"Happiness in The Box"

Last two days were monotonous. But, that's kind of okay. Some peace before the "Big" news arrive. I'm eagerly waiting for the day when I can share that "Big" news with everyone. A big box of happiness will be delivered very soon and then you will see a deluge of photographs on this blog.

Keeping my fingers crossed till then.

My driving class is going good. I also drove it without the instructor sitting beside me and scolding me for stupid mistakes. But, yes, "S" was there and he guided me like a perfect navigator, which makes me forget few occasional glances from the man :)

Another weekend is here, and there are plans to watch Tiger Shroff's "Heropanti." Going by the reviews, the movie is doing good. I'll will share my views on it, if we go to watch the movie. So, till then, let's say goodbye to Friday and welcome the weekend with a happy heart.

An Eventless Tuesday

The day was totally eventless.... I did nothing and now I'm feeling bad for it. From tomorrow onwards, I'll avoid afternoon naps, that makes me lazy for the evening.

It's raining here, and I'm craving to go out for a drive. I'm signing off a little early tonight, getting ready for a drive :) See you tomorrow. Oh, by the way here is my chocolate for the day :)

The Lesson of Monday

A new week is here again. The day started very late for me. I went to my driving class and learned something new today. While driving, I realised that driving slowly and calmly is the mantra to drive perfectly. In fact, our elders always advise us to stay calm in life whether we are going through a gloomy period or enjoying the moments of happiness. Anyway, a good lesson a day means 365 good lessons by the end of the year. I'm Happy :)

There is an important news on the way, which I can not share today, but, yeah, very soon, I will share with everyone. And I need your good wishes and blessings to achieve success in that. I'm very excited for that.

Now, signing off for the day with my favourite Peles d' Ocean Belgian chocolates and a walk under the starry sky:) Let's see what lesson has Tuesday in store for us.

Happiness in the box

NaMo NaMo Everywhere

I was supposed to write this on Friday. But, was glued to news channel since morning.

Yesterday was a big day for every Indian who wants to see their country marching ahead in the direction of development. The counting for Loksabha Elections started at 8:00 am. And the big fight finally stopped after Narendra Modi was declared the winner of 2014 national elections with 'landslide victory.'

Mr. Modi after the landslide victory

The country's newly elected prime minister tweeted "India has won. Good days are coming" in his first reaction to a historic victory by his Party in the elections, and also during the campaigning. And the countrymen have also raised high hopes in him.

Everyone is tired of terrorism, corruption, inflation, bad infrastructure, heavy taxes etc. Above all, everyone is tired of unfulfilled promises and want to see some real change in the country.

The Indian voters have chosen him for the country's top position and they have faith in him that he can do what the previous government failed to do. I, too, wish that Mr. Modi use his magical wand like he does in Gujarat (as everyone says).

Let's hope for the best that he and his party (BJP) can bring in the changes we all are looking for.



p.s. And the big news of the day is that I drove my car independently, without any guidance from "S." Will write more about my experience in the next post. So, keep coming back for more :)

Thursday...A Happy Day

Sometimes, indulging in sinful foods make your day...agree? There are days when I just can not resist myself from eating sweets, cakes, chocolates. and Thursday was one such day....A Happy Day, to name it. Carrot cake and Walnut Banana cake with a cup of tea on a beautiful summer day is all you need to call it a perfect day, but, the after-eating effects are always there :)

There is a guilt after consuming so many calories. And the fitness freak in me rush to gym to burn out few of these. Not bad, may be this is the way to strike a balance between eating junk and then exercising too hard to mitigate the pangs of consuming those extra calories. And not to forget, I did feel better after sweating out. So, here is my solution for all those people who do want to eat junk and stay healthy at the same time. "Eat without worries and sweat out with guilt." If you agree, then drop a word, would love to read your comments on it.

See you tomorrow with a news that everyone knows but still waiting to hear it officially :)

I Carry Your Heart

I was watching a movie and suddenly I could feel wetness on my cheeks. In the movie, "In her shoes," the elder sister protects her younger sister from everything, although they don't have anything in common. And when the younger sister is away from her elder sister, she miss her deeply while reading a poem to a blind old man. And that was the moment when I felt I'm missing some one.

The poem was "I carry your heart with me" by E. E. Cummings. 

I felt a strong desire to talk to my Dee. I called her to tell her how I felt while watching the movie. But, I could not say a single word, instead I was talking to someone else (though she can barely utter a few words at this tender age). But, before I tell you who is this intruder between the two sisters, I would like to tell you about the bond I shared with my dee.

When dad left me in the pre-school I cried to be with my Dee, who was in the first class in another school. I was a stubborn kid so, dad requested the principal to let me sit next to me dee in her class. And from that day we studied together, played together, and even, fought together. 

Not only this, we worked together, after completing our post-graduation (we opt for same subjects here too). And during all these years, she always stood by me in all the hard times, protected me from dad-mom, when I did something wrong, gave me right advise at the right time, motivated me when I felt low, celebrated with me my little successes, kept my secrets to her heart and loved me unconditionally. 

