H O L I D A Y S!!

Oh, I love the holidays and Christmas is getting near every minute.There are about 7 days, 10 hours, 6 minutes and 32 seconds till Christmas comes. Now, do you think about different kinds of decorations, meals and presents? Are you excited and stressed about the coming holidays? Don't worry about them because now is the time to have fun, now is the time to celebrate.

I love the Christmas spirit. All the songs, they bring such spirit in people for the holidays. In my school, yesterday and today, the teachers stood in the foyer of one of the buildings and started singing Christmas Carols. We, the students, joined the teachers in some of them (the ones we knew the lyrics). Another part of the Christmas spirit is the Christmas Tree. Have you and your family bought one? My family always buys it in the last moment but I am really excited when that happens. We take out all our decorations and "dress" the tree in beautiful toys. When we put the lamps on it, it is as if the whole tree is shining.

I expect with pleasure Christmas Eve. I want to try all these lovely meals of that night (even though they have no meat I really like them). In my country, Bulgaria, there is a tradition to put a coin in the cake and the person who gets the slice with that coin, he/she will be lucky the next year. (I have got the coin only twice and I hope that I will get another one this year) Another tradition is to go with a candle in all the rooms in the house in order to "lighten" the rooms for the next year.

Now, there are the presents. I'm sure that you are wondering about the presents of your relatives and of your friends. You are wondering what should you buy. Now I'm going to write something you might think is stupid... but it does not matter what the presents are, big or small, cheap or expensive because all it matters is that you have bought something from your heart; something that you know the other person would like even though, it is not that big or expensive.

Christmas is a holiday that represents the birth of Jesus Christ. On this day, everybody should be with their family, everybody should be with the ones they love. It is a holiday of the family. It is the holiday where everybody should be together.

I wish you a Merry Christmas!

This is the text of my most favorite Christmas Carol:

Silent Night

Silent night, holy night
All is calm, all is bright
Round yon Virgin Mother and Child
Holy Infant so tender and mild
Sleep in heavenly peace
Sleep in heavenly peace

Silent night, holy night!
Shepherds quake at the sight
Glories stream from heaven afar
Heavenly hosts sing Alleluia!
Christ, the Saviour is born
Christ, the Saviour is born

Silent night, holy night
Son of God, love's pure light
Radiant beams from Thy holy face
With the dawn of redeeming grace
Jesus, Lord, at Thy birth
Jesus, Lord, at Thy birth"

Books for pleasure

Sometimes feeling alone and the only thing that can save you are the books? You want to go somewhere else, to a better place where, for example, you want to see a prince saving a princess; love wins and bad is beaten? You think that sometimes books make you happy and with pleasure espect to see what will happen in the next chapter? In this post, I am going to show you some books that have impressed me and have made me feel better and I hope that you will read them.
The first book that I'm going to write, is not a book, but stories written by Hans Christian Andersen. He has written a lot of interesting ones and some of them are "The Steadfast Tin Soldier," "The Snow Queen," "The Little Mermaid," The Little Match Girl, " The Ugly Ducking," etc. The stories that were very interesting for me when I was little, and still are, are the "The Ugly Ducking" and "The Little Matching Girl."

The "Ugly Ducking" is a story about a bird born in a barnyard and is told to be ugly, not like the other birds. But in the end, it matures into a graceful swan which is the prettiest of all.


The story "The Little Match Girl" tells us about a girl who is selling matches in the cold New Year's eve. Nobody buys a match from her and she is freezing. She decides to light one match to cool herself and when she does this, she sees Christams tree and a holiday feast. After that, she sees a falling star which reminds her of her grandmother who has said that such stars meant that someone has died. She lights another match and sees her grandmother. She lights another and another to keep seeing that vision. The child dies of coldness and her grandmother takes her to Heaven and in the morning, in the new year, the people could see the red cheeks and the smile on the face of the dead girl. It is a sad but an interesting story that shows that the girl has seen the only person she wanted on the New Year's eve- her grandmother who has always given her love.


Two or three years ago these books were my favorites. The trilogy "Dark Materials" written by Philip Pulman. The three books are full with extraordinary things beyond our imagination. It is a story about a girl, Lyra, who doesn't know her parents and her only relative is her uncle, Lord Asriel (who, in the end of the first book, turns out to be her father). In the books are told Lyra's adventures till she finally "saves" the world.


