It's Family First Always!!!

We all work hard, harder and harder and harder to give our families a lavish lifestyle. We also hope to spend a quality retirement life with them. But how does one define this comfortable lifestyle?

1. What if I don't have a mobile that costs more than 10k?
2. What if I don't drive a luxury car?
3. What if I don't shop from malls where the world shops?
4. What if I don't eat at the lavish looking restaurants?

But,

1. What if I get to have dinner with family every night?
2. What if I get an hour with family every day before retiring to bed and talk about just nothing?
3. What if I get 2 vacations in a year with family where I don't need to worry about work?

I may not be living a lavish lifestyle but I definitely am living a much more happy and content lifestyle.

One needs to plan for the future for sure but giving up your present for the future is definitely not wise. One can never be sure about the future. One can never take it for granted. You may end up never seeing that future that you may be giving up your present for. And, what you miss while you have been working harder and harder and harder is sure gone forever.

Yes, there are exceptions to every rule but one needs to judiciously distinguish between the need and greed. The best way to do this is ask yourself – do I need what I am using and am I doing it for myself or for showing it to others?

Did you make your CHOICE today???

How many of us have said that it is my life and I want to choose how to live it? Am sure, unanimously all fingers would go up. Be it our college, our career, the mobile phones / laptops we use, the clothes we wear, the food we eat, movies we watch, music that we listen to the car we drive in. We want to choose every single thing we do. 

But how often do we really get a chance to CHOOSE??? And when given a chance do we really exercise this Right of ours in the desired way?

It is election time. For once, people who we have never seen and will probably never see again in life have done one good thing. For the past few week they have regularly come and reminded us of our Right to Vote, our Right to Choose who we wish to see taking care of our day-to-day affairs.

Have you made your CHOICE yet? If not, go and cast your Vote now as every vote counts. 

I have done my bit :) 

I voted!!!

Kya Family Hai!!!

Had always heard about the 'Family Paper Dosa' and wanted to try it just for the fun of it. But when it came... Whoa!!! 

Went to Shiv Sagar with parents for a casual evening snack. Ordered the usual stuff, idli & spring dosa and then started checking out the numerous varieties of Dosas that they have. Chanced upon something very interesting - 'Family Paper Dosa'. Enquired and he said that it is almost a 2-feet long crisp Dosa. Socha kitna bada hoga, chalo manga lete hain ek and bade shaan se we ordered one.

And when it arrived... Surprised is an understatement because we didn't know what to do with it since we were already near-full. But the look of it was tempting enough to get anyone started. And indeed! We enjoyed every bite and simbly loved it!

Do try it next time you see it in the menu card but make sure it is not your last dish :)

Mr. Obama will have to wait longer!!!

It was my second chance to feel at par with Shri. Narendra Modi today. US visa refused second time in a month. Reason given - I need to show stronger financial ties...

What can I say!!! Except that you will have to wait a little longer to meet me Mr. Obama.

The Charmer called Ludo

What do you do when you are under a SPELL? You just dance to the tune of the Charmer... Do you have a choice? Do you have control over your actions? Not really!!!

I am going through one such phase these days. And not alone, but with my Mom. Yes, we are under a spell - The Ludo Spell. And this was cast by my Naani when she was here for 2 months until a fortnight back...

What a game it is... If anyone thought it was a child's entertainment, you need to rethink... It's a game of numbers, a game of cutting down the opposition, a game of racing ahead. Small in size but gets you involved more than most other games.  

It can be an ADDICTION if you don't press the recovery button at the right time. Indeed, big entertainment usually comes in small packages!!!

Anytime, anywhere, you can be sure of great entertainment with the 16 coins and 1 dice; not to forget the colourful Ludo board :)

3 Saturdays + 3 Sundays + 21 thinking days = Distinction

Simplest formula to get a Distinction: 3 Saturday evenings + 3 whole Sundays + completion of 7 assignments in 3 weeks. What an action-packed period that was. Phew!!!

But feels good when you receive a certificate at the end of it showing the Grade as Distinction :)

Finally, glad about the fact that I can still earn a Distinction...