http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/in_pictures/7116728.stm
These gifts are fantastic, it's great that a religious outfit can poke fun at themselves like this and know that it is all in goodwill, I can't see certain other religions doing stuff like this and NO I don't mean Islam alone.
My favourite is the Bible with the drink hole in it, I have a book like that, it was given to me by my uncle when I was about 11ish, it is an actual science book with the pages cut out so you can store stuff in there and nobody knows! I must try and find it again.
2007/11/28
2007/11/25
My body feels young but my mind is very young
I've been buying a lot of electrical stuff recently, got this computer and an epilator and a third thing that I can't remember.
The keyboard does as it wishes, the space bar doesn't always co-operate as I'm not used to pushing a skinny.
Simon is in America and is there for two more weeks.
I miss him too much, it's like a part of me is missing, I can't seem to function as I normally do, everyone has noticed it in me, it's not good.
I feel to cry out because I have no sounding off board..HURRY UP AND GET BACK HOME YOU!
This is all for now.
The keyboard does as it wishes, the space bar doesn't always co-operate as I'm not used to pushing a skinny.
Simon is in America and is there for two more weeks.
I miss him too much, it's like a part of me is missing, I can't seem to function as I normally do, everyone has noticed it in me, it's not good.
I feel to cry out because I have no sounding off board..HURRY UP AND GET BACK HOME YOU!
This is all for now.
2007/11/22
Do this!
When you're bored at work, do this.
http://www.freerice.com/index.php
You get something out of it as do other people.
We at the office have been playing it all day, I got up pretty high.
Bad or what.
http://www.freerice.com/index.php
You get something out of it as do other people.
We at the office have been playing it all day, I got up pretty high.
Bad or what.
2007/11/21
What your blog should say
I have just read an article on the MSN homepage about what your blog should be like.
Seems kinda stupid if you ask me as they go on giving you a million tips re. how to make it more interesting and easier for people to read. You're told that you shouldn't lie as it dents your credibility and you shouldn't preach to people..then you're told at the end that you should just be you, it should be your space to vent.
What if you're a pathological liar? Being yourself you would have to lie and lie.
The article got me thinking, what is my blog about?
It's not a niche market as I assume there are a million desi girls who ramble and blog it up too, mine is exactly that, ramblings from the mind of a desi girl. I type what comes out and I never go back and edit stuff, overediting something that comes from the heart is pointless, how does it come from the heart if you keep going back to change it?
On the camera front, I have decided to buy a Canon camera as they are better. This is the one I shall be buying:
Seems kinda stupid if you ask me as they go on giving you a million tips re. how to make it more interesting and easier for people to read. You're told that you shouldn't lie as it dents your credibility and you shouldn't preach to people..then you're told at the end that you should just be you, it should be your space to vent.
What if you're a pathological liar? Being yourself you would have to lie and lie.
The article got me thinking, what is my blog about?
It's not a niche market as I assume there are a million desi girls who ramble and blog it up too, mine is exactly that, ramblings from the mind of a desi girl. I type what comes out and I never go back and edit stuff, overediting something that comes from the heart is pointless, how does it come from the heart if you keep going back to change it?
On the camera front, I have decided to buy a Canon camera as they are better. This is the one I shall be buying:
I've learnt a lot more about my camera recently (stuff such as the ISO, shutter speed etc..) and I feel more confident with my shots now.
I will post a few up later (read..a million) just so others can see if they look decent or not.
This is it for this post, the pics will be up soon.
I will post a few up later (read..a million) just so others can see if they look decent or not.
This is it for this post, the pics will be up soon.
Awww...
This made me giggle
Wii beats cards at home for elderly
Residents at an old people's home in Lincoln have decided that they no longer want to miss out on the fun 21st century technology offers.
Now, thanks to a group of students, they have invested in a Nintendo Wii.
And it has proved more popular than dominoes, Scrabble and cards. Some residents at Ermine House have taken up virtual golf and tennis, sports they must have thought they could never play again.
There is even time to sharpen up their bowls skills before they attend the local centre to play against other homes.
Resident Peter Taylor, 84, of Lincoln, said: "It beats dominoes.
"In the afternoons people are usually asleep. But once you know how to do it and what to do, it's great."
Tracy Turfrey, 48, manageress at Ermine House, said there were plans to set up a virtual bowls tournament between other homes.
She said: "It's proved very popular. Two of the chaps have learned how to play it while the others have watched in amazement. It's that little bit different. I think it is something they would have liked to play when they were younger and had kids. It's something they could have had fun with."
