Statistics

Apparently, if we could shrink the earth's population to a village of precisely 100 people, with all the existing human ratios remaining the same, it would look something like the following:

There would be-

* 57 Asians and 21 Europeans
* 8 would be Africans
* 52 would be female, 48 male
* 30 would be white, 70 non white
* 80 would live in substandard housing
* 6 people would possess 59% of the entire world's wealth
* 70 would be unable to read, 50 would suffer from malnutrition
* 1 would be near death, 1 would be near birth
* 1 (yes, only one) would have a college education
* 1 (yes, again only one) would own a computer

Random thoughts

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* Met Zee after ages....her love story is never ending...feel sorry for her but ugh....

* Also went for King Kong....quite a dissapointment actually.Was 2 hours into the show and they still hadn't caught King Kong....I was like what the heck, my bladder is full already!!Highlight of the show was King Kong and T-rex having a go at each other!Most disgusting part of the show....monstrous insects and...were they leeches??....ugh!

* Bought a nice new handbag.....and now for shoes to go with it :)

* Heard from Fahim after ages...gone are the days when we used to write pages and pages of mail to each other!Why do we have to grow up??

* Really looking forward to that trip to Goa with Raj(hopefully Teena and Arpana could make it too!) and meeting Farah in Pakistan.Also meeting up with Shafaat!!

* Miss Mom and Dad tons at times....It's sad to see them aging out.Then again living on my own does have its benefits....Mom can't breathe down my neck whenever she wants to!

* Elene sent this guy, Liam from Glasgow over for an externship at our hospital....he's such a hoot!!Wow....lunch hour is so much more fun and edible..."Stiff upper lip!" and tartan skirts!

* Am 30!!Unbelievable!

Profound shopping experience

Went shopping the other day with a friend of mine.
While she was trying out some clothes I was standing near the fitting rooms.I noticed a couple walking in and while the girl took some clothes in to try out, the guy stood with me and smiled at me a couple of times.I told him he must have a lot of patience shopping with women to which he just shrugged and rolled his eyes and smiled some more.
Then the girl opened the door of her room and then began a very intense and interesting conversation about the outfits....and the whole conversation was going on quietly with very rapid movements of the hands and fingers!
I realized then that either both of them or one was deaf/dumb(hearing/verbally impaired if i want to be politically correct!).
Both of them then turned to me and asked me in a sign language that I could understand, for my opinion.To which I promptly pointed out to the maroon and the chocholate coat and both of them beamed at me and seemed to agree!
It made my day!
Got me thinking how difficult it must be to have a handicap like that and still lead a normal life.Even to have someone special who understood and accepted you for who you are no matter the handicap.
I got myself a book which was written by a deaf and dumb author that day......have just started it but I already find it very moving and profound....Some excerpts from the book:

I walk in dreams. I rely on a vibrating clock to get up in the mornings and I stay up at the night when I cannot follow the day's discussions and must rely on myself to study. In twenty-four hours I start and end the day differently while adapting myself to your world.

If I could take the boors of society into my life for a day, I would stop the deaf from being mistreated mocked every day.

If I could show the world the adversity we face every day, the world would gain a newfound respect for the courage of the deaf.

If I could show you all that I have faced, the discrimination and prejudice, you would begin to see me in a different light.

The 21st century world is full of promise for people from all walks of life, deaf and hearing alike. But the deaf community will always walk in dreams until the world acknowledges their existence and importance in creating a better society for everyone.

I walk in dreams

The irony of it.....

Well, this isn't funny and in fact am really upset it happened to me.....but I can't help feeling so ridiculous that it ever happened at all!
Realized yesterday that my licence had actually expired about 2 weeks ago (yeah...been bravely driving with that and if at all a cop had stopped me...which has happened to me a couple of times, I'd quickly whip out my Doctor's ID card which I always have in my car and get away with it!)....
So anyways asked my colleague to cover me this morning and was on my way to get it renewed when this dumbass came and knocked my car....and it wasn't just a simple dent, my whole front passenger seat door caved in!Mind you this whole scenario took place just outside the hospital!The guy wanted to settle it out and not involve the cops but I was like no way!Then again I remembered that my licence had already expired and I would be in hot soup if the traffic cops came or if we went to the cops to report it.But I'd need to get a police report for my insurance claim......Imagine my predicament!
So this wierdo for some reason just wanted my phone number and took off as soon as he could...I could only come to the conclusion that he probably didn't have a licence either or that he was running away in a stolen car!
Whatever!
So I rushed off and got my licence renewed and then went to the cops and reported the crash....he looked at me funny at one point when he skimmed through my licence but I just put up the sorriest and the most pathetic expression ever that I could muster.I guess it worked in my favour cause then we both quickly went through the whole ordeal and he even asked me out for a drink!
I guess I have to be thankful that nothing really happened to me and even though it's gonna cost me (the car!)....it's a lesson learnt for me....never procastinate things till last minute(I'm a champion in that!).

Me with my pet!

Ms Sagittarius

Okay so normally I don't bother with the star signs etc.
But since I would be hitting the big 30s soon,
I thought i should give this a read:

She's a straight shooting rebel who's always looking for the next adventure.She's smart, loves studying stuff that interests her but her relaxed attitude can often let her down and she tends to ignore routine and authority.

The tomboy of the signs, Miss Sagittarius loves the outdoors with the chance to travel as much as she can. She emanates a positive air and has a lot of energy to burn and dislikes getting into a routine; often she will have a list of things she wants to do before she will consider settling down.

Positive, free and easy she may be, even a flirt at times (although she does not even notice!) Miss Sag is very loyal in love, just as long as she does not feel fenced in; never try to clip this beautiful butterfly's wings or she may just hop over the fence to try a different garden.

She's impossible because she's easily distracted and will change her plans at the last minute and is slack at returning calls.Has no patience for whingers or shy people who won't ask for what they want.

Hmm....interesting.....