Yes, you guessed it. I meant OMG. But I kind of lost it after viewing this:
All right, I'm off to Mountain View, CA.*
*Plan to, at least.
Tuesday, 29 December 2009
Friday, 11 December 2009
Bariiiiiiiiiiiish. Yaaaaay!
So, it finally rained here in the desert. I've been waiting for it since three quarters of a year. A long, agonizing wait because I loveeeeee rain. I want it to rain every day. Well, not every, but every other day. Really.
When my dad looked out of the window this morning, he exclaimed, 'Barish!'. I jumped off my seat and went to witness the beautiful, beautiful weather. It was such a serene, peaceful scene. The blue, tinged with gray sky, the trees swaying to the wind, people holding umbrellas... Aah, it was a scene too awesome for words. =D
We went down to enjoy the lovely weather. I came without a jacket and without clipping my hair; I thought the wind would not be very strong and there would be no need for the aforementioned. Oh, how wrong I was. Within minutes I realised my mistake. Wearing a thin, casual t-shirt was not the perfect outfit to wear in that weather, as you have correctly guessed. Oh, and my hair which was before neatly parted before now looked as if I it had never been brushed before. -_-.
My mum came with a bowl full of dry fruit.*slurp, slurp*. Mum and dad feasted on that, and my brother and I played catch. What fun it was! Daddy even joined for few minutes, which doubled the fun. =)
On a slightly darker note, the fun didn't last long. I lost my bro's new ball. And my brother being my brother, he wreaked havoc in the bushes, at home, and did a great deal of shouting at me. That spoilt the fun considerably. Oh well, I have learnt to tolerate these minor glitches. (=
All in all, the day was an awesome one. One reason:
When my dad looked out of the window this morning, he exclaimed, 'Barish!'. I jumped off my seat and went to witness the beautiful, beautiful weather. It was such a serene, peaceful scene. The blue, tinged with gray sky, the trees swaying to the wind, people holding umbrellas... Aah, it was a scene too awesome for words. =D
We went down to enjoy the lovely weather. I came without a jacket and without clipping my hair; I thought the wind would not be very strong and there would be no need for the aforementioned. Oh, how wrong I was. Within minutes I realised my mistake. Wearing a thin, casual t-shirt was not the perfect outfit to wear in that weather, as you have correctly guessed. Oh, and my hair which was before neatly parted before now looked as if I it had never been brushed before. -_-.
My mum came with a bowl full of dry fruit.*slurp, slurp*. Mum and dad feasted on that, and my brother and I played catch. What fun it was! Daddy even joined for few minutes, which doubled the fun. =)
On a slightly darker note, the fun didn't last long. I lost my bro's new ball. And my brother being my brother, he wreaked havoc in the bushes, at home, and did a great deal of shouting at me. That spoilt the fun considerably. Oh well, I have learnt to tolerate these minor glitches. (=
All in all, the day was an awesome one. One reason:
THE LOVELY WEATHER!!!
Sunday, 6 December 2009
Change of Heart.
Okay, so this post was going to be all about me being ungrateful and whining for no solid reason. As I sat composing it in my head I mentioned all the minuses in my life. But it dawned upon me, quite suddenly, that the pluses greatly, greatly outnumbered the minuses. I thought I really should appreciate the goodness life has to offer.
Most of us forget to show gratitude for simple, yet vital, things like... the five senses, the fact that we are well and alive, have a closet full-to-the-brim of clothes... you get the idea. These are the very things a large population of the world craves, and we take for granted.
I live in a city full of glitz and glamour; sky-high buildings, an intricate road network, very posh cars and villas, an abundance of shopping malls and... what not. Yet, there's a dark side to it. The labour camps, the littered streets in the not-so-developed area of the city, the underpaid workers...
This had me thinking furiously. Yours truly is fortunate enough to live in a very serene, green, and well-established residential area. A question arose in my mind as I meditated, what about those who live in those cramped, dirty, smelly streets? They're our ilk. No different than us.
This made me realize how lucky I was. I have, thankfully, health (which is wealth), a comfortable living space, my loved ones close to me, and so, so much more I should be grateful for. Now this was a good enough reason to stop yearning for more, and start being thankful for what I already possess. Now I'll try my level best not to whine and moan, but to be quiet and be contented with what I have. =)
Most of us forget to show gratitude for simple, yet vital, things like... the five senses, the fact that we are well and alive, have a closet full-to-the-brim of clothes... you get the idea. These are the very things a large population of the world craves, and we take for granted.
I live in a city full of glitz and glamour; sky-high buildings, an intricate road network, very posh cars and villas, an abundance of shopping malls and... what not. Yet, there's a dark side to it. The labour camps, the littered streets in the not-so-developed area of the city, the underpaid workers...
This had me thinking furiously. Yours truly is fortunate enough to live in a very serene, green, and well-established residential area. A question arose in my mind as I meditated, what about those who live in those cramped, dirty, smelly streets? They're our ilk. No different than us.
This made me realize how lucky I was. I have, thankfully, health (which is wealth), a comfortable living space, my loved ones close to me, and so, so much more I should be grateful for. Now this was a good enough reason to stop yearning for more, and start being thankful for what I already possess. Now I'll try my level best not to whine and moan, but to be quiet and be contented with what I have. =)
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Oh, and...
NEW FOLLOWER! :D:D:D
Thank you, divinetruth. =)
