Everything Changes for Good

       We have heard this many times from one or the other person in our life that "Change is the spice of life." I am sure you must have heard that too and some of you might just believe in it too. But how many of you can actually digest something new that comes so easily in your life without knocking your door? I don't think any of you. Even I am afraid of changing a few things in my life or I can say I was afraid, but now, I am really not bothered about it anymore. I had this problem of not letting people leave. I know we cannot force anyone to be with us forever. Its a matter of personal choice. I always wanted to get hold of things and people my way. I know its crazy but that's how I was!

        Now what made me write this blog? I had written in my first blog that I relate things and so something happened today which made me relate two or more things. John Steinbeck once wrote,

"Change comes like a little wind that ruffles the curtains at dawn, and it comes like the stealthy perfume of wildflowers hidden in the grass.”

        Actually recently some things changed in my life. I have learnt people change even if you care alot about them. They really don't care as they are too selfish. It was hard for me and was kind of depressed for a day or two. Yeah, two precious days of my life yaar! :-) But, soon I let it go as time can heal anything that's what I feel. Also, some things changed at my workout place too and I was really not able to digest them too. Now, I am really fine about it as suddenly I remembered the above quote. Change really comes like a soft breeze and like a sweet scent which soothes us, then why are we afraid of it. We should not fear about it as it's gonna happen no matter what! We cannot stop it from coming hence we should try to figure out things and go with the flow. Things will change with the course of time. 

         I recovered myself from the biggest change that occurred in my life and now I am happy as ever even without that thing which I used to have all the time. It helped me heal and now I am a changed person because of that. I am happy it happened. I am sure you will be happy too, you just have to accept the change!

Mirror, mirror on the wall! Who is the fairest of them all?

Hello friends,
      From the topic itself you must have got the hint about what all I am going to write. Yeah, you guessed it right its about beauty and being beautiful. I read an article in Times life , "Can you ditch make-up for a year?"
After reading the article, snow-white was the first thing which came into my mind. I was wondering whether snow-white was proud of her beauty ? did she ever see her face in the mirror? The answer is no, not at all. No doubt she was beautiful in the fairy tale but it was her simplicity, her innocence which made her beautiful from inside and outside as well.
       Now coming to today's generation where women are so obsessed about looking good that they just want to accomplish it at any cost. You can say there is a beauty competition running everywhere in each and every part of the world. One wants to look good in front of others and also from their competitors. Have you ever thought beauty comes from inside? When your heart is full of happiness then your true beautiful self  can be seen in the worldly mirror i.e.,in the eyes of your loved ones and other people.
      Nowadays, women cannot live without makeup for an hour, how can they ditch it for a year! Why is it so? Its because of
1. our society where we live,
2. the TV serials which we watch daily in front of the idiot box where the ladies of the house even sleep with their makeups on.
3. The social networking sites also carry full credit and
4. even the magazines related to health and beauty are the culprits.
       Basically, women can never be able to avoid themselves from looking into mirror. I remember whenever I had a pimple on my face, I used to gaze at my face in the mirror a thousand times in a day as if a miracle might happen and that pimple would no longer be there. My mother used to scold me for that as she believed that looking your face in the mirror again and again can cause more pimples. But we all know neither of the things can happen miraculously. Its just if we stop looking at it we ll be less worried and stressed and soon in a few days it will go away. simple but no we want to make it worse.
     Even I cannot live without my Fair and lovely cream and kajal. These two things are always carried by me no matter what. But one thing I know for sure all the women out there including me cannot live without looking at mirror as its our favorite place. lol
     So gals just remember this thing that inner beauty matters alot and it comes from eating healthy, getting less stressed, being happy and drinking loads of water. Once you start doing all this you will start looking gorgeous without any makeup on your face..:-)

Don't lose your temper, nobody wants it.

    As the title itself says that this blog is gonna be on short temperament. I have been a very short tempered girl but I have never thrown things as most people do. Yeah, I know I want everyone to be perfect and want them to do things the way I want. Anyway I just wanted to share an incident with you guys. Few days back I quarreled with my brother for a TV serial. I wanted to watch a serial and he wanted to watch the IPL match. He constantly kept asking me for the remote to change the channel and I was feeling so annoyed that I lost my temper and threw the remote on his face. After that I left the room and went to sleep. But believe me I was not able to sleep as I felt guilty for what I did. It was a beastly thing to do. I have never done that in my life. As I always feel this is the thing which makes us different from animals. And I behaved that way. I thought about it a lot and finally decided to apologize for my mistake. Hence, I said sorry to my brother next day in morning. He was surprised to see me that way but it felt so nice I must tell you as if a burden is laden off from your heart. Its truly said that "it feels really good to forgive and being forgiven."

I know many of you must be feeling that it was not a big thing for which a blog can be written. Anyway I just felt that I should share it with you. From that day onward I have promised myself that I wont lose my temper so easily.

"Never do anything when you are in a temper, for you will do everything wrong".

- Baltasar Gracian

Bye, Bye Pear Shaped Bodies!

