Go Green!

Been thinking of switching to the greens quite some time. Being a hard core non- vegetarian and a foodie, shifting to being a vegetarian for me will equal to starving!
Being healthy is of upmost importance however I tend to indulge in non – veggie or spicy food and I have a feeling continuing this way will be not fair to my body. What surprises me is the fact that now a days I am surrounded by people who love the greens! Some of them are non- veg turned vegetarians or non – vegs who eat lot of greens. There are also the ones who either eat only chicken or only fish if they opt for non-veg else they are vegetarians. Maybe I must start it slowly , reducing the non- veg part in my food and also the spice!
I know I can do it – it’s all a matter of time and reducing temptations. ‘ Be healthy gal! you can do it!
Cut down on coffee and tea,drink more water, exercise daily, eat more greens and cut down that spice!’ – I wish , I wish!!

And so am I seeing shore? Only time will tell....

Memories

I saw a posting on face book which read ‘Past is a nice place to visit but definitely not a place to stay’.
Every one of us must be aware about how over the years as we grow older, certain smells, sounds and people may automatically transfer us to a place in the past - to memories that might be either bitter or beautiful in its wake.
I have my share of them too. However, I avoid within my realm certain things that arouse not so great memories – sometimes I know what exactly it is, but certain other times I have no idea whatsoever it is, it is just an indirect indicator of something unfavorable buried deep inside the brain.
But then when you look at it, it’s just like a roller coaster ride isn’t it? Every time you go up and you go down, it just increases the fun of the ride. We scream, we hit, we close our eyes but at the end of the ride, we say, wow, and that was nice!
Certain things that must have created a dent in an otherwise smooth ride in life – that got your heart beating, pulse rising, head palpitating , tears streaming - whether it be good or bad – later long down the lane, we can say it just made an otherwise boring life interesting. Infact its better than a simple roller coaster ride, it teaches us a lesson or two if it’s a bitter experience otherwise it turns into a sweet page in our journal of life to go through when old age beckons – when such memories might be a bliss to savor with one’s own self.

Throat Dilemma

The flu is been playing with me past couple of days dilly dallying and sauntering around me.
I wake up sounding husky like Bryan Adams, and later it whistles out as my original voice returns after gulping down tons of hot tea or coffee. The fact that my voice changes during the flu sometimes excites me when my voice turns a note different and sounds sexy (not the bryan adam voice)! I even once tried recording the voice message on my phone with the flu on because I thought it sounded so good but by the time I completed the recording after a thousand ‘ takes’ and reruns, my original voice had returned – oh so sad. The tickling of the nose and the feeling of someone sitting on my head also accompanies the throat dilemma. And for some reason, am stubborn to not go to the doctor. Maybe because of the fact, by afternoon , am back to normal. Maybe we can call this ‘Flash – Flu’.
Meanwhile, if anyone passes by my house in the early hours of the morning, don’t be surprised to hear Bryan Adams crooning, ‘Everything I do…I do it for you’.

New Years Eve

I sip on my coffee and wait for the time I can pick my bag and flutter off for the New Years Eve party in the beautiful deserts of Dubai. I hope when it ends, I will get to watch the stars embellished on the night sky and count them just like how I counted the positive things of this year. There were shares of negative aspects too but when I chose to see only the positive ones, the former paled in comparison.
Apart from the many things I got to do this year, I got to learn a couple of them life lessons especially about the amount of trust you can place on anyone or about who to depend on time of crisis and who not. These lessons will only get clearer with time and passing years - what matters all along the journey is if we learn them or not. And if am lucky and wise enough, I might be able to separate the wheat from the chaff like a true Virgo.

Cheerio

Silent Night...

The first mention of Christmas brings to mind snow covered trees, santa claus and holidays. The second mention of it brings childhood memories of xmas in Dubai. It may not be a picture of an ideal Christmas for everyone however for me, it was. We would have our winter holidays, the weather would be amazing with most probably the rain to accompany us, special xmas programs on tv, making Christmas cards for friends, Christmas celebration at neighbors house with mouthwatering delicacies and a happiness for whatsoever reason that the year is going to end and the new year is on its way. A time to start fresh.
Another mention of Christmas reminds me of times back in India during my stay in the hostel where we used to play a game of ‘ Christmas Friend’ – the mystery friend . It was hilarious and the main aim for the girls were to find out their mystery Christmas friend with who they exchange letters through friends. So much of detective work happens during that time with a lot of wrong guess works. And end of it all, you get a Christmas gift from your Christmas friend and most probably a new friend too.
I would love to experience Christmas in its other style with pine trees smelling, snow falling, Christmas carols on the streets, a warm fire in the fireplace and a beautiful Christmas tree with gifts waiting to be opened . Maybe somewhere down the lane I will.
Till then I wish everyone a Merry Christmas!

The Sun and the Moon

The Sun signs and the different types of people it represents is of interest to most of us.

For a person like me who likes analyzing, I love trying to match people’s characteristics with their sun signs. There have however been instances when I have felt discrepancies and this includes certain traits of mine which I felt did not belong to a Virgo.

Being a Virgo, I tend to be a bit of a worrier .Disorderliness gets me irritated. Let’s not forget the part of the universal critic. I tend to criticize myself and also tend to see the flaws of others.

Then I came to know of the moon signs. Apparently the moon sign is the location of the moon on the zodiac sign at the time of your birth just like how the sun sign was the position of the sun on the zodiac at our birth time.

Most people will have their Moon in a Sign that is different from their Sun. This is why many people with the same Sun Sign can be so different from each other. They may feel that when they read a description of their Sign, that it is not representative of them. It may feel incomplete, or even completely inaccurate. Moon Signs may be a much more accurate description of what a person is like. And the moon sign it seems plays an important part to say what exactly we are from within- our inner personality. It explained a lot of things about me for example which weren’t falling in zync with the Virgo traits.

Having an Arien mother (Fire sign- Cardinal) and a Taurean Dad (Earth Sign – Fixed), it wasn’t surprising when my moon sign turned out to be Leo (Fire sign – Fixed). As I read more about it , I could relate myself with a lot of them characteristics- it baffled me and explained why sometimes I could feel the fire burn within me. I have mentioned two of them below.

‘They can be generous to a fault; in fact, it can become overwhelming to the recipient at times. They can't stand ingratitude, so if you are the one being showered with generosity, express your thanks.’ - ;)

‘Those born under the Moon Sign Leo do not take advice well, though they are happy to give it.’

‘Never ever must be castigated or criticized in public...to do so marks the certain kiss of death for the relationship…’

And yet many more.

As rightly mentioned, being a Virgo with a Leo moon often ends in lot of internal struggle. Virgo being mutable and Leo being fixed.

The worst part being if my inner pride gets hurt, the Leo moon roars but the outburst can be a shower of unimaginable sarcasm- the Virgo way .

I guess all of you should try reading your moon signs – it’s quite interesting ;)