Thank you

I was talking to a friend of mine yesterday and because he helped me make a decision, I said “thank you”. When he told me not to, and that it was such a small thing, this is what I explained:

When you ask someone for help and they help you, they have chosen to help you. They can easily say no and go about their lives, but they chose to take time out and make your life easier. The fact that they do this makes me say thank you because I appreciate the help, even if it does happen to be that they get me a glass of water. They are not forced to help, but decide to do it from the goodness of their heart. The least I can do is say “thank you”. No matter who you are, you like to feel appreciated, and those two words can put a smile on someone’s face and make them feel like their time is worthwhile.

The reply to this was “but it was something so small”. To which I replied, “you have to remember, something small for someone can be big for someone else”.

So even if you have no new years resolutions, just remember that a simple thank you can change a person’s day.

And I sign off on 2013 with that.

Thank you. To all my family for helping me and putting up with me throughout this year. To all my friends for staying with me through my crazy periods. And to you. For taking time out of your day to read what I write. It’s like I said, you chose to read this, and for that I appreciate it.

S

the small moments

As I was walking today to go and get my lunch, I saw an old couple standing in front of me. What caught my eye wasn't the fact that they were colour coordinated. It was the fact that she had linked her arm with her husband's and they crossed the street. Before you tell me that it was probably because she was old and needed support, let me tell you that both of them didn't need it.

And that's what made me smile today. In a world where people are so self-obsessed and many marriages end up bad, this couple who has been married for more years than I've been born, looked so happy. And I was surprised.

How was it that this couple looked so happy? How were they so content being with each other for so long?

And then I realised that it doesn't matter. They were just enjoying the small moment when he held her hand as she wrapped it around his.

That's when I knew.

It's not about grand gestures of love, it's not about earning tons of money. It's about the small moments. The moment where your fingers touch before holding hands, looking up at the stars on a clear night, or even just having a cup of coffee.

So make the small moments count. Because as you look back, those are the ones that you will remember and the ones that matter.

In a world where people are so impatient and in a hurry to get anywhere, these small moments are even more precious.

S

The kid on the inside

Christmas is just around the corner and I think even before the month started, I was humming and singing Christmas songs all around the office and managed to annoy a few people and make it contagious.

Regardless of that, I love this time of year because I can be a total kid and no one will say anything. I blame it on the fact that it's Christmas and it's the time to be merry.

That being said, I do behave like a kid most days and annoy mummy all the time. And even though I've been told to behave (countless time, I may add), I always ask why?

Why can't I be a kid once in a while? It's not like once I hit 18, I suddenly have to act mature and all grown up.

When we were young, we all wanted to grow up and yet when we grown up, we all want to be kids. And we can be. It's healthy.

Keeping the kid inside of you is fine, but you have to let him or her out once in while, because that's how you enjoy the simple things in life. Swinging on swings, having a snow ball fight, running around. Even though people may look like you're crazy, trust me, they all wish they could do the same and be carefree for that moment of time.

In the hustle and bustle of life nowadays, it's always a good idea to go back and be a kid once again and be carefree. That little moment of freedom, where you have no responsibilities and no worries is always worth it.

If you don't do it for yourself, do it for the 5 year old you.

This is the best time to do it too. Be a kid. Have snowball fights, sing Christmas songs at the top of your lungs, walk around with a rudolph nose or a santa hat. Basically have fun and be silly!

I know I do it because I'm a 5 year old on the inside. You should be one too.

Season's greetings from me and my 5 year old self :)

S

Being Thankful

There are some people who enter your life for a second, some people come for a week and some stay forever.

Whether they are there to bring a smile to your face or have made you cry, they have helped shaped who you are.

This is a time to be thankful to everyone. Even those people that have hurt you and walked away. Why? Because they've made you stronger.

With your first hurt, you cry for days, for your second hurt, it'll be hours and soon you'll be so strong that even if people come and go, you won't let it affect you.

So be thankful. Not only to the people that stayed, but to the people that left as well. Because by leaving, they've made you become a stronger person and have helped you see the world in a different way.

