And the Award goes toooooo

So I was sitting at home watching the Oscars with my hubby the other night...it occurred to me that I would absolutely love to be there....No, not watching but winning one, or presenting an award or something..anything to get that view from the stage and see the glamourous sea of 'people'. I used the word 'people' and not 'actors' because that's what they are. Regular people who have been put high up on a pedastil after having struggled by any means necessary to grab the limelight. Funny how, once they have...they dread it and scream at the very people who were once their friends..the photographers. As we watched the naked man statues being handed out one by one, I thought, " We should all get one of those"(Meant the statues!)...

We're acting throughout the day, if you look at it. For example, after a sleepless night when you are anything, but ready to race out the door with a great big smile and sincerely wish the grumpy people you pass a fleeting hi...you do in all honesty with hap hazard grin that seems to shine through.... For that I say....Get your thank you speech ready!Think about it...some mornings all of us deserve an oscar!

Hmmm

To blog or not to blog?...THAT is the question...

Latest Virus

There is a dangerous virus being passed around electronically, orally, and by hand. This virus is called Worm-Overload-Recreational-Killer (WORK). ..

If you receive WORK from any of your colleagues, your boss, or anyone else Via any means DO NOT TOUCH IT. This virus will wipe out your private life Completely.
If you should come into contact with WORK put your jacket on and take two Good friends to the nearest grocery store. Purchase the antidote known asWork-Isolating-Neutralizer-Extract (WINE) or Bothersome-Employer-Elimination-Rebooter (BEER). Take the antidoteRepeatedly until WORK has been completely eliminated from your system.

You should mention this warning to 5 friends. If you do not have 5 friends,you have already been infected and WORK is controlling your life.

Good Morning

It's 11 a.m. and I still feel like I'm yet to wake up! (Yawn)

The Shoe Box

A man and woman had been married for more than 60 years.They had shared everything. They had talked about everything. They had kept no secrets from each other except that the little old woman had a shoe box in the top of her closet that she had cautioned her husband never to open or ask her about.

For all of these years, he had never thought about the box, but one day the little old woman got very sick and the doctor said she would not recover. In trying to sort out their affairs, the little old man took down the shoe box and took it to his wife's bedside. She agreed that it was time that he should know what was in the box. When he opened it, he found two crocheted dolls and a stack of money totaling $95,000.

He asked her about the contents. "When we were to be married," she said,"my grandmother told me the secret of a happy marriage was to never argue. She told me that if I ever got angry with you, I should just keepquiet and crochet a doll." The little old man was so moved; he had to fight back tears. Only two precious dolls were in the box. She had only been angry with him two times in all those years of living and loving. He almost burst with happiness.

"Honey," he said, "that explains the doll, but what about all of this money? Where did it come from?" "Oh," she said, "that's the money I made from selling the dolls."

Women will love this..

A Prayer.......

Dear Lord, I pray for Wisdom to understand my man; Love to forgive him; And Patience for his moods; Because Lord, if I pray for Strength, I'll beat him to death because I don't know how to crochet!

Back to Reality

I just witnessed a truck that was barrelling down a parking lot come to a sudden hault and then in the same speed as it was moving forward, the driver put it in reverse and parked it towards the back of a full parking lot as if it was a kids tricycle!!! I have trouble parking a normal size 4 door car straight and this guy parks a massive truck backwards like it was a piece of cake!! Wow!

Sometimes I wish I could be so cool! Then again, it's a bit like what you see in the movies. I remember when the Hindi movie 'Doom' came out, which portrays daring bikers speeding down the highways, doing all sorts of antics, right after the movie ended there were four accidents....a few memebrs of the audience envisioned themselves to be amazing bikers after fantisizing how awesome they are in their heads. Guess beliving in yourself is a good thing

and knowing that you have it in you to do great things is motivating, but believing that you are out of this world...well, let's not over do it...