The Wii and games were bought with £400 raised by first-year social work and nursing students at the University of Lincoln, who held a three-leg race as part of their coursework.
Coral Sirdifield, research assistant at the University of Lincoln, said: "The students have gained a great sense of achievement as well as skills from the activity. It is great to see students engaging with the community in this way."
Wii beats cards at home for elderly
Residents at an old people's home in Lincoln have decided that they no longer want to miss out on the fun 21st century technology offers.
Now, thanks to a group of students, they have invested in a Nintendo Wii.
And it has proved more popular than dominoes, Scrabble and cards. Some residents at Ermine House have taken up virtual golf and tennis, sports they must have thought they could never play again.
There is even time to sharpen up their bowls skills before they attend the local centre to play against other homes.
Resident Peter Taylor, 84, of Lincoln, said: "It beats dominoes.
"In the afternoons people are usually asleep. But once you know how to do it and what to do, it's great."
Tracy Turfrey, 48, manageress at Ermine House, said there were plans to set up a virtual bowls tournament between other homes.
She said: "It's proved very popular. Two of the chaps have learned how to play it while the others have watched in amazement. It's that little bit different. I think it is something they would have liked to play when they were younger and had kids. It's something they could have had fun with."
The Wii and games were bought with £400 raised by first-year social work and nursing students at the University of Lincoln, who held a three-leg race as part of their coursework.
Coral Sirdifield, research assistant at the University of Lincoln, said: "The students have gained a great sense of achievement as well as skills from the activity. It is great to see students engaging with the community in this way."
2007/11/14
Desi Festivities
So my Grandmother has a religious thing at the Gurdwara this weekend.
Even though it is a religious thing, this won't stop the desi women going from getting new outfits, makeup and hairstyles in.
I've decided that I'm going to wear all old stuff and I haven't given into majority influence and bought a new outfit.
I'm not spending 60 odd English pounds on some material that will only be worn once..no thank you.
Anywho, tis Wednesday today and the beautification process is starting, I have to do only two things..get my legs waxed and my eyebrows threaded.
You'd understand about the eyebrows as they will be on show, I have never understood why you have to shave your legs..firstly, they're going to be covered and secondly it's a religious place, nobody should be trying to letch on anybody.
Also, it's a three day thing but you have to change your outfit twice on the Saturday as most people visit in the evening. Great! I'm wearing three outfits, one black, two turquoise..Friday I am at work (yay!) so I can't go then.
Ahh..to be a desi.
Even though it is a religious thing, this won't stop the desi women going from getting new outfits, makeup and hairstyles in.
I've decided that I'm going to wear all old stuff and I haven't given into majority influence and bought a new outfit.
I'm not spending 60 odd English pounds on some material that will only be worn once..no thank you.
Anywho, tis Wednesday today and the beautification process is starting, I have to do only two things..get my legs waxed and my eyebrows threaded.
You'd understand about the eyebrows as they will be on show, I have never understood why you have to shave your legs..firstly, they're going to be covered and secondly it's a religious place, nobody should be trying to letch on anybody.
Also, it's a three day thing but you have to change your outfit twice on the Saturday as most people visit in the evening. Great! I'm wearing three outfits, one black, two turquoise..Friday I am at work (yay!) so I can't go then.
Ahh..to be a desi.
2007/11/12
The Mafia Code
This made me laugh..
Mafia's 'Ten Commandments' found Italian police have found what they say is a "Ten Commandments"-style code of behaviour for Mafia members, at the hideout of a captured Mafia boss.
Prohibitions include frequenting bars and looking at friends' wives, while members are urged to treat their own wives with respect.
The list was found during the arrest of Salvatore Lo Piccolo, the reputed new boss of the Sicilian Mafia.
It is thought to have been drawn up as a "guide to being a good mobster".
Other activites apparently beyond the pale for Mafiosi are being friends with the police, being late for appointments and "appropriating money if it belongs to other Mafia members or to other families".
Childbirth
The document makes clear that people with police or informers in their family cannot become members of the Mob.
And although mobsters' wives must be respected, they should not expect much support during childbirth: the rules state that "always being available for Cosa Nostra is a duty - even if your wife's about to give birth".
The decalogue was discovered along with a large number of other coded documents in a house near Palermo where Mr Lo Piccolo was apprehended after spending more than two decades on the run from police.
Investigators say that the documents - including the Ten Commandments - will give them an insight into how the Mafia operates.
The papers also reveal details of companies with Mafia connections and information about the hierarchy within the organisation.
