"Addicted to Love" is a song by Robert Palmer first released in 1986. The song has now become known as his signature song, thanks in part to a highly popular video featuring high fashion models. Lately it has been running through my mind, over and over and over again. I think its a sign for us to put it on late night love songs. Check it out and tell me what you think.....


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F0U5JfGYx4c

How Do I Love Thee, Let Me Count The Ways

As I child I used to have an exercise book filled with all my favourite quotes. Now as an adult, I collect love quotes...not only because it gives you a better insight on love. But I find that romance is not so much about what you say but how you say it and there is nothing more romantic for me than insight on love. Here is a list of my favourite quotes:

1. “Love is the triumph of imagination over intelligence.”
—Henry Louis Mencken

2. “Love doesn’t make the world go round. Love is what makes the ride worthwhile.”
—Franklin P. Jones

3. “Do you want me to tell you something really subversive? Love is everything it’s cracked up to be. That’s why people are so cynical about it. It really is worth fighting for, being brave for, risking everything for. And the trouble is, if you don’t risk anything, you risk even more.”
—Erica Jong

4. "She walks in Beauty, like the night
Of cloudness climes and starry skies,
And all that's best of dark and bright
Meet in her aspect and her eyes..."
--Lord Byron

5. "Two souls with but a single thought, two hearts that beat as one."
--John Keats

6. "Life has taught us that love does not consist in gazing at each other, but in looking outward together in the same direction."
--Antoine de Saint-Exupery

7. "Love is friendship set on fire."
--Jeremy Taylor

8. "You come to love not by finding the perfect person, but by seeing an imperfect person perfectly."
--Sam Keen

9. "Love is the emblem of eternity: it confounds all notion of time: effaces all memory of a beginning, all fear of an end."
--Germaine De Stael

10. We are all born for love... it is the principle existence and it's only end."
--Benjamin Disraeli

Love my friends, it is the nectar of life that makes all the hurt worth it! --Nisha :)

True Love Doesn't Cost a Thing

So a good friend of mine is cracking his head on what to do for his girlfriend on her birthday. Although he wants to give her the best birthday that a girl could ever have, he (like me) is not exactly made of money. So what to do? Well here are a few suggestions:

1. Make your own "love coupons." Love coupons are basically little cards you give your beloved that are like gift certificates for romance. You can create cards that are good for a massage, a picnic at the beach and a movie night. It doesn't take much time to type them up and print them on your computer and they are always good for a smile and laugh when presented to your mate. Leave them in lunch bags, purses or wallets or tape them to a bathroom mirror to make them a sweet surprise.

2. Make her a romantic meal. A private dinner with lots of candles, wine and great food. The perfect combination for a perfect night.

3. Pretend you’re going on a first date — show up at the door with flowers, all dressed up, with your car washed and cleaned, looking spiffy. Recreate the first moments the two of you had as a couple.

4. Burn a CD with love songs. All the songs on Red FM's Late Night Love Songs are recommended :)

5. Pack a sunset picnic.

6. A massage followed up by a bath together (use bubbles!).... if you're married la.

7. Jot down all the things you love about your partner. Your partner will love it.

8.Buy something that your partner dreamed of when she was a child, but never had. The sentiment will bring her to tears. And the fact that you remembered will get you so lucky.

9. Use your special talent to make an original gift. If you are musically inclined, Compose a Song for the recipient! There is no feeling in the world quite like hearing a song and knowing you were in the mind of the composer. Using materials you already have, Create a Painting, or sketch or draw a picture/portrait for your loved one. Film a Fun Video! Make your memories and laughs will last a lifetime.

10. Finally tell your loved one how much you love them publicly. Announce it in the PA system of your favourite restaurant, write I Love You (name of your loved one) on your car with removable paint, stuff like these will give her a memory that will last a lifetime.

Good luck my friend!! Love like its your last day!

