Wednesday, July 14, 2010
Stay away! Staying alive o o o ooo staying alllliiiveeeee
I have increased the happiness quotient of my life by cutting out rude and mean people - A step that I should have taken long before!
Saturday, July 10, 2010
Is this another disaster?
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NowNandana Sen, who played the role of Rani Mukherjee's Sister in Black, is looking bit weird nowadays. She was one of the fresh faces to hit the industry - now, I feel she has lost her charm - maybe it is aging or makeup, but how can the face structure look different? May be lip injections and cheek implants gone wrong or just weight gain? or yet another case of low self-esteem.
Friday, July 9, 2010
Sharing Happiness and Pain
I recently thought about how my friends deal with their happiness and pain. Do they share it with me. Interestingly, I found out that the concept of sincere friendship sometimes stands as a myth, but then not all the time. Just that the level of sincerity and empathy varies with each relationship and the incidents. Check out the following groups:
1. People who want to share with you their happiness "only." I mean they don't think that worries are worth sharing. Also, they like others craving to be them. So, they keep away the emotional trash which suffocates them within. It is, in fact, a type of "fake positivity" that kind of leaves you depressed.
2. People who want to share their sorrows with you, but are ashamed. They dont want you to think that you are pathetic.
3. People who dont share happiness or sorrows - they think each relationship should be like a business deal. Discuss the specifics of any event if it means something to them, else keep quite. Human Robots, kind of!
4. People who fake empathy - like if you are sad, they act sad (inside they will be overjoyed at your misfortune); or they take your happiness as their happiness (inside, they will be brimming with jealousy).
5. People who genuinely empathise and give you good advice and solutions. They make an honest effort to stand in your shoes and see the picture and try to tell you how they might respond if they faced the particular situation/problem as yours.
6. People who are like rubber bands - they stretch just to fit in a situation for survival, and then be their self only when no one's around or only when they are absolutely sure that they can take the other person for granted by being themselves. Basically, this group of people can socialise well.
7. Sweet-mouths - People who flatter flatter flatter and survive. They flatter in order to get the gossip - they flatter to catch hold of your attention - i mean in most cases, they flatter others and take advantage of their misery/happiness.
8. People who are selective regarding whom to share their problems with. They keep their friends at different levels - such people are good observers.
I guess the list can go on and on - now, which group do I belong to? - I think I am a little bit of everything - complicated!
1. People who want to share with you their happiness "only." I mean they don't think that worries are worth sharing. Also, they like others craving to be them. So, they keep away the emotional trash which suffocates them within. It is, in fact, a type of "fake positivity" that kind of leaves you depressed.
2. People who want to share their sorrows with you, but are ashamed. They dont want you to think that you are pathetic.
3. People who dont share happiness or sorrows - they think each relationship should be like a business deal. Discuss the specifics of any event if it means something to them, else keep quite. Human Robots, kind of!
4. People who fake empathy - like if you are sad, they act sad (inside they will be overjoyed at your misfortune); or they take your happiness as their happiness (inside, they will be brimming with jealousy).
5. People who genuinely empathise and give you good advice and solutions. They make an honest effort to stand in your shoes and see the picture and try to tell you how they might respond if they faced the particular situation/problem as yours.
6. People who are like rubber bands - they stretch just to fit in a situation for survival, and then be their self only when no one's around or only when they are absolutely sure that they can take the other person for granted by being themselves. Basically, this group of people can socialise well.
7. Sweet-mouths - People who flatter flatter flatter and survive. They flatter in order to get the gossip - they flatter to catch hold of your attention - i mean in most cases, they flatter others and take advantage of their misery/happiness.
8. People who are selective regarding whom to share their problems with. They keep their friends at different levels - such people are good observers.
I guess the list can go on and on - now, which group do I belong to? - I think I am a little bit of everything - complicated!
Sunday, July 4, 2010
Product Review: Henko Stain Champion
Finally, a detergent that can make the mom's of school-going kids happy. I have tried almost all other detergent powders in market, but I have not come across something as effective as Henko Stain Champion.
My 1-year old oftens spills a lot of liquids and food stuffs and her dresses and most of the tops that she used in her initial months had a lot of brown, black and yellow stains. She refuses to use a bib; so either I have to remove her top and then feed her or let it be and then feed carefully. However carefully I used to feed her, somehow or the other, the dresses used to get stained.
The difficult part was to wash these stains - when I use a brush, the clothes used to fade with the stain or the stain remained as it is.
Henko came as a great surprise. The water that we get in Mumbai is not that clear - so washing clothes in that water makes the clothes to loose their shine - for instance, light-colored clothes look a bit yellowish and dull. Soaking clothes in Henko for say 30 mins works wonders.
