If I Won A Lottery|Day 12

This challenge is really 'self centric' that's what I've gathered :P in these 12 days, but yes it definitely has popped a bubble somewhere inside me :). That bubble which gives me one more chance to step close to my dreams. Winning a lottery! Whoa, now who could have thought of that? Such an absurd topic to blog about, isn't it? But I am sure, reading this post you can broaden you horizons on how to turn spendthrift without giving a second thought ;)

Firstly :P that's how huge I want the lottery to be ;) if ever I get one, because there's a whole lot of a bucket list that I need to go through :D

MY BUCKET LIST

This is going to be long :P. A huge lot of things that I would prioritize on if I won a lottery would be...

1.

Owning this with my own money, at this point of time can only be possible with a lottery :P. I want to ride this beauty to the university with my RayBan on every day ;)

2.

I am crazy about wrist watches :D I so love to collect them. The first thing I would love to buy for myself will be a Rolex for sure. It will be a dream come true,these little diamonds studded in the dial take this watch to the next level, and I so want it. Like NOW! ^_^

 

3.

  Shopping is a girls best friend! And there can be no two ways about it. I desperately want a wardrobe change. There's so much new to look up to these days at the stores. From Gucci, Armani, Mk, LV, UCB, Mango, Madame, Jimmy Choo and every other brand that one can think of, are all that I need in my closset ;).

 

4.

A makeover :D from MAC. This is such a must in my bucket list.After a wardrobe change all I can seek for is Good Looks,Good Looks and Good Looks!

5.

A convertible Mini Cooper Cabriolet in my backyard! :p Yes that's what I ll do winning those millions. Ah! That day ;) A perfect long drive in my own 'cooper' somewhere down the lane. (Dream>Check!)

6.

Being an aspiring psychologist this is all I desire. A jazzy counselling clinic of my own to work at. This is exactly how comfortable and soothing I want by working ambiance to be. #dreamoffice

7.

After buying all that I have listed,becoming all that I desired, my ultimate end that I shall seek is carrying my bag pack, a Nikon DSLR and leaving for a world tour. I want to see every beautiful place this planet has to offer, roam in every lane of every country, touchdown every continent, ocean, city, mountain range. Sit at a beach drinking a pinacolada,gazing at the sunset,hearing the silence of the waves with no one to disturb.

#lottery #life'sgood #that'swhatIseek

Most Proud Moment|Day 11

Day 11,the challenge is really gearing up now. These 31 days from the very start have been and further will be challenging for sure as the day when I started till the day I've come to,this journey has been immensely demanding. Today it talks of taking pride in yourself. I'm sure that each one of you have experienced this moment of joy, though I am yet waiting for it. It isn't that I haven't been lucky enough to experience great times, there were many,but it's just that they were not the 'most' proud moments so to say. I am still hopeful :)
It's truly said that...

And I follow the same.Coming to what I should be talking of, my most 'proud moment',well frankly as I said above,it is yet to be experienced. But the one that I take immense pride in till date, has definitely been my weight loss. I know it might not be a very big thing to brag about or take pride in, but for me it has been a turning point to my life. I haven't had the sources of spending lavishly in a gym or consulting a professional dietician like many of you. This journey has been hard, it has been challenging. There were times I felt isolated, times when I felt I was in a battle with my own self, times when my body starting giving up but then my mind didn't.I never knew I had this fountain head of determination in me, never knew that a girl like me could change and change for the better. Those days when I carried a baggage of 125kgs had been pressurizing. It had been stressful,lethargic,hazy. That phase of life that I've left behind me a few years ago somehow never tends to leave me. The kind of glutton that I was,loosing an inch seemed unimaginable. I have never learned to 'give up' but this challenge made me 'give up' time and again, and 'that' feeling wasn't good. Six months that I had begun to 'exert' I didn't loose even half an inch! Depressing,that's what it was. I had almost begun to loose hopes from myself now,till the time the effort starting showing results. From that huge girl who couldn't even jog like about a 100 m in half an hour,who couldn't stop hogging till the time she was told to, I take pride in saying that she's transformed to a girl who now can easily do cardio for 2 hours and eat wisely and in a much more balanced manner. :')
I may not  have the 'perfect body' yet but loosing those 60 kgs has left a lasting impact for sure.And I am glad it did not just stop on 'loosing kilos' but I made sure I carry on the same determination,patience and passion for every single thing in life. That lesson has been the best I've experienced,leaving a better me, a me who is active, energetic, healthy, wise in making decisions for herself, who is confident,presentable and a one who does not know what 'impossible is'! It was pure bliss,that moment when I felt proud in the manner things had turned for me after giving my everything to it. It had finally paid off.
Today I can vouch for the fact that....

#justbelieveinyourself #nolookingback #youhaveitwithin

First Celeb Crush|Day 10

Perfect day for the perfect topic. 26th June when my crush has just turned 29 and here I am writing about my first celebrity crush,which is none other than him...