Wear it loud. Wear it proud. Everyone has scars that no one can see and yet we all know it. So it's ok.
Thank them.

I know I do.

S 

Help them fight

Everyone has their own struggles. Whether it's something small or something much larger. It could be a fight between lovers, it could be cancer. It could be a common day occurrence or it could happen once in a blue moon.

It doesn't matter.

Everyone has their own struggles.

Without knowing what they're going through, one shouldn't comment. We haven't walked in their shoes no matter how similar it is, no two cases are the same.

However, within us is a fight-or-flight instinct. When struggles come our way, we can choose to give in or fight through it. When we fight through our struggles and come out triumphantly or even if we haven't, the fact that we tried is enough.

Giving up is for people who have fought so much that they don't have it in them to fight anymore. These are the people that need help. These are the people that need hope.

Hope to believe that they will come out on top. Hope to believe that they will survive their battles. Hope to believe that they will be happy.

So please, help them fight and give them hope.

S

The Basics

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gjGL6YY6oMs

The interview above with Malala Yousafzai has been making it's round on the internet. It brings about one topic that has been debated on countless time and that is education.

I don't know if this was subconsciously in my head, but this happened to be the theme of today as I watched Aarakshan by Prakash Jha.

Both bring about the same points about education, that it brings about equality and no one should have it taken away from them. Of course it looks at it from different points of view, for Aarakshan, it was education for the lower caste and the reservation system while for Malala, it was education for women.

We come from a society where education empowers people. Education shouldn't have to be for selective people, but for everyone. When people say that someone doesn't deserve education, the answer should be that everyone does. Everyone is a human being. Education should be given freely to empower the future generation. If a women is educated, she is able to study for a degree and help her family by earning money. She doesn't have to sit at home and take care of the house if she doesn't want to. If she does, then great, but she should have the choice.

In the movie Aarakshan, the reservation system was brought into question. Whether people in lower castes should be allocated a certain percentage in colleges. Why should we live in a society in which such conditions exist? Shouldn't we live in a place where everyone starts off in the same platform? Shouldn't we able to provide at least basic education to our children so that everyone has the same chance for life and strive for a better future.

Every country talks about the future generation and how they will bring about a change in the world, but if a large percentage of the doesn't even get basic education for cleanliness, forget proper classes, then what hope do we have?

Free education should be given to everyone. No matter their caste, gender, religion, etc. We are all here to make the world a better place, so let's start from the basics.

S

Happiness comes from within

Happiness comes from within.

That's what I've been told all my life from numerous people, that you should never worry about what people say and be yourself.

This becomes a little bit hard when you are constantly criticized for who you are and when people are always trying to change you.

But one thing I've learned and I speak from experience is that no matter how much people pull you down, you always have to stand tall and smile.

Even when you're having a bad day, put on your best outfit and say you look amazing and it will put that extra bit of confidence in your step.

Surround yourself with people who understand you, support you and make you laugh.

Nothing is better than a good smile.

There will always be hard days. Days where you even question if you should still be here. The only answer to that is "yes". There is someone out there that loves you for who you are. Those little quirky habits that may annoy some people, make other people fall in love with you.

If you learn to love yourself and be happy with who you are, happiness only comes back tenfold.

And always keep smiling, you never know who will fall in love with it.

S

Changing the country

On Wednesday, I went to a talk by Paul Beckett who is the South Asia Bureau Chief at the WSJ. He was talking about the Delhi Rape Case; summarising it and telling us how we can prevent this. It was a highly interesting talk and it brought about certain points which I think are relevant in a society like ours.

The problem is that it is our fault. As a society. When India claims that it is moving forward, yes it is. But our mentality sometimes isn't. How is it that when women have fought so hard for equality, there is rape that happens on a daily basis? How is it that SOME men think that they are superior and basically use their physical strength to make women feel inferior?

It all comes down to basics. We have to create a society where women are more educated. So that they can judge better and not be silent. Women have to be more independent, and that can only happen when every single girl in India gets an education. She has to be taught to be independent, fearless, and told that she is the future of the nation. And boys, they have to learn to treat them with respect. Isn't it your mother who gave birth to you? Isn't she the one that brought you up with so much love? Then why is it that these men think that it is ok to abuse the same sex that have given them unconditional love.

