Monday, March 31, 2008

Marley and me - John Grogan

An absolute must read for all dog lovers...Marley is a sweet labrador (looks so much like my Betty...). He is strong, gluttony, and intelligent, but just does not want to understand humans :) His behavior does force you to think of some kind of mental retardation...but whatever it is, you cannot stop loving the little thing though it destroys every thing around!

For those of you who haven't yet decided on having kids, I suggest you to strongly read this book, and get a puppy like Marley...trust me, your patience will grow by leaps and bounds, and you will never ever growl at your kids :) I wonder if you will ever find a more comforting friend than Marley when you see the love and care that he showers on his owner when she suffers a miscarriage...This teaches you one thing - Give and take love in spite of all the imperfections...

I did not like the fact that Marley was put to sleep for repeated occurances of bloat...may be the author should have taken some risk and should have got him operated...This reminds me of my own little labrador Tiny who died on 3rd Nov 2006 following a complete kidney failure at the age of just 14 months. Yes, we did put it in lots of sleepless days and nights to get her treated knowing that she wouldn't recover, but still she was my kid - my dog, my Tiny. God bless her soul.

Coming back to the book, read it...you cannot help falling in love with Marley.

Sunday, March 30, 2008

Me and just me!

Being a narcissist, I thought the first post on my blog should be about me!

I've already given out my first characterisitic, the second title that I would like to give myself is - Superwoman. If you ask me why, I do have the patience to answer your questions.

I am trying to be a philosopher of late...to rediscover the already known challenges of life. But then, life and living has been a favorite subject of so many over the centuries, and as long as life exists, the challenges of life will always have to be revisited. Not every experience in ones life can be passed down as a document or a fable, and its absolutely justified if you are asked to find your own way. Of course, when our parents tried to show us the way, we shoo'ed them off...at least I did, and now I get no suggestions though I ask for them!

Anyways, that has not really deterred me from making my decisions...but then, yes, I have always revisited all my decisions :) Not that I regret them, but yes, I do think of them. I know I haven't done my best yet, and I wait for the Lord to show me the way...Now, there are many who will say, that whatever happens for the best, and that all actions are guided by the supernatural power...if that is so, then why dont we accept every decision as god's own and learn to live by it? May be we shouldn't have grown up...and never had got into the ocean of conflicting thoughts...I watch my 4 year old son in awe, he believes his mom is the best! And me, I am always thinking...always revisiting...seeking and offering advice...whatever.

Anyways, you will not always find me talking about just this boring thing...I will have lots of other thoughts too here...and BTW, does anyone know of any piece of writing that is 100% fictional?

And yes, here is my BIG disclaimer - Whatever I write here, is just mine, in other words, copyrighted :) I am known to express my opinions in the most criticizing way always - but then, it is just an opinion, and they are highly dynamic. I welcome you all to share your thoughts on whatever I say...I love debates.