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~ My World Of Thoughts ~If you want something you never had,then do something you have never done. December 03 Tears, Idle Tears - Alfred Tennyson Tears, idle tears, I know not what they mean,
Tears from the depth of some divine despair Rise in the heart, and gather to the eyes, In looking on the happy Autumn-fields, And thinking of the days that are no more. Fresh as the first beam glittering on a sail,
That brings our friends up from the underworld, Sad as the last which reddens over one That sinks with all we love below the verge; So sad, so fresh, the days that are no more. Ah, sad and strange as in dark summer dawns
The earliest pipe of half-awakened birds To dying ears, when unto dying eyes The casement slowly grows a glimmering square; So sad, so strange, the days that are no more. Dear as remembered kisses after death,
And sweet as those by hopeless fancy feigned On lips that are for others; deep as love, Deep as first love, and wild with all regret; O Death in Life, the days that are no more!
Hoping that I am not forgotten. Wishing that there is someone out there who misses me and prays for my happiness. Best wishes and good health to you all . Love you friends.
May 13 Eye testAlzheimer's' Eye Test
Test your eyes
ALZHEIMERS' EYE TEST Count every "F" in the following text: FINISHED FILES ARE THE RE SULT OF YEARS OF SCIENTI FIC STUDY COMBINED WITH THE EXPERIENCE OF YEARS... (SEE BELOW) HOW MANY ? (scroll down)
3? WRONG, THERE ARE 6 -- no joke. READ IT AGAIN ! The reasoning behind is further down. The brain cannot process "OF". Incredible or what? Go back and look again!! Anyone who counts all 6 "F's" on the first go is a genius. Three is normal, four is quite rare. Send this to your friends. It will drive them crazy.! And keep them occupied for several minutes! April 29 Hi !!Hi Everyone !!
It has been ages since I last posted a message. The reason is I (and my family except my dad)have shifted permanantly to India. It has been a tough time for all of our family to leave the place we lived for 18 years and then start up new in a place completely different. And also leave dad alone there and live without him over here. To leave the familiar surroundings and school and friends and try to find new ones.
I hope that I receive as many responses as I had before even now here in Mumbai.Looking forward for your support and kindness.
     
March 17 A Walk In The Park A walk in the park is a pleasure to do,
When a visit to one is long overdue, To take the dogs too, is really great, For the exercise is just first rate. The peacefulness can be very strange,
For quietness is such a change From all the traffic rushing by, The decibels get really high. We have to live with constant noise,
That often takes away the joys And contentment, that a walk can give us. We've got to count is as a real plus. There's a lake where you can hire a boat,
And two or more can go afloat, And meander, with the water calm, With oars a dipping, what sheer balm. At the end of the lake, the ducks you'll meet,
And geese and swans, with their webbed feet, All gather hoping to be fed, With slivers of cake and slices of bread. There are tennis courts and a golf course too,
You can do most anything you want to do, For children, roundabouts and swings, Seesaws, slides, gosh, there's lots of things. A small cafe where you can sit,
And enjoy a coffee and rest for a bit, And watch the birds that gather round, Robins and bluetits, ready to scrounge. For any titbits that you might drop,
They're very brave, and will sit atop, The railings right next to your chair, As long as with them, your fare you share. The flowers are a joy to view,
The colours bright with the morning dew, Red, yellow, purple, pink and peach, Lifting their heads the sun to reach. A walk in the park takes away the strain,
Of working, which we have to go back to again, But as long as we take just a little time out To relax, that to me is what life's all about.
Ernestine Northover
March 09 Read itEVERYONE NEEDS TO READ ALL OF THIS and HAVE YOUR CHILDREN READ IT TOO!
After tossing her books on the sofa, she decided to grab a snack and get on-line. She logged on under her screen name ByAngel213. She checked her Buddy List and saw GoTo123 was on. She sent him an instant message.
ByAngel213:
Hi. I'm glad you are on! I thought someone was following me home today. It was really weird! GoTo123: LOL You watch too much TV. Why would someone be following you? Don't you live in a safe neighborhood? ByAngel213: Of course I do. LOL I guess it was my imagination cuz' I didn't ! see Anybody when I looked out. GoTo123: Unless you gave your name out on-line. You haven't done that have you? ByAngel213: Of course not. I'm not stupid you know. GoTo123:
Did you have a softball game after school today? ByAngel213:
Yes and we won!! GoTo123: That's great! Who did you play? ByAngel213: We played the Hornets. LOL. Their uniforms are so gross! They look like bees. LOL GoTo123: What is your team called? ByAngel213: We are the Canton Cats. We have tiger paws on our uniforms. They are really cool. GoTo123:
Did you pitch? ByAngel213: No I play second base. I got to go. My homework has to be done before my parents get home. I don't want them mad at me. Bye! GoTo123:
Catch ! you later. Bye Meanwhile......GoTo123 went to the member menu and began to search
for her profile. When it came up, he highlighted it and printed it out. He took out a pen and began to write down what he knew about Angel so far. Her name: Shannon
Birthday: Jan. 3, 1985 Age: 13 State where she lived: North Carolina Hobbies: softball, chorus, skating and going to the mall. Besides this information, he knew she lived in Canton because she had just told him.He knew she stayed by herself until 6:30 p.m. every afternoon until her parents came home from work. He knew she played softball on Thursday afternoons on the school team, and the team was named the Canton Cats. Her favorite number 7 was printed on her jersey. He knew she was in the eighth grade at the Canton Junior High School . She had told him all this in the conversations they had on- line. He had enough information to find her now. Shannon didn't tell her parents about the incident on the way home
from the ballpark that day. She didn't want them to make a scene and stop her from walking home from the softball games. Parents were always overreacting and hers were the worst. It made her wish she was not an only child. Maybe if she had brothers and sisters, her parents wouldn't be so overprotective. By Thursday, Shannon had forgotten about the footsteps following her.Her game was in full swing when suddenly she felt someone staring at her. It was then that the memory came back. She glanced up from her second base position to see a man watching her closely. He was leaning against the fence behind first base and he smiled
when she looked at him. He didn't look scary and she quickly dismissed the sudden fear she had felt. After the game, he sat on a bleacher while she talked to the coach.
