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"NOVELS"

Sunday, February 13, 2011.
All of  us have different hobbies in life.
some of these are foodtrips,watching tv,playing outdoor games like basketball,and reading different kinds of books..As I noticed, most women are fond of reading novels..like me,,I'm one of them...especially romance novels, even though my scheds are busy, i still find time just to read romance novels which I found exciting and  interesting..

In my 19 years of existence in this world, I have read a lot of books since I was in my elementary years  till now in college years. Well, now i am so fond of reading romance novels....as a matter of fact I read first  novels than to study my lessons..That's why i have small grades now....huhu....but I really enjoy reading it..It's my way of releasing all my stress..
          well I'd like 2 introduce 2 you the "STALLION SERIES", which is popular because of their nice stories about their lovelyfs....
Leia Mais...
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"The SymbOls oF lOvE"


During occassions,,,,most of us expect something from other people..
well, even me i really expect something cause for me,,",it is better to receive than to give",,,harhar..
well guys, that something that is given to you may symbolized something and according to my research  there is what we called as "symbols of love",,


a research FROM:www.theholidayspot.com


"Different symbols associated with love and Valentine's Day"




HEART

It was formerly believed that the heart was the seat of all human emotions. 
love heartAccordingly, the gifting of a heart signified the selfless act of 
giving everything to someone you love. 
Though the ancients were not aware that the heart was responsible 
for pumping blood though the circulatory system, 
yet they knew one thing for sure that the heart was the center of all 
feelings. This ancient belief has lingered on through the ages.

love icons

                                   RIBBONS AND LACES

  Ribbons and laces have been associated with love and romance
 since the days when a knight used to ride into a battle
 sporting the scarf or handkerchief presented to him by his ladylove.
 In the bygone times, laces were used making women's
 handkerchiefs. It was also usual for a lady to drop her handkerchief
 in the path of the man whose attention she wished to draw.  


CUPID

The love and attraction that a man and a lady feels 
Cupid the God of lovefor one another is traditionally ascribed to the 
mythological god,Cupid.In Latin, the word Cupid means "desire."
 Cupid is represented as a naked, chubby boy with wings 
and possessing a mischievous smile. He carries a bow with a 
quiver of arrows which he uses to transfix the hearts of youths 
and maidens. 



ROSES

From time immemorial, beloveds have been compared to roses.
 If we juggle the letters of the word ROSE we get EROS,
Roses - The eternal symbol of expressing love who is the God of Love. Rose has thus been the traditional choice 
of lovers around the world. The colour red is associated
 with strong emotions and below are listed sentiments expressed
 by different hues of rose:- 

Lavender -- Enchantment and Uniqueness
Orange -- Fascination
Pink (Dark) -- Thankfulness, Friendship and Admiration
Red -- Love, Respect and Courage
Peach -- Modesty, Gratitude, Admiration and Sympathy
Pink (Pale) -- Grace, Joy and Happiness
Deep Red -- Beauty and Passion
White -- Innocence, Purity, Secrecy, Silence, Reverence, Humility 
and (according to some sources) True Love
Yellow -- Joy, Friendship, Jealousy, Hope and Freedom
Black -- Farewell
Red/White -- Unity or Engagement
Yellow/Orange -- Passionate Thoughts
Peach -- Modesty, Gratitude, Admiration and Sympathy
Pink (Pale) -- Grace, Joy and Happiness
Yellow/Red -- Congratulations
Rosebud -- Beauty, Youth and a Heart Innocent of Love
Red Rosebud -- Purity and Loveliness
White Rosebud -- Girlhood
One Dozen Red Roses -- "I Love You"
Single Red Rose in Full Bloom -- "I Love You"
Tea Roses -- "I'll Remember Always"

HANDS

hands for loveThe hands of a lady has been a favorite decoration 
for Valentine's Day for many years and is suppose 
to depict "femininity". To add to its beauty, 
the hand is often decorated with frilly cuff and 
a jeweled ring on the third finger. 
A lady's hands was a favorite decoration
 that depicted "femininity." Its beauty was enhanced by 
adding a frilly cuff and a jeweled ring
 on the third finger. Clasped hands are said
 to represent those of Queen Victoria 
and her consort, Prince Albert...the symbol 
of friendship between their 
respective countries of England and Germany.


DOVES AND LOVEBIRDS

It was the popular belief that birds chose their mate for the year on 
doves for loveFebruary 14.Since doves and pigeons mate for life ,they symbolize loyalty,
 fidelity and love. Lovebirds, the small birds with colorful plumage, commonly
 found in Africa, are so called because they tend to get cozy with each other
 and can't survive without each other. pairs. Doves...common urban birds,
 shy and gentle by nature, with a distinctive "cooing" call...symbolize loyalty,
 fidelity and love .

