Life Before His Eyes

I just finished reading of JKR's book Casual Vacancy, and boy what a read that was! And when I finished it, I actually felt so so so glad....

Glad, simply because I didn't screwed up my teenage years that badly as that "Fats" guy in the book. Come to think of  it, my teenage wasn't bad at all, except for the fact that my voice cracked sometime when I was sixteen, and till then my high pitched squeal was a topic of general laughter, and uh, I sort of messed up my Maths paper in my school leaving exam (still not too bad), and I didn't get into Ivy Leagues (ok, that hurt big time). But much everything else was fine, I can say so.

I have also begun to think that my younger brother might not be a mistake after all. The kid is quite nice, of course a bit erratic sometimes. But hey, he is sixteen, and those hormones do some pretty wild stuff at this age.

I just feel happy today, I don't know why. There is this strange happy sort of balloon inside me. :)

Life before my eyes, oh yeah. Only JKR can bring such emotions out.....

You have my heart
And we'll never be worlds apart
May be in magazines
But you'll still be my star

 ...........

When the sun shines, we'll shine together
Told you I'll be here forever
Said I'll always be a friend
Took an oath I'ma stick it out till the end
Now that it's raining more than ever
Know that we'll still have each other
You can stand under my umb-rella
You can stand under my umb-rella 
                             - Umbrella by Rihanna

               

Lost & Found

It seems that NYTimes columnist David Pogue lost his iPhone, and mother of all surprises, managed to get it back. Here is the account straight from the horse's mouth.

After reading that, I was left wondering what would have happened if it were anywhere in any of the (almost all) Asian countries. The person who managed to pick David's pocket, would have actually walked over to the nearest "phone service centre", where a friendly guy would have rooted out the phone, changed the baseband and other software, and made sure it would not be tracked by any kind of online tools. That, ladies and gentlemen, is what a smart thief would do.

I find it amusing that the thief did not have the brains to go the extra distance !

I am good, baby!

I have begun to think that I am good at drawing things :)

The Things My Mother Taught Me!

My mother taught me TO APPRECIATE A JOB WELL DONE

"If you're going to kill each other, do it outside - I just finishedcleaning!"

My mother taught me RELIGION

"You better pray that will come out of the carpet."

My mother taught me about TIME TRAVEL

 "If you don't straighten up, I'm going to knock you into the middle of next week!"

My mother taught me REASON

 "Because I said so, that's why."

My Mother taught me LOGIC

"If you fall out of that swing and break your neck, you're not going to the store with me."

My mother taught me FORESIGHT

"Make sure you wear clean underwear, in case you're in an accident"

My mother taught me IRONY

"Keep crying and I'll give you something to cry about."

My mother taught me about the science of OSMOSIS

"Shut your mouth and eat your supper!"

My mother taught me about CONTORTIONISM

"Will you "look" at the dirt on the back of your neck!"

My mother taught me about STAMINA

"You'll sit there 'till all that spinach is finished."

My mother taught me about WEATHER

"It looks as if a tornado swept through your room."

My mother taught me how to solve PHYSICS PROBLEMS

"If I yelled because I saw a meteor coming toward you, wouldyou listen then?"

My mother taught me about HYPOCRISY

"If I've told you once, I've told you a million times--Don'texaggerate!!!"

My mother taught me THE CIRCLE OF LIFE

"I brought you into this world, and I can take you out."

My mother taught me about BEHAVIOR MODIFICATION

"Stop acting like your father!"

My mother taught me about ENVY

"There are millions of less fortunate children in this world whodon't have wonderful parents like you do!"

My Mother taught me about ANTICIPATION

"Just wait until we get home."

My Mother taught me about RECEIVING

"You are going to get it when we get home!"

My Mother taught me MEDICAL SCIENCE

"If you don't stop crossing your eyes, they are going to freezethat way."

My Mother taught me to THINK AHEAD

"If you don't pass your spelling test, you'll never get a good job."

My Mother taught me TELEPATHY

"Put your sweater on; don't you think I know when you're cold?"

My Mother taught me HUMOR

"When that lawn mower cuts off your toes, don't come runningto me."

My Mother taught me how to BECOME AN ADULT

"If you don't eat your vegetables, you'll never grow up."

My Mother taught me about SEX

"How do you THINK you got here?"

My Mother taught me about GENETICS

"You're just like your father."

My Mother taught me about my ROOTS

"Do you think you were born in a barn?"

My Mother taught me about WISDOM OF AGE

"When you get to be my age, you will understand."

And my all time favorite...My Mother taught me about JUSTICE

"One day you'll have kids ... and I hope they turn out just like you!