She noticed his smile once again as she walked past him. He nodded and she smiled back. He noticed her name on the back of her shirt. He knew he had found her. Quietly, he walked a safe distance behind her. It was only a few
blocks to Shannon 's home, and once he saw where she lived he quickly returned to the park to get his car. Now he had to wait. He decided to get a bite to eat until the time came to go to Shannon 's house. He drove to a fast food restaurant and sat there until time to make his move. Shannon was in her room later that evening when she heard voices in the living room. "Shannon, come here," her father called. He sounded upset and she couldn't imagine why. She went into the room to see the man from the ballpark sitting on the sofa. "Sit down," her father began, "this man has just told us a most interesting story about you." Shannon sat back. How could he tell her parents anything? She had
never seen him before today! "Do you know who I am, Shannon ?" the man asked. "No," Shannon answered. "I am a police officer and your online friend, GoTo123." Shannon was stunned. "That's impossible! GoTo is a kid my age! He's 14. And he lives in Michigan !" The man smiled. "I know I told you all that, but it wasn't true. You see, Shannon , there are people on-line who pretend to be kids; I was one of them. But while others do it to injure kids and hurt them, I belong to a group of parents who do it to protect kids from predators. I came here to find you to teach you how dangerous it is to talk to people on-line. You told me enough about yourself to make it easy for me to find you. You named the school you went to, the name of your ball team and the position you played. The number and name on your jersey just made finding you a breeze." Shannon was stunned. "You mean you don't live in Michigan ?" He laughed. "No, I live in Raleigh . It made you feel safe to think I was so far away, didn't it?" She nodded. "I had a friend whose daughter was like you. Only she wasn't as lucky. The guy found her and murdered her while she was home alone. Kids are taught not to tell anyone when they are alone, yet they do it all the time on-line. The wrong people trick you into giving out information a little here and there on-line. Before you know it, you have told them enough for them to find you without even realizing you have done it. I hope you've learned a lesson from this and won't do it again. Tell others about this so they will be safe too?" "It's a promise!" That night Shannon and her Dad and Mom all knelt down together and thanked God for protecting Shannon from what could have been a tragic situation. February 28 Really strangeThese days have been really weird. There's so much tension going around, so much worry. Everybody in my home is somewhat sad. This is a big decision after all. But is this the right path that we have chosen ? Is this the path that would lead us to a bright future ? Do we have to be separated for it? Though we have left everything on the Almighty .. is this the way that He is showing us?
I know everything is looking strange these days but inspite of all this tension there's something nagging me. I dont know if it is related to what is happening. I dont even know exactly what it is. But theres a strange feeling that something wrong is going to happen, something really bad . God forbid. Is this a sign given by God ? I do not know. Does He want to save me , us from something . I am so confused.
I just pray that on whatever path we chose to walk on God help us and guide us and do whatever is right for us. Because what is happening is happening too fast and it is too big to happen this fast.
You must be thinking I am going mad. I dont think that you will be able to understand it either. But I just felt like writing what is going on with me. I just need you to pray for me, for I need strength and encouragement ,rest is all left on God.
February 21 Treating Mild Acne and Popping PimplesWHAT’S THE CAUSE?
Sebum. The difference between black heads and white heads is that blackheads are sebum clogged pores that have been exposed to the air and oxidized turning the spot black. There has been no scientific evidence proving diet has anything to do with outbreaks, but I completely believe stress is a factor.
WHAT’S THE TREATMENT?
You should never squeeze, but I know better than to expect y’all to listen. People love to see the schmutz pop, so let’s talk about the right way to do it. First, the pimple has to be ready with a white or green pustule head. Forcing one that isn’t ready is asking for problems. Schmutz can travel under the skin if pressed too hard, causing an outbreak somewhere else. NEVER squeeze with your fingers. I don’t even recommend using a tissue because your nails can poke through and cause scarring. Take two Q-tips, on either side of the pimple, and apply equal pressure. Q-tips give you more leverage and make it easier to squeeze all around including the sides of the nose and other hard to reach spaces. The sebum will ooze out onto the Q-tips, but the moment you see blood you should stop. Apply a hydrocortisone on the spot. NEVER smear it all over the face. Only apply it on the spot you’re trying to treat. For special occasions like “prom night” or wedding day, pimple disasters can be treated in the dermatologist office by injecting a steroid called an ILK (intra legional kenlog) directly into the pimple to make it go away. It will go down the next day.
HOW DO YOU DEAL WITH A CYSTIC PIMPLE?
Cystic pimples are much larger and more painful than your usual pimple, and usually appear as bumps under the skin. DO NOT squeeze these under any circumstance. Back in the day, I would try so hard to work the stupid thing to the surface. The problem is there is no connection; they are walled off. It’s a ball of sebum with goop that is so thick, it wouldn’t be able to drain out of a tiny hole even if it could reach the surface of the skin. Needles don’t help; you’re just screwing with the surface and will cause scarring. Also, often times if you “drain” it; it will fill back up. So see a dermatologist and have it injected, or leave it alone. They will go away on their own.
WHAT CAN YOU BUY OVER THE COUNTER TO TREAT SPOT PIMPLES?
Generic benzyl peroxides and products with salicylic acid. They don’t have to be fancy name brands to work on mild acne. An added plus, Neutrogena makes some great makeup cover-ups that have percentages of these healing ingredients. Anything you put on your face should be oil free and non-comedogenic. That means NO cocoa butter on your face - ever. So many young women of color do this and it’s horrible for your skin.
Source by -Dermatologist Dr. Amy Wechsler
My exams are over ,thank God, now I can relax and pay some attention to my space and read yours too. Pray for my results.
February 08 Few Tips to overcome exam anxietySince exams are going on for most of us. I thought I would share these tips which I found very useful.-
Best of Luck !!!!