I usually prefer handwashing clothes, especially baby wear, to machine wash - no need to even use a brush, except for collars - otherwise the clothes look rejuvenated and the best part: stubborn stains, like that of turmeric and curries vanish away when the clothes are soaked for an hour.
Rating:4.5/5
Will you buy this again: Yes!!
My 1-year old oftens spills a lot of liquids and food stuffs and her dresses and most of the tops that she used in her initial months had a lot of brown, black and yellow stains. She refuses to use a bib; so either I have to remove her top and then feed her or let it be and then feed carefully. However carefully I used to feed her, somehow or the other, the dresses used to get stained.
The difficult part was to wash these stains - when I use a brush, the clothes used to fade with the stain or the stain remained as it is.
Henko came as a great surprise. The water that we get in Mumbai is not that clear - so washing clothes in that water makes the clothes to loose their shine - for instance, light-colored clothes look a bit yellowish and dull. Soaking clothes in Henko for say 30 mins works wonders.
I usually prefer handwashing clothes, especially baby wear, to machine wash - no need to even use a brush, except for collars - otherwise the clothes look rejuvenated and the best part: stubborn stains, like that of turmeric and curries vanish away when the clothes are soaked for an hour.
Rating:4.5/5
Will you buy this again: Yes!!
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Product Review: LactoCalamine Aloe moisturiser
This moisturiser did not make my facial skin oily - nor did it dry up the skin - in short I can say it mattified my skin without drying it excessively. So I can use it as an excellent base for my compact. However, lacto calamine does not suit all skin types and excess of the lotion can leave a shiny white layer on the skin and also the medicated smell of clay.
Uses: as a facial mosituriser - but will not suit dry skin; also, you can use it on pimples and rashes
Hmm...: May dry out skin excessively and also the fragrance is bit medicated type
Wows: A good moisturiser that can be used in humid climate, especially places like Mumbai, Kerala
Will I buy it again: Yes, but I won't be using it regularly.
Uses: as a facial mosituriser - but will not suit dry skin; also, you can use it on pimples and rashes
Hmm...: May dry out skin excessively and also the fragrance is bit medicated type
Wows: A good moisturiser that can be used in humid climate, especially places like Mumbai, Kerala
Will I buy it again: Yes, but I won't be using it regularly.
Product review: Efaderm cream
I have been using Efaderm from around four months for dry skin and also for moisturising Sarah after her bath. This cream is manufactured in India by Galderma laboratories.
Uses: for dry feet, as a baby moisturiser
Hmm...: Might be oily for the face - but still can work as an excellent moisturiser in dry climate
Wows: Skin remains soft and supple; also the list of ingredients are small unlike the regular moisturisers we get in market - so we can assume that it is not harsh on the skin for long-term use
Uses: for dry feet, as a baby moisturiser
Hmm...: Might be oily for the face - but still can work as an excellent moisturiser in dry climate
Wows: Skin remains soft and supple; also the list of ingredients are small unlike the regular moisturisers we get in market - so we can assume that it is not harsh on the skin for long-term use
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Saturday, July 3, 2010
Movie review: Misery (1990)
Today, I happened to see the movie "Misery" on HBO. Kathy Bates won an Oscar for playing her psycho character Anne Wilkes and I must say that she surely deserves this honor.
Paul Sheldon (James Caan), the famous author of the "Misery" series of books, meets with a car accident during a blizzard and is rescued by a sweet and hospitable nurse Annie, who also happens to be the fan of his Misery series. Eventhough he happens to be suffering from multiple fractures and wounds, she takes care of him, also reminding politely that the road to town is covered with snow and even the phone lines are dead.
She happens to read the manuscript of the last book of his series and finds out that the lead character Misery is dead and buried. Kathy Bates gives a performance of her lifetime as the cold-blooded dragon nurse Annie. She slowly isolates him from the rest the world and refuses to inform anyone that he is still alive, leaving his agent and the local Sheriff to wonder if he is still alive or gone missing.
Most of the story revolves around the isolated impeccably clean house of Annie, where she forces Paul to burn the only existing copy of the manuscript and then start afresh - as she infamously claims "I am your number one fan," she goes through the chapters and makes him take the storyline according to how she wants. In fact, Paul is now writing to keep her happy, and thus staying alive.
If you like horror movies, then "Misery" won't disappoint you. Also, you come across a sow named "Misery" in this movie - and that is her name offscreen too!
Paul Sheldon (James Caan), the famous author of the "Misery" series of books, meets with a car accident during a blizzard and is rescued by a sweet and hospitable nurse Annie, who also happens to be the fan of his Misery series. Eventhough he happens to be suffering from multiple fractures and wounds, she takes care of him, also reminding politely that the road to town is covered with snow and even the phone lines are dead.
