Simple Sins

Saw a few posts like this in a couple of blogs and thought I'd do the same when I got time.. and so here we go:


Have a baby fall asleep in my arms
Someone stroking my hair
Staying by myself ad enjoying some peace and quiet
Walking
Shopping
Being with little kids
Massages – esp foot, shoulder and head
Chocolates, sweets
A good book and a bottle of wine
Good food
Rain
Having a ‘him’ fall asleep on me
Hugging and kissing
Music
Movies & T.V series
Mangosteen
Being pampered
A good long drive
Feeling inspired
Buying things for others
Writing
A good meaningful conversation
Trying out new food
Traveling
Lavender shower gel and bath foam
Perfume (expensive sin at most times)
Good surprises
A good laugh
Watching the world go by (observing people on a busy street etc)
Good friends
Beach and Breeze
Trying out new recipes
Coffee
Listening to my mum's tales about the things I did when I was young
Grilled cheese and ham sandwiches
Making people smile
Dressing up and feeling good
Rings,bracelets, chains and earrings
A nice long hug


There’s so much more….. doesn’t come to mind right now…

Sunday wishes

Been trying to teach myself how to play the guitar from morning and it's not working yet! So got the brother involved too who was so bored and after a while he had this look on his face like he was fantasizing smashing the guitar on my lovely head!

I wish I had long fingers so that getting the chords right wouldn't have to be this tough! Does anyone have tutes that could be mailed to me?:( And the first song that came to my head which I wanted to try out was "Truly Madly Deeply"... perhaps I should start with "Twinkle Twinkle Little star" or "Jingle bells"!

While having cornflakes for breakfast, I was suddenly thinking of Cleopatra for some reason and wanted to know how it felt to bathe in a tub of nourishing milk. What else did she do? Something with honey too right?

I so wish I could have a dog again..to bond with and sit and talk to endlessly.. I miss my last dog who died years ago... if only my mum would allow for one right now... *sigh*

When I didn't go to work last week, I had many a call and txts from colleagues asking where I was..and made me realise they do care atleast a bit.. and it made me feel nice..but then, I like to be just left alone sometimes....

I can't wait for Ice age 3!!! coz the trailers got me cracking up.... and Transformers 2 too!!!

I want yummy goey warm brownies... and ice cream... but I'm too lazy to get out right now to find any.. One of the best I tried was at Sizzle about an year ago.. that was yummmmmmmmm..

I've never been to or had a Kiri Daney (alms giving with mothers) and my mum just said we're having one next weekend.. whoop!! Only hitch is... that the timing is apparently at about 3 in the morning... She didn't quite explain what happens though.. and at times like these, I really miss my grandmas.. and reason we're having it is as a blessing and coz it's my bro's b'day.

Ok, now I'm off to watch the movie 'Not Easily Broken'. Watched 'Angels and Demons' last night and liked it.. but as usual, I still say the book was better.

See y'all.

Heartless..

Have you heard the song 'Heartless' by Kanye West? Yes or no, you should listen to Kris Allen's version of it coz it totally knocked me off my feet and I'm just so totally in love with it and can patiently listen to it over and over and the lyrics really do hit me too... maybe coz I've had to deal with something similar...

Anyways, work really sucks big time... the calender dates are racing one after the other and half the year is also gone...

CIM convocation is coming up next month and mum is still keen to see me in a cloak a second time which I think is very sweet...

And Heartless keep playing in my head over and over and reminds me that the song is alive everytime I hear it... and it just makes me think, having had a taste of that is one of the most painful experiences ever.. that has left a stinging mark that just doesn't really fade away...though sometimes I think it did..only to find out it never really did...


I've had to edit this coz I realised some people read me wrong and honestly, I'm not in the mindset to be correcting each and every comment.. so let me just say, some people change.. and the words they say during certain times can make a difference... be it positive or negative..

MJ's gone...:(

The first thing I heard from my mum this morning is that Michael Jackson's gone... and honestly, I felt really sad and I still feel the same way...

When I was into music at a very young age, I actually grew up with his songs.. My all time favs used to be Liberian Girl, Will you be there, Heal the world, You're not alone... I grew up listening to these all the time...etc etc

The first audio cassette I ever bought was MJ's album BAD... and I still remember how much I treasured it and listened to it over and over and over....

It's only right I pay my tribute this way.... He will be missed.. but his music will always live on....

I know friends who actually cried when they heard this...

Does anyone know when the funeral is? I'm sure we'll all get to watch it...

sigh...

Sad...

May he rest in peace.

Awkward Q's kids ask

A colleague showed this to me and I loved it! watch it..:)

Aww.. I just adore kids!!!! reminded me of Bill Cosby's show "Kids say the darnest things".

And I've got writer's block... or blogger's block... or what ever it is... :S

Being sick

I seem to fall sick quite a bit nowadays.. I wonder why..:(

Been having a bit of fever, headaches, cold, throat irritation and truckloads of phlegm..and a bunch of friends who each predict it to be either dengue, or the common flu going around these days and my dear sweet mum secretly hoping it's not swine flu..lol

Took the day off today to just rest it off but still don't feel too great..at times my body aches as if someone beat me up real bad... so maybe I'll take the day off tomorrow as well..

