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Q: ok here it goes: ok..i LOVE to write stories, poems, and song lyrics..like it's fun (the idea of doing it). I try but i just dont get anything good. Any tips?? thAnKs
Hey. It's okay. Writing is my passion,and I've wanted to do it my how life...but I've been told I suck. And I'm learning to live with it, but I can't give up my 10 years of writing because I'm bad. i love doing it. And I like it. So I keep going. And i've gotten much better the more I do it. If you do something enough...you get better, promise. It's a well known fact. But never give up something because you're not good at. :D...TIPS: Write alot, and go to fictionpress.com and post your stuff there (if you'd like of course) People review your stuff and give you suggestions on how to make it better, and the best? It's completely free. -

Q: It seems like the only thing boys like me for is my looks. I mean there's this one really nice guy that likes me for my personality, but most guys don't even TRY to get to know me, they just like my looks. -.-; Anyone else have this problem? o.O;

I rate! ^_^
No. I'm ugly. :D And when guys do like me, it's strictly on my personality...or they find beauty in me somewhere. Be lucky you are gorgeous though. It must be fun. I can see where the downsides occur though. Make sure YOU know who you are though. And then people will see that versus your angelic face! :D. I know that didn't really help you. But I felt like saying it anyway.

Q: i've been playing the guitar for almost 2 years now and i'm pretty good at it... my friends want to start a band but they need a bass player... i was thinking about becoming a bass player. has anyone here played guitar and then started playing bass? is there a big difference? how hard is it to play? and how badly will i get calisis on my fingers?
I'm not exactly postive on the calisis front, but I'm sure it can be done. My aunt's boyfriend is two bands up in NJ, and he mostly plays the guitar for himself, but in his bands he plays the bass. He thinks it's much easier to play the bass anyway, especially if you've been playing guitar. But it's easier to play any instrument, if you've played one before,that is a known fact. Because I was in a guitar workshop at camp this summer, and these two girls were picking up on it alot faster than anyone else was, and I was like..."Woah" and they told me it was a piece of cake, because one of them played the cello, and the other played the violin. I didn't even know those instruments were alike, other than the fact that they both were stringed. SO YES! You will be able to pick up bass easilier (is that a word) get yourself a "Learning Bass for Dummies" and you'll be all set.

Q: Okay..See..I have moved away,but before I did...I was in love with this guy,but we had problems in the past..and i still love him but he is back home..and he tells me he still thinks of me often,but he is with someone else..well..he tells her he likes her,but he tells other people different...I gave him a picture and i talked to him tonight..he said he looked at it all the time and he misses me like crazy and he is always thinking about me..but he is with someone else,and she like hates me and i don't care too much for her either,but I still love him..please help me!..what should I do?
Look at the most recent addition of your question that you reworded about 3 times. I answered. :)

Q: i am very confused and i dont know if this kid likes me or not! we didnt talk since school ended n then this 1 time he was online and we were talkin and gettin along fine and then he got offline and randomly called me and i was really suprised. the next couple days after that he would get online and we would talk for a little bit then get off and call me but i went away on vacation so he couldnt call so that ended that. but on the phone we talk about a lot of stuff we never used to bcuz i guess we both just changed or somethin and he says like he never knew how kool i was. also he asked me before randomly who i liked these days. and i told him i might b movin but like i do have the chance to move or not and he said it was stupid and to decide not to move and he was givin me ideas and reasons not to move so i dont know of any1 can translate if he likes me or not or what i should do and say to him because i relle like him

oh yeah it says to include my age ok im 14 and a girl
I say he does like you, he just doesn't want to tell you quite yet. But then again. IM NOT HIM. But here's the question on hand. Are you going to make a rash decision based on a guy you just started talking to alot? I mean...moving changes one's life forever. You have to really deciede the right choice for YOU and not really concern yourself with this new love interest. It's cool and all, if you were going to stay. But if you had plans of moving before you reaqquainted yourself with him....I wouldn't change it based on a feeling that you aren't even sure he has. Please make sure you think things through, and consider what is the long term happiness, because guys are never a stability. :) Best of luck.

