Sunscreen Speech Song

Ladies and Gentlemen of the class of '99: 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’re 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 bubblegum. The real troubles in your life are apt to be things that never crossed your worried mind; the kind that blindside you at 4pm on some idle Tuesday.

Do one thing everyday 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 the 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 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 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 in your own living room.

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

Do NOT read beauty magazines; they will only make you feel ugly.
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Get to know your parents; you’ll never know when they’ll be gone for good. Be nice to your siblings; they are the best link to your past and the people most likely to stick with you in the future.

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

Listen to it ------> HERE

Love you

Faith

A forward I received in my mail box

Kal Ho Na Ho

"Aaj...aaj ek haseen aur bantlun
aaj ek dua aur maanglun
aaj ek ansoon aur pilun
aaj ek zindagi aur jilun
aaj ek sapna aur dekhlun
Aaj....
Kya patha kal ho na ho !"

I wonder if there is anyone who hasnt seen the movie. Still here is a synopsis of the movie :

"
New York. April 2003. The late winter continues...

For Naina Catherine Kapur (Preity Zinta), life is cold grey and dull - as it has been ever since a family tragedy shook her world.

Between the constant bickering in her half Punjabi half Catholic household, her grandmother's temper's, looking after her little sister and brother and helping her mother (Jaya Bachchan) deal with the family's financial troubles - Naina has no time for things like parties, fun or herself...

She's twenty-three going on fifty. She is serious. She is boring.

Enter Aman Mathur (Shah Rukh Khan). Like a whiff of fresh air, he moves into their tiny Indian neighborhood to take it over. Helping others resolve their problems, face life's little challenges - Aman has all the answers.

Much to Naina's irritation, he insists on interfering in her life too...

Aman pushes Naina into doing things she would never dream of doing. He nags her till she learns to smile. He conspires with friend Rohit (Saif Ali Khan), an eligible Manhattan bachelor to help find her happiness.

Kal Ho Naa Ho is the story of Aman, Rohit and Naina's journey together - how they discover themselves, find the courage to love and come together to celebrate life. "

I liked the movie a lot. There were a few scenes, a few words said in the movie that realy made me think. For instance, there is a scene in which Aman asks Naina to smile. He tries to teach her to smile. And he tells her something like....Whatever we have, there are many in this world who dont even have that much, they pray God to have them..But we never value what we have.

If you have a life to live, you have a lot. You always have the chance to get what you didnt get. You always have the chance to try once more. Value life !

The movie was full of people sacrificing a lot. Sacrificing love, peace, their own image just to see people around them happy. Dont know how viable it is in real life..but still the movie has a lot to offer. I have seen very few movies in the last 3-4 years. This is one which i realy liked a lot.

"Chaahe Jo Tumhe Poore Dil Se
Milta Hai Woh Mushkil Se
Aisa Jo Koi Kahin Hai
Bas Vahi Sabse Hasin Hai
Us Haath Ko Tum Thaam Lo
Woh Meherbaan Kal Ho Na Ho"

I was amazed when I heard these lines in the title song. Something a very close friend of mine always believed in. She is in Calcutta now. "Love someone who loves you and your life will be heaven"

Happy Holi

HAPPY HOLI!!!
May this holi fill life with colours..colours of joy and happiness. Laugh, enjoy, spread love...

HAD A BLAST TODAY:

This year Holi was so much fun. My day began with a lovely “Happy holi” sms from a friend at around 6 in the morning :D

I could manage sleeping till 7 and then till 7:30 was just replying back all those happy holi wishes.
I wanted to do something different this year. Why should it be that every year my friends come to my place to play Holi with me.Today I picked up my friend and we both went to meet other friends. It was a lovely sight to see, safe from inside your car (dare not go outside :D), people playing holi on the streets. My friend had such loud music playing. Could hardly hear anything :D

We were humming the songs for hours:
“phir wahi raat hai
phir wahi……..”
“roz roz”
and back street boys

I loved the “surprised smile” in the face of my friends. One thing for sure is they never ever expected it especially coz my exams are on. : D…. but then holi comes just once in a year. We both were laughing so much today that I actualy had to park the car coz wasnt able to drive it laughing. She is too good at cracking jokes.

