Why do we make New Year resolutions?

 To grow, to make progress and to move forward in life; change is required and this change itself sometimes requires some kind of stimuli, a turning point, a change of weather, a fresh start.. and this is exactly what every New Year offers us a chance to start afresh and live our lives exactly the way we dream't and hence we resolve to do things differently. Whether we pass or fail in our endeavors I think it's important to make a start because sometimes change can only happen slowly.

2011 was the year of lessons and 2012 shall be the year of Grand Plans. 

The two most important things I learnt which shall be the guiding principles for my 2012 resolutions are:

• Only if you love life truly, will life truly love you back. If you are scared and hold back; life will hold back from you too.
• There is only one question to ask,"What would you do if you were not afraid?"  Asking this to myself always helps me take some of the more difficult decisions in my personal and professional life.

Now moving onto the fun part of actually making my resolutions, first I'll mention some of the basic principles on which my resolutions are based.

• I want to improve my health. Exercise more, eat healthier and cut back on the toxins.
• Educate myself further. I already have a college degree but I don't want to just study for a degree. There is so much to know out there and I want to dedicate some amount of time increasing my knowledge.
• To say "yes" to all the stuff close to my heart including causes ( my favorite animal shelter) and hobbies (painting, cooking).
• To nurture all my relationships far and close with trust, honesty, respect and love. To keep making deposits in the emotional wealth banks of my relations. A phone call, email, chat, facebook, a lunch date, a drink with the boys... the options are endless. And of course most importantly to love myself and spend time doing things I love, to enrich my mind, body and soul.
• And last but not the least to live life queen size. Travel, be spontaneous, do random crazy things, laugh till my stomach hurts, to talk without thinking, to explore, have fun and soak it all in.

My actual resolutions should come in a more fun format and I have to think carefully as I am one year away from hitting quarter life crisis and maybe the world will end so 2012 will have to be lived properly and thoroughly.

Cheers!

A Season of Change

It's September, that time of the year again. Time for things to change. Why September you may ask; it may not be so; yet I have seen year after year as July eases past, and August starts marching in... the colors start changing, the colors of life. Soon September is twirling around things with gaiety as I attempt to dance to it's tunes.

   "You are absolutely correct!"
   " But if I was in your place..."
   " No, I think your first decision is better..."
   " Why don't you stay with her, she was looking for  a place?"
   " Hey, stay as a paying guest it's best; less worries."
   " Nope, how can you share a room with complete strangers!"
   " Hey I heard of this place, it's kinda faraway but the rates are good."
   " No Power back up, Madam."
   " Yes, the place is great, great location too, 45k a month and electricity extra"

My brain is buzzing and I still don't have any place to stay! However what I do know is that there will always be a house to find, a promotion to run after, exams to answer, loans to apply for and bills to wring your hands over. And in the end it's the people who effect you the most, people who too come and go with the change of seasons.
  The girl you lived with everyday for three years of college becomes someone you email once a month. Someone you had lunch with everyday, is someone you see once a year and your own sister you grew up with  is in another country and you haven't met her in two years. Your best friends who share a part of your soul now live in cities far away. People you trusted the most for years break your heart.
   Change is at my door again. People I shared my life with must go away again, I shall cease to be the center of the universe for someone. Yet Life must go on, it must get a chance to introduce me to new people, new smiles to smile back at, strange sounds of laughter which will soon turn familiar, the sweetness of finding someone as crazy as you, someone who likes the same music as you do or maybe the same books, new conversations, new findings and the same old life which never ceases to change. The perfect note to end and begin things with, comfort for my soul and balm for my heart.. always... a few beautiful lines of poetry.


"Memory is a tenuous thing. . . .
flickering glimpses, blue
and white, like ancient,
decomposing 16mm film.
Happiness escapes
me there, where faces
are vague and yesterday
seems to come tied
up in ribbons of pain.

Happiness? I look for it intead
in today, where memory
is something I can still
touch, still rely on.
I find it in the smiles
of new friends, the hope
blossoming inside.