Eye Candy :D that is what he is, in this silly age group that I belong to, every girl wants her man to be tall, handsome, rugged and he absolutely fits the criteria for me!
I go banana's every time I see him. The day I saw the promo of  Ishaqzaade, his debut on celluloid, was the day I fell for him. He give's me that 'butterfly's flying in the stomach' kinda feeling :P. His career though has just started, yet he has made a mark for himself for sure. Called the 'ladies man' he seems to grab my attention not just because of his looks or his work on the silver screen which I absolutely love, but also because of the kind of a person he is in his real life. I can easily identify with him.We both have come down from say a 125kgs+ to a fairly good body weight ;). Another thing common that I find between him and me is the soft corner we have for our 'mother' :).  He can carry consistency,punctuality and a humble attitude with grace and that is what I like about him. Of course the stubble is like a cherry on the cake for me, but then the way he carries himself with dignity having been subjected to so much in his personal life is commendable.
He's shown his versatility from his very first movie. From his fanatic outlook in Ishaqzaade,his aggressive plus a soft double role in Aurangzeb,his humor filled outlook in Gundey to his every woman's man look in his recent 2 states :D he seemed to take my heart away.(P.s I cant wait for his next ;)
He seems to please me in every look be it...

This guy next door look or...

This smoking red hot look. I can't seem to get enough of him.

#P.S All I want to say to you today is...

Happy Birthday Arjun :D

Wishing you a very very happy birthday :* keep growing hawter ;). The stubble seems to suit you :D so please keep it on! Here's me wishing you all the love, luck and happiness in life. And I've also baked a small birthday cake for you :)

Just to say happy birthday Love <3
#crush #arjun #hot #infatuation :)

Piercings and Tattoos|Day 9

Piercings and Tattoos. Day 9 and we talk of the most 'in thing' of the 'gen X'. Well personally I like getting both of them. They seem to be the trend setters for today's generation.Teenagers specially,seem to be really crazy about both.
The craze of getting pierced has been immense amongst girls from the very beginning though now the guys seem to be catching up. They want to get inked and pierced too.Though I personally dislike the latter. No doubt piercings do suit guys like 'Ranbir Kapoor' in Yeh Jawaani Hai Deewani to enhance their characters but reel is definitely different from real. They sure look glamorous on celluloid but generally on a daily basis these tend to suit a very selected few. Girls on the other hand have geared up on their 'nose piercings' recently, which seems to be the 'new fashion' for them,every girl seems to wear a  nose stud or a thin silver ring. Studs in my opinion do look 'hot' and sure increase their beauty.

Something like this seems to just look perfect. Though the girls in there teens these days consider getting there 'chin', 'brow' and 'belly button' pierced as  their 'swag' but it does not seem to catch my attention.
Coming to tattoos, well getting yourself inked is the most coolest thing to do, it serves as a big turn on especially for guys. I want to get inked too :P but not as what people casually do, by getting there beloved's name inked on their wrists or necks like...

...her, so as to regret afterwards. These are a big no no for me. Little ink marks do look cute on some, however the guys like it on their toned arms I prefer it to get it on the side of my wrist. Something like...

...this,seems to instantly grab my attention. This looks cool at the same time not over the top. Just the right thing to get done (though I know how bad it hurts to get a permanent tattoo done :P yet I want one).
#Nextbigthing #Gettinginked #Areyou?

Old Picture Of Me|Day 8

Today's topic is really close to my heart. Everybody has their own story and so do I. I haven't led that normal girl next door life ever. I've striven hard to make me who I am today. The only 'old me' that I recall is...

 :P Surprisingly,yes that is what I looked like a few years back. Though this 'outlook' did not seem to 'please' many,it seemed to please me.It still does. I loved how I used to be,irrespective of the 'cat calls' I was subjected to day in and day out by people walking on the streets,my very own classmates,my distant relatives and what not.It did not seem to bother me till the time 'I' decided to change for my own good and not for others.To not show anybody but myself that I can be better than that.

Yes,presently I do look like the above,which is hard for me to believe too. I never thought I ll make through such a long but of course a fruitful journey. This change that I now notice is not only in how I may appear to 'everybody' or 'myself' but also in how people 'treat' me now. The difference is unimaginable! It seems as though I wasn't living in a world of 'polite humans' before. This feeling makes me sad,it does. However I do realize that today's gen 'X' just has three words in their dictionary which are 'Good looks,good looks and good looks',yet I feel a little differently about it.The saddest thing that anyone can do I feel is to 'judge' somebody on their 'outlook',without trying to peep in. Looks for me were never a criterion and can never be. I think we can rise above that.We definitely can.
I am sure all you beautiful bulky women out there have that confidence to face the music. If you think you're good for 'yourself' then that's the only thing that matters :)
#Justbeyourself  #Changeforyoureslf  #AndNotforothers

 

10 Favorite Foods|Day 7

Within no time a 'week' has passed since I started with this 31 Day blogging challenge.With the most interesting topic in store for the seventh day I present to you my 10 favorite food dishes.Being born and brought up in Chandigarh, a proud north Indian :), I am fortunate that I belong to not just the 'City Beautiful' but a city which is a hub for almost any cuisine that you may name.With the most jazzy eating outlets available in the city to the most diverse range of foods to pick from I choose to be 'simple' in terms of the food I grab. I am very choosy when it comes to hogging. Healthy is wise :) and I choose to be the same :P. For those of you 'Vegetarians' out there who want to have a great time binging upon some mouth watering food without consuming any much calories,this is the right post to read ;)
My 10 Favorites are...

