Daddy Long Legs

This is one of the best stories I ever read!

One of the sweetest, nicest & the most endearing ones - and as it concludes.. the most romantic too :)

If you think scrolling down a web-site & reading this maybe a little problematic.. I can forward a PDF file too.. :D You could also download a notepad version from here.

Its the story of an orphan who is picked up from her orphanage by a person & sent off for higher studies. She never knows who the person is and with an image in her mind, names him Daddy Long Legs and starts writing letters to him .....

Its a must read to find out the whole story - please don't miss it...

Thoughts - Just like that

I was reading this.

Maybe yeah.. asking about income, personal life may not be good ideas, but I don't see how people can actually forge relationships by just asking 'hi, 'how are you' & 'have a nice day'. I mean.. just look at the Don'ts list - it pretty much closes all options to actually build up a conversation with a new comer... if you don't ask them what they do or work as.. how will you even carry forward the talk?

Typical Chinese attitude!

And look at this - "The government has campaigned to curb queue-jumping, spitting, littering and even speaking loudly in public, fearful such behavior could mar Beijing's image." Shouldn't this be done in a more discreet manner? Don't you think by making it public that all these are being done now, it actually becomes obvious that they are doing this only for this event? So if you go to Beijing some time after Olympics is over, spitting & littering is allowed? :P

Sun Signs

Don't you think reading about sunsigns are very fascinating? Especially the one's written by Linda Goodman :D

I, for one, am crazy about her writings. I think what she has actually explained are by far the closest that ever came to actually explaining my personality. Ofcourse, what she writes is based on American life, but then, the basic flavour is the same in terms of explaining the personality aspects.

But not many seem to be sharing my taste for the same. Infact, not only do many not share my appreciation for it, they even think I am being stupid! :-

I recently spent about 350/- for Linda Goodman's Book of Lovesigns. Its been one of the best books I ever read - it actually explains the level of compability b/w all sunsigns and explained separately for males & females of all sun signs... I am completely in love with that book - after all, it helped me shape my decision that I will marry only a Taurean or a Scorpion :D But I got scolded by a lot of friends... someone even 'slapped' me on Orkut because they thought I spend on rubbish things. Hmph!!

Maybe you can read this as a starter. Its an introduction to the sun signs by the same lady - Linda Goodman. And maybe you can let me know if you also think it makes sense or if I am being senseless :D


Oh yeah.. just to confirm, its not like I am mad about predictions based on this that you get in papers. Half of it never happens :P. Its just that I am mad about this explanation that's given about sun signs :D

And also.... don't you think it makes me sound mysterious after reading this? :D :D...

"Echoes fade and memories die. Autumn frosts have slain July. Still she haunts me, phantomwise. Alice moving under skies. Never seen by waking eyes."

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I found this from Zephie's blog and some other blog... nothing great, but kind of interesting. Click on the image below to have a bigger & better look at the image - it gives out the words that have been in use majorly in my blog .. you can try your's here

Read this

A particularly touching story.

I am sure it would bring a lump to your throat too.

The Sad State of Affairs!

Have come across some really sad stories & situations in the past few weeks!

The first one was - a mother of my neighbour in my apartments was murdered (!!!). She was used to staying alone in her own apartment, which made her an easier target for the heartless guy who committed it. She had around 2 sons & two daughters, all living in Hyderabad in & around the same area .... her house was just a little away from where we stayed .. so that made it all the more saddening that inspite of all her kids staying around her, she still could not be saved.

What made the whole thing even more sadder was - the fact that she had been murdered was not realised for almost 48 hours! The incident had happened on a Monday night & her kids came to know of it only on Wednesday night. A servant lady who was working for some house in the same complex just happened to peep in through the window & found the lady on the floor in a patch of dried blood and raised an alarm. The daughters had tried calling her the previous mornings and when they did not get any response, one of them even went to check what she was upto - but she found the house locked and thinking she was with the other daughter, she left the place...! And what actually happened was that the guy who killed her - had clean sweeped the entire house of its valuables including jewellery on person and locked the door from outside!

Police suspect that it was some known person who was involved - maybe the watchman guy who had reportedly left for his hometown just 3 days before this & had not been heard of eversince!

Talking of Police - although there have been cases of police people being the persons they should be - law abiding, honest & all that - this particular team involved in this have kind of made it clear again that our Police System is not yet fine completely! My mother, who was called to be the witness when the remains were handed over to the relatives was told that for every little thing that the Police was involved in, they had to be paid money - to open the lock, to touch the body, to turn the body, to take a picture, to take clues.. EVERYTHING! If the money was not paid - then that work was not done - or would be done when they felt like it! The family had to pay close to Rs. 8,000/- just to have the Police complete an initial investigation.. only in the house! And then the paisa that had to be paid to the Hospital people for claiming the body!