My happiest memories
have no place in the
past; they are those
I have yet to create."— Ellen Hopkins 



The prompt from Red Dress Club:


Labor Day weekend is almost upon us.
It is a time of transition: summer to fall, kids back to school, no more wearing white..
For this week’s prompt, write about a season of change for your character or you. It can be literal or metaphorical.

A little bit of crazy.. maybe a bit too much

I always like to believe that I am crazy in a good way. Mostly logical and sensible and then when I am on the verge of being boring I must do something exciting. However sometimes... just sometimes I act in ways I want to disown myself later for. There is only one word for them "Crazy Temper Tantrums" which catch me unawares when I am feeling a bit under the weather. I think it must be in my blood, I have heard rumors of CTT in my ancestors too. Either ways as hard as I try to disown CTT as a part of me it comes back to haunt me. Either ways Jane Austen seems to get me. For more context read below:

"I have faults enough, but they are not, I hope, of understanding. My temper I dare not vouch for. It is, I believe, too little yielding— certainly too little for the convenience of the world. I cannot forget the follies and vices of other so soon as I ought, nor their offenses against myself. My feelings are not puffed about with every attempt to move them. My temper would perhaps be called resentful. My good opinion once lost, is lost forever." 

— Jane Austen (Pride and Prejudice)

Kick Start your Mornings!

A Beautiful Picture... A few valuable words to set my mind and heart free... to read and write... and of course my morning cuppa of tea. 

Guilty Pleasures often courtesy @Nation Geographic, @goodreads and of course my favorite notebook and the morning newspaper!

Change

What is gone, it cannot come back; 

What is to come, it cannot be stopped; 

What cannot be stopped you must accept 

& What you must accept, you might as well love.

Must do's!

I have to start making my prized lists's.. what if I am 40 years old and don't remember all the books I read and loved or all the places I went to and all the fun stuff I did..worse (making horrified face!) what if I don't remember all the books I Wanted to read and all the places I Wanted to go to! 

To A Vagrant Gypsy Life!

 In prospect of future Home- less- ness and travel plans; I have bravely decided to stay homeless for two months till  all my travels are not over. Which means no home, no room of my own and no residential address, and also no bills, no land lords and no rent! So I can finally for a short while get to live the crazy gypsy life and not worry about anything... to think that before I was able to take this decision and write this post I was dying of anxiety and tension and shedding copious amounts of tears at timely intervals. 

    So what do I have to look forward to: packing, moving, giving away stuff, trains, airplanes, roads, visa's and passports.. and also Kolkata and family and of course Europe! It's also the end of lot's of stuff, people going away, homes to say good bye too, memories to cherish and for me new lists, new routines to be made. Friends as usual are coming to the rescue and will be depending on them to give me shelter. But yes, in the end there is always Life to look forward to. To end my post with a appropriate quote:
" In the first few seconds an aching sadness wrenched his heart, but it soon gave away to a feeling of sweet disquiet, the excitement of gypsy wanderlust"
- Mikhail Bulgakov 

The Times They Are A-Changin'

Change they say is one of the best things that could happen but we hate it when it happens. I am definitely topping the change hater's list right now, making it very difficult for me to say nice things about life right now. But I guess I am coping and learning and just moving on. And all of this is a good thing, always is.. Change! Of. Course no one like Bob Dylan to put poetry in words....

Come gather 'round people

Wherever you roam

And admit that the waters

Around you have grown

And accept it that soon

You'll be drenched to the bone

If your time to you

Is worth savin'

Then you better start swimmin'

Or you'll sink like a stone

For the times they are a-changin'.

