The Craft of Living

I happen to invite my family over for a belated bday party for my girl. It was lovely. The cake was great. The games were great. The gifts were great. Overall it was a success. Then by the end of the night... and while people were on their way to the door. One of the invitees started criticising my cutlery!! Usually when i have over 25 people in the house i use disposable plates and glasses!. That was obviously a problem!! The criticism and questions of whether i didnt have plates and glasses, or was it too much to ask a maid to come and wash them after the party.. or if i didnt have MONEY to pay the maid to come! WWWOOOOW!! I was mesmerised for a minute coz i didnt see it coming and now that i think of it.. i was too nice. After all this is an old aged family member so i didnt want to be rude. After the party was all over though i discovered that those comments werent the first through the night. That comments kept coming to my husband every minute of the night. Things like "WOW....

How would you feel if you do good deeds and never mention it yet feel so unappreciated? How would you feel if you are so tired and never complain then you're denied the right to be tired? How would you feel if you see the person doing nothing winning the pat on the back and you are manipulated in doing more? What will i gain when im always the good one who can be depended on and therefore get all the work while someone else doesn't get all the work yet still gets what they want just the same! I don't get it. Should i try to do things for the sake of God more and more so i wouldn't feel disappointed in anyway? But im just exhausted. Cant i be exhausted and feel free to show that feeling? Why do i always have to be the one who is altruistic and then be denied the right to express an objection to an idea. I think that sucks!

Copied from Bassi's Blog If I were a month, I’d be March If I were a day of the week, I’d be Friday . If I were a time of day, I’d be 10am . If I were a planet, I’d be Saturn . If I were a sea animal, I’d be a Dolphin . If I were a direction, I’d be Right . If I were a piece of furniture, I’d be a Bean Bag . If I were a liquid, I’d be a Milkshake . If I were a gemstone, I’d be a Diamond . If I were a tree, I’d be an Oleander Tree . If I were a tool, I’d be a Kitchen Knife . If I were a flower, I’d be a Daisy . If I were a kind of weather, I’d be Cloudy . If I were a musical instrument, I’d be a Saxophone . If I were a color, I’d be Pink . If I were an emotion, I’d be Happiness . If I were a fruit, I’d be a Mango . If I were a sound, I’d be Waves . If I were an element, I’d be Wind . If I were a car, I’d be a McLaren . If I were a food, I’d be Pasta . If I were a place, I’d be Maldives . If I were a material, I’d be Fleece . If I were a taste, I’d be Salty . If I were a scent, I’...

One of my best friends is getting married. And being the crazy person that she is, she has planned to have a group dance with her bridesmaids. I need some suggestions for songs that would work as a story between the bride and her bridesmaids. ANy suggestions PLEASE!

I went out with my hubby and girl to eat out yesterday. I mainly wanted to do anythign on valentine so i thought going out is the best thing to do and i would be satisfied this way. It was nice... i took my daughter to play in some baby games and she had fun. That made me happy too. Went home to change and feed my daughter, also thinking of washing the dishes and hanging the clothes to dry. I casually open my bedroom door and there on the bed was a pile of colorful balloons that looked just beautiful. Amidst all that was a teddy bear by a basket full of chocolates (all the kinds i love) Honestly speaking my jaw eventually hurt from the smiling and my taste buds being teased by the thought of eating all that chocolate. That was my valentines gift yesterday... i truly enjoyed it and i couldnt thank my hubby enough! :) It's weird how chocolates and flowers (diamonds too) have this weird effect on woman.. even if they say it doesnt matter much... Hope you all had a great and special va...

Happy valentine everyone. In hopes that you have something fun to do today either with your loved one or your family and friends. I remember back in school we used to buy each other flowers. That was fun. Ofcourse that was just to make up for not getting flowers from boys... but it really didnt matter to us at all! It was always fun to watch people in the street carrying flowers and bears and heart shaped balloons. And more fun if you were lucky enough to see someone receive their gift! :) Girls really put in all their creatiivity and MONEY to get something special for their loved ones. I guess some boys do the same as well. Anyway to all of you out there.. Enjoy the day and fill it with all kinds of love! Happy Valentine.

Last week I was with my husband, daughter and sister in Dubai. It was an amazing trip thanks to our dearest friend bassi who was with us everyday and who had planned a wonderful program for us. I truly enjoyed it. But what i enjoyed most was watching the people around me enjoying themselves. I did not know how much fun it is to watch someone having fun and enjoying something so much. I loved watching my husband look at something with so much fascination and joy. I loved watching him and my sister laughing at the top of their lungs just throwing snow at each other. I loved watching my daughter so happy just riding a rocking pony or holding on tight yet grinning while sitting in a swing. I loved watching my friend's face while laughing at jokes from our anecdotes from back home. It all makes me wish like i could do something to see happiness on someone's face. I've always known that making people happy is a good thing... but watching a face lit up with happiness is just price...