Hey There!!!....SMILE!!!...u got a good reason..

Smiling is infectious,
You catch it like the flu.
When someone smiled at me today,
I started smiling too.

I passed around the corner,
and someone saw my grin.
When he smiled I realized,
I'd passed it on to him.

I thought about that smile,
then I realized its worth.
A single smile just like mine,
could travel the earth.

So, if you feel a smile begin,
don't leave it undetected.

Let's start an epidemic quick,
and get the world infected!

I Have Learned...

I've learned..
..That life is like a roll of toilet paper. The closer it gets to the end, the faster it goes..so use it wisely..cos u never know when you're gonna fall short..

I've learned..
..That we should be glad God doesn't give us everything we ask for..in retrospect we're much better off without it..just tht we realise it much later in life..

I've learned..
..That money doesn't buy class..or brains..or style..or love..or friends..the things that really count in life..

I've learned..
..That it's those small daily happenings that make life so spectacular..so much more meaningful..tht much more worth living..

I've learned..
..That under everyone's hard shell is someone who wants to be appreciated and loved..its just a question of looking deep enough to see whats under there..

I've learned..
..That the Lord didn't do it all in one day. What makes me think I can?..why do i think i can outdo God???

I've learned..
..That to ignore the facts does not change the facts..ignoring them doesnt make them disappear either..so might as well learn to face up to them..

I've learned..
..That when you plan to get even with someone, you are only letting that person continue to hurt you..Why let that A** take up more of your time and energies??..Lose the ideas in there..

I've learned..
..That love, not time, heals all wounds..All you need is a lil TLC..trust me on this one..Hugs,Kisses and everythin tht comes with them makes everything muchos better..

I've learned..
..That the easiest way for me to grow as a person is to surround myself with people smarter than I am..that way atleast i will learn from them & learn as i grow..

I've learned..
..That everyone you meet deserves to be greeted with a smile..that one lil smile can brighten up the most dreadful of days..

I've learned..
..That no one is perfect until you fall in love with them..Love brings out the best in people.. it sees not just the imperfections..it loves not in parts but the whole..the perfections and imperfections together..

I've learned..
..That life is tough, but I'm tougher..i can overcome every difficulty..No situation can get the better of me unless i let it..

I've learned..
..That opportunities are never lost; someone will take the ones you miss..cos if u dont open the door to opportunity when it knocks at your door..it will keep knocking until someone answers..

I've learned..
..That when you harbor bitterness, happiness will dock elsewhere..there simply isnt enough room for the two of them at the same time..be satisfied with who you are and what you have..everything else will just fall into place after that..

I've learned..
..That I wish I could have told those I cared about that I love them one more time before they passed away..i know how much it means to have someone tell you that..it just lights up ur day..wish i could have done for them what they did for me & let them kno just what a huge impact they have had in my life and all tht they meant to me..

I've learned..
..That one should keep his words both soft and tender, because tomorrow he may have to eat them..Just remember this..what goes around always comes around..maybe not today or tomorrow..but it sure does somewher down the line..

I've learned..
..That a smile is an inexpensive way to improve your looks..moreover..smilin is the second best thing you can do with your lips..*wink wink*

I've learned..
..That I can't choose how I feel, but I can choose what I do about it..i can either just brood over my feelings..or i can act upon them..things may or may not turn out the way i wanted them to..but atleast i know i tried..that i made the effort..i gave it my all..and that i wont ever have to deal with the "what if....?" someday down the line..

I've learned..
..That everyone wants to live on top of the mountain, but all the happiness, and growth happen while you're climbing it..its not the destination but the journey that matters in the end..

World view..

Your World View

You are a fairly broadminded romantic and reasonably content. You value kindness and try to live by your ideals. You have strong need for security, which may be either emotional or material. You respect truth and are flexible. You like people, and they can readily make friends with you. You are not very adventurous, but this does not bother you.

What Is Your World View?

Is this the thing that gets the Stalkers on track??

You Are a Coy Flirt

You may not seem like you're flirting, but you know exactly what you're doing. You draw people in, very calculatingly, without them even knowing. Subtle and understated, you know how to best leverage your sex appeal. A sexy enigma, you easily become an object of obsession.