Q: I moved to Tennessee about a month and a half ago from West Virginia,and I am still in love with this boy in West Virginia.He tells me he still thinks about me all the time,but he also talks to this other girl,and I don't know what is going on in his head,and we have been out twice,but had some problems.I really don't know what to do,because I live in Tennessee now...please help!
*sighs* No one can sadly tell you what to do either. He may still like you, but he's doing what he should do...moving on. You aren't there anymore. And he's not there anymore. You can't go through life dreaming about "what could've happened if....what if this...." He has to move on. And so do you. You can still like him, but eventually he will fade out of your life, and you his. It'll take time yes...but I believe in fate. And you weren't meant right now at this time. So make the best of the hand you've been dealt, and consume yourself with things to do...all the new people you'll meet in this new state...all the new experiences. You have so much life ahead of you. No use wasting it on the past. You'll be fine, I promise. Best of luck. -

Q: okay school starts in 3 weeks and i wanna loose as much weight as i can before it...i weigh 105 to 107 and i wanna loose it! i need to loose on my thighs too they're pretty big. i excersise by going to the gym i only go like 2 to 3 times a week and play bball...what're some best ways to loose weight? how much could one loose in one week? by doing what? help and thanx!
I highly reccommend giving up red meat. It let me lose 8 pounds. Eat alot, but GOOD food. Alot of protein, carbs (whole wheat), fruit, vegetables...Eat right. And if you are exercising, this will work. But make sure not to lose too much weight, it mkes you look unhealthy, and NO ONE likes that look.

Q: ok i didn't really know what category, but whenever something embarrasses me - even a little - i blush. i have relaly fair skin and I turn dark red. my friends always joke about it, and anyone who i've just met, catches on pretty quick too! how can i not blush as much??????
I hate to say...I have it worse, but I'm saying it anyway. I have some condition where I permanently HAVE red on my cheeks. I forget the name of it, it's long. But whatever. I wouldn't really know what to do without it, yeah, I'd like it better, but I've accepted it. Like you're ability to turn dark red in a milisecond. It's part of who you are. But if you'd like to subdue it a bit, just put a bit of powder over your face. But for the most part, just accept that's how you are. And love yourself, and others will too.

Q: is anyone going to topsail high school this year? especially 9th graders...just wondering. let me know if you are...that would be cool.
Yeah. It would be cool. But ALAS this isn't meetafriendfromyourschool.com

Q: i love rock/punk...i'm always looking for new stuff to listen to. can anyone name a few bands for me?
I know you hate pop punk rock, and for the most part, so do I. But people hate them because they are posing and letting themselves get tied down with our generation. Following the trend BUT give "Bowling For Soup" a try. They are completely witty. And I hear Stereogram is good too.

Now...what you asked...
Modest Mouse...Is AMAZING-Kindof indie though.
Authority Zero
Propoghandi (sp?) I don't remember how to spell it, but a friend made me listen to it. It's really punk and they sing about shit that really matters.
Brand New (*swoons* Amazing lyrics)
White Stripes (obviously
Blink 182 (They're a freaking classic, although don't buy their recent CD, it sucks.)
AFI...Yay!
I probably didn't help, but it was worth a shot.
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I saw someone put YellowCard on here. Don't buy their CD. The band reeks. Stay far far away.

Q: Ok, well i have this friend who always tells rumers about me! i hate it and i always tell her how i feel, but everytime i tell her she goes and tells another rumer! what should i do?! help me please!
signed.
Losing a friend?
Here's the question I bet everyone else has said to you... Why are you friends with her? And it is a good question. People in your life that make your life a giant hassle, aren't worth you being friends with. So here's my advice. Ignore her. She isn't worth it. And if you really mean that much to her, she will come crawling back to you.And I hope she has a pretty damn good apology, and a better attitude. People that arent worth your time of day...don't deserve to be called your friend.

