Whats in a name ??

Well shakespear said that and little did he know that everything is in a name .
Its always attractive to have a sexy sounding name with tons of people would atleast be keen to talk to you before going for looks. A guy with a name Raj can woo women even before meeting her as she might think he is her Shah rukh khan from DDLJ and a 2 liner name would be least appealing amonst the women . The same holds good for girls as well.

Well i am one of those with a first name -which is 17 letters followed by a middle name which is 10 letters  and a surname to top it !!
Yes i do belong to the two liner names which is not very appealing but then i have humour and looks to back it ;) hahaha

I found it so tough for people to pronounce my name especially non Indians , Some address me with just half of my first name ..some with my surname and some with my husband's surname . I am not a fussy person i respond to anything even a oie , or a hey i dont care much .

I love my name it means a soft and sensitive one , which i am definetly not !! But i like the thought behind naming me by my parents . There was a story behind my name : My dad had thought of a 6 letter name and went to register me then realised there was one more person there who was registering the same name for his daughter so my da thought he cant give me a common name and it had to be unique so he 5 more letters to my name and made it sound unique . I am so thankful to god that my dad dnt meet someone with the same 11 letter name else i would have had 18 letter first name !!!
 

Our dear Granny !!

Me and all my cousins call my grandma "thotha" donno who came up with it first ..Since i was the eldest i believe the name was coined by me. Being the eldest i have always been the most pampered in my large family .Summer holidays used to be fun when our grandma would tell us stories abt my mom and my aunts and uncles it used to be fun listening to what a close knit family we are and it influenced the closeness amongst the cousins.

There were tons of stories shared , I love the part when i was decieding my career path , my granny said she was only 4th Pass ,but knows a lot about life .she told me "No matter how successful you are in terms of your career , fame and money if you fail to maintain balance in personal life its all not worth at all".
Every thing she knows , Food receipes, home made medicines are learnt by sharing with friends and family . Loving family no matter how odd they are matters in the long run , all five fingers are never the same we need to understand each one has its own use and we need every finger to help us move anything .
She said having worldly knowledge is more important than bookish
I did not give it a thought back then as i was young and more influenced by friends than family.
Today my first priority is family as i have realised if i ignore my personal life or my health , my company doesnt look after me its my family and in every difficult situation ,my colleagues can empathise but wont wipe away my tears. One of my colleagues' death had a very strong influence for this reality to sink in .

When i met you ...

There was no expectation from my side ..I didnt think it would work ,I didnt think ..I just met you ..Our first chat over a cuppa coffee was alrite ..there were no Sparks ..It was a blind date sorta thing

where i didnt have a clue about how you looked ..The only things i gathered from the first meet was you had a big gang of friends and you worked at the same place i did and you have spotted me acting crazy in the company provided transport ..the only thing common was passion for good food

 

I didnt think i would meet you again but we did not coz you contacted me coz i emailed

you and asked you for your number ..i thought you had attitude issue and dnt bother to call

back . I wasnt sure if you wanted to meet me until i got to know you wanted to marry me

really ?? on what basis did u deceide to marry me ?? on common taste for food ??

I asked you to meet me again and we did meet , you were late by 5 min but i dnt whinge

we met and we spoke this time not about food but about traffic Jams ..duh !!

 

We finally did exchange numbers yay !! and i waited for 2 days with no bloody calls or messages

and this made me wonder seriously this guy wants to marry me and doesnt wanna call

and i sent this message asking how you were and then i get a call back with " i am going out with my colleagues " will be out for the weekend and see you on Monday .

 

Honest to god i have been terrible at understanding Men ..I dont get direct hints , subtle hints also dont work I did not know if i wanted to be with you . Weekend wasnt easy i did a lotta research on how to understand men,I prayed god to show me a way out . I told myself if i have to give this guy a chance i should do it with an open mind,I should cut myself off from every other distraction , not compare with anyone i ever knew .You seemed nice , you were very polite , bit leaning on the shy side . I did not find a reason to say NO to him ..thats what i thought i should

hang in there until i fnd a reson to say " Sorry we arent compatible "

 

Then it was monday and i was busy and i get a call from you ..You ask me if i was free and you wanted to meet methe voices in my head were going "Its a monday " how can you get away from work ..what are you gonna tell your managers ??

you were in my office and said " lets go for a movie " I was thrilled and said alrite ..Dnt care about anything .It was just beautiful when you held my hand ( i dnt think what made you think you could do that i wouldnt slap you back ) and then you tell me that you have fallen in love with me ..I couldnt stop blushing in the dark movie hall .