The Mafia's "Ten Commandments"
The original Ten Commandments
1. No-one can present himself directly to another of our friends. There must be a third person to do it.
1. Thou shalt have no other gods before me
2. Never look at the wives of friends.
2. Thou shalt not make for thyself an idol
3. Never be seen with cops.
3. Thou shalt not make wrongful use of the name of thy God
4. Don't go to pubs and clubs.
4. Remember the Sabbath and keep it holy
5. Always being available for Cosa Nostra is a duty - even if your wife's about to give birth.
5. Honor thy Father and Mother
6. Appointments must absolutely be respected.
6. Thou shalt not murder
7. Wives must be treated with respect.
7. Thou shalt not commit adultery
8. When asked for any information, the answer must be the truth.
8. Thou shalt not steal
9. Money cannot be appropriated if it belongs to others or to other families.
9. Thou shalt not bear false witness against thy neighbor
10. People who can't be part of Cosa Nostra: anyone who has a close relative in the police, anyone with a two-timing relative in the family, anyone who behaves badly and doesn't hold to moral values.
10. Thou shalt not covet
Mafia's 'Ten Commandments' found Italian police have found what they say is a "Ten Commandments"-style code of behaviour for Mafia members, at the hideout of a captured Mafia boss.
Prohibitions include frequenting bars and looking at friends' wives, while members are urged to treat their own wives with respect.
The list was found during the arrest of Salvatore Lo Piccolo, the reputed new boss of the Sicilian Mafia.
It is thought to have been drawn up as a "guide to being a good mobster".
Other activites apparently beyond the pale for Mafiosi are being friends with the police, being late for appointments and "appropriating money if it belongs to other Mafia members or to other families".
Childbirth
The document makes clear that people with police or informers in their family cannot become members of the Mob.
And although mobsters' wives must be respected, they should not expect much support during childbirth: the rules state that "always being available for Cosa Nostra is a duty - even if your wife's about to give birth".
The decalogue was discovered along with a large number of other coded documents in a house near Palermo where Mr Lo Piccolo was apprehended after spending more than two decades on the run from police.
Investigators say that the documents - including the Ten Commandments - will give them an insight into how the Mafia operates.
The papers also reveal details of companies with Mafia connections and information about the hierarchy within the organisation.
The Mafia's "Ten Commandments"
The original Ten Commandments
1. No-one can present himself directly to another of our friends. There must be a third person to do it.
1. Thou shalt have no other gods before me
2. Never look at the wives of friends.
2. Thou shalt not make for thyself an idol
3. Never be seen with cops.
3. Thou shalt not make wrongful use of the name of thy God
4. Don't go to pubs and clubs.
4. Remember the Sabbath and keep it holy
5. Always being available for Cosa Nostra is a duty - even if your wife's about to give birth.
5. Honor thy Father and Mother
6. Appointments must absolutely be respected.
6. Thou shalt not murder
7. Wives must be treated with respect.
7. Thou shalt not commit adultery
8. When asked for any information, the answer must be the truth.
8. Thou shalt not steal
9. Money cannot be appropriated if it belongs to others or to other families.
9. Thou shalt not bear false witness against thy neighbor
10. People who can't be part of Cosa Nostra: anyone who has a close relative in the police, anyone with a two-timing relative in the family, anyone who behaves badly and doesn't hold to moral values.
10. Thou shalt not covet
2007/11/11
Changes
I'm making some lifestyle changes because I don't currently like the way I look.
These changes will take about six months but I am giving myself a year.
After this time I will maintain what I have worked hard to achieve and it won't bother me again.
I have done it once before and thus can certainly do it again now that I have me some motivation.
I currently have a cold and it's super annoying. I want to go out and do stuff but I can't because I can barely breathe. I got me that Vicks Inhaler but everytime I take it, I feel like I've just chased the dragon as it feels as if the insides of my nose are melting..tis a strange feeling.
I'm nearer to choosing what camera I want too..I don't think I need 12 megapixels..I will get a 8 megapixel camera with a high ISO..I finally know what that means.
These changes will take about six months but I am giving myself a year.
After this time I will maintain what I have worked hard to achieve and it won't bother me again.
I have done it once before and thus can certainly do it again now that I have me some motivation.
I currently have a cold and it's super annoying. I want to go out and do stuff but I can't because I can barely breathe. I got me that Vicks Inhaler but everytime I take it, I feel like I've just chased the dragon as it feels as if the insides of my nose are melting..tis a strange feeling.
I'm nearer to choosing what camera I want too..I don't think I need 12 megapixels..I will get a 8 megapixel camera with a high ISO..I finally know what that means.
2007/11/07
Names
Isn't it funny how some names stick?
