1. Last beverage – Lemon Soda.

2. Last phone call- A Proposed Traveler

3. Last text message – A Client

4. Last song you listened to – Chor Bazari

5. Last time you cried – Don’t remember – thank God !!

HAVE YOU EVER.

6. Dated someone twice? – Nope

7. Been cheated on? – Nope

8. Cried yourself to sleep? – Yeah

9. Lost someone special? – Yes L

10. Been depressed? – Yes L

11. seen ghosts – Naah

LIST THREE FAVORITE COLORS.

12. Blues – Shades of them

13. Sea Green

14. Black

THIS YEAR HAVE YOU.

15. Made new friends – Yes

16. Fallen out of love – No

17. Laughed until you cried – Yeah

18. Met someone who changed you – Not met, but read and talked to people who did

19. Found out who your true friends were – Nopes

20. Found out someone was talking about you – Yeah

21. Kissed anyone on your friend’s list – Yeah

22. How many people on your friends list do you know in real life – 90%

23. How many kids do you want to have – Maxx Maxx 2 – its tedious

24. Do you have any pets – None at all…ever

25. Do you want to change your name – Not Really ..am a satisfied soul !!

26. What did you do for your last birthday – Partied as always

27. What time did you wake up today – 06:15 am

28. What were you doing at midnight last night – Sleeping Peacefully

29. Name something you CANNOT wait for – Lose Weight / A New Wardrobe

30. Last time you saw your father – 2000

31. What is one thing you wish you could change about your life – Nothing Really

32. What are you listening to right now – Nothing

33. Have you ever talked to a person named Tom – Nope

34. What’s getting on your nerves right now? – Nothing  !!

36. Whats your real name – Good Try !!

37. Relationship Status – Married….doesn’t mean cant have loads of friends alrite!!!

38. Zodiac sign – Scorpio

39. Male or female – Fe-Male

40. Natural Hair color? – Brown

41. Hair color now – Brown

42. Pet Peeve – Calls not being answered

43. Need Glasses- Naah

44. Long or short – Long;)

45. Height – 5′3

46. Do you have a crush on someone – Yeah…. A recurring phenomena

47. What do you like about yourself? – My Attitude

48. Piercings – Yup

49. Tattoos – Never

50. Righty or lefty – Righty

FIRSTS.

51. First surgery – Done with

52. First piercing – Ears

53. First tattoo – Not Applicable

54. First best friend – Zeenat

55. First sport you joined – Lawn Tennis

56. First pet – Rabbits

57. First vacation – Kashmir or Nainital ..like I remember.

59. First crush- Kumar

60. First alcoholic drink – Beer

RIGHT NOW.

61. Eating – Cream Crackers

62. Wearing – Casuals Jeans & A Tee

63. I’m about to – Go home to my baby

64. Speaking to – A Supplier

65. Waiting to – go on a relaxing holiday

YOUR FUTURE.

66. Want kids? – Yep

67. Want to get married? – Already am…cant make two intentional mistakes

68. Careers in mind? – Yeah, work in progress

WHICH IS BETTER WITH THE OPPOSITE SEX?

69. Lips or eyes – Eyes

70. Hugs or kisses – Kisses

71. Shorter or taller- Taller

72. Older or Younger – Older

73. Romantic or spontaneous – Spontaneous

74. Nice stomach or nice arms – Doesn’t Matter

75. Tattoos or piercings- None

76. Sensitive or loud- Sensitive

77. Hook-up or relationship – No strings please…

78. Trouble maker or hesitant- None

HAVE YOU EVER.

79. Kissed a stranger – No

80. Drank hard liquor – Yeah

81. Lost glasses/contacts – Nah..sunglasses then yes.

82. Sex on first date – Nope

83. Broken someone’s heart – Errr….Yeah.

84. Had your own heart broken – Of course..more than once.

85. Been arrested?- Never

86. Turned someone down – Yes

87. Cried when someone died – Natural phenomena

88. got someone into trouble intentionally – Nooooo

DO YOU BELIEVE IN.

89. Yourself – Oh Yes

90. Miracles – Quite A Few

91. Love at first sight – Naah

92. Heaven – I Think So

93. Santa Claus – Tired of Grandpa Santa…need a dude now !

94. Kissing on the first date? – Yes..heard of chemistry

95. Angels – Males welcome !

ANSWER TRUTHFULLY.