PUZZIK
A Puzzik is a quaint sort of homemade valentine which was a sort of puzzle that the receiver had to solve. Not only did she have to decipher the message but also to figure how to refold the paper once it was opened. The order of the verses was usually numbered, and the recipient had to twist the folds to determine what was being said.


REBUS

Although it had many forms, a rebus usually was a romantic verse written in ink with certain words omitted and illustrated with a picture. Meant to be a riddle, they were not always easy to decipher.



LOVE KNOTS
knots of love
They are made of ribbons and are traditional symbols of interminable and everlasting love.

Leia Mais...
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"VALENTINES DAY"

As we heard the date    " Februry 14 "...One and only occassion comes into our mind,,,and that is all about "Valentines Day".
the question is:
           What is the real meaning of Valentines Day?
            what is  the story behind this?
            and Why is it that we are still celebrating this as of today?
 Most of us will say that valentines day is about "love"...and if somebody will ask  , What is love?, then the most common answer is that: , love is something you feel towards your opposites..      
           Is love the only meaning of valentines day?
well, that question will be answered, as I continue the search behind this.. 




AcCOrDinG tO mY rEseArCh:
From:  www.theholidayspot.com 
for more interesting info,,,
i suggest to visit that website,,,


History Of Valentine's day



Gifts for Valentine's DayEvery year, the fourteenth day of the month of February has millions across the world presenting their loved ones with candy, flowers, chocolates and other lovely gifts. In many countries, restaurants and eateries are seen to be filled with couples who are eager to celebrate their relationship and the joy of their togetherness through delicious cuisines. There hardly seems to be a young man or woman who is not keen to make the most of the day.




Saint ValentineThe reason behind all of this is a kindly cleric named Valentine who died more than a thousand years ago.

It is not exactly known why the 14th of February is known as Valentine's Day or if the noble Valentine really had any relation to this day. The history of Valentine's Day is impossible to be obtained from any archive and the veil of centuries gone by has made the origin behind this day more difficult to trace. It is only some legends that are our source for the history of Valentine's Day.

The modern St. Valentine's Day celebrations are said to have been derived from both ancient Christian and Roman tradition. As per one legend, the holiday has originated from the ancient Roman festival of Lupercalis/Lupercalia, a fertility celebration that used to observed annually on February 15. But the rise of Christianity in Europe saw many pagan holidays being renamed for and dedicated to the early Christian martyrs. Lupercalia was no exception. In 496 AD, Pope Gelasius turned Lupercalia into a Christian feast day and set its observance a day earlier, on February 14. He proclaimed February 14 to be the feast day in honor of Saint Valentine, a Roman martyr who lived in the 3rd century. It is this St. Valentine whom the modern Valentine's Day honors.

According to the Catholic Encyclopedia, there were at least three early Christian saints by the name of Valentine. While one was a priest in Rome, another was a bishop in Terni. Nothing is known about the third St. Valentine except that he met his end in Africa. Surprisingly, all three of them were said to have been martyred on 14th February.

It is clear that Pope Gelasius intended to honor the first of these three aforementioned men. Most scholars believe that this St. Valentine was a priest who lived around 270 AD in Rome and attracted the disfavor of Romanemperor Claudius II who ruled during this time.

The story of St. Valentine has two different versions - the Protestant and the Catholic one. Both versions agree upon Saint Valentine being a bishop who held secret marriage ceremonies of soldiers in opposition to Claudius II who had prohibited marriage for young men and was executed by the latter. During the lifetime of Valentine, the golden era of Roman empire had almost come to an end. Lack of quality administrators led to frequent civil strife. Education declined, taxation increased and trade witnessed a very bad time. The Roman empire faced crisis from all sides, from the Gauls, Slavs, Huns, Turks and Mongolians from Northern Europe and Asia. The empire had grown too large to be shielded from external aggression and internal chaos with existing forces. Naturally, more and more capable men were required to to be recruited as soldiers and officers to protect the nation from takeover. When Claudius became the emperor, he felt that married men were more emotionally attached to their families, and thus, will not make good soldiers. He believed that marriage made the men weak. So he issued an edict forbidding marriage to assure quality soldiers.

The ban on marriage was a great shock for the Romans. But they dared not voice their protest against the mighty emperor. The kindly bishop Valentine also realized the injustice of the decree. He saw the trauma of young lovers who gave up all hopes of being united in marriage. He planned to counter the monarch's orders in secrecy. Whenever lovers thought of marrying, they went to Valentine who met them afterwards in a secret place, and joined them in the sacrament of matrimony. And thus he secretly performed many marriages for young lovers. But such things cannot remain hidden for long. It was only a matter of time before Claudius came to know of this "friend of lovers," and had him arrested.

