Life Unpacked

Well, I deactivated my Facebook account on Thursday for a simple reason; I need to unplug myself from the social networking frenzy for a few days. Yeah, don't you remember the golden times before these social networking sites arrived? We still connected with our friends and relationships were more concrete than what they are today! Being a total Facebook addict it seemed a tough challenge to resist myself from logging on Facebook in an another tab while I fend my other browsing habits. It's the fourth day and I'm on the verge of completing the challenge into which I forced myself. Now straight to the point, after unplugging myself from the popular menace called "Facebook" I actually enjoyed myself and did some stuff which I had on my wish list since, too long. I had mentioned once that I eagerly want to complete the book "Unaccustomed Earth" which I bought for myself last November and hey, I completed a story in an hours. Technically, I'm again go...

Why does everything has to be so complicated? Can't I just sail my way through things without getting bogged by stuff which is certainly pointless and unnecessary? Is this my fault that I am a girl? No, the problem I am facing is not at all concerned with my gender but this gender's weaknesses! In my family, my parents and everyone else i.e. my relatives always treated me at par with the guys in my family, I never ever faced a gender issue. In school too, I basically never felt that girls are treated any less good than boys because the sport which the "Society" considers to be male dominated was open for girls to play too and hence, I got to showcase my sporting talent and am still remember in my school for that (Yeah, I came to know from a current student that my name has been put up on the Honor roll in the Sports room of my school as, I represented my School in Football but at the same time fetched 90.73% in my Board Examinations, a feat that any other sports pers...

Mumbai, the financial capital of India is famous all over due to it's fast paced life and chalta-hai (In English, chalta-hai means it's okay) attitude. Okay, I was just trying to figure out more about my city, Mumbai and how would I introduce my quirky yet lovely city to someone who is new here, I coincidentally bumped into this Rare Gem . This video called "Gateway of India" produced and narrated by James A. Fitzpatrick, a Britisher, exploring Mumbai was shot way back in 1920, when Mumbai was Bombay ! Being lived in Mumbai since birth, I pride myself in being called a Mumbaikar and sharing this old documentary on my city comes naturally to me. Although Mumbai is no more Bombay and has developed tremendously since, 1920, there is a quintessential charm in this video that makes you acquaint with this city and at the same time gives you a glimpse of life in this City of seven islands during 1920s, which is quiet in contrast to today's Mumbai in...

Okay, my exams are on and I don't care a damn about it! Mainly because, I had my Maths test today and I had been practicing it since, past two weeks. Hence, I was pretty confident that it will certainly go wonderful but alas, It went horrible! And it has dampened my best spirits, ruining my day as just the night before I was bragging before a friend how easy Maths is. Although, I'll pass with kind-of nice marks I won't surpass my expectation. On the same day (actually today and yesterday) I got really nice complements on my hair (My God, I never realized I have 'this great' hair! Also, I think I ended up hurting someone unintentionally yesterday (Well, if you are reading this I'm sorry). So basically a 50-50 is going on in my life. Hey but that doesn't mean a bad and uneventful life, remember the amazing stuff I did over Holidays? Yeah, it was fun and it did recharge my batteries to prepare me to face the 'storm' again. It's just someday it ...

Okay, to begin with; my friend wrote this article  which completely revolves around his life after his ill-fated relationship, he is just going over the whole thing again and again which is in turn making him upset with his own life. Previously, I wrote an article dealing with 'Rejection' I asked him to read the post and understand the main thought behind it, but my friend thinks he is blessed with doomed relationships only because of the way God made him. On this one, I'd like to highlight one important fact "Prosperity of a relationship is not entirely based upon how a person looks but how his character is"; You can't expect a relationship to last if you ill-treat people around you, on the flip-side, if your looks aren't that great but the other person feels special with you, you can certainly hope for the best. And where romantic connections are concerned, people crib and whine that they can't seem to find 'The perfect person', but my frien...

                                    Splitscreen: A Love Story from James W Griffiths on Vimeo . Beautifully edited video, ain't it? I was just doing some mindless browsing and I stumbled upon this one. What struck me most about this video is how the common life of people living across continents, is depicted within a matter of barely 2 minutes! Although, this one is created with a "Love Story" perspective, I really appreciate the imagination which came up with this concept which is simply mind-blowing and fantastic. As they say "There is an extraordinary behind every ordinary", who could have thought that the monotonous life of two people can be portrayed in such a fabulous way? Well, I want to go on bragging about the thoughtful simplicity of this video. But, it's already too late and I should be better off to sleep (I have already done a lot of damage to my sleeping...

Sometimes emotions turns bland, the person you adored a moment ago means nothing and you turn blank towards that person. You lose yourself, your thought-process, your identity and feel lost, lost in whirl-winding storm which you think will end up devastating you. You feel broken, shattered, some-what incontent and your soul empty. Basically, the feeling is nil; there is no feeling of happiness or joy or sadness, the only feeling is about something amiss within thyself. They say "Serenity is not peace after the storm has passed but peace within the storm", but what happens when a person who is ever calm and always in a serene state of mind loses the serenity and harmony within self? Well, remember I told you people a long back (in my School Farewell post) that college is a place where everyone struggles to keep their identity and uniqueness abound? To be concise and at the same time precise, I faced the 'identity losing phase' last December; although I go...

Presenting before you, the world's first onstage water act! Thought many of you who aren't having any knowledge of the language 'Hindi' may find it difficult to interpret the lyrics of the song, the performance is worth watching. The dancers are oozing grace and poise in this act which makes this one a sure winner in my book.  I got a glimpse of this act when the Television Channel was advertising about the Award Show (which includes this act) and by sheer luck when I switched on the Television set next day this act was on, it left me in awe! I had been eager to share with you guys this one since, 1st January but didn't had the motivation to. But all I can say is, I'm hooked onto this one (even the song which is from the movie Ra.one). Hope you have a good watch and do give me some feedback regarding this. Also, on 4th January I went back to my School to collect my Passing Certificate. Meeting friends who once meant a lot to you back at a certain time...

As I mentioned in my post yesterday, I made a cake! Well, I won't say making "a cake" was a "cake-walk" for me because it was the first time I tried my hands at cooking or baking. Although, the cake tasted wonderful taking into consideration that a first-timer made it, even my Dad who don't like cakes ate two slices! I sweated out in kitchen for two-hours just to make the cake-batter. At a certain point, when the dry ingredients were to be mixed with the wet ingredients, I messed up but, thank goodness the cake turned out to be fluffy and dense. I'm a vegan, hence I had to research a lot to find an eggless cake recipe worth making. Have a look the pictures of the cake below and the recipe too (Don't worry, my blog isn't going to turn into a Baking Blog)..... I was pretty tensed before baking, whether the cake would rise? Woah! I was jumping with joy at the sight of my cake done. Well the cake cracked at the bottom as I inserted t...

The countdown has begun, it's just few minutes left for the year 2011 to leave. I wanted to embrace and be thankful for the things I achieved this year, hence, I'm writing this post. This will be a month-wise breakdown of my year as it zoomed past me.... January'11 The year started on a high note, not the one to compromise I didn't let the pressure if my board exams put my festive mood down. The preliminary exams where on, but me; a Facebook addict didn't even bother. Though my addiction didn't hit me hard, I knew that I would be in a soup if this continues! February'11 With my School Farewell on 4th February, I was officially out from school and the sweet chapter of school-life came to a full-stop. But, that didn't stop any of my fellow batch-mates and me from taking rounds of our school with some reason or another just to see our friend's faces and our teachers. Farewell to my lovely School March'11 The dark month for many of stud...