February 01 Happy Birthday to me !Hey its my birthday today !!! I am greatful to God for giving me a happy life, wonderful parents, loving brothers and a cute sister. I thank God that I can see, hear, smell, talk and walk for many are deaf , blind and dumb.
January 25 What you want..Today (meaning the day you read this) and tomorrow, your challenge is to do something that you *want* to do (as opposed to all the things that you *have* to do or that you *ought* to do that are filling your days). Something that brings you pleasure. It can be anything at all, as long as it brings a smile to your lips and heart. Then come back here and tell us what you did :-)
Life's too short to constantly postpone doing something out of pure pleasure.
Can any one tell me how to put music on my space ? I would love to share my favourites with you people.
****THANKS VIJAY JI .. But can you hear the song ??? I mean I wont know because I dont have my mic . January 17 Tips for dietingHealthy tips for healthy weight loss
A balanced, high fiber, moderately low calorie and a low fat diet remains the healthiest way to lose weight. Some healthy tips include: eating a variety of food, avoiding sweets and fried foods, choosing low fat options of meat and dairy products, drinking lots of water and exercising daily. Following a balanced, high fibre, moderately low calorie, and low fat diet remains the ideal way to lose weight healthily. Some general guidelines for a healthy weight loss are: Eat your meals regularly and do not skip any meals. Skipping meals will slow down your metabolism. Avoid eating on the go (it takes 20 minutes for your brain to tell you that you’re full). Keep a large bottle of water by your side to drink during the day. Exercise every day for 60 minutes if you’re trying to lose weight. Don’t eliminate food groups. Go for variety! A balanced meal should include carbohydrates, protein, and a little fat. Avoid foods that are high in sugar and fat, especially sweets. Always start with salad/vegetables of your choice. Have up to 3 fruits a day or 1 glass of fresh juice. Make better food choices: • Broiled, grilled, roasted or steamed dishes, instead of fried food. • Use lean meat such as lean beef/veal, skinless chicken breast, and fish fillets. • Use non-fat or low-fat dairy products such as fat-free milk, low-fat yogurt or labneh. Choose white cheeses with a fat percentage less or equal to 25%, such as Akkawi, Double-creme, Hilwi, Baladi, Diet Halloum Philadelphia light, and Singles fat-free cheese. Go for brown! Whole wheat bread, toast, cereals, pasta, rice are higher in vitamins/minerals and fiber than white cereals. Use calorie-free food abundantly in cooking to enhance the taste, such as spices, herbs, vinegar, lemon juice, garlic and onions. Eat at least 2 hours before you sleep. Good to remember: Do not be discouraged when you commit slips or lapses while dieting, just go back to your diet and exercise to burn the extra calories you’ve eaten! January 03 RESOLUTIONSWACKY RESOLUTIONS
We're going a little mad. Well, okay maybe a lot mad! The New Year has us wanting to do strange things like, run around our work stations and spontaneously burst into rather off-key renditions of Himesh Reshammiya songs and challenge strangers to thumb-wrestling matches. You therefore, just might sympathise with the fact that some of this madness is likely to spill over into our copy, as well! So dear reader, here's presenting you with the wackiest (or so we thought!) takes on the top 10 resolutions anybody we've ever known is going to bother with making. And yes, we do intend to make some sane ones and stick with them. That is of course after we manage to convince a fellow-colleague that naming his pet frog, "Runtime error" isn't funny! Seriously, dude!
1. Lose weight. Get on the "Lose 40 pounds in 20 days" programme, which involves eating a sole carrot every day at 2 p.m. Make sure this is done in time for the new season of American Idol, so that you look good lip-synching in front of the mirror while watching the show (Don't forget to apply for life-insurance before embarking on the weight-loss programme, in case of a sudden heart-attack).
2. Get some exercise. To vary your exercise routine a little, on your way back from your annual morning walk, just before the signal turns green, run across screaming frantically, "They are onto us!" and then once you cross the road, proceed to wait patiently for the next signal to change colour and start again.
3. Cutback on caffeine. Replace your customary coffee beverage, at noon, with a stiff peg of something… ehrmm… stronger, instead.
4. Wear sun block. Also keep in mind that suntan isn't the same product with a different company name, and that the tan in suntan does NOT refer to the tanning that the sun's rays get, when you apply the product.
5. Re-discover an old hobby. In your spare time, get back to the used chewing gum sculpture you worked on through your summer vacation in the seventh grade.
 6. Sign-up for a class. The "Empty vessels making a noise in your kitchen are really aliens trying to make contact" sounds like a real fun class to sign up for. Who knows, you might even have a date, this Valentine's!?
7. Strike a work-life balance. Set up a make shift den in your 6 x 6 cubicle so that significant other and you can catch up on movies over the weekend, during your lunch break.
8. Re-connect with the family. Spend quality time with grandma by taking her shopping at the neighbourhood mall (remember to snip off the price tags prior to stuffing granny's bag with items that haven't been paid for).
9. Break out of your comfort zone. It really is okay to eat foods that are green. Not all green foods are mutants struggling to get out of the matrix.
10. Get in touch with your feelings. Get back to practising voodoo seriously. Chintoo should never have beaten you to reciting the alphabet in nursery. He must pay!
  
KEEP YOUR WORD AND STICK WITH YOUR RESOLUTIONS!
KEEP IT REAL - The primary reason, like most people, you're likely to fail at maintaining your resolutions less than 6 weeks into the New Year, is probably because you've been unrealistic about your goals. For example, if you haven't exercised your entire life, expecting yourself to jog for an hour and a half, everyday just because the calendar signals it's a new year, is unreal. Set a goal in which you have to walk, for half an hour, 3-4 times a week instead, and modify your exercise goals as you continue to build on your stamina. Alternatively, you might have too many resolutions, making it hard to stick with them. Try focussing on one resolution at a time and keep it real.
MAKE A COMMITMENT - For some people, sharing their resolutions with others helps in providing them with a support system and also makes them feel accountable for their actions. However, for others letting people in on their resolutions is only helpful in stressing them out further as it makes them feel burdened with having to cope with additional expectations, resulting in failure. Decide on your approach and remember that in the final analysis, the only person you are accountable to is yourself, so cultivate personal integrity.
