Monday 21 October 2013

Book: Confessions Of A Page 3 Reporter

Last Night, I completed my reading of the book "Confessions of a Page 3 Reporter"

This book deals with life incidents of a Page 3 reporter Megha, who works for a daily newspaper named "Morning Post".

She talks clearly about the aspects of page 3 journalism. Why I am telling this is , I know very little things about journalism. But after reading this book, I felt a little difference in that.

She talks nicely about Politics in the industry, her superior who tries to demotivate or ensures no credit for her hard work.

She explains about her Boss, who is a rich and handsome person and makes her to fall in his trap, using her enthusiasm towards improvement in work.




Totally, It was a nice book and it made me to turn pages just like that.

I enjoyed reading this book.. This story was totally different environment for me to analyze...

Thanks to Megha Malhotra..

Good For Nothing.. But Doing Everything..

I have become so busy these days.

I started doing many things, No idea whether it is correct or not, But I am enjoying..

I am playing with my neighbor kids..

We tried so many science experiments together..

I helped them in doing homework and assignments..

I joint in Aerobics class which makes me more fresh, I am forgetting whatever the tension was there in my mind after completing the class everyday..

My NTT course project assignments and lesson plan preparations are going on.. In November, I have to submit my first term assignments.. I have to work really very very hard to complete..

In between, I made 2 table mats using woolen thread and crochet needle.. Photos are here..




I completed reading of 5 novels ( Tamil novels are more :-) )

I prepared simple pineapple jam yesterday.. To My surprise, It came out really well..

My husband told me to concentrate on any one thing.. But it is really tough for me to do that...

Okay.. Weekend got over.. Monday Again..

Enjoy...

Happy week ahead..

With Love,
Vaanadhi

Sunday 20 October 2013

Touch Thursday No : 3

If you are a woman, write 3 things (or more)  that you really want from men.

 1. I want you ( Men ) to see women as a soul who is having feelings, and not a flesh who gives attraction to you in any other way.


2. I want you to take responsibilities in your home as much any of your woman does. Be it cooking, cleaning, checking Grocery Items monthly or any other house hold works. It is not a responsibility of a woman to serve all these to men; But you are taking it as granted because of a relationship and this is the truth.
3. I want you not to show any physical power on woman at any time because she is weak in her physique by nature, comparing to men.
4. I want you not to give any shock if you are seeing a woman who drinks or smokes, for the only reason because she is a woman. Generally these things are not good for health for everyone, there is no difference if a woman does or a man.

5. I want you to listen to me when I talk about some serious things, which I think, is really important to me, rather having a look at your Mobile or Laptop.

P.S.:This entry is for the Touch Thursday contest conducted by Preeti Shenoy.
 
 

Regards,
Vaanadhi

Tuesday 15 October 2013

Buying unnecessary stuffs

I wanted to write about this for long time..

I have seen many of my friends purchasing so many house hold items without even thinking whether it is really required..

Some of them are, A complete set of business sofas, A complete big set of dining table, Good designer wooden cots, Wall hanging televisions which will be really big in size etc.

That too for a rental house where in we may need to vacate and change the house at any time for any situation..

Will they be really useful?

But if I ask this question, I always get any one of the below answers..

    - Yes.. These are all really useful ( I really wondered!!!)
    - If Some relatives or friends come, they will use this
    - What others will think if we purchase small item in this.
    - Small Items will not have good quality.
    - I liked that design.
    - I will not feel comfortable without these things.
    - Home will be perfect if we have all these.
    - There was a nice offer for this item.

Whatever... But I always wondered if I get any of these answers..

Because I never liked any particular thing, simply for design. As per me, If it serves the purpose that's enough.. ( People tease me that I dont have aesthetic sense, But I am like that only)

I never liked to spend money on big things... ( I am not that money saving person, I don't want to put it in things...)




The only thing that I can't control my expenditure is craft materials.. But I will definitely use them..

I never felt that someone will be comfortable in our house only if this thing is there...

If they are not able to adjust in my home, I don't have any problem ( Until unless they need a thing which is really going to affect their physical or mental health in a very bad way)

I never liked to spend more money on rent also ( But there is no other way in some cases )

I asked so many people, "Give me one value added advantage of double door-ed Refrigerator over single one"

On top of all these, I am very very lazy to keep on cleaning everything..

For me, house has to be clean always, If I have all these things, I can't take them out and clean regularly..

So, I wondered how people will clean the house if so many things are there..

I prefer to cut vegetables in hand using knife than putting in cutter, I am very lazy to clean that cutter.. And the same for everything..

Some times wondered about one more thing. At that time of marriage, Girl's parents have to give all the house hold items ( In India ) even if it is not going to be used in her life time, and that calls for another post :-)

I will regret about my purchase always if it is not used at least once in a month..

Again, It depends on each individual's personality..

Just wanted to share... Thats all...

Then, Whats up? 3 more days to reach week-end.. ( Ya.. I am that working woman who longs for week-end always )

I already pre-ordered Preeti Shenoy's next book which is getting released in November.. Waiting for it..

I did this because of the impression I got in her last book "The Secret Wishlist"

Okay.. Thats about all....

Take Care..

Have a nice Week followed by great week-end..

With Love,

Vaanadhi

Friday 4 October 2013

What Makes them to behave like this?

What makes mothers-in-law ( Not All ) to treat ( or at least feel in mind ) their daughters-in-Law as a servant for their family.

I was thinking that India has improved a lot, and now a days we are having freedom to live life as we want.

But the bitter truth is, we don't have.

Some of my friends' experience made me to write this post.





She is a working woman and best performer too. She is having a girl child. They have bought a house and registration was done on both of their names ( husband and wife ), because loan was a joint loan. Mother-In-Law got angry, she fought with them and left to native.
Her husband is not a sensitive person at all, he always talks to his mother and updates everything what is happening in their house. He takes decision according to his mother's wishes. He is not giving single rupee for home expenses except that home loan. More over, He is expecting her to do all the house-hold work, taking care of kid and everything. He never pay a single rupee for kid's school expense. He never shares single house hold work. He is working in a nice position too. Husband and his mother hate the baby because she is girl. And she is not having plans to have a second baby.Now she is not able to take decision to go out and live alone, she is scared of the society. She is financially very much independent.But afraid to take that decision because of baby.

I can't imagine this kind of situation.

What difference it makes in elder people's life if the baby is girl or boy?

What is the funda behind living together in the concept of marriage, if both are not happy?

One of my another friend got married recently.

Her Mother-In-Law was so happy from the date of engagement. She was calling her daily and keep on telling that you are like my daughter. In Our family, we will always ask the son and daughter to separate and live to avoid future problems, she told. But after marriage it was totally different. She was completely in a mindset to complain about the girl to his son and always possessive with her son. Son also doesn't understand about his wife's problems. He always tries to convince his wife, instead of advising his mother.

If they don't want to understand a girl and they want to be possessive with themselves, why in the world they want to do a marriage?

One more friend's mother-in-law and husband are telling to change her character according to their family. And always complaining about her activities ( She has not done any mistake )

Even girls have grown up with some different environment and they have come to live in a different environment.
How in a month or year they can change their own nature?

Why one need to change their own character for anything?
God has to answer all these..

Regards,
Vaanadhi