And at around 1:00 got a call that we needed to go to my mamaji’s place and had to return home. Such a lovely party was arranged. I just loved it. My cousins had reached Bhubaneswar last nite and we all had such great fun today. Colors being splashed, and then suddenly you would have ice cold water being splashed from somewhere, those crazy little things falling on you…everybody dancing, singing, shouting. Then we started "antakshari", all ladies one group and all gents the other which ended up being youngsters one group and all uncles the other. It was so much fun. We would be secretly helping uncles, prompting them with songs and all. And as we all know when uncles sing 90 percent of it is “la la la la …”…lol

The party seemed never ending. None of us wanted to return …… It ended with lunch (at 4) and some of us singing songs. I also happened to meet some new people, some old friends. We sang songs..songs like…”maine payal hai chhankayi”,”ajeeb daastan”, ”bahon mein chale aao” :D

Those lines still ringing..
"Chale Hi Jaana Hai, Nazar Churake Yu

Phir Thaami Thi Saajan Tumne Meri Kalayi Kyu

Kisi Ko Apna Banake Chod De, Aisa Koi Nahin Karta

Sh, sh, sh, sh, sh, sh "

(everybody saying sh sh sh sh together)

Because of my exams I cant even spend much time with my cousins and most of them will be leaving tomorrow. They were here just for two days. :(

I am going to remember this day for a long long time. Feeling so rejuvenated so happy :)

Realy had a blast today :)

WHY LOVE?

Lady : Why do you like me..? Why do you love me?

Man : I can't tell the reason.. but I really like you..

Lady : You can't even tell me the reason... how can you say you like me? How can you say you love me?

Man : I really don't know the reason, but I can prove that I love you.

Lady : Proof? No! I want you to tell me the reason. My friend's boyfriend can tell her why he loves her but not you!

Man : Ok..ok!!!
Erm... because you are beautiful,
because your voice is sweet,
because you are caring,
because you are loving,
because you are thoughtful,
because of your smile,
because of your every movement.

The lady felt very satisfied with the man's answer. Unfortunately, a few days later, the Lady met with an accident and became comma. The Guy then placed a letter by her side, and here is the content:

Darling,

Because of your sweet voice that I love you...
Now can you talk? No! Therefore I cannot love you.
Because of your care and concern that I like you...
Now that you cannot show them, therefore I cannot love you.
Because of your smile, because of your every movements that I love you.
Now can you smile? Now can you move? No, therefore I cannot love you...

If love needs a reason, like now, there is no reason for me to love you anymore.
Does love need a reason? NO!

Therefore, I still love you... And love doesn't need a reason"

Sometimes the best and the most beautiful things in the world cannot be seen, cannot be touched, but can be felt in the heart "

Insurance Report

"Insurance Report
Possibly the funniest story in a long while,this is a bricklayer's accident report, which was printed in the newsletter of the American Insurance Journal.
This is a true story.
Had this guy died, he'd have received a Darwin Award for sure.
Dear Sir:

"I am writing in response to your request for additional information in Block 3 of the accident report form.I put "poor planning" as the cause of my accident.You asked for a fuller explanation and I trust the following details will be sufficient.

I was alone on the roof of a new six-story building. When I completed my work,I found that I had some bricks left over which,when weighed later,were found to be slightly more than 500 lbs.Rather than carry the bricks down by hand, I decided to lower them in a barrel by using a pulley,which was attached to the side of the building on the sixth floor.

Securing the rope at ground level,I went up to the roof,swung the barrel out and loaded the bricks into it.Then I went down and untied the rope,holding it tightly to ensure a slow descent of the bricks.
You will note in Block 11 of the accident report form, that I weigh 135 lbs.

Due to my surprise at being jerked off the ground so suddenly,I lost my presence of mind and forgot to let go of the rope.Needless to say,I proceeded at a rapid rate up the side of the building.

In the vicinity of the third floor,I met the barrel, which was now proceeding downward at an equally impressive speed.This explains the fractured skull, minor abrasions and the broken collarbone, as listed in section 3 of the accident report form.

Slowed down slightly,I continued my rapid ascent,not stopping until the fingers on my right hand were two knuckles deep into the pulley.Fortunately by this time I had regained my presence of mind and was able to hold tightly to the rope, in spite of beginning to experience a great deal of pain.

At approximately the same time,however,the barrel of bricks hit the ground and the bottom fell out of the barrel.

Now devoid of the weight of the bricks,that barrel weighed approximately 50lbs.

I refer you again to my weight. As you can imagine,I began a rapid descent,downthe side of the building.In the vicinity of the third floor,I met the barrel coming up.This accounts for the two fractured ankles,broken tooth and several lacerations of my legs and lower body.

Here my luck began to change slightly.The encounter with the barrel seemed to slow me enough to lessen my injuries when I fell into the pile of bricks and fortunately,only three vertebrae were cracked.

I am sorry to report,however,as I lay there on the pile of bricks,in pain, unable to move, I again lost my composure and presence of mind and let go of the rope and I lay there watching the empty barrel beginning its journey back down onto me. This explains the two broken legs.