THINK AHEAD - There will be several times when you will find yourself being tested. Times when you will feel tempted to give up on your resolution. Equip yourself to deal better by putting yourself in imaginary, future situations and ask yourself how you intend to cope with them. This will ensure that you are mentally prepared because you have thought through alternatives in these situations. 
HAVE SHORT AND LONG-TERM GOALS - While it is important to fantasise what you'll look like 15 kilos lighter, it's equally important to keep in mind that you will probably get there one kilo at a time. It's essential that you have both short and long-term goals to help keep you on track, particularly during times when you're running low on motivation and could do with some additional incentive. Having your goals in writing, is another good way to constantly monitor your progress. Be specific.
PERSISTENCE PAYS - As the saying goes, "Life happens." You're not always going to be in ideal situations. There will be days when the daily grind will get to you. Days when it pours unexpectedly, after you've dragged yourself out of your bed on a particularly chilly morning. Or when you linger a little too long at the dessert counter. So, don't get discouraged if things don't always go according to plan or in the event that you slack off a little. Just as a resolution can be made any time of the year, it can also be renewed. And persistence pays, so stick with the programme!
KEEP THOSE CARROTS ON HAND - It's a known fact that humans respond better to positive reinforcement. So, respect each milestone you achieve on your way to making a better life for yourself and adopting healthier attitudes. Be smart about your rewards, though. If you're struggling to lose weight, don't reward yourself by gorging at the Sunday buffet. Try rewarding yourself by indulging in a massage, instead or maybe by buying yourself some better fitting clothes!
SELF-IMAGE COUNTS - This is a bit of a Catch-22! But the way you feel about yourself is crucial in determining your success in sticking with your resolutions. So, if you feel you're likely to fail, chances are you're going to be rather accurate in that assessment of yourself. How can you feel better about yourself and have a healthier self-image? By keeping your resolutions and sticking with the promises you make to yourself. Ahhh, there's the catch! But there is a way around this alleged paradox. Start by setting yourself small, achievable targets. And build on your self-image from there… 
People are misunderstanding me .. I didnt make any of these resolutions .. these are made by people i dont know .. i just picked the article from MSN ..
Source- MSN
December 28 8 Simple Rules - to date my teenage daughterDidnt get the title ?? Actually this is the name of a show I have started watching regularly these days. This show has become my favourite now. Its so sad but so sweet I cried in every episodes of the last few days.
At first it was a comedy show with a good moral every now and then but now it has turned to be a sad show. The story revolved around a middle age man, Paul Hennesey, who is the husband of Kate and father of two teenage daughter Bridgette and Kerry and a son Rory. His character was the usual mean old dad who cares and loves his children but also is strict about dating and stuff specially for the girls.
These days the show shows the death of Paul. I couldnt believe when I saw and was just waiting for him to make an entry as it usually happens in a hindi film. But the truth is Paul died leaving behind him a very loving family. The episodes were given out in such an excellent manner that you have got to have a tissue box with you.
The part I cried in most was when Bridgette admits that the last words she told her father was 'I HATE YOU'.
The lesson I got here was never say something you will regret later. Choose your words carefully it might be your last word to that person. And you wont want to be remembered that way. T
hen there was the part where the family gets the last article of Paul (Paul writes articles in a paper) where he writes - " that in every ' I HATE YOU ' and 'WHAT A GEEK' I could see the love of my children and I know that they were close to me because I could never express my feelings in front of my father. And I want to say that I love them too." He writes more and his words are so sweet. So to all the parents reading this or watching this show your children can never hate you and in every thing they say to you (even bad) has love hidden in it.
Then in one episode Bridgette wants to go to a party wearing a slutty dress. Her mom after saying no wants her daughter's happiness and allows her. But after reaching the door Bridgette bursts out crying remembering her father and how he wouldnt have allowed her to go if he was there and she comes back. Kerry tells her sister that she is too beautiful for the dress and this type of dress is only worn by those who needs help to get the attention of others and she didnt need it and then they hug .That was too sweet because the sisters always fight with each other, innocently ,but still they used to argue a lot. To all the brothers and sisters it would mean a lot to your sibling if you a say a kind and something sweet atleast once in awhile.
In the next episode Kerry is angry that Bridgette is enjoying herself with parties and new clothes instead of being sad and mourning for their father. And Bridgette does not Want to be sad and wants to get over
it and be happy and is angry at Kerry for being sad and fight with her (kerry's) boyfriend after he says that he loved her. Kate explains and tells them that its okay to be happy when you are happy and sad when you are feeling sad. And then we see Kerry dancing with her friends and Bridgette in bed crying and seeing the pics of her dad. Man that was so sweet I really cried with her. In the latest episode Rory realises that he is the Man Of The House now after his father's death and he has to protect his sisters and mother. And he drives away the boys who come to meet his sisters on Thanksgiving day. And talks to his mother as if he was Paul. That part was funny. 'Dont worry Kate I will handle the girls you go inside.' lol. Kate explains that he still is a boy and he is free of responsibilities and that is her job, the parent's. And then Rory again becomes a pain in the ass for everyone and spoils the Thanksgiving turkey.
I didnt really want to bore you all but I really wanted to share this with all my friends as it has great morals for everyone. So if you want to watch this show you can watch it on Dubai 'One or on MBC4. Maybe it comes on Star World too I am not sure. Enjoy ! 
December 27 Merry Christmas WISHING YOU A CHRISTMAS FILLED WITH GOD'S BLESSINGS, PEACE AND JOY !
MERRY CHRISTMAS !
December 20 Tagged yet againThe ABC of Life A. Available or taken: What am I a doll?
