It feels so good to see a normal day around the K-town. We did rebel the bandha and here we are with a day which could turn out to be a day of strike of vehicles as the CA elections are coming up.. With police officers and army personnel around the city it surely has become easier for people to travel around and reach their destination. Children are going to their school, citizens going for their work, hustle- bustle around the city, vehicles plying without any disturbances. Each one of us are living our day as around the world but the difference is we have that fear that we are staying at, the confusion in the kids mind if they have a regular school day or should they be enjoying holidays for the next couple of days, people wanting to get back home safe to their family.

We are surely not breathing the air of being free as we act as the situation demands us to. We have no idea of the next day that we get up to will be an average one or not. An ordinary day looks like a day of terror. We might deny the fact; but we are scared of the bomb threat at different places, vehicles being torched at, and the sudden riots happening all around.

I am the last person to be talking about politics, but I know for one that the bomb scares are the most absurd and ridiculous way of acting in people’s life and threatening them. We have already seen so many problems around Nepal – from electricity, expansion of roads, water problem, and instability in government. And now we are going further on a next step for getting a solution to our problems, there are a group which are creating more. Is this how PEACE is maintained?? Have we forgotten our Hindu Kingdom was once called – Sundar, Shanta & Vishal!!

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I was so thrilled when I made my first e-mail account all by myself when I was 10 and till date I have been using that with other accounts added to the list. The password part was really tricky then and the first thought which came to my mind was why not the password put as password, and I am sure so many of us thought the same. The easiest to remember was the code kept. And with that we entered the world of messengers. Majority used MSN Messenger and some signed in through Yahoo. Internet had always made things simple and there we had ebuddy, Nimbuzz, all messengers in one. We could change our emoticons and wallpaper as we want on those messengers and set our status on different mode. Waiting for the other person to come online and waiting for hours was quite the internet experience. When you look back at the time, it’s not even been half a decade how things have drastically changed.

We have so many mails I.D’s that we need to keep a file where all the passwords are stored and probably a new password for the file. Even if we are not regular with the site or a new application we download it all. The number is just countless. It’s exactly like how we click pictures with our digital cameras and forget to filter them. Everything comes with a price, and if we use it wisely and to our needs, things would be so much easier. I hope someday we get the time to remove, delete the accounts or applications not in use.

There are so many social networking sites but nothing like Facebook which serves everyone. It’s a best place for kids to play games, teenagers to chat using the messenger, give us the news, recent happenings, free advertisement, campaigns and is sure an entertainment piece for all. How much ever we deny, each one of us seek attention, and it helps us getting that too!! The e-mails have decreased as the messages are sent through it, the memory of each part of our life is inscribed on Facebook and we surely can see our voyage in a diary and that diary is FACEBOOK.

P.S. Nothing beats than reading a personalized mail, none of the social networking sites can come with that !!

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Each day is an adventure and there is so much happening around us. Some days are just awesome and it goes exactly as we plan it to be, completing one task after the other and some are just the opposite – nothing is going correct since the beginning of the day. As you rewind the activities done during the day just before sleeping, the productivity of the day can be recalled. Some of us have the habit to reverse and give it a thought. It’s amazing how you learn from each day and don’t repeat the same mistakes.

Then there are other moments in our lives, where you wish you could freeze the time, as you do not want them to turn into lovely memories but you want to just stay there and hold on to that minute. It might sound dramatically, but each one of us has been there and would want to stay just at that time. It could be when you wanted something for a long time, someone’s gesture, somewhere you always wanted to go, or while you are nearing to your dream and you achieve it. It varies in each one of us. There is something special, the feeling is different and you know for sure you will never experience the same. And when such a moment happens in your life, the amount of happiness is beyond explanation. If you are living your day at your best and as you want things to be, I am sure such emotions keep coming time and again!

Undoubtedly there are loads of explorations, and the journey will have innumerable escapades and you would wish you could FREEZE TIME.Have you had any such moments ever?

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Have you ever thought of going to the space or the moon in this lifetime?? I sure have loads of time. It has been a fascination since I was a kid. Never have I thought of what am I going to do there, or how long do I want to stay, I just want to see the view, the lights from up there, and one glance from the moon. I want to stand on the spotless white beauty and choose which part looks awesome. People around me always tease me by telling me to change my profession to a scientist or an astronaut for the moon love.

There was this movie recently watched called the GRAVITY, and it is just unimaginable on what all happens in those 2 hours. The hawtest oldie George Clooney with his dialogues and the amazing actress Sandra Bullock has perfectly fit in their roles. Imagine you are at the space and unfortunately a satellite is destroyed, and it forms a catastrophic cloud of space debris. You are at the international space station, all protected, just by yourself; you have no one around, you are trying to get connected and the other side cannot understand you, your thoughts are just disappearing!! You think something is going to change, you want to relive each and every moment and you don’t know how!! There when I give it a thought, what would I do, I guess I would just be excited that my dream of the fantastic view from the moon was achieved and one from the list cut. What would you do, if you were alone and stranded and you knew there was no other way out!!

