ArtashNikki

There is no crystal ball to predict that a particular friend will turn out to be a reliable, positive relationship in your life or, by contrast, that a negative association will cause you emotional distress, or worse. Since destructive or negative friends are not always that easy to spot, being forewarned is forearmed, as the saying goes. Some friends may be betrayers from the start; others may turn into betrayers because of what’s going on in their lives or because of changes in their personality. Sometimes you need to consider what your friend is really like within the contexts of all the behaviors. I can’t emphasize enough that you need to consider the root cause.

Six traits to consider that could pose a problem in friendship:

1. The Promise Breaker
2. The Double-crosser

This negative friend betrays you big-time. It could happen when someone does something to hurt you, such as spreading a malicious rumor about you. Or it could be an emotional double-cross

3. The Self-absorbed
4. The Discloser

When you say to this friend, “This is just between us,” she nods her head but unfortunately that promise will last only as long as it takes her to get to her phone or e-mail. Telling this person a secret makes her feel vulnerable and uncomfortable.

5. The Competitor

A little bit of competition is healthy and to be expected. An appropriate amount of competition will motivate and stimulate. But too much competition between friends starts to destroy the friendship. One of the primary ingredients in a positive friendship is that one or both friends feel that they can be “themselves” and that they don’t have to put on airs or impress one another. Competition implies a race in which one wins and the other loses; those conditions are quite the opposite of what someone typically expects in a positive friendship, especially a close or best one.

Friends who are competitors probably compete in every area of their lives and find it difficult or impossible to ease up even when it comes to close or best friends. They may compete at work, at school, and even in community affairs.

6. The Fault-finder

Nothing you do, say, or wear is good enough for this overly critical friend. The Fault-finder was probably raised by extremely judgmental parents who were also rearing equally hypercritical siblings.

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Dubai: People caught working on a visit visa will be fined more than Dh50,000 and banned from entering the UAE and those employing them will face harsh penalties, a senior interior ministry official said on Wednesday.

Under the new rules each visa applicant will have to pay a Dh1,000 refundable deposit, Mohammad Ahmad Al Hammadi, Director of the Department of Entry Permits at the DNRD, said.

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June 25, 2008 2:21 AMHonestly, I don’t know what to write.  Its 2:21 AM already but am still side awake waiting for my husband to come from Oman. My eyes is too tired, I feel that anytime from now it will fell off. But I don’t want to sleep now because I’m afraid that I might not wake up if he arrives here. I’m just trying to enjoy myself through listening music with headset. Lights off, my roommates are all asleep. I don’t know until what time will I wait. He’s still in Dubai right now, his phone is battery low – can’t call him up anytime, all I can do is to wait for his missed call when he is already outside the main door. Well, it’s my first time here in UAE to wait for him up to this hour but back home (Philippines) I don’t think so…hahaha..!  J I have so much in my mind now which is one the reason maybe why am still awake. Am thinking of baby back home, so much questions and worries; how is she doing now? I missed her so much. LBLANK Blah Bluh …. Time out!!! Nothings come in my mind. Am currently listening “Just My Imagination” by Gwyneth Paltrow… maybe that makes my mind empty, hehehe. Actually am listening MIXED Music, its sort of love and classic love songs, Ironic! I should have listened disco music or anything that makes me awake, hehehe…Tomorrow for sure I’ll a puffy eyes L, I’m gonna sleep the whole day. Buti na lang NO work tomorrow. I hope that my husband now is on his way to Abu Dhabi, his mobile’s now off. I could no longer contact him L. Hopefully, he will arrive here at 5:00 AM, 2 more hours to go. Don’t know what to do with this span of hours.. huhuhu! Maybe, I will just have to lay down in bed now while waiting, I do hope and pray that if I’d fall asleep I can hear his ring when he comes, huhuhu or he will sleep outside, hehehe..Well, I need to close and save this window now, so I can relax a bit. 3:00 AM