TPM Member Picture Thread

[Mikachu Yukitatsu]

If you are serious, my mother could actually be interested in making a jumper from any bitmap of your own choice, and you could send her something special from Australia in exchange, shazza. Should we discuss in a greater detail via PM or AIM?

[shazza]

Sounds great! I shall message you when something springs to mind. Let me know what both you and your mother would like.

[Blademaster]

And so it was that the Mikachu family became the wealthiest in Finland in the early decades of the 21st century, their rapidly-expanding customized cardigan empire becoming a global monopoly.

[Asilynne]

And so it was that the Mikachu family became the wealthiest in Finland in the early decades of the 21st century, their rapidly-expanding customized cardigan empire becoming a global monopoly.

Omg Blade, *hugs* you are awesome lol

[Magmar]

Congratulations, TPM, you get the gun show. Bahaha. #wine

working on it

[Mikachu Yukitatsu]

Yveltal iz mine!

[mvtm]

Hi guys! I am liking a guy... and don't really know how to do. He likes me too...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4e7TropZEMU

There it is is...
oh guys, Perfect chaos do you have Egyptian family? Thanks for the pix!
Mikachu, your mom makes beautiful sweaters!! Really they look nice on you!!
Magmar you look stunning :O

[The_Missing_Link]

Ask if he wants to go out to dinner? Seems like a perfectly fine person

[mvtm]

Ask if he wants to go out to dinner? Seems like a perfectly fine person

I'm in Venezuela, he is in Canada. Thanks, that sounds as a good idea. I mean seriously? I can't believe this.

[Magmar]

He's a handsome professional, Maria, but be careful not to let his awesome credentials cloud your judgment. Think carefully and judge him as you would judge anyone else

[shazza]

How old is he?

[mvtm]

How old is he?

I thought he was younger... He is 40. He doesn't know my age. Today is my 24th Bday BTW!!!

Come on... what age do you guys calculate me here?
Well this was after 8 hours in air conditioning and then.... on the beach...

[Blademaster]

Also bappy hirthday.

[mvtm]

Also bappy hirthday.

Thank You!
I think i'll wait for his reply, it should be informative enough to determine the level of the trap. When we met, the second day he asked me in front of my colleagues to go out. I didn't reply. One of my female colleagues did and she answered for me, saying sure. I was shocked that he had the balls to consider asking me out given the age gap. I wasn't expecting this. We exchanged phone numbers , but we never called him nor he called us.

Since then, he has texted me. I sent him an email with a picture of us (all the group) and we have exchanged emails back and forth along some sms. I do find him very attractive i was staring at him all the time through the conference, i noticed he was particularly caring of me on the event. He started introducing me to all the other delegates and speakers and then he was following us... thats why we have a picture together.

He texted me in January. I never texted him back. Last week he texted me again if i was okay.. i was out of sms credit so i mailed him back. And on Valentine's Day he sent part of the print screened paragraph .....

What i wonder is , what he's up to? I mean... it is like too much bother ? Is he like crazy?

[shazza]

It is difficult to realize his motivations without advanced communication. Despite the fact he is a learned man, this does not discount his 'penis mind' – that is to think with primal desire and not cogitating anything further: the repercussions, love, their personality etc. If this was the basis of his intentions, your younger age conveys vulnerability. If, however, he sees a beauty inside and outside you, something beyond pure sex, and a connection is evident, then age shouldn't be a factor unless you let it be.

But as Barry correctly said: his qualifications and reputation should not cloud your judgement (easier said than done in an ego based world!)

Edit: This thread should be re-titled "mvtm's home"

Edit 2: Happy birthday, Maria!