P.S:: I would love to spacewalk some day and yes, if you haven’t watched the movie, it is just amazing and the 3D effects are killer!!

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Birthdays are super exciting, which ever part of the world you are in or whatever situation – exam time, work pressure , the whole feeling of the birthday coming up is thrilling. When you talk about birthdays, I believe it’s just a myth when it’s said that girls go crazy about the day and it’s just another day for the guys!! Everyone loves to be pampered, to be felt on the top of the world, the special one!!

As I was completing 25 years of my fairy tale life, I wanted to do 25 crazy things before turning one. It was just a wild idea and I started writing the fun things that can be done. Initially I thought I would do it on the birthday itself, but then the list seemed impossible in a week too. So there after a blogging I had a list of crazy fun things to be done and I wanted all my loved ones to be a part of it!! So If you are wondering what all were in the list, I will wrap them in 5 sections.

Anything given unexpectedly makes everyone happy. Be it something really small you get out of nowhere, you would be so glad!! So there were these five things that came on my mind which could be done for people I have never met, I will never probably meet them ever again. It started with giving a lift to a stranger, a rucksack of baby clothes in the slum area, chocolates to the street kids walking around, and the best one was while we gave bottle of juice to cart-pullers, porters, a lady finding something to eat from the waste. They did not say a word, happily smiled and took it. There was this kid who wanted to take the candy bar but was so confused should I, should I not?? And finally the look in his eyes said he wanted it. The last one on the list was giving out recharge card to the person who would sit on the table next to us as we went for coffee. Imagine being gifted out of the blue, how wonderful would that be!! And I exactly knew who would enjoy doing this along with me – Sachin. So this is where we went to, the house on the left

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The next set was doing crazy stuff, wherein :

Make everyone sing Happy Birthday in 5 different languages,

Approach a stranger and ask him to wish Birthday

Stand in the middle of the divider on the highway

A quick test drive around the K-town, with the awesome people in my life, Khusboo gave in birthday wishes in 25 languages and my lil sis, Surbhi gave in 25 kinds of voice notes and all were birthday wishes!!

Adding to the set of craziness, I wanted to go to a place in Kathmandu where I had never been and it was to TELKOT, the best part was the ride with Sanjog! Baking a meal on the birthday eve for the family was ticked off after much of thought as I don’t like cooking till date!! And then came the interesting part 25 of 25, anything to be done 25 times!!

” DESTINATION UNKNOWN “

So, this time I wished to cut 25 cupcakes and not a single cake, and it was fulfilled by Ritima & Soky.

I always wanted to get a book published of my blogs.

Fly lanterns and get the feeling of the movie Tangled.

Go on a “DOWN MEMORY LANE”

Have you ever thought of shop lifting?? Neither have I:P

How about giving in birthday wishes and shout out to yourself on air!?

Pamper myself with massage, prettiest dress which was perfectly shopped with Prakriti!

And yes to add to it, a coffee date with the International Fashion Designer: – Prabal Gurung!!

And what got cut from the list was I could get a picture with Prabal at the studio:D

And the list goes on with 5 more things which were super crazy ( Off the blog). And at the end made a list of 25 crazier ones to be done till I turn 26!! The best part was how each thing got cancelled from my list and each and every loved one was involved in to make it all possible with the best-est surprise ever and cancelling from my list – dining with friends and family on the birthday with the theme – Indian attire!!

P.S: The celebration started on the birthday eve itself, with cakes, gifts and a small surprise at home. And the day started with something I love doing, going on air and giving myself a birthday shout out from my listeners which was pretty cool, and the surprise breakfast and the rest of the day was just full of surprises. I feel so blessed and loved having such amazing sweethearts and darlings in my life and ending the day with FLYING LANTERNS from my home terrace. The wishes from all around the world made it all the more special!!

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We had been planning for this project since a month and when it happened successfully on 19^th Oct, 2013, we loved the experience and we were really happy that the little efforts could make hundreds smile around. We had given in clothes to the needy on the streets as our last event, but this time it was different. We were preparing rucksacks (a bag/ slinger) and including things from a pair of clothes, sweater, winter caps, jackets, warmers, gloves, wallet, socks, and food to eat and a juice to drink. That was the whole plan and all would depend on what all got collected!!

We were sure that it would be a fun event and by the end we would be so satisfied and the blessings and the day would be imprinted in our hearts. It’s just not a drive of giving away old clothes, its being inspired and making others learn, so they could do what they can for the ones who need it. As we got enthused from THE RUCKSACK PROJECT- BRISTOL UK, we believe that some will surely get motivated through our acts. You know what the best part is when you let the person know who encouraged you. It makes the event all the more powerful.

How did we start and what happened at THE FIRST RUCKSACK PROJECT:

We started with preparing bags and the prettiest was the baby bag – It had the cutest warm clothes, inner and set of socks and cap for the baby. We collected as many bags and apart from that we prepared cloth bags. We had 10 bags ready – some for oldies, some for women of thirties, some were for children.

