Hey all! I know its been ages since I posted something(my sincere apologies to all my ardent readers)...oh well,I just went through this phase that I'm sure all bloggers go through "I dunno what to write abt!" or "why would anyone wanna read this?!" wherein I did type a coupla posts(infact I typed for hours together!) n then sent them right to the recycle bin in one single click!( I must've been a dipsomaniac to have done that...they were quite nice you know!Ah well,maybe not that great either)Anyway,lets not dwell too much in the past...that phase of torpor is over and am back to being 'me'!(atleast for today!)
And right now,I just want to list down all the things that make me happy so that those of you out there who care for me know what to do when I go back to being lugubrious!
So here goes a few things that bring a smile on my face (and they are in no particular order)...
- phone call/sms/letter/e-mail from a friend who I haven't been in touch with for quite a long time
-when I meet a friend after ages n find that things haven't changed over the years and that we can still pick up the threads where we left them
- a walk at the beach with a friend
- a morning walk
- an evening walk
- a phone call from home to say that they miss me!
- a phone call from anyone sayin they miss me!!
- to find money in the pocket of an old pair of jeans or a bag...even if its jus 5 bucks!
- a cold water shower (most prefer it hot...but i think the cold water cools me down!)
- when you visit your alma-mater and realise that not only the teachers but also the watchmen and the gardener remember you( as the girl who walked on his precious flower beds!)
- when you wake up and find out you've ten whole mins before your alarm's gonna ring
- those teenie-weenie crushes
- when after a heartbreak,you wake up one morning and realise 'it doesn't hurt anymore'
- when you think you've been a B**** and you are full of guilt and then you go tell your friend about it and they are like "whats wrong in that?!I would've done the same thing!!"
-fresh fruit juice...that lifts me up at any time of the day!!
- icecream!
- chinese food... yumm...actually anything that tastes good
- watching F.R.I.E.N.D.S
- when I discover I've lost weight when I haven't even been trying to
- when my fav song plays on the radio
- a good book
- a good movie...with some popcorn!
- work...well weird actually,but sometimes it helps me get my mind off other things!
- when someone make me a hot cup of tea when my head's hurting like it never hurt before!
- a looooong drive...
- chocolates ( no milky bar and no coconut chocolates plz!)
- rain...with a good book to read...and some hot soup (preferably hot n sour or sweetcorn veg or clear soup...no tomato soup plz!)and yeah no pending work to worry about!
- getting drenched in the rain as long as I know I have fresh clothes to change into immediately
- when someone else does your laundry(you would know how that feels if you've been doing your own laundry for the past 4 years!)
- a freshly made bed when you are tired and sleepy!(With a clean and spotless bedsheet!)
- freshly washed towels...they smell good!
- unexpected but pleasant late nite meet ups when your friends jus pull you out of your house at ungodly hours just to cheer you up :)
- a good swim!
- the way my mom makes all my fav food when I go home
- the way she irritates and wakes me up every morning either in person/phone call
- an unexpected gift
- when there's nothing to eat at home and you suddenly discover that old packet of maggi tucked in somewhere (maggi had never tasted any better...u bet!)
- when my sis gives me that t-shirt/kurta of hers that i always had my eyes on!
- when I get some unexpected money from relatives!
- that feeling when I realise that my old pair of jeans fit me again!
- a genuine compliment
- ticking off tasks from the to-do list!
- not having to wait in a queue at the bank/supermarket
- when you have cried your heart out for the n th time at the airport and then you take your seat in the flight and you look up to find out that the flight attendant is a damn cute guy!
- when friends see you off at the airport...jus goes to show how much they care!
- when you hear how that b**** you hate made a fool of herself somewhere!(sadistic...but what the hell...who said I was an angel anyway?!)
- when you walk to the bus stop and your bus just comes in and you don't have to wait a minute..and what's more ..you even get a place to sit!
- when there's a cute guy leaning next to you incase there's no place to stand in the bus...and if you fall on him..then blame it on that fat lady next to you who's been pushing you and stepping on your feet!
- when that cute guy in your class finally notices you and smiles at you!
- walks n talks with my dad
- loooong conversations over the phone
- eating that last bar of chocolate in the fridge
- chilled yoghurt
- strawberries with cream
- chilled watermelon
- that satisfied look on my face after I finish cleaning my room
- when I figure out that tough one in the crossword!
- when I'm freakin hungry and I come home to find that my mom's made something yummy!
- a good night's sleep
- an afternoon siesta
- puchka (no I refuse to call it paani poori !)
- a letter from my nephew
- a big hug!
- to find that the shirt i liked last time i went to the mall is on sale n affordable now!
