It makes me happy to make others happy, I take a long time to adapt to a new environment,I love humour, I'm talkative with talkative people, quiet with quiet people,I hate lies and liars
It all happened, when I accidentally dropped my phone in a steaming hot agar medium which I had just taken out from the microwave oven for my laboratory work. An agar medium is slimy and sticky, liquid while its hot, but gradually solidifies as it cools.
I gave the phone for repair to one of my brother’s friend’s shop, not very far from my house. He was kind enough to lend me an extra phone of his, a Nokia N83, and asked me to keep my phone overnight. But I missed my phone, a normal Nokia 6300, not even a hi-fi better quality phone could take its place. I got it back the next day, the LCD and something else was changed. But since then, it has’nt been the same. I had to take it back to the shop several times, even the salespersons would give a ‘I know why she’s here again – smile’ whenever I entered the shop :-).
One day it would show a black display, and on other days, the music player would just not work, and sometimes the alarm would go off an hour late. There was also a time when one could not hear my voice through the phone, it was a problem with the speaker system. These were all repaired.... until.. the PQRS keypad failed me!
So, first of all, here’s a good excuse to all my friends, complaining that I never reply their sms. *grin*
Try to think of making up a sentence without using these letters, can you? See, I’m telling you, it’s hard! But the creative me (coughs) have used sms slangs like ‘thnx’ for ‘thanks’, ‘GM’ for ‘Good Morning’, ‘Vodka' for 'Voksa' (lolzzz..JK!)etc plus, I found out that it’s much easier to modify Mizo sentences rather than English.
‘In atangin I chhuak tawh em?’ rather than ‘Have you StaRted fRom home?’
‘I hman tawh em?’ rather than ‘aRe you Ready?’
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Argghh, I just can’t think of anymore examples right now, as it is, it is already a pain in the a** :-D
And most of the time, I find myself ‘almost’ losing patience trying to click that keypad just once, JUST ONCE so that my sentence would be complete. The other day, I tried to type ‘sports’, only OT came. Haha! “kan OT a” :-D
Now, I’ve given up trying. IF I cannot think of a sentence without pqrs at the first thought, then I’d rather call, than type.
Don’t tell me to buy a new phone, unless you're willing to buy me one ;-), I think I can still manage with my 2 years old Nokia 6300. And in case, if you plan to buy me one (hehe), I would like to have the same model *grin*..... which reminds me, my annoying but loving cousin brother Kima a.k.a illusion in the air still owes me a cute laptop mouse!
Lately, friends have been taking my advice and asking my humble suggestion on how to get over heartbreaks. Some even called me the love doctor. hehe.. Well, it's simple really, for me. I love music, and I make it a part of my life, and I follow the meaningful lyrics that it has. I have shared about the Songs that I've cried with a few months back. Now, I thought that it would be good to share about few of the many songs which have inspired me, basically my life, and how they have helped me get through the hard and trying times. I guess I've become a happy person now, coz its been a while since i cried :-) So, no more "songs that I've cried with", now its "Songs that have inspired me".
Well, here goes. I hope some way, some how, it may help you through life's journey too.
1. Lesson's learned by Carrie Underwood
The lyrics says it all.
2. Ocean's will part by Hillsong
This song makes me happy, makes me secure, makes me feel closer to God. The line I like the most - "In My Life, Your Will be Done" PS: I would love to attend such concert if only I could have the chance
3. How you live by Point of Grace
I try my best to live by this song! (well, except "kiss all your children, dance with your wife" part. hehe). When I wake up in the morning, I would turn on the music player from my phone, and listen to it, at least twice before I get up from bed. I feel that it gives me a brand new strength to face the day. I love every part of it, the tune, the freshness, the words, the meaning.. it's just.. INSPIRING!
4. Trust by Six Pence None the Richer
A song based on Proverbs 3:5. A very good friend of mine gave me this song 4 days ago, and since then, I have been in love with it. It has reached more then 200 repeats within 4 days! This is a slower version, the one I have has a higher tempo. If you want it, I can mail it to you.