While awaiting his sentence in prison, Valentine was approached by his jailor, Asterius. It was said that Valentine had some saintly abilities and one of them granted him the power to heal people. Asterius had a blind daughter and knowing of the miraculous powers of Valentine he requested the latter to restore the sight of his blind daughter. The Catholic legend has it that Valentine did this through the vehicle of his strong faith, a phenomenon refuted by the Protestant version which agrees otherwise with the Catholic one. Whatever the fact, it appears that Valentine in some way did succeed to help Asterius' blind daughter.

Claudius IIWhen Claudius II met Valentine, he was said to have been impressed by the dignity and conviction of the latter. However, Valentine refused to agree with the emperor regarding the ban on marriage. It is also said that the emperor tried to convert Valentine to the Roman gods but was unsuccesful in his efforts. Valentine refused to recognize Roman Gods and even attempted to convert the emperor, knowing the consequences fully. This angered Claudius II who gave the order of execution of Valentine.

Meanwhile, a deep friendship had been formed between Valentine and Asterius' daughter. It caused great grief to the young girl to hear of his friend's imminent death. It is said that just before his execution, Valentine asked for a pen and paper from his jailor, and signed a farewell message to her "From Your Valentine," a phrase that lived ever after. As per another legend, Valentine fell in love with the daughter of his jailer during his imprisonment. However, this legend is not given much importance by historians. The most plausible story surrounding St. Valentine is one not centered on Eros (passionate love) but on agape (Christian love): he was martyred for refusing to renounce his religion. Valentine is believed to have been executed on February 14, 270 AD.

Thus 14th February became a day for all lovers and Valentine became its Patron Saint. It began to be annually observed by young Romans who offered handwritten greetings of affection, known as Valentines, on this day to the women they admired. With the coming of Christianity, the day came to be known as St. Valentine's Day.

But it was only during the 14th century that St. Valentine's Day became definitively associated with love. UCLA medieval scholar Henry Ansgar Kelly, author of "Chaucer and the Cult of Saint Valentine", credits Chaucer as the one who first linked St. Valentine's Day with romance. In medieval France and England it was believed that birds mated on February 14. Hence, Chaucer used the image of birds as the symbol of lovers in poems dedicated to the day. In Chaucer's "The Parliament of Fowls," the royal engagement, the mating season of birds, and St. Valentine's Day are related:

"For this was on St. Valentine's Day, When every fowl cometh there to choose his mate."

By the Middle Ages, Valentine became as popular as to become one of the most popular saints in England and France. Despite attempts by the Christian church to sanctify the holiday, the association of Valentine’s Day with romance and courtship continued through the Middle Ages. The holiday evolved over the centuries. By the 18th century, gift-giving and exchanging hand-made cards on Valentine's Day had become common in England. Hand-made valentine cards made of lace, ribbons, and featuring cupids and hearts began to be created on this day and handed over to the man or woman one loved. Valentine's day greeting cardThis tradition eventually spread to the American colonies. It was not until the 1840s that Valentine's Day greeting cards began to be commercially produced in the U.S. The first American Valentine's Day greeting cards were created by Esther A. Howlanda Mount Holyoke, a graduate and native of Worcester. Mass. Howland, known as the Mother of the Valentine, made elaborate creations with real lace, ribbons and colorful pictures known as "scrap". It was when Howland beganValentine's cards in a large scale that the tradition really caught on in the United States.

Today, Valentine's Day is one of the major holidays in the U.S. and has become a booming commercial success. According to the Greeting Card Association, 25% of all cards sent each year are "valentine"s. The "valentines", as Valentine's Day cards are better known as, are often designed with hearts to symbolize love. The Valentine's Day card spread with Christianity, and is now celebrated all over the world. One of the earliest valentines was sent in 1415 AD by Charles, Duke of Orleans, to his wife during his imprisonment in the Tower of London. The card is now preserved in the British Museum.

There may be doubts regarding the actual identity of Valentine, but we know that he really existed because archaeologists have recently unearthed a Roman catacomb and an ancient church dedicated to a Saint
Valentine.
 














Leia Mais...
I asked God
               "how do i get the best out of life?"
God answered:
                "dont be a prisoner from your past,
                 leave your past behind cause we
                 can never change the past, but
                 we can correct our mistakes,
                 handle your present with confidence
                ,prepare for the future without fear."

Then he added:
                 "keep the faith and drop the fear.
                  dont believe your doubt and
                   never doubt your beliefs.
                  life is wonderful if you know how to live!...
Leia Mais...
Wednesday, January 26, 2011.
mistakes are painful when they happen
but years later a collection of mistakes
are called experiences........
which leads you to a better you..


that's life enjoy and learn...
Leia Mais...
Sunday, January 23, 2011.
I believe everything happens for a reason. People change so that you can learn to let go.Things go wrong so that you appreciate them when they're right. You believe lies so you can eventually learn to trust no one but yourself and sometimes good things fall apart so better things can fall together.
Leia Mais...
 
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