Which makes me think - Life in India is really not respected! I mean.. a person has just passed away. The minimum you can do is to pay respect to the remains... not make a business out of it!

The second one was related to me by a friend. Her granny used to stay with her aunts.. the lady's daughters. Don't know what the problem in the family was, but the sons were not told of the fact that the lady had been in the hospital for four days prior to passing away. And when she had actually died at 4 in the morning, the sons were told of it at 10 in the morning! And after the remains were brought home to the son's house - property related arguments broke out immediately! And it all ended up with every one shouting our their voices hoarse and threats flying around that the body will not be moved out of the house until the property issue was settled! And until then - God take care of the body!

I was stunned! Which again makes me think - Doesn't life really hold any value?

I know its difficult to feel the connect when somebody does something that really hurts you. But does that mean you don't even pay your last respects to that person when he/she passes away? Where are your values, ethics & morals?

My family has been a victim of property issues too. What rightfully belonged to us also was given away by my dad to the other parties involved since dad thought it was futile to burn bridges & relationships for property! He taught us how important relationships were and how trivial property should be treated as when it comes to standing up to your relationships or self-respect!

But the world doesn't seem to be on the same page!

And then, there is this aged lady in our apartments again, who must be 80+ for sure & stays alone in a single bed flat. Her husband and she were staying together, when he passed away around four years back, after which she left for Bombay to stay with her younger son. This lady went through lot of kodumai & torture with the daughter in law - was not allowed to come out of her room till 10:00 since she was a widow and was considered a bad omen when the DIL was going to work, if she had to see her face! [:-O :-O] This lady was a lot into reading Sidney Sheldon books and DIL actually had the heart to say - "You are reading all those books because you live alone & you want to imagine things" and other things like - "You prayed to God that your husband should die, so you could come & become our burden"!!! All this is making this elderly lady so very disturbed and her health is failing by the day due to all the things on her heart!

All these things came as such big shockers for me! I knew that the world was not always rosy & pink - but I certainly did not think that a person would not even be paid their minimum respect for their age or after their death.

Its everybody's wish that when they pass away someday, there should be all your family & friends around you to mourn your passing away and bid you your final farewell. But if situations had to get as bad as this - it is probably better to die a lonely & peaceful death, somewhere in some lonely place.

Atleast, your last thoughts are peaceful, knowing that you are becoming one with the Earth & not with people around you fighting about what should go to whom and with people making your death a business!

Atleast you know there will be no one in between to stop you from going back to where you came from.

Tag time again!

Been almost two months since I did something on this... and haven't been a regular at commenting either...

Sorry to all for that :)

Pras.. thanks for the tag :D

And VB.. :) Thanks for the sms... :D I felt a little bad when you mentioned I had abandoned blogging... didn't realise I had actually done that :D Next comes your tag!

I am : a girl :P
I think : I am very approachable!
I know : whatever happens is for our own good!
I want : a Honda Accord :D
I have : lots of diaries! [I am crazy about them :D]
I wish : I had more of stuffed toys!
I HATE : that Wildstone perfume ad!! x-(
I miss : a friend so much right now! So so so much!! :(
I fear : fear itself!!
I feel : free because am single :))
I hear : the thoughts in my head, trying to answer these questions!
I smell : nothing! In the office.. so its all a strerile smell maybe
I crave : for a big serving of Subway's salad & a big & spicy serving french fries to go with it :))
I search : on google & wikipedia.
I wonder : about a lot of things... too many things actually!
I regret : a few things, but not too many things :)
I ache : ??
I cry : when am depressed & feel lonely :(
I’m not : very good at saying no & keeping my foot down! :(
I believe : God's forever looking after all of us
I dance : if I have company! :D
I sing : in the shower, when am happy & when somebody asks my sister & me to sing together.
I don’t always : manage to put across my thoughts completely.. I miss something somewhere!
I fight : very rarely!
I write : silly things!
I win : sometimes.
I lose : sometimes.
I never : say no to a good outing with friends & family!
I always : smile a lot!
I confuse : myself & others around too :))
I listen : well - am good at it! No wonder I counsel well too :D
I can usually be found : infront of the tv, computer or having a book in my hand!
I’m scared : of horror movies & tragedies!! They make my mind work overtime about them even long after they are over.
I need : lots of love!
I imagine : my life to be the same smooth & happy one for all times to come.
I am happy about : the way I trust in God! I beleive thats the thing that keeps me happy!

I tag TD23, Vrij, Sangeeta, TIM & Gaya3

Please do it for me folks... please please! :)