Tuesday, September 27, 2005

Casa Campo and the world's oldest profession


Casa Campo is a bushy field, situated on the west of Madrid. What is so special about it? Well it is the place of the prohibited joy المتعة الحرام, prostitution. You can find all kind of people; Women, men, gays, lesbians, bisexuals and even old people, offering their bodies in return for some money. Summer or winter, hot or cold… they are there working day and night. It only hurts the sight of their shivering naked bodies barely covered with an open jacket or a coat in December, while it is snowing, but hey the police patrols cruise over there to insure their safety. Their work place? Casa Campo. Just take the body in your car, park it near a tree and enjoy it. Naked butts going up and down… motion inside all cars parked there.

Prostitution is as old as mankind. There are different types of prostitution; cheap-street prostitutes, expensive ones, courtesans (have you ever watched dangerous beauty?), paid mistresses, paid male-female escorts .... etc.

-Prostitution is the the world's oldest profession, what makes it exist through all times, places and different cultures?

-What is your opinion about that?

- What are the positives and negatives of having it in a society?

-What if it was controlled by the government (legalized), to ensure their safety and health control from contagious diseases, would you approve of that?

Sunday, September 25, 2005

Makes a lot of sense for Lazy people!

This is for a friend who have asked me yesterday on how to loose weight without exercising or changing eating habbits (he specifically said without having to eat like sheeps!)
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Q: I've heard that cardiovascular exercise can prolong life. Is this true?
A: Your heart is only good for so many beats, and that's it...don't waste them on exercise. Everything wears out eventually. Speeding up your heart will not make you live longer; that's like saying you can extend the life of your car by driving it faster. Want to live longer? Take a nap.

Q: Should I cut down on meat and eat more fruits and vegetables?
A: You must grasp logistical efficiencies. What does a cow eat? Hay & corn & what are these? They are vegetables. So a steak is nothing more than an efficient mechanism of delivering vegetables to your system. Need grain? Eat chicken. Beef is also a good source of field grass (green leafy vegetable). And a pork chop can give you 100% of your recommended daily allowance of vegetable products.

Q: Should I reduce my alcohol intake?
A: No, not at all. Wine is made from fruit. Brandy is distilled wine. That means they take the water out of the fruit a bit so you get even more of the goodness that way. Beer is also made out of grain. Bottoms up!

Q: How can I calculate my body/fat ratio?
A: Well, if you have a body and you have body fat, your ratio is one to one. If you have two bodies, your ratio is two to one, etc.

Q: What are some of the advantages of participating in a regular exercise program?
A: Can't think of a single one, sorry. My philosophy is: No Pain...then Good!

Q: Aren't fried foods bad for you?
A: YOU'RE NOT LISTENING!! Foods are fried these days in vegetable oil. In fact, they're permeated in it. How could getting more vegetables be bad for you?

Q: Will sit-ups help prevent me from getting a little soft around the middle?
A: Definitely not! When you exercise a muscle, it gets bigger. You should only be doing sit-ups if you want a bigger stomach.

Q: Is chocolate bad for me?
A: Are you crazy? HELLO... Cocoa Beans ... is another vegetable!! It's the best feel-good food around!

Q: Is swimming good for your figure?
A: If swimming is good for your figure, explain whales to me.

Q: Is getting in-shape important for my lifestyle?
A: Hey! 'Round' is a shape! Well, I hope this has cleared up any misconceptions you may have had about food and diets and remember, "Life should NOT be a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving safely in an attractive and well preserved body, but rather to skid in sideways…Chardonnay in one hand… strawberries in the other… and the body thoroughly used up, totally worn out, and screaming - WOO HOO! What a Ride.

Monday, September 19, 2005

A kiss a day keeps the doctor away



Benefits of kissing??? Isn't it amazing? Yes, lots of people get amazed to know that kissing is not only romantic way of expressing your love but actually there are some benefits attached to it.

Here are some:

A Kiss helps prevent tooth decay (better than brushing your teeth?) Dr. Peter Gorden, Dental Advisor at the British Dental Association, explains. "After eating, your mouth is full of sugar solution and acidic saliva, which cause plaque build up. Kissing is nature's own cleaning process", he adds. "It stimulates saliva flow and brings plaque levels down to normal."

A Kiss relieves tension. A passionate kiss is a great relaxation technique, says stress consultant, Michelle Kay Mcnabb." When your mouth is in a kissing position, you are almost smiling and as our emotions and body language are so closely linked, it's almost impossible to smile and feel tense at the same time," she explains. "Also, your breathing becomes deeper and your eyes close when you kiss; that's what you do when you relax. It's a perfect way to shut out the world."