We are in two different states now, but, the distance hardly matters. We are connected through out the day, all thanks to the tech-world we're living in.

Things have changed a little bit though, but for a good reason. Now, we have someone who share our giggles and who drive us a little crazy by her adorable acts. She is a proud Mama of a cute little angel, whom we call "Hargun." I call her with different names, Cupcake, Apple-pie, Butterfly, Doll, Gunguna  (the list is very long, really) 

She has changed the way we talk to each other now. Most of the times we are discussing her, how she walks, what all new words she has learned, how she calls her mommy and daddy, how and what she eats etc. etc. etc. 

She is 16 months old and I must say she walks in an adorable manner, and have four teeth; Two top and two bottom :) she loves going out with her daddy. There are so many things that I want to write about her, but, may be in a separate post :) 

AND NOW, coming to where I left. The nostalgic me was dying to talk to my strawberry cupcake instead of my dee. Yes, she has successfully replaced her :) 

p.s. want to read the beautiful words by E. E. Cummings? Click here 

Happy Reading :) :)

Tuesday's Task

My days are flying unlike, last year, when I was working. This is the fifth month of the year and very soon we will be celebrating the another new year. But, before this year passes by, I've new plans in my mind. Everyday I ponder over, "what I want to do in this life?" 

Therefore, keeping this in mind, I joined a driving school, so that I can commute in the city independently and explore things on my own. Now when I've time, I just stay indoors instead of going out and doing something meaningful.

I went to driving school today, although I've learned driving a couple of years back, and have a driver's license too. I've driven my father's car, but didn't practice much on tougher roads. So, now, here I'm again behind the wheels as a learner. 

First day wasn't bad. I drove on narrow roads with very less traffic, of course. The instructor was telling me to go at a snail's pace, whereas, I wanted to drive like a pro..pheww. He told me not to press accelerator much as the roads were not in a very good shape. Anyways, the class went well and I was not surprised to know that I did not forget the basics of driving. But, I still get confused over using brake and clutch (and that's not a good sign for a driver). 

I don't know how will I perform when I'm alone behind the wheels? Whether I will be a confident driver or a nervous driver on the roads? How will I manage to follow the road signs and traffic signals? I'm sleeping with a continuous thought process in my mind. 

Drop in a word if you're a confident driver to soothe the beginner's thought process :)

p.s Sorry for skipping Monday's post. 

 

A Lazy Sunday

Sundays gives you a perfect opportunity to laze around and stay in your bed till afternoon. There are no plans to execute, in fact, this is the time to make new plans for the coming week. 

I've heard a lot about "Sunday Soul Sante" in the city, and have expressed my desire to visit it once. "S" spent the whole day in front of his laptop because I was busy doing the household chores. And to change this routine, I reminded him of the "Sunday Soul Sante." So we took out some time in the evening to visit the event.

Here are few shots of the few things that I really find amazing. Hope you like them too.

Add a dramatic look in your garden with these hand painted garden decor pots

Hand painted vases

Light your garden with these beautiful pots

Add some colour in your kitchen with these kettles

My favourite crochet hair accessories. They all looked so cute that I wanted to buy all of them. This reminded  me of something. My mommy can do the needlework for me as she is an expert in this. But, I really liked the concept. 

Handmade Paperbag 

And before signing off I wish you all a Happy week ahead. 

Sumptuous Saturday

Cooking together is an amazing activity. “S” suggested that we should experiment and cook something together. Honestly that was a relief for me from the regular kitchen routine. And I’m not a fan of staying too long in the kitchen…pheww. Actually, I still have to explore what I want to do in this life. Anyways, let’s not drift to the intense things. 

Coming back to our kitchen experiment, we decided to make pizza and bruschetta loaded with chicken and veggies and also grilled chicken. We spent three hours buying all the ingredients that we wanted in our delicacies. 

After having my evening tea and a disprin (yeah, after all that head banging in selecting the good and right products, you surely need a pill), I started with chopping veggies. And then came the favourite part of garnishing the bread and baking it. 

And here is the yummy platter. 

What a perfect start to the weekend? Let's see what Sunday has in store for us :) 

A New Beginning

I’m not consistent, and I admit it. I wrote the previous post in October and again got busy in the life’s conundrums, was way too immersed in enjoying the routine life that never felt a thing to touch the keyboard to write anything for the blog. Anyways, now I won’t bask in the glory of the moments I spent in the past few months.

Let’s start afresh and rename the month of “May” as the most productive one by writing as many posts as I can. There is so much that I want to pen down, so let’s just start with a happy heart and before I forget again, I will also share the kind of life we spent in the "Juuu Esss Aay.” 

The new beginning reminded me of Boyzone's song, and since I'm writing after seven months so I just changed the lyrics from "seven years" to "seven months."

"Seven months (years) of waiting

Seven months (years) of holding on 

Yes it's been...

Always kept my faith in

Always knew this day would come

Let everybody know...

I've made up my mind

(It's time for a new beginning)

Oh oh oh yeah

I'm living my life

Yeah

(It's time for a new beginning)"