What do you think of mine?

Wishing you happiness together.

Congratulations and Warmest Wishes from [eeeeeee]

BTW, how are u going to settle your dinner?

---------------------- Forwarded by [eeeeeee] on 10/16/98

05:16 PM ---------------------------

hi friends, very... very...meaningful...

>

>>> > >>Once upon a Time, there was an island where all the feelings lived:

>>> > >>Happiness,Sadness, Knowledge, and all of the others including Love.

>>> > >>One day it was announced to the feelings that the island would

sink,

>>> so

>>>

>>> > >>all repaired their boats and left. Love was the only one who

stayed.

>>> > >>Love wanted to persevere until the last possible moment. When the

>>> island

>>> > >>was almost sinking, Love decided to ask for help.

>>> > >>

>>> > >>Richness was passing by Love in a grand boat. Love said,

"Richness,can

>>>

>>> > >>you take me with you?" Richness answered, "No, I can't. There is a

lot

>>> > >>of gold and silver in my boat. There is no place here for you."

>>> > >>

>>> > >>Love decided to ask Vanity who was also passing by in a beautiful

>>> > >>vessel, "Vanity, please help me!" "I can't help you, Love. You are

all

>>> > >>wet and might damage my boat," Vanity answered.

>>> > >>

>>> > >>Sadness was close by so Love asked for help, "Sadness, let me go

with

>>> > >>you." "Oh...Love, I am so sad that I need to be by myself!"

>>> > >>

>>> > >>Happiness passed by Love too, but she was so happy that she did not

>>> even

>>> > >>hear when Love called her!

>>> > >>

>>> > >>Suddenly, there was a voice, "Come Love, I will take you." It was

an

>>> > >>elder. Love felt so blessed and overjoyed that he even forgot to

ask

>>> the

>>> > >>elder her name. When they arrived at dry land, the elder went Her

own

>>> > >>way.

>>> > >>

>>> > >>Love realizing how much he owed the elder, asked Knowledge, another

>>> > >>elder, "Who helped me?" "It was Time," Knowledge answered. "Time?"

>>> asked

>>> > >>Love. "But why did Time help me?" Knowledge smiled with deep wisdom

>>> and

>>>

>>> > >>answered, "Because only Time is capable of understanding how great

>>> Love

>>> > >>is."

no matter how busy life would be...spend more time with your loved

ones...treasure them... for they are so very precious...

>----------------------------------------------------------------------

---------------------- Forwarded by Me on 10/20/98

04:49 PM ---------------------------

IN LOVE?

Try not to show it in office

You can look as good as you want in the office. But how good does it look

to be

smooching your boyfriend at your desk? Or holding hands in the lift? JILL

LIM

reports

Oct 20, 1998

<Picture>

LOVE AMONG THE OUT TRAYS: Posed picture. Pic/ MOHD ISHAK

MARTIN and Susan did what many ordinary couples do. They had lunch together

often, held hands and exchanged quick kisses when saying goodbye.

The problem was - they sometimes did it in office.

Susan, who works as an executive in a statutory board and didn't want to

give

her real name, said: "We tried to be discreet but sometimes, it seemed

natural.

"Like me tying his tie for him or giving him a quick hug when he was down.

We

didn't do it for more than a few seconds."

They would hold hands walking in and out of the office, and kiss just

before

going in.

"I didn't see anything wrong with it. We didn't talk to each other much

during

the day, it wasn't like we were not doing our work.

"But then people started passing comments like: "Oh, you're not paying

attention, must be thinking of him right?' "

She decided to be more discreet. Now, she and Martin talk to each other

only

when there is work to discuss, and they don't hold hands until they are

several

blocks from the office.

An advertising and promotions manager did the same thing.

She used to work in the same office as her boyfriend, who is now her

husband,

but they tried not to hang out together during office hours.

"We would hold hands when we went out after work but not during office

hours. I

don't think it's very professional.

"During office hours, we hardly saw each other. If we went for lunch, it

was

always in a big group."

IMAGE CONSULTANT ADVISES

SEPARATE your social life and business life. You are hired to work. That is

what Image consultant Jill Lowe, director of Jill Lowe International (which

runs the Color Me Beautiful network in Asia), said.

"In the office, your relationships should be productive and

revenue-focused.

Your socialising should be done outside office hours, during lunch or after

work.

"Office relationships can make your colleagues uncomfortable, and

complicate

the other relationships in the office."

So any kind of intimate behaviour or touching is out. That applies even if

both

don't work in the same office and one is only visiting the other.

"Basically, you don't want your boss to think you are not focused on your

work."

The exception? If you are the boss and married. Then it's okay to be

affectionate with your spouse in front of the office.

"That encourages unity and bonding."

Yes, I do agree and appreciate his concern. This is also one of my

stressors.

Well, I guess that I better look out for job opportunities sooner. Or else

I won't be able to face the consequence.