Q: Ok well i was thinkin bout u kno havin sex widd my bf of ova 9 months but im only 13 almost 14 so i think have decided to wait for that big step u kno!! but ne wayz i wanna be able to do otha stuff wid him like give him a bj and like have him do stuff to me so should i??? and like wat kinda stuff???? thanx


* a curious george *
*cringes* Please wait. Please. I'm begging you. I'm normally better at convincing people than this, and I know you hate people telling you are too young, but you really and truly are. If you do everything now, you'll have nothing to look foward to when you're in highschool. Trrruuust me. The girls that do all this sexual stuff now, regret it later,when that's all guys want. You want a guy to want you for you. Not what you'll do for him. I'm not saying that's all he wants from you, but guy's minds get clouded with sex, and it's not any better at your age. And...PS- Once you have sex...guys expect it. It no longer becomes a gift. It becomes routine at that age.

Q: Okay, I have a problem with sweaty armpits. I'm sorry if this seems gross, but it's becoming a big issue. I always have to wear black shirts to hide it, but school is starting on Monday, and we have a uniform (a baby blue t-shirt) I don't want to wear a jacket, because I'll get really overheated! I even tried switching to men's deodorant and nothing changes! I'm really embarrassed about this... I don't know what else to do! Someone, please help me! Thanks sooo much, in advance!!
My sister has this problem.It's a condition by the way...that you can be given a diagnosis by your dermotologist. ANYWAY--The best thing that I can tell you to help is buy "CertainDri" (I think it's spelled like that, I went up into her room to find it, but I failed miserably, and she started screaming) BUT--this takes about two days to kick in, and it closes the glands (for the most part) under your arms, and then after that you put an additonal deoterant of your choice (if you feel more comfortable with men's do that) And it should improve.

Q: Should i have sex wid my bf for like our 1 year anniversary i mean it would be a nice present!! and i dunno ppl say im to young (i will be 14) but i kno pplz who r younger than me and have already done it i mean its not like he iz juss some guy he iz the love of my life and he means the world to me and i feel that im comfortable to have sex wid him but should i wait till im like 16 or juss do wat i feel iz right?!?!? thanx

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You should...do what feels right. But I can't seem to fathom the idea that a 14 year old is completely emotionally and physically ready. Sex is a big deal. It's not like giving him a blowjob or anything. It's big. You WILL never be the same again. I know you think he is the "love of your life" and maybe he is, who am I to say that? But you don't know what life will bring you, and I don't want your life to change because of it. You will look at him a different way, and he'll look at you a different way. And once you go foward, you can't go back. I wanted to do this once, but I then realized it wouldn't be a one time thing. It's ongoing. And I don't know...but I don't think you are ready for a sexually active relationship at 14. There's so much that could go wrong, because you both are inexperienced, and it's really not worth it right now. And trust me, if you wait, you won't regret it. It can only go up right? I mean... if he is the love of your life, what's another 2 years? Then atleast you'll be more sure. :) Have faith in yourself.

Q: hey ya'll ..i just turned 15 and i was just wonderin..when does your chest usually become fully developed?..like i'm a 34B & iduno i think that's small..but i'm already 15..is that guna b my chest size? or am i yound enough that i'm still developing?..=/..thanx xOx
I good question really. I've been 15 for about nine months now, and I'm a 34A, so IF I were you, I'd consider myself relitively lucky. But, someone did tell me, I probably won't be this small forever. Your boobs have a chance of growing till your 18. And if you gain weight, you are subject to gain more breasts. And when you are pregnant, your boobs will grow another cup size, and if you're lucky...(like my mother) they won't go back to their original state.

