Sunday, December 26, 2010

Monday, December 20, 2010

Friends- Quantity vs Quality


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Henry David Thoreau once said "The most I can do for my friend is simply to be his friend. I have no wealth to bestow on him. If he knows that I am happy in loving him, he will want no other reward. Is not friendship divine in this?"

It's funny how in most cases, we learn what real friendship is after we have figured out what real friendship isn't.  Last week was one of the most random weeks ever- One which was both sudden and redefining- It forced me to think about things I truthfully had no time to ponder upon and it changed and rebuild my world in one go. To be honest, it was made less dramatic because I had the most amazing friends around me when it all happened- The kind who weren't just prepared to listen to my situation, hug me and say they would pray for me- but the kind who listened, hugged me and mentally and physically rolled up their sleeves and said 'Let's fix it!' In one day, I realized how fortunate and blessed I was to be surrounded by people who would go the extra mile and more just to catch my little world- with no complain or sneaking away to look at their watches.
I'm still in total awe of them all and it's hard to even try to come up with a way to thank them enough.

They made me realize what real friendship meant and how it wasn't always about the fun times but had to be just as strong in urgent times. Somehow, friendships are formed by little sand grains of shared experiences
 ( well actually, pearls come from parasites or other organic material since sand can't  really dissolve but that just doesn't go with what I'm saying and is just not as 'poetic' so bare with me!) they are formed by experiences both good and bad, and before you know it, they turn into pearls and sometimes in very rare situations, black pearls. The best quality there is. Unfortunately, in a world mostly obsessed with quantity, whether it be money, cars, houses and even friendships- quality is often a neglected value. However, if anything, last week has taught me that at the end of the day, even though I'm not much of a jewelry girl, you want your neck to be adorned by real pearls, quality pearls, none of that crappy fake ghetto stuff! Lol!
 And who in their right mind would want to mix real pearls with fake pearls just so you can have them in quantity?I don't think we should ever settle for quantity when we can get by much better and longer with quality- Actually, most things that come in big quantities are usually junk, like family members, Okay i'm kidding but you know what I mean. Invest your time and effort building up real friendships and stop holding on to faded ones dare i say, fake ones? Life is too precious to have a neck heavy with pearls if they are all fake don't you think? ;)

Anyway, that's last week and it's revelations and I look forward to even more revelations.
Life sure is amazing, the way it reminds us that the more we know the more we learn that we don't really know much but that there is always a lesson at the corner waiting if you have the time.

And so, thank you SO very much  guys for adding quality to my life, for being and doing more than what is required. They say friends are family you get to choose and last week insured me that I had an amazing family of friends and wouldn't trade them for the world because to be honest, they make my world. Cheesy I know but unfortunately, the best and most honest sayings are so deal with it! ;P 

Oh and speaking of friends- This is my favorite Christmas this year. What can i say, it has SunnySide Radio written all over it!
Train - Shake Up Christmas




That's all for now

Peace!

Monday, December 13, 2010

The Man............................. The Jacket

So while packing to move- i found this really cool vintage jacket i had bought months ago in hope of fixing it up and using it- which of course never happened- and so i told my friend to try it on- and what do you know-  fitted like a glove-







......................December........................

Find Bernie and Jean-Phillip ;)











Thursday-
I wonder if George Michael ever gets sick of hearing his Christmas song being played over and over for decades and decades to come?? Anywho, Christmas is around the corner and other than George's song on the radio in our pattern room, with all the work going on, there isn't much that makes it feel quiet Christmasy just yet- maybe the snow and the happy faces around-

So i'm making a jacket- for my final project- it's coming along.
 I'm actually happy about the results of most of my stuff but there sure is still a long way to go before it's all done-

Okay, picture time- These are from a few weeks ago in Paris but still relevant because, for those days when you just want to have a cozy moment - hot choco, a movie, candles and blankets??...







Sunday, December 5, 2010

Babe it's cold outside

ByTheGirl

ByTheGirl

ByTheGirl

ByChildhoodInnocence

Check check check it OOoout!





Hey hey and Hello!
It's Sunday it's snowing and most people have already lost their mindzz!
Wanna join the flow, wanna have a glow? Wanna come below to the IndieGhetto!
If you could use some sunshine at all, mental sunshine that is- well than you've sorta come to the right place
-Here is what is keeping us sane or at least kinda sane- This post has magic, music- funnies- and secrets-
Hope you're surviving-

Enjoy, but be WARNED it's a bit crazY!












































SMILE!:) 



Oh I guess since it's almost Christmas and what not we could add .....----->






theflightout:

Sometimes I think we waste our words and we waste our moments, and we don’t take the time to say the things that are in our hearts when we have the chance.
theflightout:

"Sometimes I think we waste our words and we waste our moments, and we don’t take the time to say the things that are in our hearts when we have the chance."
-Like we're always waiting for the perfect moments to regret..


--And that's all

-Thegirl

Thursday, December 2, 2010

Oh wow

ByMe

ByMe


Oh wow, it's past midnight and i've been in school all day-
All week-..
Guys the weather is getting to me- the darkness and the days i spend
by the computer working on this endless project.
I fear I have potential to becoming a future workaholic .
Tomorrow I'll give the glowing screen a rest and enjoy some real light
instead- maybe even have a decent meal for a change rather than oranges and
tea
-But for now, i'm gonna head home and watch Once- WHY? because it's so late that it actually makes sense to do so even if i fall asleep half way through-

Goodnight


SIGNS-  Watch if you're still awake ;)

Tuesday, November 30, 2010

First Snow, First Tune



Good morning
It's officially Wednesday, a day which has only yet to begin.
Also known as December the first, which means there are only 24/25 days before Christmas but most importantly,
that you are no longer poor, well at least you won't be for awhile.
So, for you before bed, we have Matisyahu pronounced Matis'yahoo'! Jolly huh?
In case you're blind, he is Jewish which is almost a SDA, he can beat-box, rap and sometimes he sounds
like he is the missing Marley- Just press play.

(First song played on S.S.Mag.)

Enjoy and Goodnight

Welcome and Goodnight

By Nico

 Hi, I had to finish this before I went to bed, just in case you rolled down and wondered how it all began-This blog is for everything and everyone- It's for you
The arms, legs, eyes and heart of  Sunny Side Radio
Mostly by Oly and I..... but still for you.
If  you kinda know me, you'll know that I like scrap-booking/doodling/writing stuff- If you really know me
You'll know that I have a million scrapbooks dated back to when Bush was the future, play-record is what you pressed down to 'download' your favorite song from the radio and everyone was
relieved that the world hadn't ended at the turn of midnight oh and back when you actually needed talent to be famous- Remember? So basically, we are trying to save paper here  ;)


I had a trail blog, deleted it because this one feels more like home-
So welcome and I hope that this is a good idea
see you around.


....Thegirl