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Are we all not magicians???
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Oct 26, 2008 10:36 pm
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Last night I was sitting as usual to pen down my thoughts and I was wondering the uniqueness of magicians. They are illusionists, creative artists and entertainers who are considered for their unusual performances. I like one particular magician called David Blaine. He is so emotionally detached while performing. That shows his superb command over his act.
So I was thinking, what is that I have, that can make me a magician? I mean, I do not think of being a magician but I have everything that a magician needs. A stage to perform thrown at me by life, a mind that can empower me while at performance, thoughts that can magically help me foresee the likely future, intellect that can assist my discrimination and then the act itself that can manifest things from my mind.
Wow!!! Am I a magician or what!! I could have peace and abundance with my natural magic tools. Now if I can do this so can all of you. Right?? So that makes us all magicians. In a way I may sound absurd but I know this can go volumes if I write everything that arises from my mind. Ultimately, the summary is that we all have the stage set. I have my stage perfectly set. So let me go and enjoy my performance and you have a magically wonderful day ahead... good luck to all fellow magicians…
For peace and abundance…
Tj…
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Time to kiss my sweetheart goodbye….
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Oct 26, 2008 1:40 am
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Nov 12th is my flight back to India after two years of stay in Malaysia. This country is dear to me and its food, culture and people have impressed me a lot. Malaysia showered me with virtues, self confidence, dated some women too and one of the best night life zones as well. If I ever get a chance to settle down in life then I would pick Malaysia to reside.
I go this time to India on a long vacation till I work on moving out to another country. I will not plan anything to do with my profession in India. All my time will be for my friends and family. Maybe I get wild and go beyond control for the New Year party. Other than that my eyes are still set on my personal triumph.
Sure, there will be loads of pressure from my parents and family members regarding my wedding and potential brides they show me. But I would look at it as a topic for a chat and nothing more. I have no plans of marrying for another three years more. But Indian sentiment will hit me this time and there is bound to be a fight on this topic with my parents.
Life was all good for me in Malaysia, and this country taught me who I really am. The values I picked staying alone will never be lost. I only pray lord that I get wiser by the day. All looks good for now and sure will be moving forward. But now, I have to pack and kiss my sweetheart (Malaysia) goodbye.
I really miss her but I will run to her again before my time is done. This is it. With a heart full of mixed emotions, I set forth to pack my bags. Hey, but there are other exciting countries too. So let me find a map and mark my next destination...
Good day all...
Tj...
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Enquiries regarding rosedew’s mum…
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Oct 25, 2008 2:13 am
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A month back I read about rosedew’s mum and her super human will of fighting against the therapy which she fought three times before. I still remember the words rosedew used in her blog which ring in my ears. I only hope that her mum won again this time. So anyone keeping in touch with rosedew, please kindly let me know how her mum is doing…
Good day to you …
Tj
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This girl impressed me….
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Oct 22, 2008 8:44 pm
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Her name is lakshmi. She is 9 now and I last visited her family in kalimantan, Indonesia a year back. Her mother runs a small sundry shop. Her father is a Hindu school teacher. Lakshmi has a younger brother called nanda.
The family is such a delight in all sense. Mother and father always adorn a smile no matter what their economic condition is. Lakshmi is getting to know the world and she impressed me a lot. Nanda is a prankster and prone to hurting himself all the time.
The best part of the family is the little wonder lakshmi. Mind you she is only 9 years of age and when her mother is away, she takes care of the shop, maintains the account book and checks the inventory after all sales. She handles customers and sales representatives as well.
The best part about lakshmi is that one day; we all went to a nearby shopping mall. On the top floor was the kid’s zone where all kinds of games could be played for a price. Lakshmi opted to play only the games she was good at and she collected a whole bunch of coupons from every win she had. She took all her coupons and went to the counter for an exchange. She was given two options for the exchange. One is either a Winnie bear doll or a pen. To my surprise lakshmi opted for the pen as she wanted to write in the books of the shop. She even told me that she would learn English from me every time I visited their shop.