Trust in the Lord with all your heart Lean not on your own understanding In all of your ways acknowledge Him And He will make you paths straight Don't worry about tomorrow He's got it under control Just trust in the Lord with all of your heart And He will carry you through Lord, sometimes it gets so tough To keep my eyes on You When things are going rough But when I turn my eyes up to the sky And I hear Your voice it says to me So child do not be weary with the troubles Of this world I have overcome
And so, to all my xyz friends out there having their hearts broken by some undeserving good for nothing guy/girl, don't waste your life on someone who doesn't deserve you. And above all, don't keep anyone or anything above God, or He may take away the things you treasure most. If you ask me "Why mostly gospel songs?". Well, one thing I know for sure, love songs doesn't help, at all! Instead, listen to such songs as these, It will make you feel much better. And so I'm telling you again.. Trust in the Lord with all your heart Lean not on your own understanding In all of your ways acknowledge Him And He will make you paths straight Don't worry about tomorrow He's got it under control Just trust in the Lord with all of your heart And He will carry you through
Whenever I see an old lady I get reminded About my grandma and how she used to sit under the sun peacefully with gazing eyes
When life doesn’t go my way I get reminded Of the song “Lesson’s learned” by Carrie Underwood
When I see a family happily going to church together I get reminded That it has always been my dream to raise a Christian family one day
Whenever I ride my Scooty I get reminded About the game “Need for Speed”, especially while going slow on the curves
Whenever I see the flower Hibiscus and its leaves, sand and GI Joe, Tea sets and an empty ‘Khaini’ box, a mango tree.. I get reminded About my childhood playtime days (Hibiscus flowers were used as ‘oil’, its leaves as ‘paan’, tiny roads were made on the sand for the joes to have their own kingdom, Tea sets, particularly the red ones and steel ones, and empty khaini boxes were used as balance aka patla, and we’d always climb up the mango tree near my uncles place)
When I see school girls happily chatting and laughing I get reminded About my friends in high school. We used to call ourselves “The Mighty Queens” and we didn't have a care in the world
Whenever I wake up at 4 am I get reminded Of the song by Secondhand Serenade “It’s 4 am, and I’m waking up to your perfume..” not that I’m waking up to anyone’s perfume :-)
Whenever my nieces get a hair cut, the one with a fringe I get reminded Of my hairstyle when I was their age
Its cold outside But my heart’s getting colder Its dark outside But my mind’s turning darker There’s mist all over But the mist in my head is taking me over
The clouds have turned gray But my thoughts have made me blue The birds have flown to a safer place But I cannot fly to anywhere safe The thunder echoes loud outside But not as loud as the rumors echoing in my ears
I see lightning across the mountains But it’s the vileness of men that strikes my heart The sky has finally poured its rain But my eyes have finally poured out tears of pain The clouds may have vexed my mind But I’m glad they all have a silver line
It’s that time of the year again, when you just cannot predict the weather. One minute the sun would embrace you with its heat, and assure you that you could go hang your clothes to dry; and just when you’re done hanging them, the rain would pour without any warning, which will last for 15 minutes or so, and then you have to repeat the procedure all over again! I remember few years back, before any of my brothers got married, we always had clothes to dry almost everyday. This is apparent though, considering the fact that we are one BIG family. Someone would shout “It’s drizzling again!” and we’d run up the terrace to save our clothes from getting drenched. You just cannot sit in peace. God knows how many times we had to run up and down. Now, since I spend my daytime at work, I need not bother about how many clothes are being washed today and can finally enjoy the rain. Leave them to the ones staying at home :-D.
I love the sound of the rain. I love to watch the rain; with music softly playing in my ears, I can just go on dreaming. The other day, I caught sight of a splendid view. It was drizzling, and the mountains were fresh and green, with clouds resting on them. A view I always miss when away from home. Looking at it, I sighed and sighed.