She happens to read the manuscript of the last book of his series and finds out that the lead character Misery is dead and buried. Kathy Bates gives a performance of her lifetime as the cold-blooded dragon nurse Annie. She slowly isolates him from the rest the world and refuses to inform anyone that he is still alive, leaving his agent and the local Sheriff to wonder if he is still alive or gone missing.
Most of the story revolves around the isolated impeccably clean house of Annie, where she forces Paul to burn the only existing copy of the manuscript and then start afresh - as she infamously claims "I am your number one fan," she goes through the chapters and makes him take the storyline according to how she wants. In fact, Paul is now writing to keep her happy, and thus staying alive.
If you like horror movies, then "Misery" won't disappoint you. Also, you come across a sow named "Misery" in this movie - and that is her name offscreen too!
Lost and Found
Somewhere I feel I am wrong
Somewhere I feel I am caged
Sometimes I feel like I am hiding from the world
Sometimes I feel that I should run away in fear
I think that I should not move
But...
My lips are frozen
My soul is broken
I know these thoughts are senseless
When I look into her eyes I realise...
Life is not that unfair
Life is not that hard
The light that shines upon me from her eyes
holds me tight and makes me strong
For the love
For the hope and faith
and for all the thousand blessings that you pass to me
You beautiful smile craves for me.
Oh my little one, how could I be so selfish!
I love to be loved by you darling
All the sweet kisses and all the sheer fun
They are so precious that I refuse to melt in the darkness
I refuse to hate life.
Somewhere I feel I am caged
Sometimes I feel like I am hiding from the world
Sometimes I feel that I should run away in fear
I think that I should not move
But...
My lips are frozen
My soul is broken
I know these thoughts are senseless
When I look into her eyes I realise...
Life is not that unfair
Life is not that hard
The light that shines upon me from her eyes
holds me tight and makes me strong
For the love
For the hope and faith
and for all the thousand blessings that you pass to me
You beautiful smile craves for me.
Oh my little one, how could I be so selfish!
I love to be loved by you darling
All the sweet kisses and all the sheer fun
They are so precious that I refuse to melt in the darkness
I refuse to hate life.
Thursday, July 1, 2010
Enemies of the Earth
Recently, R agreed to baby sit after he returned from his night shift for almost an hour so that I can go catch up on my exercise, which is quite thoughtful. The gym which I go to is a family gym, and after the recent renovation, a lot of new equipment has been added, especially my favourite - treadmills.
I am not very impressed by the filthy and dirty path I have to walk till the gym. There are a lot of street-side vendors who sell vegetables and after their day's work; they "mercilessly" leave their wastes strewn all over. There is a common garbage dumping container but I don't think most of them bother to dispose their waste there as they have to cross a bridge and then dump the garbage. I feel bad for the municipal workers who have to clean this rotten dirt on a daily basis.
There is a newly paved common bridge from the Railway station that connects to Dombivili East. During early mornings, it is sad to see how dirty it is. Here again, the vendors leave all the rotten spoilt left-over vegetables, fruits and even sacks and plastics.
There are planned and clean places in Thane and Mumbai. But, I believe that Dombivili is becoming unrepairable. No amount of hard work is going to make it look better as long as people think that the earth is their dumping ground.
Am I doing my bit to keep this city clean before looking at what others do? I really want to do more than what I am trying to do now. I feel guilty while getting things in plastic covers from the shops nowadays. So to avoid taking a plastic cover from the shop, I carry a jute bag with me and keep the stuff in that. I still feel that this is not enough - I need to stop all those practices that might harm the earth. We need to stop sleep walking and make this earth a better place to live. At least stop using plastic stuff - that will indeed make a great difference.
I am not very impressed by the filthy and dirty path I have to walk till the gym. There are a lot of street-side vendors who sell vegetables and after their day's work; they "mercilessly" leave their wastes strewn all over. There is a common garbage dumping container but I don't think most of them bother to dispose their waste there as they have to cross a bridge and then dump the garbage. I feel bad for the municipal workers who have to clean this rotten dirt on a daily basis.
There is a newly paved common bridge from the Railway station that connects to Dombivili East. During early mornings, it is sad to see how dirty it is. Here again, the vendors leave all the rotten spoilt left-over vegetables, fruits and even sacks and plastics.
There are planned and clean places in Thane and Mumbai. But, I believe that Dombivili is becoming unrepairable. No amount of hard work is going to make it look better as long as people think that the earth is their dumping ground.
Am I doing my bit to keep this city clean before looking at what others do? I really want to do more than what I am trying to do now. I feel guilty while getting things in plastic covers from the shops nowadays. So to avoid taking a plastic cover from the shop, I carry a jute bag with me and keep the stuff in that. I still feel that this is not enough - I need to stop all those practices that might harm the earth. We need to stop sleep walking and make this earth a better place to live. At least stop using plastic stuff - that will indeed make a great difference.
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