Praying for Good Health

I know a family comprising of parents and a teenaged daughter. The middle-aged father is a cheerful and active man . He complained of back pain but took it lightly and finally when the pain was unbearable, he was diagnosed with some problem in the spinal cord and operated upon. He was on strict bedrest for a couple of months and is yet to walk like a normal person though its about six months since the operation. Had he visited the doctor initially itself, the problem could have been cured without an operation. Looking at him, I realise the value of good health. In a matter of moments, his active life got changed to a passive one and that too totally unexpected.

In today's world, we get to know about so many new ailments that were unheard of till a few years back. Nowadays all hospitals are full of patients and sometimes there is no space to admit a new patient. Its time that we take good care of our health by following good eating habits and doing adequate exercises. It will atleast minimise the risk of ailments though nothing is in our hands. Plus, let us the remember the golden rule of " A stitch in time saves nine" and not postpone any visits to the doctor. Health is indeed wealth and I wish and pray that all of us lead a healthy life.

Wishing Everyone Tons of Wealth in the form of Good Health...

Two Useful Tips

If you have some personal news to share, you can save tons of money and energy by just informing it to one relative who will do the job of conveying the same to the whole family!! (without being asked to do so...who has such a big heart and is so helpful these days..) But beware, people aware of the news will pretend to be unaware of the same and question you about the same.

Another useful link is the friendly maid in your house..Every movement and every sneeze of yours will be conveyed to all in the neighbourhood, all for free...That saves you the trouble of informing people yourself...

Those who have not tried out these tips are urged to please try out the same, it works....

I fondly remember....

I fondly remember the days when

• I used to have gold spot/coke/thumbs up/ limca once in a year on a train journey...
• I used to eagerly wait for karjat station to arrive to eat the delicious vada pav...
• I used to await the school annual day as I would get to deck up in make up and get to lick the lipstick...
• I used to await my parents' anniversary to relish the much awaited dinner in a hotel ( Those were the days when hotel visits were very rare atleast for me)...
• Icecream was a rare treat and not served at every wedding...
• The much awaited STD calls would arrive after 8 PM and before 8 AM to take advantage of the off peak rates...
• I used to safely collect the cash gifted by relatives and cash prizes in school and deposit it in my savings account ( yes my dad opened a savings account for me when I was in primary school to inculcate the savings habit)

The Crazy 8's Tag

8 Things I am passionate about

Family
Friends
Blogging
Internet
Visiting new places
Priorities in life
My house
Souvenirs

8 Things I want to do before I die

Try to help people as much as possible

Visit all the seven wonders of the world
Donate blood as many times as possible
Be an expert cook
Learn to swim the correct way
Learn as many languages as possible
Burn a big hole in the Mr's pocket by shopping...(something which I have not done so far)
Overcome road fear and drive

8 Things I say often

Ok
Accha
Yes
No
Never
Arre
Really
Too much

8 Books I've read recently

I don't read novels..

8 songs I could listen to over and over

Tadap Tadap ke- Hum Dil de chuke Sanam
Jiye to Jiye Kaise- Saajan
Chupana Bhi nahi Aata-Baazigar
Kahin Aag Lage- Taal
Tanha Tanha- Rangeela
Hum Tumhe Chahte Hain Aise- ( starring vinod khanna)
Pal Pal Dil ke Paas- ( starring Dharmendra)
Chak de - Chak de India( many more in the list...)

8 Things that attract me to my best friends

Honesty
Straightforwardness
Trustworthy
Humility
Humour
Jovial Nature
Hardworking
Helping nature

Passing the tag to

Swati
Aryan's Mom
nm
Lavs
Asha
Mira's Mom
Trishna
Whatsinaname

Celebrating Five Years of Togetherness!!!

with my laptop and mobile phone... ( Timepass seen running away for cover now..)

Yes, I celebrate five years of togetherness with both my laptop and mobile phone, but please don't congratulate both of them. If the laptop and mobile phone had a mouth to voice their feelings, they would have surely told about the torture I inflict on them till date. I have no intention of reducing the workload of the laptop anyways....Somehow the phone is a bit luckier than the laptop as it suffers less torture...The only way to escape from me is by becoming junk hahha..

Does Telepathy really exist??

It is said that if we sincerely think about a loved one, the feelings are sure to reach that person. About a week back, I was thinking about a dear one and decided to call that person right away. And guess what I hear on the phone " I was thinking about you since the morning, good you called me, I wanted to hear your voice." The same episode happened again after 3-4 days. Now, I know that some people have this habit of lying deliberately by saying " I was just thinking about you and was about to call you." But I also know that the person whom I called does not belong to this category. That leaves me thinking whether telepathy really exists... Anyways, it feels great when someone sincerely says " I wanted to hear your voice."

Prized Possessions

Whatsinaname tagged me to write about my prized possessions. Some of my prized possessions are with my mom, but prized they are so they will figure in this list.

To start with, my mom has preserved the tiny finger ring I wore on my naming ceremony ( very long back I assure you). Another prized possession with her are the photographs of both sets of grandparents (then newly married) taken in the 1940's. The prizes I won in my school days comprising of games, steel plates and certificates are still intact, the earliest one being two books I received in KG. I have my late grandpa's bedsheet and pillow cover and a cassette containing his voice to remind me that he is always beside me. I have even preserved the envelopes (yes!) in which I got cash money as prizes in school for topping in 10th std. And the letters written to me by my grandparents and uncles and aunts complimenting me for the prizes I got. I also have some letters written by my grandpa to me when I was abroad. A special mention for the postcard written to me by my grandfather-in-law when I was travelling. Our school had the practice of intimating the first rank holder in advance by post, I have those postcards too. Among the recent possessions are the showpieces and stuffed toys gifted by office colleagues when I quit. That's all I can think of now..

All for a Five Minute Visit

There is a marriage hall located down the street. Two days back, the street was bedecked in tons of flags of a political party with huge cutouts and posters stuck all over. From the posters I could make out that a particular party member's kin was getting married in the marriage hall down the street and some big shots from the party were slated to come down, hence the roads were decorated to welcome them. Yesterday evening lots of fire crackers were burst ( I guess 5000 and 10000 waalas) and a live band was playing on the road. Today there was a traffic jam in all nearby streets due to the presence of VIP guests ( who I bet would have been present for not more than 10 minutes) at the wedding.

Just for a 10 minute VIP visit, why is the common man put to hardships since two days? The streets have big holes which were dug to thrust in party flags. Huge banners and thorans of the party flags are all lying now on the road after the function. What a sheer waste of stationery and money. Will the VIP not attend the wedding if the cutouts/banners are not present?? So this is where the taxpayers' money goes. If this money could have been spent in feeding the poor, the newly weds and the VIP's would have earned the good wishes of the poor people atleast .....