Do Not Litter on the Highway

Do Not Litter on the Highway Originally uploaded by Monazza aka Titlee

This looks like an effort by the National Highway Authority (NHA) to spread awareness to the masses about not littering. ;-) And this signboard was there before the Earth Day this year. Can we assume that the NHA is already aware of the need to preserve and conserve as far as Earth is concerned?

Who Celebrated Earth Day? (April 22, 2009)

Last week on the same day (Wednesday) on April 22, 2009, it was Earth Day. A day to appreciate the environment on Earth. Also a day to think of ways to conserve and preserve everything on the Earth related to nature and the environment.

I for one spent that day just like any other day. I did not waste any water while brushing my teeth. I switched off all bulbs and electrical appliances while leaving a room. I tried not to litter. I didn’t harm any animals or plants (might have killed a few mosquitoes though). I used both sides of the paper while taking my printouts. (I did, however, blog about that day on the very same day, but I am not counting it in right now.)

I did all this that day and do it every other day. I also wish and believe that I will continue to do so in the coming days as well. I might even get better at conserving resources and preserving the environment.

But I am wondering how many people around me (let alone in the whole world) do all this, and do it with a conscious effort. I do not want to boast as I have not done a great thing. I also do not want to preach to anybody to take care of such little stuff. But I do wish that everybody realizes that this is important. Every little action we do, counts. If it is a positive one, we will surely be adding to the preservation efforts of Earth. Our negative actions might not show instant results but they will pile up and add towards the destruction of our planetary environment.

I wish every day was Earth day and was keenly celebrated by all earthlings in a true sense. This Earth is the only Earth we have. So we need to think of it as our very own and protect it.

Facebook Making Me Mad

The cloudy weather is making me glad but the messed up Facebook application is making me mad. grrrrrrr

Turns out i can access all the pages on this application except my own profile page (the page that has the wall). It's been happening since last night. At home i thought it was some Internet problem. But as i am facing the same problem here in office as well i am thinking otherwise. I wonder what could it be. Somebody said it is a bug in Firefox 3 but i am wondering why would the bug attack only the Facebook profile page and prevent it from opening. Till i find a solid answer (or a solution) i will keep my assumptions going. :-P

Hot Sun & Cool Clouds

Today when i came to office it was really hot. The sun was blazing with its full glory and hinting that Summer (read extremely 'hot' season) is just around the corner. But just a little while ago i heard a little thunder-like sound. I ran up to the window and removed the blinds. The sight i found was very pleasing. The scorching heat was gone. Instead a nice sheet of clouds was covering the sky. I am still looking at the clouds, hoping they would spill a little water too. :-)

(Continuously) Changing Life

Things keep on happening around us. If we plan to blog about them and then don't find time, more and more 'incidents' would keep getting piled up. And then there will come a time when the oldest incidents wouldn't remain relevant anymore. The bottom of the pile would start rotting and becoming kind of obsolete. You think for a second that all my intellectual 'dough' is gone, but then you start getting new one. Good thing that things keep happening. Otherwise where would I go and what would i do! ;-)

I Think: Full Stops

Full stops are good. They are supposed to mark the end of a sentence. But i believe that they also mark the beginning of a new one.

Eid e Milad un Nabi: Celebrating Birthday Vs. Following Teachings

Now there is no harm in celebrating the birthday of our beloved prophet Mohammad (SAWW), but i believe that doing only this is not enough. We should also pay attention to what he said and act upon it (at least try to). May Allah enable us to follow our beloved prophet's (SAWW) teachings as well. It would surely make this worldly life better and definitely prepare us fully for the life hereafter.

Eid e Milad un Nabi 2009

Today was 12 Rabi ul Awwal, 1430 hijri. The birthday of our beloved prophet Mohammad (SAWW). It is the same day he passed away too. I have not seen it, but heard it that once there was a time when this day was celebrated in grief since our prophet Mohammad (SAWW) had passed away on this day. Then the times changed and people started celebrating it as a happy day since a heavenly light touched this universe an this day and our prophet Mohammad (SAWW) was born. I sure like the current times when we joyfully celebrate this day as Hazrat Mohammad's (SAWW) birthday. I hope we and our future generations keep on celebrating this day as "Eid e Milad un Nabi" for all the times to come.

my Flickr Kahani

New things keep happening in one's life as well as net life. The newest in my net life is the display of scenes captured in my camera on Flickr. I had always been interested in taking pictures but the camera at hand never used to be as faithful as i wanted it to be. Some times the megapixels wouldn't be up to the mark. Other times the battery would run out before i could blink my eyes. So it was pretty annoying. But now equipped with a camera with good specifications and long battery power i am slowly unleashing the 'photographer' in me. I don't know if i am taking 'good' pictures or 'bad' ones, but i am just taking pictures. I am really loving it (even thought of taking it up as a profession but then changed my mind). I recommend it to you all to give it a try some time. :-)

PS: My absence from Blogger was not because of Flickr. ;-) hehe

Assumptions

Are assumptions good or bad? What kind of assumptions are good and which are bad? Maybe assumptions about events is good and about people, their behaviors and characteristics is bad. I for one do not like things to be assumed about me. Like i do not want people to think i nail-bite because i am in a continuous tension (though some of the times i sure am). Or i do not want people to think i am confident because i have been abroad.

I think i myself am guilty of assuming stuff about others. But i am always ready to hear their version and replace mine with theirs instantly in my mind. I give at least that to myself. STill whatever be, i feel that we (including myself) should not make assumptions about people's behaviors. It is far better to ask them directly that what is bothering them than to "assume" on your own.

Assumptions may or may not turn out to be true. If true, those would be a benefit. But if false, then those can be harmful as well. I am trying not to assume too much about anything, be it people, work or future events. I am trying to remain calm while life treats me with a variety of delicacies and serves up lovely surprises at each turn of my life. :-)