A Kiss helps you lose weight.-- just how long can you do that? You need use 3000 calories to lose one pound, i.e., 30,000 minutes, 500 hours... "A long kiss makes the metabolism burn up sugar faster than usual," says Claire Potter. "The calories burned depend on the intensity, but you can rely on 10 calories for every 10 minutes."

A Kiss slows the aging process. "Kissing helps to tone your cheek and jaw muscles, so they're less likely to sag," says Cosmo's Fitness Consultant, Claire Potter.

A Kiss increases fitness levels. Your heart is pumping, your pulse is racing..."If kissing is exciting, you release adrenaline into the bloodstream and your heart pumps more blood around your body," says Dr. Susan Hotchkies. "It's a great cardiovascular workout."

A Kiss is a good indication of what's to come. Kissing a new guy gives you the perfect opportunity to check out his pheromones - the chemical messengers that signal sexual attraction. " The first kiss is always a good way to work out if there's any chemistry between you, "says Paul Brown, a sexual and marital therapist. " In humans, it's thought that smells plays a vital part in subconscious attraction, and if your pheromones aren't 'in tune', you're unlikely to hit off!

A Kiss boosts self-esteem. There's nothing better than a passionate kiss for a major dose of feel good factor. "In theory, when you're kissing, you're happy. And when you're happy, you feel good about yourself," says psychotherapist Paul Zeal.

A Kiss gives you a good-all-over feeling. It is a scientific fact that kissing signals our brains to produce Oxytocin, a hormone that gives us that good-all-over feeling we experience when kissing. It is also known that biology causes one kiss to prompt another. When we kiss, the insides of our mouths and edges of our lips produce a chemical that shouts for more.

A Kiss is good for work. German physicians and psychologists have concluded that those who kiss their spouse each morning miss less work because of illness than those who do not. Those who kiss also have fewer auto accidents on the way to work, earn 20 to 30 percent more monthly and live approximately five years longer. Dr. Arthur Sazbo, one of the German psychologists, says the reason behind the good fortune is those who have a morning kiss begin the day with a positive attitude.

Wednesday, September 07, 2005

Honour and vengeance

Two headlines really called my attention today in one of our local newspaper:

A Jordanian stabs his 20 years old daughter 30 times to death in revenge for his honour. Autopsy found the girl virgin.

Dr. Massouma Mubarak to Jordan in an official visit.
Dr. Mussouma Mubarak shaking hand with the Jordanian Minister of Planning, Mrs. Suhair Al Ali.

And I found myself asking when is this killing series going to stop in Arabic countries? And now that we have a woman-minister, can she do something to stop it?

I think this issue is more important than exchanging experts or planning cooperation between two or several countries. How can the Arabic countries ever advance if they still behave in a very ignorant and primitive way? Why don’t they fix their basic problems first?

Ignorance and useless traditions are basic problems in the Arabic World and unless they are solved you cannot expect much to be done. Who are they kidding?

Why don’t people react to these news? Is it becoming a daily event that people read but not really react to? When did racist killing start to be normal? Aren’t they commenting the thing that Islam came to forbid and consider as a sin? Killing girls for honor vengeance?
I wonder if it was a boy who dishonoured his family, would they kill him too? or cutting off his balls would be enough? That would cut down the rates of rapes for sure!

Tuesday, September 06, 2005

Thanks to our dear Ministry of Communications

Sorry everyone, I can´t post anything right now until God knows when. It all depends of our dear Ministry of Communications. So until they change our main cables in the area and release the pressure over the old ones, there will be hardly any posting on my blog or commenting on your blogs from my side.
Anyone has a big WASTA there?

Thursday, September 01, 2005

La vida al revés/ living up-side-down


Have you ever tried living up-side-down? I mean thinking with your feet, dancing with your ideas, crying when you are happy, laughing when you are in deep trouble and giggling when you are in pain? Crazy isn't it, but you should try it once in awhile its fun. Things don't have to be the same all the time. Change is fun.
¿Habéis probado vivir la vida al revés? Es decir, pensar con los pies, bailar con las ideas, llorar cuando uno esta feliz, reír cuando esta en un lío o carcajear del dolor. Es una locura, pero merece la pena probarlo. ¡Es muy divertido!! Las cosas no tienen que ser siempre iguales.