1.Paneer

Well if you have been consistent with the previous posts that I v written,you will be very well versed with the fact that how much I love paneer :P. So yes,this will top the charts for me. I love it in any and every form however some of the dishes that I really like to dig in be it early morning or the mid night hour are paneer bhurji, kadhai paneer, paneer tikka and chilly cheese.
For all you Chandigarhians the best places to have a good serving of an economical yet yummy paneer dish that I will recommend will be Sindhi's sector 8, 9/11 sector 44, Nagpal sector 22.

2. Tokri Chaat

This is sinful P. I can have this all the time without getting over it. For all those chaat lovers out there this is a must. A very interesting preparation of the normal routine chaat. It's a combination of thick chilled dahi (with a hint of sugar), a chutney made of gur and imli and a green chutney, boiled chickpeas,boiled potatoes, sprouts, pomegranate along with crushed bhalla, papdi,and golguppas.

The only place that I recommend for a great chaat snack is Sindhi's sector 8, however Gulaab sector 35, Guru Nanak Sweets sector 44, Baba Dairy sector 21,Gopal's sector 35 and Bengali Sweets Panchkula (near Fun republic) are great options to have a mouth watering plate of chaat too.

3.Spongy Dhokla

A light yet fulfilling Gujarati delicacy that I am really fond of is a spongy khamman dhokla.  As soon as you take a bite of it, its a mix of sweet and tangy flavors that burst into your mouth. Usually prepared from gram flour it's made spongy by adding a syrup which is a combination of lemon,sugar and water. It's best served chilled. A lot of varieties have come up in the city beautiful recently and I've got my hands on almost all of them but my personal favorites remain the 'Plain' khamman dhokla and the 'Masala' khamman dhokla of Gopal's sector 35.If you haven't tried them yet then you're surely missing on something yummylicious.

4.Red Sauce Pasta

My Sunday afternoon 'brunch' that I love preparing myself by experimenting with a variety of veggies and sauces is a simple yet filling Red Sauce Pasta. I like it authentically prepared with olive oil,basil and a lot of red tomato salsa sauce. You can add as many vegetables as you want starting from olives,baby corn,sweet corn,bell peppers to broccoli,zucchini and even shredded grilled chicken (in case your a non vegetarian). The best pasta servings in Chandigarh are available in Pizza Hut and Dominoes (sector 35). Make sure you try them!

5.Khandavi

Another Gujarati delicacy (no wonder I love it :P as my mom's a Gujju) that I absolutely love is a Khandavi. I am sure, a lot of you might not even be aware if a dish like that exists or not. But once you try it you cannot resist yourself from eating at least a bowl full of it ;) I bet. Gram flour is used to prepare it and the special tadka of sesame and mustard seeds along with curry leaves acts like a cherry on the cake. The new food joint called 'Gulaab' sector 35 Chandigarh, presents an interesting preparation of these rolls with a stuffing of roasted coconut and pomegranate.

6.Poha

If you live somewhere in or around Mumbai then I am sure this needs no introduction.An all time favorite of every Aamchi Mumbai ka aam aadmi is Kanda (onion) Poha with Sev on the top. However I personally prefer it without Sev. It's a delicious evening tea snack for some and a complete breakfast for many. I grab it as a complete meal. There is no place that I will recommend you to have this :P my mom makes the best kanda poha in the world :D. It takes the next level when she adds roasted groundnuts to it which is worth relishing especially during monsoons. Humph! I see some saliva dripping on the keyboard now :P

7.Uttapam

A much known South Indian delicacy that I love is uttapam along with white coconut chutney and red tomato chutney. It is not only very light to consume but is absolutely flavorful too. Some prefer it along with sambhar however I personally love it only with the chutney's. Usually consumed as a snack in north India you will find the most amazing preparations of the same in Jallandhar Sweet's sector 23, Gopal's sector 35 and Sindhi's sector 8.So if you are looking for a tummy filling light mid time meal then uttapam is the best of the lot.

8.Pindi Chole

Believe me they taste much more yum than they appear. An all time favorite north Indian dish Pindi Channa are boiled chickpeas prepared with a lot of masalas.They are usually eaten along with a puri, bhatura, aloo tikki or a tandoori naan in north India.They mean the same to us Punjabi's like the macher bhaat means to Bengali's or an idli sambhar means to a south Indian. :) There is no as such specific place that I love for serving Pindi Chole but yes any sweet shop that you may find on every nook and corner of the city will ace in preparing Chole for sure ;) Try them all!

