Its Positive!

Hello Friends/Readers

I hope you guys are well and enjoying life to the fullest. I wish you all have positive thoughts and energies always around you and may you stay away from bad people , bad company and bad habits forever.

Today is a special day for me, I am writing this blog as on 2nd of August, I didn't get time to complete and post it so please pardon me. But today is one of the happiest day of my life. I say one of the because there have been a few and I am sure there are plenty more to come :)

You know when you are young and unaware and you don't realise what life has in store for you. Of course you think of having a girlfriend/boyfriend , getting married etc but very rarely people think of being parents. I had dreams about having a nice job, then getting expensive stuff all around me, having a nice partner and touring the world like most of you.

And then when time goes on you realise the need to somebody special in your happy lives. Something your creation. Seeded , nurtured and manufactured by you. That's what is called "Your Baby"

Yes!! today is the day when I found out that my husband and I are going to be parents. I can't explain in words what type of a feeling it is. Although we had properly planned it but still there was an element of surprise as none of us thought that we'll get lucky. The second moment we were scared with the idea that how will we be able to handle such responsibility. We were happy that finally we are going to start a family , our own family, and the next moment terrified with all the sacrifices which comes along with it.

I never thought that my husband will be so glad, he always used to be anti-babies and used to run away from even the slightest mention of babies but today he seems more than excited. He took me to the doctor, bought medicine , fruits etc for me and is super conscious about my health. Never saw this side of him,  but more I see it , more I am falling in love with him. I am sure he'll make an excellent father.

We shared the news with our immediate family on his birthday which was a treat as well. Its almost 3 years since we are married and coming from Indian background our folks were already expecting us to deliver this news way earlier than we did. There's a kind of positivity everywhere and I hope that our little baby brings more hopes and positivity with it.

Also I am enjoying the phase because I can eat anything I want and call it craving :P I can not go to the gym and be fine. I am getting so much care and attention, makes me wanna be pregnant all the time :P

Well that's what I wanted to share with you.

I hope I am able to cope with the responsibilities not only during the next 9 months but ever after because as they say that a baby never grows old for his parents.

Cheerios!
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Rise Above!

Hi People,

Phew! finally I got time to write. I had been struggling to find time out of my busy schedule of home-office-home to write this blog. And finally today, I called in Sick in my office, sent my husband to work , made a cup of tea for myself and setup to write this blog. :P

Clearly shows how excited I am regarding this pretty write of mine, mainly because it is nothing like my other blog which is about travel stories and recipes, It is about my own funny feelings. And you know what this is one of my secret project, My husband, family , friends aren't aware of this blog of mine. Just wanted to get some real audience , the one s who are really interested in reading my post rather than the ones you send links to :)

Moving on...The topic I want to share with you today is Rise Above, yupp just those 2 simple words can create so much change in your life.

The message is just ignore the petty things, talks , people who make you sad, irritated and frustrated.
These things people etc will only do you harm in the longer run. In our day to day lives we come across different kinds of people, some are pleasing , having a positive attitude towards life while on the other hand some are just full of jealousy , frustration, depression , complaints etc. Make sure you spend time with the first category people one and ignore the latter.

Sometimes you will face a situation where you would not be able to ignore those people, they maybe a part of your professional team , family etc. In that case, let them speak out whatever they want to, don't react and droop to their petty levels of stupidity. When they finish, take a break, some deep breaths and then give a subtle reply so as the conversation does not extends too much, because the more you indulge in conversations with such people, the more you make a fool of yourself.

I had the same feelings with one of my colleague and a couple of relatives who would just indulge in either cribbing about others, being negative about the world or saying meaningless things to me. I used to get angry and frustrated at the same time but then, I learned to ignore, I would listen but pay no attention, I would say hmmm.. but do whatever I felt is right. and slowly they came to know that I am not as shallow as them and distanced themselves.

Great people are those who do not let the noise of their surroundings hamper their internal peace.
Do you think the great minds like Gandhi, Vivekananda, Dr Kalam and many more didn't have distractions and negative people around them, sure they did but they made sure to Rise above the miniature meaningless arguments and became world renowned personalities.

