An Year older... and Better :P

I seem to have been rather slow at the blogging thing recently, but one thing that i feel deserves a blog entry is my 23rd birthday which was last Sunday. I don't remember when was the last time, my birthday fell on a Sunday! I loved the fact it was a Sunday (weekdays mean running here and there, which spoils all the fun). Had been toiling hard for the past week with the exams (toiling because i'm a firm believer in last minute preparations, so was left with almost everything to stuff my little brain). Moreover the exams concluded only a day before my birthday.

Was so relieved...phewww!

I think EVERYONE should indulge in some pampering (themselves) on their birthday because you truly DO owe it to yourself. So did I :P whether you’re a guy or a girl you got to pamper yourself; be it with shopping, sleeping , partying with friends, indulging in all sorts of junk, WHATEVER! just as long as you spend your day having fun and doing what you love…(what more if it falls on a weekend).

My day began rather early(midnight), feels nice when friends whom you talk seldom to ring you up unexpectedly to wish! Loved the fact that i have my place in this big bad world, where people do remember me :P The day that followed was great.. Got the privilege to cut the cake thrice :) thanks to my family and dear friends!

Initially it did bother me that i'v turned an year older, and have quiet a lot of things to be done but then realized its the present that matters the most. And i'm doing well as of now. As far as age is concerned I guess "An year older is an year better" than what you were

previously :P

The main purpose of this blog entry is to thank everyone who made it special for me! I can only thank and appreciate you guys(who despite of all hurdles or some reason) came by to wish me. Could not have asked for more. The day ended with a pleasant surprise from my brother who was least expected to visit me that day. He came along with bhabhi & nephew(oh he is too adorable as a gift)!! That was the best-est conclusion to such a wonderful day!

Thanks all :D

CHEERS!!!

On Cloud nine!

Yes yes, i am on cloud nine! As i did not expect this award "at all", that too twice. Got the superior scribbler award from two of my dearest freinds

Monica:http://ruminationsmyspc.blogspot.com/

Shobhit: http://lifetheblessedhellride.blogspot.com/

Thank you guys. You both have been really generous :) There are far more deserving candidates than me. I hardly put in that amount of effort or pain you or other bloggers take. But still it feels as if i'm giving a speech at the awards night LOL :D Seriously, its been time i'v been awarded something, what better than being awarded 'The Superior Scribbler ' award. I still have a really long way to go. Till then i'll enjoy the awards bestowed on me by you two.

The rules are listed as follows:

* Each Superior Scribbler must in turn pass The Award on to 5 most-deserving Bloggy Friends.
* Each Superior Scribbler must link to the author & the name of the blog from whom he/she has received The Award.
* Each Superior Scribbler must display The Award on his/her blog, and link to This Post, which explains The Award.
* Each Blogger who wins The Superior Scribbler Award must visit this post and add his/her name to the Mr. Linky List.
* Each Superior Scribbler must post these rules on his/her blog.

I award the following:

1. Monica: http://ruminationsmyspc.blogspot.com/

One of my closest friends, and a great person in her own ways. Love her blogs & the way she writes. Can truly do magic with words. She is always there encouraging me to blog and getting an award from you doubles the encouragement!! Keep posting girl, want you to top the list of bloggers :)

2. Shobhit: http://lifetheblessedhellride.blogspot.com/

Now now, (a great friend) he is a person with all the wisdom! Have not come across someone like you in my life. Love the way you blog, and the way you see things is just where we lesser mortals stop thinking. You put a point across in such a way that one has to sit down and is forced to give it a thought. So buddy keep up the good work & hope you get more and more awards ;)

3. kasabiangirl: http: //kasabiangirl.blogspot.com/

Its been a while since I have started off reading your blog, and trust me you write beautifully! You have a nice way of expressing things.

4. Vikas: http://the--walk--of--life.blogspot.com/

A dear friend, with a great personality! Though he has been off blogger for a while now, but i beleive he has the potential to turn into a good blogger. Hope he manages time out of his busy schedule and resumes writing soon!

5. Extranjera: http://utterlyunpublishedauthor.blogspot.com/

Monica suggested the link to her blog, and honestly speaking went through only a couple of her posts! But all of them were worth each word! No wonder she has a great list of followers.