Just think about it. What if she was your sister? What if she was your mother? Your aunt? If you were their relative, wouldn't your blood boil?

So think about it. The change happens with us. If we are able to offer young girls the education that they need to make better life decisions, and we are able to bring up boys to respect them, then wouldn't we live in a better world?

S

The Zombie Apocalypse

Sorry that I haven't posted in ages, I've been on holiday and work has been insane! With two events coming up as well as websites and branding, I think coffee has replaced my blood and my iPhone has become my best friend.

Speaking of my phone, replying to people, e-mails and even watching videos has never been so easy. In an instant you can see grumpy cat memes, watch a TedX video or even respond to your e-mails. With that in mind, when was the last time that you walked down the street and noticed what was going on around you? (I'm only saying this because as I was reading an e-mail I walked too far and had to turn back, looking like a complete idiot)

People are not aware of what goes around them and now it's completely normal. You see people's heads down looking towards their phone with their headphones plugged in. They walk around using their peripheral vision so that they don't bump into each other.

Right now, this woman was on her phone behind me in line at the bank and she was so close to me that I could feel her breath on me. Maybe if she looked up, she would've realised that she was almost using me as a pillow and would've stepped back.

It's just difficult and a little bit scary just to see the top of people's heads instead of their faces. I feel like I'm going to see Cousin It from the Addams Family and it won't faze me because he'll fit right in.

I know you may think this is a rant, but it's just really the fact that I'm scared that we're already zombies, including me! And right now, I'm too young to be a zombie.

S

Words stay in the heart

This past weekend, my parents and I got into a huge fight. Words were exchanged and doors were slammed. This is normal in every family, so why am I bringing it up?

It's because of the aftermath. Have you ever been in a fight where you try and remember what people have said and you just remember the negative things they've said about you?

People say that actions say more than words, but remember that words stay in the heart. Sometimes what you say out of anger can stay in the mind of someone else for long periods of time. Whether it's something as simple as "You're stupid" to "I hate you" to "You've ruined my life", you have to keep in mind the impact that it has on someone else.

I admit it, I've done it. I've said things out of anger that I sometimes wish I could take back, but that's the problem, you can't.

So many young men and women hear the negative things that we say and take it to heart. You can't help it, we're human. They magnify all the negative and live unhappy lives.

So just be careful what you say. They can either make or break someone's day and you'd rather be the cause of someone's smile than their frown.

And one last thing, never forget to tell someone you love them. People tend to forget that they are loved and we need to constantly remind them. Don't wait for the perfect moment, do it now.

S

Be Strong

The other day, I heard a story about someone close to my heart. Let's call her R.

R married her husband S quite a few years ago, when I was a small child. She lived a life, that wasn't ideal but it wasn't bad either. Soon she had a baby girl and they lived well for a bit. During these years, S abused her verbally. Calling her names, saying she was worthless, etc. She left him and went to stay with her family but always went back to him. She had another baby girl and she may have thought that things would change now that they have two kids to take care of. But no. Things didn't change. Instead they got worse. A couple of days ago, he hit her, and threatened to throw acid on her face.

I think she finally had enough. She packed her things and left to go home. I don't know if she'll go back or she's call the cops, but I hope it's the latter.

My mum asked me this the other day after telling me this story. She asked, "I don't know if it's women who are less impatient, but she packed her things and left."

My reply to that was "It's not that women are less impatient ma, it's that in our generation, there is no stigma anymore if a couple is divorced. She doesn't have to worry about what people think, she has children to worry about and that's her first priority. Her husband is stupid to think that he can behave that way with her. She's less afraid, because people will always find out the truth."

Its so sad to hear that some people think that their loved ones are their property rather than anything else.

There's nothing that I can say to help her, except support her in what she does. I hope the number of people who behave like S decrease, and I hope people realise that you are strong enough to walk away. Don't worry about what people say. You are your first priority. If you are safe, then your family will be too.

