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Time will Tell

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If you didn’t need sleep, what would you do with all the extra time?
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I think my answer to this question will vary depending when I actually answer the question.

When I am in a more artistic mood, I would want to learn how to draw better. I want to learn how to draw portraits. The realistic kind with minute details.

When I am in an DIY mood, I would want to learn how to use power tools so that I can build something. Maybe a table or a small shelf.

When I am in a studious mood, I want to complete my ever piling syllabus. I want to focus and finish studying and also pass my exams.

When I am in an organizing mood, I want clean up each and every inch of the house I live. Also, I want to reorganize all the things in the house.

When I am in the cooking mood, I probably want to learn how to bake and cook new cuisines.

Or if I am in a lazy mood, I would just want to sleep!

Controversial Dislikes

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Name your top three pet peeves.
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Pet peeves you say?

I think I am quite a judgmental person. I am trying to change that bad trait but I am not there yet. Because of this, I think my biggest pet peeve is optimistic visualization. I am more of the “hope for the best prepare for the worst” kind of person. I veer towards the worst case scenario and often default to hoping for nothing just so I do not get disappointed. When I meet someone who keeps pushing the agenda of Positive visualization it irks me. Life is about highs and lows. You are going to have bad days its only then that you appreciate the good days when they happen. If that person wants to believes in the best outcome always that is their choice but pushing that mindset onto somebody else gets frustrating.

Another thing that I dislike is extremely long nails. I think this comes from the hygiene perspective. I love making art and often times my nails get stained in the process. To get them clean after my artistic endeavors are a hassle. I often ended up scrubbing my hands over and over again till they are clean. I always wonder how to the people with long nails manage to keep them clean. Another question, how to they manage to do everyday things so easily. Kudos to those who are experts in handling those nails along with keeping them clean.

The last pet peeve I have is something about myself. I have curly hair baby hair on both sides of my head close to my temples. I hate it when they curl up. They look like little horns. The rest of my hair is wavy. Though my hair is extremely frizzy. I will any day take the frizz over those two horns on the side of my head. I end up either cutting them short or straitening the strands everyday just to get rid of the curls. I know its and odd peeve but what can I say I am weird! 🙂

That brings me to the end of my list. There are many more but since the post asks for top 3 I end the post here.

My Own Home

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If you could live anywhere in the world, where would it be?
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Being the youngest in my family I have always been pampered. There was nothing ever that I needed and not got.

You never really appreciate what you have. You always want what others have. For a short while I had a place that I could call my home. And the feeling was just amazing. It was a strange place among strange people but I still managed to to find happiness.

I would not like to live in a place that is ravaged by wars or in a place where woman do not have equal rights. Other than that, I think I would love to call any place my home. And the only place that I would want to live is my home.

Too philosophical? Agreed! But no regrets! I stay with my words.

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Everything

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What is good about having a pet?
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In my opinion everything about having a pet is amazing!

There will be some that will disagree especially when you see your ripped clothes or have your furniture peed on.

But for me, all that is just small things. No matter what mood I am in, my puppy always knows how to make things better. I do not know how.

On days that I come home after a grueling day at work, he runs around me in circles. Then, he runs straight at me. He makes all the exhaustion from the day just vanish. I end up playing with him and feeling energized.

Sometimes when I sit and cry, he slowly crawls into my lap and licks away my tears. He puts his head on my shoulder and keeps it there till I stop crying.

When I watch him running in his sleep or watch him trying to catch a mosquito it instantly brings a smile to my face.

To those who feel alone in this world even with everyone around do try to adopt a pet. They don’t use words. They do not understand what you are going through but they try their best to fill your void.

I stopped trying

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How do you manage screen time for yourself?
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A few years ago this question would not apply to me. I repelled from my phone. Many times, I lost track of my phone for days. I only remembered it when I needed to make a phone call.

Today, though, I use my phone for nearly the whole time I am awake! I need it to constantly play something even if I do not actually pay attention to what is playing.

I realized I was connected to my phone for too much time during the day. I started setting timers on the apps that I used the most. It worked for a little time.