Lastly, I'd like to thank you two again! I am honored :) Would try and keep up to the awards name and atleast try and scribble if not the most superior blog :P

The Eight + 1 Tag

Got tagged by Monica. I guess going through answers is easier than jotting them down yourself. As i have already delayed this tag for sometime, would like to get down with the answers. And seeing this that you admire my blog monica is a great compliment. Thanks :)

THE EIGHT TAG :

8 favorite dishes I love to eat-

I'm not someone who loves sweet, rather prefer spicy food! So here goes the list...

1. Cholle bhature - Only home made(i.e Mum made)

2.Pizzas - Love them, dont mind the extra calories.

Hot favorite: Chicago pizza

3.Makki ki roti stuffed with methi topped with white butter(again home made)

4. Choco truffle pastries and cakes, HCF (Bring'em on :P)

5.Spicy Kadhai chicken

6.Dahi bhalle

7.Sarson ka saag and makki ki roti - Being a true punjabi at heart, i love this dish! Wont ask for more if garnished with green chillies ;)

8.Paneer tikaa, chiken tikka(Tandoori stuff)

9. Dal Makhani

8 things bothering me right now –

1. Exams - No preparation at all :(

2. 2 blogs to be completed, even after this blog.

3. Dont have time for myself, and i often get irritated because of this.

4. Few souls in vicinity , who have turned so negative all of a sudden. (Shows how bad i m at judging people)

5. Grandmother's not keeping well! Cant see her deteriorating health.

6. Trust people at the drop of the hat, & end up making a fool of myself. Tough time for me ahead :|

7. Said something silly to a close friend of mine, hope the person knows me well & forgives me ;)

8. Cant figure out what i'l be doing next year? The fact that one has to sit at home doing nothing gives me jitters.

9. 8 are enough i guess :P

8 Movies I would never say no to

1. Qayamat se qayamat tak - Being an "Aamir Khan" fan, cant get enough of this movie. It exudes innocence of to young people in love.

2. The Notebook

3. Rang De Basanti - New age patriotism

4. Mrs. Doubtfire

5. Little Manhattan

6. Notting Hill

7. Jaane bhi do yaaron - A hillarious comedy of 80's

8. The illusionist

9. Jo jeeta wohi sikander

8 things I plan to do in this week –

1. Start studying

2. Complete this tag.

3. Visiting my nephew, its been more than 2 weeks now

4. Manage my time, in order to give myself and my dear ones time.

5. Enjoy the weather, in whichever way possible

6. Buy myself a rocking chair, have always wanted one!

7. wondering what to give to my kid sis on her bday :P Same goes for a friend, whose bday falls in the same week. Im bad at choosing gifts

8. Try to stop eating all the junk food, though m not sure if i will succeed.

9. Relaxxxx.....

8 sounds that annoy me –

1. Screeching sound of Chalk against board.

2. Mindless honking of horns.

3. sound of a spoon hitting the dishes.

4. Sound made when people eat with there mouth open.(cant help poinitng that out)

5. crying babies

6. Voice of a certain someone, in my current class of study :P

7. Loud music playing in the vehicles.

8. Commotion of any sort, dont like crowded places.

9. bursting knuckles

8 reasons I love life right now –

1. For whatever God has blessed me with, could'nt have asked for more.

2. My family - Always beside me, to guide me through the thick and thin of life.

3. My Friends - Cant thank you all enough, for being there. Only few people are blessed with selfless freinds. You guys make my day, which seem incomplete otherwise.

4. An extension to the previous point: Im lucky to be with wise people, in front of whom i can pour my heart out without giving second thoughts.

5. Music - Love the feeling when i play it on.

6. Nature - Always find something new, to appreciate

7. Like the way life is right now, dont want things to change(wish could hold back time) sigh!!!

8. My ignorant attitude, because sometimes its better to ignore things with so much negativity around.

9. My faith :)

8 traits I really admire in people –

1. Individuality - People who have an identity of their own, and

who dont shed their image once with a different set of people.

2. Modesty - Admire this quality a lot.

3. Sense of humour - Making others laugh, is the best one can do.

4. Intelligence - Have great respect for those who are learned

5. Optimism

6. In your face attitude - Dont like double standards

7. Honesty - Truth always prevails, no matter what!

8. Adjusting attitude - Considering other's point of view and appreciating it

9. Sensitivity

8 things I see myself doing in the next five years

1. Want to see myself doing well for me and my family. In short want to be independent.

2. Get myself a good job(well paid too). I just want to earn and hand my first pay check to my parents! hope it happens soon.

