The new lifestyle blog !

Facts about childhood series! Intro post

2011-04-04T21:08:00.000-07:00

This series will have post relating to child development. I have gained knowledge about this subject during my Masters and will love to share the same with you all. I have understood the importance of these little thing while taking care of my own kid. At times we need to be tactful, patient and creative with children. i will be posting some tips in this series so that motherhood becomes beautiful experience and sails smoothly.

On that note, the first and most important tip is love your children and give them time they deserve. There is no toy which she wants more than your time and there is no one else who can substitute mother's presence.

Love you all !

Be Healthy while you work the Google way ! Must try!

2011-04-01T05:19:00.000-07:00

Hi Friends,

I got to know about a very innovative technology by Google which can help us to be fit while sending mails or preparing documents. Now I can miss my gym and exercise while working. It senses my movements, understands it, convert them to commands like compose mails, new mails, delete etc and executes them real time. I have tried it.

This is what i call a healthy technology. Must try !
http://mail.google.com/mail/help/motion.html

Shopping time!

2011-03-30T11:01:00.000-07:00

India have won the match against Pakistan and that gives me a good reason to celebrate. I am going shopping tomorrow. Going to wander at the gol chakkar of Kamla Nagar !

Time to party.

Gosh I cant wait for India Pakistan Match on wednesday. !

2011-03-28T21:46:00.000-07:00

Oh what an excitement !

Full country is becoming excessively crazy. I mean, it's coming out to be such a high profile match. Prime-Minister of India, Prime Minister of Pakistan , President of India, People from film industry, and more thousands and thousands of big small people. What a spectacle it is going to be.

I am sure there will be lot of pressure on both the teams. I just hope people enjoy the game in true spirit and not get excited in terms of burning buses, posters etc. I am going to get hooked to my lovely bravia for sure. I don't know which team will win, but I wish that match should be close .

Oh I am so exited about Tendulkar and Shewag perform. I dont want to miss even one ball which Zaheer throws. I dont want to miss even advertisements of this match.

Waiting for tomorrow. While I will be watching TV, I know what u will be doing. You will also be following match for sure, the best way u can. Lets cheer together. India ! India !.

Quick homemade chuski !

2011-03-26T00:06:00.000-07:00

With this sun scratching heat in the city and ever rising temperature urge for eating chuski is just so irresistible. Quick solution is to fill in your ice tray with cold-drink or roohafza and just freeze it. To eat it easily just put a toothpick in every cube case while filling liquid. After some time hold it with toothpick and eat little bits of icy pleasure. These days you can get chuski trays in market as well. these are rubber trays with stick in it. I got one from The 99 store for Rupees 99. Chssssssssssss.ummmah

Will post the pic soon.

Value of play in your child's life !

2011-03-24T02:09:00.000-07:00

Albert Eisenstein once said "Play is the highest form of research.".
However in today's world play means playing video games, computers, PSP and play station. When two kids discuss amongst themselves about playing cricket , there are chances that discussions about online EA cricket challenge. Being up with technology is good and you need to keep your kids abreast with latest trends but it should not be at the sake of health.
Outdoor play is critical for child's development. It makes them energetic, imaginative and immune. Playing with friends in person (not virtually) increases interactive skills and helps to develop social networking skills(offline :p).

Your kid is a energy reservoir and the potential energy needs to be channelized in way that the there is all round development . I am sure you don't want that your kid only exercises his fingers while straining his eyes. He needs to run in fresh air, jump, puddle in rain water, hop on swings and fall from them to develop fully.

One more disadvantage with digital play is exposure to violence and adult content. games like GTA, WWE etc. do more harm that good. We need to be sensitive about their health . After all we don't want to gift our children specs instead of goggles. I will rather provide him with glucose, when he falls while playing outdoor, than giving him glucose as he was not able to develop immunity and caught some severe illness.

W should not rob our kids of the fun and opportunities that come with outdoor world. Let's go out and play should be your mantra so that you see your kid growing not because of supplements but as as result of just play !

Shopping , eating and fun for kids ! All at one place.

2011-03-21T21:49:00.000-07:00

After playing Holi, I went to a place with my kid(i will reveal the name of place at end, if u r curious start reading from end)

We were welcomed by huge parking space from where we headed towards the rides section.There were Rides for my 1.5 years son (animal safari), fire brigade, water bubble, cartoon network station and more. The entry was free.Rides are safe and well maintained. I enjoyed water bubble (Rs 100 /head) a lot.

Once done with the rides we headed to grab something to eat. My son ate chuski from a counter in adventure island.I chose to grab some veggies from water side food court. Food was good. Other food options like pizza hut,KFC, Mc D, fast trax, moti mahal, yo china Pind Baluchi and a few more were also available.

