Experience: that most brutal of all teachers. But you learn, my God do you learn

I was sitting in the gurudwara the other day and all of a sudden these things starting poppin up up in my head. I heard this sumwhere, that " Its the drama in life that makes u stronger" and I completely agree with it. But it is also this same drama that makes u realize the importance of certain things and certain people. So the drama that has been my life for the past couple of months had made me realize a lot of things. Its like attending a university where u are ur own teacher...when u have nuthin much to do and no1 to talk 2 u kinda end up talkin to urself a lot more and then it becums difficult to avoid those questions uve been avoidin 4ever. Anyways cumin bak to the things I ve learned in the last couple of months, they vary from sum seriously stupid to sum thought provoking stuff and well wat the heck I'll list it....

1. I hav learned that its important to make sure that the pressure cooker is closed properly cos otherwise u end up burning the dal
2. I have learned that when washin clothes u shud turn them inside out
   
3. I have realized that when u wash utensils all the time the soap leaves ur hand super rough & dry
4. I have realized that its more important to know Gujarati than English when movin to the US
5. I have learned how to thread my own eyebrows (don't try this at home cos it hurts like shit)
6. I have realized that I am so lucky that I don't have parents who are religious fanatics
7. I have realized that no matter where I am I will always luv Guddu the most
8. I have realized that no1 can cook food like my mom does
9. I have realized that housewives do soo much work when they stay home
10. I have realized that I am not that bad a cook
11. I have realized that when I am in the kitchen anything can happen and belans do burn when placed near the flame
12. I have realized that no matter where the hell I am Guddu will always call me when she wants to gossip
13. I have realized that I have been privileged all my life to have stayed near a gurudwara
14. I have realized that I hav been soo lucky to have been born and bought up in Mumbai and not sum pind of Punjab
15. I have realized that many Indian girls livin in the US can't even dream of havin the kinda freedom that my parents have given me
16. I have realized I shudn't try to find my sis in sum1 else there's is only one Gudia in the world and she stays in Mumbai
    
17. I have realized that when I am away my Mom misses havin sum1 to fight with
18. I have realized that Guddu would turn out a lot like me even if I am not around cos we are sisters
19. I have realized that it takes a lot of ingredients to make sindhi kadi like my mom makes
    
20. I have realized that standing in the kitchen all day can be such a pain cos of all the heat
21. I have realized that I was such a brat for not helpin my mom out ever in the kitchen
22. I have realized that my parents are gettin old and its high time I stop rebellin
    
23. I have realized that every1 rebels and thinks that their parents don't get them at a certain age
24. I have realized that my father must have endured so much when he moved from Patiala to Mumbai to get sumwhere in life
    
25. I have realized that I actually don't mind sleepin on the floor
26. I have realized that its difficult to find a place to live in, in a city where u barely know any1
    
27. I have realized that there's sumthing called utilities for which u have to pay 50$ every month
28. I have realized that the thought off all sorts of bills can turn my hair grey:(
    
29. I have realized that I actually won't mind marryin a sardar after all if it makes my parents happy
30. I have realized that the water in America makes my hair fall
31. I have realized that when the goin gets tough my parents will support me
32. I have realized that sum people in America (mostly Indians who moved here way bak) still think India is a country of snake charmers
33. I have realized that people never want to move away from their homes circumstances makes them move
34. I have realized that everything happens for a reason
35. I have realized that people will do anything for a green card even hit on sum1 they don't like
36. I have realized that even though I don' mind my own company I mostly like havin people around
    
37. I have realized how my life would have been if my parents had separated when I was a kid
38. I have realized that I wanna do a Ph.d
39. I have realized that I don't have the guts to tell my parents that I wanna do a Ph.d
40. I have realized that even though I am a strong person I cry at the drop of a hat when sum1 in my family falls ill
41. I have realized that when I look directly at people with blue eyes feel I hypnotized
    
42. I have realized that blind dates aren't for me
43. I have realized that all parents know wat their kids are upto even though they don''t admit it
44. I have realized that u can never take havin a roof over ur head for granted
45. I have realized that I can't lift weights cos it hurts my shoulders
46. I have realized that the best way 2 forget all ur tensions is to play with a kid
47. I have realized that I hav been privileged to have lived most of my life near a beach
48. I have realized that I CANNOT stand the cold weather at all
49. I have realized that ur parents know when u lie but they let u get away with it cos they luv u
50. I have realized that I can be honest with my parents
51. I have realized that it feels awesome when ur parents support you
52. I have realized that I live too much in the present and have no clue how to plan for the future
    
53. And last but not the least I have realized that its better to wash clothes with cold water cos otherwise they fade sooner.......lol!