One of the many things I feel like I'm being left out from: football. My dad, the only guy in my family, isn't a football fan. In fact, I'd be surprised if he watches any sports at all. So naturally, I was raised without a touch of sports fanaticism.
The first time I remember hearing about the infamous FIFA World Cup is when I was in Year 4, which was in 2002. My whole class was buzzing about the players when I cornered away to do my homework, not because I wasn't interested, but because I didn't have a clue on what to talk about. I remember fighting with my parents for them to let me watch the world cup, to no avail. Ah well.
Then, the football fever hits again when I was in Form 2. During that time, I was in a girls' high school. There, I witnessed a new form of football fever. My friends (most of them,
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Sunday, July 1, 2012
Wednesday, June 6, 2012
Kaching Kaching
சிறு துளி பேரு வெள்ளம்
$mall droplet$ of water will cause big flood
One of the first proverbs I learnt in primary school swam through my mind. When I read an article in The Star about a mother trying to teach her children the importance of saving up money, I was reminded of my childhood. I was given my piggy bank when I went to kindergarten when I was six. Well, it was not exactly a piggy bank. I remembered my first money box was a cylinder wrapped with a picture of beachside. It was colourful and lasted for around seven years even though it was made of cardboard. I still remember the joy I felt whenever I put in some coins inside my money box. (Yippie!!!! Kaching Kaching!)
My mother would give me thirty cents per schooling day (later it increased to fifty cents in Year Three and RM1 in Year 6). I used to ‘ikat perut’ in my school just to put the money in my precious money box. I opened my first savings account in Year One with the help of my class teacher. Every three months, I would count the coins collected in my money box, exchange the coins
Sunday, February 5, 2012
Fairy tales. Impropable. (Im)possible.
"Impropable? Yes. Impossible? Not at all."
This is one of the very few quotes that keep on ringing in my mind everytime I face something new in my life. Things might seem very unlikely to happen most of the time. But, I realised that sometimes, we gotta believe that it's very possible to happen in reality if right amount of imagination and effort is mixed. Right now, when I looked out of the window, I see the CN Tower. It's not as pretty as the KL Tower or even KOMTAR in my own country, but yet, it's something I never dreamt of seeing in my life. I never thought that I would come this far in my life. I never really cared how the life leads me in this complicated maze of challenges and changes, although I can't deny that I had dreams of how it would turn out. Most of the times, it would either be simply plain or boring, or scary and depressing. I always thought that fairy tales are highly impropable.
First of all, what are fairy tales? When the word floats through our mind, the picture that comes along with it is unusual happiness. "Happily ever after". Is that possible in reality? Why our mind is poisoned with something so artificial? Something so impropable?
Thursday, March 17, 2011
I have a religion.
It has been a long time since the last post. Phew, what a hectic life it has been! Exams, assignments, hang-outs, and so much more! My apologies for not blogging for a while.
Well, I don’t know why, but religion has been a recurring question inside myself. I would not say that I’m very religious. In fact, I don’t know most of the things about my religion itself! How this question has come across my mind? I have to admit that I’ve been thinking about it for a while. Study about religions in Moral class, a novel that I read for my English class, and conversations I had with my friends had made me to give a thought about religions.
I know what I believe in. I believe in light. I believe in hope. I believe in love. I see the God in the children’s smile. I see the divinity in the helping hands. I see the sacred holiness in the beauty of the nature. I always wonder how life and nature are intertwined with one another. It is the completeness that life and nature provide that I believe in.
Well, I don’t know why, but religion has been a recurring question inside myself. I would not say that I’m very religious. In fact, I don’t know most of the things about my religion itself! How this question has come across my mind? I have to admit that I’ve been thinking about it for a while. Study about religions in Moral class, a novel that I read for my English class, and conversations I had with my friends had made me to give a thought about religions.
I know what I believe in. I believe in light. I believe in hope. I believe in love. I see the God in the children’s smile. I see the divinity in the helping hands. I see the sacred holiness in the beauty of the nature. I always wonder how life and nature are intertwined with one another. It is the completeness that life and nature provide that I believe in.
Sunday, January 9, 2011
facebO0k.
Hola! Just finish fb-ing. Haha! I can’t belive I’m practically addicted to Facebook!!!
Facebook. Just a plain
Friday, December 17, 2010
tr.u.st
Hola everyone!!!
Well, lets talk about trust. First of all, what is trust? Trust is to have belief on someone that he or she will never act against what he or she supposed to have done. Lame definition. I know. But just bear with it, okay? :-) So, is trust within everyone? The answer is yes. Every single person on this earth has trust on at least something or someone. That person will trust that that particular thing or person will not fail him or her. That is trust. I trust myself. And I have seen many times where I myself breach that trust. Disappointing. So, what induces that trust? I don’t really know. But I think humans just blindly believe things sometimes. They don’t really see whether their faith is on the right place. So, that human’s nature gives birth to trust. Some give 50% of trust, some give 100% of it. No matter how many per cent of trust is given, trust is still trust. And once the trust you have fails, it gives pain. Really painful pain. That’s when human’s emotion begins to play its role. They become frustrated and angry. That is when revenge takes its place. Sometimes the revenge is just a minor one, like punishment. But it can also turn into a major one, like murder. Ooh.. That is scary. So, trust is just a common five letter word, but it can have a very deep meaning towards one’s life. So, give value to trust and live your life parallel to it. Okay?
p.s. I know it is a lot of talking, but I seriously don’t know what else to post, and i am damn bored.
See you in the next post.
Signing off,
Deepa
Well, lets talk about trust. First of all, what is trust? Trust is to have belief on someone that he or she will never act against what he or she supposed to have done. Lame definition. I know. But just bear with it, okay? :-) So, is trust within everyone? The answer is yes. Every single person on this earth has trust on at least something or someone. That person will trust that that particular thing or person will not fail him or her. That is trust. I trust myself. And I have seen many times where I myself breach that trust. Disappointing. So, what induces that trust? I don’t really know. But I think humans just blindly believe things sometimes. They don’t really see whether their faith is on the right place. So, that human’s nature gives birth to trust. Some give 50% of trust, some give 100% of it. No matter how many per cent of trust is given, trust is still trust. And once the trust you have fails, it gives pain. Really painful pain. That’s when human’s emotion begins to play its role. They become frustrated and angry. That is when revenge takes its place. Sometimes the revenge is just a minor one, like punishment. But it can also turn into a major one, like murder. Ooh.. That is scary. So, trust is just a common five letter word, but it can have a very deep meaning towards one’s life. So, give value to trust and live your life parallel to it. Okay?
p.s. I know it is a lot of talking, but I seriously don’t know what else to post, and i am damn bored.
See you in the next post.
Signing off,
Deepa
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