I Only Love You

I only know that I love you
With all my heart because
I feel complete hearing from you
That you love me so

I only know that I love you
With my soul because
I feel comfort through
Your warmth, hugs and kisses

I only know that I love you
With my whole life because
I feel secured with your care
Passion and caress

I only know that I love you
Because of what I am when I'm with you
You are everything to me
I'm nothing without you.

Handwashing

It was a truly remarkable moment the other day I happened to see while I was at a restaurant.
It is a two room small scale eatery located close to the place where I am working where most of the staff go to have snacks and at times lunch and dinner.

They have a small section upstairs meant exclusively for family.
Downstairs it is all men's area quite busy all the time till late night from early morning onwards.

For snacks you get a wide variety of sandwiches, some traditional snack dishes, juices, coffee and tea.
Lunch and dinner is as usual that you can get in many places.
The place is OK, neat and clean providing value for money and it is affordable.

I go there if I don't have time to cook my food or if I feel lazy to prepare food or just for a change sometimes.
So this time I was there enjoying dinner and only few people were there.

I spotted a family of two males, two females and a cute small girl busy with their food at one of the table in the corner.
Very rarely only we see families downstairs.
If somebody can't climb up the stairs or if the upstairs is full.

I watched with interest the kid eating her food very thoroughly and enjoying not only the dishes but keenly involved in the surroundings including the people.

She projected an air of absolute cleanliness, neat!

I finished my meal and headed towards the washbasin where I could see this small girl beginning to wash her hands.
She slowly opened the tap and poured water over her forearms first. Thoroughly washed both hands with the liquid soap and proceeded to rinse her mouth.

She was also done well using her finger to brush the teeth commonly done in Asian countries by some people.
Thereafter she washed her face well. I patiently waited there allowing her to finish all her routine at her leisurely pace.

I do wash normally my hands only but she had included her forearms and face as well.
After making sure she has washed well satisfied, she took the tissue from the holder and dried herself.
As the mirror was higher up she could not see herself on it but I saw her trying to raise up.
Unsuccessful she turned around, smiled at me and rushed to her parents in the restaurant.

I mentally appreciated her parents for teaching her the proper handwashing and other hygienic practices.
Sure she will follow all those things whole throughout her life.

She was doing all those things very meticulously without any hurry and might have wondered why other people ahead of her was rushing through handwashing only.

In wonderful life many hygienic practices which we used to practice before has disappeared and many new unhygienic things we adopted.
Naturally kids doesn't know proper hygienic practices because those things are not practiced at home.

Some schools have incorporated proper handwashing techniques in their curriculum which is really good.
Likewise some give training in proper teeth brushing techniques and other hygienic practices.

Travelogue

It was a perfect evening.

The warmth of the evening Sun was refreshing while I sat at the Coffee corner in the Hotel on the seaside. The evening twilight reflection painted a golden hue all over the place and I enjoyed sipping green tea getting soaked in the beautiful sunshine.

I could see the beach clearly through the shades of coconut trees,filled with natives and tourists. In the horizon the setting Sun still looked bright with its rays making the clouds glitter. At the far end of the beach natives were playing with fire crackers being New year day. I imagined how much would have been the festivities there on the previous night of December 31st, 2008.

HAPPY NEW YEAR 2009

The tea was fantastic, a perfect blend of quality greentea. I prefer to take green tea without milk and sugar,that is the correct method to take it as you all may be knowing. It was served perfectly as per my order by the smiling and polite waitress. I avoided cookies that are rich in transfats. The Hotel was simply great with friendly staff and class professional service. The only thing that was little troublesome was mosquitoes for which they have provided mosquito repellants in all rooms still it irked me a lot, to be honest.

I snapped some pictures of the crib the Hotel has made for Christmas under a tree decorated with beautiful lamps.They also made another crib at the lobby as well.I have seen the Christmas programme they had on their Notice Board.

I finished green tea and decided to explore the beach. The sand looked clean and very white. The beach was comparatively clean eventhough it is a tropical country and a public beach. A Hotel like this should have a private beach.I went to a quiet,less crowded area. The breeze was cool making me feel better and better. I saw a couple whom I noted before in the Hotel lobby swimming in the sea. There were some clothes and footwear probably belonging to them kept on the sand. There were some natives also wetting their feet in the water laughing and talking loudly.

The setting Sun captivated my imagination. I decided to shoot some pictures using my mobilecam. The model I have is a 3 megapixel one that delivered cute pics to my satisfaction and is perfectly handy. I felt lazy going back to my room to get my zoom camera. Every second of the Sun setting in the Horizon painted a different picture feasting my eyes and mind. I pictured some of those unforgettable moments in the video mode as well. The glittering hue changed to red, golden and a myriad of colors..beautiful...really beautiful. I have photographed Sunset in different locations in many parts of the world as well in the same locations at different days but each frame is different.There is uniqueness in every shot.

In the background at the far end of the beach natives were still playing with firecrackers. I did not want to go there because I felt it may not be that safe for a tourist like me but I saw many western tourists over there enjoying the show.

While I was absorbed in the natural beauty I saw two native men approaching me. Their footsteps were swaggering. Obviously drunk! One man came near me and said "Hello,how are you?"...offering me handshake. I said... "me fine"... He shook my hand hastily and said... "Bye Bye"..and left talking loudly. They celebrating New Year drinking....

I took a wet tissue form my pocket and wiped my hands clean.

By this time the setting Sun was drawing beautiful pictures which I photographed. Some of the native men and women were looking at me curiously whispering among themselves. As the Sun almost set fully and when it was begining to dimlight I strolled towards the Hotel not forgetting to snap some pictures of the Hotel as well.

Then I spotted some old fashioned canoes made of wood close to the Hotel in the beach. I snapped some pictures of those. By this time the Hotel was brightly lit with lamps and I could notice some decorative lights on some trees as well. There was soft music from the dining area where I ate my buffet lunch that day. It was cool over there at noon. The area was covered by a wooden roof and no windows allowing cool breeze to flow freely. The lunch was typical Asian with salads and some spicy dishes. I noted some dishes prepared in earthern pots as well. I ate some rice, a piece of fish and some salad for lunch.

I went to my room and after half an hour came back to the same area where I ate lunch to take my dinner. There were lot of westerners present. I smiled at everyone. The dinner was good. Dishes were more or less the same like lunch. I noted a Filipina with a western tourist group. She was wearing an attractive gown..good looking..

There were some mosquitoes and that was the only thing that irritated me otherwise the evening was good.

I enjoyed the music as well.