We started riding around the K-town as we were targeting to give in to the people who are on the streets without homes. We met quite a few of homeless people especially outside the temples. Started our day with Jawlakhel, we went to Banglamukhi temple and then crossed Baneshwore, on our way to Pashupatinath and finally to Ganesh temple at Kamladi and the last was the temple at New Road.

On the roads we met couples sitting and waiting for someone to arrive and give them something, there were elderly ones too and this old lady shared in her story of how her daughter left her. There was a boy who must be in his teenage and he had no idea what was happening when we gave him the stuff. He was wearing tattered clothes and was just lying down. We gave him a sweater; he was expressionless and did not say a word so we thought what should be the next step. We gave him food and a pair of clothes and left the place. He kept looking at us but was quiet. And his silence said it all.

The best one was when these 5 kids were wandering on the road all by themselves, we called them and asked them if they wanted clothes, and naughtily each of them said yes. The tracks and warmers fit them so well and they could not stop posing. And how can I forget they actually knew that the clothes were huge or small for them and asked if they could exchange. They were about 6-7 years of age and after wearing the clothes the smile on their faces was beyond joy. I can’t imagine how delighted their parents are going to be when they get back home.

There were incidents where we gave out our rucksacks to people who asked for it people who were already working on the streets. Initially we were apprehensive but then: By the end it’s all for a good cause. 50 bags given out to homeless people this winters!! So are u coming for the next RUCKSACK ?

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The love will stay till eternity,

The craziness never gets empty,

Is it you or is it our relationship,

Sure is the madness which keeps it crisp.

The small things that made us fall in love,

Each time we are reminded of the dove,

The fond memories which just reels,

Plays in like a movie which is on Repeat.

I feel there is something amazing,

As we move after the craving,

I feel there is something strong,

Which grows by each moment, each song!

My hearts a stereo:*

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The breeze and wind around,

Does not make the day sound,

It’s been cold as winters are already here,

Getting on some warmers is the best fare.

The continuous drizzle and raindrops,

Is making my heart race and gallop,

There is no complains nor a shout,

Each moment with the music played loud.

The festival being celebrated all around,

The black clouds are not spoiling the ground,

Card games, reunions and endless conversations,

Wishing everyone a fun-filled and dreamt destination!

A heart is made of wishes :*

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The feeling of festivity is in the air. We love the smell of Dashain, time for playing cards, flying kites, some relaxation, and reunion with family and cousins. The most awaited festival is here and we are all geared up to celebrate with our loved ones. Even if you are not around your family, I am sure you are having lots of fun as each day is going. As time goes by so quick Dashain will be followed by Tihar and in no time we will be entering the English New Year. Somewhere most of us feel that the charm of the festival is reducing year after year.

This year I have hardly seen kites flying around the K-town. I still remember the excitement of getting different shape kites with the strongest kite thread before a month. The various colors floating in the sky made it beautiful. The kite- war between the next door neighbors, the endless hours of flying one, the fun times with friends coming over and the competition on whose kite is going to fly more higher. Those days are gone and there are few shops who have been selling kites and very less people are looking for buying one. Economically speaking, lesser the demand less is the supply.

In this age too, people sacrifice animals on the day of Navami to Goddess Durga. The tradition should change and we should bring the revolution. Spirituality does not become strong as we support the bloodshed. And some things need to alter. The animals have all the right to live as we do. And nowhere in the holy books is it written that Goddess is happier when the animals are given in as a donation to God. Think about it, and if you feel it is correct, support it starting this year. Belief comes from within.

Nevertheless, it’s the period of the year where you meet your near and far relatives, get their blessings and might just get lucky on all the card games. The festival break is the much needed one for each and every one of us to spend time with our family and here I have a quick trip planned up on my mind.

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Is there something called an unconditional love? Can you fall in love each day and how about the charm and charisma staying after years of relationship or does it fade with time? What if you don’t approve of certain things about the other one after being together for so long and you just think that you are still crazy in love. Do you accept how your love is or you would want him to change?? Quite a few of things stay unanswered and there is no reasoning to them. Some of them can surely turn out to be relationship killers.

At time couples get super busy with their professional lives that they just forget to stay connected which is super important in a relationship, you need to take some time out and make the other one feel special. There are so many ways that you can just make his/ her day. You need to be there when the other one needs you. You got to express, you got to let out what you feel is not going on correct, you got to communicate and not take the bond for granted. Sometimes those small things are just what are required.

One of the biggest relationship killers is not giving each other space. Let that person be how he is, you have fallen for him and loved the way he is, so why do you want him to be any different . And is not love all about compromises, adjustments, and not really counting on the give and takes. Let them flee and the will definitely come back.

The huge killer is talking about exes. Talking about the past is going round and round where there is no end to it. How does it even matter what happened in the past? Everyone grows in a relationship and it teaches you so much. You mature, you learn and you become a better person. You really need to understand the situation before really judging the other side. Having your own assumptions and inferences about is just not correct. Everything just turns out to be perfect with some time and less of ego. Envy and comparison can never go well if you are in love. So let the talk happening, be the genie for one another, fall in love each day because relationship might not last, but the memories lasts forever!!

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