir air mataku
Melihat pengorbanan puteri solehah Siti Fatimah
Akur dalam setiap perintah
Taat dengan abuyanya, yang sentiasa berjuang
Tiada memiliki harta dunia
Layaklah dia sebagai wanita penghulu syurga..
Ketika aku marah
Ingin ku intip serpihan sabar
Dari catatan hidup Siti Sarah…
Tabah jiwaku
Setabah umi Nabi Ismail
Mengendong bayinya yang masih merah
Mencari air penghilang dahaga
Diterik padang pasir merah
Ditinggalkan suami akur tanpa bantah
Pengharapannya hanya pada Allah
Itulah wanita Siti Hajar…
Mampukah aku menjadi wanita solehah?
Mati dalam keunggulan iman
Bersinar indah, harum tersebar
Bagai wanginya pusara Masyitah…
* This is wut we can be actually.. It’s juz how to achieve it.. And how strong are we to go up to the level and be at par with these saints…
** Wanna add up 1 more stanza..
“Mampukah aku berdiri tegak..
Seteguh Rabiatul Adawiyah..
Mulanya penuh dengan kehitaman..
Akhirnya berjuang di jalan Allah..
Dan hidup kerana Allah..
Mampukah aku..
Mampukah kita semua..”
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