Once we were full we went to my favorite zone. Shopping !!!
If you are looking for something to gift to your man. This place is good to be at. A lot of men garment stores. For myself I landed up ion Biba. There are few other good options available too. You can shop for shoes, clothes and yes there are a few stores like g&j,Girls Forever, Play and pets, lilliput etc for your lill ones too. this 2 leveled open shopping area serves the purpose for all.

At the end of shopping area you can spot treasure for your kids. A little pricey but good entertainment package for children and adults alike. On first floor,( above black and koutons showroom) there is a zone where you have four options to get entertained.
1.bhoot bangla -Not very scary but good for its value
2.kaleidoscope - Something not very common. If you cant handle rotating things avoid this one.
3.4-D movie - nice movie with 3d effects and shaking seats. Loved this one the most.
4. Mirror maze-great fun searching my way through mirrors. (Special hint:You can click a nice pic when the light is red. )

It was not over yet as we saw a gaming zone while heading back to exit. My son ran to it and I had to follow. it was video game zone with arcade games, ice hockey, and sketching cabin.

It was already late before we could return and we planned to have dinner there itself. But it was bit early for dinner and we were tired (except for my son who had enough stamina to get a ride on merry go round on water side. To my relief he was underage for it).
Next we went to waterside dock and enjoyed a band playing guitar very smoothly and romantically. Loved it.

Right opposite to it was Disney rides section and u can guess rightly that my son had good time there.

Last thing we did was. To have dinner. We chose the closest option and reliable option Moti Mahal (one on the left of dock).As expected food was good and worth it.

Finally the ended with lotsa shopping for everyone, good food and smiling kid.
Happy.

Am i missing something. Oh ya, name of the place. It was adventure island/ Metro walk, Rohini. I wonder why these people don't have any website. The best way to reach here is by metro, if it suits you. Get down at Rithala station and walk to it.
For more information, post a comment here and I will try to help you with it.

My verdict. Adventure island/ metro walk rocks. 4 out of 5 rating.(one deducted for they dont have plenty of shopping options for women.)

Love yo all. .

Organic colors ! Where to buy them?

2011-03-18T23:08:00.000-07:00

This is where you can buy organic colors in Delhi. I am going to buy some.Play holi safe way!

Magnificence

101,Bharat Nagar, New friends colony

Rs 35 for 100gms. Herbal gulal and tesu colors availble

Kriti

S-35 Tara Apartments, Alaknanda,

Rs 40 of dry color for 100 gms

Rs 30 for wet color

Rs 80 for marigold color

People Tree

Regal building parliament street

Rs 100 for 250 grams

Eco Exist

Kapoor Niwas, 9774-A, behind IC-9,

New Rohtak Road.

Rs25 for 100 gms of color

Nice quote

2011-03-17T11:58:00.000-07:00

Fashion refers to the kind of clothing that are in a desirable style at a particular time.

Rain in Asian countries due to Japan nuclear blast. Hoax warning

2011-03-16T02:45:00.000-07:00

My friend just called me up to inform that her kid got a note in school diary regarding "Rain in Asian countries due to Japan nuclear blast". She told that I should keep my child safe . I should remain inside my home and not to go for shopping. I checked the same on internet and found it to be a fake news. I wonder why people create such rumors. I am off to shopping again.

I read about this being hoax at following places:
http://urbanlegends.about.com/b/2011/03/15/nuclear-rain-rumors-asia.htm
http://www.forestlaneshul.com/nuclear-radiation-rain-email-sms-rumor-spreads-panic-in-philippines-india-15042.html

Conclusion of the story :You kid is safe. Need not worry and you can go to shopping :)

Tawa Tandoori chicken

2011-03-15T10:15:00.000-07:00

Lip Smacking Pan tandoori chicken:

Ingredients:

frozen chicken pieces
rai
garlic ginger paste
butter
lemon salt
chili

preparation:
marinate :
take a bowl with chicken pieces in it.
Add ,1tbps of rai and 1 tbps of garlic ginger paste
Add red chili powder and salt
now add full 1 lemon to it for tangy flavor
keep it as is for 40 minutes.

After waiting for around 45 minutes :
fry the chicken pieces with around 3-4 cubes(around 200gms) of yellow butter in frying pan.

Fry and fry till its golden brown in color.

Now add little water in the pan and cover the lid.

Leave it for heating up for 5 to 7 minutes on sim gas.
(This is done so that water gets evaporated and chicken gets softer in the center.)

Serve it hotwith chutney of your choice.

Thanks Pallavi for sharing this wonderful recipe. I am loving it a lot ! yummy

New Pantaloons Store near my home !

2011-03-12T05:38:00.000-08:00

Yuppie ! South Extension 2 gets the newest fashion destination as the 9th Pantaloon store opens in Delhi. I am going to shopping. Catch u there. Will update soon about the collection.
Exact location D-4, South Extension 2, Ring Road.

