Jul 12, 2010 in All things me |
There are times when life grants you little moments of satisfaction. Knowing that you get all the more wiser after trudging through a series of setbacks or taking some wrong turns. However fleeting these moments are, sometimes they are a little too fragile to hold on to and always too easy to be overlooked. Taken for granted. Someone once told me that I should list down at least one thing in life I should be thankful for whenever I’m at my happiest. Perhaps, until another wave of obstacles comes rolling, there’s at least this list to remind me, to carry me through harder days to come.
Jul 11, 2010 in Life in Germany |
Jul 1, 2010 in C’est la vie, Life in Germany |
Summer is emanating its irresistible charm on me. There are blue skies to warm the heart and ice cream to cool off the heat. Plenty of juicy red strawberries to sweeten the days and succulent cherries to tease the senses. The ecstasy of feeling cool water on the skin in the pool under the scorching evening sun with the peaceful stillness of balmy summer nights to wrap up the days. All bundled up in a complete package called happiness-from-within.
Jun 20, 2010 in C’est la vie |
I was to be the maid of honour of a best friend’s wedding. It was wonderful, a day filled with tears of joy and laughter. The night before the wedding, I was looking for a poem to dedicate it to the newly weds. I googled up in the Internet and found this one from Goethe which I liked the most.
Nach der Trauung
Ihr seid nun eins, ihr beide,
und wir sind mit euch eins.
Trinkt auf der Freude Dauer
ein Glas des guten Weins!
Und bleibt zu allen Zeiten
einander zugekehrt
durch Streit und Zwietracht werde
nie euer Bund zerstört.
I thought I was tough enough to hold back the tears but it was a darn bad idea attending a wedding without waterproof mascara!