Thursday 24 October 2019

Things that Indians miss being away from home!




Staying away from home, from your country, makes you realize the basic routine things that you miss in day-to-day life which you never thought of! No matter how fun it is and your friends find it cool, you know it is tough.

The things that I miss about living at home, living in India are the most typical Indians which you'll rarely find anywhere else.

I miss getting drawn towards the delicious aroma of homemade "daal" which maa makes, miss eating an extra roti while having a meal with family. Having meals at the neighbor's house whenever they prepare my favorite dishes has become a custom. the best part of my place is that we can go to neighbors' houses at any time without even informing prior to the visit, to chit-chat, sometimes over a chai(tea) and snacks also.




How could I not miss home where I can go anywhere just on the two-wheeler, anytime! whereas here, I've to commute using bus/metros or Uber. If you're an Indian you're so habitual with horns honking that silent roads without auto-rickshaws seem disturbing!



Nothing compares to late-night cutting-chai after dinner at tapri with a bunch of 'my' people, miss going on long-drives with them and stopping by your favorite cafes! Buoy find me a better food than Indian food and I am ready to trade anything with you. There are many Indian restaurants which are not far from my place, but it obviously cannot be the same as what we have in India. There are always specific corners and spots of the road where you get delicious food smell and can't help hunger attacking you! Oh, and how could I not miss the unmatchable pleasure of having street-food!! PaniPuri, SevPuri, Sugarcane Juice being the top-picks all the time.




The numerous vendors who know precisely when you take an afternoon nap to scream, especially sabziwala (greengrocer) and pastiwala (occasional trash collector)!! Vehicles hooting, screeching, stopping on the adjacent street, or even the current popular songs playing somewhere outside. All of these sounds of life, you will not hear it anywhere else but home.



I miss my home most when I fall short of any grocery item. I could knock the door of the flat next to me and ask for anything, be it - sugar, tea, milk, curd, water, salt or any other grocery item! Now, I change the menu if I am short of anything or decide the menu accordingly.

If a person is completely moving to some other country I don't know where the list would stop! I am away just for a few days and count these. Diwali is around the corner and I haven't heard any sound of shotguns, tikki, and poppers at my feet that children of the country would be busy bursting now. Also, missing out on Diwali 'bonus' this year 😂!




As every coin has two sides, living in the US has taught many good things. People of the US are different and nice and I've lately realized the misconceptions that we Indians have about the US and its people. Living alone makes you more responsible and matured. Next, I shall write about my experience in these few days in the US and with its people.

Happy Diwali!

Wednesday 4 September 2019

Meeting myself!


Standing in front of the mirror -

Image result for a man standing in front of mirror animatedReflection - “Hey, How are you man?”

Me – “I am good”


Reflection – “ Bro, no point in lying to me. I know you’re not fine.”

Me – “ I don’t know, what’s it but I don’t feel good, don’t feel satisfied.”

Reflection – “ You are frustrated. Frustrated on some people for doing this, on some people for not doing that. You have become so habitual with your frustration that 70% of your body is not water but frustration. Procrastination, and anger. LOL”

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Me – “ If you are here to make fun of me, then I am leaving. Bye”

Reflection – “ I have a solution to your problem. But it’s okay, you would refrain to talk about it. AS USUAL!! BYE!!!

Me – “yea okay, stop being melodramatic. Speak up.”

Reflection – “Okay, only because you insist. Buckle up for this. You have become too stubborn now and selfish too”

Me – “ Can you please elaborate? You have become so mean han”

Reflection – “Sure. When your friend/loved ones do something unexpected or something you don't like, you change your behavior abruptly. Okay, that shit hurts, I agree. But you don't handle it properly."

Me – “I don't mess things up easily, come on you know that. It takes me time but, eventually, I go back to them."

Reflection – " Yes, I appreciate that. But I am talking about your inner peace. Being frank, Initially, You behave unusually and when you are done satisfying yourself with your pricey behavior towards them. I know you try a lot, but you disturb your peaceful state in all these."