I hope this answers your questions. "

I found it on net. Ever since I read it I am laughing and laughing :))

Satellite photo of your house. Click HERE

Happy

I am so happy today. Is it because my exam went very very very well or maybe because I am generally at peace or maybe because my next exam on 28th, 3 days to relax ? I dont know but I just know am happy.

I went to Shiridi Sai baba's temple today. Its in the out skirts of Bhubaneswar. Cool breeze, pleasant atmosphere, quiet, peaceful ambience. The roads always remind me the descriptions given in Jane Eyre.

Immedietely after my exam was over I went to that temple. Its particularly good to visit it on thursdays. But I went because I wanted to for a long time now and because I have a three days break before my next exam..Today was just ideal.

There I was sitting for almost an hour..the wind was unusualy cool today and the atmosphere so pleasant, so comforting. Infact I didnt feel like coming back. And one complete hour I was there just looking at Baba. It gave me such peace such satisfaction...Its so difficult to express it in words. I was just looking at his eyes...asking for nothing ...wanting nothing...complaining nothing..something I normaly do. :)

The best part was that when i was coming back the pujari there got a flower ( rose) from Baba's feet and gave it to me.....and I just went to bow before Baba's feet and he started chanting . Some positive signs I would say.

well am just blabbering :)

Song playing :

I believe in Karma what you give is what you get returned

I believe you can't appreciate real love until you've been burned

I believe the grass is no more greener on the other side

I believe you don't know what you've got until you say goodbye

I was just going through some texts on Buddhism and came across this paragraph. It kind of answers so many queries. Just felt like putting it here :

"They connected suffering to the very impermanence of things. They observed how people lamented over the loss of a loved one, or experienced sorrow when something or someone that had once given them happiness became separated from them. They noted that even human pleasures were not immune from suffering because they didn't last forever, and the loss of pleasure inevitably left people feeling deprived. Seeing as how clinging to things (that were necessarily impermanent) was one of the primary causes of dukkha, they cautioned against excessive attachment. At the same time, they recognized a recurring and more general type of existential unease and anxiety (aniccha) that arises from the very transience of life, and our inability to control or comprehend all worldly phenomenon, which they characterized as viparinama-dukkha. "

As a formula (char-mulya) for addressing these different types of suffering, the Buddhists advocated a four-fold scheme of
a) recognizing the problem i.e. suffering (dukkha);
b) identifying the cause of the suffering - such as craving stemming from ignorance (samudaya) ;
c) establishing the goal of ending the problem (nirodha) - i.e. the cessation of suffering (nirvana);
d) conducting life in a manner that was consistent with the cessation of suffering - following the right path or engaging in the right practice (marga).

Followers were thus goaded into developing both a sense of personal ethics and a social conscience:

"He who has understanding and great wisdom does not think of harming himself or another, nor of harming both alike. He rather thinks of his own welfare, of that of others, of that of both, and of the welfare of the whole world. In that way one shows understanding and great wisdom." Anguttara Nikaya - (Gradual Sayings)

God will pat your heart gently....

This is what Cyrus Merchant has written in his column dated 11/3/05 BT…
Spiraculous----a truly spiritual miracle…
he writes…
"What good is being good when things are good? Be good when things and your time is bad. Be full of love, give Love and take GOD to those who make you feel like God. If you were a truly praying person wait…God will tell you . He in a million percent will. Don’t spoil His great things for you and His chosen one for you by spoiling it with your interference, temptations or indecency.

A mistake can cost you a miracle! Such things He has planned for you and you get to enjoy your Love in the company of prayers, angels, saints and all good things of God.




How will you know ( this is the most touching and interesting part ..forgive my intrusion!!)

One simple day God will pat your heart gently, just once and you will know that this is the person you are meant to love for LIFE. God has already done it! You have just to receive it! After God and family Love’s the most extraordinary gift in the world and it is yours for humbly receiving once you have asked God for it.

If its “ONLY” true love, pure love God’s choice of Love you want, then today God will give it to you!… "

* A friend, who had kept this article....shared it with me. :)

LOVE
Love is so very special
Yet can make you feel so lost
It can arrive just like the springtime
And melt away like morning frost

You must find ways to nurture
Always grow your love with care
Never ever take for granted
The love that you both share

Mistakes are bound to happen
You may hurt each other's heart
Yet dont give up too easily
It may tear your love apart




Love resembles a bright flame
That lights a dark starry night
Never ever let this flame burn down
Rekindle with all your might

Take a moment every day
Look deep into each other's eyes
Never hesitate to show affection
Small gestures will keep a love alive

Talk openly about your feelings
Take time to show that you care
Treasure each and every moment
Because to find true love is rare
By Connie Thomas Lugo