It was raining outside this morning...its Sunday morning blues, back to work after weekend..stepped out of home n stepped into slush n dirtied my shoes..ya for the rare bouts of rain Bahrain has...was mad already and got pissed at the traffic..
Was bumper to bumper traffic, I switched cd to listen to Lynyrd Skynyrd, S&G and Aerosmith assorted collection my fav cd..n then four guys sitting under a tattered polythene sheet for a roof in a pickup truck in front of me caught my attention. They were laughing n smiling and looking at the flooded roads..quite a rare sight in Bahrain you see..one stretched out his hand n felt the rain just enjoying the journey to what could be a grueling day's work. They looked like manual laborers, but they obviously werent worried bout what was ahead of them n here they were enjoying the moment talking and giggling like school kids.., hmm I thanked the Supernatural for bringing my attention to these people..no cursing traffic no soiled shoes to let me bothered, I rolled down the window n felt the rain myself smiled @ the guys in front. These laborers Ive noticed have those big 'naan' bread for lunch n dinner all days thats all they can afford, and work for as low as 30- 40 BD/month and still blessed are their souls to be soo carefree and happy. State of life boils down to 'state' of mind. Wonder who are the haves and the have nots....Abundance has different meaning to diff people but am sure its meaningless if we cant cherish the moment 'one day at a time' n the elusive happiness will ever remain elusive...
This is one of my fav song I love to listen to on my way to work..its Aerosmith Dream on..
Everytime that I look in the mirror
All these lines on my face gettin clearer
The past is gone
It went by like dust to dawn
Isnt that the way
Everybodys got their dues in life to pay
I know what nobody knows
Where it comes and where it goes
I know its everybodys sin
You got to lose to know how to win
Half my life is in books written pages
Live and learn from fools and from sages
You know its true
All the things come back to you
Sing with me, sing for the years
Sing for the laughter, sing for the tears
Sing with me, if its just for today
Maybe tomorrow the good lord will take you away
Dream on, dream on
Dream yourself a dream come true......
I am gonna have a blessed week ahead and make the days of atleast a few people around me better... Smile.
Saturday, November 25, 2006
Wednesday, November 22, 2006
Update to last post....
Hmm I sound like a sexist. No one complained but I thought so... That definitely wasnt what I wanted to convey. Point is whole lotta women too spend their entire life 'sacrificing' for their family, couples live with relations for fear of insecurities due to a broken marriage, future of kids etc....Is it all that important to drain yourself in getting into a relation and make it work. Is it a must that when you are in late twenties/early thirties to get married? What drives us to do that? I mean is it social acceptance? All required to follow the pattern? Stalemate creeps in very soon in this dog eat dog fast paced world, and in the end its a breakup or wld be one of em making major readjustments in their attitude, likes and dislikes to make it 'work'. Rather if you are clear of your priorities its much better to stay aloof of the most complex relations of all....
Be Unorthodox
The way I look at things...
1. Make a really close circle in your personal relations- parents n good friends and never waste your energy thinking of the rest. I mean unless you have anything constructive to do dont bitch about it atleast.
e.g - Early morning traffic. - These days I keep a check on the number of swears on my way to work. Wait a sec not all the ppl I am swearing at can be wrong n me right...why drain my energy getting tensed, not a good start afterall. Can all drivers be bad drivers all are mean n I am nice, driving to work wearing a smile needs a tweak in the attiude.
- Bitching about the bad 'state' of anything...people, the roads back home ...social problems etc. If I cant really do something purposeful, Id rather not complain or worry bout it. Rather spend my energy on doing something useful for some1.
2. Time on girls. Very much debatable... Lets face it is all these relations worth it? Day in n day out making calls to check on her, listening to her frm morn till night stories, that never ending yap yap yap....ya ive been there done that.. for what ? Is it investing in a relation? Am tired of this companionship, 'getting settled' bullshit. Its such a drain on my eneregy n time.
A coincidence here is an excerpt on 'Bitchology' and Russian Women on Times of India ...'After the initial lectures, the women then attend the "school of seduction" in which they learn to use their sexuality to attract the most discerning of men. by flaunting their sexuality. In the final lesson, the women learn the art of the striptease.