Feel Good Movies

Being the self-proclaimed love guru I have made it my life's mission to include everything romantic into my daily routine. To tell you about it in one blog entry would simply be impossible so let's do it in stages. I have watched a million movies to come up with the best romantic comedies list that I could find. And this is what I have come up with (in random order):

1. When Harry Met Sally
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5nNhOH4Y0bI&feature=related

2. Love Actually
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eBDEN5AFmWU&feature=related

3. Notting Hill
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NhuTL-rtQa8&feature=related

4. Knocked Up
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bS97C3_yTiQ

5. The Ugly Truth
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_aywFP5gS9g&feature=channel

6. The Wedding Singer
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PsqXE6Izbvc&feature=related

7. As Good As It Gets
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MCOxcDcZ69o&feature=related

8. Meet the Fockers
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8RuutlqnurQ&feature=related

9. I Love You
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tb9f3Eior1I&NR=1

10. Couple's Retreat (yet to be released)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vbfhb-43UNQ

Fantastic movies that will get you rolling with laughter and oooing and aaaahing about love. What more could ask for.

Today we talk movies, lets leave the most romantic dining spots for a different day shall we?

Live, Laugh and Love my friends!

I'm Yours

By now I am sure you have heard of the The Script, my favourite boys
from Ireland. Well I am sure you have heard of The Man Who Can't Be
Moved and Breakeven. But there is song that I simply can't stop
listening to and its called I'm Yours. It has to be the sweetest ever
written. Here are the lyrics:

"I'm Yours"

You touch these tired eyes of mine
And map my face out line by line
And somehow growing old feels fine
I listen close for I'm not smart
You wrap you thoughts in works of art
And they're hanging on the walls of my heart

I may not have the softest touch
I may not say the words as such
And though I may not look like much
I'm yours
And though my edges may be rough
And never feel I'm quite enough
It may not seem like very much
But I'm yours

You heeled these scars over time
Embraced my soul
You loved my mind
You're the only angel in my life
The day news came my best friend died
My knees went week and you saw me cry
Say I'm still the soldier in your eyes

I may not have the softest touch
I may not say the words as such
And though I may not look like much
I'm yours
And though my edges may be rough
And never feel I'm quite enough
It may not seem like very much
But I'm yours

I may not have the softest touch
I may not say the words as such
I know I don't fit in that much
But I'm yours

Check it out, I think you will love it too!!:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CBiWBx7JOsI

How to Cope with a Bad Day

So times have been a bit rough for me lately. And I have been trying to get out of a slump, so what do i do? I google how to cope with a bad day and this is what i got :

http://www.ehow.com/how_4536884_cope-bad-day.html

Instructions

1. Step 1

   Remind yourself that whatever you are dealing with is only temporary. Think back to another really bad day or period of time in your life, noting that the whole thing is now nothing but a memory. Repeat to yourself that, as every second ticks away, today will soon be history.

2. Step 2

   Shut yourself away in your car, your bedroom, or the bathroom–anywhere you can be alone and undisturbed. Crank up the radio or your MP3 player, blasting songs that speak to you. If you feel like screaming to an angry playlist, go for it. If you just want some sad songs to cry to, that is OK, too. Just let it all out, knowing that someone else shared these feelings, wrote a song about it, and got through it.

3. Step 3

   Call off from work, put on your comfiest jammies and climb into bed with your remote and a bowl of mint chocolate chip. Treat yourself the way you would your very best friend or precious child. You are valuable and deserve to be treated as such. As long as it is not an everyday thing, you can indulge yourself.

4. Step 4

   Find someone who is having a worse day than you and help them. Volunteer to serve food at your local homeless shelter. Read the local section of your paper. No doubt there is an accident victim who might benefit from a pint of your blood, or a family whose home has burned down and would appreciate your small donation.

5. Step 5

   Look for five good things about this day. Your job might be stressful, but the just laid-off man whose wife is in the hospital would trade spots with you in a heartbeat. Your house might need repairs, your significant other may get on your nerves, and your children might cause you constant worry. For every one of those concerns there is something to be grateful for. By focusing on the positive your attitude will adjust and the day will immediately seem brighter.

