The other day, I went into this store and the doorman held the door open for me so I thanked him. And he said "Thank you kya,Miss? Yeh toh mera duty hai!" I just smiled and walked on but it really bothers me that people take it for granted that you would be ungrateful for everything they've done for you. I make it a point to be polite to everyone from bus and rickshaw drivers to the kaamwaali bais(maids) to the people who work in department stores whenever I possibly can and everytime I get a surprised("Whats wrong with you?")kinda look from all of them. I dont really blame them, I'm sure they arent used to being thanked but it makes me sad. Why cant people be nicer to each other? I undertstand that you have no time to be nice and courteous when you're keeping up with the fast-paced life of the city but would it really kill you to say sorry when you bump into someone in the crowd?
I mean if people could be a bit nicer to each other, our world would be a lot better place to live in. You never know, with just a few kind words, you could make someone smile. And a real heartfelt smile is the prettiest thing in the whole wide world!

I just found this on youtube. Its Nelly Furtado singing a hindi song and I think she did a pretty good job :). Take a look:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6dM9orHsfJc

So...you are probably wondering what the strange title means. Its just my way of describing a certain kind of people. You meet many different people with varying personalities all the time but I find the "helium balloons" the most interesting.
These are the kind of people who are very superficial...you praise them just once and whoosh! they go up in the air like a balloon filled with helium gas and its extremely hard to get them back down to earth! :P Don't get me wrong, I'm not trying to criticize anyone..this is based solely on my observations of people. Life has a lot of interesting things to see and observe but I think observing people is by far the most intriguing.
I have known a few of such people in my life and I'm sure you have too. If you haven't, I suggest you get to know some! lol. Anyway, I'm glad there is such variation among the personalities of humans..it makes life interesting.
Thats all I have to say for now. Au revior! until next time!