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Martini Moments… Dipped in a Little Mystique

1. It’s a good feeling when people begin to feel comfortable with one another that they start sharing intimate thoughts. But since there is no going back, I wonder if maintaining a little mystique is a better option.

2. And when people know each other so well, and for a prolonged period, I often ponder if a little mystique is not such a bad thing to maintain. Admittedly it is a lot harder to sustain.

3. There are arguments that men cannot win, not once the foot has been strategically placed in mouth, regardless of the amount of alcohol consumed.

4. Sometimes a little distance is needed to give a special person a little space to enjoy their special moments. But it takes a lot of trust to know they will not misinterpret it for lack of care.

5. A blog is like a virtual whip that you crack above your own head, making you write and maintain the momentum. You only feel the pain that the whip inflicts once you stop writing.

Martini Moments… Just Because I Need Them

1. After careful observation on Saturday night, I have come to the realisation that a lot of girls live on air, alcohol and the occasional recreational hit. At their age and with their stick-like figures, they most certainly don’t eat.

2. When bloggers’ block strikes but the will and inspiration are there, it is best to focus the energy on other forms of writing. Too many projects can stifle creativity when there are only so many hours in the waking day.

3. Emotions have a way of flowing and taking form, be it a special look, a heart-warming smile, an appreciative gesture or a river of words that leave you feeling cool and refreshed.

4. Recently I’ve pondered if each person is meant to have a purpose in life, and how that purpose is identified then realised. Does the fact that a one wakes up to a purpose makes one strive to make it happen, or does the search for a purpose creates one? Either this is a chicken and egg scenario or my brain has just exploded.

5. Having a to-do list that grows by the minute, inducing more panic as items don’t get completed or crossed off, means it is time to set some priorities. Or to stop making lists. Busy times and multitasking do not always reap closure.

6. When you’re feeling down and out, and you’ve reluctantly sought an empathetic ear, there is a major difference between someone reminding you of all the good in your life and someone telling you that you have no right to be down. The difference can strip them down to their true colours.

7. There is something absolutely decadent about having a Martini at three pm with a good friend, just for the heck of it. Just like having more than the customary 5 Martini Moments, life is to be enjoyed without too many rules.

Martini Moments…… While Looking through the Contemplative Glass

1. Some thoughts are best not spoken, but ensuring they’re quietly understood can be an art form.

2. While some things clearly belong in the past, memories continue to live, becoming part of the present, and the future’s past.

3. Those who are drawn to popularity for popularity’s sake fail to see the essence of what’s beneath it.

4. Music stirs the cauldron of emotion while lyrics feed the soul.

5. When I peer through the contemplative glass and see my reflection, I invariably want it to sparkle as if I’m looking through a Martini glass.

Martini Moments…… While Contemplating Oddities

1. There is something awfully disturbing about lathering up in the shower using soap in the shape of a teddy bear. Whoever thinks up these gifts ideas is a little deranged. Especially when teddy’s legs fall off.

2. Does anyone here eat smoked cheese, or know of anyone who does, or has even heard of smoked cheese?

3. It’s a known fact that some people look like animals. I have a distant relative who looks like a duck and I knew a boy who looked like a dog.

4. Why is 4 am the witch’s hour and how can one be rid of bizarre anxiety dreams?

5. In the space of two days, I’ve had one man adjust himself while looking me straight in the eye, another cup his crotch as he got into the cool water right in front of me, and another lower the waistband of his shorts and scratch himself in a way I could see his tattoo and pubes. What gives?

Martini Moments….For the Things I Don’t Understand On the Beach

1. Has the metrosexual look gone too far when it becomes unnatural for men to have hair, viz shaved heads and waxed bodies (I don’t just mean chests and backs) including hairless armpits?

2. No matter what any trashy magazine may sell, saline implants and anorexia do no complement each other in any bikini.

3. Women who are heavily made up and marinated in strong perfume should be made to lie on a patch of wet sand next to men showered in Lynx deodorant and sunbathing teenagers who flick sand off parts of their bodies as if it were a foreign substance. While the tide is rising.

4. Why does women’s swimwear cover as little as possible while the men’s cover as much as possible?

5. People drinking piping hot coffee while sunbathing on the beach… need I say more? Pass me a Martini, puhlease!