Welcome to this week's Tunes I Like Tuesday and see what's on my play list this week.
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1. Believe (1998) Cher
I remember when this song made it on the top charts for so many consecutive weeks. I discovered Cher with this number and the tune just stays in your mind longer and longer, every time you hear it! 'Believe' and other songs of the likes took us into a new phase of music starting with the 2000s, slowly making way to digital music.
2. Wannabe (1996) Spice Girls
Who can ever, ever, ever forget this one out of a playlist of 90s hits!? Personally Spice Girls and Boyzone make my favorite pair of girl-boy chemistry. Spice Girls made it big with this song and is still played the most out of all their hits. Kinda like the true girl powa song for you. If you wana be my lover... boys are you listenin'!?
3. Apologize (2007) Timbaland feat One Republic
The perfect song for a blend of awesome music and sentimental lyrics! If you're a music junkie like me, your playlist won't be complete without this one. Why is it that any time you're down, your favorite sad song seems to be playing on the radio? Most of the times, folks, it's this one here. Save Apologize for the last sad song you're playing tonight and the music will just stay with you in a subtle way!
4. Another Brick in the Wall - Part II (1980) Pink Floyd
I've always been a fan of old music because of their class, music, concept and meaningful lyrics. Forgot this one? I'm sure you didn't!
5. Staying Alive (1978) Bee Gees
The best song for a party any time, any day, whatever the year. Happy, happy tune that just makes you get up and dance. Down in the dumps? Play this one and you will surely be smiling by the end of it! Many remixes of this song are available, but there's nothing like the original one! Rock on!
6. Thriller (1982) Michael Jackson
The song that took the King of Pop's music career to sky high, rocket power success. Thriller doesn't even need mentioning. The song/album not only made this Music Genius a fortune, but sold billions of copies after his death too! Michael Jackson's career is a journey of one star studded performance after another, but there is nothing like Thriller. Nor there will be!
7. I Will Always Love You (1992) Whitney Houston
The beautiful, beautiful love ballad in the deep, soulful voice of Whitney Houston just takes your breath away. Have you known a selfless love in your life? Did you ever have to let them go? Whitney's best song, one of the most famous songs of all time, I Will Always Love You is as timeless as a fairy tale, as beautiful as a classic and as tender as a heart felt emotion!
8. I'll be Missing You (1997) Puff Daddy & Faith Evans ft. 112
A song that one chants as a religious mantra. You cannot help but sway and sing along to this one. Lost someone? A loved one? Family? Partner? A best friend? A soul mate? This could be the most apt, beautiful dedication to them!
9. I Gotta Feeling (2009) Black Eyes Peas
Let's welcome a newer song into our playlist. We have so many of them with the rise of hip hop and digital music. This one is a happy number. Play it, get up and dance! Truly enjoyable!
10. Macarena (1996) Los Del Rio
Somehow this feels like a blast from the past, doesn't it? Funky, enjoyable and peppy! Remember our chic Macarena? Come meet her!
It was a blissful weekend; a lot of soul searching, a lot of soulful music, heart to heart talk with some of my old friends, knowing how they have been doing all the while we were disconnected, catching up, the sorts. I'm happy I linked up with them once more. I am discovering myself all over again, and I'm discovering who my real friends are and who love me for me and who just don't. I'm just taking each day as it comes. I know it will be fine. God will heal me.
But you know what? Amidst all thoughts of yourself, you realize there are so many less fortunate people than you. Your own sorrow seems small in front of them. I want to open my heart and let this tell me I still have so much to be thankful for.
Sometimes in life we feel so blue, but someone somewhere is not happy as you.
Somewhere far at the border when a soldier sleeps, missing his loved ones he silently weeps.
Somewhere a mother painfully sighs 'cause, her new born baby didn't open her eyes.
Somewhere a poor dad silently cries, when he sees his son begging for a bowl of rice.
Somewhere in an orphanage a little girl is sad, when she misses her mom & dad.
So at times a reason to smile you may not have any, Just say to yourself that you are happier than many
'Cause life is beautiful & its not always blue
And someone somewhere is not as happy as you...
Got this poem in a text message. Heart warming isn't it?
Have a superb Monday!
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Welcome to this week's edition of Fantastic Friday, where we talk about happiness and inspiration and everything that goes in between!
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What was that one fairy tale you solemnly believed in as a girl?
Once upon a time there was a little girl who had a bottle full of love. She loved it so dearly, she held it close to her always. The bottle shone out with affection to anyone who would look at it. Greedy as she was, she never dared to open it and hence, missed out on all the magic of it. The label at the back said, "Learn to share, and when you do, open this bottle, it's meant for two; it will bring you joy, and cast away all pain, when you find your happiness, in someone else's gain..."
A woman I know dreamed day and night of a knight in shining armor. Her imagination showed her a gallant hero like figure who would save her from the clutches of a dreadful evil and take her to his far off kingdom where they would live happily ever after. When love came, it wasn't a knight in shining armor; what mattered was kindness, compassion, trust and a little manly ardor!