My travel experiences have taught me some life lessons as well, you know when you are about to take a flight and you find thick dark grey clouds everywhere, half of you excitement dies, you feel that the trip is not gonna be good, but as the plane takes off, you find it slowly rises above the grey clouds and then steadily you find that there is clear blue sky which you clearly missed standing on the ground and plenty of sunshine. :) The fact is the sun and the good energy is always there, just hidden behind some grey clouds, thunder and lightening. Once you make your way above them, there is hope and happiness everywhere.

This is what I wanted to convey, if there is something or somebody who bothers you, irritates you or frustrates you make sure you Rise Above their levels. Ignore such things, make distance from those people, surround yourself with good books, people and energy and then you will realize that you were such a fool that you were even considering those things.

Life is too short to spend cribbing about unimportant things and people, spend your life happily because happy mind gives birth to happy thoughts and which then turns to happy body and happy life.

On this note, Cheerios!! I will write soon again with a new topic, a new learning a new message.

Taaa..

ps: above pictures are sourced from google

work to live NOT live to work

Hello  Guys,

I hope you are doing well today!

Looking at the statuses  at my FB page.. most of them say "yay! its friday", TGIF.. long awaited weekend etc. Strange to see how our happiness is linked with weekends.

Well its true isn't it
Catch-up with a friend-- weekend
Do some cooking -- weekend
Play with the kids -- weekend
Pay the bills -- weekend
Write a blog post -- weekend

and the weekend goes in the blink of an eye.. Pffffffffffffff!

Ever imagined if the most important things to us would have been as lazy as us,

Sun-- I'll show up at weekend
Breeze -- I'll blow on the weekend
Moon -- I'll come next weekend
Mom -- I'll love you on the weekend
Dad -- I'll smile to you on the weekend

My only point is why do we wait for weekend to be happy?
Why can't we be happy everyday? now?

Its all a state of mind. We take our work, our daily routine so seriously that we often forget that being happy is the most important thing.

I know work earns money and money can buy some happiness, but my friends the Winner is a person who strikes out a balance between the two.

As they say, All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy!

We are so busy in our corporate culture these days that we forget important things like calling our parents daily, talking to our dear ones, watching our favorite movie or even going for a stroll.

If we stick to the 24 hour work schedule, we better be called machines, without any emotion of feeling or sense.
And as we get more and more engrossed in our work we forget good things around us which can make us happy everyday.

Was really sad to hear the news about the investment banker committing suicide due to overwork.
Link here

That is only one such example. Most of us must have witnessed the stress at work place. Its not good for your mind and body at all.

What do you think is more important in the long run? Your life or a high paying job?

We all know the answer
So ask yourself what you want to do.
Do not get so absorbed in work that you break all the ties with the world.

Change your priorities:

1. Put your health first
2. Put your family first
3. Put your peace of mind first
4. Put your interest/hobbies first
5. Put your dreams first

Work should come as a means to achieve all of the above. If it is not, its probably not right.

Spend time with your loved ones, family, yourself before its too late and you realize no more.

Hence as a leaving note, work should be treated as work not life and life should be treated as life not work.

Cheerios! Stay Happy!

PS: The above pictures are sourced from google

Carpe Diem!

Carpe Diem means "Seize the day" we all must have heard of this term while growing up, but never really realized the importance of it until came under situation where we really needed to "Carpe Diem"
It is true that our ancestors were far more wiser than we are. The terms, idioms, sayings they have invented are definitely worth a hundred million.

We often complain that we are short of time and procrastinate things to tomorrow. Whether it be doing you daily job or simply things like calling your parents, getting in touch with your friends or even hugging your partner tight.

I loved my dad, more than any possible thing in this universe but I was young, teen aged and never realized I should tell him. I used to think that i'll let him know when i'll grow up. I will buy  him presents, call him on his birthday and he'll be happy. And before any of that could happen, he left us. All of a sudden, without any trace of hint in a tragic road accident. And all those things which I wanted to tell/express left buried inside. I never asked him what does he want from me, what are his expectations from me as a family member, not a single word. Now all that I have left with me is his smiles, my wonderful childhood memories and a great family.
That was a lesson learnt, and thereafter I have possibly never missed a chance to say or do anything which I can do at the same moment. I am still learning but will get there.