Great advice but what if you're stuck at work. Here are some great suggestions:

http://www.wikihow.com/Cope-with-Having-a-Bad-Day-at-Work

Steps

1. Deal with the pressure crunch. Accept that nobody is a superperson and that mistakes happen when too much is attempted at any one time. Don't take to heart the mistakes that get made when juggling too much under time constraints; they are bound to happen.
2. Get the right person doing the right thing. If reformatting is stumping you, a legal issue has arisen and the support staff are whining about the milk supply all at once, it isn't a good idea to be their answer, at least not there and then. Delegate immediately to those best able to respond. You don't need to be a manager to delegate - cross-delegate to those colleagues who are clearly able to deal with the issues.
3. Go the bathroom and have a good cry/sit/deep breathe/stretch/air-punch. Get it out in privacy. If this means going to the bathroom several flights above or below where nobody knows you, do it! If not the bathroom, take a 5 - 10 minute break outdoors and away from the place.
4. Ask for help. Don't wallow in self-pity thinking the world is crumbling around you. If you don't understand something, don't want to do something or find something harder than you expected, it is not a shameful thing to ask for help. That is what others are there for. What people do hate is when a person neglects to seek help and then stuffs up.
5. Go home early where warranted. If a day is bad because you brought a bundle of home issues with you, sometimes nothing will turn that around. For some people, work is an escape from home issues but sometimes even for them, the enormity of something happening in your personal life is too large for work to help you forget. If you feel exhausted, teary, distressed and liable to explode and say inappropriate things, it is probably a good idea to call it a day and go home and sort issues out.
6. Don't take snide comments to heart. If you are having a bad day because someone said something nasty to you, grin and bear it. It is important to not over-inflate the unhelpful or rude observations of colleagues who have a clear agenda to be disruptive, hurtful or unkind. Ask them to explain themselves if this feels appropriate and ask what it is you could do better according to them. But don't let this fester and make your day rotten.

Tips

• Remember tomorrow will be better and you will probably have a better perspective on things than today.
• If you keep having a string of bad days, it is likely you need to consider a new job where your self-esteem or enjoyment of it is not constantly battered.
• There is no shame in changing career streams. If you have constant bad days because you feel out of your depth or you lack interest, it may be due to the fact that you made a bad career choice for your thinking type. Seek counseling assistance on career changes if this is the real underlying reason.

It helped me and hope you're having a bad, it will do the same for you. Have a great day ahead!

My Personal Favourites

Now that we have Red FM's Threesome on the show, a lot of people have been asking me what is my personal favourites when it comes to love songs. Its funny cause when I finally listed out all the songs I liked, I realised that I love quite a wide genre of music. This is what I mean, my favourites are

Classics:

1. Al Green - Let's Stay Together
2. Etta James - At Last
3. Marvin Gaye - Let's Get It On
4. Frank Sinatra - I Won't Dance
5. Nat King Cole - L-O-V-E
6. The Chordettes - Mr Sandman
7. Dixie Cups - The Chapel of Love
8. Dusty Springfield- Wishin' and Hopin'

Easy Listening:

9. Sting - All Four Seasons
10. The Corrs - One Night
11. Bob Marley - I Wanna Love You
12 Israel Kamakawiwo Ole' - Somewhere Over The Rainbow
13. Lauren Wood - Fallen
14. Elvis Costello - She


Edgy:

15. Queen - Somebody To Love
16. Pearl Jam - Better Man
17. Joan Jett - I Hate Myself for Loving You
18. 311 - Down

Current:

19. The Script - I'm Yours
20. Fergie - Clumsy

Movie Soundtrack :

21. Huey Lewis and Gwyneth Paltrow - Cruisin' (Duets)
22. Rob Base and DJ EZ Rock - It Takes Two (The Proposal)
23.Nicole Kidman and Ewan McGregor - Come What May ( Moulin Rouge)
24. You Got It - Bonnie Rait (Boys on the Side)

Love Classifieds - MED@Marche

Its been a year and a half since the first Love Classifieds and I have to say we have a long from when we first began. It started out as a speed dating event and is now a party full of fun games, lucky draws and great food. We had so much fun for the last one, not to mention the food at Med@Marche is phenomenal. I was pleased that a lot of the attendees are first-timers and they were so sporting....the games were a little naughty but a lot of them really got into it. Between the laughter and the cheers it was hard for me to get a word in cause most of the time I was laughing so hard. If you haven't been to a Love Classifieds party, it is a must do!

The next one is going to be in PD (Port Dickson) but that's all I am going to tell you for now. You'll have to tune in to find out more, but just to give you a better picture of Love Classifieds...here are a few shots that still put a big smile on my face.

MED@Marche, beautifull!!!



The spread of food was amazing!!



The peg game got everyone laughing



The ping pong game and this is not metaphorical,
I really mean ping pong balls



Watch out!! JD has some serious moves!!!


Everyone at Love Classifieds had a great time!!
Next one, coming up.....