There are always organisations that you can call for help in your country. Find out their numbers.

Be safe.

S

The Palace of Illusions

I finished reading The Palace of Illusions a couple of days ago and I absolutely loved it! Chitra Banerjee has taken the Mahabharat from an all male centered epic and shown it to us from the eyes of Draupadi.

If you do not know the Mahabharat story, it is the epic story of the Kauravas and the Pandavas (who are cousins) which leads to one of the most well known battles of all time - The Battle at Kurukshetra. When you read the Mahabharat, you read about all the men and their roles towards this battle. You don't hear much about the women. When I read this book, it gave insights to everything Draupadi went through her entire life from childhood, to her marriage of the five Pandavas brothers to the battle.

The way she has written this book makes you really lose yourself into the character. Draupadi is a powerful woman and is really stubborn in the way she thinks which, after reading this book made me realise that maybe I shouldn't be as stubborn as I am.

With this book and looking at it from her side of the story, I want to read the Mahabharat because this book doesn't delve so much into the past, before she was born. There are only bits and pieces of some stories and I want to know more about it.

Like I mentioned above, the one thing that I did learn from this is that sometimes it's not good to be stubborn. If Draupadi had let go of her anger and not been so stubborn, then maybe she wouldn't have influenced her husbands and the battle wouldn't have happened in the first place.

So yes, sometimes letting go of your anger and being less stubborn will help you in the long run. If the consequences of Draupadi's actions won't make you realise it, I don't think anything will.

S

Put on hold

So I know I said I'd read the Bhagvad Gita and blog on it, but it's been sitting on my bed side table hardly touched. Why? Because I've been so busy with a job and a half that I've had no time! Also, reading the first part of it was a bit hard to follow. Maybe it was my misconception that it was supposed to be like a story?

Anyways, I've decided that I'm going to put that on hold and read a book that is set in the Mahabharat. 

The Palace of Illusions is supposed to be the Mahabharat from a woman's point of view, essentially Draupadi. It is written in a story style so this could be a good transition to the Bhagvad Gita.

Hopefully I'll finish this soon and let you guys know what I think!

S

The Bhagvad Gita

Hi all,

Sorry I haven't posted in a while, my laptop is currently acting crazy and had to be taken in to get fixed so I'm using my brother's laptop in the meantime.

This post is going to be really short. I just wanted to let you guys know that I'm going to start reading The Bhagvad Gita.

There are 18 chapters and I'm hoping I'll take 3 weeks to finish it. I'll update you guys about everything I've learnt. This isn't me trying to be spiritual or trying to impose it on all of you. The reason I'm reading this is because of my curiosity after the story of Savitri Pooja. I think that I should know more about my culture as well as the stories behind it.

Wish me luck!

S

Colours of the rainbow

This article was brought to my attention from a friend of mine. After reading this, I was appalled. After living in a world where we fight for equality in all forms, there are still some companies who are completely oblivious to it?

How is it that in India where people are a whole range of "brown" and there is no skin colour to define us, a crayon company has decided to call a "shade of pink or peach" skin? How is that skin colour? Who has a skin colour of that specific shade? 

We live in a world where skin colours range from white, brown, black and yellow and people are not or at least should not be judged by it, and yet we still do that. 

I know some people that say that they want the "fair" or "gori" girls for their sons and some girls are being forced to use fairness creams to achieve that look. When we can change the mentality and live in a society where our skin colour can be accepted, I think that's a time where equality will start. 

Never look at someone because of their skin colour. Never judge a person by their skin colour. If we were all stripped of that, we'd be the same person inside. Remember that.

S

Savitri Pooja (Vat Purnima)

Yesterday was Savitri pooja. It is like the Oriya version of Karva Chauth, where women pray for the well being of their husbands. In other states such as Maharashtra, Gujarat and Karnataka, it called Vat Purnima.

I wasn't too keen to sit on this pooja because I obviously don't have a husband, but I was forced too and I was told that I would get a good husband if I participated. The second reason that I didn't want to sit is because I usually don't understand why we do certain rituals and I don't want to pray if I don't understand because I don't know what to do or ask for.

