Sunday 19 October 2014

Diwali - a time for family!


 

Diwali makes a festive mood in the air.

 A bundle of festivals and a chance to celebrate and enjoy with your loved ones. It is a festival of lights and crackers which symbolize conquest of divine thoughts over evil tendencies.



      Only a few days are left for diwali and we haven't prepared fully yet. We have purchased a lot of things for it. Specially a beautiful dress of mine to be worn on this special day. What other comprises of includes beautiful colorful powders for rangoli, candeels, diyas , diwali lights to put up in the balconies, decortive articles, Laxmi & Ganesha idols and two intruments to make rangoli as I am not experienced to make it good otherwise lol ;)

      Everything is deep cleaned and Sweets would be prepared on that day itself. My husband and me are very excited to celebrate this festival but a bit confused whether to fire crackers this time or not as environmental polltion is a big threat to the world and we don't want to contribute. May be we will liht up only 10 to 12 of them just for our satisfaction. Let's see...

      Diwali is a festival of lights. It is my favourite festival. It is celebrated on the new moon day of the dark fortnight of Ashwin. Diwali is regarded by me as a cluster of festivals followed as dhanteras, choti diwali, main diwali and bhai dooj.

       But this time we will not be able to enjoy it fully as we will be away from our respective families  as there is no leave left for this time. I just recalled of last year's celebration at my in laws. We all cleaned the house by helping each other, decorated home with diyas , candles and specially by garlands prepared by ourselves. We did a lot of shopping before the festival as well.
           


      It was my first diwali at my in laws. My sister in law's daughter insisted us to fire the crackers in the daytime and we emptied almost all the boxes one by one before the evening itself. Diwali lights were put up in the balconies. Beautiful color design was drawn by me at our doorstep.






   


  Everyone was very happy as all family was together. Laxmi pooja was performed at the evening. Twenty one diya's were enlightened in front of goddess Laxmi and lord Ganesha to seek blessings of health, wealth and prosperity for our family.

    After the aarti sweets were offered to god and prasaad was given to each of us. Gifts and sweets were exchanged with our family and relatives to strengthen the bond of love. Our dinner included pakode and sweets prepared by me and my sister in law.



     


      Then we all ran up to the rooftop and the rest of firecrackers were let off after dinner till midnight. Some of the family members were enjoying the view and some were enjoying the pleasure of lighting them up. There was great pomp and show. Everywhere there were rockets, lightnings, sounds of explosions, We all enjoyed a lot. Lamps were burned every night during the festival.

   

      I just reminded of my spinster days. Wow! That was really an utmost loved experience for me. I really wish to bring back the same old days again. We are three brother and sisters. We used to start planning for diwali a month before the fesival begins. Collecting empty bottles to help light rockets, buying crackers, shopping for clothes, diyas, candeels and decorative articles, lightenings, sweet boxes and a lot more things whatever fascinated us during the festive season.
















      All the children of our lane had formed groups and all the grooups gathered at night on the street with all types of crackers we bought for the day including fuljhadi, the famous one murga chaap patakhe, anar, anar bomb, saamp goli, patakha ladi in gun ,variety of rockets,chakri etc.





 





     My mom used to make gajar ka halwa and dad used to bring lot of sweet and savories including chumchum, rasgulla, gulabjamun, khoye ki barfi, kaaju ki barfi and a lot more.


     My daadi used to prepare the diyas by filling them with mustard oil and one big one with ghee. Twenty one diyas were lighted on the day of diwali. Then the diyas and candles were placed on the corners of doors, in the balconies and terrace. Days have gone but the memories are kept preserved. Those feelings can never be forgotten.


 
Diwali is a time for family but this time it is only in my feelings and my memory!!

  This time we will enjoy but that enjoyment can't be compared to the one which could be with our family.   Miss u all!!   Lots of love to you,,    Happy diwali!!



Friday 9 May 2014

ARVIND KEJRIWAL MAKEOVER - Let's do the impossible!


Everybody wants to look good in the modern scenaro. And people has many option for that as well. Many of Indian politicians are experimenting with there wardrobes like Rahul Gandhi, Aditya Thakre , Priyanka Gandhi, Milind Deora Shaina NC, Omar Abdullah, Sachin Pilot, Narendra Modi and Dimple Yadav.
 But what about Arvind kejriwal?

  Everyone knows of  'the famous Aam Aadmi  "Arvind kejriwal ". He has done a commendable job in preserving Indian democracy. Now a days he is travelling interstate for the Political propaganda. He may not feel a need to change. All knows that he will never change. Only we people can experiment with his looks. So why not do something new today?

 Just imagine... How would an Aam Admi is going to change?
What could be the things which can be seen in his cart?
Thinking of how can this Aam aadmi be transformed into a Modern aadmi. Seems quiet interesting. Right?

