Me on vacation

It is relieving, its sheer joy and fun to be on vacation.
I love it ! I am gonna travel...
Let me try posting my travellogues...

What I learnt in my Kindergarten

Started reading the book All I Really Need to Know I Learned in Kindergarten by Robert Fulghum. Its very interesting and gives a feel-good factor!
I picked up this book in a second sale shop in the small German town! Though it is an easy read, I am deliberately reading slowly, only to enliven the moments mentioned in the book.
I do miss my school !!

Flash backs

The only time we use this term when we see past incidents being told in a movie. With a spiralling curve, one relives or relishes a past incident. Few are good ones and some are not so good to remember.
Here is my theory:
It becomes 'memories' when we get reminded ourselves of our past.
It is called 'anniversary' or 'happy birthday' when we remember and celebrate certain eventful days from the past.
Well, I am now wondering if the converse is also true.
Can all memories, anniversaries and birthdays be termed as flashbacks ? Yes, except for the birthday part of them, for reasons well known :-) I donot remember being born, but I was born!
I remember getting married (which smiley to use?) two years ago, on the same day! (Now, u know the reason for this post in this blog!!)
So, what does my flash back reveal? Loads of fun, music, dance, friends, relatives, rain(there was a heavy downpour for a week!), pictures etc etc.
Good to have flashbacks in life and enjoy the moment:-)

Making friends

Just wanted to inform u guys that I made a few friends since my visit. In addition to the colleagues, I met an American guy in the hotel and we went on to become good companions and now, friends. He resembles me in some aspects and most of all, we both talk, talk and talk till the cows return home!Though he is returning tonight, we intend to stay in touch over emails!
We feel happy to know more people, to know about them, to care for them and be cared, don't we?
Man is a social animal :-)

Expectations

Ever before I jumped out of the bed, I started thinking of expectations , relationships etc.. Donno if its an offshoot of some dream, but it is on my thoughts since morning.

My theory is as follows:
Expectations define relationships. If we get rid of expectations, there maynot be any kind of relationships at all! Is that the objective of humankind? Is that what great spiritual leaders like Buddha wanted to achieve and suggest ?
Then, we maynot be fitting in a sociey with its defined rules, relationships like family, siblings, spouse, children etc etc.
I'm confused!
Sometimes, I wonder where to draw a line and in some cases how lengthy the rope should be!

We have expectations even in unconditional love, don't we? Isnt it love then? If it is love, can it be based on or supported by expectations? IMHO, expectations have 2 sides whereas love need not be! Where do these 2 meet?

Leave the answering to a Buddhas and Psycology professors :-)

The second test

is interestingly positioned. There had been good scoring from both sides. Esp, by the Indian team - a double century by Jaffer, 2 centuries and 2 half centuries !! This is called team effort!
Is this coincidence or Kumble's leadership?
I pray that it is the later!