 

We spoke a bit , It was nice , made me feel good and then i noticed how attractive you were ...and we met again and again almost every day after work . We spoke about dreams .We spoke about how you didnt have any money but were sure to make it big ( today i am so proud thinking of that as you have achieved a whole lot on your own Ability ).It was at this moment i felt i had to marry you , you were so genuine . You were so honest , you just seemed so right .

 

We have had many disagreements over the years but at times when i am very upset and think why did i ever marry you.. i think of those beautiful courtship days and smile !!

Just STOP !!

There are times people share jokes, outright ridiculous stuffs , some that makes you sit back and wonder . I got this beautiful forward by a friend , which made so much sense .In short it said keep the positivity , get rid of the negatives vibes , enjoy every moment and be grateful for what you have and don't bloody compare your life with anyone else's . I strongly believe in this I really think life has taught me to be happy no matter what as we are the fortunate ones , our worries are the least compared to a whole lot who worry if they will go back home alive , if their kids have enought food to eat , if they will go to bed with their husband or will be forced to spend the night with strangers , really we have a lot to be thankful !!

Here's the link that I have been raving about http://www.lifebuzz.com/just-stop/

MH370

So I haven't been so active on my blog coz I've been busy following the Malaysian airlines flight MH370 .. Its just so bizarre , very wierd that in today's world when I can track my lost phone or iPad by sending signals remotely to it, the world leaders fail to locate a huge Boeing !!

I sense a foul play , I did from the start when US and China together could not find the flight , they are the super powers , so this means tomr anybody can travel anywhere and seek asylum without being detected . 

It's such a unsafe world , we can't do anything , nor go anywhere safe if a flight at altitude of 35000 can be hijacked and disappear without being traced , imagine what would happen to everybody on earth !! 

Waiting to hear some news abt the airlines 

International woman's day !!

Happy woman's day to all the woman who think they need a day to celebrate who they are !! I do have questions why there is no men's day ? Is it coz 364 days are dedicated to men and just one day to women ? I donno the answer , but it's funny we ask for equality , we demand respect but why should we ask or demand ? Shouldn't it be natural . Women today are not equal to men , women cannot do a whole lotta stuff like men do , are you wondering what they are here are couple of them : 

1) women cannot get out of the house and not worry abt anything else , our mind wander if something's on the gas ? Did I switch  off the iron box ? Did I feed the child/ pets ? Did I send the email to the right person ? Did I water the plants ? Did I turn off the tap etc etc where as a man can get dressed take his keys and not bother abt anything . 

2) A woman cannot drive without being judged by her copassengers or people driving on the road .

What equality are we talking about ? Can a man give birth to a child ? Can he have stretch marks and worry abt it ? 

We are different and cannot be same or be treated equal .. What we can do is show love and respect towards each other everyday and not just one day in a year !! 

All those fwds abt woman being wonderful mum, daughter, wife,sister, girlfriend and friend is quiet suffocating and absolutely unnecessary .

Baby or puppy?

If you are single and have no one in particular to mingle but feel something is missing in your life , some love , some comfort , somebody to go back home to what would you do ? 

 Today at the lunch table a colleague was asking . She couldn't make up her mind , she dnt know if she wanted to adopt a child or a pup . I found the comparison funny .

 I wud say pup coz if you are single , you defn have a life, parties, dates, shopping to go to  , you want to be responsible towards someone not and not be tied down.Its easier with a pet : you don't need to be there 24/7 , it's legal to leave them alone at home , you don't have to take them with you where ever you go where as kids need your time , patience , love , affection all at the same time , every time,everyday . 

Personally I do not regret having a child , he's the most beautiful thing that happened to me and no I wouldn't trade him for a pup !!!