Q: Ive known this guy for about four years im 16 and this guy i like is 19 and i realli like him alot i cant even begin to explain how i feel wen i talk to him he gives me so much ambition and everything and just realli brightens my day and i fell i could spend the rest of my life with him we talked like every day on the phone hed call me all the time n whatever n we hung out he didnt want to get in a relationship right away cuz he just got out of like a year long one nad the girl cheated on him n whatever so were just friends then after awhile wenever i called him it seemed like he was always busy and he was going to school fulltime and had 2 jobs he was busy but he always use to talk to me anyways then he didnt call me as much then we stopped talking for a long time n just tlaked online n whatever n he sayshe doesnt hateme n wants me to come over nad call him and im still like in love with him but i wanted sum opinions on what hes thinks about me n stuff
"i wanted sum opinions on what hes thinks about me n stuff" How the hell should we know that? Only he does. It's really weird I came across this question, because something similar happened to me. Just so you know, I'm not pulling this stuff out of my ass. I know what I'm talking about. Anyway, when people that are really close start losing contact, and don't talk, things turn bad. For one, you can't go back. Once a mountain falls, it'll never be the same. Things change. People change. It's one of the saddest events that take place in life. But it happens. People aren't the same all through their lives. You may've fit then, but maybe you don't anymore. But you can't GO BACK to the same relationship you once had. You can just remember what you had and smile, or you can become aquaintances (sp?) and if you run into each other wave, and make nice nice and reminice. I think that is more sad. Only having half of what you want. But maybe I'm wrong, and there is hope. But if I am right, you can love him...and miss him, but just...don't expect to get the same relationship as you used to. And remember. You don't need him. You are the same person you always were, with or without him. That took me 9 months to realize. I'm giving you a head start. :)

Q: my aunts best friend had a son and they ALL told me i would like her son and we emindently hit it off!! hes got BABY BLUE eyes and hes gergous!! the prob is ...hes really short im 5'2 and hes a head shorter then me!! we went to an amusement park and it was kinda embarassing to be seen with him!! but then again i wanted to b near him n stuff and im having mixed feelings!! hes the sweetest guy ever and we wentt o my other aunts house for dinner and we wer playin like tackle football hes just soo nice im not afraid to b myself around him i really like him but idk...shuld i juss not kare wat ppl think? i really like him but its kinda embarassing....idk..it sounds mean but ya i need help
*smiles* I think you already know the answer to what you just asked, you just want to be reassured.

1. It's not really that weird. Girls GO out with shorter guys. It's a fact of life. Seriously, when the time comes, are you going to turn down your soulmate because...Ummm *ahem* Dude...I'm sorry but you're an inch shorter than me. It's not realistic that every guy is tall and beautiful. So on that note, fuck weirdness...break stereotypes, and just go for it.

2. Why are you embarressed? He is absolutely gorgeous, correct? And you shouldn't care nearly so much what people think. Yes, it is normal to care what people think but not THAT much. Focus more on what YOU think about him, rather than what others think. THEY aren't with him are they? THEY don't deal with him, do they? Yeah, it's different to see a girl taller than the guy she's with. But everything's different,when you really and truly think about it.

So my final words are, care about what YOU think. Because that's all you have at the end of the day.

PS-Don't only think of yourself. How do you think it feels for him to be going out with a girl taller than him?

Q: So i've been going out with this girl for almost 8 months now, right? Anyways, I love her a lot, I really do, I just dont know if I am really what she wants anymore. She teases me about other guys and stuff constantly, and she really gives me the impression that she doesnt love me as much as she used to. Can someone help me on what I should do?
There could be mulitple reasons why she is doing this. The most logical one for me is that she is testing you, to see if you really want her, and you really "love" her. But if you really don't think this is the reason, consider talking to her about it. Communication is the key to any good relationship. You should know this, and I think you already do. But know this. If the relationship is becoming unmutual, it would probably do you both some good to take a break, and if it's meant to work out, it will. That's life.

Q: Has anyone ever used accuntane? did it work good? were there bad side effects? thanx
Accutane DOES work. My mother used it. BUT...there are MAJOR what ifs about it. Like, you could become sterile, or if you do become pregnant, your child could have abnormalities. You also could come down with suicidal tendencies. There is a BIG LONG list of side affects that sometimes do happen. The most common one is peeling, and you can't go out in the sun directly without sunscreen, or your face will turn an awfully bright red, and you'll get burnt. My mother used it, as I said before, and that s what happened. But the dermotologis just reccomeneded it for one of my best friends, and they gave her a BIG LONG LIST of side effects. Bad ones. I don't think it's worth it. But that's not up to me. But yes, Accutane does work. It's a bunch of hormones.

Q: has anyone seen the play hairspray?? if so how was it!?
My sister just saw it a few weeks ago on Broadway. She said it was fantastic and the proceeded to buy the soundtrack..the teeshirt and the pin. I'll tell you on thing. The music is awesome. Go see it if you have the opportunity.

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