She impressed me with this act of hers where I could not help but think of her everyday even after a year of meeting the family. Unfortunately, my work is such that I cannot visit them anytime soon. But that family and the girl lakshmi have grown lovable in my heart. I think of them almost everyday while I am writing some notes of mine.
Lakshmi inspires me in her larger than life approach. I sure pray god that I get another opportunity to visit them.
Good day all...
tj
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There was no other choice but to learn it….
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Oct 20, 2008 3:15 am
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The first thing I learnt in Malaysia was to say “I cannot speak Malay language” (saya tak tau bahasa malay). Now I looked like a Malaysian to a Malaysian for some reasons. Probably of my skin color or my goatee that I had before or maybe I just looked like a Malaysian for their understanding.
The fact is that Malaysians are very friendly people and strangers talk to strangers like they know each other. And the trouble was when it involved me into a conversation. My self defense were only two things. Either keep nodding the head in agreement to what the other is saying or say “SAYA TAK TAU BAHASA MALAYU” (I cannot speak Malay language).
Did these two help me in my conversation with a speaker??? Hell NO!! You see, while I nodded my head in agreement with a stranger speaking then I was only showing him my proficiency in language. He assumed that I spoke less and knew the language. Now that is nothing. The disaster was when I said “SAYA TAK TAU BAHASA MALAYU”, apparently I had the perfect Malay accent. So people thought I was rude and not interested in a conversation. How else do I have to say that I don’t know the language???
I had to only learn the language. Now I picked up Malay and the language is simply soothing to my ears. Especially, when I listen to women speak this language, it sounds really awesome. I have fallen in love with the local radio station “hotfm” which airs only latest Malay songs.
That’s the power of the language. It made me learn the language and also helped me fall in love with it.
Good day all…
Tj..
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The unusual sales PITCH….
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Oct 18, 2008 8:12 pm
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It was early afternoon and I was sipping coffee at a restaurant. The place was quite unfilled I must say. Then I happen to notice a pretty Chinese girl, probably in her late teens walking towards me. She smiled at me and I was a little surprised at this daring lad. She walked to my table and asked if she could sit down for a chat.
You see, I am an Indian and instinctively the first thing that happens to an Indian man’s mind is the ringing of wedding bells. But I knew she was up to something. So I looked a little non Indian and smiled back offering her the seat. She had the distinct Chinese nasal voice, and was really fast. So I got the hint that she was selling me something. My degree in marketing was kicking in for the first time in my life.
She tried to relax me and enquired about my social circle, my family, my habits and the rest. So far so good, I was thinking to myself. So I tried to continue the conversation but she rudely turned to her bag and picked up a fancy looking branded box. She just bluntly said that my habits and my social circle were bad and I had to change.
WHAT!!! Take this you sales pitch!! BIFF!!! (Was the picture in my mind)... So I sat there letting her speak. She said that I was fat, and I had to use the product from the company she recommended. She told me that the contents of the box would slim me down and remove the fat from my butt. (Are you freakin kiddin me?? how do you know if my butt is fat??). I refused to take her comments. My ego was severely bruised but still I did not react to her immediately… and all of a sudden she started looking ugly with her baseless comments
I then spoke to her telling her that I considered myself to be a little underweight, my food habits are little conventional and wanted to know if she had anything for that.. Did she have any solution for that? You bet!! She shows the same box and tells me that the contents once consumed would increase my body weight. WHAT!!!! How is it possible?? Are you selling something or are you trying to see if I am foolish enough or not?? How can the contents think??? How does it know that I need to put on weight or not?? My tolerance level had reached its limits.