[The_Missing_Link]

Hey mvtm, what do you do for work again? I remember you talking about it once but I forgot. In my mind, you're a jet-setting heiress because all of your pictures are in luxurious locations

[shazza]

This is my 'I have to wake up in 7 hours for work tomorrow ' face

[mvtm]

Hey mvtm, what do you do for work again? I remember you talking about it once but I forgot. In my mind, you're a jet-setting heiress because all of your pictures are in luxurious locations

TML i was not working per se. I was doing my internships at an offshore bank in Barbados. I am not a heiress or anything alike. My not so immediate family is well-off and i have enjoyed a privileged position in that regard. I went internship in my uncle's bank. I worked on treasury,compliance and operations in that month and a half. While that time i was sent to Antigua for some training in compliance (Anti Money Laundering) , that's where i met this guy. He was the conference's moderator. I never told him i was an intern.

! I was having so much fun, there i was along 100+ banking industry related persons. Most male and old. And there i was, the youngest girl.

[Magmar]

Shazza, you look good with stubble! So jealous that you're in midsummer right now.

Maria: Happy birthday to you! In the business world it can be hard to be the minority especially when it's gender that divides you and you are, well, young and beautiful.

Sounds like a great experience. That is a very high-quality internship. Finance and banking are definitely male-dominated, so seeing a young woman there who doesn't claim to be an intern must have made you appear highly intelligent and very ambitious (which you are)! That was a very good networking strategy. Unfortunately sometimes as young people, we meet older people at work who seem interested in us and it's hard to not think of it as a superficial thing. The best thing to do is follow your heart on this one. If he's really interested in pursuing you, he will. But you have to ask, what does he have to offer you (not money... emotional fulfillment)? Is there something about him that draws you to him, that you would be willing to give up the experience of dating at age 24 with others your own age for him? 16 years means he has a lot of life experience that you can't relate to... and he will have to try to relate to you but from the mentality of someone he hasn't been in 16 years.

Then again, Maria, men take forever to grow up--LOL--so maybe this is the right thing for you! Follow your heart but tread carefully in the beginning.

Also... Just re-read what he said to you in that email. He didn't talk about anything but how beautiful you are. That means physical attraction... Make sure he is interested in you (your heart, soul, mind) and not just your looks!

PS He works in the same industry I do! That's really interesting... It's random but thank you for making me aware of him. I've been really wanting to move to Canada (since equal rights and all LOL) and I do currently work for a firm where sports-fixing is highly relevant to us. Maybe I'll try to work for him LOL plus he is a boxer... Yum

[Lady Vulpix]

This is what I did during the weekend (take it as you may).



(Spoiler:) Edited with GIMP... during the weekend. It was a friend's idea.

[Perfect Chaos]

Maria: Surprisingly don't have any Egyptian blood in me at all, go figure. But thanks for the compliment, you are looking beautiful as always

Some pics from my friend's wedding this past Sunday (everyone's from Sudan BTW)



Yeah the groom's wearing eyeliner, its a Muslim tradition of theirs (that's what I was told, dunno if it's true or not)



My poor friend got cut-off on the right side



Pretty cool pic if I say so myself

[Lady Vulpix]

Nice photos, Perfect Chaos! I like the last one where you're both pointing at each other.

[mvtm]

Hey guys, i was away for a while. Things have been developing pretty intense, now it is not only texts. They are Whatsapp texts, Skype calls (3 hours+) and very 50 shades stuff. All over me. They guy is so umm "dedicate?", he appeared yesterday on CNN and put the same shirt and tie when we met.

I like him, but i just don't know if he is a psycho. Remember his focus is organized crimes and alike

Here's a pic i wanted to share :

[DarkestLight]

50 shades. XD I had to laugh, I'm sooooo tired of that reference popping up XD

As for this guy, well hey. You've Skyped with him. You've had contact on all sorts of levels. Have the Skype talks been anything but 50 shades? Has there been any genuine talk about you, what your goals might be, just average day to day things, silly funny things, or is it always gushy vomit censored material?

Do you find that he is always the one initiating conversation, or is it a mutual cohesion of ideals melding back and forth? It's thoughts like this that run though my mind because I've seen the tricks, ploys and traps used. It's easy to be critical, but it's also easy to overlook if it is genuine.