3. Fly off to Greece :)

4. Settled well :P

5. Do an MS if time permits.

6. Would love to have all my friends, still growing stronger and having a good time with them and their kids too :P

7. Try out my hand at interior designing.

8. Hope i work on this ability to make out what is wrong and what is right. Guess will mature with time ;)

9. Own a place for myself somewhere in the lap of nature....

8 Bloggers I would like to tag –

Dont have many people to tag(as most of my friends are not on

blogger and dont have that huge a followers list), those i do know

are already tagged, so dont mind if i tag them again!!

1. Monica at Ruminations

2. Sobhit at Life:The blessed hell ride

3. Nancy at nancy.lakhina@gmail.com

4. Sahu at Bugs009

5. Kasabiangirl at Life sure is a snoozefest

6. Vikas at walk of life

will tag only these

A Fascinating Delusion

Slept a little extra than my usual. Got up at 10 in the morning...felt sooo good :) The weather outside is amazing, even now! Just love to snuggle up in the bed and look out of my window! Had this crazy dream :P :D

I really dont know what it meant. But then its like this only, often dreams dont have any meaning or do they?. I have this fuzzy image of what happened. So it goes like this...

It was around 11 in the morning, was raining(could say was drizzling). I was walking down a street , enjoying the tiny dropplets on my face. Across the street i met 2 0f my friends. Three of us, were busy catching up, i guess because we met after a pretty long gap! then's when we reach this joint where we used hang out(dinginess around) in our schooling years. Unlike before, no one was there. But we were not bothered! Continued our chats... By then it was all dark, a beautiful dark(at 12 in the morning). Thats when i get out of the place, dunno where my friends were. I was walking on a path(not so nicely done), greenery everywhere. It was so quiet, so serene. I love the way it feels, when it gets dark in the day time. Nothing moves during this period, the

only noise you can hear is that of the little drops of rain. The buildings visible around seemed to be the remains of a really old city. Suddenly, I happened to see the moon(but wasnt it noon?). Then all of a sudden i remember the fact there was going to be an eclipse today...

But how come the moon was visible? Isnt it the moon that obscures the sun during an eclipse?

what the hell was it?

10.05 am

daddy: Parul, utho!

And then i realise, all of it was a dream! :P :|

A shady light coming in from the window of my room, birds chirping, you can smell the wet mud... :) it was all blueish gray outside, like u have photoshopped it to blue gray. No worries attatched!

God knows what was the dream, and what it meant but i'd love to go back to that place wherever it was. Where its an eerie blue forever :)

Wish colud have stayed a bit longer!!

I have been tagged!

Monica has tagged me.I dont mind answering these as I'v been tagged by one of my dearest friends. Will try to answer them honestly.

The rules:
* Link the person who tagged you.
* Post these rules on your blog.
* Share your ABCs..
* Tag 3 people at the end of your post by linking to their blogs.
* Let the 3 tagged people know that they have been tagged by leaving a comment on their website.
* Do not tag the same person repeatedly but try to tag different people, so that there is a big network of bloggers doing this tag!

The ABC of me...all that there is about me :p

A – Available/Single? Single

B – Best friend? I dont beleive in categorising friends. Im lucky to be blessed with a lovely bunch of close friends namely: Aarthi, Nancy, Monica, Veenu, Shobhit, Vikas, Mayank. They are an integral part of my life!

C – Cake or Pie? Cake anyday is better for me!

D – Drink of choice? Mango,Pineapple juices and water.

E – Essential item you use every day? Nothing that i use everyday, but ya i need kaajal usually

F – Favorite colour? Black, works for me anytime

H – Hometown? Dilli :D

I – Indulgence? Footwear, casuals never seem to get enough of them!

J – January or February? January, love those chilly winds, brrrrrrrr.....

K – Kids & their names? None yet.

L – Life is incomplete without? near & dear ones

M – Marriage date? Dunno, i guess 5 years hence, but would surely be a winter affair ;)

N – Number of siblings? One sister

O – Oranges or Apples? Apples

P – Phobias/Fears? None

Q – Quote for today? "Action speaks louder than words but not nearly as often."

Mark Twain

R – Reason to smile? Life's little pleasures :)

S – Season? I adore Winters, how i wish that it be winters throughout.

T – Tag 3 People? I tag , Nancy, Aarthi, Vikas

U- unknown fact about me? Have this tendency of being naughty, better ignore things that cant be sorted my way, like watching romantic flicks & thrillers :P

V – Vegetable you don't like? Turnips :|

W – Worst habit? My laidback attitude.

