Smile, Smile on my friends ... it is a happy place!
As
someone said, there are two things that every one should face sooner
or later - a camera and reality; A smile will help in both the cases.
Smile is an universal language but it has various interpretation
in various cultures. Psychologist classify smiles into many types
such as, Heartful 'I really like it' smile, Tight-lipped 'I am trying
to be nice while you are annoying me' smile, Dealers 'I wan't to
win you at all cost' smile, Losers 'I don't care' smile, 'I don't
understand you' smile, 'Nothing I can do' smile, 'I want to stay
out of trouble, so leave me alone'' smile and others. But fundamentally
there are only two types of smile in this world- a REAL smile, where
your face glows because your heart is happy, and a FAKE smile, where
your face muscles work to please someone. Which one do you use the
most?
In this stressful modern world it is not very easy
to smile at everything one encounters. A person who smiles at every
obstacle in life is either too brave or well covered by an insurance
:-) While there are some news to cheer about like the recent closing
of the leaking oil well by BP there are quite a few news that are
gloomy. For instance, Indus river's worst flood has impacted millions
of people and is still evolving to be a another worst human tragedy.
In China, due to heavy rains and land slides they are experiencing
huge casualities. In US, the number of people who have filed for
unemployment has raised and Pundits have started predicting doom
and gloom. Despite all the gloomy news there is always one thing
which can help us to smile - Hope. So, Smile, Smile
on my friends, it is a happy place. The world looks brighter from
behind a smile :-)
As always we are very thankful for your loyal support
for this magazine and for forwarding more and more to your friends.
Our readers' footprint is spreading with every issue and we are
pleased with its growth. Read the readers' feedback about the July
Anitboredom issue in the Readers feedback section. In this August
edition, we have hand picked the contents around the 'Smile' theme
and are hopeful to make you smile.
- In the Brain-tickler category:
- Test your Smile IQ by taking the quiz 'How many times you
smile in a year?'
- With a global economy it is important to learn to spot a
fake smile from a real smile. Learn how to spot a fake smile
and practice your knowledge in the smile lab.
- In the Bonus category:
- We have a special collection of world language songs for
you to enjoy at "*Bonus* World Language Song Picks".
We have provided the lyrics to sing along where available.
- In the Short Story:
- Learn under what conditions Joe had to smile in front of
a camera in the story titled "Smile, Camera is on ..."
- In the Seriously Funny section:
- See "What our boss wants from us?"
- Read what happened to the fate of a "Blind Follower"!
- In the Surfboard section:
- Read "What happened to Love?"
- In the Tamil Picks section:
- Enjoy the collection of songs on Smile/Laugh theme for you.
- Read our Tamil poem picks "Punnagai" and "Bhoomiyin
Punnagai". You will like this!
- Read the Tamil surfboard picks "Pokkai Vai'. Very thoughtful!
- Just for your Smile:
- Enjoy our smile ticklers across the issue under the "Just
for your Smile" Category!
- In the Health Topic section:
- Read our coverage on the recent news relating fructose to
cancer in the article "Frightening Fructose" !
As always, we are very confident that you will enjoy
our picks and will smile too. Read, enjoy, share and write to us,
as how many times you smiled after you read. Also subscribe to the
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Just for your smile!
"Last night I was looking at the stars and
I wondered…
What happened to my ceiling?!!"
-- Unknown
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