i should really watch my mouth more often.

i was perusing today's publication, and chanced upon a somehow interesting article in the Sunday Life section. it was about the 'different languages' men and women speak, and how men tend to misinterpret what the other sex just said. (by the way, it was authored by mrs. cojuangco, mother of mikee cojuangco-jaworski.) her examples were these:

- the use of the word "maybe". we men, when women say "maybe" in response to a question (like, say, "would you be my date for the grad party?"), begin to assume that it will only be a matter of hours...or...days...or...weeks before that "maybe" becomes a "yes". well. the author discerns that that "maybe" is actually a hint for "no". guess it's back to square one, gentlemen. ;)

- the use of the word "okay". this should be the most obvious one, at least. whenever you hear a girl respond to you with an "okay" with a morose expression on her face, you know you have to back off. which is already rather obvious.

- the use of the word "nothing". if you ask a girl "what's wrong?" or "what's up?", and she answers you with "oh, nothing", it's liable to mean something's going on or she wants something from you. (demandiiing!) this is also in conjunction with those times when a girl talks when she isn't asked to and stays quiet if she's asked to speak.

and some of my own observations:

- never piss a girl off. most important point. evarr. probably the most important lesson i've learned tonight.

- from reading too much pugad baboy, it seems that if girls let you decide on whatever conundrum that may stand in front of you both, you usually go with what you want, and then you find yourself saying "d'oh!" because the girl is criticizing (badly) on your decision. boy's point: "but you let me decide!" girl's point: "i thought you knew what i wanted, so i let you choose." (probably. my observations lang)

- girls take too long to dress up. (my sister told me why).

okay, that's over for me. originally, i was going to put up an entry that disses someone, but since it's christmas, i'll postpone that one.

sis, will you forgive your kuya?

DISCLAIMER: To jam or anyone that has half a mind to disagree with whatever i said up there, I'd just like you to know that I did not come up with those ideas; I was merely translating them to you. (Except for the ones that are labeled "my own observations". you are free to cast the first stone on that one.) Heck, a woman wrote them, so if you disagree, I really wouldn't know what position you're in.