Cupids Fault

You remember when you were in college and you started having thoiughts about what it would be like to meet 'the one', you're soul mate and all that wishy-washy talk? I remember especially longing for my true love and wondering where he might be and what that feeling would be like after watching such chick flicks and ancient films as 'The Sound of Music', 'Pretty Woman', 'Gone with the Wind', 'Breakfast at Tiffany's', etc. Always managed to snap back into reality thinking that this is in fact reality and 'soul mates', the 'love of your life' and all that hog-wash never existed!

Well, as if to mock and prove me completely wrong, cupid decided to play a naughty trick on me this time....On May 30th I 'had' to meet a guy (eyes rolling)...you know the typical "ArrangedMarriage" setup. Jeez, I used think that it was a bunch of rubbish...I mean, how can two individuals who have never met decide to marry after a little convo. Well, to make matters even stranger...after we met and went our separate ways , I knew that he was 'the one' (sigh!). And as fate would have it, guess he didn't have any objections either...and on Nov. 5th, 2005...we tied the knot...and a year and a couple of months later...I'm still beaming!!!! and So much more in love and awe struck then ever before...so much so that I wish I could kick myself to get my head back on straight....so this is what love does to you! I'm all over the place for my hubby and all I can say is...'It's Cupids Fault!'

What has the World come to?

All we hear is about bombs going off, terrorists, corrupt politicians, drive by shootings, George Bush's I.Q. or rather lack of it, celebrity screw-ups and robberies....Now, if the people at the top are dumb, mixed up or corrupt, we know what direction the world is headed, and though scary, we have come to accept it as a part of life....heck, shows make fun of it! In a weird way, we as a society, have somehow accepted it as norm...Isn't that a scary thought! 10 years from now...Where will we be?

Soccer Love

Calvin

My trip to Toronto

What a trip! I attended the EDCO (Economic Development Council of Ontario) conference in Toronto last week, Tuesday to Thursday. The journey was far from pleasent...

My collegue, Ann, and I left St. Thomas at 3:30 p.m. (I was sad to have to leave Raj....for even the two days). After about a half hour Ann's oil pressure light came on, so we stopped and checked the oil...Ann added some more. We checked it once more and ruled out a possible oil leak. Well, the van ran fine again till we reached Hamilton, about another hour or so out. Ann felt than it was running a bit rough and pulled out onto the shoulder of Highway 403 . Just as we did the vehicle all together died! We waited for an hour in the cold for the CAA to tow us back to St. Thomas. Well to make a looong story short, we reached back and took our car, drove back to Toronto that same night, set up our stuff, and crawled into bed around 1 am. We were put up in the Mariott Hotel near Toronto's Eaten Centre. Nice Hotel (Pic attached)

The two days that followed were very busy!!! A whole bunch of people in suites pretending to know which way the economy is going, or when the latest election is going to take place, etc. . Made alot of new contacts and enjoyed something called "The taste of Ontario" which consisted of 2 hours of sampling the finest wines in the region. There were over 300 delegates there. It was rather interesting. One person came upto me and asked my "ethnic origin"....mistaking me to be a mix of East Indian or a bit of Fiji!Anyhow, I was eager to get home to see my hubby!! Felt more excited going home to see him than to have gone to Toronoto in the first place.

Although, would definitely like to go back and visit the Eaton centre....with John of course!

Why I missed two days of posting...

I was away in a far, far, far, far, far, far away land about two hours from here...Had to attend a conference in Toronto and bhoy...it was the trip from unlucky land...I don't have the energy to get into details at the moment, but please stay tuned for the whole story in the post that ensues...it's a doozie!

The Guys' Rules

My Husband Reinforces this....Naturally...

The Guys' Rules
­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­At last a guy has taken the time to write this all down
Finally, the guys' side of the story.( I must admit, it's pretty good.)We always hear "the rules"From the female side.

Now here are the rules from the male side.These are our rules!Please note.. these are all numbered "1"ON PURPOSE!

1. Men are NOT mind readers.

1. Learn to work the toilet seat.You're a big girl. If it's up, put it down.We need it up, you need it down.You don't hear us complaining about you leaving it down.