Just before the ritual however, I was told about why we celebrate Savitri pooja and the story intrigued me. Here is the legend behind Savitri pooja:

Satyavan was a woodchuck and was married to Savitri. His parents were blind so he was the breadwinner of the family. One day, he was really tired after a long hard day at work and said he would lie on Savitri's lap and take a nap. While he was napping, the Yamraj (the God of Death) came and said that he was going to claim Satyavan's soul. Savitri refused, saying that she was recently married and had no children at all. He refused and said that he had to take Satyavan's soul away as it was time. As he started to take away his soul, Savitri said that she would follow him. When Yamraj said that he was going down to hell, she said that she would continue to follow him there.

Yamraj walked the most treacherous paths filled with thorns, stones, glass and Savitri continued to follow him. After walking this treacherous path, Yamraj said that he admired her and would give her one wish that he would fulfill, except he would not bring her husband back. Savitri thought and asked for her in-laws to be able to see their grandson playing on a gold swing set. Yamraj gave her in-laws eyes so that they could see. He gave her a gold swing set with gold toys so that her grandson could play. When it came to granting the grandson, he realised that she had tricked him because her husband had to be alive for her to have a son, therefore Yamraj had to return Satyavan's soul to his body. 

S

Yeh Jaawani Hai Deewani

I'm grooving to Balam Pichkari right now after watching Yeh Jaawani Hai Deewani last night.

This is a movie that I think everyone has to watch. It's about family, love, being yourself, fulfilling your goals and above all your friends.

The movie brings together fours friends 8 years after a memorable trip and makes us look at where they are in life and how things have changed.

The reason I think everyone should watch it is because of the friendships and how they develop. We all have friends that we have lost touch with who used to mean the world to us. In this day and age, we all spend so much time worrying about our careers and where we want to be in 10 years, that sometimes we forget the relationships we had. 

I'm not saying that it's bad to focus on your career and be the best you can be, all I'm saying is that sometimes while doing that, you can forget the reasoning behind it. At the end of your life, when you look back upon it, are you going to remember all the money you made, or all the relationships you made?

When focusing on your life and seeing the world, we can forget the small things in life and miss out on the most important moments of the people that love you. 

It's not bad to sometimes take a deep breath and slow down. Sometimes you experience the best things at that moment.

S

Inferno

Dan Brown's Inferno has a way of capturing your attention and never letting it go.

Not only does he capture it with the history and the art that he writes about, but also by addressing overpopulation.

I am not a person who is very interested in history, I think it mainly has to do with the way that they are told. When I read his books however, I always want to look into the story behind what he has written. I think while reading Inferno, I looked up Dante's texts and the painting by Botticelli numerous times because the description of the paintings and Dante's The Divine Comedy made me more curious. The same thing happened while reading his previous book, The Da Vinci Code.

I think Inferno is a book that is very much required in our times. It makes you think about humanity and how we can live sustainably. There are many times that you ask yourself whether you would take the same stand as "the villain" did in this book and there are many times where I agreed with him.

Dan Brown's books intrigue me and have made me appreciate the art and history that surrounds us. This time, it has also made me question humanity and the world that we live in. It really is an excellent book that makes you think and challenges you.

S

Two peas in a pod

There are some people that you connect with in an instant and you feel like you're two peas in a pod.

When I came back to Hong Kong for good, I didn't know if I would find that because I had started fresh at university and my closest friends were now all over the world, but I found a couple of friends, who if they weren't there for me, I wouldn't be who I am.

These people laugh at the same things I laugh and share the same sorrows I do. They understand my predicament and help me through everything with a smile on their faces.

If I didn't have these people, then I wouldn't be as spontaneous as I am today and I wouldn't be half as happy. We live life without planning, and it works for us that way.

You know who you are, so thank you. I love you more than words.

S

Dreams are a wish the heart makes...

I just came back from watching The Great Gatsby and the main thing I loved about the movie is how Gatsby dreamed.

People dream, and when they dream, they dream big.

