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7 Elephants of our Indian society that no one is willing to acknowledge or talk about

1.Population This is by far the biggest elephant in our society. It is just a matter of self realization that needs to happen in each individual to wisely plan for kids and not over populate the country. 5 rupees can be distributed wisely between 5 people and is even easy to keep track. Now imagine that same 5 rupees that need to be divides to 500 people. At some point the government loses track on how to spend the money and where it is going. Think again readers. If you really want more kids, think of the many orphans who would give anything just for mom's love and dad's embrace. 2.Homelessness You don't really need a looking glass to notice this. Every corner of every 5th street you find people living on the roads. And by living on the road I mean literally living on the roads. They eat on the roads, sleep on the roads, brush their teeth on the road and even take bath on the roads. What is being done by the government to address this, I wonder. 3.India's IT h

A One of a kind Friendship

Today I'll tell you about a wonderful kind of friendship I was fortunate enough to witness. In a world where friends are so caught up in life to talk to each other and the best way to keep friends closer is with silence I met Mr S and his friend on a warm Wednesday Evening. You see Mr S is Visually Challenged.I was volunteering to help him out with his study material and he came at the mentioned time to my office gate to collect the audio content. He came with a guide friend and was waiting near the escalator at the office. It was not hard to spot these friends. They were busy chatting and laughing and giggling! What a sight for me to see who was already having a rough day at work dealing with friendships falling apart and memories fading away. It was not too long before I engaged myself in a conversation with S and his friend to know more about their friendship. Turns out, both of them are studying the same course in the same college are classmates. This friend takes S to all t

Speaking without thinking- BAD. Acting without thinking- VERY BAD!

I keep seeing and hearing so many things which constantly keep reminding me how important it is that we have a sense of self realization. I admit I am still struggling with a few things like extreme sensitivity and incandescent mood swings. But I'm not like the many who don't even admit they have issues and seek help. When you don't even realize what your negatives are how on earth will you know how to deal with it? Let me tell you a real story from a few days back. I used to visit a small shop every now and then for collecting random groceries. This shop was what you'd call a typical Kirana Store cum Tiffin center. There used to be an Auntie and her cute little kid at the shop at all times. I always loved having small talk with the Auntie and the little girl. Within no time I realized how hardworking that Auntie was. She used to wake up very very early in the morning at around 5 AM, lock her little sleeping kid in the house, Cook tea and breakfast for the customers

What I realized today - Stupid Mouth + Smart reconstruction of random words = Sweet Happiness

Every morning as soon as I reach the office,my routine goes something like this. 1. Get off the Bus 2. Get the IN time punched and the bags scanned 3. Take the longest route possible from the main gate to my desk 4. Wish the security folks good morning with a wide wide smile 5. Fresh up with a dash of makeup 6. Drink a glass of water at the cafeteria area 7. Get to work work work This is what I do, every single day. Today was a bit tad different. While I was at point 6 i.e. Drinking Water at the Cafeteria Area, A kind security folk was also there to fill in his water bottle. Me being my usual blabber mouth tried to engage in a conversation asking him if he had his breakfast. He was elated with the conversation I was trying to engage him in. His immediate response was that he had his breakfast and now waiting for a kick start coffee. I asked him at what time he usually logs in to work. He was kind enough to reply that he was working the whole night last night and he does a 24

Where on earth did my brain disappear for that last flip of a second?

Has it ever happened to you? You sit with your friends and you are acting pretty normal and all of a sudden you do something really really extremely stupid and you think -what on earth was I thinking? where were all those sensible brain cells which usually stop me from doing stupid and insane things like these? Today I had one such flipsy flopsy moment. I acknowledged the fact that my brain shut down for a minute. I acted like a dumb jack gossiping like Blondie knowing that the person I'm gossiping about was in fact a wonderful person and was precisely 2 feet away from me. It was like as if my brain turned itself off while I was acting like a drunken monkey bitten by a scorpion. Once my brain turned itself on, I felt like I was punched in the stomach by a sumo fighter. I started tracing back to the roots of why the human brain tricks you into doing things you hate and then feeling extremely awful about it. Here the 2 most commendable explanations I was able to come up with fo

Kids these days!