On a brighter note, I've been eating alot.....as this is what happens when one is at home generally. And my mum had managed to buy the most gorgeous bridal saree for that girl mentioned in the post below.

It's for a Kandian saree and I thought it was absolutely lovely...so we went to the orphanage and I gave it to the girl,who btw is quite nice, and I was stunned at the amount of pretty and nice girls they have!

So she opened it in front of the Lady monk and her eyes and whole face started to glow when she saw it and kept saying 'thank you'....what was even more stunning is to see the head mistress' (sort of lady in charge there) and the lady monk's reaction.. they were just staring at it saying it was stunning..:)

And then they told the girl to hide it in some cupboard and not show it to anyone as it was very nice and was considered bad luck to show it around and have people look at it in a rather envious way.

Now the only thing left to do is to get the shoes..oh and they want us to attend the wedding..:)

Ok, my third cup of koththamalli has arrived and my mum's about to poke the thermometer into my mouth for the 4th time today! annoyyyyyyingg!

Good deeds

There's a girls orphanage that is run by Mehenin-wahansas (lady monks) and some of the girls are given in marriage if good proposals come their way. So this time, there's a girl getting married but they don't have a way of affording things like clothes and stuff for the wedding.

So.... my mum being the very generous person she is asked me if I would like to contribute to it.. and so we decided that the two of us will pool in the money (as it'll be expensive) and buy a really good wedding saree and shoes for this bride to be..:) The mere thought of it makes me feel good...

So must find some free time soon and take this girl out so she can select what she wants and get it for her... Weddings are special occasions.... and I'll do anything I can to make it special for someone who deserves a new start...

So yes, that is the highlight of this week for me...

How is everyone else doing?

'Happenings' in the yoga class

I stretched in ways I never thought I could! and I was so impressed..so was the instructor..:)

Last evening, the girl in front of me was wearing tight hip pants and a short t-shirt. It was very disturbing coz her butt crack (long crack mind you) kept flashing into my eyes! What the hell was she thinking? I'm sure a guy in my place would've enjoyed it.

There are many people who are over 50 yrs in age and some of them put so much of effort and strain themselves sometimes that they accidentally end up farting and it can actually be heard! embarrassing for them and uneasy for everyone else! I've heard this during certain times.

After the final meditation everyone is asked to lie down and we're taken through a relaxation technique. Today the guy in front of me fell asleep and actually started snoring loudly which threw me into a fit of laughter and everyone else followed.:)

Certain difficult poses/exercises are very mind-blowing and tough..and when I somehow manage, I find a lot of people looking at me in awe and giving me the whole "sha shaa"look and wonder how on earth I manage the difficult ones..and that my friends, make me feel good! :)

Mother's comments

Had to wake up at 5:30am today to go see some astrologer..who was quite accurate and good btw... and then dropped mum off at a hospital to get some check-ups done..

So on the way, mum comments :

Incident 1

Mum - "LD, you look better with glasses. You should wear them again."

Me - "Come on! I've been wearing glasses since I was 6! I could use a change."

Mum - "But you look nicer and intellectual with glasses.. you look more educated."

Me - "what the????? I'm educated! I'm sticking to contacts!"


Incident 2

I was wearing a headband for a change.

Mum - "why does your hair look a little flat in the middle? Are you wearing a headband?"

Me - "yes."

Mum - "I don't like it."

Me - "It's ok. I'm going to wear it for a change anyway."

Mum - "Hmmm... "

Incident 3

I showed off the pair of shades I had with me.. which I will use till I get something sexier..

Mum - "Apooo... what is that? it's too big! and it's black! Black doesn't go with you LD coz you're dark.. get a brownish one will you."

Me - "really?? whyyyyy???? you make me sad with comments like this!!"

Mum - "ok ok fine.. I'm getting off now. bye."


So yes, that's my mum on certain days!

I

Am craving for waffles.... even better with ice cream and Nutella!!!

Just got my contact lenses and is having a headache just after wearing them for an hour.. Guess I'll eventually get used to them...

Felt the bliss of wearing shades for the first time in a bloody long time... coz the last time I wore sunglasses was at the age of 6!

Am not liking work.... no development.. no satisfaction...

Am totally broke ALREADY! *sniff sniff*

Is in need of nice flats to wear to work till ankle gets better and can't find any nice ones!:( I'm wearing the most awful and goday ones!

Am going to get back to my work as I'm piled up!

Siblings and gratitude

I'm talking about my brother... You know how it is with siblings yea? Some are nice.. some aren't.. there are the ups and downs... and well, my bro and I have had our rough times.. we would fight SO much when we were young.. but I still adored him at the end of the day...

BUT

For the first time in history, while having an online chat (only b'coz he wanted to ask something about interviews) he asked me some questions which I answered.. then I wished him good luck and he said 'thanks'.