9.Grilled Soya Champ

This mouth watering dish amazes me every time I eat it. It's a vegetarian leg piece :D An energy booster for sure it's a rich source of protein especially for all you vegetarians out there ;) I love them grilled however people prefer them fried, it sure enhances the flavor but then the calorie count too ;) So make sure you do follow a proper gym regime the next day or take it as a cheat meal from your oh-so-boring routine as I do :)

10.Mushroom Corn Sabzi

Being a mushroom lover you cannot ask for a more delicious combination than mushroom and corn. They really go well with one another. I can not get over it when my mom prepares it in winters :). Piping hot, I like it with a dash of extra red chillies. It is prepared both in gravy or dry however I like the dry preparation with a rumali roti which is a special Indian bread :). 9/11 in sector 44 Chandigarh serves the best preparation of the same.
 Yummy. I am not too sure weather I have done justice to the post or not ;) but sure that I had a gala time writing it :D
#Foodlove #Foodie #Keepeating

3 Personality Traits I am Proud Of |Day 6

'Personality', that complex combination of a persons 'traits' or characteristics that reflect in there behavior,something which is beyond a persons outlook and more close to how a person reacts in a variety of situations with that combination of traits which he/she is subjected to.To each his own!
Well I know this definition may not 'fit' the layman perception of 'personality',however being a student of a behavioral science like Psychology myself,I could not help but put that in a simpler manner than that. :)
Coming to what I just listed above, 'to each his own', we do understand that there is something called 'individual differences' and that's what a personality is all about.That is the only aspect by which 'me' and 'you' are distinct in our very own way :). Each one of us have a number of personality traits some of which we ourselves like and some which we are embarrassed to hold,today we are going to talk of the former. Those of our 'prominent' personality traits that depict our personality clearly. The three that I proudly own are...

1.Assertiveness

An absolutely essential yet often unnoticed 'trait' which I am proud that I own is being assertive.The most easiest manner in which I can put this is 'your ability to politely say no to someone'. Yes that is what it stands for me. To be able to put your point forward without neglecting it's consequences on yourself or the other.There's a thin line between being assertive and aggressive or dominant and if you refute that then the purpose of holding it gets totally defeated.In this era of moving forward when everybody demands a 'comfy living style' this seems to be really important.Believe me that...

 And I am proud that I do not settle for anything less :)

2.Being 'Non Judgmental'

This now,is really something.I am not in the lieu of saying that I 'completely' own it,but I am really proud that I have nurtured this aspect of me.Proud that I am at least trying to fulfill it to the extent that I can.Being socialized in a country like India,which is home to such a diverse population I take courage in saying that I try and respect individual differences that I try and inculcate the same amongst those around me.We all here above any thing else are 'humans',so let's not  forget that and blindly run behind those umpteen cultures, castes, religions, creeds, sexes, genders, careers or classes that we might belong to and try and impose it on someone. THIS is sad,it really is.And I really feel strongly about it.It reminds me of what Rumi once said...

So just try and see the 'uniqueness' each of us is subjected to. Be strong enough to accept the choices others hold along with your own, because mind you individuals are meant to be different, it's just clones who are similar.

3.Determination

Well this like the former two though cannot be 'inculcated' much but is something that comes from 'within',and I am glad to have it in exceedingly well amounts in me (very humbly though). This aspect lets me reach those 'dreams' which I would not have otherwise been able to fulfill had it not been my own will power. It flows in my genes,so to say :). I've always seen a struggling yet a happy father, a sacrificing but a perfect mother, a supportive though a struggling sister and a  younger but a hardworking brother. Without a frown on any of those faces they manage to give it all they have and that makes me do the same. Two words called 'give up' are non existent in my dictionary, thankfully I have never been brought up in a fashion to just 'let' things go without working for them,to be a looser in your own eyes . I truly believe that if YOU think YOU can then YOU WILL. It is that parameter that makes it all up for the 'normal every day girl intellect' that I possess.The only thing that I've always followed and had faith in is that...

The only message that I mean to put across by the above self disclosure that I've just done is not to aim for or grab any 'attention' or sound 'boastful' but to make those few of you that might be reading this post by any chance,to realize that everybody is 'gifted',all of us knowingly or unknowingly have it in us,it's just about Identifying that spark and then spreading that light across.Though the only difference you and I might be sharing is that I have been lucky enough to unfold those :) I hope you see them in yourselves too.

#Discover #Unleashyourpotential #Itsallwithin :)

My Guilty Pleasure|Day 5

Okay! Now this sounds SINFUL ;),it's 'meant' to sound so :D.
Day 5 it is and today it's about something I would not have written otherwise had it not been a part of this 'blogging' challenge :P.
Some things are better left unsaid :P, they are,but anyhow here I am with all those inner fantasies that I do derive 'pleasure' in although it makes me feel a bit guilty ;)
Well there are these 3 things that make me go gaga whenever I see them or get hold of them...

1. A Royal Enfield :D

Yes yes,you got it right.And not any royal enfield that I see makes me drool,but the one exactly shown above makes me feel absolutely crazy! A military green one seated Royal Enfield ;) I know it does not go well with the 'stereotypical notion' that the world holds of a fragile girl,although I do not befit any of the two categories :P but how do I care? I so want to own it and go on an isolated travel around the country (which is my dream). So yes,this is the hot shot and the foremost 'guilty pleasure' I have.

2.Cottage Cheese

Belonging to a pure Punjabi household what more can one ask for,rather than a homemade mummy ke haathon ka Paneer :D.(especially when your mom's the best cook in the world) I really go bananas seeing paneer,it instantaneously hits my food chord and adds an extra potbelly to me,so much so that I can never get over it.