Nutshell: If he's consistent with genuine conversation and not just weird 50 shades stuff, then it might be worth it. Otherwise, drop it like its hot and move on :/

[mvtm]

50 shades. XD I had to laugh, I'm sooooo tired of that reference popping up XD

As for this guy, well hey. You've Skyped with him. You've had contact on all sorts of levels. Have the Skype talks been anything but 50 shades? Has there been any genuine talk about you, what your goals might be, just average day to day things, silly funny things, or is it always gushy vomit censored material?

Do you find that he is always the one initiating conversation, or is it a mutual cohesion of ideals melding back and forth? It's thoughts like this that run though my mind because I've seen the tricks, ploys and traps used. It's easy to be critical, but it's also easy to overlook if it is genuine.

Nutshell: If he's consistent with genuine conversation and not just weird 50 shades stuff, then it might be worth it. Otherwise, drop it like its hot and move on :/

Guys update!:

Some screenshots for you to judge:

[Lady Vulpix]

Sounds like one of the hundreds of guys who randomly hit on girls online.

[mvtm]

Sounds like one of the hundreds of guys who randomly hit on girls online.

Thank You!

He's a bit cocky sometimes... i hate cocky guys or guys with an attitude. He needs to be more humble. imho.

Here another pic!

[shazza]

Speaking of being humble, here is me in May 2012:

[Perfect Chaos]

Still looking pretty as always mvtm!

shaz, they need to make this the new label for the local beer in your area. Captain Morgan-style!

[Magmar]

Maria.... I don't get a very good feeling about this guy. It really sounds like he is trying to literally buy you. "Hey, I have nice things, look at me!"

What's his comment about you being at a strip club about? Was that his was of trying to put you down? Or were you actually at a strip club?

Shazza, those boots are fkin awesome man.

[mvtm]

Maria.... I don't get a very good feeling about this guy. It really sounds like he is trying to literally buy you. "Hey, I have nice things, look at me!"

What's his comment about you being at a strip club about? Was that his was of trying to put you down? Or were you actually at a strip club?

Shazza, those boots are fkin awesome man.

Magmar! I was actually at a strip club. I accidentally entered a strip club with a friend thinking it was a nice place to dance. A disco, he was asking me what i did that night, and i actually accidentally landed on a strip club. A hilarious story, along other places i went that night.

He knows that i find him attractive, so sometimes he tells something cocky, and i'm so nice that i boost his ego. I prefer he wouldn't, it's only been a few times. Like he would be explaining how good he is at improvising. Just to chime in an example. He talks about his work, always like's to tell me what he is up to or being doing and even his exercise routine. Gotta love the "I did 320 sit-ups today!" .Probably the guy does it to impress me , fair enough- credit where is due.

He can't buy me, i'm not a gold digger and i have nice things too. I think we are both playing, i am attracted to him and his is attracted to me, it is not that i don't want him. I'm following his game until he gets up here. I will take whatever decision face to face, and only do what i want.

Shaz!!! The picture is stellar! It looks like a magazine cover! Fantastic photography, loving it

[shazza]

Just have sex with him already!

[Katie]

I was gonna say the same thing

[shazza]

heheheheh

[Heald]

shazza, that photo looks like a promo for some kind of Aussie gritty TV drama a la Underbelly. Throw a tag line in there such as 'There's a war brewin' ' and then a catchy show name like 'VICTORIA' and you've got it.

[Crystal Mew]

shazza you look like such a badass in that pic 8)

also, I would have dropped that guy a long time ago Maria lol. I hate guys like that

[Blademaster]

Shazza do you live in a carpeted garage...?

[Lady Vulpix]

No one commented on my previous picture. Maybe someone will comment on this one?

This is me and my brother on his wedding night.

[Heald]

That is a very pretty dress Gabi

[Lady Vulpix]

Thank you, Heald.