Best things that happened on my sick leave ( Post 60)

Illness has kept me away, everything from cold to fever happened over the last few days. However having my mom around was the best possible thing or else I would have died of depression. Instead of mopping around I actually spend the last two days eating healthy home cooked food and actually getting some rest except for the few panic attacks and guilt attacks I got for taking sick leave bang in the middle of the week ( Yes, I am a poor corporate slave!) 
  Too many things are happening right now, yes I am getting thrown out of my house.. so house hunting ahoy! I really need to clam down or else I am going to have  a heart attack soon. Maybe I should enjoy this and make it sound fancy, think like a gypsy and be excited to face the adventures ahead. Gaah.. who wants adventure and this in fact makes me think about Rincewind one of my favorite character's from Pratchett. So I should end this post with him:


"He'd never asked for an exciting life. What he really liked, what he sought on every occasion, was boredom. The trouble was that boredom tended to explode in your face. Just when he thought he'd found it he'd be suddenly involved in what he supposed other people - thoughtless, feckless people - would call an adventure. And he'd be forced to visit many strange lands and meet exotic and colourful people, although not for very long because usually he'd be running. He'd seen the creation of the universe, although not from a good seat, and had visited Hell and the afterlife. He'd been captured, imprisoned, rescued, lost and marooned. Sometimes it had all happened on the same day."

The best thing that happened on August 21st, 2011 (Post 59)

Golgappa Eating Competition; it is a popular Indian street snack. I could not participate as I was sick :( but the results were definitely rigged! 

The best thing that happened on August 20th, 2011 (Post 58)

The best thing that can ever happen.. Ma is here making my house.. Home! :)

The best thing that happened on August 19th, 2011 (Post 57)

Started off on a very bad note, landlord problems and I have to do what I hate most.. MOVE!!! But even on the worst of days good things happen.. Hard Rock Cafe, Fries, Catching up with a old friend, KFC's new fiery drums and  a love story, it was enough to make me forget my woes.. for a few hours at least! 

The best thing that happened on August 18th, 2011 (Post 56)

A bad day... will probably will me appreciate the good ones! A pep talk from a girl friend did help definitely but what worked best was an early night. Nothing cures a bad day better than ending it early.

The best thing that happened on August 17th, 2011 (Post 55)

Finally doing something that I am really excited about and I actually made a head start on it today. It's a project to bring together animal lover's and help them help out. I have already started work on it and as I lay in bed at night with new ideas coming to my head and me unable to sleep. I realized what it means to be working for something one is really passionate about. I hope all this excitement translates into some real work.

The best thing that happened on August 16th, 2011 (Post 54)

Can cleaning a bathroom make you happy? I realized I have inherited some of my grand ma's fanatical cleaning genes when I spent a whole evening doing exactly this armed with all kinds of ammunition, everything from a broom to a tooth brush, from surface cleaners to detergents. But there is a satisfaction you get in the end when the tiles are sparkling and the mirror is squeaky clean. I think I also burnt quite a few calories. Bathroom cleaning... best thing that happened.. well I never said I was normal and de cluttering does make you happy. For further proof check my favorite blog out here.

The best thing that happened on August 15th, 2011 (Post 53)

Movie at Midnight on a Monday.
         Random plan which included as usual some gorging on delicious butter chicken and chicken biriyani.
 The theatre wala's then decided that it was not too late to show some patriotism and so we did a round of singing the national anthem at 11pm before the movie started.
        I love all animal movies so this one was no exception, I think the little messages they brought out was really great. I left the hall feeling guilty about not checking if my cosmetic brands were animal tested or not. Mental note to myself, must do this week.

The best thing that happened on August 14th, 2011 (Post 52)

Watching the Clouds. Lying on my back on the terrace, all I can see is the blue sky and the layers of clouds blue, white and grey. They drift apart and then back together and of course the favorite childhood game; is it a duck or a tree or  a man with a hat. The breeze is forcing my eyes shut and sending me off to sleep. A must try for a breezy day!

The best thing that happened on August 13th, 2011 (Post 51)

 Learning to say it out loud. 

         Though I usually never have  a problem saying things out loud, sometimes when it's most important and too many feelings are involved I suddenly can't seem to get the right words out. But when I finally did, it was not the moving and heart felt words I imagined I would say but a lot of incoherent ramblings. 