Fun Through the Generations

My nephew celebrated his first birthday... firstly I can believe that I have nephews (being a baby myself) but the weirdest thing was the cousin that I used to get up to mischief with is now a mother. Although I thought that things would change when my cousins became parents, it didn't really. My cousins are still the same fun-loving people I know back in the day. The only difference is now they would have to pass down that same spirit to their kids. Being a bias aunt I will tell you that my nieces and nephews are the cutest in the world but I believe every aunt shares the same view.

I love family gatherings, with our busy schedules I barely get to see my cousins and this is the perfect opportunity to do that.

When we were kids we would do all sorts of performances for my aunts and uncles and now we reminisce about the songs we made up, the dances we choreographed and little skits we used to do ( its no wonder i ended up doing theater). My favourite was a song that we made up to We Didn't Start the Fire by Billy Joel, only ours was titled We Didn't Start Malaysia... it was hilarious... man those were the days. My only hope is that my nephews and nieces carry on the same crazy tradition of their aunts and uncles before them.

My nephew, Karl's birthday cake



Karl with his mum (Karen, my cousin)



Karl with his dad, the party is heating up...all shirts off!!


Karl with his aunt Kristin (also my cousin)



The Jackson 5 performance that had everyone in stitches



Group shot of Karl his parents and the Jackson 5s

My Raya Miracle

I have a great relationship with a lot of my listeners, so much so that they have now become my friends. One of them is Linda, we first met at the very first Love Classifieds event. She was such a breath of fresh air, generally bubbly and a force of positive energy. All in all, she's just a joy to be around. Its been more than a year now and we have been chatting on and off...

Well the other day she mentioned that she was selling baju kurung for Raya, we got to talking about it and she mentioned that I should have one. Of course you never think people are serious when they say things like this... its a nice thought.

Well the next thing I know I see Linda at the radio station, she tells me that she has dropped off a baju kurung just for me!! Sure enough, there in the studio, waiting for me, is a baju kurung with beautiful red roses. It fits like a dream. i felt like a kid at Christmas who got exactly what she wanted. I was so touched by her kindness and generosity, I actually started to tear....

So now everytime I think of Linda, she is now my Raya miracle, not only cause of her selflessness but because I really needed an outfit for Raya and she had the perfect gift just for me.

Thank you for making me feel so special Linda, you're truly an angel.

I Get By With a Little Help From My Friends

If you live in the city, you know all to well about how stress can seriously bring you down. I live with my parents and although that takes away a lot of financial stress. It adds to a different sort of stress... if you are an adult and still living with your parents you know what I am talking about. But one saving grace that I have from work and everything else that makes my brow sweat, is my friends. I believe in angels because they are by my side almost everyday, I happen to call them my best buddies.

Every time I feel down, every time I need someone to challenge me, I have my friends to give me that extra push and put that smile on my face. So this blog entry is an ode to my wonderful friends, thanks for being there for me when I needed you most and I want you to know that if I didn't have you in my life, I would go ....mad, wait a minute, it's too late for that... I would be even more insane would be more accurate.

Harpreet and I during Christmas



Jd, Dilly and I back in the day of Red FM's Battle of Mars and Venus





Cynthia, Sherlyn, Audrey, Shereen and me at Audrey's Wedding




Dom, Me and Juli out on a Sunday afternoon





My friends in the States out on St Patrick's Day


Richie and me at Genting



The best interns ever, Cindy and me at Red FM's Love Classifieds


Tim and I at Red FM's Love Classifieds


Joanne and I on a dancing night out



Ruby and I at dinner



Sam and I in the studio


Jeremy and me having a ball on a beutiful sunny weekend


Mary and me in the office

Sheerena, Me and Aly



Terry and me ready for Raya

Love & Marriage

I think I am finally suited for the radio programme that I do. Late Night Love Songs has transformed from a cynic to a romantic. How is that possible? You listen to 3 hours of love songs almost everyday and send out messages from girlfriends to their boyfriends, husband’s to their wives and people just starting out in a relationship, see how you turn out.

I used to think that marriage is the scariest thing in the world. Actually I still do. However it is admirable when you see two people ready to make that final leap into being a couple, FOR THE REST OF THEIR LIVES. Although I don’t think I would ever take that leap, I am a little jealous to see some couples who are so sure that this is the path for them. It is a very noble one, cause you now live your life for someone else. First for your partner, then for your children, then your grandkids and then you croak…. (see why marriage scares me) But when you love someone so much that you are willing to do that knowingly…. That my friend, is a down right miracle.