And it seems that the classes do indeed work, for the Rakovskys' students swear by the technique which, according to one, gives every Russian woman what she wants, namely "Great sex, money and a man who looks after you." '
What a waste. Agreed there are a few good ones,may be a lot of good ones and I am shortsighted n picking the wrong ones..there are 'true' relations n stuff, but personally the time and energy to make a relation work is just way too much , and I d rather save em for a 1000 good stuff to do goin around this world. Feel like father? Adopt some kids there are thousands orphaned back home make some of their lives.. If fear of loneliness 'on my grey days' shld push me to gettin into a relation that wld be soo not right.. 'Do mingle but stay single' is my mantra.
3. Dont listen to a friend's problem. If it is a relation issue. She said that, he said that,so I said this....relax, 3 views of 1 thing, n ppl love to be sad, please be but dont try to make me sad. Also I feel each person has to grow from within there is no point in pampering them while they are down, unless I got anything constructive to say or do I cant do a 'I know how it feels, its soo hard on u ' n number of times day in n day out.. I mean if you really care for the person u d rather want him/her to get up n move on..
4.Prejudice - The case with rude waiters..rude any customer service person..May be they had a bad customer earlier, may be they are doing a double shift...give them the benefit of doubt, n you be nice instead. You might make his n the next customer's day by the generous act of kindness. Kindness and compassion to who when and where are highly debatable and has individual perspectives...A simple gesture and deliberate help to the struggling can boost your energy and trigger a +ve chain. RS says' Soul of all things in this universe is the same' so lets nurture the soul. Spend less time on your already pampered girl friend and drive your office boy w/o a car to a shopping centre n spend a measly amt to make his day. Try it..trust me.
1. Make a really close circle in your personal relations- parents n good friends and never waste your energy thinking of the rest. I mean unless you have anything constructive to do dont bitch about it atleast.
e.g - Early morning traffic. - These days I keep a check on the number of swears on my way to work. Wait a sec not all the ppl I am swearing at can be wrong n me right...why drain my energy getting tensed, not a good start afterall. Can all drivers be bad drivers all are mean n I am nice, driving to work wearing a smile needs a tweak in the attiude.
- Bitching about the bad 'state' of anything...people, the roads back home ...social problems etc. If I cant really do something purposeful, Id rather not complain or worry bout it. Rather spend my energy on doing something useful for some1.
2. Time on girls. Very much debatable... Lets face it is all these relations worth it? Day in n day out making calls to check on her, listening to her frm morn till night stories, that never ending yap yap yap....ya ive been there done that.. for what ? Is it investing in a relation? Am tired of this companionship, 'getting settled' bullshit. Its such a drain on my eneregy n time.
A coincidence here is an excerpt on 'Bitchology' and Russian Women on Times of India ...'After the initial lectures, the women then attend the "school of seduction" in which they learn to use their sexuality to attract the most discerning of men. by flaunting their sexuality. In the final lesson, the women learn the art of the striptease.
And it seems that the classes do indeed work, for the Rakovskys' students swear by the technique which, according to one, gives every Russian woman what she wants, namely "Great sex, money and a man who looks after you." '
What a waste. Agreed there are a few good ones,may be a lot of good ones and I am shortsighted n picking the wrong ones..there are 'true' relations n stuff, but personally the time and energy to make a relation work is just way too much , and I d rather save em for a 1000 good stuff to do goin around this world. Feel like father? Adopt some kids there are thousands orphaned back home make some of their lives.. If fear of loneliness 'on my grey days' shld push me to gettin into a relation that wld be soo not right.. 'Do mingle but stay single' is my mantra.
3. Dont listen to a friend's problem. If it is a relation issue. She said that, he said that,so I said this....relax, 3 views of 1 thing, n ppl love to be sad, please be but dont try to make me sad. Also I feel each person has to grow from within there is no point in pampering them while they are down, unless I got anything constructive to say or do I cant do a 'I know how it feels, its soo hard on u ' n number of times day in n day out.. I mean if you really care for the person u d rather want him/her to get up n move on..
4.Prejudice - The case with rude waiters..rude any customer service person..May be they had a bad customer earlier, may be they are doing a double shift...give them the benefit of doubt, n you be nice instead. You might make his n the next customer's day by the generous act of kindness. Kindness and compassion to who when and where are highly debatable and has individual perspectives...A simple gesture and deliberate help to the struggling can boost your energy and trigger a +ve chain. RS says' Soul of all things in this universe is the same' so lets nurture the soul. Spend less time on your already pampered girl friend and drive your office boy w/o a car to a shopping centre n spend a measly amt to make his day. Try it..trust me.