Grandma and Grandpa were an awesome couple. They often ended up mixing up and drinking tea from each other cups. They finished each other's sentences and I never failed to absorb the love they so generously radiated. When grandma grew fatally ill, grandpa never let her be sad. "Why should she be sad when we have had an ocean of happiness between us?" When grandma closed her eyes, she was smiling back to grandpa over a forgotten joke. Romeo and Juliet died in love, But grandpa and grandma were far better, who grew old together!
To the bride, whose husband never loved her enough. You gave someone your life, your time, your devotion, all so willingly. You thought marrying someone meant having them too. It hurts, I know, hurts every time you watch him sleep indifferently. Don't cry, Darling Bride. Every tear you shed takes the form of a tiny pearl somewhere. Your fairy tale does not end here. All it needs is a little faith and a warm heart to place that faith. Your fairy tale hasn't begun but it soon will be.
We all make mistakes. Eve's apple. Same story over and over. Every thing falls into place when it is all meant to be. Fairy tales are written in Heaven!
It was bad, heart breaking and you feel like your tears will never stop. Little Girl, cry if you want. But no more tears tomorrow. Tomorrow is a new day; leave the past here in the now and close the book. Open a new one, a book with empty pages and fill them words of hope and happiness and love. Design it with colours. Adorn it with lessons of your past. Someday, someone might open your book, and fall in love with all that you have to give the world. Dance once more, smile from the heart, let it fill your eyes with shine. Let every love ballad warm your soul and let it fill you with hope, because happily ever after is soon to be!
Thursdays bring the same nostalgic feelings as Octobers do. Kinda like, take me back in time when Thursday used to be the last working day of the week and Friday and Saturday were holidays. That makes Sunday as the first day of the week. We spent the day going out to my aunt's every Thursday and watching an old, crazy movie with my cousins. What am I missing about that time? I'm not sure. But the thing I miss most about my childhood was the eagerness to grow up and share what I had to give. Every second of my childhood still within reach of my recall has somehow been tied with the one person that I waited to meet and did meet only later, to be unsure of any feeling towards it.
Working since 7am, the crazy routine is taking its toll on me but at least it gives me no time to go into another train of thoughts. But Thursdays, ah, they are something I so dearly love. That's all for now, need to rush once more.
Question for the day: What was the fairy tale that has never failed to charm you?
Come by tomorrow! Take care~
Title Courtesy: Jar of Hearts by Christina Perri
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Dedicate it to your someone special, I just did to mine!
Just today I was talking to my friend about how my Tunes I Like Tuesday series were getting boring but I came across a song I just had to share! This one is a soulful number, originally sung by Abida Parveen, one of the finest Sufi vocalists of the modern era. This song completely takes you to a new level and the remake is equally enjoyable. Currently airing as the OST for a famous Pakistani TV Series Humsafar, the ghazal is making waves amongst the youth once more, with all the modern music, drums and guitars they enjoy. And yet, many are turning back to the original version for the immense grace of it.
You don't have to understand the language to appreciate the magic of this ghazal, as long as you enjoy pure eastern music. Just hit the play button and let it take over you!
Women are to be treated as queens. Any man is not a man till he understands and accepts that his respect is due to all the women around him, especially when it comes to his wife.
A wife is every thing from your best friend to your life partner, but make sure you give her the due position and respect she deserves. First and foremost of her rights is love and respect, without condition.
Love her, accept her, help her into her new life with you, and she will surprise you with the way she loves you back. Love her unconditionally, for she leaves her family, friends and her whole life and steps into yours to start a new one, just with you. Do not underestimate any sacrifice she makes for you.
Love her when she sipson your coffee or tea. She only wants to make sure it tastes just right for you.
Love her when she "pushes" you to pray. She wants to be with you in Jannah (Paradise).
Love her when she asks you to play with the kids. She did not "make" them on her own.
Love her when she is jealous. Out of all the men she can have, she chose you.
Love her when she has annoying little habits that drives you nuts. You have them too.
Love her when her cooking is bad. She tries.
Love her when she asks if she looks fat. Your opinion counts, so tell her she's beautiful.
Love her when she looks beautiful. She's yours so appreciate her.
Love her when she spends hours to get ready. She only wants to look her best for you.
Love her when she cries for absolutely nothing. Don't ask, just tell her its going to be okay.
Love her when she suffers from PMS. Buy chocolate, rub her feet and back and just chat to her (trust me this works!)
Love her when whatever you do is not pleasing her. It happens to every one once in a while and hers will pass too.
Love her when she tells you how to drive. She only wants you to be safe.
Love her simply because she isyours. You don't need any other reason more special than that!
-- Source: Found this one on an online forum. It was too lovely not to share! Enjoy.
