Pleasure don't cost a thing...

Money can't always buy you happiness and often one has to depend on the little & simple things that Life has to offer to make everything better.

Life is always a step ahead of us & never ceases to amaze us. It never fails.

So, here is my list of the simple things that make me (and everyone else) smile & don't cost a thing-

1.Finding money in unexpected places.

2.Receiving an actual Letter in the age of Text message, Chat, Email,Facebook and Twitter.

3.Smiling.

4.Making someone smile.

5.Narrating and interesting story or anecdote.

6.The taste of water when you're dying of thirst.

7.Sleeping in on a day off.

8.A familiar scent.

9.Reminiscing about the good times with close friends and family.

10.Receiving compliments.

11.Laughing.

12.Holding hands with someone you love and saying nothing at all.

13.Playing in and with water.

14.Fitting into clothes that were previously tight.

15.Looking at animals in the zoo.

16.Hugs.

17.Spending time with your pet.

18.Mother Nature in all her glory and splendor.

19.Making memories.

20.Falling in love

21.The generosity of a good Samaritan.

22.Faith

23.Love

24.Kisses from the person you love

25.Sharing a secret smile

26.Winking

27.Babies

28.Animal babies (they're cuter than human babies)

29.Winning a prize.Or even better, getting something free of cost.

30.A reunion with a long-lost friend.


Do add to the list with your favorite simple pleasures.

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Kiss the rain

After many muggy days, it's absolutely delightful to have Mother Nature pitter patter away the entire day. Not too heavy that it floods the city and not too light that you can go about your daily routines; just the right intensity to allow you to stay indoors. The temperature decreases, the chill sets in, the skies are a canvas of graphite blues, steel grays, and deep purples while the trees, shrubs, all living creatures are awash with new life.

It's on days like these, when it's absolutely right to feel wonderfully slovenly and sloth-like.

Don your favorite Tee and pair of pajamas and head to bed. Cuddle up and make yourself cozy in your comforting comforter or quilt, watch TV, play some music from your Ipod or read a book as the rain rumbles and resounds in the background.

If not your bed, snuggle up in your settee, savor and snack on some piping hot crisp eats and down the mellifluous chai, or enigmatic Qahwa. If neither are your choice of poison, simply seek solace in hot chocolate or milk.

There is no greater joy than standing at a window or from an elevated surface and watching the rain drops plop onto various surfaces. A far more reveling pleasure is derived from watching helpless pedestrians and commuters get wet, albeit their umbrellas and rain coats, and the smugness of knowing you're warm, dry and snug as a bug in a rug.

As the temperature decreases, the cold fills the air and glass surfaces become a canvas for childhood blackboard games like noughts and crosses and connect the dots.

If you're up for it, take your rain protection gear and step out. Have a blast as you splash puddles of water everywhere and sail paper boats in road streams thus reliving childlike happy days.

If you want to be one with the elements, just kiss the rain and fall in love all over again!

Cat and Mouse

Who would have imagined that an animated series centered on a never-ending rivalry between a cat and a mouse, punctuated with humor, slapstick comedy and comic violence would capture the attention and fascination of generations to come?

Thank you William Hanna & Joseph Barbara for creating the Tom and Jerry cartoon series. I personally love the cartoons that were produced by Fred Quimby than Chuck Jones.

You can watch these guys forever- the plot line never changes - The wily Tom attempts to capture the clever Jerry( who always outsmarts him) and in the process, destruction and mayhem ensues. Along the way, they may upset Spike & Tyke the boxers, annoy the housekeeping lady or mistress of the house and occasionally vie for the undivided attention of a femme fatale using song,dance and prose.

These cartoons have stood the test of time and still entertain the masses. A feat which most cartoons, that were created in the last decade, can barely boast of.

Watch the Tom and Jerry show! It's entertainment value will continue to make life better than it already is forever and ever.




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