Hence this is the message I want to convey today, just say, do , write whatever you want to do today itself! Because future is evil, it may or may not come.


I by-hearted this poem when I was young to recite in the school assembly and as mentioned , didn't realize how powerful message it sends through. I am quoting it below, not sure who the author is or even what the title is. Forgive me for that.

Here's the poem.


"We may never see tomorrow,
there is no written guarantee.
And things that happened yesterday,
belong to history.
We cannot predict the future,
we cannot change the past,
we just have the present moment,
we must treat it at our last.
We must treat the moment wisely,
for it soon may pass away,
and be lost to us forever
as a part of yesterday.
We must excise compassion,
help the fallen to their feet,
be a friend to the friendless,
make an empty life complete.
The unkind things that we do today,
may never be undone.
And the friends that we fail to win,
may never be won.
We may not have another chance on bended knees to pray,
so we must thank god with humble heart
for giving us Today!"


Ciao my dear readers.. I love you guys too :)

Note: above picture is sourced from google

Embrace yourself! Love yourself!

Ladies and Gentlemen, Boys and Girls

Welcome to yet another blog by me.
Feels so silly that 2 years ago, I was a shy girl, lacking confidence, very timid, hesitant, scared to share my feelings even on informal media like facebook, dreading even holding an opinion of myself just because of the fear of opposition or what they call "What will people say" fear.

Not sure whether I was born with it, or it was cultivated overtime or I just thought I had it but it was there.
And believe me or not, its is a terrible feeling to have. You think that you and too short of qualities, it could be beauty or intelligence or wit or money anything but it was really not good.

The changing point in my life came when I got married to the best person in this world. This was possibly the best decision I had taken so far. But that didn't make me confident either. I always used to think that my husband is far too better for me and I don't deserve him etc etc. Then I came to the UK 2 years back and my life changed upside down. I will go through the incidents in detail in my later posts but the main reason was.. I found time for myself, I figured out what I like doing and what not. which things hold more importance in my life and which were a mirage.

That's the main reason I am able to express my feelings in a blog now. I found out that I actually like writing which is a complete surprise to a personality I had earlier, not that I didn't possess the quality but just because I was too scared to bring it out.

I discovered that I love cooking, I have interest in different worldly cuisines and have tried and succeeded in cooking great recipes and having a blog about it travelaroundandcookalong.blogspot.co.uk

I discovered travel, how enriching experience it is to visit an unknown country, getting lost at a strange place, finding an amazing cafe at the end of the road.

I discovered I love cultures and languages and I loved to learn different languages and conversing with different people in their language and the smile to their faces when they see your effort behind it.

All of this didn't happen overnight, the most important thing in all of the above is "You". Discover yourself, do what you think is right! Wear clothes which you think look good on you and not what your boyfriend/girlfriend or anybody else says. Get a haircut of the celebrity you want to look like. What if anything goes wrong, at-least you did it your way. Don't let the voices around you hold you back from expressing what you feel. If you are too shy to speak in public, take the route of social media but get it out there. Not everyone has to agree to what you feel but when you get it out there you will find people like you.

Don't be hesitant in taking a step, whether it be the choice of your career or choice of your life partner. Things go wrong all the time and that's how they make you a better person.

Be self independent, you cannot achieve any of the above until and unless you are self independent because as long you are dependent on someone, you can't have things your way. Don't be shy of any job you do, the most important thing is that you can survive on your own.

Groom yourself! Yes look nice and tidy, wear good clothes, cut your nails, wear a perfume and make eye contact when you talk to people.

Most importantly! Love yourself, the way you are. God has made you in a unique way, if you think you are not good, you might not have discovered yourself until now. You are still to discover the potential.

These are my first few thoughts of the funny feeling blog. Hope I have plenty of funny feelings and I am able to share with you overtime :)

Keep reading! Ciao



Note: pictures above are sourced from google