96. Is there one person you want to be with right now? – YEAH

97. Had more than one boyfriend/ girlfriend at one time? – Hell No !!

98. Do you believe its possible to remain faithful forever? – If you are a dog. But committed till you are with that person, yes.

99. What’s the one thing you cannot live without? – Money

100. Posting this as 100 truths? – Yeah right !!!

I have been a mother to an angel of a daughter since the past 4 years…well almost, she turns four in the next two months!

It’s been a wonderful journey, and am looking forward to the years ahead as well. The best part is coming home to your kid to hug you tight which literally means ‘Mom, I missed you!’

It’s a learning experience every single day, the new stuff she learns in school, her voacabulary, breaking out into a sudden jig or her ways to talk, express and assure me at times when low thats shes right there for me, she potrays to be a big girl and responsible as well, which makes me wonder, ‘ Your only 4, Girl !’

Most of the times, being a mother also means testing your patience, and especially difficult for a person like me who lacks this virtue. A few months back I had started loosing my temper on my angel and at the spur of the moment I would yell at her or raise my hand not without a reason but for trifle matters which would make me angry, and later feel horribly guilty about it. A conversation with a friend made me realize the mistake I was doing. We are stressed with the situations that life brings to us on a daily basis, work, home, responsibilities, traffic snarls, end of the day reaching home to your demanding kids and home, all this tends to take a toll on our mental frame, but what about our little ones… whose world revolves around us, for the kid her parents are her universe and if we get angry at them or hit them, we also are teaching them to do the same thing with their friends and peers and shaping their personality in the wrong way. This thought really hit me and I try my level best to control myself and I did succeed a bit thou J Thank you my friend for showing me the right way !

Being a mother also makes you more responsible as an individual, before our babies arrive in this world, we are free birds, we can take off anytime for a movie, dinner, party or holidays without having to think twice, but being a mother you would think of the child and her schedule and the priorities suddenly change, the movie or dinner is no more important until the child has not slept or is settled, to make your plans for the day. Yeah most of the times the mother is famished earlier than the kid to make any more plans

Being responsible for your behavior and actions, every child watches their parents and are mirror images of their parents. The values, morals, habits we inculcate in our children (the earlier the better!!) will last them a lifetime and hopefully turn them into wonderful human beings, isn’t that each one of us as parents hope for?

Having babies is undoubtedly the best thing ever !! The most amazing and inexpressible feeling is the unspoken, unexpressed words that follow ……it’s Priceless !!

I have also accepted the fact I have grown not just in wisdom but in size as well

This article reminds me of my dad, we didn’t have he regular dinners like this duo but we did go out on and off and I really miss our conversations and sharing my life with him.

My father had his own way of imparting wisdom. He handed down stylish phrases when I least expected it. They burst forth suddenly and always came as a surprise.

One hot July Saturday morning, when I was a little girl, my dad asked me to join him for lunch. This particular day, it was just the two of us. My mother, also invited, declined the offer for nobler pursuits: a manicure and wash and set at the beauty parlor, where her standing appointment would never be sacrificed for anything as mundane as lunch.

“It looks like it’s just you and me, Missy,” Dad said with a twinkle in his eye, followed by one of his pat remarks. “So, let’s go and raise some hell.”

The restaurant was bustling with people, providing enough background noise to add an air of merriment to our meal. My dad and I parked ourselves in a booth and were handed menus so large they reached over the top of my head and offered a dizzying array of choices.

Over grilled cheese sandwiches and French fries for me and a fat hamburger, charcoal-burned and blood-red for him, my father revealed a most alluring confession: “You see that woman over there?” he pointed to a table a few feet away. I surreptitiously snuck a look. “That’s Marion, the gal who had a crush on me all through high school and into my law school years.”

With that came a wink of an eye to Marion, whom I could hear giggling all the way across the room. I, the budding adolescent, sat on the edge of my seat as he regaled me with this top-secret piece of news.

“But,” my father said, moving his head so close it was practically touching mine, “she couldn’t hold a candle to your mother.”

And so began our luncheon rituals, where we broke rules, recounted anecdotes and shared secrets. Months later, I perused the menu at a different restaurant, this time in Manhattan, twenty minutes from our home. On this particular Saturday, I couldn’t decide what I wanted to eat. My father, realizing my dilemma, summoned the waitress. “Bring us the dessert menu,” he said.

