The Three Things

A) Three things that I cannot live without:

1. My family
2. My dogs
3. My career

B) Three things that I can live without:

1. Cell phone
2. Facebook 
3. Make-up

C) Three things that make me very happy:

1. Good food
2. Cute Shoes
3. Bear Hugs

D) Three things that make me very upset:

1. Lack of love
2. Lack of trust
3. Lack of communication

E) Three things that calm me down & keep me sane:

1. Driving a car with loud music
2. Working out at the gym with loud music
3. Dancing non-stop for hours in a mirrored studio with loud music

(Notice the need for music in every step)

F) Three of my favorite TV shows:

1. Family Guy
2. Sex & the City
3. Iron Chef America

G) Three of my favorite movies:

1. Marley & Me
2. Bol
3. Mahaul Theek Hai

H) Three of my favorite colors:

1. White
2. Black
3. Pink

I) Three of my favorite books:

1. Kabul Beauty School
2. Steve Jobs
3. Spouse

J) Three of my favorite songs:

1. I am woman, Helen Reddy
2. Chhalla, Gurdas Mann
3. Maa Tujhe Salaam, A.R. Rehman

K) Three of my favorite food dishes:

1. Vegetable Pasta in white sauce
2. Dolsot Bibimbab
3. Sushi & Sashimi

L) Three of my favorite desserts:

1. Creme Caramel
2. Rasmalai
3. Creme Brulee

M) Three traits I love in people:

1. Humility
2. Sense of Humor
3. Patience

N) Three traits I hate in people:

1. Hypocrisy
2. Egotism
3. Insecurity

O) Three of my strongest personal traits:

1. Strength
2. Courage
3. Optimism

P) Three of my weakest personal traits:

1. Too emotional
2. Too sensitive
3. Too influential

Q) Three places in the world I look forward to visiting someday:

1. Italy
2. Egypt
3. Alaska

R) Three places where I can lose myself & feel completely relaxed:

1. Nature 
2. Swimming Pool
3. Spa

S) Three habits I love in people:

1. Waking up early morning
2. Maintaining a healthy lifestyle 
3. Staying up to date with current affairs

T) Three habits I hate in people:

1. Smoking
2. Procrastination
3. Lack of planning & organization

U) Three of my top role models:

1. My parents
2. Anne Cooney, Chief Operating Officer, Siemens Healthcare Diagnostics Inc.
3. Manmohan Singh, Prime Minister, India 

V) Three social causes that I am most fanatic about:

1. Education for all
2. Women empowerment (and please don't kill girl babies)
3. Cure for cancer

W) Three things I implement in all my relationships:

1. Apologize, forgive, forget & move on
2. Focus on the positives in every person
3. Never let your ego come in the way of a relationship

X) Three best advices I was ever given by my parents:

1. "Never stop dreaming. If you don't dream, how will the dreams come true?" - Dad
2. "Strive to become so perfect that you leave no chance for anyone to ever point a finger at you" - Mom
3. "Praying at least once a day will give you the kind of peace & strength that nothing else can." - Mom & Dad

Y) Three best advices I was ever given by people besides my parents:

1. "If you want to be successful, never let yourself fall into a comfort zone."- Eric Stuckey, DAWN I&T Project Manager, Orbital Sciences Corporation
2. "Work is a part of your life. It's not your life."- Raj Batra, President, Industry Automation, Siemens Industry Inc.
3. "If someone wants to carry your luggage, let them."- Anne Cooney, Chief Operating Officer, Siemens Healthcare Diagnostics Inc.

Z) Three things I truly believe in & live every day by:

1. Gender & social equality is a human birthright.
2. Never be afraid to stand up against injustice.
3. Everything happens in the will of God & some of his greatest gifts are unanswered prayers.