Every single thing we do is to achieve some sort of hope and dream that we have in our minds and I think that is our strongest motivator. Whatever you have accomplished today is because you have dreamed it or it is a step towards your dream.

Whether it is money, love, or even health, you will do everything to achieve it.

No matter where you start off, you can reach the stars and beyond, let nobody tell you otherwise.

So dream. Dream big. Let nothing hold you back.

S

Dear weather gods...

There are so many things I love about Hong Kong. You can shop just about everything, the landscape, the food. But when it comes to the weather, it gets a minus from me.

More than having bipolar weather, Hong Kong's humidity has you looking like the lion king when you step out of the house and your make up looking like a clown.

It's 3pm here and I already feel like I need a shower. So please weather gods, just one day of hot and dry instead of hot and humid!

S

Oh no! It's 2nd gear

That there ladies and gentlemen happens to be my drivers licence. Today was my first day and I have never been so scared in my life. In my defence, I was learning how to drive a manual, but I shall just say that 2nd gear scares me and my car stalled multiple times. 

However, hopefully in the next couple of months, I shall no longer be scared of 2nd gear and I shall be driving around like a normal person. Otherwise, I can just use public transport and my mom. :)

S

NYTimes: My Medical Choice

http://www.nytimes.com/2013/05/14/opinion/my-medical-choice.html?_r=0

Yesterday, Angelina Jolie's article was published in the NYTimes about her decision to go for a preventive double mastectomy.

You can see with the way she writes about her decision that it was so that she could spend more time with her family and not have to worry about suffering the way her mother did.

I think that we should take this decision into consideration and think about it the next time we do something. Some people may think that she took such a drastic move and that she should've just dealt with it when the time comes because she may not even have cancer. In her eyes however, I think it is more along the lines as to "if I can take any steps to prevent it in the first place, I should do that and not have to worry about it at all."

I think this is a view that many of us have to take.

I support her in her decision and I hope she knows how brave she is to take such a drastic step in her life.

S

Share My Dabba

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EZC1czZofyY

A couple of days ago, this video caught the attention of many people, mine included. It took a very important issue (hunger) and made the solution to it so simple, that I wondered why it took us so long to come up with something like that. 

It may not give the hungry all the nutrition that they need daily, but this a step in the right direction. Even if they get a fraction of what they need, it is a fraction more than they used to get. The hungry have nothing else, but to rely on these tiffins as well as food that is thrown away to stay alive. 

If the dabbawallas are so kind to do something like this, to help their city and the hungry, then can we incorporate this into restaurants and hotels? If it is so simple to give leftover food from your lunch, then can't we do that with leftovers from large events in hotels or meals from restaurants? Even if the hungry get one meal a day, you can tell from the smiles on their faces, that it is all worth it in the end.

Sometimes when you think that humanity will not get better, a group of people do this and prove you otherwise.

S

Follow me

Hey guys,

So a kind reader very dearly pointed out that my subscribe link wasn't working. Since I couldn't get it to work (I swear technology hates me), I have added a "Follow by e-mail" box where you can get notifications every time a new post goes up :) It's below the "About me" section ----->

S

Old Post 5: Sorry the BFF is home!

Hello lovebugs!

I’m so sorry I missed yesterday’s posting. I promise to be better about that but yesterday was such a busy day!

I always want to write during the afternoon or at the end of the day since that’s when creativity hits me the most. Unfortunately, I was out helping mummy’s friend with planning out an event and then had dinner at home and left again to see my friend who has come home from uni. So apologies!

Yesterday was a good day though, we were able to figure out what theme the event should be (Bollywood/Hollywood), and how the decor was going to be. We have to see another planner too so that we can pick the one that we are most comfortable with. After that, we sat for some coffee and headed to Central for some window shopping and I fell in love with an amazing dress at Sparkle. I don’t have the photo on my laptop, so when I transfer it, I will post it. It made me feel like I was in the 70′s. After which, we headed to Follie Follie, and mummy’s friend (who by the way is like a second mother to me) tried to secretly buy me a watch. I caught on, and refused but she bought one anyways and said it was for my graduation. I don’t know if you’re reading this Aunty, but thank you sooooooo much! I absolutely love it! :* I will post a pic of the watch soon too.