Another book that was a very interesting for me was "The Catcher in The Rye" whose writer is J. D. Salinger. It is a story about a life of a "man" who faces a lot of difficulties during his life in a school in Pennsylvania.


I'm sure that everybody knows the books abour Sherlock Holmes written by Arthur Connan Doyle. They tell a story about a detective, Sherlock Holmes, who can undestand a lot about a man just by seeing it, and his helper, Dr. Watson. They take really complicated cases which have an unexpected end. My most favorite book of these series is "The Hound of the Baskervilles."


The last book that I am writing in this post is the "Arch of Triumph" written by Erich Maria Remarque. It is a story about a man whose name is Ravic who lives during the Second World War. He lives in Paris and is a surgeon, even though he doesn't have permission to do that. He meets and actress who changes his life forever... (that's what I remember)

Some people think that reading is just a lost of time but they are wrong. People have spent months and even years writing books that are interesting for people. If you read a book and undesrtand what's in it, it will become enjoyable for you and you will expect with pleasure to see what happens in the end.

My five most favorite songs that make me smile...

Music is a kind of thing that helps people when they are alone. Music helps people to undestrand some major events in an easier way. Music is life.
Here I decided to make a rating of five of my favorite songs that make me smile.

1. Lifehouse - From Where You Are - this is a great song which I really like. If you decide to listen to it I recommend you to listen to the lyrics because they are very inspiring and make you think about what they say you. (and it is from my favorite group)

2. Pitbull - I Know You Want Me - this is a song that was sung every day on a camp I was and I know the lyrics by heart. I recommend you to listen to it, it is an addictiong song. (here is the official site of the singer)

3. Black Eyed Piece - I Gotta Feeling - this is a song that has a really nice rhythm and if you "got a feeling that tonight's gonna be a good night" then you should definetely hear that song (here is the official site of the group)

4. Kid Cudi - Day 'n' Nite - this is a very rhythmical song and I recommend it to you. When I first heard it, it stayed in my head for a long time.

5. Ayo- Down On My Knees - that song is the song! I heard it for the first time during my dance classes and when I heard the song, I remembered the lyrics so that I could google them and find the singer of that song. (here is the official site of the singer)

Can you make your own list of your five most favorite songs?

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Shouldn't we protect our planet?

Have you ever felt that when you are walking down the street you see dozens of garbage on our way. Haven't you thought of the idea of picking them up? Have you thought of the change you are goind to make if you do so? In my country there are almost no people like that. Wherever you look there's rubbish. Almost everybody throws their garbage on the street, in the park, everywhere because the recycle bin is too far from them (10 metres) . Have you felt that sometimes it is not difficult to throw your rubbish but as you have thrown it on the street for the past two years, it has become a routine for you?

"Don't throw your garbage everywhere!!" is what I am going to tell you. Can you think of the pollution you are making. Now, think of the change you are going to make. Can you imagine the clean parks where, for example your child is playing, the clean seas or rivers where you swim, the clean cities and the clean planet where we live? Can you imagine the feeling in you that you have changed something, can you imagine the smile on your face...

I think that everybody should think about this so that he/she can make a difference.
Visit this cite if you want to see another article about polution.

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My favorite places...

The place which takes my breath away is that "big water" called a sea. I love watching the sea. It does not matter whether it is summer or winter. It is just the spirit of watching it. When I see it I feel so pleased and can watch it for hours. I can see the waves coming towards me as they want to touch me, to catch me. I want to run in the sand. I can feel the freedom at this moment. When I run on the sand, nothing can stop me and I can do this for hours and won't be bored because for me it had been just one moment. I want to feel the sand in my hands. I could grab a bunch of sand and feel the littlse rocks it is made of. When you are at the sea you can see the sky touching it as they want to mix, they want to be together, they want to make something new. If you go in the morning to watch the sunrise, the sun will slowly appear from the sea. When I am watching this it is as if it is something that happens for the first time.
When I look at the sea, I start thinking about everything, everything that comes to my mind. I don't know is it from the fresh air or because of the feeling but this is the place where I can find most of the answers. They just come to my mind in the second I ask myself a question. Another thing that makes me feel nice when I watch the sea is just the sound of the waves. I close my eyes and just listen. I can hear the waves hitting the cliffs. When I listen to this I can lose several hours withouth realizing that.

Have you ever tried this? To go to your favorite place and feel the feeling of freedom? You will be pleased with the result. You will feel as if you have been born again, as if you start from the beginning, with new future. This is what the sight of sea makes to me. It takes my breath away and it is like just a little moment in front of this "big water", in front of this beauty is my whole life.