B. Best Friend: Cant name just one
C. Cake or pie: Cake
D. Drink of choice: Water lol
E. Essential item: Books
F. Favorite color: Blue
G. Gummi bears or worms: Worms are yukky
H. Hometown: For me Riyadh
I. Indulgence: Indul .. what?
J. January or February: February (pleasant, short, and the month of my birth)
K. Kids and/or names: Sara
L. Life is incomplete without: A goal
M. Marriage date: At least 10 more years to go
N. Number of siblings: 2 bro and 1 baby sis
O. Oranges or apples: Mandarins
P. Phobias/Fears: Fear of losing a loved one
Q. Quote: Smile, it makes people wonder what you are thinking !
R. Reason to smile: My sis , my friends
S. Season: Spring
T. Tag 3 /6 people: All the readers of my space
U. Unknown fact about me: Let it remain unknown
V. Vegetable you hate: Kaddu
W. Worst habit: Wait i m thinking.... no ...cant find any
X. X-rays: What am i supposed to write?
Y. Your favorite food: Whatever my mom cooks
Z. Zodiac: Aquarius .. but i dont believe in it
December 13 Positive nuggetsA few nuggets of Optimism, Hope and Motivation
1. When Thomas Edison invented the light bulb, he tried over 2000 experiments before he got it to work. A young reporter asked him how it felt to fail so many times. He said, "I never failed once. I invented the light bulb. It just happened to be a 2000-step process."
2. Wilma Rudolph was the 20th of 22 children. She was born prematurely and her survival was doubtful. When she was 4 years old, she contracted double pneumonia and scarlet fever, which left her with a paralyzed left leg. At age 9, she removed the metal leg brace she had been dependent on and began to walk without it. By 13 she had developed a rhythmic walk, which doctors said was a miracle. That same year she decided to become a runner. She entered a race and came in last. For the next few years every race she entered, she came in last. Everyone told her to quit, but she kept on running. One day she actually won race. And then another. From then on she won every race she entered. Eventually this little girl, who was told she would never walk again, went on to win three Olympic gold medals.
3. In 1962, four nervous young musicians played their first record audition for the executives of the Decca recording Company. The executives were not impressed. While turning down this group of musicians, one executive said, "We don't like their round. Groups of guitars are on the way out." The group was called The Beatles.
4. In 1944, Emmeline Snively, director of the Blue Book Modeling Agency, told modeling hopeful Norma Jean Baker, "You'd better learn secretarial work or else get married." She went on and became Marilyn Monroe.
5. In 1954, Jimmy Denny, manager of the Grand Ole Opry, fired a singer after one performance. He told him, "You ain't goin' nowhere....son. You ought to go back to drivin' a truck." He went on to become the most popular singer in America named Elvis Presley.
6. When Alexander Graham Bell invented the telephone in 1876, it did not ring off the hook with calls from potential backers. After making a demonstration call, President Rutherford Hayes said, "That's an amazing Invention, but who would ever want to use one of them?"
7. In the 1940s, another young inventor named Chester Carlson took his idea to 20 corporations, including some of the biggest in the country. They all turned him down. In 1947 - after seven long years of rejections! He finally got a tiny company in Rochester, New York, the Haloid Company, to purchase the rights to his invention an electrostatic paper-copying process. Haloid became Xerox Corporation we know today.
The Moral of the above Stories:
Character cannot be developed in ease and quiet. Only through experiences of trial and suffering can the soul be strengthened, vision cleared, ambition inspired and success achieved. You gain strength, experience and confidence by every experience where you really stop to look fear in the face.... You must do the thing you cannot do. And remember, the finest steel gets sent through the hottest furnace. And even the GOLD is tested against fire.
A winner is not one who never fails, but one who NEVER QUITS!
We have no right to ask when sorrow comes, "Why did this happen to me?" unless we ask the same question for every moment of happiness that comes our way.
Life's Good! Live it! December 07 Scary pastToday I remembered something that had happened to me in not long past -maybe a year ago and I thought I would share it with you. Maybe you will learn something from it or maybe not .So here goes.
I was returning from school one day .It had been a tiring day. I was hot in my abhaya (black cloak) and with the heavy school back on my back I was longing to get into my room switch on the Ac and lie down . I rang the intercom bell and as I climbed the stairs with my two brothers I thought of the argument which I had with my mother the previous day.I rang the door bell and waited patiently for my mother to open the door. Two minutes passed then my brother rang . Usually my mother keeps the door open as soon as she hears the intercom bell but this time it was unusual I wondered why . Several minutes passed by and still the door didnt open . Assuming( lying to myself) that she was in the washroom (because that was not possible ,she never kept us waiting this long ) I took out the spare key which I had with me and tried the lock but there was a key on the other side so mine didnt turn . I saw a scared look on my younger brother's face as he repeatedly rang the bell .
Now I grew worried too . Strange thoughts came in my mind . I remembered her saying some days ago that she was having chest pain . What if she .....?? I dreaded the thought.
Sweat drenched me. The weight of my bag on my shoulders doubled as I remembered my fight with her. I know God wants to punish me , punish me for being rude to her. But this wasnt fair.God cannot give this punishment to me this was totally unfair. The very thought of mom not being there for me scared the hell out of me .I promised myself, sweared that I wont do such a thing again, prayed to God to keep her safe ,not to punish me.My eyes were watery ,I looked at my brothers they were scared too.One of them (the younger one) sat on the steps of the staircase about to burst out crying controlling upto the last point not to . I told the other one to go to our neighbour and call our father who was in his office. We waited - my younger brother and I - for the other one to come back, for mom to open the door or my father to come ,for the worst to happen.
We waited - all three of us now . It had been since 40 minutes we were standing. Then I heard the door knob turn or was it my imagination ..no the door opened and mom was standing behind . She asked if we were standing for long . My brothers started altogether and I just stared at her ,thinking if it was true and I hugged her for long . She told us that she was so exhausted with work that when she went to lie down she felt asleep at once - a deep sleep ,and she didnt hear the bell and she woke up with the phone ring only when daddy rang her . But I thought otherwise - God did that to her, made her sleep for a little longer , made me realize my mistake , made me promise that I wont do it again .
This incident badly scared me and I still shiver when I remember. It also reminds me of a similar situation which happened but I will leave it for the next time considering this entry has turned to be too long.
October 20 Myths about dieting- Yo-yo dieters are known to gain back all the weight they've lost on resuming normal eating.