1. Sunday sports. It's like the full moonor the changing of the tides.Let it be.

1. Shopping is NOT a sport.And no, we are never going to think of it that way.

1. Crying is blackmail.

1. Ask for what you want.Let us be clear on this one:Subtle hints do not work!Strong hints do not work!Obvious hints do not work!Just say it!

1. Yes and No are perfectly acceptable answers to almost every question.1. Come to us with a problem only if you want help solving it. That's what we do.Sympathy is what your girlfriends are for.

1. A headache that lasts for 17 months is a Problem.
See a doctor.

1. Anything we said 6 months ago is inadmissible in an argument.In fact, all comments become null and void after 7 Days.

1. If you won't dress like the Victoria's Secret girls, don't Expect us to act like soap opera guys.

1. If you think you're fat, You probably are.Don't ask us.

1. If something we said can be interpreted two ways and one of the ways makes you sad or angry, we meant the other one

1. You can either ask us to do somethingOr tell us how you want it done.Not both.If you already know best how to do it, just do it yourself.

1. Whenever possible, Please say whatever you have to say during commercials..1. Christopher Columbus did NOT need directions and neither do we.

1. ALL men see in only 16 colors, like Windows default settings.Peach, for example, is a fruit, not A color. Pumpkin is also a fruit. We have no idea what mauve is.

1. If it itches, it will be scratched.We do that.

1. If we ask what is wrong and you say "nothing," We will act like nothing's wrong.We know you are lying, but it is just not worth the hassle.

1. If you ask a question you don't want an answer to, Expect an answer you don't want to hear.1. When we have to go somewhere, absolutely anything you wear is fine.Really.

1. Don't ask us what we're thinking about unless you are prepared to discuss such topics as SEX, CARS, the shotgun formation,or BASKETBALL.

1. You have enough clothes.

1. You have too many shoes.

1. I am in shape. Round IS a shape!

1. Thank you for reading this.Yes, I know, I have to sleep on the couch tonight;But did you know men really don't mind that? It's like camping.

Tongue Twisting Personalities

Okay...say this fast....

How much wood could a wood chuck chuck ,
If a woodchuck, could chuck wood!"

I don't know why,
but tounge twisters always fascinated me!

I've always noticed that you could tell alot about a person by the way they approached these things....

Some look at a tounge twister and give up on the first word before they have even tried because "it looks hard". (The pessimists and underachievers)

Others, think it looks 'eeaaasy' and emphatically declare it before the fall flat on their face and embrassingly by getting mixed up in their own babble! (The overconfident ones! Pompous to say the least)

And there are those who are not sure of the outcome, but try their best with guarded expectations and come what may accept the outcome either way.. (Ahhh, the humble and great!!)

Which category do you fall in? I'm not talking about tounge twisters anymore...

The Weather

It's so cold out today. With wind chill, temperatures are at minus 27! The snow looks like giants broke open a pack of salt and it fell all over the place!

Brrrr......

The Weekend Has Arrived!

Here I sit after having a rather tiring and frustrating day at office (don't even ask!)....I always look forward to the weekend...to sleep in and lounge around in my pjs and watch tv and cozy up with my hubby (I don't wait for weekends for that! hee hee)....It's an unwritten code in our house that Saturday's and Sunday's are dedicated to sports. On these days my wonderful husband tunes into about 3 different sports channels and tunes out the rest of the world....Similar to what happens to me when 'King Of Queens' or 'Grey's Anatamony' is on.

But needless to say...he does snap back into reality now and then with a quick hug when 'Liverpool' scores or when the opposition has the advantage his pouting is my que to step in and make him feel better. (I love my job)


Another confirmation that the weekend is here....he cooked dinner tonight....and mighty well might I add. It appears as though he is turning into a better cook then me (shhhhhh...I don't want him to hear that). No complaints though...he looks awfully adorable when he's trying to figure out which one is the tea spoon and which the tablespoon.

The only complaint I have about the weekend? We look forward to it to relax and it goes by so fast! It always leaves me thinking...life is short...and seems even shorter when you measure it by weekends!!!