After coming home and having dinner with mummy, I went to my friend’s place to stay the night. I haven’t seen her since January and I almost jumped on her!

And now here I am, saturday morning, sitting on my bed and having some nice green tea with lemon.

S

Old Post 4: Live it, Don't plan it

Hi guys!

I’m back from Malaysia and can I say what a bipolar place it is? It’s sunny and scorching hot during the day and in between you will have a downpour for about an hour and then it’s sunny again.

Anyways, this was my first time to Malaysia and I enjoyed it a lot! Even though my main purpose was to see my brother play the ACC U-19 Elite Cup, I still enjoyed the street food and walking around as well as getting a t-shirt tan by sitting in the sun watching cricket.

One thought however that kept on coming to my mind during this trip was that nothing can be planned. Not only in Malaysia where when I planned to see the Petronas Towers, it was raining cats and dogs, but in life too.

It first started when I picked up a book in the Airport called Legacy by Danielle Steel. And then, once reaching Malaysia, I asked my mum the same thing over a cup of coffee; whether she ever thought life would turn out like this for her. She said that she never thought life would be like this. She never thought that she would visit so many places and be in the relationships that she is in now. Even something like a cricket match can you realise that even though you plan to score a century, sometimes the ball is amazing and you get bowled.

I know I may be going on and on about this, but all I’m saying is that you shouldn’t plan out life, it never turns out the way it is supposed to be and then you end up being disappointed.

So don't plan out life. Live it.

S

Old Post 3: It's a small world after all

As I sit in bed writing this, I am texting/whatsapp-ing friends all over the globe and it hit me how fortunate I am to have access to the technology that allows me to do that. Imagine a couple of years back where our phones could only text and call and that was expensive to do. Now, we have Whatsapp, Viber, Skype, FaceTime, etc., to keep in touch and all of this is free.

Never did I think that I would be able to talk/text my friends from Switzerland, USA, India, New Zealand, etc., all at once and at no cost.

Since technology has developed, we take it for granted, never once thinking that “what if” we didn’t have all this. I wouldn’t know if my friends were drunk at 3am, or that they were thinking of purchasing a dress, or what they were having for dinner at that exact moment.

So think, and appreciate all the people that have put in the hard work so that we are able to make the world a smaller place.

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P.S. To the one person that is probably reading this. Or not. I will be in Malaysia for the next couple of days, so I shall update when I am back :)

Old Post 2: Bang bang

http://edition.cnn.com/2013/05/01/us/kentucky-accidential-shooting/index.html

I was reading the above article today and I was so shocked. Already in a world where people are outraged by shootings that go on, we have children holding their first rifles at the mere age of 5? Are people crazy?

What ever happened to playing with dolls and play-doh at that age?

According to the State Police trooper, it’s “a quick thing that happens when you turn your back.” Um…excuse me? This is NOT a quick thing that happens when you turn your back. Children should not have access to guns at all.

A quick thing that happens when you turn your back happens to be a child falling down and hurting themselves, or that the dog peed in the bushes, or that your child is now covered in mud; not that he shot his little sister.

In this day and age, if we have not yet learnt from previous incidents that gun control is essential, then I don't know if humanity has any hope.

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Old Post 1: Hello, from the tiny dot in the world that is me

So I’ve tried doing this many times, and I think I just set myself a really bad target. I think I should stick to one post a day, and if I can’t think of anything to write about, I shall post about what I was thankful for that day.

This is not going to a blog detailing my life. This is not going to be a blog about the meaning of life. This is going to be a blog on my thoughts. If my thoughts are about my day, then so be it. If it is about about something bigger, like the meaning of life, then so be it.

I don't want people expecting amazing posts. Some days I will have good posts, and some days I won't. That's how life is. I don't judge you, so you shouldn't judge me.

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Technical Difficulties

Hey guys,

Due to technical difficulties, I'm moving my entire blog here. The old posts should be up soon when www.blog.com starts working. 

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