- There is no gain without pain. If your exercise routine is giving you more pain than gain, you're definitely doing something wrong.
- Get a doctor's clearance before taking up strenuous activity, especially if managing your weight on your two feet takes great effort.
- All fat is bad. No. In fact, certain essential vitamins and nutrients are only fat-soluble. Cut out all fat and you're heading for serious deficiencies
- I can survive on fruit juices. Wrong. Your body needs roughage and solid nutrients to keep the bowels in working order. In the absence of solid food, gastric juices may work on your stomach lining, leading to ulcers, and perhaps, even cancer of the colon. - I'll only stick to exercise. What avid exercisers often don't realise is that too much strenuous labour equals stress that can lead to stress fractures and calcium depletion in the bones. One hour a day of a supervised workout is usually fine.
- I want that body. But your genes in a large way dictate how your body changes with age. Be realistic, particularly if you've been a careless eater and have never exercised.
- Slim and trim means healthy. Health, like fingerprints, is personal, and should not be typified with a particular body type. Even visibly thin people can have high cholesterol, and mildly overweight folk can be medically fit. October 17 Sends a chill down my spineYOU ARE sitting at your favourite restaurant in town, waiting for a range of your favourite delicacies to tame your hunger pangs, and that is when you notice a tiny eight-legged creature making its way dizzily over to your table. It is obviously harmless, just waiting to find a dark corner under a table or a shelf to make its web-sweet-web. But the very sight of it makes you shudder and shiver. What if it bites you? What if it's deadly? (Well, not everyone can turn into a friendly neighbourhood Spiderman!) Or what if it creeps into your ear, just like those in those stupid, creepy creature movies? A chill runs down your spine, and flee from the place, your hunger pangs forgotten, all thanks to the itsy-bitsy spider! Yes, you suffer from arachnophobia.
School has closed, and it's going to be a pretty long summer vacation. You feel that the best way to beat the heat would be a trip somewhere. You find yourself on a flight. You start visualising in your mind the sweet monsoon weather, the pleasing showers, and a month of sheer relaxation. And that's when a really frightening thought drills into your dreams. What if we encounter turbulence? Suppose an engine fails? A mid-air crash? Or even worse, getting hijacked??? Thanks to some wonderful Hollywood contributions, you just can't help replaying these horrors in your mind. Remember Air force one, Turbulence and Final Destination? You start feeling that this is not going to be the bon voyage that you wished for, after all.
You break into a sweat and have that twisting feeling in your tummy. The rest of the journey is made clutching the arms of your seat and in desperate prayers whispered under your breath. All you want to do is get back on the ground. You suffer from aviophobia- the fear of flying.
It is not just that a phobia grips your mind. It affects your body, too. The physical symptoms of anxiety may include a racing heart, short breaths, abdominal discomfort, sweating, trembling.... And there is always an intense fear of losing control, embarrassing oneself, or passing out in the open. Unlike other emotions like happiness, sadness, excitement and so on, which can be more easily hidden, fear if not let out, starts troubling you from the inside.
I am not talking about ordinary fear here. An irrational and unreasonable fear of something in particular is called a phobia. This may be an object, an occasion, an event, a place, a situation, an insect or an animal, or even something that we commonly do.
You could suffer from a simple phobia, which is fears of specific things such as animals, insects, infections or flying. It could even a phobia for feeling trapped.
On the other hand, a social phobia is a marked fear of social or performance situations, and it involves lots of people or an atmosphere which requires you to act in a different way from the others. If you experience stage fright every time you go up on stage, then you have a social phobia- glossophobia to be precise.
Remember that horrid feeling you get when you have to go to the doc to get a shot? Yes, that's algophobia- the fear of pain.
As children, we've all had achluophobia, fear of darkness or the dark. Believe it or not, many even fear the harmless veggies! It is lachanophobia.
 
Common fears are understandable, and even acceptable, but some phobias can be outlandish or even amusing. Imagine a student having the fear of books- bibliophobia! And how can you learn anything if you suffer from epistemophobia- the fear of knowledge? However, teenagers rarely suffer from catoptrophobia, which is fear of mirrors. They can't get enough of looking at themselves in a mirror!
You need to keep away from those who suffer from ablutophobia which is the fear of washing, bathing or cleaning.
Pentheraphobia, the fear of a mother-in-law could be understandable, but there are people who fear swallowing air- aerophobia. So, what do they live on?! Actually they fear breathing in airbourne, noxious substances.
It is bad enough if you suffer from barophobia- the fear of gravity, but you may have to spend your life standing if you suffer from cathisophobia- the fear of sitting.
If you encounter very serious people who refuse to react to your jokes, take heart. They may be suffering from geliophobia- fear of laughing. And if you are superstitious and believe in Friday the 13th, then you suffer from paraskavedekatriaphobia. And if you are simply frightened of the number 13, then what you have is triskadekaphobia.
If you think these are wacky, then check these out. Arachibutyrophobia is the fear of peanut butter sticking to the roof of the mouth. Ever cursed the peanut butter for making you scrape it off the roof of your mouth with your finger? Eeks! And if you fear anything and everything, it's called panophobia. Well, this has got to be the wackiest of them all. What is the fear of long words called? Now take a deep breath. Hippopotomonstrosesquippedaliophobia. The very sight of this word may instill a fear for long words in some of us.
However, one of the most recent and latest phobias to hit the list is called cyberphobia. As the word 'cyber' suggests, it's the fear of the use of computers. Cyberphobics are usually frightened to use their ATM's, calculators, automated systems in vehicles or even microwaves, worried that something might go wrong if they pressed the wrong combinations. Well, with the advent of technology, it is going to be very difficult for such people to find a life without these automated electronic machines.
 
Despite the list of strange phobias, some phobias are extremely common. Sometimes, they start in childhood for no apparent reason. For instance, the fear of blood, doctors, or lightning. Sometimes, they emerge after a traumatic event, such as narrow escapes from horrifying accidents. And some other times, they develop from an attempt to make sense of an unexpected and intense situation involving anxiety and panic such as sudden shocks and mental jerks.