I think I got the message across though and I was heard if not understood. 

         Sometimes you have to make difficult decisions without knowing which one is the right one to take and sometimes you have to walk the tight rope; striking a delicate balance. All I know is that in the end I will have known that I tried and that I gave it my best shot and that will be enough.

The best thing that happened on August 12th, 2011 (Post 50)

On the occasion of my 50th post the best thing that I have done is to get rid of the template which was oh so boring!  As for the best thing that happened, well I discovered that food yet again can cure a bad mood  and to my rescue was home cooked fish rice reminding me of home and making me feel good from inside.

The best thing that happened on August 11th, 2011 (Post 49)

The best thing that happened today was an evening with a girl friend discussing the fickleness of the human mind and laughing at our own follies. We made some serious observations about our own insanity over maggi and chai. Super fun!

The best thing that happened on August 10th, 2011 (Post 48)

"The best thing that happened today was spending the whole evening doing what I love most.. reading. Reading to me means disappearing to another world with the real world completely shut out. What was I reading? Two completely different books, here are the attached images.

 

The best thing that happened on August 9th, 2011 (Post 47)

"The best thing that happened today was getting new opportunities at work which of course means more work but also new experiences and new people to work with. Super excited about this one as I will get to do some research based work, spotting market trends, using statistical models; this one should be fun!"

The best thing that happened on August 8th, 2011 ( Post 46)

"The best thing that happened today was doing one of my favorite things in the world, what I fondly called "Wandering". 
       So it basically means I put on a pair of comfortable shoes, sling on a light bag with minimum cash and head out with no particular destination in mind. Staying in Gurgaon means that I feel suffocated by all the concrete and plastic around me at regular intervals. I feel choked by all the glazed windows and shiny cars, what I then crave for is something with more character maybe  a broken building leaning on a banyan tree or the colors of  a local bazaar, something which does not look exactly the same as the next. So I hopped on to the metro at peak hour and as the crowded train took me further away I felt infinitely better. 
     After some contemplation decided to get off at the INA station and instead of heading to the popular Delhi Haat, I decided to a round of the INA market which is known for it's food market. The shops are all very well organized and for a foodie like me to see rows and rows of beautifully arranged foodstuff including loads of foreign and exotic ranges of pasta, canned foods, sauces, spreads was a gastronomic delight by itself.I also found one of those corner knick knack shops which sell accessories for Rs. 5-10 and indulged myself with a bright red clip and comb for Rs. 15! It was fun to just wander about in the mixed crowd of foreigners, housewives, locals and soak in all the color, noise and organized chaos. By the time I headed back home I was feeling much happier. You should try it too, definite fun in setting off without destination even if you are limited by time and money. There are always interesting local stuff to discover!

The best thing that happened on August 7th, 2011 ( Post 45 )

"The best thing that happened today was finally getting out of the house this weekend and catching a movie with friends. I also got a lot of work done at home. All in all a regular weekend.

The best thing that happened on August 6th, 2011 ( Post 44 )

"The best thing that happened was spending a lazy day at home pampering oneself and having coffee with a close girl friend in the evening."

The best thing that happened on August 5th, 2011 ( Post 43 )

"The best thing that happened today was a midnight surprise by someone who drove a really long way to meet me for  just 5 minutes. Special moments I am usually too practical and scared to encourage but was the definite high point of a already good day. Also of course I discovered that the iced latte I am addicted to in office tastes even better with whipped cream on top.. damn!"  

The best thing that happened on August 4th, 2011 ( Post 42 )

""The best thing that happened today was having a quiet regular day, the kind of day which brings a beautiful regularity to life which makes me feel stable. These are the days which makes exciting days exciting as that's how we can tell the difference!"

The best thing that happened on August 3rd, 2011 ( Post 41 )

""The best thing that happened today was catching up with my best friend from college after a long time. At the rate at which I am going, my phone bills at end of month are going to be very interesting but totally worth it."

