Tuesday, March 17, 2009

X-Rated Magazines For Senior Citizens?

Calling all men from the ages of fifty onwards. Could these Japanese magazines be your answer to viagra? If you laugh – You Are A Dead Man!

The society is judgmental to a bias degree and with a false notion of sexual equivalency between men and women, let alone for women to be accepted as the individuals to be desired at their golden age.

These Japanese magazines are doing their societal role to fall on the corrective approach to give the senior citizens “something” to be reckoned with – not so much to be “sexually” desired but the avenue to the women’s rights.

One may argue over what “they” have to offer by having their portraits on the front covers of the magazines? Do “they” have what it takes to stir the libido despite having their evening sun sets in? Perhaps this will be the chauvinist’s way of thinking, but I beg to differ because “they” have their rights too, and in this case is their self-expressions.

The society should not frown upon such initiative rendered by the magazines. For the worse case scenario, take it as a pinch of salt because no one is forced to buy the magazines.

The freedoms and entitlements of women and girls of all ages should be respected.

Contributed by: Robert Choo (Photos)
The Writer (Comments)

Mystery – Forty Winks

Sleep is vital for babies and young children, whose brains and bodies are developing at an extraordinary rate but for adults, it is related to other factors. It is quite a stunt for the toddler to sleep with a leg anchoring his body.

Regular unintentional daytime dozing may be an early warning sign of stroke in elderly people, and this could be the typical case. But armed with a rifle? She must be a Russian!

Napping can help maintain or even increase alertness and performance, sharpen memory and reduce symptoms of fatigue, especially during long periods of being awake. When exhaustion takes its toll, ant available place will do.

As there are pros and cons to each length of sleep, you may want to let your schedule decide: if you only have 15 minutes to spare, take them!


If you only have 5 minutes to spare, just close your eyes; even a brief rest has the benefit of reducing stress and helping you relax a little, which can give you more energy to complete the tasks of your day.

Usually we take the afternoon naps. I guess its the ideal time after a whole day of work. But if you take naps mid morning because of a different work schedule then that should be fine. It’s the break you take in between a hectic schedule that makes a difference

Many people find that a 20-30 minute nap is restorative, especially during the normal afternoon that usually occurs during lunch hours.

As there are pros and cons to each length of sleep, it is left to one’s schedule to decide. Since they could have only 15 minutes to spare then they have to make the best out of it!


Be sure to make a good night’s sleep a regular daily activity – on average, between 7-9 hours are recommended for most adults. Establishing this regular sleep habit may help you kick a nap habit

Experts advise that to keep the nap between 15 and 30 minutes, as sleeping longer gets you into deeper stages of sleep, from which it’s more difficult to awaken. Also, longer naps can make it more difficult to fall asleep at night.

Sleep apnea is a common disorder that can be very serious. In sleep apnea, your breathing stops or gets very shallow while you are sleeping. Each pause in breathing typically lasts 10 to 20 seconds or more. These pauses can occur 20 to 30 times or more an hour.

The most common type of sleep apnea is obstructive sleep apnea. During sleep, enough air cannot flow into your lungs through your mouth and nose even though you try to breathe. When this happens, the amount of oxygen in your blood may drop. Normal breaths then start again with a loud snort or choking sound. When your sleep is upset throughout the night, you can be very sleepy during the day.

The National Institute of Health

Those Artists Are At It Again

Here are seven pictures of European trucks whose trailers are decorated to look like the sides are missing and the products they are hauling are painted on the sides and back.

The first one is of a bottle of beer and looks so real, like it is coming out the side of the trailer.

The second is of a canvas tote bag.


The third is of Pepsi cases and they are all stacked on the ceiling, and the bottom of the trailer is empty.



The fourth is of another truck with the windshield facing the back, a driver painted in the driver's seat looking back over his shoulder to appear like he is driving backwards.

The fifth one is of an aquarium with fish swimming in it.


The sixth one is of a bookshelf with books lined up in it and a post-it-note with an advertisement on it, probably for the company that sells the books.

The last one is for Pringles-Hot & Spicy. The 'inside' of the trailer has the appearance of having been through a fire.

Contributed by: Estrelita Soliano Grosse.

The 8th China International Ceramics Expo

The 8th China International Ceramics Expo was fun would not do its justice.


The four-day China International Ceramics Exposition and World Ceramics Purchasing Fair kicked off in Zibo, east China's Shandong province. The show attracts about 40,000 participants from over 30 countries and regions.

More than 1,000 ceramics enterprises were on display with their latest porcelain and pottery products and present new technologies at the 160,000-sq-metre exhibition.

"The exposition is a pageant in ceramics circles that promotes exchanges between China and the world and fosters the industry's development in Zibo," said the city's mayor Zhou Qingli.

Sponsored by China Federation of Industrial Economics and China Ceramic Industry Association, the exposition displays a range of products including industrial ceramics, ceramics for daily use, artistic work and that used in building.


China is a whole new and a very different place from what we have come to expect. Exhibitionist activities in the Chinese mainland are on the rise with people having sex in the open and are now officially sanctioned by the state.


The Eighth International Ceramics Exposition and World Ceramics Purchasing Fair held in Zibo, Shandong Province, on September 16-20, 2008 had everything.

She Is A Woman

If you kiss her, you are not a gentleman
If you don't, you are not a man

If you praise her, she thinks you are lying
If you don't, you are good for nothing

If you agree to all her likes, you are a wimp
If you don't, you are not understanding

If you visit her often, she thinks it is boring
If you don't, she accuses you of double-crossing

If you are well dressed, she says you are a playboy
If you don't, you are a dull boy

If you are jealous, she says it's bad
If you don't, she thinks you do not love her

If you attempt a romance, she says you didn't respect her
If you don't, she thinks you do not like her

If you are a minute late, she complains it's hard to wait
If she is late, she says that's a girl's way

If you visit another man, you're not putting in "quality time"
If she is visited by another woman, "oh it's natural, we are girls"

If you kiss her once in a while, she professes you are cold
If you kiss her often, she yells that you are taking advantage

If you fail to help her in crossing the street, you lack ethics
If you do, she thinks it's just one of men's tactics for seduction

She Is A Woman,
If you stare at another woman, she accuses you of flirting
If she is stared by other men, she says that they are just admiring

If you talk, she wants you to listen
If you listen, she wants you to talk


In short:

So simple, yet so complex

So weak, yet so powerful

So damning, yet so wonderful

So confusing, yet so desirable...