G’DAY

G’DAY from Melbourne!

Time really flies. I’ve been here for 2 weeks – catching up with loved ones and friends, did lots of shopping, reading, thinking, taking long walks in the parks & on the beach. I ate & drank lots, too.

The weather has been fabulous. I will be going to the beach house this coming weekend.

I’m happy… I really am!!!

Two nights ago, I shared this with a friend:

The old woman I shall become will be quite different from the woman I am now.

Another I is beginning.

It’s definitely a positive thought.. one that I know I will achieve.

Take care, my friends.

Home

I’ll be taking a very long break from work & blogging, my friends. I’m going

this Wednesday… I’ll be flying off to my other home.

I’ll be spending some time at the beach house overlooking here.

I’ll be going for long walks here.

I’ll be spending all my money at this shopping haven.

I will try and update and visit your blogs.. though I don’t know when…

Forgetting you is hard to do but forgetting me is up to you.

Forget me not, Forget you never. Forget this blog, but not the blogger.

I will MISS YOU all very much, my friends. 

Take Care & HUGS!

I just have to do it..

These just go from bad to worse.. but my two faves are Deja moo (we all know it when we hear it!) and the Gandhi one!

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1. Two antennas met on a roof, fell in love and got married. The ceremony wasn’t much, but the reception was excellent.

2. A jumper cable walks into a bar. The bartender says, “I’ll serve you, but don’t start anything.”

3. Two peanuts walk into a bar, and one was a salted.

4. A dyslexic man walks into a bra.

5. A man walks into a bar with a slab of asphalt under his arm and says: “A beer please, and one for the road.”

6. Two cannibals are eating a clown. One says to the other: “Does this taste funny to you?”

7. “Doc, I can’t stop singing ‘The Green, Green Grass of Home.’” “That sounds like Tom Jones Syndrome” “Is it common?” Well, “It’s Not Unusual.”

8. Two cows are standing next to each other in a field. Daisy says to Dolly, “I was artificially inseminated this morning.” “I don’t believe you,” says Dolly. “It’s true, no bull!” exclaims Daisy.

9. An invisible man marries an invisible woman. The kids were nothing to look at either.

10. Deja Moo: The feeling that you’ve heard this bull before.

11. I went to buy some camouflage trousers the other day but I couldn’t find any.

12. A man woke up in a hospital after a serious accident. He shouted, “Doctor, doctor, I can’t feel my legs!” The doctor replied, “I know you can’t – I’ve cut off your arms!”

13. I went to a seafood disco last week…and pulled a mussel.

14. What do you call a fish with no eyes? A fsh.

15. Two fish swim into a concrete wall. The one turns to the other and says “Dam!”.

16. Two Eskimos sitting in a kayak were chilly, so they lit a fire in the craft. Unsurprisingly it sank, proving once again that you can’t have your kayak and heat it too.

17. A group of chess enthusiasts checked into a hotel and were standing in the lobby discussing their recent tournament victories. After about an hour, the manager came out of the office and asked them to disperse. “But why,” they asked, as they moved off. “Because”, he said, “I can’t stand chess-nuts boasting in an open foyer.”!

18. A woman has twins and gives them up for adoption. One of them goes to a family in Egypt and is named “Ahmal.” The other goes to a family in Spain; they name him “Juan.” Years later, Juan sends a picture of himself to his birth mother. Upon receiving the picture, she tells her husband that she wishes she also had a picture of Ahmal. Her husband responds, “They’re twins! If you’ve seen Juan, you’ve seen Ahmal.”

19. Mahatma Gandhi, as you know, walked barefoot most of the time, which produced an impressive set of calluses on his feet. He also ate very little, which made him rather frail and with his odd diet, he suffered from bad breath. This made him .(Oh, man, this is so bad, it’s good)….. A super calloused fragile mystic hexed by halitosis.

20. And finally, there was the person who sent twenty different puns to his friends, with the hope that at least ten of the puns would make them laugh. No pun in ten did.

Dealing with Anger

NO! NO! NO! Don’t run off. I’m not angry.

Last week, Ashish C. requested for some anger management tips. Hence, this post.

