Surviving the worst-case scenario

I spent 30 minutes reading this little black book at PageOne a few years ago. I was so amused by the ingenuity and the speaking-of-the-fact guide to most possible scenario in dating and sex. I didn't buy it at that time because it was quite pricey out there. I came across it on amazon.com last week and bought it for $7. Here are some examples:

1. How to spot a fake: that includes spotting fake boobs as well as toupee. Fair enough for men and women.

2. How to deal with body odor: that includes putting on cologne or perfume, a change of clothings and cleaning with wet paper towel if you are in the middle of a date. One intriguing way is to soak chamomile teabags in hot water and hold them in your armpits for a few minutes.

3. How to fend off competitors for your date.

4. How to deal with a drunken date.

5. How to take off a back-clasping bra with one hand.

6. How to take off tight boots.

7. A step by step guide to fake an orgasm.

8. The most ingenious one: How to survive if you wake up next to someone whose name you don't remember. Haha... Well, there are different tactic to take, depends on it is his/her place or your own place or any other place. But the first and most important thing is: Don't panic. You can always address him/her as "sweetie, honey, darling" to buy a few minutes. But repeating these without addressing your date by his/her name will only make it more suspicious. If it is his/her place, you can go to the bathroom and look for prescription drugs with his/her name on them. You can also look up any subscription magazines or mail. A hearty reminder is, try to find at least 2 items bearing the same name. If it is at your place or anywhere else, try to begin some small talks that can lead you to the answer. "Do you have a nickname?" or "how do you get your name" are just ingenious.

Some of the scenario sound like joke, but life is full of jokes and the guide can really get you out of them clean.

This book is one of a complete series of The Worse-case Scenario Survival Handbook, each covering topics on Travel, Work, Life, Parenting and even Golfing. It also comes with an "Extreme Edition" Amazon.com describes it "Imperiled readers will learn immediate, hands-on strategies for surviving an elephant stampede, a 16-car pile-up, a mine collapse, and a nuclear attack. Discover how to take a bullet, control a runaway hot air balloon, break a gorilla's grip, endure a Turkish prison, and free a limb from a beartrap. Whether stranded on an iceberg, being chased by a pack of wolves, spinning out on a motorcycle, or being buried alive, The Worst-Case Scenario Survival Handbook: Extreme Edition has all the right stuff for those times when everything goes wrong."