Why I want to speak in Ted-X ?

There are times when I feel like nothing is working out. I look out for inspiration. From books, movies and vlogs. So far, only Ted Talks have successfully inspired me to move my ass off the bed and do something about my life. Be happy. Making choices. Looking out for those small moments. Sharing ideas.

It all began with the talk :

Hyeonseo Lee's - My escape from north Korea !

It taught me how even in her darkest time, she never gave up and just so that she can have a brighter future for herself, she planned her escape from a country engulfed in chaos !

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PdxPCeWw75k


After listening to this talk, I started looking at the suggestions. And I found this !

Maysoon Zayid - I got 99 problems and Palsy is just one !

It is about a Palsy affected stand up comedian, who broke the norms and is very successful in her life !

 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=buRLc2eWGPQ


 And the talk, about how a son chose peace over generations of hatred !

Zak Ebrahim: I am the son of a terrorist. Here's how I chose peace.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lyR-K2CZIHQ


Such talks and many more make me wonder whether one day I will be able to do something so worthwhile with my life that I would be invited a guest speaker on one of such Ted Talks ? I hope yes !

Crushing hard and losing it

It is soo difficult.... The guy of your dreams is just infront of you, but you cant do anything about it because you know there is no future with him.

So kaaze is a guy at my workplace. He is smart, cute and fun to be with. Most importantly he is a person with whom I can talk about anything for hours. Yeah, I am talkative but its soo easy to talk to him.

I have fallen for wrong guys before, but I always knew they could not be more than a crush. However, with kaaze its different. I like him, but I don't want to jeopardize our friendship by asking him to commit to me. I am not in love with him, but he is soo irresistible !!!

Had it been a parallel universe, who knows we would have been a couple. But this is reality, and reality says "girl get a grip. Don't lose hope. Your knight in shining armor is probably lost. He will come to you...soon "

Office office

Its been almost a year since I started earning. Life is now the same ridiculous cycle -get up, go to job and sleep.

However Ericsson is more fun than I thought it would be.

First of all, I have night shifts (from 5pm to 2am ). The only good thing about night shifts is that you can earn extra... upto rs 450 per day. :D and thanks to my night shift money, I get to save money for the trips I plan :D

And this year its going to be Singapore and Malaysia !!!!

That too without adults !! It'll be a friends trip. All youngsters chilling out and having fun. Can't wait !!!!

Acne, Y u no leave me alone ? :'(

DISCLAIMER : this isn't a post about how to get rid of pimples :P :P

Pimple...the one thing that always pops up whenever I have a date/ a get-together/ a party to attend :| :| :|

I'm almost 22 and pimples just wont leave me alone. They say teenage is the age when people suffer with acne. BUT I would BEG TO DIFFER :P

Today when i got up, i had a white-head staring right at me from the mirror as if trying to challenge me to POP IT up ! :\ :\


and the worst thing about having acne is hearing all sorts of suggestions about it especially from people who have CRYSTAL CLEAR skin and who never ever suffered with acne :(

Day before yesterday I visited my bua's boutique. A lady was visiting her and she seems to know me somehow but I had no idea who she was. So very NOT- SUBTLELY she says to me "Astha pimples hai tumhare" (AS IF I DONT KNOW !!!! !! arghhh... it actually reminded me of the meme...YOU DONT KNOW :P )


Anyways, but my family seems to be more bothered about my acne problem than me. My Grandma would look at me and say "ARREY paani piya kar !!!! acche thodi na lagte hai daaaane", my dad would send me all sorts of ayurvedic tablets (that have absolutely no effect :P) , my bua would'nt let me use medicines and would say not to worry about breakouts(the best advice ever !! coz my pimples seem to disappear magically whenever i stop worrying about them :P) and my chachi would never give me oily/chilly food :| :| (y u no let me eat tasty food :'( )

They say, being young is the best because you look the best... hahahaha but I have no idea what that means :P THANK YOU pimples :P :P ( i'm not saying that i'm ugly. i know i'm cute :P :P B) )

OOOO but then there are advantages of once-a-while breakouts too :P:P

1. no eveteasing \m/
2. no over-clingy stalkers \m/
3. no expectations to always look the best
4. overshadows the bad-hair days ! :P (people tend to look at your breakouts more than your hair ...hahahahaha).
5. you get to be gloomy-overly depressed-moody during breakouts and people will automatically blame your pimples and bear you :P :P hahahahahahaha

Hostel life !

