The day I picked up a CLEO...

I woke up this morning feeling rejuvenated after a deep slumber... The long slumber was indeed a welcoming treat after a hectic week.

After having a heavy nasi lemak breakfast, I didn't feel like having anything for lunch. However, I didn't feel like coping inside the office either. Hence, I grabbed my purse and went to the next building for some cuci mata session.

Out of all the things that I have planned to buy, I came back with a copy of January'06 CLEO magazine. It has been exactly a year since I bought my last copy of CLEO.. Wow.. gila lama..! Look at what work and study have done to me..






Browsing through the magazine, I realised that the articles are getting shallower by every page turn. I don't mean to sound like a smart-ass, but how did these people come up with the stories that they put in there? Were they this shallow last year?

No, the articles are not all bad.. I have always love their column on beauty tips and reviews, and the fashion spreads are cool too. The column where they provide ways on how to use a single clothing item in 4 different ways is my all-time favourite.

The article that got me started was titled "The Top 10 Celebrity Bi-atch Fights".. Errmm.. this sounds like something you can get out of the majalah Mangga, where people would be craving to know who is fighting with who and what not.

Another one that had me going "uurrgghh" was "10 clues Mr. Right is actually Mr. Wrong". Do you actually need to go through the checklist in order to determine whether the guy is Mr. Wrong? Let's see.. It says here.. (1) Mr Wrong looks for easy target (2) Mr Wrong wants everything now (3) Mr Wrong hides things (4) Mr Wrong looks bad on your loved ones (5) Mr Wrong has a temper (6) Mr Wrong can be picky (7) Mr Wrong may be looking for a mom (8) Mr Wrong can seem too good to be true (9) Mr Wrong can be too faithless or too religious (10) Mr Wrong may be uncaring. Hmmpff.. does he have to have all those characteristics or by just having one would make him a Mr. Wrong?

The shallowest article award goes to "Your Horoscope 2006 - Your 12-month love, happiness, career forecast". I have always love reading horoscopes, just for the fun of it. However, this article was a total bull...! My horoscope reads.. "... Beware from May 22 until October 29, of an unwanted pregnancy. If you're not keen to start a family this year, take extra precautions...".. How in the world do these people come up with such bad horoscope. I read in one book, the editorial group actually hold a horoscope meeting once a month just to create new horoscopes for the next month's edition. They do it base on the person who represents each star sign... How resourceful!

I practically threw the magazine to the floor after reading the last article (a drama queen act aje - lunch time dah habis and Beast just walked in.. so simpan laa).

Anyhow, the magazine actually kept me entertained during my long journey back home. Finally I have something to keep me occupied during the traffic jam! Since the traffic was bad, I was stuck reading the Q&A section of the magazine. I usually skip these parts because I prefer to see the colorful interesting ads rather than reading other people's problem. However, I started reading one problem and started laughing.. Then I read the next one and the laughter got louder.. The next thing I knew, the driver next to me was staring at this insane lady who was laughing madly alone in the car... Psycho sungguh perempuan nieh... hehehe..

What were the Qs?

"My husband and I can rarely agree on what to watch on TV together. As a result, I sit through an hour of something that bores me and then he does the same. Now, he wants to get another TV for the bedroom so that we can watch what we want. Is this wise?"

"The other day, my boyfriend asked me to look through his mobile phone for the number of a friend. Unfamiliar with his phone I found myself in the stored photos folder, where I discovered a shot of a pretty girl smiling at the camera. At first, I didn't think twice about it. However, now I can;t get her out of my head. Do you think he may be seeing someone else?"

"I've always wanted to have sex with my girlfriend but she won't allow it. She would rather stimulate herself than have sex with me. Is it because she feels that I'm unable to satisfy her?"

Arrrgghhh....! Does the person answering these questions have a PHD in human psychology or something? And these people actually follow the advice given? Oh my.... kesian... (ikut tone macam dalam movie Madu Tiga)






binx: next time, I'll pick up the Financial Times instead!