Obligingly, she returned with a small, leather-bound book, edged in gold leaf with a list of desserts that had my mouth watering. Profiteroles, chocolate mousse, chocolate cake and chocolate soufflé were mine for the asking. I felt as though I had entered chocolate heaven.

“But, Daddy, we haven’t even had lunch.”

“Even better,” he winked, that same Marion wink. “When in doubt, eat dessert first!”

“What will Mommy say?”

“It will be our little secret,” he said.

And there we sat on that chilly autumn afternoon in a cozy French restaurant. He, dipping a long silver spoon into a parfait, and I, gorging on layers of chocolate cake oozing raspberry and covered in a white chocolate sauce. I remember wondering if life could get any better than that.

There were to be many more lunches and dinners in our future. I accumulated a wealth of knowledge from our talks, and I was privy to personal insights and private thoughts he loved sharing with only me, mainly because my reactions were always so spontaneous and sincere. I was genuinely interested in everything he had to say, which made me, his audience of one, a perfect dinner companion. Sometimes Mother asked half-teasingly, “Whatever do you two have to talk about?”

My dad also had a reflective side that felt protective and nurturing. He took me seriously, too, by paying credence to my individuality and giving me room for self-expression. As a lawyer, he was accustomed to problem solving. Our meals provided a venue into which I could retreat and unload my worst trepidations or, conversely, share my happiest moments. Without judging, he gently guided me through childhood, adolescence and young adulthood, and served as my one-man support system and guardian of my soul.

Even after I was married and living in Manhattan, Dad and I had a standing weekly dinner date that I came to rely on and treasure. He never once canceled out, despite his busy schedule, teaching me to honor commitment and value the importance of keeping appointments. The only Tuesday we didn’t meet at a restaurant was when I delivered my daughter. That night, Mom, Dad, my husband and I dined together in my hospital room. My father brought the champagne that he had been saving for this occasion.

“Even my new granddaughter can’t get in the way of our Tuesdays.” And there was that wink as we clicked glasses and toasted the birth of Elizabeth.

My father was in his sixties when it abruptly ended. His death brought with it a sense of longing I have never yet been able to relinquish–longing for something that would never be the same again.

Dad died too young and had a lot more tasting left to do, but I revel in the fact that we savored much of life together. We went on for years enjoying each other’s company. After his parting, despite my sadness, I was energized, knowing how lucky I was to have shared the Tuesdays of my life with him and the great life lessons he passed on to me.

I now take my two grandchildren, Andrew and Caroline, out to dinner weekly. They can choose any restaurant they want, as I was privileged to do so many years before them. Recently Andrew sighed, perusing a menu too big for a seven-year-olds eyes. “I don’t know what I want to eat.”

Caroline chimed in, “I can’t make up my mind, either, Grandma.”

My father’s voice came echoing back. “Then, I guess we’ll have to eat dessert first!” I told them.

And they, sitting back in wide-eyed disbelief, broke out in smiles, and “eating dessert first” was exactly what we did.

You have to visit Big Bazaar on a weekend and see the madness that goes on there !! It’s amazing… You would find people with baskets in their hands, trolleys (maybe more than one) rolling, Kids in trolleys (including mine), and of course loads and loads of the stuff picked up from Big Bazaar itself as thou it was available for free. :O

I wonder, what did we do when this place didn’t exist, so what really happened to good old ‘banias’ or is it the variety of each product available or the 50 paise discount enthralls the people to visit over and over again.

The most amazing part is the long queues to settle bills, it takes longer to settle bills than to actually shop there !! Don’t believe me, check it out yourself on a Sunday evening and prove me wrong…. Yeah I really wanna be proven wrong and yeah lemme know which branch then I ll follow u there !!!

1. I m the only child of my parents and spoilt to the core, till date I just have to keep my finger on something and my parents and relatives spoil me rotten

2. I m a total water baby and love being in the water, I learnt swimming at the age of 2 and until I was in Mumbai / Pune I used to swim regularly, and that’s something I miss terribly in Delhi.

3. I love amusement parks

4. 11 months back I fulfilled one of my dreams of learning driving. I wonder why I didn’t learn it earlier, better late than never I guess ?