Here are some 10 great hostel tips I came across in facebook. brought tears to my eyes... *cries*

You knw you are in hostel when:

10  Agar aapki parties "tu cheez badi hai mast mast....GUPT...kaali kaali aankhe.. aur juma chumma" ke bina incomplete hai :P

9 A true hosteler will buy a newspaper chahe koi pade ya na pade.

8 Agar aapke hostel mei chuho, chipkaliyo aur cockroaches ka aana diwali jaise khushiya laata hai. MAARO SAALO KO !!

7 Agar aapke liye room saaf karne ka matlab hai saara kachara corridor mei fekna :P

6 Hostel is the only place jaha aap electric kettle mei maggi banaate hai :P




5 Agar aap ghar ka khaana dekhke bhooke bhediyo ki tarah dhaava bol lete hai. *survival of the fittest n fastest* :P

4 Saala raat hote hi grahasthi (committed) waale ghoom ghoom kar phone pe batiyaate hai :P *bechaare kunwaare logo ka socho...kaisa lagta hoga unhe :( *


3 You knw you are a hosteller agar aapne Bommarillu, Happy days and Boys ko subtitles ke saath dekha hai :P

2 Agar aap hamesha bhooke rehte hai :P

1 Agar aap din mei sote hai and raat ko jaagte hai :D

Yes you can drool ;)

Every girl loves Mr. Darcy. But here is a list of 10 non-conventional guys(tv/movies/anime/books) girls tend crush on real hard !!!

10. Cassius from Shakespeare's play Julius Caesar. Impulsive and unscrupulous :) Romeo can die, we have Cassius !

9. Shiny Ahuja's character in gangster -Daya <3. How can one forget his role in the movie !! hot hot hot !!!!!

8. SRK as Mr. Suri from Rab ne bana di jodi ! ;) dont we just fall in love wtih his mustache, his scooter, his yellow car and his large framed specs once we get to know how cute he actually is :D

7. Johnny Depp as Willy Wonka in Charlie and the chocolate factory. A bit insane, but JD never fails to impress the ladies ;)

6. 'L' from the anime Death note : despite his slouched figure, dark circles, addiction to weird cases and rigid moral ethics one just cant help falling in love with him!! He gives a tough competition to the heart-throb and the series' anti-hero Yagami Light.

5. Uchiha Itachi , the hot elder brother of Sasuke who kills his entire clan in order to save Konoha. Loves Sasuke. Even the Akutsukis fear and admire him.

4. Dr. Perry Cox from scrubs. A condescending mentor who comes up with  awesome mind-boggling insults. Poor JD :(

3. Dr. Sheldon Cooper. Nerd + self obsessed + self-proclaimed genius + comic book fetish + clueless + BAZINGA !

2. Dr. House. Try as much as you can, eventually you'll learn to love this jerk.

1. Chuck Bass , a billionaire with sexy voice and because HE IS CHUCK BASS ! :) One look from this guy, and you melt melt and melt......

stay awake all night !

I was supposed to drop my landlord to the railway station at 4am today, so instead of sleeping early , I decided to stay awake the entire night.







The problem with being awake the entire night is "what to do" !

So I'll sum up the "10 not-so-bad things" that i often do during self-induced insomnia :

1. Read a novel that is long pending ....for me it'll be Chetan Bhagat's Revolution 2020

2. Complete an entire season of a sitcom (gossip girls FTW ) YAYA !!

3. Watch late night movies on HBO. I saw Child's play 2 today.... *shivers* I hate Chucky ! :|

4. Late night maggi and coke ! just awesome !!

5. Read Manga :D

6. gossip, if you are awake during a sleepover. it helps spend time ! :D and you get to know about the latest
happenings in your friends' lives.

7. boredpanda.com and 9gag. need i say more?

8. Put random status on fb every hour and post memes. keep tweeting.

9. Look at your old albums *nostalgic*

10. its actually a good time to make/update your CV :P


~ njoy :)