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  Hello all!! After many of my friends enquiring about my trip to Rajasthan , I have made a small attempt to pen down my (not so)recent trip with an intention of helping out others intending to travel to this lovely city! So here is a brief write up ( well, I tried to keep it short!) with respect to the places visited , hotels resided in , random photos thrown in of the places visited along with some Travelling TIPS .  😃 I shall start with the holy town of Pushkar.   Pushkar is a small town bordering the desert of THAR . Set on the banks of Pushkar river, it is known for its holiness and spirituality. One must visit Pushkar and reside there at least for a couple of days to be able to appreciate the beauty of this place ! My husband with the Ghats as a backdrop                             There are plenty of things to do in  Pushkar. 1) Visit the sacred Pushkar...

            Theoretically speaking music is the art of expressing ideas and emotions by using the elements of rhythm, melody and sound either vocally or by instruments. But in reality for me, music is my oxygen ! My life! Music is an emotion that encompasses my heart and soul. My day begins and ends with it literally! ( As my hubby snores like a tractor stuck in concrete  - ekdam burrrrrrrrr types ) 😆😆 So try as I might, unless I choose to sleep alone I cannot escape the musical concert of my hubby! Anyway!!! I am digressing from the topic ..So yes, as I was saying music forms an integral part of my life and therefore I thought it is high time I dedicate a separate post to it !             For someone who has recently shifted to a rental place post her wedding with bare minimal essentials, having access to music (thanks to his dongel and my laptop) is sheer bliss! I mean , I literally dance away my troubles listeni...

Hello all!!    It has been a really long time since I blogged ,but then things have been extremely hectic at my end since the past two months that left me with barely any time to sleep ,leave alone blog!!! I tied the knot in Dec on the 24th with my long time boy friend Vinod .We thought we should bore each other only (exclusively) for the rest of our lives and spare others the horror !!  ;)  ({ok, I thought of that!!!!! :p} So shaadi ke kaam main itna busy ho gayi that I had literally no time for anything else ! -  A SEPARATE BLOG ON THAT ONE SHALL BE POSTED SOON.  Anyway now that things are settling down, I am trying to get back my mojo and resume blogging . Afterall pati ko kitna hi pakka sakti hun ! ;)      I begin by wishing everyone a happy new year .May the year 2017 enrich us and make us wiser and may we all be bestowed upon with good health and happiness!!  I wish to share my thoughts on how the previous year 2016 t...

           After a long time , today I decided to do something child like and started building something out of  " THE YOUNG ARCHITECT " blocks which were basically my 10th birthday gift . fooling around ;)        Filled with excitement akin to a 10 year old , I carefully laid out a blueprint of the desired house in my mind palace ( Sherlock fan :P)  and began with gusto and what could possibly better this activity other than having some amazing "music " being played in the background along with a cuppa of "adrak chai" ! So as I began constructing the base , I made the layman error of not paying proper attention to the surface area required for a sturdy construction to hold place and there went my initial efforts in vain as I saw the house crashing like a bowling ball hitting skittles !!!       I reworked and this time ensured my unwavering attention to the base ,gradually building the house and basic...

A kind word, a loving hug ,    Works way better than any sort of drug. A beautiful smile on sight with sparkling eyes,    What else could give a better high ? All we need is somebody to lean on ,   Who doesn't use us as a pawn. Materialistic things bring us temporary joy,   Once we realise it's just a decoy! True happiness stems from helping others,   For our healing begins ,as we soothe others ' blisters. Inner peace they say stems from within,  The quality to accept life ;howsoever bad;with a cheeky grin ! I think inner peace is nothing but happiness derived by our soul,  In reaching out and pulling "OTHERS" out of their hellhole. "OTHERS" may comprise of one's -Near & Dear ,   Who cares if they are straight or queer ! "OTHERS" might be total strangers,   Who are in dire need of an anchor . "OTHERS"might be wounded animals in need,   In search of a kind heart to stop their bleed. What ma...

 -Mariyappan Thangavelu and Varun Bhati win Gold and Bronze respectively (Men's High Jump T42)                What a wonderful start to my weekend it has been ! Visited the Lord at Lal Baugh followed by a scrumptious breakfast at Gurukripa (Sion)  and in came the news, of India winning the first ever Gold and the Bronze  at the Paralympics in Rio . I eagerly searched for that winning jump in Hotstar . Unfortunately Hotstar conveniently chose not to showcase the Paralympics currently underway at Rio , in the way it did for Rio 2016 Olympics. It made my blood boil that hardly anyone is ecstatic of the fact that Mariyappan created history today by clearing a height of 1.89m in the Paralympics High jump and that Varun Bhati clinched the Bronze !            Mariyappan qualified for the Rio Paralympics by clearing 1.78m at the IPL Grand Prix in Tunisia in March this year . Hailing from a small...

            As I glanced at my desk clock I realised that it was time for me to wrap up and leave,the reason being today's eagerly awaited women's badminton finale at Rio .As I shut down my laptop, I was filled with a tsunami of emotions (Not because I was menstruating or anything !) but because it was the first time ever an Indian athlete was assured of a Silver with the coveted Gold very much in sight .So here I was, filled with a gamut of emotions ranging from patriotism  (The pride that we made it to the final in the Olympics ! ) to anxiety ( So close, yet so far!)  to hope ( Ohh deep in my heart ...I do believe ,that we shall overcome some day!!!!) to the belief that P.V Sindhu shall achieve what no Indian athlete has been able to ,in badminton in the Olympics today..........          The entire commute back home I recalled her previous match.The way she defeated Japan's Nozomi Okuhara. She won the hearts ...