X – X-rays you've had? None yet...touchwood

Y – Your favorite food? I like spicy stuff and then there's Pizza, tandoori dishes, HCF and the list goes on and on.. Im a complete foodie. Cant imagine myself going on a diet :)

Z – Zodiac sign? Virgo

To GARV.. With loads of Love :)

I wonder why I'm so in love with this Little Angel, that my brother was blessed with lately. I'm so very much in awe of him! What a pure soul he seems :) Feel like he deserves this post more than anyone.

It was 3.30 p.m. on the 13th of June. I distinctly remember all that afternoon, I had been watching re-runs of FRIENDS(managed to lay my hands on the first 5 seasons or so). My landline telephone rang, and the lazy a** I am, I did'nt even feel like answering the phone as I was reclining easy on the sofa :P But then evetually, thought of answering the call or else Mom would'hv been mad at me! To my surprise, it was my brother on the other side, from the hospital. He was like "I'm a father Parul, and you a bua!". It was least expexted at that time. There was this sudden rush of emotions within. I'm generally not known to be too emotional, but that day I dunno why there was this immidiate tear trickling down my eye. I still dunno why that happened. I could sense nervousness in my bro's voice. (Even now after, almost 22 days he is scared of picking the boy up). I congratulated him and passed on the phone to my mum (Thought that was the best thing to do at that time, I usually take time to express my feelings). So, another Gemini was born. It was my mum's birthday on the 12th. Double celebrations :D

Was pretty excited, and could'nt contain the excitement within. Told a few close freinds about it. I had never seen a-day old baby before. After that, we rushed to the hospital to see that all was well with mother-son duo, and with god's grace it was! My brother was blushing.. teehee :D About my brother, I'd like to say that he has always been there for me, since I was a kid myself. I share this special bond with him. Never, felt the need of a real brother. Coming back we were supposed to wait outside the nursery. After an hour or so, the little one was brought to my bhabhi's room. When I saw him first, could'nt stop staring at him and beleive me could'hav done that the entire time. Was quiet apprehensive initially to lift him up, but once I did, dint feel like letting him go.

Trust me, I personally dont approve of small children yelling and crying. Earlier used to get annoyed to the core. Used to ask my mom, why the hell are'nt children born 4-5 years old.(Did'nt know the technicalities then). But i guess he has changed my perception. Seems a symbol of innocence to me.

After lots of contemplation, he has been named GARV (what a short and sweet name). Btw was suggested by me.. He is soo cute and has this positive aura around him. Looks awesome when he smiles! He keeps everyone busy, capturing his slightest of movements(Some model in the making..eh?) Does'nt cry much. My Mom tells me, even I was like that. Never gave her much trouble :D. Dunno why, I love watching him, even though he's sleeping most of the time! Hope he inculcates all the good characterstics of his parents, and with me visiting him often thoda bohot mere jaisa ho.. ;)

Lastly, would say he has a fan in me!

Wish God blesses him with all the love and happiness in the world!!

Amen...

The Way (IT) makes me feel

Now that Michael Jackson is dead, all of a sudden there's this huge bombardment of newspapers and TV channels, Facebook statuses are being constantly updated, people are Twitter-ing furiously, messageboards are flooded -- the Internet is jammed with the outpouring of news and grief! How come suddenly all that sympathy mounting up day-by-day ?

But what of the time when he was alive?

he was seen to as a

• Child molester
• Freak
• Lunatic
• Unfit parent
• Bisexual

Thats a lot!! We dont know how much of it all stands true, but we have this habbit of forming opinions based on hearsay. Sad!! This has always happened and will continue to happen...

So we have a short memory, do we?

Nothing new there. The world (including me) has this inclination to crucify the rich and famous and then elevating them to God-like status when their lives are cut short.

Anyways, personally I never could bring myself to believe this eccentric man could have been a sex offender. And there are those who will believe it was the other way round. But whatever your opinion, one thing is undeniable --that he was a legend. His music, his performances and his energy entertained us for over four decades. He is one of the few pop stars that my pea-sized brain can recall since I was a kiddo. Loved his Heal the world!

MJ had a real tragic end, no one still can say clearly how the poor soul died. I hear different theories each day. Faking death being the latest!! I mean, media and people are running their minds wild.

Let him be, is all I can say...

R.I.P MJ