Imperfect flabby looking legs are not so cool. Even Bollywood beauty Kareena Kapoor got rid of wobbly thighs and heavy legs. Women tend to gain more weight on their lower bodies, which results in the highly unappealing pear shaped figure. The majority of females facing such problems are generally the ones from high class social status and also the females belonging to castes like Sindhi, Punjabi and many more. Perfectly shaped bodies are what today’s modern women desire! So, if you want to look sexier in those shorts and capris, as summer approaches, it’s time to do something about it and shape up your legs. Who wouldn’t wish to look like Katrina Kaif in her recent flicks?

Some women are naturally predisposed to this condition due to genetic factors. As said earlier some communities like Sindhis and Punjabis face problems like overweight and obesity. Such females should work on their full body and not just legs. Others who don’t suffer from obesity can try some effective spot reduction exercises to get perfectly shaped legs.

Although we know 70% of the result depends on workout, but 30% role is played by diet in making the result more desirable. Hence, one has to be very careful about her diet too. Nutritionists says, “Our dietary calories should be around 1500 per day and that should mainly come from carbohydrates with the remainder from proteins”. Carbohydrates don’t mean high sugar levels but foods with low glycemic content like wheat and wholegrain bread. Foods like maida, sugar and rice should be avoided due to their high glycemic index and hence, these foods are referred as ‘white poisons’. Non-vegetarians can go for chicken, fish and eggs as these are good sources of proteins, whereas vegetarians should opt for pulses and milk. Fat content should not be totally eliminated from diet if one wishes to lose weight, as fats too play a role in metabolism of some vitamins and minerals in the body.

Getting perfectly shaped legs won’t happen overnight. As we all know, “Rome was not built in a day”. Dedication and patience are needed to overcome this problem, but within a month desirable results can be seen. Before starting any workout, one must go for an hour long brisk walking as this will help you in shedding those extra few kilos. The best way to tone your legs is jogging, cycling and step aerobics. After that exercises like lunges, squats, calf raises and wide squats should be done. Alternate sets of front, side and back kicking should be added in the schedule. Once you start losing weight and gaining confidence, you can carry out jumping workout for half an hour which is very effective in tightening the thigh and butt muscles giving them perfect shape.

Precautions should be taken before carrying out the workout. Go for a complete medical checkup and take advice from your doctor. One should practice these exercises only under the guidance of a trained instructor. The whole regime will be very effective if one will seek help of a diet expert, as proper diet and perfect exercise can do wonders. So, ladies are you ready to gear up and shape up those legs?

Guess who?? V

I know I have got exams and I should study but suddenly while studying, one of you came to my mind and it started telling me, how important you are to me. Enough of suspense now! I know you are eager to know whats its all about and whom! That you ll be guessing and I ll really try to keep it short this time.

Ok then lets start!!

This one is about the one who holds the best place in my life. You can say she is next to my sister and sometimes even before her. I never knew that being friends with her can mean this much to me. When I saw her first time, I never ever even dreamt of becoming her friend as she felt I was kind of shy..Yeah I was but not anymore.. Once we became friends, our friendship flourished like anything. Every new thing which came in my life, She was the first one to know about for example my sis got engaged and so on. She always boosted up my confidence motivated me and helped me alot in many ways. We had so many common hobbies and thoughts sometimes. Yeah we had many grudges but it was all past and I dont want to recollect bitter memories. I always used to feel she ll never understand me unless she herself ll face such a situation, but I always prayed to God that may she never gets to face it all her life. Earlier I never realized that she means so much to me but after she went so far from me I understood it and always asked God to make her come back but never like this!! I hope you got it. I remember whenever her call used to come, that was the best day of my life. I mean nothing bigger and joyous than that can occur to me on that day. Till now I feel that for this chantudi. I love the moments before her call, after her call and while speaking to her. I find my soul sister in her and just want that in next birth we land on earth as sisters. Just a funny thought! Both of us loved reading Harry Potter series and loads of other books too. I always feel that if I get the opportunity to use Weingardium Leviosa spell on myself, I ll fly to you and use Almhora to unlock all the doors..HeHe He. She ll be meeting me soon and I m so happy for that but at the same time I feel is it her last visit. I feel sad about it. We plan out so many things abt attending each other's marriages and if nt possible honeymoon trips together. I hope our plans come true. I really want to become a part of your happiest moments and cherish them for life time.
I know after you were gone you have made so many good friends and best friends too and I also dont know what place I hold in your life but for me you were, you are and only you ll be the bestest friend whom I can trust about everything. I love you sweetheart be as you are.

Had to write more but oops I just forgot so many things. Sorry! :(

Guess Who IV ???