Whom do you want to share your seat with ?

When you enter a room full of strangers and you don't have any particular seating arrangement and asked to share a seat with , who would you like to sit next to ? Or if you have a seat who would you want to occupy that seat ? 

I enter the train and look around for empty seats , if there are many I start to choose the one where a fat person is sitting would be my ideal choice , we can both stretch ourselves and no one else would wanna sit in between ( very ideal must say ) 

If there is a anyone with a packet of chips , I very much avoid that person , coz they make me hungry and crave junk food .

Sometimes I avoid a punk with tattooed arms and pink streaks coz they are just wierd . I avoid drunks or couples who have horny harmones wanting to feel up each other . If a person is too loud on the phone I do not want to be mistaken as his/her friend so I avoid them 

If a person has a smiley face , I my happy to sit next to them . 

With my list of preferences I m surprised I don't go standing all the time and I get a seat to sit . Maybe weirdos don't travel too often . I'm sure 1000 s of other people think I'm wierd and avoid sitting next to me .

This is for people who think I'm wierd : Gosh I'm so lovable people you must really try sitting next to me and striking a conversation which will keep you entertained throughout your journey. !!

Being a Superpower

Every developed country wants to claim this title as being the only supreme power and do watever they wish and terrorise the rest . 

This is exactly what America has been doing and Russia is planning to do with Ukraine . 

Chinese troops have been invading India for a long time now , just our leaders are so incompetent they let them get away with it . 

The outbreak of a regional war and repercussions it has on the rest of the world is insane .it's a shame , feeling helpless , hope it's just some crazy aggression by Putin and he cools down soon ( pls somebody get him a glass of ice old water to cool off !!)

I was really disappointed today on reading news , hope Ukraine finds a permanent solution. I do not want any war please !! 

How Indian are you ?

I am an Indian by birth and no I don't speak Hindu or Indian ( in fact there is no language called so , I pity the general knowledge of such ppl who ask such questions ) . 

Who are Indians ? You may ask ,

Indians are from India which is in ASIA ( for most of the ppl in Australia who call Chinese origins as Asians and Indians as Indians : I thought I was an Asian until I got outta India and was shocked with my knowledge on geography , either wat I read in textbooks and the location on the World map was right or the education department in Australia has some serious updates to be done to their textbooks )

Indians are predominantly brown ,no you  people from up north , you do not fall under white , no matter how much fair and lovely you smear and sorry to break this people from south are not black (you could get sued if you used this word in US to refer to an individual's skin tone ) yes we are a bunch of racists , we are proud of our colour and loudness , but if any other national says anything to us we make a huge cry and ban them as racists .

We have many states , many languages and many religions (castes and sub castes within them ) we are like many countries within one as the diversity varies from one state to other . 

India is developing nation ( I read that when I was in school , hopefully will live to read India's name listed amongst the developed countries.

I have learned a lot about India ever since I moved outta the country . 

> We can be treated like shit in our country , our politicians can screw around but if any outsider says anything or points us out , we can be united and brand them racists .

> I did not know Varanasi was a famous tourist spot and every international tourist has it in his bucket list to click pics at Ganges.

> Holi was a national festival ( I have never played Holi in my lifetime , the idea of colours all over me did not thrill me , maybe a lil bit of colour on my cheek that's it ) 

> Mehendi ( called as henna tattoos ) was very well known and people were fascinated by the designs .

> people thought Buddha was from China (thanks to my history books , I could fight abt Buddhism originating from India )

> usage of turmeric and other spices in our food was so beneficial , it is an art combining aroma, taste and medicinal properties to lead healthy life which is a part of our diet.

> using hands to eat ensures all 6 senses  to work together , which culminates into better taste.

> yoga is one of the well known exercise and most of the westerners swear by yoga and meditation .I noticed crossfit gaining more popular in India.

> we are leading the world in our population ( nothing to be proud of ) , but if anyone messes or ridicules an Indian no better way to answer " I come from a land where we have mastered the art of kamasutra and we can really screw you with more  number of ways than you can ever imagine (read it somewhere ) ". 

We must be proud of our advances in science and technology , empower our villages and educate people to love one another .