A Smile

I woke up yesterday morning feeling totally lousy. I didnt sleep much during the night. Hatice coughed a lot while sleeping.Her nose was stuck...Baddin kept waking up as well.. He too i suspect was not feeling nice. Halil had a terrible sore throat..The windy day in sapanca affecting them despite the thick clothing the kids wore.. 3 in 1 ..all not feeling very well last night left me feeling letargic in the morning. And on top of that, i had to go to pazar as well .

I dragged myself out of the house after Saime came. Bought my beloved mango lipton ice tea as part of my pazar going tradition..While walking towards pazar, i saw this one lanky guy. I know him. He walks around in our area everyday. He walks and walks everyday. I suppose there is a short circuit in his brain somewhere. But this guy, he is so warm to look at coz he smiles all the time.With very polite manner, he always say hi to all he sees n sometimes he chats with them. Everyone seems to like him. Even i..

Yesterday, as i was walking, he saw me and said the usual..*merhaba abla. nasilsin?* (hi.how r u sister?). He was smiling very warmly despite the heat. And he lifted my spirit..i was feeling better. .. He may not be a normal guy..but he was there subconsciously making me feeling better... A smile..

What a wonderful thing a smile is isnt it? i remember an advertisement on tv that i used to watch as i was growing up... it would be nice if i can put that ad here..i love it very much..At that time, the government was trying to promote people to smile and the lyrics goes like this..

A smile is quite a funny thing
it lightens up ur face
and when it's gone u'll never find
it's secret hiding place
But far more wonderful it is
to see what smile can do
u smile at me
and i smile at u
and so one smile makes two

smile smile
it isnt hard to do
smile for a while
let one smile makes two

smile smile
the magic shining thru
smile from ur heart
n the world smiles
with u....

Thanks for mama sarah for reminding me that starting of the malay version of the song... here is the song in malay..i just hope i still remember it right..

Senyum seindah suria
yang membawa cahaya
senyumlah dari hati
dunia pun berseri

senyum mu bagai impian
dalam kehidupan
kau tersenyum
ku tersennyum
kemesraan menguntum

senyum
kepada semua
senyuman mu amatlah berharga
senyum
membahagiakan
dengan senyuman
terjalinlah
ikatan...

Yesterday, i also smiled as i walked home from pazar holding this flower in my hand..every girl deserves flowers once in a while.. if people dont give it to u..buy it urself hehehe.. i did n i felt so happy coz i love flowers..But what made my day most importantly yesterday was to see the excitement on hatice n baddin's faces when they discovered that their selim amca and their two cousins (zeynep n elo) were on their way to our house..Gosh!! they played n played for hours and they did not get bored of each other..masyaAllah..they really had fun..laughing n chatting. Can u imagine, with 4 kids..n the house was still in harmony..n my hubby n his brother..they chatted n chatted non stop... where did they find the topics to chat??? *chuckles*..Yup..this is the life of turks.. give them good company...turkish coffee n later tea next to them..They can chat n chat without looking at the watch.. how sweet isnt it? i was just the silent worker n observer.. unlike most normal people.. i am not a chatter..well, at least not in real life..this simah in the blogging world is different of course...

2 younger cousins
elo n baddin

2 elder cousins
hatice n zeynep

2 brothers
halil n selim
with my pazar trolley in the background heheh

For the first time ever, elo allowed me to braid her hair.
I couldnt miss that chance could i?
So here is elo's hair braided by simah heheheh

I am no beauty..
for i am fat n specky
But
I believe
if I smile to others
from the bottom
of my heart
That smile can be
infectious indeed..
And so..
I Smile at You

Have a Nice Weekend Everyone!!
Let Us live Life full of smile!!