Joke of the Day

The husband and I are talking about our childhood days

H: Were you ever slapped really hard on the face by your dad for some mischief? Have u ever experienced how it feels?

Me: No, not really. But I guess that would hurt a lot.

H: Never? Really? But you were a serious pain In the a** kid, very adamant, not listening to anybody and upto no good.

Me: What?!! You didn't even know me then! What makes u think I was all that?

H: Well, you haven't changed much since then.

 

 

The last blog of 2009...Probably

Posting from Microsoft Word…Word 2007 has a blog template which automatically links your post to the blogsite! Just got my laptop upgraded to Windows 7 and Office 2007. Win 7 has some pretty cool features like OneNote etc. I wonder if I would blog more often as this seems to be more convenient!

After working the a** off over the semester, winter breaks have been super lazy. Getting up late, watching X-men evolutions, movie marathons, xbox and so on. Highlight was the first snow experience. Viv and me went on a drive to Snoqualmie Pass where I saw and felt the snow for the first time in life. Avatar in Imax 3D was another experience to remember, the 6 storey tall screen is freakkin crazy. Tried out Moroccan cuisine, interesting combo of sweet meat, realizing all over again that nothing beats the spices of India. That again sparks a craving for paani puri in me….will drag the husband to an Indian place tonight :D

Slowly, the time to get back to studies is approaching. And I hope I am able to get over all the holiday laziness.

Wishing all friends a very Happy New Year.

 

 

Law of the Seed

A very inspirational article shared by our beloved professor at the end of the semester. Posting it here to share it with everyone and also for my own easy reference!

Law of the seed
Take a look at an apple tree. There might be five hundred apples on the tree, but
each apple has just ten seeds. That's a lot of seeds!
We might ask, "Why would you need so many seeds to grow just a few more apple
trees?"
Nature has something to teach us here. It's telling us: "Not all seeds grow. In life,
most seeds never grow. So if you really want to make something happen, you had
better try more than once."
This might mean:
You'll attend twenty interviews to get one job. You'll interview forty people to find
one good employee. You'll talk to fifty people to sell one house, one car, one
vacuum cleaner, one insurance policy, or a business idea. And you might meet a
hundred acquaintances just to find one special friend.
When we understand the "Law of the Seed", we don't get so disappointed. We stop
feeling like victims. We learn how to deal with things that happen to us.
Laws of nature are not things to take personally. We just need to understand them -
and work with them.
IN A NUTSHELL
Successful people fail more often. But they plant more seeds.
When Things Are Beyond your control, here's something that you must NOT DO so
as to be happy: You must not decide how you think the world SHOULD be. You
must not make rules for how everyone SHOULD behave. Many times, such
thoughts can bring you spiraling down into more unhappiness.
On the other hand, let's say you expect that:
Friends SHOULD return favors.
People SHOULD appreciate you.
Planes SHOULD arrive on time.
Everyone SHOULD be honest.
Your husband or best friend SHOULD remember your birthday.
These expectations may sound reasonable. But often, these things won't happen!
So you end up frustrated and disappointed.
There's a better strategy. Demand less, and instead, have preferences! For things
that are beyond your control, tell yourself:
"I WOULD PREFER "A", BUT IF "B" HAPPENS, IT'S OK TOO!"
You prefer that people are polite.. but when they are rude, it doesn't ruin your day.
You prefer sunshine.. but if it rains, it is ok too!
To become happier, we either need to:
a) Change the world, or
b) Change our thinking.
It is easier to change our Thinking!
IN A NUTSHELL
It is not the problem that is the issue, but rather it is your attitude attending to the
problem that is the problem. It's not what happens to you that determine your
happiness but rather how you think about what happens to you!

Pheww!!!

Long time no post!!
So much has changed since the last time I posted here that it will take ages to cover that gap! All I can say is life has turned around completely. Theres excitement, enthusiasm, new people, new life...and yes lots and lots and lots of work. School is ON....and I never expected it to be this hectic. I had 4 assignment submissions in past 3 days...phew! And now I open my mailbox to see that more assignments have been posted for every subject...So 4 more assignments due in next 7 days...howzzat!!
Lifes revolving between classes n homeworks, but I am not complaining. It is so much fun to get back to school :) Now I understand why students miss grad life once they get out of school.

More later.

Thought of the Day...

Over all these years, I have realized one thing. There are only two moments in life when you experience true, genuine happiness:

1. When you are extremely thirsty for long time and spot a restaurant nearby, and take in that first sip of cold water...bliss!
2. When you have to pee urgently and you are holding it from a long time and you spot a restroom nearby and....bliss!

:D

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Thought of the Day...

While watching IPL downstairs at 102, we were switching between Set Max and HBO. And there was a Colin Farrell movie going on on HBO. From what I could make out, the movie was about Belgium and some of its problems. They said the word Belgium a lot in the movie. I asked A what the name of the movie was and he said it was something related to Belgium.
Later that night, I was chatting with a friend who is doing his Masters in US and he told me he had been offered internship at a research institute in Belgium. I thought that is weird. You dont hear about Belgium that often, maybe once or twice a year. So when you hear about it in two totally different contexts, that too on the same day, that must be something.
Next day, a bunch of us were visting a friend in the evening. We talked a lot over various things, pulled the friends leg over why she owns a certain "Chindia Rising" book and various other stuff. Later while having dinner, another friend mentioned about Susan Boyle and her mind-blowing stage performance on Britains got Talent.
As we reached home and I was checking emails, I got an email from another friend, who had sent the youtube link to Susan Boyles performance. This is still explainable I thought, given that the video has been making rounds everywhere since it happened.
But later when I was sleeping I opened TOI, only to stumble on the article "Its goodbye Chindia and hello Chinamerica"! And I was kind of surprised.
Thats when I decided to blog about it. While I was thinking of what all to write..the belgium incident etc, I unexpectedly got a call from the friend who was going to the Belgium university. Coincidence? or is it...?

:D