The most commonly sought solution to these phobias is by trying to escape and avoiding the feared situation wherever possible. This may be fairly easy if the person is suffering from a simple phobia. Also, when the feared object is rarely encountered, its avoidance will not restrict or affect the person's life very much. Escape and avoidance only makes the feared object/situation even more frightening.
For instance, consider the situation of a person frightened of an animal, which is a simple phobia. The best he/she can do is stay away from it. On the other hand, those who suffer from glossophobia might reach a stage in their lives where they may run out of options and have to get up there on the stage and talk or speak to people in public. In such conditions, it is necessary to learn to cope with the phobia. It is always best to dominate and conquer your fears than running away and avoiding it throughout your life.
Phobias always come packaged with a range of frightening inter-related thoughts. For example, a person aboard a plane suffering from aviophobia, not just fears a crash, but also feels that he is trapped and has to somehow get out. Well, does that mean that jumping out of the plane in mid-air will save you? So he becomes really helpless and now he's not just frightened of flying, but even being trapped inside.
Coping up with a phobia is not that difficult as long as you have some patience and determination. The best way to confront a situation is by tackling it step by step. For instance, a person who is frightened of spiders could start by reading more about spiders, and then slowly touching photographs and pictures of spiders. Once he gets used to pictures, he can start handling plastic and rubber models of spiders. Finally, picking up small spiders (obviously harmless) and then handling large harmless spiders should do the trick. Other common fears such as glossophobia can be easily dominated by pure confidence in oneself. The belief that it is impossible to utter a word in public should be brushed aside. Practising before a mirror, practising before parents and relatives and in front of close friends could help overcome the phobia.
Self-confidence plays an important role in conquering fears. Lack of confidence only results in a failure to dominate one's fears. If you are on a flight and have that creepy feeling that the plane might crash, say to yourself that you have flown before without any problems, and this is no different from that. If you feel trapped in an unknown place, don't just stand there and panic. Get out there and start asking for directions. If you fear making a fool of yourself and being judged negatively, remind yourself of your positive qualities, and of the times in the past you have coped with similar situations, got on well with people, or have had positive comments from others.
So, it is not that difficult to overcome your fears and phobias as long as you have the determination and confidence. And if you feel worried or frightened of the fears that you have, the fear of fears to be exact, then stop being phobophobic and start tackling them. October 13 HealthHealth is a precious blessing endowed upon mankind, which we need to continuously nurture it. If we don't, the very purpose of living would be defeated. Today's fast-paced lifestyle has forced people, especially youngsters, to turn into goal-driven workaholics, who go to any lengths to achieve their dreams and aspirations, but at the expense of their health.
How hale and hearty today's youngsters are, is exposed by the fact that most of them are suffering from ailments like cholesterol, blood pressure, joint complaints - things usually associated with middle-age.
If you ask any hunk how healthy he is, he will probably proudly display his four-pack or six-pack, thereby leading you to believe that he's in good shape. But one's waistline or biceps are not the best of indicators of good health.
If I ask what is Health, everyone's got their definitions of Health well-rehearsed. But again, just being able to define the term 'health' isn't enough. With health comes the responsibility of 'being healthy', as well. And considering today's now-here-now-there way of life, 'being healthy' is growing to be a serious concern.
 
To keep yourself in fine fettle, you have to eat the right kind of food and follow a nutritious diet. However, the techniques of health maintenance have undergone a lot of change in recent times, all thanks to youngsters being bitten by the 'dieting' bug, making them to shun nutritious diet with variety, in order to be able to battle the bulge and sport that hunky image or pencil-thin figure. Unfortunately, dieting has now became a fashion statement due to various television shows and magazines that constantly feed this fad by promoting various kinds of health regimens and diets. Maybe they are beneficial. Maybe there's a catch. But how many actually follow them strictly and sincerely?
So the question is, what's the best way to keep healthy and fit? Did someone just scream out the E word? E stands for exercise. Since time immemorial, exercise has been the doorway to ideal health and fitness. It has not just become an important, but imperative aspect of our lives. To keep up with the demands of the daily grind, we have to make sure that our mind and body are in working order.
Going to the gym is a good fitness option all right, but what about those who cannot fish out the fee or don't have time for it? The answer is, sweating it out at home at our own pace and time.
 
Home-based regimens are fine as long as they keep us healthy and active. The methods don't matter, as long as the goal of a healthy mind in a healthy body is achieved. What's important is, each of us needs to zero down upon what suits us, and keep at it consistently. Many people think that youngsters today are not health-conscious as they should be, especially these days, when everything else is being eclipsed by speed. But the truth is, health should be the number one priority on our lists. While some of us nurture our health passionately, others are a little laid-back in their approach. And for those who still haven't smelt the coffee, here's a famous nursery rhyme quoted by Wayne Fields in What the River Knows:
The best six doctors anywhere and no one can deny it, are sunshine, water, rest, and air, exercise and diet. These six will gladly you attend if only you are willing. Your mind they'll ease. Your will they'll mend, and charge you not a shilling. 
October 03 Another 30 ways to irritate your roommate31. Trash the room when your roommate's not around. Then leave and wait for
your roommate to come back. When he/she does, walk in and act surprised. Say, "Uh-oh, it looks like, THEY, were here again." 32. Sit in front of a chess board for hours, saying nothing, doing nothing.
Then look up and say, "I think this game goes a lot faster with two players." 33. Talk back to your "Rice Krispies". All of a sudden, act offended, throw
the bowl on the floor and kick it. Refuse to clean it up, explaining, "No, I want to watch them suffer." 34. Change the locks on the door. Don't let your roommate in unless he/she
says the secret word. Change the secret word often. If your roommate can't guess the secret word, make him/her pay a tithe. 35. Put your glasses on before you go to bed. Take them off as soon as you
wake up. If your roommate asks, explain that they are Magic Dream Glasses. Complain that you've been having terrible nightmares. 36. Hang a tire swing from the ceiling. Act like a monkey. If someone
besides your roommate comes in, cease acting like a monkey and claim that the tire swing was your roommate's idea. When you and your roommate are alone again, continue acting like a monkey. 37. Create an army of animal crackers. Put them through basic training. Set
up little checkpoints around the room. Tell your roommate that the camel spotted him/her in a restricted area and not to do it again. Ask your roommate to apoligize to the camel. 38. Buy a lobster. Pretend to play cards with it. Complain to your roomate
that the lobster is making up its own rules. 39. Sit and stare at your roommate for hours. Bring others in to join you.