Saturday, November 18, 2006
Beautiful Bahrain....
Whoa didnt know this place can get soo much better. Well when I landed up here it was right onto summer, no car, no frenz n sick weather....
Cant miss this precious 4-5 months of pleasant weather, n wht more its been raining for da past 2 days!!!!!! Just the whiff of fresh air when u walk out of the house can do so much to our spirits..it does to mine.
Done reading 'The monk who sold his ferrari'. Quite a nice book, Ill have to save a seperate post for that..for now lemme sneak out of office n go 4 a walk.
N that reminds me of hot bajjis, samosas n chai in the evening....hmm.
Cant miss this precious 4-5 months of pleasant weather, n wht more its been raining for da past 2 days!!!!!! Just the whiff of fresh air when u walk out of the house can do so much to our spirits..it does to mine.
Done reading 'The monk who sold his ferrari'. Quite a nice book, Ill have to save a seperate post for that..for now lemme sneak out of office n go 4 a walk.
N that reminds me of hot bajjis, samosas n chai in the evening....hmm.
Tuesday, November 07, 2006
What is to make up??? ahem...
Yaall yaall yaall! When do u 'make up'? I make up for the lost time, I make up for my mistakes, basically 'fix' someting that aint proper. So what does it mean when a girl spends those innumerable hours doing 'make up'.
I read somewhere the average person over 50 will have spent 5 years waiting in lines...though I didnt buy it. How bout stats on average woman over 50 spends____ years in front of the mirror 'making up' flawed/already beautiful n thinks it aint face...
Out of curiosity I peeped onto a cosmetic site n got dizzy(lemon salt soda please..) lookin @ their base coat, top coat,acrylic(????) primer....waterproof, scratch proof(hahahah I knowwwww) maskara, lip stick , gloss...kiss proof(may be..) Dunno why they love soo much to eat fish scales...n what not....take them layers of coats off u wld see a pale, rabietic(addan sori) skin cryin out for mercy after years n years of torture.....sigh. N ya make up 'removers' thats the part when the mirrors go berserk n break cos it doent want to face it.., I heared there is some research goin on to make 'reality' proof mirrors.
Look at excerpts from 'Make up tips' a site recommends..for softer? ultra modern? sick my bad look...'Use a small angled brush (there's a great one in Cat Cosmetic s Open Sesameow!) to line the top of your eye with a rich, black shadow. Then use Diane's Liquid Liner over the black line, right at your lashes'....Oh well that sounds very simple.
Think its reflective of their own state of mind, just cant do nething simple u see...if anything is straight twist em up, make it complicated, n then worry bout it. 'Necessity is the mother of all inventions' huh? read bet lines the cosmetic guys say necessity to make money is ... n has got a perfect ally with the media.hmm i give up.
I read somewhere the average person over 50 will have spent 5 years waiting in lines...though I didnt buy it. How bout stats on average woman over 50 spends____ years in front of the mirror 'making up' flawed/already beautiful n thinks it aint face...
Out of curiosity I peeped onto a cosmetic site n got dizzy(lemon salt soda please..) lookin @ their base coat, top coat,acrylic(????) primer....waterproof, scratch proof(hahahah I knowwwww) maskara, lip stick , gloss...kiss proof(may be..) Dunno why they love soo much to eat fish scales...n what not....take them layers of coats off u wld see a pale, rabietic(addan sori) skin cryin out for mercy after years n years of torture.....sigh. N ya make up 'removers' thats the part when the mirrors go berserk n break cos it doent want to face it.., I heared there is some research goin on to make 'reality' proof mirrors.
Look at excerpts from 'Make up tips' a site recommends..for softer? ultra modern? sick my bad look...'Use a small angled brush (there's a great one in Cat Cosmetic s Open Sesameow!) to line the top of your eye with a rich, black shadow. Then use Diane's Liquid Liner over the black line, right at your lashes'....Oh well that sounds very simple.
Think its reflective of their own state of mind, just cant do nething simple u see...if anything is straight twist em up, make it complicated, n then worry bout it. 'Necessity is the mother of all inventions' huh? read bet lines the cosmetic guys say necessity to make money is ... n has got a perfect ally with the media.hmm i give up.
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