Saturday, November 13, 2010

Memory bank

I have always been amazed at how many things our brain remembers and processes! It not only stores info but connects them as well. I wonder how many TBs of data it can store!

For example:
* Names (of people, places, animals, books, schools, shops, colleges, planets, series, movies and this can go on!)
* Directions to thousands of places
* Languages (reading, writing and speaking)
* People (pics, videos, dialogues, etc.)
* Music (lyrics, tune, beats, etc. Just try counting the number of songs you know!)
* Numbers (Dates, money, phone numbers, account numbers, door numbers, street numbers, pin numbers, etc.)
* So many years of schooling info
* How to do the work one does (includes cooking, cleaning, different fields of work)
* Stories (Of series, movies, incidents, mythology, from books, etc.)
* What each thing is for and how to use it
* Food (ingredients, taste, smell of so many varieties)
* Personal experiences
* Many many more.....

All these seem so trivial, but even small things are important. Imagine life if we didn't remember the trivial stuff! Nature never ceases to impress me...

Saturday, July 10, 2010

Unconditional love

I am very moved by what my dog Bruno did today. I was having dinner sitting a few feet away from where Bruno was tied. It pulled itself as much as possible and came near me. It wanted me to pat it and so it strained its neck just to be near me.. The way it was sitting melted my heart.

Even after 1 year and 10 months have gone by since Tweety passed away, I still miss it. It was such a sweetheart. I've never seen a more understanding and intelligent dog. So matured and composed. I love you Tweety :(

Its such a nice feeling to be loved. Tommy is scared of people as it has hurt its front limb when it was young and hence limps. But its a very friendly dog and plays a lot with other dogs. It comes running to the gate when I go home. The best part is, it lets only me pat it. I feel so proud of it..

Few years back, we had just shifted to my aunt's house. I still remember one day when I came home very upset about something, Brownie called out to me and I went to pat it. I felt so much better after that. Dogs are indeed the best companions...

Everytime I watch the last episode of Lost, I just can't stop tears flowing from my eyes looking at Vincent, the labrador. A very very touching scene with Jack and Vincent.

Animals give so much unconditional love and are forever grateful to us.
Love you Bruno, Brownie, Tommy, Bing and miss you Tweety, Bhairav, King, Sing, Batani, Shukriya...