I know I am writing this blog after so many days and I am really sorry for being lost. Anyway this time I am sharing our one more experience at Xaviers. I know each one of you remember this incident. It was Chitra's birthday and Yash, Mani and Chitra were at the ITU doing some washing and cleaning. Mani went out for some work and suddenly a call comes on Yash's cell that Mani has cut down her hand's vein and blood is oozing out. Yash and Chitra rushed to LR 2 and they saw Mani sitting unconsciously with a knife in her hand and crying, 'I don't want to live, I want to die' They both went to her and talked to her but she dint want to get treated or listen anything. Finally Chitra went to get some aid and when she came back she got to know that it was just a plan made by Mani and Yash. She became a bakra :D. All of them started laughing. I just wish I would have seen all that with my eyes. We all went ROFL when Chitra told us how she became a bakra on her birthday. Those were really the best days of my life. Now I feel even at that time I dint look that attractive, charming, also was not so famous but don't know why it meant world to me. Even though now I have everything in my life but something is missing and I know it's my college days and my dear ripples. Now coming to my guess who? column, today I m writing about one of the most versatile member of our group. There are no words to express her versatility. She was our telephone diary as each and every important number was on her finger tip, our road map as there was no gali kucha area in Ahmedabad which was unknown to her. Whenever she used to enter the college area there was not a single person who wont greet her. Sometimes she used to be so busy that she dint have time for us too. But she always tried to manage her time between ripples and college activities. She always made her presence felt, if at all she was absent which she never used to be, we used to feel something is missing. This thing was even agreed upon by our dearest Sudeshna Ma'am. She was an allrounder of our college. She also got an award of allrounder by our Father Principal on Annual day. Be it some core committee work, or be it some ITU work or any sort of work, she was ever ready to do it. She worked so hard in college for the betterment of it. I always wondered why I cant be like her. It was because I was never so confident about myself like her. I still want to be like her. When she went to U.K. leaving India behind, not only did she support Sravya and took care of her as a friend, sister and mom but also finished her Masters. Now she is back from U.K. and we know she will prove herself here also. I know still I have written nothing about her. More and more can be said about her. Lastly I would say we love you sweetheart and you are the most important member of our group. I know guys you know who it is? So, its your turn to guess. Please add on if you want to add anything about her.

Guess who?? III

Hi friends! Sorry, I kept you guys waiting for this one. Anyway I m back with one more wonderful memory of our group.Today I thought of sharing about our festival days at college. Yeah, I am talking about youthfest and culfest. Those were the biggest festivals in our college. Ofcourse navratri too was one of them but I never attended it in my three years of graduation due to personal issues. But I always tried to be present during culfest programs morning as well as evening functions. I remember our first year culfest, we all were so excited about the first day which always used to b a traditional day of culfest. All of you were so eager to see me in saree and I was seriously shocked to hear that as I thought it will make no difference to anyone if I wont attend it. That was the first time I felt that yes I too have a group of mine where I have my own place and you gals care for me. Its true after that even I was excited about that evening. It was so much fun, remember Chandu's classical song, Chitra's group song, and so many lovely memories. We all had a wonderful time. We all used to be in Fine Arts committee and AKRUTA was our head :P. We all helped in those wall paintings on water tank which is no more a tradition now :(. We used to make batches for the members and organising everything, wow I really get a lovely feeling when I think about all those wonderful and beautiful days of my life.
Now its time to guess who is she?
She is the one whom I met by chance you can say on our interview day. I could not ve met her if one of my good old school friend shifted to C division. I took her place and there I met a girl so simple, so silent and I never knew she will become so good friend of mine that I will be spending most of my college years with her. Coincidently she stayed just ten min away from my place and we both decided if we both get through the interview, we ll share the vehicle ( as i was afraid of going alone to college ;P). But you ll be surprised to know that I curse her till today for not taking me to college on our first day (orientation day). I still feel she was fully responsible for that but it was noone's mistake as we dint have mobiles in our first, so communication problems made all this happen. The next day her vehicle dumped her and this time I gathered some courage and went college alone as dint want to miss second day too. When she came to me, I was not able to recognise her, yeah she looked so different. I was like how can a behenji turn into such a fashionable gal. I was awestruck by her looks and confidence. In fact I was looking like a behenji infront of her ;D.After that we became bike buddies as we used to go together wherever we used to go, either shopping or for any exhibition. I am very bad at remembering places and roads and gali kuchas even though I m born and brought up in A'bad. But she was fab at that, you ask her anything and you ve the answer. I used to call her my physical road map :D. I really thank you darling as whatever places i know (though very few, yet to explore many more by my own) its because of you. Now coming to her nature, our sweet Sudeshna Ma'am used to call her "THE UNPREDICTABLE". It was so because she never showed her heart out in front of anyone. No doubt she cares alot about everyone but she always want that people should know whats in her mind without her telling them. But gal everyone does not ve such a capability na! I still remember the way she used to sing songs while driving even if she never knew the correct wordings. She taught me how to fool the traffic police when you are caught. She was always late for college and she used to keep me waiting for atleast 20 min daily. Once we both crossed limits of reaching late at college, we were half an hour late for midterm exam :P. We saw so many ups and downs in our relationship but till today we are together. After graduation too, we both did postgrad from the same university. Maybe destiny wanted us to be with each other. I am so glad that atleast from our group I attended her wedding, which was next to impossible for me. Even after being so close to her, being together for seven years, I still dont think i know her completely. If this is the case for me then what must be the case with all others in ripples. There is lot more to write about her as I can pages after pages on her but I m ending it here by concluding that she was the most confident and ambitious gal of our group.
Please comment gals and tell me if m wrong. Thanks for reading. :)