August is the time when those so called Leo’s are born (the first part of the month and end of July of course). I have quite a few good friends with Leo sign, and one of my sisters-in-law is a Leo, and we are like best friends. Although when it comes to relationships, Mimi and a Leo guy is a no no, so far :-D. I don’t really believe in Horoscopes and Zodiac signs, but its fun when you pretend to believe it. There was one time when me and my friends had the habit of reading a horoscope from one Mizo magazine. It was actually called “HORRORSCOPE” where they wrote all kinds of funny things. And it so happened one day, that one of our friend went to the Deputy Commissioner’s office, and her HORRORSCOPE read “Vawinah DC office kawtah mi anglo angin I hawi vual vual dawn”. We literally rolled on the floor and laughed to tears. Lolzz..
Back in high school, August was the month where we had to go to A.R. Ground for Independence Day march past practice everyday, come rain or come shine. Oh yes, I was one of the National Cadet Corps members. It would always rain on the day. I remember watching the movie ‘Independence Day’ on Independence Day (15th August) at J.L. Cinema hall, right after our parade in the field. We were in uniform and our shoes were filled with mud. But we enjoyed the show. Sigh! Those were the days. Speaking of august and a movie, I love the movie ‘August Rush’.
August is personally a remarkable month for me. It was the month when I got my first kiss :-). Now I can see you grinning. No, I’m not going to reveal the date and year. If I do, my friends out there can surely track who the guy is. And he does’nt even know that he was the first. *GRIN* End of story for this one. Hehe..
And in Mizo tradition, I heard that it is forbidden to get married in August. Some thing to do with the rain? Can any one fill me the details with this one? What’s the particular reason behind? I can ask mom and dad, but it will be interesting to know from someone out there too. I know a family friend getting married next week! Should I warn them?? hehe
1. “Now, which one should I put on? Hmm.. I think I’ll go for purple, coz it will match my purple purse, even though its heels are higher than the rest. I can bear the pain”
“Ughh.. These heels are killing me!! Whoever invented high heels? And whoever brought it into fashion?? I will never wear ‘em again!”
2. “OMG! Who is that guy? He’s so cool. Maybe I should go and ask him his number”
“Me go ask his number? No ways.. I’d rather stay back, who needs it anyway?”
3. “I’ll start from tomorrow, I’ll read this tomorrow, there’s still time…”
“Oh man! Still so much to read and exam’s just around the corner. I will never keep things for the last minute again. This is torture! Arrrghh !!”
4. “That’s it! I’m done! I will never ever ever fall for a guy again!”
“All guys ain’t the same. And there ain’t just one fish in the sea. Why should one wrong guy change my opinion for the others?”
5. “I love this song! I love it! It just reached the 100th repeat and I can’t get enough of it”
“Plzzz… Not that song! I am so fed up. Anything but that song will do”
6. “I’m so lean. I should eat more. This is not good. I look like a stick!”
“Oh no.. Why have I become like this? These pants don’t fit anymore! Diet, girl, diet!”
7 “This is so worth it, next episode please, next, next, next…Thank God I’ve downloaded everything..”
“Yawn…! Zzzzzzz.. Damn! I can’t keep my eyes open. Why did I watch all the episodes last night? I should have saved some and slept earlier.. zzzz”
8. "I look like a granny. I think I can manage without these glasses for today.."
"Oh me eyes! I cannot see as clear as before. I need to put on my glasses regularly from now on..."
9. "This game is so addictive! I should reach the next level soon. I'll wait for a while to regain my energy. Meanwhile, i'll invite more friends to join my mafia"
"I should have done something better instead of just wasting my time"
10. "O.k! It's a little tight, but I think I can manage"
"Oooof! It's so warm and these pants seemed to be sticking to my skin!"
*Sometimes, I am my own enemy, and sometimes I am my own friend* :-)
Of course, not that Aerosmith’s song.. But the song did cross my mind when I realised that I WAS and still AM living on the edge, and my life could just end at the blink of an eye.
I had an eventful experience this Wednesday. My work requires collection of samples from different parts of Mizoram. This time, my trip was planned to Champhai. Brother 1, brother 4 and brother 5 were supportive enough to come with me (I have five brothers for those who might be wondering).