But I stopped trying. I realized that using my phone helped me disconnect from the things that were bothering my mind. I have not gained anything by spending so much time on my phone. Furthermore, I have also become a procrastinator.

I accept that it may not be a healthy option, but it is the way I cope or deal with things. My mind is an overthinking machine. I could be seriously working or cooking. Meanwhile, my brain thinks of all the mistakes I made in my life. It tells me I am the reason for all my failures. It convinces me that I deserve whatever happened to me.

So if mindless scrolling is what I need to cope with right now I am going with it. Maybe I will gradually use my phone less. I will learn to accept my reality. I will be content with it. And then I will no longer need the mindless activities to keep my mind from attacking me.

A Silent Prayer from my heart for you

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I wish you success and joy wherever you go,
Cause I have seen the tears of sadness from the days before.

I wish you love abundant to fill your lifetime,
Cause I know the silent heartbreaks you have hidden within.

I wish you have smiles of the everlasting kind,
Cause I noticed the ones that faded away with time.

I wish you hope that feeds your dreams,
Cause I know the pain of failures you carry on your shoulders.

I wish you contention in the life you live,
Cause I know you only lived your life for others.

I wish that you always move forward,
Cause I have seen the chains of responsibilities that tie you down.

And last of all, I wish you faith in yourself,
Remember that what you have achieved, no one else has.

Undisturbed Routine

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Describe your ideal week.

Ideal week?

To me, the ideal week would be when I achieve all that I set to achieve for the week.

I wanna be able to wake up every morning, pray sincerely, complete my morning exercise, prepare my meals. Then, go to work and complete all the targets for the day, share some good conversations with my friends. At the end of work, get back home and take some time to maybe do some art or something I like. And finally have a good nights rest..

I would say something is ideal when not much goes wrong. I know it is challenges that help us grow, but some days you just want to live without a care in the world.

However, as much as I like a carefree life, I know that I would definitely get bored of it soon. But maybe once in awhile, little break wouldn’t harm anyone.

Hanyu Yuzuru

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Name the professional athletes you respect the most and why.
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I love watching ice skating. Its so peaceful and so mesmerizing. Words cannot describe it. Yuzuru makes magic happen on ice. I always thought that grace is associated with women but all of his performances exudes that.

I know that there are many other athletes who are as passionate about their sports as him. However, being a person who has zero knowledge of sports of any kind I very often don’t know about half of them.

I believe all athletes should be respected it takes a lot of commitment and sacrifices to be the best in their profession. Not everyone is born with that drive. They struggle in silence but their hard-work pays off as appreciation of millions of others. Funny part, they never think of the applause when they struggle, they only think of their end goal.

Such unadulterated passion not only deserves respect, it commands it!

Sleep.. Read.. Eat..

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How do you relax?

When somebody talks about relaxation, the first thing that comes to my mind is sleep.

I love sleeping. After working 12 hours days, my comfortable bed and warm blanket seems like heaven. It is my dream to sleep for 15 hours at a stretch, but somehow I always wake up at an eight hour mark.

The second most relaxing thing for me is a nice novel and a hot cup of hot chocolate. Reading always relaxes my mind. It takes me to places that can literally only be imagined. It’s somehow helps me forget all the worries of this world. The book literally transports me to a place in time where everything seems magical.

And of course, though I am not a foodie, good comfort food, really relaxes my soul. when I eat food that is prepared by either mom, dad or my elder sister for that moment, everything seems right with the world. It doesn’t matter that I had people yell at me throughout the day all that the frustration at work reached to a point where I just wanted to bang my head against the wall. Home made food always makes me feel better.

And in summation, sleep for the body, read for the mind and eat for the soul. The perfect recipe for relaxing day.

I want them all

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If you had to give up one word that you use regularly, what would it be?

I think this would be a very difficult choice for me or rather not a choice for me.

I like to use words and I use a plethora of it. The words that I don’t use that often may not hold much significance to me. However, if there are words that I use regularly, which of course I am not particularly aware of there is no way that I would want to give up on any of it.

If I am using a word regularly, it means that I am comfortable with that word, and why would I do something that makes me uncomfortable?

So there you go, I ain’t giving up on any word.