Trust me, in some of our worlds, it's a BIG thing.. and this was the first! WOW.. I was stunned for a moment when I saw it..:)

Then I realised something when some friends pointed it out.. he never calls me 'akka' the way it should be around here in this culture.. he calls me by my pet name..which is VERY kiddish..and that's what my parents,relations, neighbours, neighbourhood temple monks,family friends call me... Hmmmm..... it's like my actual name is forgotten and some people think that it's my real name..lol


On a different note, I just finished watching LOST season 5.. I'm not sure what to expect next.. this season was so damn different!

They are back!!!!! gah!

The roaches are back.. it's like the season of roaches and my mother tells me of her latest discovery...that roaches eat panadol... and she's left them here and there for them to eat! coz it apparently... well.. reduces their life-span.

About 3 days ago, I went home late after work... very exhausted...and so the first thing I did was have dinner and went up to my room to change. Then I grabbed my towel and went to have a wash and took off my glasses as I was undressing..

As I turned, I thought I saw something like a little blob move on the bathroom room... Not sure what it was, I put my glasses on to see it was one massive-ass roach on the door.. the kind that flies... and it was making its way up the door...slowly...

At first I thought I'll just let it be and go about my business... but then I realised that the shower was closer to the door and what if it started flying around when I was having my shower..:S

So I waited a while... and then moved slowly towards the door with the towel wrapped around me.

Unlocked the door slowly so as not to disturb Mrs. Roach.

Called out for my brother who obliged and came thinking I was in trouble.

I told him there was a roach on this side of the door and to open the door slowly...

He listened to his crazy sister and did it.

I told him to be gentle and open S-L-O-W-L-Y...

Then when the door was wide open and the roach didn't move, I screamed and ran out...

My mum who was engaged in a phone conversation heard the scream..

She dropped the receiver and came running to the stairs asking what was wrong..

Brother says it's a roach attack...

Mother then scolds and mumbles and walks upto the phone and tells the person on the other end what happened..

Then I heard her laughing and still scolding me...

Now, knowing that the roach is still in there, I asked bro to get the roach kill spray and spray it for me as I was feeling uneasy when I saw it could fly..

He did the needful..

Then asked me to go about my business....



Man, how can it scare me so much! gah!

At the Ayurvedic treatment place

Today after much debate, I finally listened to my mum and let her drag me to this Ayurvedic doctor she's known for a while and told me about how he cured my aunt's back problem with Ayurvedic medicine when all other doctors said she needed surgery...

Anywayz, so I applied for leave and went and it was so annoying to get so many calls for work related stuff and I ended up running to work on half day and I'm so annoyed coz there are people I fantasize killing right now coz they could've done the work and still wanted the easy way out. GAH!

So, while I was waiting at this Ayurvedic place, there were loads of people waiting in line with their numbers and all that... First thing that distracted was this really and I mean REALLY cute fair guy who brought his dear mum to the doc... he was so damn easy on the eyes... and well, he had the perfect butt too I must say..:) ok ok I checked him out.. like totally..:) and then he was gone after a little while..:( *sigh*

A little while later, (I was waiting there for 2 damned hours) I see this middle aged lady .. she was one of the posh ladies in the crowd and had come with her husband and her teenage son.. then I noticed something really funny...

She figured that she had a lot of time left, and so she slowly took out her manicure set from her handbag, placed it on her lap and started doing her nails! She placed her handbag in a way she thought the others couldn't see what she was doing... and once in a while, while shaping her nails she would look around to see if anyone noticed what she was doing and then concentrate on her task again.. It was so damn funny and she had this sneaky funny look about her too.. and her teenage son looked a little irritated and decided to sit a little away from the mother while she did her nails..:)

Then finally my turn came.. I sat near the doc... he touched my ankle at the right spot and then he pressed his finger and God I screamed a heavenly scream coz the pain was unbearable and he figured out what was wrong.. and as I screamed I saw all heads turn towards me and people running in to see what was wrong. It was funny but painful!

So now mummy says she got oils and mixtures and stuff to drink also as part of the medication process. I just hope they're not messy and that they don't stink!

Transparency

Yes, I tend to be transparent..unfortunately..
People can tell how I'm feeling by the look on my face... it just happens... and now, everyone has noticed that I'm more cheerful... and I seem to smile more..:)

So..... yes I've been feeling better and it's just so awesome!! (this better not get jinxed!)

On saturday, I got the roots of my hair bonded (which is a bitch of a thing to do) and also got my hair cut short-er... I only asked for an inch of the length to be taken off and even without my glasses, in my almost-blind state, I could see huge chunks of length being cut off and was wondering whether the hair-dresser dude heard me right...

So kept my fingers crossed and prayed that it should turn out alright. And when it was over.. it looked good! Today went for the conditioning treatment which was lovely! For those who don't know what conditioning treatment is, it's a massage with treatment conditioning and then the hair is kept under this heat thingy which lets out steam onto the hair.. and then it's washed.. and the massage was AWESOME!

Then the lady who did it was so lovely... she told me things I should do to enlighten my mood and really inspired me today! When the time came for blow-drying she said "today I'll blowdry the way I want to" and I said ok... and she did a lovely, funky cool one with flicks and all..:) whoop!

ok, now about to go in for a late meeting..*sigh* I can't wait to go home!