So today I went to this doctor for a checkup and there was a little kid who came and sat next to me in the waiting area. A small little girl she was with a long mickey mouse t shirt and a high pony. Me not being the one happy and content just being all by myself felt it might be good to strike a conversation with the little one. She looked like she might be 5 or 6 years old. How hard can it be? Definitely Pre K or 1 grade. not older. She sat beside me for a few minutes and ran to her mom and got an android cell phone.She started playing some game and I was getting curious. It looked like some dress up game or something. She was pressing buttons and a Barbie girl's looks kept changing. Cartoon Barbie boys kept appearing and she was clicking buttons like 'Date or No Date'. I was getting really curious now to know what the game was. I couldn't keep it in and finally blurted -' Hey kiddo! Whats that Game?' She looked at me from top to bottom, staring precisel

My Favorite YouTube Channels - ||Super Woman||

This blogpost would need an entire blog altogether! That's how much I think SuperWoman is worth! If you not living under a rock you would have most certainly heard about the incredible YouTube sensation that is SuperWoman! She is once heck of a cool girl filled with infinite 'Awesome Sauce'! Here is the link to her YouTube channel- https://www.youtube.com/user/IISuperwomanII Two Videos of superwoman and your punch drunk the entire day and night watching all the videos on her channel. And if you are an Indian, you are most likely to forget you had a life and watch an entire marathon run of SuperWoman and her Punjabi Parents! :P Isn't she a talented treat! And as if that wasn't enough, she has another account where she posts her vlogs and another account where she even posts makeup tutorials. If all this awesome sauce still didn't convince you to watch Super Woman videos, this post on BuzzFeed might totally woo you in! 

My Never Ending Bucket List

1. Hair Makeover 2. Go to Singapore Again 3. Adopt a child's education 4. Go to USA (Santa Clarita) 5. Be a Social Worker 5. Volunteer Part time as a teacher 6. Get a Ph.D 7. Get married to the right guy 8. Get a double promotion 9. Get a bonus > 10,000 one time 10. Own Entire Wimpy Kid Collection 11. Publish a Book 12. Address a Convention 13. One Most viewed video on YT 14. Open a Savings Account 15. Invite people for dinner and cook exotic dishes for them 16. Bake Heart Cakes and Cupcakes 17. Go to a Book Launch 18. Buy a book with a authors sign 19. Buy a laptop with own money 20. Ride in a train alone 21. Ride in a plane alone 22. Live in a house with a library 23. Visit the 7 wonders of the world 24. Join a Gym 25. Meet Sudha Murthy 26. Complete a marathon run 27. Gift a smart phone 28. Take entire family on a trip 29. Go on a cruise 30. Work Onsite 31. Look stunning in a one piece 32. Design a fab wear for pet 33. Ride in a Jaguar 34. Sa

Definitely,Maybe

No,I'm not talking about the super hit movie named Definitely, Maybe starred by Green Lantern Actor Guy. I'm talking about the real problem with us. The 20's something us. We are so unsure about everything in life. Right from trying to figure out what to drink for a beverage-Should I have Coffee or Tea or Milk or Bournvita or Boost or Horlicks or Cold Coffee or green tea-- to What should I wear to work- Pink, Green, White, Blue or Red? Tshirt? Jeans? or Kurta. Heels, Flats,Flip Flops or Ballets? These are the most life challenging questions that ponder the lives of a few lucky individuals who have nothing else to think about. The very fact that you are worrying about such petty things is infact a matter of Pride! Life aint giving you big things to think about like 'Oh my God, I dont know how to breath today. I don't have enough oxygen left on my oxygen bottle' or to think about things like 'My life long dream of swimming with the dolphins is finally cro

My Favorite Youtube Channels - Simon's Cat

If you still don't know about Simon's cat you need to check it our right now. Yeah! I mean like 'RIGHT THIS VERY INSTANT!'.... It is cute channel about the life of Simon's cat animated in the best possible way! The stories give you  a warm laugh. The cute little chubby cat runs around doing all sorts of funny things. It is super lazy and reminds you of Garfield. If only Simon did a rendition of Simon's Cat meets Garfield..It would be one heck of a laugh! Here is the link to Simon's Cat's official web page--> Click Here How cools is that Cat! It has its own YouTube channel,Webpage, Fan-base and even cute goodies! I really would love to own at least one Simon's Cat Collectible (Added to wish list)