3.Men with 'Stubble'(Specifically Arjun Kapoor)

My heart goes out to men with a bearded look ;). As I just mentioned in specific Arjun (my new found crush :P) turns me ticklish pink whenever I see him on celluloid. Stubble does serve as a big turn on for me,it adds to the look making men look 'manly'(P.S Especially for those who dislike chocolate boy looks like me). Cherry to the cake is when they have not just charismatic looks but a flabbergasting personality. Chivalry completes it all. They definitely are on the hit list of my 'guilty pleasure's' ;) and are purely an eye candy! (so now you know what to do to flatter me ;)
I am glad I've come to an end of this post. Humph! This was embarrassing,but yeah fun for sure.
I am waiting for you guys to share yours too. #Guilt #Pleasure #Fun #Writeon

Earliest Childhood Memories|Day 4

Childhood :) that memorable phase of a person's life that always brings flashbacks of some sweet and sour memories,the former being more for sure.This challenge has come to it's fourth day,but I am glad it's giving me an opportunity to dig into what I might have left behind in my head,to walk down that beautiful memory lane and to remember those wonderful childhood days that I had been subjected to 'once upon a time' :')
I am happy and feel myself to be lucky enough to have had a very colorful childhood,a one that many of us don't get and a one that I would love everyone to experience once in there life's.This post demanded my earliest childhood 'memory' but I could not resist myself from putting an apostrophe 's' to it :). As and when I hear someone say childhood certain vivid and fond memories that I always get instantaneously are the one's that I am going to share.Let's see whats in store...
For me it just begins and ends on two words, which are...

Family and Friendships 

I don't know of others but these two were enough for me to make my childhood worthid :) Holding the hand of my mom and dad while I was learning to walk straight,sitting on my grandpa's shoulders and going to the market to buy a new toy,listening to folk tales and mythological stories from my grandma,dancing on the bed with my sister,baby sitting my younger brother,waiting for my summer vacation so that I could visit my maternal grandparents and having the time of my life with my uncles,aunts and cousins (who mean the world to me) summed it all up :)

To read comics(yes I belonged to the 90's :P) and fairy tales,to go out and play all the time that I had after finishing my homework and to wait for the light to go off so that mummy allows me one more time to see my friend next door ;) (we didn't have any inverters that time :D and I am glad we didn't). Those little things that made me happy and that sadly don't exist anymore in this comfortable world so to say made my childhood colorful :). 'Free time' that these days means going onto social networking sites and writing on your friends 'walls' rather than climbing one ;) meant just letting your gates of imagination being left open for superman's, mickey mouses and Donald duck's to enter :)

Happiness was not getting an 'i pad' or a 'PS2' but a...

Yes,those were the childhood day's :') that still tickle a tear down my cheek...
#Goodoldtimes #Bestmemories

My blog name|Day 3

 "They say I am a Dreamer,but I am not the only One"
Day 3,and it's all about defining your 'business name',defining what do you stand for and why this and not anything else?
It's been quite a while since I've started penning down my feelings,trying to give them a suitable expression and if you really have been consistent with all my blog posts then you definitely know what am I talking about,rather what I've always been talking about :) 'DREAMS'. Dreams are that one thing that have always kept me going. They instill in me a spark to get up the next morning and work towards them. Ever since I've blogged this blog name has been there and as it's rightly said 'There's a reason behind every story' and I have a little story about how this blog got it's name.Here is how it goes...
I had always been 'labelled' as 'ambitious',as the one who not only dreamt but tried and follow them to whichever end they may lead.But I realized that I am not one of a kind,there's more to it.That day the only thought that struck me was...

 

I really hoped and wished that a day may come when everybody strove for there dreams,made sure that they really happened and decided to settle for nothing less.Because...

 

They really can.That is how I thought of writing a blog that is purely devoted to 'dreams'.
To refute the misconception that dreamers can just 'dream' and have no link with reality.Trust me at one point it doesn't matter what people say,it doesn't matter how long it takes,believe in yourself and your flying high,it only matters how true you are,be true to yourself and follow your heart.I found this platform totally apt to put my thought across to all those dreamers who have it in them but haven't been able to bring it in front of the world with the fear of being subjected to moralizing of people.It's not at all required.Dreams do have a world of there own but that world is not to be scared of but to be experienced because it's beautiful.Let it collide with the reality and it's colors spill over the canvas of 'this' world to make it brighter,merrier and a place to be in.Believe me...

So just walk towards it,and there will be no looking back :)

