Beauty isn't in the eye of the beholder.

You know the saying. You've tried your very hardest to tell yourself that superficiality isn't one of your many vices. You argue incessantly on the sanctity of falling in love for the right reasons.

Bet you pinch yourself silly everytime you see a hot girl pass you by though.

"Bet she's high maintainence," is the regular response you'll receive from mates around you. You nod while you mentally undress her. And her friend.

Who are we kidding anyway? Just because a girl is hot, doesn't mean she's a bitch. Just because a girl has legs up to her ears doesn't mean she can't duduk bersila like the rest of us. Just because a girl wears a bikini doesn't necessarily make her a slut. We rationalize these things because it's supposed to make us better. Yeah right. It just makes us idiots.

The adage that women fall in love with their hearts and men with their dicks, isn't a gospel. I've seen many a girl fall for men who are horrible at relationships, but they stay on simply because their 'man' looks like a poster boy for last season's Manhunt. They argue that attraction is a very vital ingredient in any relationship.

"Look, it doesn't hurt if the guy is good looking, besides he might even have a great personality." said one girl.

A typical feminine response is one of eloquent discretion. They sprinkle some emotional element here and there as to not appear blantantly superficial. But boys, they obviously are just as superficial as we are. If not more so.

"Dude, i've gotta show my ex that i can do way better than her," is a typical male response IF he's just gotten out of a relationship.

"Dude, look at the legs on her. Bet she can row a boat with those pair. Personality? Dude, who cares about personality when her legs can....ooo there it is again.." is the typical male response. Every.Single.Time.

To be frank, beauty isn't in the eye of the beholder. Nine times out of ten, beauty is in the eyes of the 'audiences' around you. Your friends, colleagues, cousins or even strangers. We all want recognition.

"Eh, you think my boyfriend cute or not?" I've actually lost count on how many times i've heard that statement.

Usually, out of respect you'll never say no. But if it's a random guy she's pointing at, you'd blab faster and harder than Martin Lawrence on a rampage.

"No-lah, he looks like a kapal karam (sunken ship)." And that would probably be the end of it. She'd never look at him again and move on to the next poor sod. My point is quite simply, that no matter how good or bad that person looks, you should never under any circumstances, ask how your friend thinks of him/her.
Because everyone has their own opinion. One man's poison could possibly be another's Hot Peri-Peri.

So people, forgo all your shabby, unrealisitic standards and live up to one of zero expectations.

Fall in love with your eyes closed because you never know what you may hit. Maybe you'll hit a Dodgy Looking Jack or maybe you'll hit even hit a flower pot. But maybe, just maybe if you believe enough...you may hit a jackpot.