The Way Way Back Movie Review

I just finished watching this movie and it felt pretty good! I am a huge fan of feel good movies. The movie doesn't necessarily need to have a happy ending but if it rhymes with my ideas..I think that's all I look for in any movie. The cast is pretty good. I thought it might have something to do with a lot of comedy because Steve Carell was in it but *Spoiler Alert*...He actually plays the bad guy and there isn't much comedy. It think the major heroes of this movie were Liam James who plays Duncan, the 14 year old confused lost kid and Sam Rockwell who plays the super cool owner of a water theme park.Both of them played their parts like pro's. I kinda added Sam Rockwell to my list of Favorite actors. I think he got the looks and is real cool! Liam James also proved his acting. He played the part like he was straight out of acting school. The story was pretty simple but I liked the fact that this movie brings out the possibility of anyone having a life changing e

A Bad Experience with OLA cabs Hyderabad

I'm not usually the type to do complaint blogs but this time I really want to slam my hand right across on the table and rant a big deal about it on my blog. Why you ask? Just because I don't want anyone reading this post to face the same thing I did. Here is what happened. I was looking for a car from Musheerabad to Indira park for my Grandparent's doctor appointment. I made it very clear to the kind executive at the help desk who was assisting my booking that I needed a car at the earliest. She booked an available car clearly stating that it will take 30 mins for my car to reach the pickup point. I was okay with that. What I don't understand is the cab driver calling me up as soon as the booking is confirmed and telling me  bluntly- 'Madam it will take a lot of time for me to reach. Ola people will say that we will reach early. Please ask for some other cab or better yet cancel'. That was seriously Strict Unprofessional Behaviour! Somehow I spoke to

The Last Week

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So Last Week I went to a Horticulture Show and brought a few beautiful Flower plants for a steal deal price. I also went to doughnut house and ate some amazing lip smacking items. So YUM and delicious. Just the thought of it makes my mouth water !! And also one more food picture. This was my breakfast one morning. What could this be? South Indian Lemon Rice--> NAH! This is Uggani! A rare delicacy made of puffed rice. Remember how I posted pictures of flowers at office? Look how big and beautiful they became! :) That's all for folks. .'

The week that went zooming by

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Hello there Amigos. Time to sit on my writing couch and get my hands blogging. Jan 27 Today was a wonderful day for the record. I did nothing magical or blah but it was really good for no apparent reason. My day started with 'Happy' By Pharell Williams and before i forget to mention, I  was standing in the bus all the way from my home to office- Thanks to my amazing office transport department that stopped responding to my mails. Frankly I stopped bothering about it anymore. The art of positivism taught me, standing in the moving bus that runs at the speed of Cycle and traverses 25 kilometers is good for losing half a gram of my precious weight! And for the photo of the day.. Look what my mail brought in!! Yahoo! Hakuna Matata.! Bazinga!..and all those words to express insane serendipity! I'm not trying to brag but I finally starting doing something I've always wanted to do- Sponsor a child's growth. If you want to do that as well, what are you waiting

A Photo A Day New Year Resolution

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One of my new year resolutions of 2015 was to capture one photo each day for the rest of the year. I wanted these pictures to be like memoirs that might help me recollect how I'm passing the days of my life. Frankly, I think my life is like I'm floating like yellow plastic duck in huge ocean and I'm on big tides every now and then but because I'm made of plastic every time I' m drowning i come right back up and blah blah.. lets leave that to another blog post altogether. For now here are a few click's I've managed to get over the last 18 days.Fingers crossed, I'm planning to make it a weekly post and then probably upgrade to posting them daily. Jan 1st: A Salt Sand Painted Donald welcomes me into the New Year. Jan 2nd: I was waiting at a Bus Stop and it was stinking like a billion bags of trash. I took a picture of that smelly bus stop in an attempt to write to the Govt guys to fix it up.  Jan 3rd: I went to meet a good f