20 facts about me|Day 2

The second day it is,and it speaks of "20 Random Facts" about myself.Why would anybody be interested to know that? :p That's exactly what I thought when I saw this.But eventually I realized that its all a learning experience.It's not really writing about 'yourself' that matters but reading about it so as to introspect that matters more.So here I am with 20 random things about myself,that even many of my good friends or family yet don't know :P (Believe me some of them were new to me too when I read it later ;)
#Fact 1 I am really passionate about certain things in life the first and foremost being 'Psychology' :D (I know people hold various preconceived notions of it :P but that's okay)
#Fact 2 I love 'exploring' new things,places,cuisines and most importantly people :) (The reason I took psychology as a career option)
#Fact 3 I appear very strong and stern from outside (Which I AM all of the time :p) but yet I have a baby's heart,that many of my close ones don't know.(I don't like showing that side of me to anyone :/)
#Fact 4 The saying, 'Like a Boss' works for me in the sense, 'I am the boss'(P.S I like bossing around only when with my family or best friends at certain times > Born to Rule ^_^)
#Fact 5 I was BORN to be a 'Tomboy' :D(though I've turned a lil girly now,at least I try to :P),which puts my mom in a crux all the time when I try and be girly saying 'Tenu tan munda hona chahida c' ;)
#Fact 6 I've always been a little 'writer' inside :) though I hadn't explored that side of me until I started blogging! (No wonder this interests me so much)
#Fact 7 I am such a bad listener :/ (not because I don't like hearing people,but because I myself have so much to say all the time :D)
#Fact 8 I am a Taurian (very proudly ;) ,so I am sure you can make out the 'temper' issues :P
#Fact 9 I have a creative bend in my mind :) (p.s I love expressing myself through my paintings and sketches,that's all you'll find me doing in my free time :)
#Fact 10 I am a 'Day Person' :P (I know it's a little 'offbeat' when we talk of the 21st century but yet I like it that way, 10:30 pm at night and I'll doze off :P)
#Fact 11 I believe in the 'hard way' more than the 'smart way', not that I don't use the latter but just that I feel the former works all the time irrespective of the time and situation than the latter :)
#Fact 12 I am such a 'rebel' when it comes to standing for what I believe in.(WRONG is one thing I can't stand :| I feel it's very un-cool)
#Fact 13 'Unconventional'  is what I like :) be it clothes,career or any such thing. (to follow what you stand for,be yourself,be original)
#Fact 14 Despite of being a girl I hate 'Pink','Chocolates' or being 'Decked-up every time you go out' (I know strange :P)
#Fact 15 My dream ride is a military green mat finished one seater Royal Enfield :D and not an SUV ;) (I'v driven one :D)
#Fact 16 I am 'Single' :P and that too 'Happily', by 'Choice' :D (Baby good morning,baby good night :| bleh! that's the last thing I would like to do :/ such a waste of time)
#Fact 17 'Ambitious',I am. I like being driven towards my goal :) to strive for excellence and not success ;) (Credits:3 Idiots)
#Fact 18 I can go gaga over Arjun Kapoor all the time :D (ah! I drool whenever I see him)
#Fact 19 'Change is the law of nature' but I like defying it when it comes to friends :) (I like consistency and life long friendships :)
#Fact 20 And,finally I've come to the end.Phew! This took time.I know this is weird but I have lost 60 kg to myself without a gym :P *runs off saying this*
So that was it :) for now,I hope you guys found it fun,I am waiting to read yours too :)
#Day2 #Introspection

31 Day Blog Challenge|Day 1

'Challenge',this word seems to ignite a fire within me whenever I seem to hear it. All of us love stretching our capacities till our abilities when meeting any challenge.Don't we?
While I was drifting through my timeline this morning on Facebook,this is what I found...

It seemed to click my eye in a second. Interesting was the first word I could think of reading this.Truly said that 'until you tame your passion you cannot expect brilliance' .I found this as an amazing opportunity for not only me but all you fellow bloggers/readers out there to unveil your potential,to reach excellence,to release your everyday stress and to have some fun by just BLOGGING it out!
Just write a blog post everyday,on the above topics to fill your blog with 31 amazing posts at the end of it and bring persistence to your passion.
Give wings to your dreams and blog on,to take the plunge.
#Iamonit #Areyou? #Theraceison
My fellow blogger MANPREET KAUR has already taken the plunge,she's daring to bring life to her passion and taking up the challenge too,you could view her on http://manpreetkaur93.blogspot.in/?m=1
So what are you waiting for? Get on it,just take that one step to follow your dreams,post your blog link here in the comments and start off with it,and don't forget posting my BLOG'S link there too :)
#Kickstart #Dreamswillfollow

Shor in the City

In the madness of the city,amidst all the 'shor', several hearts beat,can you hear yours? I am sure we all try to, but the sounds are very faint,ambiguous and sometimes hazy.Its ironical how in this bustling craze of moving forward, of shifting to a metropolis from a backward set up or may be even abroad we fail to hear the 'beat' of our own heart while we are busy aimlessly following our mind. Sadly the era of mechanisation has transformed us just into technical machines with no time for emotions.Though surrounded by a huge crowd we still happen to stand alone.Isn't it?
Well I don't know how many of us have really thought about this ever,but it somehow just struck me suddenly while I had my headphones up, listening to a beautiful number. It hadn't flashed my mind till then and wouldn't have either if I hadn't paused the track,pressed rewind to hear it once again.
It might appear funny to some of you reading the post or may be absurd that, 'Really?,does someone has the effing time in this busy world to stop and think about such minor things?'. But to me these little things really make sense,that of all these 'wasteful' hours,yes pardon me when I say that,these 'wasteful' hours that we spend doing nothing could instead be spent 'introspecting' which really is the need of the hour. Trust me when I say that,its important! We spend all our time either working or 'building' relationships so as to say which don't even have a sense of permanency forget about some 'use' in our life. It's not that socializing is not important but if that is important then staying in 'touch' with yourself while you maintain a connect with the world is absolutely essential and shouldn't at all be neglected.Don't you think that investing more in yourself rather than others would be a great option? It will not only take you a step closer to connect with your 'dreams' but to know them better or rather to know yourself better,which is even more important than realizing your dreams.I know it sounds a little philosophical but it results in PURE HEALING!(p.s I know 'capitals' amount to shouting but then this was deliberate ;) I guess) Just invest in yourself and then let things fall in there place,go with the flow,laugh at the confusions,make mistakes so as to never repeat them again and move on.
And remember that this world is a nasty place to be in,its people would not only pull you down but even drag you on your knees until you fall, its just for you to make sure that you grab the opportunities,that you  fight back,get up without letting this happen to you and realize that 'you',are definitely better than that :)
 In all this 'shor',stop to hear your heart 'beat',make sure you 'listen' to what it says because sometimes you need no one else but just your 'self' to hear what you desire,more aptly to distinguish between what you 'want' and what you 'need'. The day this thin line will appear vividly to your eyes this nasty world with all this 'shor' will be a better place to live in :)
#Introspect #Reflect #Seekindivuality #Dreamon :)

