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

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

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

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

Most Excited Family Trip

Last Week End, We had gone for an excited trip.
We went to "Shimoga" and "Chikmagalur" ( Hope the spelling is correct)
Thursday Night, we started from Bangalore and reached Shimoga by Friday morning 5.30 AM.
First we went to a temple, kind of island where we need to travel in a boat and reach there.
It was an awesome river with so much water-flow ( I think its because of rainy season).
Some people told that the river name is "Sharavathi",whereas other people told that it is "Thungabathra".

 

We reached the temple, we couldn't go inside the temple as there was a big queue.

But We enjoyed the journey in that river.

Our next destination was the famous "Jog Falls".

The beauty of that falls, Oh My God!!! I can't explain it in words..

It was simply Awesome in one word.. There were so much water..

I was in an impression that they will allow to go inside that falls, which was not true.

We took photos and enjoyed the view..

Friday Night, we stayed in Shimoga ...Nobody can forget that hotel food... :-(

Saturday Morning, we started our journey towards "Kalhatri" falls..( some people pronounced as "kallatgiri")

There we were allowed to get inside.. It was awesome falls..

We all were hungry enough to attack hot "Bhajjis" in a small shop near to that falls.. It was the tastiest food at that time..

Then we went to "Kemmangundhi" falls.. The path was so much wild.. That much it made us to feel happy..

Falls was also very nice..

On the way back, we were caught by great "Leeches". Those blood suckers tasted almost everyone's.

We all were screaming, running here and there, can't forget for whole life..

Then we reached a nice cottage in chikmagalur, played some games.. Had nice food..

Sunday Morning, we started journey towards Bangalore..

On the way, we went for boating.. Here is the first time, I traveled in Speed boat..

First time,I saw Banana boat and Jet Sky which were awesome.

After that we got parcel food in "Hassan" and had in an opened space... That experience was good..

The speciality of the trip is "The Team" that had formed... There were no misunderstanding..

All were in a single good mood to freak out and enjoy..

Two kiddos ( Kavya and Siddhu) made the trip more special..

Nice Team.. Nice Trip.. Total Enjoyment, And nothing is required other than that..

Team is here..

 

Life is once.. And God has given us to Live at the most part of it...

We should enjoy every moment of it.. We don't know, what next minute holds for us...

Do Enjoy!!!

With Love,

Vaanadhi.

 

Another Life Story..

Last week, I read Ravinder Singh's latest book , "Like It Happened Yesterday"
As like while reading his second book, I had the same expectation for this too.
But Somehow I did not feel that much satisfied on what I expected.
First few chapters were OK kind...
For everyone childhood memories will always be good to remember, especially If we struggled hard to get a better position in life.. Same thing happened to the author also..
After 10th chapter, it was boring to read.. I felt there is nothing and did not understand what he is coming to say... After 180th page, it was a good change, because the topic was changed..
Its good only to have a open talk, but it should not be boring this way.. and that is what i felt..
Last chapter was good and inspiring..

I feel that the author can come up with some social thoughts and fictions..
I know that it is easy to comment and how it is hard to pen down the thoughts..
But it is an expectation from a reader..
Overall, It made me to remember my childhood and adolescent days.. It made me to remember how I worked hard to get a job and live happily..
Thanks to Ravinder Singh.

I hate week ends of month ends..
This week end will be a happy week end, first week end of the month na..
Really happy...
Enjoy the Life.. Its only one.. Live for your own interests...

With Love,
Vaanadhi.