responding to compliments

He : You really don't know how to handle a compliment, isn't it?

That was the response I get from a friend who paid an indirect compliment to me. What do I do when I get one? Well I pick up the serious notes from that indirect compliment & start with my theories & formulae.

So next time I start talking nonsense when you give me a direct or indirect compliment, remember ..... I do not know to respond to one. The blabbering is because like an ostrich, I am looking for that place to hide so that I don't have to respond to it and not because I did not appreciate the gesture ... O:-)

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catching up with friends ... :)

A heartfelt laughter can energize you like anything. And watching a fully pregnant lady having one.......

Last weekend, I happened to meet a bunch of friends from my college. I was not part of their close group. But that didn't stop them from having fun(read pulling each others legs). As the evening progressed, ROFL turned out to be an understatement. What I loved that evening was the image of my pregnant friend... laughing uncontrollably.... with tears flowing out of her eyes.... amidst her close friends.

What more can I ask for on the eve of friendship day ... :)

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aaah! that rain!

Kiddo : "I think I will get BIG fever when I get back. I will not be able to goto school then. I will get lots of homework!"

This statement had a mix of all emotions. Even I had to smile when she said this ... :-)

Kiddo & I always get excited the moment the word rain hits our senses ... :) Three days on road ensured that we had ample opportunity to enjoy this phenomenon. The option of waiting along the kerb until the rain recedes was shot down by kiddo herself. I could feel her being torn between her desire & reality while she was making this comment.

PS.
The side effect of being a parent is, by the time your child is 3yrs old, you are 1/3rd a doctor. So, was able to make early detection of her system beginning to conk off. This enabled us to administer the appropriate medicines on time. After a good nights sleep, Kiddo was as active as ever ... :-)

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stages in life

.... makes and interesting categorization of them(different stages a man passes through in his lifetime) as athelete stage, warrior stage, statesperson stage and spirit stage.

This is an excerpt from 'Ignited Minds'. I liked the description of the warrior stage & the statesperson stage. I am just noting the gist of the it here.

Warrior stage ... proud of its achievements, it finds ways to demonstrate its superiority over others. Ego is the driving force.

Statesperson/BigBrother stage ... the Ego has been tamed somewhat and with its new found maturity awareness shifts to what is important. The idea is to help others become better.

I exercise my rite to the mile long expression here ... ;)

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follow the white ....

Neo was asked to follow the white rabbit. But we explorers at Goa followed the white line.

The place where we were staying at Goa was situated in a sleepy little village. There were hardly anybody on the road to ask for directions, if the electronic gadgets we were carrying failed. Thats when we noticed... the road connecting our resort to the city is well laid & visibly marked. We just had to follow the roads with white border lines and it took us to the city & back ... :)

Yes, this logic worked well for us. We got lost once & we noticed that it was because we took a turn without the while border lines ... :)

Picture Courtesy : This was a pic we had taken during our stay in Goa. 

Oh My Sleeping Child

One good thing that came out of our Goa trip was .... All of us learned to handle a sleeping child on the bike .... :)

Had heard this in a gathering at a friend's place.... "Children live in the moment. Everything else doesn't matter to them". Yea ... we learned it the hard way ... ;) It was a little scary for the rider as they could actually feel Kiddo slipping sideways on their back. And, we had to keep asking the pillion rider, "Is she okay? Are you holding her?"

PS.
We are all responsible people & we took care off Kiddo very well. It was a true team work. And, Kiddo zimbly(simply) enjoyed the ride & the sleep on the bike.

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honest comment

Kiddo was watching me get out of my 'wrap' before taking a dip in the pool. She takes one nice look at me & says ...
"Ammaaa .... you are fat"

Yea ... rite!!! Thank God I cannot burn webpages. Otherwise I would have had to burn this one. Who needs enemies when you have critics like kiddo, mom & bro!!!

Aaaargh!

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