Believe.Envisage.Create

Sometimes things just don't seem right, nothing seems to work out, every plan every dream seems unattainable.
All of us have seen such a phase in life. Haven't we? If you haven't then you can  probably count yourself among the 'lucky' one's who are yet untouched from the pathos of life (: Well, fortunately or unfortunately I've been susceptible to it. 'Fortunate' because I've got such immense learning's that make me a better and a stronger person today and 'Unfortunate' because no one likes to loose, to let go of there dream or to suffer from hard times. It isn't a pleasant feeling.
And so we often avoid situations that put us in a conundrum,leading us to paths with unknown destinations or more aptly unattainable destinations. But 'dreams' come to those who 'dare to dream'. 'Sky is the limit' is often an overused 'quote', but what does that actually relate to? I perceive it (sky) as not something which is far from my reach, but something that I will be able to reach someday for sure because if it is 'defined' as the limit, then probably someone would have witnessed it, so even I can. I know it might sound totally dichotomous and overtaxing to some of you, but I guess we are 'socialized' to be this way from the very childhood. At least every kid belonging to a 'Punjabi' household would know exactly what I mean ;) "Beta IAS ki tyaari shuru kr de" "Beta IIT ki coaching 12th se hi shuru kr dena tabhi PEC me milega kahin admission" and "Agar Mr.Gupta ke bete ne kar liya toh tu bhe kar hi lega" 
I am sure this verbatim is not unfamiliar to many of us. We are brought up in a such a manner that we seek what we are told to, so what I perceived from the above quote wasn't overtaxing myself, but 'this' surely was! Things are only not done,made,created,build or attained because 'we' haven't worked bad enough for it and not because they couldn't really be figured out.
There is a principle upon which we 'humans' work, which psychologists attribute to as the 'pleasure principle', which means that we are just driven towards pleasure and avoid pain. No one wants pain, but as it is rightly said but often 'unheard' that there is no gain without any pain. Not that it is important to drench yourself in pain so as to attain what you want to, but that in this era of such growing competition one can't expect an easy prey. One really can't. Everybody want's it bad today, its just about the fact that if you want it 'bad-er' ;)
I was once sitting in a conference hearing to a lecture by a resource person in a 'B-school' (feeling a little out of place since I wasn't used to such a professional atmosphere but still trying to fit in) where strikingly he told a very hard hitting story of a guy who desired to go to 'IIM Ahmedabad' someday and took coaching from him for the same. One day came and he entered IIM, he found himself the happiest person on the planet that day. Alas, those golden years passed away and he attained his degree from 'IIM', came placements and he found a very weird thing that he narrated to his 'sir' while he returned, over a  cup of coffee. He told him, "sir see I am finally an "IIM Ahmedabad-ian' (so to say) and his sir said 'yes I know and I am very happy about it'. But he said 'no sir you are not getting it I am 'just' an "IIM Ahmedabad-ian". So his sir replied,"Yeah, I understand but I dint really  get you?". So he answered,"sir something very weird happened today,while I was sitting at placements I was so excited that finally I had attained the degree that I longed for,but guess what when I went in I realized 100 other people were the same and I was no different,there was 'then' nothing special about me, I just felt as a clone of those 100 and nothing else, I had nothing more to me but just that 'degree'. And his sir was dumbstruck, he just had nothing to say to him. Well I was very moved from this incident,I am sure it strikes a bell in your head too, because all of us spend our life's doing what everybody does, getting those so called 'affiliations' that help us earn good bucks, not realizing what we've missed upon. To unfold your own potential. Yes. And the day you are able to do this, to find your passion, to unfold your zeal it is then that those 'skies' will not be far :)
So #Believe #Envisage #Create

On the threshold of success...