The best thing that happened on August 2nd, 2011 ( Post 40 )

"The best thing that happened today was talking to mom for 2 hours on the phone. It was so super nice to do this after a really long time, talking to mom is like instant therapy and scientific research proves it. Spoke about everything and everyone under the sun and manged to cook pasta alongside. Also one of my favorite shows "Masterchef Australia" started siring it's third season, so it was pasta and masterchef for dinner."

The best thing that happened on August 1st, 2011 ( Post 39 )

"The best thing that happened today was that I had a quiet day at work after really long, it was really nice to be at work without the pressure of crazy deadlines. I attended a few meetings, spent some time surfing the net, socialized a little and understood why all those people I call "slackers" at work look so happy all the time. I don't think this bliss is going to last too long but till it does... peace out!"

The best thing that happened on July 30th, 2011 ( Post 37 )

"The best thing that happened today was the beginning of the big birthday weekend. It was hilarious, there were 7 of us standing with the cake out side the birthday girl's house at midnight as she sleepily refused to let us in. Finally of course she had to give up on sleep and cut the cake which was oozing out liquid chocolate by now. We all had a blast and birthday girl was super surprised and super happy. Another Happy Memory made!"

The best thing that happened on July 28th, 2011 ( Post 35 )

"The best thing that happened today was browsing the internet and looking at some of my favorite stuff: photography, quotes and random cool stuff. Here is a link to some of my fav's:

1. National Geographic's Photo of the Day
2. Life's Natural High's
3. pininterest's cool poster's

Enjoy!

The best thing that happened on July 27th, 2011 ( Post 34 )

"The best thing that happened today was going for kick boxing classes and having some awesome fun. Although it's super painful it's fun to do a group class.It's funny but exercising actually gives you more energy through the day rather than making you tired but sometimes it's just too difficult to find time for exercise."

The best thing that happened on July 26th, 2011 ( Post 33 )

"The best thing that happened today was getting a whole lot of chores done at home, some shopping, some cooking and some laundry. You feel happy when things are in place and nothing like a home cooked meal to make you feel warm and cozy from inside." 

The best thing that happened on July 25th, 2011 ( Post 32 )

"The best thing that happened today was finally going to the gym and working out after oh so long; kept me energized the whole day!"

The best thing that happened on July 24th, 2011 ( Post 31 )

"The best thing that happened today was a day spent with family and playing with the cutest dog in the world!"

The best thing that happened on July 23rd, 2011 ( Post 30 )

"The best thing that happened today was the unplanned rive in the rain at night, as the water  trickled down the glass and the wind blew into my hair; I hummed along with the radio and felt all my tensions melt away!"

The best thing that happened on July 22nd, 2011 ( Post 29 )

"The best thing that happened today was the movie I watched with a friend and how we planned it. 

• 45 min away from show time: Random movie making plan starts.
• 30 min away: Still Deciding
• 20 min away: Seat Availability being checked online
• 15 min away: On the way!
• 0 min away: Buying tickets at movie hall!
• 5 min after: We make it in the nick of time before the movie starts.

The movie was Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara

The best thing that happened on July 21st, 2011 ( Post 28 )

"The best thing that happened today was hanging out with my whole team and really bonding; I mean of course alcohol, food, music and lots of leg pulling. We of course had some hilarious story telling, real stories of embarrassment, bad driving and alcohol. I wish I could relate some of them but it is a public forum but think driving for the first time without a  license and landing up in Goa or maybe without brakes or even with the wrong fuel in the car. Either ways it was a evening well spent!"

The best thing that happened on July 20th, 2011 ( Post 27 )

"The best thing that happened today was going for a night out to my favorite girl friend's house on a whim and eating awesome home cooked butter roti and matar paneer. Of course then we cribbed about each to her mom and about work to each other. Super fun; I have to make this a habit!"

The best thing that happened on July 19th, 2011 ( Post 26 )

"The best thing that happened today was going out to Turquoise Cottage, Vasant Vihar our favorite pub after a really long while. It was unlimited Tuesdays with Happy Hours till the end of the night and the chilli pork there is to die for.  I think I polished off a plate by myself. All in all a fun evening!"