5. I really really wish I was a thinner !! Trying hard to achieve it but my taste buds generally give in to my will power…Urrrggghhh !!

6. I love my work, it’s a different high for me.

7. I m addicted to Facebook and think it’s an amazing place to connect to people.

8. I m a peoples person, love having friends / relatives / loved ones around me. I hate being alone !!!

9. I love throwing parties for friends to just unwind and chill and spend some time.

10. Off late I have started enjoying cooking and like to try out new recipes which I keep experimenting on and off, most of them are flops.. I admit.

11. Thanx to my parents who loved travelling I travelled a lot too and got addicted to the travel bug….

12. I am a bbbbbbiiigggggg Foodie…..

13. Sid n Me together love exploring new restaurants together and we even go to the extent of shuffling between restaurants for each course of the meal. Soups in one restaurant, snacks in the other, main course in the third and desert in the fourth…loads of fun.

14. With Sid I have discovered exploring while travelling. It’s a different high travelling with him.

15. Our Goa trip was the most memorable and romantic….something that I would cherish for many many years to come.

16. My college years in Pune were the best time of my life, the parties, the fun times, the afternoons spent at residency club……. unforgettable.

17. My first job at Pune which lasted for almost 4 years is someplace I will treasure for all my life, the work experience I got there was tremendous and the partylife we had were the best ever.

18. I m a massive party animal and can party for many nights together at a stretch. Pune has the best party scene and my teenage years were spent partying till the wee hours of the morning for years together.

19. I m a very happy go lucky person, like to give space and get my own.

20. I like to read……not novels but articles here and there all over the net and magazines…… I can read them like a bookworm and I like to learn from others experiences for the betterment of my life.

21. I like observing people, talking to them, like to know about their lives. I find it very enriching.

22. I always wanted to be a pilot… even managed to take my ground training but when it came to flying, I had to quit for certain reasons. My only regret in life.

23. I miss my dad terribly……..wish he was around!!

24. The best part, Sid identically resembles my dad…his ideologies, the way he talks, he thinks, even the walk…… it amazes me no end. Incidentally, they are both Taurians. I always wanted a Taurian husband thou, I think they make excellent life partners and fathers too.

25. I have always wanted to go to Orlando and Vegas….. maybe some day I will !!!
26. This list wouldn’t be complete without my one and only (till now) My sweetheart, my princess, our Angelic Daughter. Mothers love surely is unconditional…. leaves me speechless.

Take the power to choose what you want to do and do it well.
Take the power to love what you want in life and love it honestly.
Take the power to walk in the forest and be a part of nature.

Take the power to control your own life. No one else can do it for you.
Take the power to make your life happy. This life is yours.

Short but Strong message for all those who take life for granted….go on take charge of your life, don’t let others control your life for you….Live it up, the way you wanna, you only get one chance !!!

The monsoons are welcome the dry land of Rajasthan and Northern India with the fragrance of the wet soil and blooming flowers. Teej is said to be the festival of swings, which are hung from the trees and decked with flowers.

The festival is mainly for the ladies who dress themselves in green clothes, apply henna, dress up in finery, look their stunning best and sing songs. They worship Goddess Parvati for conjugal bliss and marital happiness. A huge procession is taken out in Jaipur in which the idol of Teej is covered with a canopy while the Gangaur idol (representing Goddess Parvati) is open.

All over Rajasthan, Swings are hung from trees and decorated with leaves and flowers. Ladies and girls can be seen enjoying on these swings, playing games, singing folk songs and applying Mehendi (henna) on their palms.

The special mithai prepared for Teej is “Ghewar” and these days you get a good variety of “Ghewar” like Kesar, Khoya, Dry Fruits etc..

According to Hindu mythology, in the month of Shravan, Goddess Parvati reunited with Lord Shiva after a penance of hundred years. In her 108th birth, Lord Shiva realized her devotion for him and accepted her as his wife. This legend is said to be the basis of Teej celebrations.

At the time of Teej, large number of crafts bazaars and food courts mushroom in the city, displaying different forms of crafts, clothes, bangles, mehndi which are also available for selling.

Traditional Teej Dinners are organized for the daughters of the house and they are showered with gifts & mithais.