Brimming on the verge of success when the sun seems to just rise and within no time you find it setting,then what? This sight just seems beautiful but it isn't that pretty a place to be in. I am sure those of you who've seen your dream that close and then seen it slip away exactly know what am I talking about! Everybody at one point of life does see their dream break but what next is the question? It all depends on the way you take things, the way you think and the way you feel about it. There's always two set of people, the first who see there dream break and themselves shatter along it and the second who see the pieces fall and make sure they collect it the next time to complete the picture :) Be the latter and see how it feels. I am a firm believer of holding 'passion' for what I have faith in even if no one else does, even if its not fit to be a part of what they call 'conventional' and even if it is some kind of 'cult' as they put and think you're trying to be a part of. It doesn't matter,trust me it doesn't. Break the boundaries and let yourself free to fly where you think your horizons will be,and that will be a beautiful place to be in. The sense of contentment that you'll experience in reaching that horizon will be one of a kind. In this era of 'money making' we forget to live for what we believe in, because may be it wont reap us enough bucks to flaunt about. But I am sure it will reap those many that you can live happily with. The saying just fits perfectly where they say 'never be contended but always be satisfied'. And satisfaction can only be achieved by following what you feel strongly about, it need not necessarily be unconventional but a convention you feel for and rely upon. I often fail to understand what is 'unconventional'? We have a tendency to make definitions based on generalizations that are applicable to the 'majority' and then labeling it as conventional forgetting the 'majority is always of fools'. I do not intend to offend any of those earning huge bucks following what they were told to without thinking what they wanted to follow but its just that I have a bend towards the other slot. So just go for something you truly believe in and the brim overflowing won't matter, and the rising sun will appear as beautiful as the one setting down. :)

#Believe #Envisage #Create

Expect the Unexpected :)

Please buffer the link,and  then read the post :)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=USH3F4JjkBs

We often stereotype ourselves to conventions and restrict ourselves to the expected. For once let's forget the rules and break the boundaries of thought and think of the unconventional.
 Though half of us do 'think' of the unconventional but yet daunt making it a reality. Family expectations? Societal inhibitions? Peer pressure? Status symbols? What about your own self? I am sure we don't think of about 'ourselves' often, of what we want from life,of what we want to be, of what we 'could have' dreamt of.
 Freud said, "Dreams are the royal road to the unconscious"  i.e. that part of the mind which is untouched and unexplored. But how can we in this era of curiosity to do everything unasked for,let something be unexplored isn't it ;)  So we have started moulding our dreams too and forgotten that some things are better left unplanned. As it is who get's what one has planned? Hardly any or rather none. Life has something else in store for us and we never know if it turns out to be for the better.
We like 'like minded' people isn't it? They are comfortable to talk to, hang around with and even understand. However, we forget that in this hoard of settling for the obvious we have just started creating 'clones' and nothing else. There's something very beautiful that a lady said to me few days ago that 'Difference's are to be celebrated' :) and that made all the difference. All that I am trying to say is to respect not only your own dream but the dreams of others and make it happen. That feeling of letting someone reach their dream a little easy is unmatchable :) It not only gives immense joy but immense satisfaction. Most of the gen X (while we belong to 'gen Y') want us to dream what they dreamed of and if they couldn't reach there for some reason then to push us to do the same. Why? Isn't there something called 'individual differences', am sure there is though many are oblivious of it. So just stop, pause and now think are you on the right path? Is this what you always wanted to do? If not then its never too late to begin, start now. It's not about being what others want you to be it's all about creating the one that 'you' always wanted to be :)
#Sojustdon'tgiveup #Don'tbreakdown #Soonerthanitseemslifeturnsaround :)

Dreams are made of 'Real things'

 

Dreams are made of things that exist in 'reality', that's a less noticed but yet a striking fact. We often fear dreaming. Don't we? Why do we set limits while dreaming? What do we fear of? In this era of 'adulteration' our dreams too have adulterated ;) No,actually its our fear which is bigger than our dreams and that overpowers our feeling of turning our dreams to reality. We aren't really 'passionate' about our dreams or even if we are we have so many apprehensions that we let them 'just' be dreams. I feel sorry about those who limit there dreams to fiction and don't turn them to factuality, I really do.

'Passion', what a strong word. We all love calling ourselves 'passionate', but in the true sense how many of us really are passionate about something? Are we? I guess hardly any. We all love making excuses about every single thing we push ourselves into but who are we really fooling? Just ourselves, trust me when I say that. It's not about being busy with 'other' things which seem important and that hinders you from reaching your dream, it's just that you aren't really willing to do anything. You just want to lay back in your bed with a cup of coffee in your hands and acting as an agony aunt to your friends' oh-so-serious relationship problems and then   be willing to have all that 'fame' as if everything were a cake walk. Life's not as easy as it seems. Why is that a biography of Milkha Singh just inspires us for three hours and then looses it's impact once we are out of the theatre? What do you take back from those three hours, probably nothing. Today we are reluctant to learn, and that is where we lack. It's not that I am perfect and you aren't but when I say 'we' then I mean all of us. There's a lot of self reflection while you write you see :P But on a serious note we all are just running in the mad race knowing not where to reach and that is pretty sad. That is why we are even after 66 years of independence still a 'developing'and not a 'developed' country. It's so easy to point fingers forgetting that 'four' of them point at your own self. It's high time we wake up not so that we don't dream any more but so that we can turn our dreams to 'reality'. And I am sure a day will come when this thin line of 'dreams' and 'reality' will collide and we will enter a new world. My dream is that I can breathe in such a world :) what's yours?

#Dreamon #Bepassionate #Introspection #Lifelearnings