I got a little irate and gave her a good dressing down. I think she must have cursed me really badly but it’s ok. I am not a sitting duck to buy any kind of crap from pretty women. Yeah but I must admit, she was pretty…
Good day all
Tj
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A little eerie feeling in my apartment…
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Oct 17, 2008 9:03 pm
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A weird and eerie feeling creeps while I am at my apartment. It’s like someone is watching me. I am a practical man and ghosts to me are like humor to just laugh about. But off late I can sense a little uneasiness in my apartment. I stay in a three room apartment and it was quite a deal that I got it for a throw away rent. But it was refurbished before I moved in by the owner.
Of the three rooms I use none frequently. In fact I use the kitchen a lot more than any other place in my apartment. The first room, I shut it after I dumped all my belonging there that I seldom use. I use the second and the third room a little frequently. The thing about the first room is it’s a little gloomy during the day even when the windows are fully opened, while the other two are bright during the day.
The feeling is more experienced than I can reveal it to you. I find that the door of the first room to be a little hazy while I am at sitting on internet or watching TV or having dinner. An unusual figure standing and looking at me, is what I feel… damn, now I am a little scared typing it here… It’s just the vision that falls on my blind spot but once I turn to look back I find there no one… I check inside the first room and nothing to find except my stuff…. This has happened to me quiet often. I still feel that there is nothing… but there is another thing to my apartment… the security guard says that my apartment, before I moved in, it was vacant for 9 months for no reason…. Now that is something which I cannot figure out… the owner says that he did not find suitable tenant for him and so for now I believe his words…
Anyways, I have nothing to fear as I live alone... I would be scared if I had a family. Still a little eerie sometimes…
Good day to you all..
Tj
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Men who embrace feminine qualities…….
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Oct 15, 2008 7:19 pm
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Two religions (men and women), in my opinion have dominated the world over. But on a social scale, we are made to look so independent of the other. Are men and women really different? In my opinion I do not consider the inconsistency of the difference. We both are identical. But this is an open topic and so you are more than welcome to correct me.
Men and women have qualities of the opposites. I mean, men have feminine qualities and women have masculine. Feminine qualities are more progressive in nature. Masculine qualities are more instinctive. But there is no good or bad of the two. They both are required in equal share. If I were to aspire for peace, fame, success, love, affection, then as a man, I am embracing the feminine qualities.
If I were to punish the wrong, fight for justice, use might to subdue, dominate, be violent then I am more towards the masculine side. This is again my opinion. And the rest of the qualities like fear, anger, doubts, assumption and others similar are nothing but incompleteness in qualities. These incomplete emotions definitely make us look impotent in our daily work. They are neither feminine nor masculine in their origin.
Calmness, success, accomplishment, peace, generosity are some of the qualities that men wish to live up to. These are feminine in their nature. But ultimately a good combination of feminine and masculine qualities makes a man or a woman perfect. This is law of nature. This again is my opinion so correct me if I am wrong…
Good day all...
Tj
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Animated movies and my social circle…
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Oct 13, 2008 6:57 pm
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Some of the funniest animated characters I liked are evidently present in my social circle. I mean, I love watching animated movies for their exaggerated reality representation. I find myself living in an animated world. While I worked for my first boss, he always reminded of King Julian from the movie Madagascar. My neighbor looks like spike, the bull dog from Tom and Jerry. I am like donkey from shrek. My friends are all like the sharks at the bar from the movie shark tale.
I am sure many of us have noticed the funny side to reality. But try exaggerating it a little and make an animated movie and let me know. I will surely buy it from you.
Good day all…. Or should I say, “That’s all folks”…
tj
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Ms.understanding….
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Oct 11, 2008 9:20 pm
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I lost a friend the other day. It was due to misunderstanding. Don’t know how it crept up. But before we know, we both had shut ourselves to each other. Misunderstanding started from improper communication between us. I did not make sense to her and she was pondering over some words of mine. Ultimately we were ripped apart. I miss talking to her… she is a good friend but I think the difference now has grown full size between us… bloody misunderstanding…..lost a friend unnecessarily…
Tj
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