I was reading Home by Julie Myerson the other day and she mentioned a pink house and how it never had any other name.
This got me to thinking, in my Grandmother's house she had a side room within which was placed her sewing machine. I have lived in that house for about 7 ish years and that room had always housed the machine.
Now to most people this was simply a side room but only those in our family call it by its true name, the machine room.
My grandparents have had that house since 1980 and the machine has always been in that one room, had they placed it somewhere else, what would we have called the room?
Everyone knows that that room is the machine room, as soon as someone mentions the word machine room I see myself as a little kid playing on the computer (which had tapes instead of CD's) whilst watching my mother sew. It conjures up a lot of memories for me, my aunt coming home from work and eating her City sandwiches whilst we measured up her wedding outfit.
They also have an extension on that house, it is a conservatory but we call it the glassroom because you can see out of it on all sides. This too evokes many a memory, it was here that my grandmother got bitten on the stomach by a wayward bumblebee, it was here that me and my cousins first played foosball.
I was reading Home by Julie Myerson the other day and she mentioned a pink house and how it never had any other name.
This got me to thinking, in my Grandmother's house she had a side room within which was placed her sewing machine. I have lived in that house for about 7 ish years and that room had always housed the machine.
Now to most people this was simply a side room but only those in our family call it by its true name, the machine room.
My grandparents have had that house since 1980 and the machine has always been in that one room, had they placed it somewhere else, what would we have called the room?
Everyone knows that that room is the machine room, as soon as someone mentions the word machine room I see myself as a little kid playing on the computer (which had tapes instead of CD's) whilst watching my mother sew. It conjures up a lot of memories for me, my aunt coming home from work and eating her City sandwiches whilst we measured up her wedding outfit.
They also have an extension on that house, it is a conservatory but we call it the glassroom because you can see out of it on all sides. This too evokes many a memory, it was here that my grandmother got bitten on the stomach by a wayward bumblebee, it was here that me and my cousins first played foosball.
2007/11/02
Eye pain/Warehouse Sale/Kid's Party
So I woke up this morning and my eye was killing me, it really pains and thus I can't wear any makeup as it looks dumb on one eye and not the other and I'm not the vain kinda person who will go blind in a naive attempt to look good.
Anyway, my favourite pants store is having a warehouse sale..the warehouse is in my hometown and thus I am going, the only problem is..I have a kid's party to attend, I think it starts at 2. Now, I live in Mayfair which is London, London..I'm going to have to trek all the way to the Gerrard's Cross, where mes parents live, fetch mi madre and then drive to brown West London. The sale starts at 10 a.m, this means I can't get drunk tonight or go out as I won't wake up and I have to be in tiptop format when buying pants. I've never been to a warehouse sale before, I wonder what it's like? All I'm excited about is the fact that the stuff is cheap :D. Anywho, after shopping I shall have to go back to mes parents house, pick up the husband and then go to Essex..that's going to be fun. I'm so greedy and selfish that the only thing I'm worried about is getting some decent undies and enough sleep..I may have to go twice.
Man, why does everything have to come at once?! It could have been next weekend when I am actually free but oh no!
Anywho, I hope the sale tis good..the prices quoted in the paper make it look good and going by the sale pricing (one uniform price) I don't think the warehouse sale will disappoint..I'm like a kid in a sweet shop. They have never ever had a warehouse clearance before.
Must raid the savings/steal the husband's credit card as I have no monais of my own.
Anyway, my favourite pants store is having a warehouse sale..the warehouse is in my hometown and thus I am going, the only problem is..I have a kid's party to attend, I think it starts at 2. Now, I live in Mayfair which is London, London..I'm going to have to trek all the way to the Gerrard's Cross, where mes parents live, fetch mi madre and then drive to brown West London. The sale starts at 10 a.m, this means I can't get drunk tonight or go out as I won't wake up and I have to be in tiptop format when buying pants. I've never been to a warehouse sale before, I wonder what it's like? All I'm excited about is the fact that the stuff is cheap :D. Anywho, after shopping I shall have to go back to mes parents house, pick up the husband and then go to Essex..that's going to be fun. I'm so greedy and selfish that the only thing I'm worried about is getting some decent undies and enough sleep..I may have to go twice.
Man, why does everything have to come at once?! It could have been next weekend when I am actually free but oh no!
Anywho, I hope the sale tis good..the prices quoted in the paper make it look good and going by the sale pricing (one uniform price) I don't think the warehouse sale will disappoint..I'm like a kid in a sweet shop. They have never ever had a warehouse clearance before.
Must raid the savings/steal the husband's credit card as I have no monais of my own.
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