We are doing online shopping via baggout to get 'huge discounts and 'mesmerising cash back offers to save more! :)

 Getting ready to redefine his charming personality-

 Let's begin with the cap.

1) Gandhi topi -  Definitely an aam aadmi political cap suits him the best. This khadi side cap has now become a style statement of Aam Aadmi's. Gandhi cap has become more popular after the Anna momvement. And Kejrival sir has taken this style to a new height by making it as an identity for an Aam aadmi. We will not do much change in that for the sake of Identity. Still Arvind kejriwal can wear it slightly tilted to one side for a modern slant. It just recalled me a song from an old movie.. "oye tirchi topi walle ...oOoOoO..".


Let's Move to the next

2) Spectacles- Sunglasses are obviously a necessity with the season's soaring temperatures. I would choose for him dark tints for a more sophisticated looks. A lot to choose from and he should definitely go for UV protection . It will help protecting his eyes from the harmful rays of sun and reduce glare as well.

Shopping destinations- Basics life and Reddiff.

3) Shirt- I am not writing kurta as he too don't wear the same. In place of shirt what would suit him in this political scenario. The versatile Nehru jacket is restyled, reinvented and restructured for the modern Indian man. It is a shortcut to neta chic. A black Nehru jacket can go over a white long kurta, it will give him a classy look. A Nehru jacket with a pocket square or a kurta with contrast stripes? Both are the latest trends. Both fits well. So a bit confused.. ! I guess Nehru jacket would suit more.


Shopping destinations- Myntra and Jabong.

4) Maflar - His muflar can be replaced with a fashionable scarf draped with a parision knot. It gives a bold  and stylish look.

 Shopping destinations- Junglee and snapdeal.

5) Pant- Haha again would like to mention he doesn't wear pajama. So, coloured pants can do the job. Jodhpur trouser or dark denims would also go nicely. Well! they are too capturing the markets being latest style statement.

Shopping destinations- Naaptol and Starcj

6) Chappal- Now the home slippers would get exchanged with Kolhapuri chappals, being desi, durable and glamorous and specially suiting neta's.
Shopping destinations- Homeshop 18 and limeroad

  Now our desi style neta's looks have transformed into of a new-age politician and is ready to go along with the modern India. Cheers to our commitment  and his great looks.

 An "aam aadmi" in a "new avatar".

Now an appeal to this respected aam aadmi to wear your national pride on your sleeve and get a  bad rap for being sartorially unsavoury. Challenge this notion and go ahead.

But from where would he buy his new looks from? An aam aadmi don't want a hole in his pocket. But yes, there is a solution and that is baggout from where you can discover best products. choose them , save them and buy whenever you have enough savings. Just like an Aam Aadmi or buy instantly just being an Ameer Aadmi. Choice is yours ;)

Well! I am leaving the job of  choosing from various shopping sites via Baggout. Just suggesting him to choose from Myntra, Flipkart,  Jabong and India times as I think he would get the major savings from these shopping destinations.
Hope you enjoyed the new makeover. You can too get yours yet saving more. You just need to do a few things for the same.

1) Just go through baggout link-
www.baggout.com
2) Register yourself.
3) Go to your favourite online site to buy whatever you loves to buy as usual.
4) And pay for your chosen item.
5) You will get cashback in your account as per the discount specifications for the choice of your site.


Try it yaaron! You would save for sure.

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Friday 3 January 2014

My Ride Of Confidence

                     
  I am a super cool Banglorean. My passion is 'long driving on my super duper bike'.

But before going through my journey what I need is a lot of confidence , my comb and of course my helmet.. he he.. otherwise I need to pay the challaan (tax).

 Well! The good thing is that I am a traveler by heart. What one needs for being a genuine traveler is the boldness to confront tough situations. Going through the way is not an easy task. After all the journey matters more than the destination.
 
 Long drive on bike..! The idea doesn't seems to be good to most of the people as nobody wants to face the dusty pollution, nobody wants to ruin their hair in the wind and nobody wants messy hair.

 Girls worry a lot about their body and clothes which makes their wardrobe efficient and up to date. So is in the case of mine. Everything must look perfect, not only for others but for oneself too. As perfection boosts confidence..I guess I have started revealing my secrets to you now.. :)



  Sometimes things really becomes worse if you are not confident about your looks specially when you are surrounded by your team or friends. You can easily catch their strange cold looks towards you. After all we all like to be the smartest in front of others and there is nothing wrong in that.



 But I need not worry at all.

  Why?..

       The answer is so simple, because my helmet saves my face from the smoky pollution but what for my hair? No worries about my hair as they are recharged daily with a booster "Sunsilk shampoo" which helps me to keep going with no fear of dust and dull hair.With sunsilk, there is no issue of messed up hair. I can enjoy my drive to the fullest without worrying about the wind.





So guys! Enjoy your journey of life - Recharge your hair by Sunsilk & Recharge your life by 'Confidence' gained by using it.