So two of my friends just got married over the weekend, let me tell you if you don’t already know… getting married can be a very stressful affair. The bride was single-handedly handling most of the arrangements and by the final week she looked like she was about to burst. I couldn’t understand why she would put herself through all that pain, she was worrying about everyone, forgetting the simple fact that the wedding was just about her and the groom. But like any bride, I guess she just wanted it to be perfect.

But when THE DAY rolled around and everything had turned out well, I had never seen a happier woman. The families came together, the guest were gushing and the whole thing was a dream come true. So alls well and now they start out their journey; to love one and other, to grow in that love and to procreate like bunnies :)

Back in the day I would gasp for air at the thought of being married, for better or worst never seemed all that reasonable to me. But now despite the stress and pain, despite the promise of FOREVER, I have nothing but warmth in my heart. My eyes have been opened to the fact that marriage is the glue that brings families together and brings hope for the future. Most importantly, it has brought a cynical girl like to me to tears, knowing YOU'LL NEVER WALK ALONE.

Megan Fox in the Making

I know I have said this before… but I am going to study up on cars. I hate not knowing whether what my mechanic tells me is for real. See, I have had a bad experience with my previous mechanic and although this one seems legit, I just can’t be sure. Today after visiting my friendly mechanic and paying quite a painful amount for my car (yet again), I went to the gas station to fuel up and there right in front of the petrol kiosks are two guys fiddling around underneath the bonnet of their very souped-up car. They might not know what they are doing and were simply fiddling around with it but I doubt that was the case. It was so cool to watch the one guy obviously knew more than the other and was confidently showing him the ropes….

I too want to be that guy… well not exactly. I want to be a Megan Fox type in the Transformers movies. How cool would that be! Although I know it is physically impossible for me to match Megan, although I come damn close…NOT! Her cool factor sky-rocketed to the moon when she started working on cars in the first movie and was sprawled on the bike for the next (she was working on the bike, if you haven’t seen Transfomers 2 yet) So maybe I could up my cool-factor…wish me luck

Love Defined

So my parents have gone off on a romantic adventure to Tioman, not bad for a couple that has been married for more than 30 years now. The two of them are rock stars really, my parents are truly the best friends you could have. My dad is the cooler and practical one and mum is the caring, emotional one. Together, they make the perfect individual. This is why I think that my parents are meant for each other because they compliment each other so well. You could imagine that being polar opposites, there would be a lot of arguments too. However, as the third person looking into their relationship, I feel this is why they will never grow tired of one and other.

There is another thing that I simply love about my parents; when they dance. They look like characters straight out of a fairytale. When my dad takes my mum’s hand and leads her to the floor, there is no other couple that can rival the grace and style my parents have (I am obviously being biased). I love the fact that when I come home sometimes I find my parents playing cards and having a few laughs over evening drinks. I love that my mum cooks with my dad in mind and my dad never stops running little errands for my mum.

The reason why I am almost 30 and unmarried is simply because like my parents, I don’t want to settle for anything less than my soul mate. They are always setting the bar higher with each passing year. I know that I might never be able to find something this rare but I will never stop trying. So this week’s blog is an ode to my parents for being the best example of love that a girl could have.

It's the last week

So it's the last week that we are giving out RM100,000 in Red FM's FourPlay with Acer. There has been a buzz of excitement here in the station ever since we started and I would hate to see it end.

There have been so many people that have picked up their share of it and although they aren’t anyone I know personally (nor is it me, obviously), I am so excited for them! What a treat! Can you imagine, out of nowhere, you pick up ALL that cash? If you haven't won your share yet don't be disheartened cause there is still time. If you have been faithfully trying for the money and still haven't seen your share, I am sending the “luck fairy” your way so that YOU will be the next winner. But remember to sign up before trying. Don't miss out, cause it would be a shamed if you miss out on this once-in-a-lifetime moment that you will probably never get ever again. So go to red dot fm and find out how you take part in Red FM’s Fourplay with Acer! In the meantime, I am keeping my fingers crossed for you.

There is a reason why I do the Late Night Love Songs, I really do care you know!