What Kind of Flirt Are You?

The Rural trip...

The trip was one of the best things that has happened to me..in around forever..before the trip..wasnt sure if i should go..or if i even wanted to go..didnt want to have to make a wrong decision..one that i would regret later incase things got ugly on the trip..or atleast ugly enough for me to beat myself up over it later..wanted to hold off the decision making part till i would be forced into making one so that i could then put the entire thing squarely on destiny..watever happened..good or bad(though knowing myself..i was thinkin BAD)

well..went on the trip..met really wonderful people..not just the people who came with me from colleg but also the kids and people there..made some of the most amazing friends..had an awesonely wonderful time..in fact didnt wanna leave and come back home..

teaching the kids was one of the most enriching and wonderous experiences in my entire life..the joy of sharing the knowledge you have with someone and seeing them benefit from watever little you have given them is immmense..difficult to put it into words..simply amazing..the people out there in the villages are truly some of the most wonderful people you would ever meet..they are really loving, hospitable,kind and generous..nothin close to the steroetypical notions that we usually have of people in the villages..we were witness to some of their rituals and ceremonies..the pen which is a ceremony tht they hv when they dont hv enough money to hv a proper wedding but the boy n girl live together after tht and conduct their life together in the same fashion as people would normally do after a wedding..sometime they even get married on the same day as their kids..so its a kind of legalised live in relationship..we also visited the nearby vilages and stayed with a family for a night..went village hopping..met the others hu wer in nearby villages..had a lot of fun..

went to other villages and witnessed first hand the kind of life they lead..the people and their occupations,the govt measures taken to help them,the kind of work done by NGOs,how tht benefits the people etc. (watershed devpt proj,self help groups etc.)

also..climbed trees..went for hikes..moonlit walks..had a bonfire..sang songs..played spin the bottle,word association,in my pink pyjamas,truth n dare etc..ate karvandas,cashew fruits,papayas,raw mangoes,fresh honey(mmmm..yumm!!) etc..took a walk down to the riverbed(though dried up)..experienced first hand the joys of strawberries and cream(aaaahh..sheer bliss! *dreamy expression..)..cooked for the jesuit community and the sisters..learned teh tribal dances..got named fastest learner and best dancer by FRUN(Fr.Arun) cos i was teh only one who danced frm the start to the end..cleaned 30kgs of potatoes..cooked on firewood for 120ppl..hmmm..wat else???..cant seem to remember..but all in all did a lot of things tht i hadnt done before..so an awesome,amazing,enriching experience..wouldnt dream of trading it for the world!!!!...*grins from ear to ear..

The explanation...

Well firstly..was gone for around 11 days to a village in rural maharashtra..then came back and just kept goin out with friends..catchin up with the old ones and hangin out with the new ones..which to be quite honest has been a blast!!!!..went out for dinner..had an overnight party..go to college regularly..to hang out with frnds again..things like tht..then goin our for movies..out to celebrate my parents anniversary..so basically been out of the house for most of the time and cant seem to find the time needed to be here as often as i should be..now that i have gotten that outta my system..there are other things that just have to be elaborated on and they need their own posts to do them the necessary justice..so..well..will keep putting them up..need to give each one my full personal attention..so may take time..though not as long as the little hiatus tht i had frm here..

In my next life i wanna be..

In this life I'm a woman.

In my next life, I'd like to come back as a bear.
When you're a bear, you get to hibernate. You do nothing but sleep for six months. I could deal with that.

Before you hibernate, you're supposed to eat yourself stupid. I could deal with that, too.

When you're a girl bear, you birth your children (who are the size of walnuts) while you're sleeping, and wake to partially grown, cute cuddly cubs. I could definitely deal with that.

If you're a mama bear, everyone knows you mean business. You swat anyone who bothers your cubs. If your cubs get out of line, you swat them too. I could deal with that.

If you're a bear, your mate EXPECTS you to wake up growling. He EXPECTS that you will have hairy legs and excess body fat. "Yup...gonna be a bear." .