Eat peanuts, throwing a few at your roommate. Then say, "Boy, these zoos just aren't what they used to be." 40. As soon as your roommate turns the light off at night, begin singing
famous operas as loud as you can. When your roommate turns on the light, look around and pretend to be confused. 41. Every Thursday, pack up everything you own and tell your roommate you're
going home. Come back in an hour and explain that no one was home. Unpack everything and go to sleep. 42. Every time you wake up, start yelling, "Oh my God! Where the hell am
I?!?" and run around the room for a few minutes. Then go back to bed. If your roommate asks, say you don't know what he/she is talking about. 43. Buy a McDonald's "Happy Meal" for lunch every day. Eat the straw and
napkin. Throw everything else away. 44. Buy a plant. Sleep with it at night. Talk to it. After a few weeks,
start to argue with it loudly. Then yell, "I can't live in the same room with you!" and storm out of the room and slam the door. Get rid of the plant but keep the pot. Refuse to discuss the plant ever again. 45. Buy a watermelon. Draw a face on it and give it a name. Ask your
roommate if the watermelon can sleep in his/her bed. If your roomate says no, drop the watermelon out the window. Make it look like a suicide. Say nasty things about your roommate at the funeral. 46. Pile dirty dishes in your roommate's bed. Insist that you don't know how
they got there. 47. Collect hundreds of pens and pile them on one side of the room. Keep one
pencil on the other side of the room. Laugh at the pencil. 48. Live in the hallway for a month. Afterwards, bring all of your stuff
back into the room and tell your roommate, "Okay, your turn." 49. Unplug everything in the room except for one toaster. Pray to the
toaster. Bring it gifts. Throw some of your roommate's possessions out of the window. Say that the toaster made you do it. 50. Challenge your roommate to a duel. If he refuses, claim that you have
won by forfeit and therefore conquered his side of the room. Insist that he remove all of his possessions immediately. 51. Start dressing like a Native American Indian. If your roommate inquires,
claim that you are getting in touch with your Native-American roots. If your roommate accuses you of not having any Native-American roots, claim that he/she has offended your people and put a curse on your roommate. 52. Keep some worms in a shoebox. When doing homework, go and consult with
the worms every so often. Then become angry, shouting at the worms that they are stupid and they don't know what they are talking about. 53. Steal something valuable of your roommate's. If he/she asks about it,
tell him/her that you traded it for some magic beans. Give some beans to your roommate. 54. Instead of turning off the light switch, smash the lightbulb with a
hammer. Put a new bulb in the next day. Complain often about the cost of lightbulbs. 55. Buy a lamp. Tell your roommate that it's a magic lamp, with a genie
inside it. Spend a week thinking about what to wish for. At the end of the week, report that someone has released the genie from the lamp. Blame your roommate. 56. Collect potato chips that you think look like famous people. Find one
that looks like your roommate. Burn it and explain, "It had to be done." 57. Put up flyers around the building, reporting that your roommate is
missing. Offer a reward for his/her safe return. 58. Leave the room at random, knock on the door and wait for your roommate
to let you back in. Do this often. 59. Go through your roommate's textbooks with a red pen, changing things and
making random corrections. If your roommate protests, tell him/her that you just couldn't take it anymore. 60. Set up about twenty plants in an organized formation. When your roommate walks in, pretend to be in the middle of delivering a speech to the plants. Whisper to them, "We'll continue this later," while eyeing your roommate suspiciously. September 27 Tagged againHey sorry people I was a bit busy with the fasts and I had my tests going on.
2. What colour pants are you wearing? not pants dress light green 3. What are you listening to right now? kya mujh pyaar hai -woh lamhe 4. What was the last thing you ate? my iftar with a long list of items 5. Do you wish on stars? nope 6. If you were a crayon, what colour would you be? why would i be a crayon .. ok i guess...blue 7. How is the weather right now? its ok 8. Last person you spoke to on the phone? My friend Faria 9. Do you like the person who sent this to you? ya 10. How old are you today and when is your birthday? 16 years 7months and 27 days -1 feb 11. Favorite drink? coke ,7 up, beer and slush 12. Favorite sport? football for watching , i m getting crazy about table tennis now a days 13. Hair colour? darkest black 14. Siblings? 2 younger bros and a cute lil sis 15. Favorite food? mom made pizza .. and almost everything she makes 16. What was the last programme watched on TV? FRIENDS 17. Favorite day of the year? this year May 7 .. my sis was born 18. What was your favorite toy as a child? dolls and soft toys 19. Summer or winter? winter bcoz i dont feel cold and its pleasant for me 20. Hugs or kisses?both but from ppl who i really love!
22. Do you want your friends to email you back? ofcourse 23. Who is most likely to respond? those who could ,already sent me this 24. Who is least likely to respond? the grown ups 25. Living arrangements? staying with my family 26. When was the last time you cried? i cant keep track of it 27. What is under your bed? a suit case and two bags of story books 28. Who is the friend you had known the longest? Deeba 29. What did you do last night? Studying Biology 30. Favorite TV shows? Roswell, Dark angel , Gilmore Girls , Friends 31. Favorite smell? baby smell 32. Happy In life? yes n no 33. What are you afraid of? Allah 34. Plain, buttered or salted popcorn? salted 36. Favorite Flower? roses 37. Number of keys on your key ring? 1 38. How many years at your current job? i m still a teen 39. Favorite day of the week? thursdays 40. What did you do on your last birthday? had fun 41. How many cities have you lived in? 1...riyadh 42. Do you make friends easily? yes 43. How many people will you be sending this to? everyone on my contact list and readers of my space 
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