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I haven't blogged in days. Its been almost two months I believe. Actually I got lazy in the beginning and then I thought to myself: I am not writing things that I am actually feeling. I am just blogging for the sake of blogging. And then while I was thinking all that there was a death in my family, then another one and then yet another one.
So that is when I totally forgot that I had a blog that I had to take care of. Somehow things are not exactly going the way I want them to go but then when exactly do things go the way you have planned them.
So last week I was psyched about this job interview. Or maybe it was the week before that. Sorry, I have lost track of time. So I prepared for this interview like mad. In all honesty, they scare me. But anyway, I thought I had done a good job researching about the company and then the usual questions Tell me about yourself, Strengths, Weaknesses and Questions I needed to ask at the end. Even the lady who interviewed me was laughing throughout and giving me this really positive feedback. All that to find out that I had been rejected.
As I read the email I was really sad, but now its in the past. I decided not to bring that day into my present life. Anyway, enough of that. I just totally lost all my thoughts when my niece stepped into the room and cried/screamed and I am so blank now.
I have decided to change my blog a little. I have just started reading Paulo Coelho's blog and I kind of like his idea of having several topics on his daily blog. They are simple yet interesting. So today when I have a little time to myself I will write about several things that are actually close to my heart.
Happy Holidays by the way!

I tagged me (:

1. Last movie you saw in a theatre?
I guess it was Wanted

2. What book are you reading?

The Magic of Believing

3. Favorite board game?

Hmm..its been a while. Ludo I guess?

4. Favorite magazine?
No favorites - Time, Newsweek, National Geographic

5. Favourite smells?

Pleasures, Rain, Coffee

6. Favourite sounds?

Haawww - Shahbano (my niece)
Instrumental Music

7. Worst feeling in the world?
When you wake up in the morning and it seems that you are not worthy of anything. :(

8. What is the first thing you think of when you wake up?
Email..??

9. Favorite fast food place?
Wendys - I love their frosty

10. Future child’s name?

Haa..Shania..

11. Finish this statement. “If I had lot of money I’d….?

travel.

12. Do you sleep with a stuffed animal?
No, but I do have Elmo & Leo.

13. Storms - cool or scary?

Scary sometimes

14. Favorite drink?

Juice

15. Finish this statement, “If I had the time I would….”?

...I do have time..

16. Do you eat the stems on broccoli?
Oh yeah

17. If you could dye your hair any color, what would be your choice?
I dont think I want to dye my hair

18. Name all the different cities/towns you’ve lived in?
Islamabad, Plattsburgh, Cullowhee, Weaverville

19. Favorite sports to watch?
Cricket once upon a time

20. One nice thing about the person who sent this to you?
Who?

21. What’s under your bed?
Sneakers, and Rani Apa's stuff

22. Would you like to be born as yourself again?
Yeah

23. Morning person, or night owl?
Night owl

24. Over easy, or sunny side up?
Sunny side up!

25. Favorite place to relax?
Bedroom - with no one complaining that I am all by myself and I should be sitting with people.

26. Favorite pie?
Ah, it was a banana creme pie in NY..yummy!

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You forgive me for liking you too much,
And I'll forgive you for not liking me enough.

You forgive me for missing you so,
And I'll forgive you for being so cold.

You forgive me for the loud racing of my heart,
And I'll forgive you for not hearing it.

You forgive me for playing your games,
And I'll forgive you for toying with my emotions.

You forgive me for finding you so attractive,
And I'll forgive you for not noticing.

You forgive me for raising you up so high,
And I'll forgive you for bringing me down so low.

You forgive me for being so pathetic,
And I'll forgive you for taking advantage of it.

You forgive me for not being able to let go,
And I'll forgive you for never having latched on.

You forgive me for having hopes and dreams,
And I'll forgive you for crushing them.

Forgiveness brings inner peace.
Do we have a deal?

I saw this as a note on a friend's facebook and I believe it makes sense. Why does love have to be so complicated? Anyway - I'm not in any kind of pain, I just dont believe in keeping my heart up my sleeve anymore.

Advice, like youth, probably just wasted on the young

A newspaper column by Mary Schmich, published by the Chicago Tribune on 01 June 1997.

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Inside every adult lurks a graduation speaker dying to get out, some world-weary pundit eager to pontificate on life to young people who'd rather be Rollerblading. Most of us, alas, will never be invited to sow our words of wisdom among an audience of caps and gowns, but there's no reason we can't entertain ourselves by composing a Guide to Life for Graduates.

I encourage anyone over 26 to try this and thank you for indulging my attempt.

Ladies and gentlemen of the class of '97:

Wear sunscreen.

If I could offer you only one tip for the future, sunscreen would be it. The long-term benefits of sunscreen have been proved by scientists, whereas the rest of my advice has no basis more reliable than my own meandering experience. I will dispense this advice now.

Enjoy the power and beauty of your youth. Oh, never mind. You will not understand the power and beauty of your youth until they've faded. But trust me, in 20 years, you'll look back at photos of yourself and recall in a way you can't grasp now how much possibility lay before you and how fabulous you really looked. You are not as fat as you imagine.

Don't worry about the future. Or worry, but know that worrying is as effective as trying to solve an algebra equation by chewing bubble gum. The real troubles in your life are apt to be things that never crossed your worried mind, the kind that blindside you at 4 p.m. on some idle Tuesday.

Do one thing every day that scares you.

Sing.

Don't be reckless with other people's hearts. Don't put up with people who are reckless with yours.

Floss.

Don't waste your time on jealousy. Sometimes you're ahead, sometimes you're behind. The race is long and, in the end, it's only with yourself.

Remember compliments you receive. Forget the insults. If you succeed in doing this, tell me how.

Keep your old love letters. Throw away your old bank statements.

Stretch.

Don't feel guilty if you don't know what you want to do with your life. The most interesting people I know didn't know at 22 what they wanted to do with their lives. Some of the most interesting 40-year-olds I know still don't.

Get plenty of calcium. Be kind to your knees. You'll miss them when they're gone.

Maybe you'll marry, maybe you won't. Maybe you'll have children, maybe you won't. Maybe you'll divorce at 40, maybe you'll dance the funky chicken on your 75th wedding anniversary. Whatever you do, don't congratulate yourself too much, or berate yourself either. Your choices are half chance. So are everybody else's.

Enjoy your body. Use it every way you can. Don't be afraid of it or of what other people think of it. It's the greatest instrument you'll ever own.

Dance, even if you have nowhere to do it but your living room.

Read the directions, even if you don't follow them.

Do not read beauty magazines. They will only make you feel ugly.

Get to know your parents. You never know when they'll be gone for good. Be nice to your siblings. They're your best link to your past and the people most likely to stick with you in the future.

Understand that friends come and go, but with a precious few you should hold on. Work hard to bridge the gaps in geography and lifestyle, because the older you get, the more you need the people who knew you when you were young.

Live in New York City once, but leave before it makes you hard. Live in Northern California once, but leave before it makes you soft. Travel.

Accept certain inalienable truths: Prices will rise. Politicians will philander. You, too, will get old. And when you do, you'll fantasize that when you were young, prices were reasonable, politicians were noble and children respected their elders.

Respect your elders.

Don't expect anyone else to support you. Maybe you have a trust fund. Maybe you'll have a wealthy spouse. But you never know when either one might run out.

Don't mess too much with your hair or by the time you're 40 it will look 85.

Be careful whose advice you buy, but be patient with those who supply it. Advice is a form of nostalgia. Dispensing it is a way of fishing the past from the disposal, wiping it off, painting over the ugly parts and recycling it for more than it's worth.

But trust me on the sunscreen.

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