HAPPY OR SAD?!!!!

Hula guys! How’s everything, in general? I know that the overall atmosphere is a bit tensed and all (because of swine flu).You know what, our school will be closed till 24th august because of the swine flu (H1N1) epidemic. I’m not able to decide whether I should be happy or sad for this 1 week vacation! Here are some points which will probably determine whether I should be celebrating or be tensed!

I SHOULD BE HAPPY!!
1. I won’t have to get up early. (At 6 am)
2. I’ll get time to have fun as well as study.
3. No assessment this Thursday!
4. I’ll be safe from the H1N1 virus.
5. No homework!

I SHOULD BE SAD!!
1. I’ve left my science file and all the art things (portfolio, colours, brushes, e.t.c.) in my locker.(on second thoughts I should be happy I didn’t leave some other important stuff)
2. I won’t be meeting my friends.
3. Our geo project is due on 31st august and we have a lot to do. I hope ma’am extends the date!

Well, so I have a lot more to be happy about than I have to be sad! But I don’t know why, I can’t help worrying about the geo project…Anyways, have fun and take care against swine flu!

HAPPY FRIENDSHIP DAY!

Happy Friendship Day everyone! Today is friendship day, so I thought I’ll post some facts about the origin of this day…or in other words, friendship day history. Here’s an extract about the history of friendship day from a site called festivals.iloveindia.com .Read on…

The tradition of celebrating Friendship Day has been prevalent since a very long time. However, you may not find much written literature about the history and origin of Friendship Day as for a long time no formal date was assigned top this occasion. Humans have been friends ever since civilization came into existence. As a social animal, a human being needs companionship and friendship. Thus one can say that friendship has existed even in pre-historic times. So, the celebration of an occasion specially meant for friendship is really special. In the year 1935 the United States Congress announced the first Sunday of August as the National Friendship Day. From then on it has caught up with the rest of the world and today everyone celebrates Friendship's Day with much enthusiasm and joy. A special day dedicated just for friends is something that everyone looks forward to. The beautiful idea of honoring one of the most pious relations of all, i.e. Friendship, is appreciated by people all over the world. It has assumed the proportion of being celebrated as a festival. Friends all over the world pay tribute to their chums by giving those gifts and other tributes. The best way to celebrate this beautiful day is by spending the entire day with your special pals.Though till last few decades, this celebration was popular with people of western countries. It is only with the phase of globalization that people in the other parts of the world came to know about this wonderful celebration. This occasion has been commercially much promoted and now, even the smallest suburban area of a third world country is aware of this occasion. The celebrations are also more or less the same everywhere. People go out with friends and celebrate this occasion by having a gala time together. Exchange of gifts, flowers and cards are popular trends of this occasion. It is estimated that this is one of the most commercially benefiting occasions for the gift and card galleries as millions of gifts, cards and chocolates are bought on this occasion throughout the world. Once started as a small event, this occasion has become as grand as a festival.