The best thing that happened on July 18th, 2011 ( Post 25 )

"The best thing that happened today was finally understanding exactly why the number of combinations is always less than the number of permutations in probability. I spent an hour trying to figure this out so was pretty happy at the end of it. Also this was the best thing that happened because all day I had friends falling sick; tonsillitis, stomach infections, viral fever even toppling down the stairs; spent a better part of the evening copy pasting "how are you feeling now? to various friends and I hope the replies tomorrow will be more optimistic. 


P.S. If you like watching videos on probability does that make you a nerd? However, If you do belong to this category do check khanacademy.org , it's an amazing site if subjects like maths and science interest you.

The best thing that happened on July 17th, 2011 ( Post 24 )

"The best thing that happened today was realizing one of the obvious truths of life that money does not play as big a role as we think in making us happy or unhappy. After a very long time since I started working, I have been going through a  phase of being "broke" which means no shopping, no movies at PVR's and no dinners at fancy restaurants but I realized that I am not unhappy at all. In fact some of the most depressing times of my life have been when I had loads of money around. All I really need to make "me" happy is something worthwhile to work towards, good food, good books, good friends and good conversations and some travel plans in the kitty! What I hope to do is to maintain all that really makes me happy and live life the way my parents taught me to.. High Thinking and Simple Living!"

The best thing that happened on July 16th, 2011 ( Post 23 )

"The best thing that happened today was spending a Saturday with Mr Lazy watching movies, cooking, cleaning, and just chilling! Although Mr Lazy turned Annoying and refused to let me have my afternoon nap but the egg curry with steamed rice turned out awesome so I didn't mind. I also didn't mind the fact that I was forced to watch Apna Sapna Money Money because in lieu I was taught how to play Rummy and was given my evening chai without having to ask. Happy Saturday to me!  "

The best thing that happened on July 15th, 2011 ( Post 22 )

"The best thing that happened today was watching the Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2 in 3 D, on of my Favorite Book series with some of my favorite people! Afterwards however I realized that I had lost my house keys and was locked out as my flatmate was out for the night. So had to take refuge elsewhere, worked after dinner so was super tired and slept like the dead."

The best thing that happened on July 13th, 2011 ( Post 20 )

"The best thing that happened today was celebrating the completion of two awesome years at my workplace which is the nest place to work in!"

The best thing that happened on July 12th, 2011 ( Post 19 )

"The best thing that happened today was getting through truck loads of work without losing my temper or stressing even once. Like a Pro I breezed through all the meetings and all the work and came out unscathed. Am I finally learning the art of multi tasking without killing myself? Yay!"

The best thing that happened on July 11th, 2011 ( Post 18 )

"The best thing that happened today was sitting in my veranda among the house plants sipping a cup of hot tea with buttered toast with the smell of wet earth in the air. It had just rained and sunshine was softly pouring back, the air smelled fresh and the parrots were giving whoops of joy. A perfect moment when time seems to slow down... a perfect hour of bliss!"

The best thing that happened on July 10th, 2011 ( Post 17 )

"The best thing that happened today was a beautiful day spent with loved ones, chatting with one of my closest friends till five in the morning, lunch with family and playing with the most darling, most adorable dog in the world. How starved we get for all this unadulterated, unconditional love, living alone and working; now my soul is satisfied again."

The best thing that happened on July 9th, 2011 ( Post 16 )

"The best thing that happened today was realizing how important it is to stand up for my dreams because no one else will and I owe it to myself to do so cause we have on but one life to live and so a choice was made to walk a road less traveled. Nothing says it better than these lines by Robert Frost:

 I shall be telling this with a sigh 

  Somewhere ages and ages hence: Two roads diverged in a wood, and I— I took the one less traveled by, And that has made all the difference."