This is ging to be hub for food lifestyle and parenting.

2011-03-11T11:39:00.000-08:00

This is ging to be hub for food lifestyle and parenting.

Welcome to all new dreams popcorn. From now o this blog is going to be about the latest and freshest trends in and around you. It will inform you about latest happenings and events. Will provide you with cool tips and opportunities. Sale in your street or masti at chat street. New toy for your little one or a brand new receiie. You will get all of this here. I am going to make it damn big.

Education Today! What are we giving to our children

2009-09-28T09:32:00.000-07:00

Meaningless and corrupt. Unethical and crap. That is how I love to explain education of today. Talk to any parent and they will agree. I don't say it is bad being educated. However the meaning of education is different from what it actually should be. Education is now a synonym for information. An educated person knows best of the skills in the stream he is educated in. But is that enough? Surely not.

People love to be doctors and schools, colleges love to produce doctors. But is that it? Is it not necessary to become a GOOD doctor, or simply a good person? We are developing in terms of technology, brain, science, and what not. But surely there is lack of effort in making people “good people”. We need schools where children are taught how to behave with their parents, relatives, friends and neighbors, the way they should react when a car bumps into another on road, the way they should call police in case of emergency. . How to survive in this crucial world with truthfulness without any proper guidance. Schools should be the institutions where mathematics teacher should think beyond just teaching mathematics and should primarily concentrate on making students more systematic. That's what mathematics teaches us. In my view and observation 90% of the students never use integration and differentiation in their lives, after their studies. Still we teach them all the way. The point is not to stop teaching this portion to students. However the need is to create a cult where students can concentrate on realizing their dreams, capabilities, talents during school time. This is the best time where they can put the right foundation for the same.

90% of the graduates do not even know what they wish to do after their studies. The path is constructed for them right from the schooling. A typical life of a student remains enclosed between tight compartments of curriculum. A student knows (rather, parents expect) the target is to be one of the first three scorers of the class. If you are a high scorer, move to science, a mediocre will move to commerce and the remaining to arts. (No need to mention the game of peer pressure and society expectations). After one is done with schooling,one has to run for college cut off. This is the junction where students decide their future on the basis of streams taken and cutoffs available, and not on the basis of their dreams, aspirations, will and capabilities. Got over with college and the student finally moves to placement cell and gets on with the job.

In this complete process only 10 percent of students are lucky to make their career in what they dream of. Schools should provide freedom to students to explore themselves and to provide them with opportunity to express their powers fully and not under the cover of scorecards.

This article is written by Anshu Sapra

I promise !

2009-06-12T09:29:00.001-07:00

Sitaron se aage bhi jahan hoga,
jismen mera bhi ek karwan hoga.

Commitment !!

2009-04-17T10:31:00.000-07:00

Except for in love, Commitment is always a two way thing.

I Will !

2009-01-30T22:27:00.000-08:00

Future belongs to those who believe in beauty of their dreams.I do trust my power and will achieve what I want.No one can stop me.

Let me fly up high and if at winds blow against they will only be encouraging me to fly with more strength.

Here I come!

Don't grumble be humble.Raise you voice always be nice.

2009-01-08T10:43:00.000-08:00

There are few problem you might face as working women .I have learned one important lesson from my office buddies.If you need to grow don't grumble on every other things.I find grumbling different from raising you voice.Let me magnify the thin line between the two as per my understanding.

1.Grumbling is loud,Raising your Voice [RVY(it's too long to write it several times,lol)] is polite.
2.You grumble to criticize,You RVY to make your life better and facilitate others.
3.You grumble you stumble.You raise up when you raise your voice as it shows your concern.
4.Grumbling is downward facing, RVY is upward looking.
5.If you are doing it almost every day, since few months, probably you are grumbling.(if you strongly believe that's not the case you should just look for an alternative.)
6.You get in good books of managers when you RVY. Grumbling leads you to some other books.(yes those bad ones with less appraisals.)

So don't grumble be humble.Riase you voice always be nice.
WOW sounds good!

DREAMS : Definition

2009-01-08T10:38:00.000-08:00

Guess What, today I found out definition of DREAMS.
It's Dynamic Reliable Efforts to Attain & Maintain Success.
I know its not any official expansion of this word,but yes it suits well and is apt for it's purpose.

Dream on!

2009-01-01T10:43:00.000-08:00

Dream On!

Popcorn are so similar to think box.We see dreams for a while, enjoy them and then they are just over.Seems I am talking about popcorn!But some popcorn make best movie of your life.Some dreams may make your life.
This blog is dedicated to light side of a dreamer where he will post all that will pop up in his mind.So journey begins on jan 1 2009.Wish him happy popping dreams.