Anger is a powerful emotion that can color your whole life red. A righteous anger stands up for the good and hates the bad. But many times the anger that you nurse is a destructive self-righteous anger.

Try to understand what causes your anger. If a situation makes you feel angry, look for possible solutions. If a person makes you angry, use your anger as a reminder to make a greater effort at understanding. Let love and peace rule in your heart. Deal with your anger through prayer and positive action. Ask God to cleanse your thoughts and make your heart tender again.

Don’t Feed Your Anger.

Sacred Touch

Many parents, when faced with a child’s scrape or cut, say “Let me kiss it and make it better.” Scrapes kissed, tummies and backs rubbed, fevered brows soothed, fears hugged away – children seem to know well the power of touch.

As adults our wounds may be too serious to treat with touch alone, but that doesn’t discount its power. The embrace of a loved one, the hug of a friend – all of these things help us to know we are not alone, that God, through the hands of others, touches our lives.

Note: Thank you for all your well wishes & hugs. Your sacred touch is the main reason why I am feeling much better today. THANKS & HUGS!

Sick

I just came home from the doctor. He gave me a jab & plenty of medication. I’m on sick leave today.

Fever had been rocket-high since yesterday and I had been making non-stop trips between my bed and the washroom. I will kindly spare all of you the unnecessary details.

My head still weighs like a ton of bricks. My whole body is aching. Apparently, some virus had found me.

Hence, there won’t be any usual postings or replies to your comments and I will also not be visiting your blogs until I’m better. My sincere apologies & I miss you all very much. HUGS!

I’m off to bed…now.

Smell of Potatoes

A kindergarten teacher has decided to let her class play a game. The teacher told each child in the class to bring along a plastic bag containing a few potatoes. Each potato will be given a name of a person that the child hates, so the number of potatoes that a child will put in his/her plastic bag will depend on the number of people he/she hates.

So when the day came, every child brought some potatoes with the name of the people he/she hated. Some had 2 potatoes; some 3 while some up to 5 potatoes. The teacher then told the children to carry with them the potatoes in the plastic bag wherever they go for 1 week.

Days after days passed by, and the children started to complain due to the unpleasant smell let out by the rotten potatoes. Besides, those having 5 potatoes also had to carry heavier bags. After 1 week, the children were relieved because the game had finally ended….

The teacher asked: “How did you feel while carrying the potatoes with you for 1 week?” The children let out their frustrations and started complaining of the trouble that they had to go through having to carry the heavy and smelly potatoes wherever they go.

Then the teacher told them the hidden meaning behind the game. The teacher said: “This is exactly the situation when you carry your hatred for somebody inside your heart. The stench of hatred will contaminate your heart and you will carry it with you wherever you go. If you cannot tolerate the smell of rotten potatoes for just 1 week, can you imagine what is it like to have the stench of hatred in your heart for your lifetime???”

Moral of the story: Throw away any hatred for anyone from your heart so that you will not carry sins for a lifetime. Forgiving others is the best attitude to take! Love others even if you don’t like them.

True love is not loving a perfect person…… but loving an imperfect person perfectly.

Note: I didn’t write this story. It was forwarded to me by a friend.

Have a Great Weekend!

Honey

Every person likes sweet-natured and helpful people. People who treat others with respect, and are polite and considerate to others, never have dearth of friends. They always have somebody by their side – when things are good and also when things are bad!

A Swan

A swan lives in water – and yet does not get wet!

People who do not get ‘wet’ by the ‘water’ of negativity – i.e., discouragement and unhealthy criticism from people around – get ahead in life.

People who choose to act in a manner what seems to be the ‘best’ to them – despite criticism or discouragement from others – carve a future of their own.

“Even God cannot change the past.” – Agathon-

Heavenly Music

Music, in the right dose, has healing power. And fortunately, no life is too busy for music because music coexists so gracefully with other activities.

Invisible to the eye, light as air, this magic called music can surround me with comforting, relaxing sound while I go about my daily routine.

I set aside mood music that I can call on when I’m feeling particularly overwhelmed, stressed, harried. I allow music to soothe my spirit and calm my nerves.

“If music be the food of love, play one.” - William Shakespeare