Happy Words

It became a regular habit for me to scout for catchy phrases, unfamiliar words and idiomatic expressions from whatever I could lay my eyes on... magazines, newspapers, articles.. anything. I don’t really know if it’s just me or there’s also somebody out there who has the same weirdness as I do… but this routine gives me a sense of delight and pride all in one.

Now, I have a collection of what I call happy words… happy words because of the contrast and the harmony of the lexis put together in one expression. I have listed below 6 of my top favorites:

Gentle giant – the phrase is so interesting it’s been used to name an artist, an organization doing rescue and adoption of puppies, and a variety of companies doing zillion kinds of businesses. How can a giant so mighty and powerful be gentle anyway?

Stubborn love – a love that never lets go in spite, despite.. practically whatever!

Crazy busy – you’re so busy you look really a lot like crazy J

Saving grace - I was told once “grace” also means something you don’t deserve but is given to you nevertheless.. To me, this phrase is that “something” which snatches me away from disaster, brought me to a soft landing and finally orchestrates everything into its proper places.

Godaddy- This is actually a name of our server host in the UK. There is just something very personal and intimate about the name I wonder how in the world the brainchild of the website came up with such a name.

Thinking aloud – this is the cousin of crazy busy… coz if you think aloud with no one around, you tend to speak to yourself… most of the time, the act makes you look a lot like crazy as well.. har har har…

Bizarre, is it?

But these words to me are like feel good music… ever listened to I’m Yours of Jason Mraz, the reggae version of Stuck on You by Ekolu and the ever favorite Power of Two? If you have, now you got an idea of what I mean…

Enough of my early morning craziness... Over and out!