Here’s a link of the main places we have to pass through to get to Champhai. (Link)
THE TRIP
We started at 8 am with our faithful Santro car. Before we left, we all gathered in the living room and Mom prayed. She always does. It rained the previous night, and it was drizzling when we left.
Breakfast at Seling. Smoked Pork.. yummmm :-)
Crossed Keifang, and heard that there was a Landslide prone area ahead. We moved on.
Reached Tuivawl at 12 pm, there was a long line of vehicles ahead (Picture 1). Mostly buses and Pickup trucks. Some of them were stranded since 10 am that morning. A landslide had occured the previous day, and a Transport Truck got stuck in the mud. Two JCB's were working to clear the land, and to move the truck out.
At 1:30 pm, part of the land was cleared for vehicles to pass(Picture 2). Truck was still there. Vehicles infront started to move, crossing the landslide area one by one. Just when our turn came, the two JCB's took their many timeth trial to move the Truck out. Finally, it was moved.
Brother 1 drove our way to the danger zone. Guess what? Our Car Got Stuck! Right at the Landslide point! (Picture 3). It wouldn't move front, or back. Brother 4 and 5 got out to push it. I thought I’ll give a hand, but they told me to stay in, so that my feet won't get dirty. I felt loved :-)
But then, people from the other side started shouting that the land was going to slip again, and to move out quick. We all panicked. Somehow we managed to move back, and just then, the land slipped, right in front of us. Seriously scary!!!
Brothers asked me to get out, and to stand as far as possible (Picture 4). Again, I felt loved :-). Two men from behind ran towards us, and gave my brothers a hand, and they pushed the car far back away from the danger zone.
The JCB started to clear the land again (Picture 5), for about an hour until it ran out of diesel!
Bigger vehicles behind us took risk and started to move ahead, and they got stuck one by one. Some lucky ones passed through. That's the first vehicle which got stuck after us (Picture 6).But guys from the other side came to our side, and started to help push. This is exactly what I was talking about. “Helpful Mizo Guys”.
That’s the third or fourth vehicle which got stuck. As these pictures were taken, there were some debris and stones falling every five minutes! But these guys risked their lives to help others, strangers that they don’t even know.
I wanted to go back home, because it was still raining, and the place was still very dangerous. Even if we could go across (with the help of these guys), we were to come back after 2 days, which was still risky. But I did not want to tell my brothers, because this trip was for me. Boy! Was I glad when brother 5 asked me if I wanted to go back home! I quickly nodded.
My (muddy) shoes (Picture 8). Hehe..
I didn’t want the trip to go waste. So after a tea break at Keifang, we asked around and found a place where I could collect few samples.
Yep.. that’s me collecting my samples (Picture 9).
Dinner at Seling. Smoked Pork again.. yummmm.. hehe
Brother 5 drove the car after dinner. At around 8:30 pm, we crossed Tuirial, and guess what? A huge boulder came tumbling down right infront of us! Followed by stones. We panicked a lot! Brother 1 asked brother 5 to back up the car, and for a moment, he forgot how to back it up!
Luckily, a JCB which was on its way home came along. It cleared the road for us again (Picture 10).You know what I was thinking? “God saved us, and has sent us guardian angels in the form of men and JCB! God has answered Mom’s prayers”
Since I brought my camera, I wanted to take every picture to remember this incident. And I so wanted to take the picture of this huge stone. While we drove past it, I tried to take a shot, just as the flash came, all three brothers shouted “Is this the time???” Haha.. I laughed to myself for being so silly.. But later we all laughed talking about me and my camera. Lolzz..
Home sweet home at 9:45 pm
I am glad for this trip
I am glad to realise the love my brothers have for me
I got to see the beautiful night view of Aizawl from Zemabawk (always one of my favourite views)
I got to eat a delicious breakfast and dinner (I’ve always thought that food at Mizo Hotels is tastier then home made ones..hehe)