- a good haircut (oh man..this feels so good...I've cut my hair 4 times in the past 3.5 months!)
- when my network operator comes up with a full recharge offer just when I'm gonna recharge!
- when you discover that 3rd grade best friend of yours on orkut !
- a new testimonial from a friend !
- when I go back to my old neighbourhood and find out that even the shopkeepers there still remember me!!
Well,I think I'm gonna stop right here for the moment.This list is not exhaustive.
I could go on n on...
But what's important here is that it's always the 'lil' things in life that make us happy...and most of the times we get so caught up in our so called 'busy' schedules that we don't realise that we are jus trudging along and missing out on these small everyday things that make us so happy...like they say,we need to take time off and stop and smell the roses.These things may not be all that big or important or expensive,but they make such a huge difference in our lives...don't they?!
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Hey.. Nice post.. Was like reading a testimonial to life itself.. !! In the sense , why we should go on living however bad things get because these are things which matter in life ( Little things which matter much , as i remember reading somewhere !! ) And this list can be endless !! Most of the things there go for me also . Would like to add :
-> Nostalgic feeling when you read letters and see the cards from old friends.
-> That smell which reminds u of a long forgotten place.
-> That feeling of deja vu which is so exasperating yet so thrilling !!
And ya.. many many more !!
Yup.. they do!!!
N i wud add.. The smell of earth just as it begins to rain... tats amazing!:)
Lil things make the bigger picture...
lovely post!
Its the little things tat make life worth it!
And cant help admiring ur brutal frankness in certain places:)
@radha
yeah old cards are nostalgic
@prarthana
I knew I was forgetting somethin..thanks for reminding me!
@uma
as frank as ever
and I forgot to add,
new comments on my blog bring a huge smile on my face...so keep commenting! :)
Hey...Very nice one...Some of these are the exact things that made me feel so much better when I was so down last week...So its like going thro a chapter of my life... :-)
can i include one more.. "when my frnd comes up vth a new post in her blog "
ummm... and nothin like gettin buttermilk from aavin when u catch the 1 pm bus and land up at guindy!
@srividya
glad that you can relate to it too
@shambhavi
awww...thats sooo sweet of you! :)
@anush
yeah..what with 41 degrees here..buttermilk feels like heaven!! :)
umm one more.. when u switch on the tely half an hour after the kickoff time and u see your team leading 3 - 0! ... o well.. u cant relate to this..but a comment is a comment is a comment!
Lovely read as always!
wah!!
really good one... like radha sasid.. its like a testi to life itself!!
P.S. how many days did u take to jot all this down in ur *.doc? ;)
@ anush
I SOOO don't relate to it..but i get the drift!
@ sreya
thank you :)
@ srikar
an hour or so ... and I could go on n on for hours actually!
really sweet one re...good your back with a bang :)....n i do jus luvvvvv to get soaking wet in the rain...can resist myself....
Gosh! never knew that so many thngs can make someone happy
@ nisha
thanks a lot :)
@ logic
well,these are jus a few things..I could list many more
btw do i know you?!
intelligent prattle is back..
good one.. reminds me of so many things.. keep blogging!! :-)
totally agree manas...
its the little things in life that make it worth living:-)
especially the weight loss bit..lol
I d like to add to your list..
Drinking a cup of coffee on the terrace watching the rain..
Sitting on top of the terrace tank and just gazing at the hush and bush of life..
combing across a surprize which makes you truly happy..
and the list goes on..
@ manju
Thanks girl! :)
@ anchal
coffee ain't my cup of tea ...
but yeah sitting on the terrace tank watchin the city life is definitely good...i like doin that too :)
this is good guys...
jus keep adding to the list
as i said it's not exhaustive...
I might've missed out stuff
n i had to keep it short so that ppl don't get bored readin it!!
:-)
so keep it goin!
nope..u don't know me :)
whoa !! 19 comments in less than 4 hrs.. Cmon Manas .. ;-)
wow!!! that was worth its wait :)
@ radha
he he... I've broken my personal record!
@ beedee
heyy thanks :)
well...i read sometime back tat Indians are a bunch of ppl you can easily please.....i never knew it was this easy!
p.s: i comment...i care!
@ kart
he he...I liked the P.S better than the comment ;-)
i hereby declare that i have commented to manas's blog with no coercion whatsoever(;))... wat exactly im commentin gok.. but im commentin nevertheless!!
A friend of mine who is also a friend of yours showed me the way to this blog :)
@ jan
Point noted (and without coercion is right! ;-) )
@ logic
And who is this common friend?
hmm.. well its Rakesh..
oh k..
you know what brings a smile to my face... a girl who censors her curse words : )... keep it going!!!
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