The best thing that happened on July 8th, 2011 ( Post 15 )

" The best thing that happened today was walking in the rain, stepping on the puddles, feeling the rain soak though my hair, trickle down my face, making me remember my school days when during the monsoon season we would reach school with our shoes and socks soaking from the numerous puddles we unintentionally and intentionally stepped into. I love the rains"

The best thing that happened on July 7th, 2011 ( Post 14 )

" The best thing that happened today was at work when I made a breakthrough on  a difficult task I had been working on for days. Whew.. relief!"

The best thing that happened on July 6th, 2011 ( Post 13 )

"" The best thing that is happening to me today is getting to go to bed early as the best way to end a long day is to cut it short with a early bedtime. Goodnight!"

The best thing that happened on July 5th, 2011 ( Post 12 )

"" The best thing that happened to me today was catching up with a long neglected friend over dinner. It's funny how you don't have a single decent conversation in months and then you meet and you talk like you were never apart and you can pour out your heart without fear of judgement or rejection."

The best thing that happened on July 4th, 2011 ( Post 11 )

"" The best thing that happened to me today was sharing stories with a girl friend over tea."

The best thing that happened on July 3rd, 2011 ( Post 10 )

" The best thing that happened to me today was watching a full blown Hollywood action movie after a long time with friends. Transformers 3: The Dark Side of the Moon in the Theater in 3D was awesome fun, it was a visual treat and I am a sucker for the usual Good Vs Evil  stereotype esp when I know that it will all be good in the end."

The best thing that happened on July 2nd, 2011 ( Post 9 )

" The best thing that happened to me today was spending a lazy Saturday  watching two movies back to back: Two Weeks Notice and Narnia."

The best thing that happened on July 1st, 2011 ( Post 8 )

" The best thing that happened to me today was a wonderful dinner with friends home cooked with loads of motherly love and to go with it lovely music by Simon & Garfunkel. Full satisfaction for my stomach, heart and head!"

The best thing that happened on June 30th, 2011 ( Post 7 )

" The best thing that happened to me today was a trip to the Dhaba for some proper spicy Indian noodles (Chowmein) and masala chai ( Indian Tea brewed with lots of milk, sugar and spices). The Indian Dhaba Experience is indeed Incredible!"

The best thing that happened on June 29th, 2011 ( Post 7 )

" The best thing that happened to me today was an evening spent with friends, sipping tea sitting outside feeling the evening breeze, playing badminton, chatting and laughing. These are the stuff happy memories are made of."

The best thing that happened on June 28th, 2011 ( Post 6 )

" The best thing that happened to me today was my outfit. I am no fashionista but wearing an outfit for which I visited the same store thrice before succumbing to temptation gave me an high all day. A beautiful blue skirt, a white vest and a silk scarf did the trick. "

The best thing that happened on June 27th, 2011 ( Post 5 )

" The best thing that happened to me today was that I started a second blog. I really love collecting quotes and this was the best way for me to put together a collection. There is something about the way a single sentence can be so many things funny, witty, sarcastic, philosophical.. in one sentence or two you can say so much about what you connect with, who you are and what you aspire to be. 

Here is the link: Quotes Everyday!"

The best thing that happened on June 26th, 2011 ( Post 4 )

" The best thing that happened to me today was the wonderful dinner I ate. Steamed rice with melting butter eaten with fluffy omelets.  Some of the best things in life are simple, made with love and often end up in the pit of my stomach."

The best thing that happened on June 25th, 2011 ( Post 3 )

" The best thing that happened to me today is that I got a new haircut. There is something about sitting in a salon, letting someone snip away at your locks and coming out as a whole new person. It helps that a blow dry always makes you feel and look Gorgeous!" 

The best thing that happened on June 24th, 2011 ( Post 2 )

" The best thing that happened to me today is that I got a pay hike. Yipee!  "

The best thing that happened on June 23rd, 2011 ( Post 1 )

The best thing that happened to me today is that I got to have a few hours of me time "lazed around in front of the TV after work, cooked my favorite meal, surfed the internet and did some maths." 

Super productive and Super fun!