GiST

Came across this site called Grace in Small Things. The concept is just soo simple that you'd be surprised you never thought of it. It's just about being thankful about the small things in life. We all find it so much easier to crib about life, work, relationships, families etc... but how often do we feel thankful for the good things? So this site gets people together to fight against embitterment, against sarcasm, against cribbing.... :) 

All you have to do, is say thanks for 5 good things everyday...It's not going to be as simple as that though... bcoz we are conditioned  in such a way that we cannot see the good in people/situations/life... frankly- when I sat down to write, I really couldn't think of a lot of things to say grace about. But that  doesn't mean we can't try :) 

I have spoken about his earlier also and now once again I am wondering about the secret behind life and death. I have started believing that there is some algorithm behind this entire cycle. There is some Power, trying to maintain a balance on the planet. Which is why, sometime last year, I was only hearing of new births... in my extended family alone there have been 3 births and I have heard of some 4-5 other people  who've had babies last year. In the beginning of last year there were 3 deaths in my family and I heard of some 3-4 other deaths. 

Now again in the last 2 weeks I have already heard of 3 deaths... some of them really freaky- like a sudden haemorrage or a road-crossing accident..! And again I think that some supreme being is trying to create a balance of some kind by equalling the total number of births and deaths.

The past is lost to you forever, and the future isn't yet yours. Now is the only time you own. Use it well...

My best score at basketball- 110 in 150 secs! Awesome! :D
My worst score in Bowling ever- less than 30! :(

Life has its best and worst moments... and all can happen within an hour!! So if you're happy- don't be too happy and complacent coz you don't know what's aroun' the corner... and if you're sad and depressed, don't be too worried, coz things will get better soon :D

p.s. Note how philosophical I have become these days! :D

Mr. Python and Moi

A perfect end to a lousy year :P

As you can understand from the title of this post (and my train of thought in the past few months), 2008 sucked BIG time for me... though actually maybe not... but in the last few months I experienced the lowest of lows possible... I didn't even know I had it in me to be sooo low :)

But thankfully (and very surprisingly) I was able to end my lousy year on a pretty high note! I am glad to announce that I had the chance to hold (and caress) a live Python in my hands... and in case you're wondering- Yes, I'm bragging! :D It was such a high that it was unbelievable... I hate snakes and I have never ever even wanted to touch one in my life... but as usual, I have no clue what got into me... :P and before I knew it, I had jumped the barricade and volunteered to hold the snake in my arms.... and it was sooo nice to feel that adrenalin again... sigh... I felt just sooo satisfied... like somehow I had managed to salvage something out of the past year... like it had not gone a waste :)

p.s. And if I was not scared of a python, then WTF am I doing, getting scared of small decisions of life... if I can hold a bloody lethal snake in my arms, I can do anything in this world... I don't have to worry about not being brave enough... I'm doing pretty all right :))

Thank you Shekhar, for your nice comment on my previous post. But I'm sad to admit that I have already broken my resolve twice already after writing that post :P Or maybe it's god's way of saying that "tujhe jitna rona hai- issi saal mei ro ley... fir agley saal masti kar liyo" :D 

Couple of things that I have to on my mind right now- which I just HAVE to write about...

a) Another baby born in my family... the third in 3 months (We are going through a baby boom) :P

b) I hate this Indian mentality of wanting a son... people were actually crying (!!) yesterday because another daughter was born and they wanted a son!

c) I'm looking fwd to my upcoming trips- getting in the party mood :)

Couple of random things...

When you get too excited about something- things are bound to go wrong somewhere.... you know like you've been waiting for this weekend trip for a long time, but when Saturday comes- you find it raining cats and dogs... or you've waited months for a particular event and something goes wrong or it's not really as much fun as you'd hoped... well life is like that... 

Some people are so egoistic you can't believe it!! I've had my share of snob relatives/aquaintances- who think they are  god's gift to mankind and would never condescend to talk to or mingle with other lesser mortals... I say- such people have a really false sense of importance and they can go wash their heads in the toilet! :D Though I guess such people wouldn't condescend to read MY blog, so they wouldn't read my piece of advice to them... tsk tsk tsk... :D 

I like orkut... but I'd like to know if there is some way in which you can cancel someone from your friend list... like maybe I can banish them from my kingdom... :D

Memories are wierd things... they have the ability to make you laugh or smile or cry :) Though as you get older, even the sadder times will evoke a smile from your face- as you realise that well, life isn't all that bad... So, if you're down today... tomorrow you'll smile at the memory of this day coz you'll realise that your were sad for no great reason.. :)