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"Teddy" came from??????

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Have you ever wondered why the Teddy Bear was called so? I have always wanted to know the origin of the name, especially since there is not such bear called Teddy Bear in the animal kingdom. I finally found out the origin of the name:

The Teddy Bear is named after the former US Prez. Theodore Roosevelt, whose nickname was "Teddy" and who enjoyed big game-hunting. The name is said to come from an incident on a bear-hunting trip in Mississippi in 1902, when Roosevelt's attendants found and caught a juvenile Louisiana Black Bear. Roosevelt refused to kill the lassoed animal, calling it "unsportsmanlike", and "Teddy's Bear" was immediately publicized by political cartoonists.

So thats how Teddy bears came into being. So girls, when you are hugging onto your cute cuddly Teddy bear, its actually Theodore Roosevelt whom you are hugging! So watchout gals! His ghost might give a hug back to you - You never know!! :)

Article taken from :
http://cutebrain.blogspot.com/2005/11/origin-of-teddy-in-teddy-bear.html

80 Ways to Say “Hello”

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Increase your vocabulary with 80 different ways to say “hello”. Each way is listed with the language and what country uses it.

English - America, Australia, UK - Hello
Afrikaans - South Africa - Goeie More
Albanian - Albania - Tungjatjeta
Arabic - N. Africa, Middle East - Marhaba
Armenian - Armenia - Barevdzes
Azerbaijani - Azerbaijan, Iran - Salaam aleihum
Basque - Spain - Kaixo
Belarussian - Belarussia - Dobri Dzen
Bengali - India - Namoshkar
Bulgarian - Bulgaria - Zdravei
Burmese - Burma (Myanmar) - Min ga la baa
Cantonese - China - Nei ho
Cambodian (Khmer) - Cambodia - Joom reab suor
Catalan - Spain - Hola
Cherokee - N. America - O’siyo
Chichewa - Malawi - Moni
Chinese (Cantonese) - China - Nei hou ma
Chinese (Mandarin) - China - Ni hao
Croatian - Croatia, Bosnia - Bok
Czech - Czech Republic - Ahoj
Danish - Denmark, Greenland - Goddag, Hejsa
Dhivehi (Maldives) - As’salaam Alaikum
Dutch - Netherlands - Hallo, Goeiendag
English - Australia - G’day
Esperanto - Worldwide - Saluton
Estonian - Estonia - Tere
Farsi - Persia - Salaam
Filipino - Philippines - Mabuhay
Finnish - Finland - Heippa, Moi
French - France - Bonjour
Georgian - Georgia - Gamarjobat
German - Germany - Guten tag
Greek - Greece - Geia sou
Hawaiian - Hawaii - Aloha
Hebrew - Israel - Shalom, Ma nishma
Hindi - India - Namaste
Hmong - Laos, Thailand - Nyob zoo
Hungarian - Hungary - Sziasztok
Indonesian - Indonesia - Salam, Apa kabar
Inuit - Canada - Kutaa
Irish Gaelic - Ireland - Dia duit
Italian - Italy - Ciao
Japanese - Japan - Konnichiwa, Ohayo
Korean - Korea - Ahnyong
Lahu - Thailand, Burma - Cheh shala
Lao - Laos - Sa bai dii
Latin - Vatican City - Salve
Latvian - Latvia - Vasali
Lisu - Thailand, Burma - Ali nga
Lithuanian - Lithuania - Labas
Luxembourgish - Luxembourg - Moien
Macedonian - Macedonia - Zdravo
Malagasy - Madagascar - Manao ahoana
Malay - Malaysia - Apa khabar
Malayalam - India - Namaskaram
Marathi - Namaskar Mohawk - N. America - Kwe
Mandinka - W. Africa - Kayira be
Maori - New Zealand - Kiaora
Mongolian - Mongolia - Sain bainu
Náhuatl (Aztec) - ¡Niltze!
Nepali - Nepal - Namaste
Norwegian - Norway - Hallo
Ojibwe - Aanii
Pao - Thailand, Burma - Na aw hsaw ha
Papiamento - Aruba, Curacao, Bonaire - Con ta bai
Pidgin english - Papua New Guinea - Gude
Polish - Poland - Dzien dobry
Portuguese - Portugal, Brazil - Ola
Punjabi - Punjab, India - Sat Sri Akal
Romanian - Romania - Salut
Russian - Russia - Privet
Saad (Navajo) - N. America - Ya at’ eeh
Samoan - Samoan Islands - Talofa
Serbian - Serbia - Zdravo
Setswana - Botswana - dumela mma (to female)
Setswana - Botswana - dumela rra (to male)
Shona - Mhoro (singular) Sioux - Hau
Slovenian - Slovenia - Zdravo, Zivjo
Spanish - S. and C. America, Spain - Hola
Swahili - Africa - Jambo
Swedish - Sweden - Hej
Tagalog - Philippines - Oy
Tamil - India - Vanakkam, Nalama
Thai - Thailand - Sawadee krap (to female)
Thai - Thailand - Sawadee ka (to male)
Turkish - Turkey - Merhaba
Ukrainian - Ukraine - Privit, Dobri den
Urdu - Pakistan - Asalam alaykum
Vietnamese - Vietnam - Chao
Welsh - Wales - Dydd da
Xhosa - South Africa - Molo
Zulu - South Africa - Moeo, Sawubona

Source from http://p3k.p3kn.net/?page_id=34

The Most Secured BF / Husband For Girls

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Pick Engineer as your boyfriend (husband perhaps) becoz:

Advantage 1: Secure lifestyle

An engineer boyfriend can provide you with a secure lifestyle. At 27 years old, an engineer probably has a respectable, stable job that gives him a high income to own a car, invest, have a comfortable life, and get married and buy a house too. Law graduates are still working as a lowly apprentice in law firm, most management graduates have just failed on their first business plan, the arts graduate is still looking for a job, and the medical school graduate is still living in a hospital.

Advantage 2: Unmatchable industriousness

An engineer boyfriend will dedicate an unimaginable amount of his time and effort to understand you. Engineers strain really really hard to understand their work. You can believe that they will try really really hard to understand women too, just like how they understand their work, once they believe that you are the one. So even if they don't understand you initially, they will keep on trying. Even if they still do not understand, they will figure out the correct method to keep you happy (e.g. buy diamond ring = 1 week's worth of happiness.) And once they find out the secret formula, they will just keep on repeating it so that the desired results appear.
Unlike the Lawyer who will argue with you, the Management graduate who will try to control your spending, the Arts graduate who will 'change major', and the medical school graduate who will operate on you. And you know what, it's really so easy to make engineers believe that you are the 'one'. Say that you like one of their projects and they will be hooked to you forever.

Advantage 3: Trusted

An engineer boyfriend will never betray your trust. Let me first tell you what is wrong with the rest of the others - the lawyers will lie about everything, management graduates will cheat your money, the arts graduate will flirt, and you probably just look like another cadaver to the medical school graduate. Your engineer boyfriend is either too busy to have an affair, and even if he does, he is too dumb to lie to you about that.

Hence, an engineer is the most secure boyfriend that you will ever find rich enough, will keep on trying to understand and please you, has no time for affairs, and too dumb to lie to you. So girls, why procrastinate? Get an engineer for your boyfriend!!

Credit to : Hafizi01