Me – “ yes, you are right ☹.”

Reflection – " All I am saying is put yourself in their shoes and try to understand their actions. It is not just for them, it is for your healthy happy state. Because you are going to go back to them anyway.”
Me – “ I shall try adopting this, genius.”

Reflection – “ ah, Happy realization! One more thing you will be happy to realize after practicing is the feeling of satisfaction and pride for yourself. It’s always about how you feel for yourself. LET GO OF YOUR EGO and you’ll be as light and happy as possible.”

Me – “ You have got a point dude, I must say!

Reflection – “ Well, Tell me something I don’t know 😉.”
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Me – “ So, Mr ‘I know everything’ tell me this – why do I stay unsatisfied or unhappy with life?’

Reflection – “ yes, you work like a machine, and then chill like a boss during vacation. Am I right?

Me – " Yes, I love that, a pro at both of the things."

Reflection – " Are you sure? Because that's exactly why you're here today, not-so-happy han Mr. ‘I know nothing'? your life lacks balancing. Either you are so lazy or so active, either so workaholic or an amazing procrastinator. There is just no balance.”

Me – “ True that ☹ ! The solution to this, sir?

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Reflection – “Why not, bro? when you were a kid there were 4 phases – morning, afternoon, evening and night. Now, you have got just two – day and night!! Why bro!! Have time for your loved ones and your hobby, come what may.

Pick at least two hobbies – one which keeps you fit and one which keeps you love and keeps you happy. Fitness is not just a healthy body, it’s a healthy mind too. Do something which keeps you fit daily and something which makes you feel good weekly. Try calling up your friends just to chit chat, it does not necessarily have a purpose always. Just the way your PRECIOUS cell phone needs to be charged, you also need a charge-up. The vacations you go out on are a total battery replacement. By then, you have to charge a battery regularly manh.

Me – “ Sadly, I agree with you. I am feeling so good after talking to you.”

Reflection – " Sure, in that case, add this too to your to-do list of ‘ Things I will try to do to keep myself happy' okay?"

Me – “ Sure thing, Never going to underestimate you ever again.”
Reflection – “ That’s my boy!”

Me – “ Okay, one more thing I want to ask is ..”

Reflection – “No more things! I am done for the day. Help yourself with this first, shall talk about other things next time.

Me – “ Okay, Thank you so much 😊”

Reflection – "Always there for you! Now please let me rest. Shooooo!!"

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Friday 4 January 2019

New year resolution

HAPPY NEW YEAR!

I will get more fit and get into proper shape. Not going to bed before learning something new. No more risking of being unpunctual. Eat fewer calories. Make more money. Consume less alcohol, quit smoking. Travel to places. Sounds pretty much like new year resolutions, right?  

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I hope all of us polish it off successfully. This year, let us try to put few more pledges together. There are things which we usually don’t take into account while working on ourselves for turning  ‘prime’. Let's leave no stone unturned in achieving miles by achieving few more things like -

ü Call at least one friend once a week
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ü Try to help at least one person a day. If can’t, don’t forget to pray for him. This is the least every human can do

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ü Try to be as polite and as calm as possible with your mom and try to spend more time with your dad
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ü A short family trip once a year
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ü Catching up with friends at least once a month
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ü Adapting non judgemental listening and unbiased opinions as more as possible
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ü Start saving and investing
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ü Develop one hobby that keeps you physically fit, one to stay mentally fit and one that you just love


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ü Don’t fail appreciate good things and efforts
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ü Familiarize yourself with basic cooking
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ü Developing attitude of gratitude
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New year is all about new and better things. While running after the success and fame, these are the things which hold us when any of our feet falters. If we do no good to our near and dear ones, then it is all in vein! let us make it better surrounding for us and others.

Do good, work hard and sleep better!

Happy new year!

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