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You have been given your set of problems because you and only you can solve them. It's God's way to prepare you for the future, bring out the best in you. Take it as a gift, graciously, humbly, don't express words of distress, because you have been chosen to do this... You possess every ounce of strength, every capacity in you to take on what seems to bully you down today. It's God's call; stand up, face it, brave up, keep faith. There is going to be a morning soon!
I can't have everything my way. What I can do is make the most of what I have with me. And, to be honest, my life's good. I've got the perfect family who won't let me fall. I've got a book supply that can last for over a month if all I were to do 24/7 was read. Winters are so here, and the best way to celebrate them is with late night apple pies and creamy coffees. Late night fast food home deliveries and movies every weekend, sleeping at the brink of dawn. If you're thinking, yes, I'm a foodie!
Life is good even when you've got no one to share it with, because it's all about how you look at it. You've got a wonderful family to share it! Not every one has a family so hold there hands, give them a warm smile and when they get down, tell them it's going to be just fine, because YOU are there for them.
Life can be good when you've got a demanding job that grinds you 5 days a week. Being busy keep us workaholics happy. And in this age, who isn't a workaholic? Being busy lets you appreciate your leisure time more generously. After a long day of work, seeing a loved one smile at you is so refreshing! You realize though things in the outside world change at an insane speed, some things never change. Things like love and family.
Life's good when you've got an old book in your hands and tea at your disposal. Look out the window and see Lahore's fog on a cold December morning and snuggle closer to the heater. Oh I can hardly wait!
Life is good even when you've got no car. Walk and meditate, see the things around you. Ponder. How often do you that? Welcome to reality. And no, reality doesn't always mean something horrible. It's much better than that!
There is something good about having a limited budget. You get to search, choose, search again and try to choose again for the best thing you can get within your budget. Why are there so many stories about the richie riches who were anything but happy?
Life's good when you hear a love song and it makes you smile. It makes you want to get up and dance. Dance, baby dance. Life is good!
Life is good when you receive a forgotten letter the old style, from an old friend who lives half way across the world but still remembers you. There is something so nostalgic about traditional letters and the envelopes stamped with the By Air Mail text.
Life is good for so many countless reasons. We just have to be appreciative enough and open ourselves to what it has to offer. Every one has their share of troubles, but that doesn't make it any less beautiful. I wish you a wonderful life!
This place has been idle from last weekend and for those of you who have been coming in to check up on me and dropping in emails, thank you so much for the concern. It's been busy these last few days, including the Muslim festival of Eid ul-Adha. I have consistently stared at the Compose New Post screen every night but failed to come up with something to write. This isn't really a writer's block; it's one of those times when you've got so much running through your heard that it gets difficult picking up a single (cheerful) thought to share. My mind has been up and running on maximum capacity, to the point of leaving me absolutely incapable of jotting down anything. I want then every time you come here, you leave with a smile. And when that can't be managed justifiably, I just want to stick around to keeping it idle.
I just got a call from an aunt telling me she just discovered this place and that she read my something-something story that I wrote some 2 years back. It was about a brother and his little sister, Meenu, who were poor and probably missed out on so much that makes up our every day lives. But they were HAPPY. Happy like, really really happy and content with what they had. It's one of my fave short stories, and you can check it out {HERE}. I loved writing stories back then and I still do, but right now, I find it hard to sit and get myself in the mood of the scene. You can check up my old short stories on my old blog here. Do you think I should go back to writing stories? Tell me what you think about them.
Do you like my new header? I just felt like filling this place up with crazy, random colors.
For all of you who have requested free site banners, I'll start working on them shortly. Just have to take care of a few things before them.
Is writing therapeutic to you? Do you write to vent out? Or may be just because it makes you feel better? Happy? Satisfied? Stay tuned for this week's Fantastic Friday because this week we have a guest post from a fellow blogger, Katie, who talks about just that with her own personal experience. Come by and see what she has to share.
Keep Shining!
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Welcome to this week's edition of Fantastic Friday, where we talk about happiness and inspiration and everything that goes in between!
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This week's inspiration is Muhammad Ali, the greatest boxer of all time. The boxing icon talks about his life and views from someone unknown to the biggest star that the field of boxing has seen in his book The Soul Of A Butterfly. Here's our pick for you this week. Have a wonerful weekend!
Champions aren't made in gyms. Champions are made from something they have deep inside them-a desire, a dream, a vision. They have to have the skill, and the will. But the will must be stronger than the skill.
― Muhammad Ali
Float like a butterfly, sting like a bee.
― Muhammad Ali, Muhammad Ali: His Life and Times
It's lack of faith that makes people afraid of meeting challenges, and I believed in myself.
― Muhammad Ali
The fight is won or lost far away from the witnesses, behind the lines, in the gym, and out there on the road; long before I dance under those lights.
― Muhammad Ali
Friendship is the hardest thing in the world to explain. It's not something you learn in school. But if you haven't learned the meaning of friendship, you really haven't learned anything.