Another thing that is not favorite place, but favorite time is when I get up in the morning and look from the window. I can see how the sun is trying to make its way out through the clouds. When it is doing this, I can see the different colors that are made: orange, pink, yellow, and even red. When I see it, I immedeately run around the apartament to look for my camera to take a photo of it because every time that happens it is unique. I want to record this time, so ,for example, when I am sad, I could look at it and feel better. I cannot explain why I feel better when I see it but it is just the beauty that is made. I can just watch it and feel warmness in my body as if this thing had made my day look better. When I look at the sky it is like the beautiful colors are flying all around me as they want to hug me, to calm me down. I want to look at it all day but it disappears after few minutes and I cannot wait for the next day to come to see if there is going to be another colorful view.


Sea Point Beach in South Africa

It's Time For an Interview

Well, I made an iterview with a person (Andy) talking about smiling and laughing. Here is it:

Kari: What are the major reasons for you to laugh?

Andy: This is a very hard question. There are a lot of things that make me laugh but one of the
major ones for me is when someone else is lauging.

Kari: What is funny in watching other people laugh?

Andy: Well, there are a lot of different ways of laughing and all of them make me laugh. It is just

the way they do it. I know a person who is laughing out very loud. It is funny just listening to her.

Kari: That's very interesting. Can you say something else that makes you laugh?

Andy: I am a person who is laughing for a lot of things. A lot of jokes help me for this "process" and all these jokes are told by the people that are around me, my friends.

Kari: Can you give me an example of a funny joke?

Andy: Of course! There is one aobut blondes:

Two blondes were stuck in an elevator. One of them started shouting " Help!Help!" and the other asked "Why don't we shout together?" The first one agreed and they started shouting "Together!Together!"

That one really made me laugh.

Kari: Wow! That was a really funny one. Here is another question for you. What makes you smile when you are really sad?

Andy: That's the easiest question ever. The answer is everything! When I am sad (but really sad) and my friends want to make me smile when they are doing funny things, I always smile. It is just when someone is sad and lonely, when the others are trying to make him/her smile, they always succeed because that person needs their company, their help and when they are around him/her, the person becomes happy again.

Kari: That is a really good answer, Andy. And finally, what is something you want to tell our readers?

Andy: I want to tell them: You should appreciate the importance of the people that are around you. They will always be with you and will help you get through difficulties and will make you smile.

Kari: Thank you, Andy.

I hope this interview will help you understand the important things in life and that you enjoyed that joke Andy said. (:

I'll make you smile (:

Well, if you haven't understood what to smile is or what is to be happy now is the moment to find out! Here is a great video that will show you interesting quotes about happiness that will help live your life more easily and interesting.

Are you sad and want something to laugh at? Do you want to be smiling and not to be depressed alone and crying? Here is a site about jokes which you will really like and laugh at with pleasure. It's really enjoyable one with interesting jokes and with it your mood will be bad no more.

There is a site that shows all the things you need to do to be happy again. It tells the things that will make you smile and even laugh at for a short time. And like it is said in it "Enjoy a positive mood" so that you will be more happy and will feel more relaxed and easy-going.

There is a blog which gives uss interviews with people who say what makes them happy and why it does. In it there is an article where there are shown different quotes that a somebody has said and I think a person should say them to himself/herself every day.

I recommend you to visit these sites in order to understand happiness.

Why I made that blog...

The reason why I made this blog is that I want to show people that the little "things" in our lifes can make us happy. We can be sad or misundestood, but when you see a "thing" that you have always liked, or to be with a person, you have always trusted. Sometimes, people do not understand the big importance of these "things." We should understand, sooner or later, that we need them and there is a chance that they are not next to us anymore. We should undestand the importance of this "thing" in order not to lose it.

Can you think of the "thing" that make you happy, that make you smile? If you want to get out of your world, and to be in your own one where you are happy, try this: go somewhere you would go if you are sad and you will see different "things" that will make you smile. You can be with a person you have always trusted, or you can even see a butterfly if that makes you happy. You will forget why you were sad and will not think about it anymore.

There are situations when I want to hide somewhere because of the things that have happened to me. In these cases nobody should be alone. There should be a person who will be with you in these moments. This person should encourage and help you and when you see him you will find out that you are smiling. Understanding what is the "thing" that make you happy, can give you more freedom and can make you think of the importance of that "thing."

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