We had our Teej Dinner on Saturday at my husbands maternal grandmothers house and it was loads of fun meeting all relatives, all dressed up, lots of fun and laughter and great food too !!! My daughter was the most thrilled of all dressed in a traditional Lehnga with freshly applied Mehndi and matching bangles, she looks absolutely stunning and sooo big, my god, daughters grow up so fast   She was also thrilled to meet her cousins and play with them !!!

So it’s a great opportunity to experience one of the many colors of India

We all love to travel, well most of us,  do we like to travel solo or with a partner, or a jing bang of families and friends!! Travelling alone has its advantages, of course. If you’re looking for maximum freedom to go where you desire, when you desire and in whatever way you desire, solo travel might be the right thing for you to do. But for many people, having someone along for the trip is unthinkable and better more to have your family, friends or children along.

I personally feel, the journey is better when you have someone to share it with, because you get to be yourself and share yourself and make memories to last a lifetime.

Touring with my husband however, is a different ballgame altogether. He likes to explore the destination thoroughly with loads places to visit nearby, nightlife, complete with sightseeing. It’s a lot of fun thou… I know a whole lot of people would say a BIG NO to this kind of a holiday!!

To share a moment with someone when traveling is like no other. Enjoying that perfect sunset, catching a glimpse of a rare site or experiencing another culture is enhanced when you can share your excitement, laughter and opinions with people who mean the most. Better yet, you can re-live the experience once you come home for years to come.

Having someone to share the journey with, keeps you from getting lonely. At the end of the day when the excitement is still brewing you have someone who can relate to everything you say. You have someone by your side that cares about your opinion and what you’re talking about. Not some stranger that is just waiting for you to finish speaking so that they can tell you about their latest adventure.

If you are afraid to try something, you may be more willing to give it a try if you have a partner beside you to give you the encouragement. When you are not feeling well, you have your loved one there to take care of you and give you the TLC that’s required, and when you are at the top of your game, you have that voice cheering upon you. You have to kids to show the world, different cultures, experiment on different kinds of cuisines, lot of fun moments spent together, spend quality time with the family whom we generally take for granted in our stressful lives back home.

Traveling together offers you different outlooks on one destination making the experience richer in the end and a happy and content family to love more.

What say Guys ???

We all have our dreams, of becoming a Doctor, an Engineer, Air Hostess, Actress, Dancer, Singer, Painter, Artist, Model, CA, Computer Engineer, and many many other professions which exist. How many of us actually are able to fulfill our dreams, we might even prepare for one fourth of our lives dreaming and working towards our goals, but does fate intend the same for us ? Can we fight against fate and accomplish our goals? Can we fight all odds to make our dreams come true? Do we really have the fire in the belly to fight and work upon the

As a child I wanted to be everything from a doctor, to an air hostess, to a model and a million other professions. But as I crossed my boards and my mind got clearer, I just knew what I wanted to do, I really really wanted to become a Pilot and have a hi flying career, pursued Science ( as much as I hated it !!) got admission at the Juhu Flying Club, cleared my entrance tests, medicals, and completed my ground training as well !!! The week we were to leave for Diu to complete the flying hours, I had a crash landing in my life and just couldn’t go!! I was shattered …… but I guess this was meant to be.

So no matter how much planning we do and go all over pursuing our careers, not all of us actually get their dream careers!! The flip side, a lot of us do too!! So it’s actually good to follow our dreams and aim for the moon but even if we get the stars be satisfied and move on in life and follow another dream!!!

Now your turn to share your dreams and aspirations….

PS: We have introduced ratings here now, so please please even if you don’t comment back (which I genuinely expect you do!), the least you can do it to rate it, to boost my morale !!!

A great night out grooving on the dance floor can result in sore soles and a throbbing tumble out the door. Two British companies are capitalizing on club goers’ end-of-night anguish by installing shoe vending machines full of cheap flats.

Rollasoles sell for about GBP 5 and come in four colors: Hi Ho Silver, Gold Digger, and Back to Black and Pink.
They sold out immediately in England’s popular nightclubs.

Afterheels are similar rollable ballet flats that also sell for about GBP 5 but have–according to the company–the added feature of being sustainable; the bodies of the shoes are made from natural materials and the polypropylene insoles are fully recyclable.
Each pair is dispensed with a matching bag so women can tote their tortuous footwear home..

Would you buy these flats?

Come to think of it, it’s a brilliant idea ! What Say ?