I have always been a very outspoken and straight forward person. By being critical I thought I was helping people overcome their shortcomings, but now I think it’s in my blood and being critical comes so naturally to me. I wouldn’t have realized this fact if Trishna wouldn’t have left a message on Ashish’s facebook profile, “Deepali is too outright. Both of you will soon be outcast-ed by the society. I am just warning you”.
Being the loving person that he is, replied instantly, “That’s great! Then both of us will live in isolation and will have all the time in the world for ourselves”. I cant be more thankful to god for being kind enough to bless me with a gem like him. I wish I could be equally happy for him. :)
I am critical but not heartless. I wouldn’t want Ashish to be outcasted because of me. So I took a self analysis test and thought of replies which could be more diplomatic than my spoken words.
Situation 1: Trishna shows a cute healthy baby picture to me on facebook:
Trish: Isn’t he the cutest… gopuchhululupuli (that’s the funny noise that she makes when she finds anything cute.)
Me: Aaawwww… really… look at his cheeks falling like a bull dog
Probable answer: Aaaaaaaaawwwwww… really… look at his cheeks so healthy. No where in comparison to a bull dog :)
Situation 2: Purvi checking herself out in the mirror asks me:
Purvi: Do you this I look fat in this dress
Me: Purvi, It’s not really about the dress.
Probable answer: Purvi, yeah I think its about your dress. I bet if I wore it, it would add another 20 kgs on me as well. :)
Situation 3: When Purvi was booking her railway ticket and I suggested she should rather travel by air coz the tickets are easily available:
Purvi: I don’t feel safer traveling by air
Me: Of course you don’t. With that weight, even the pilot would be scared flying
Probable answer: Of course you don’t. But maybe you could book two tickets for yourself, so that would compensate for your extra weight. :)
Ashish says that I should atleast try and keep in good books of Trishna coz once we are outcasted by the society we will have only her to bank upon. On the contrary, Trishna says that she would be the first one to throw sho(e) me away. Dunno wat to do? :)
Friday, June 11, 2010
We never fight!
Ashish and I never fight. There is an unspoken understanding between us. Whenever an argument begins, he keeps quiet, will let me finish my side of the story, very gently put his view forward, calm down the ‘yelling’ me and then apologize. :). He’s a very well trained boy friend.
Some of you might think that he’s a hen-pecked bf. Before I even start proving that he’s not hen-pecked, let me tell you that being hen-pecked is not an easy task :)
“I think I’ll make all d wedding cards myself”, I said that after one of my quilled cards was appreciated and accepted well by the society.
“No sweety, that’ll be too taxing. We would rather get them printed from outside”, said the concerned person in him.
“You are just not confident about my skills. Aren’t you?”
“You know that’s not true. If you want we’ll get atleast half of them printed” I could sense hesitation in his voice
“I know you don’t wanna take chances Ashish” I call him by his name when I’m angry
“Hon, you are misjudging me” He dare not call me by MY name even if he’s angry.
I remember telling him (or ordering him?) that I might not attend the wedding myself if it wasn’t according to my plan. That’s when he gave up. And ever since then, his conversations are pretty much limited to the following words:
“As you wish”
“If that makes you happy”
“I am sure that’s a beautiful plan”
“Of course we’ll have it your way. (Like I have a say?)” I could read his mind.
“BTW, I don’t understand why do I keep getting an “All d best” message from your friends?”
Some of you might think that he’s a hen-pecked bf. Before I even start proving that he’s not hen-pecked, let me tell you that being hen-pecked is not an easy task :)
“I think I’ll make all d wedding cards myself”, I said that after one of my quilled cards was appreciated and accepted well by the society.
“No sweety, that’ll be too taxing. We would rather get them printed from outside”, said the concerned person in him.
“You are just not confident about my skills. Aren’t you?”
“You know that’s not true. If you want we’ll get atleast half of them printed” I could sense hesitation in his voice
“I know you don’t wanna take chances Ashish” I call him by his name when I’m angry
“Hon, you are misjudging me” He dare not call me by MY name even if he’s angry.
I remember telling him (or ordering him?) that I might not attend the wedding myself if it wasn’t according to my plan. That’s when he gave up. And ever since then, his conversations are pretty much limited to the following words:
“As you wish”
“If that makes you happy”
“I am sure that’s a beautiful plan”
“Of course we’ll have it your way. (Like I have a say?)” I could read his mind.
“BTW, I don’t understand why do I keep getting an “All d best” message from your friends?”
Monday, June 7, 2010
Quilling : My latest developed passion
For those less educated, Qulling is an art of rolling paper strips and shaping them to crate different designs. I accidently came across a blog of a dear friend where she had put up her quilled designs. They were so fascinating that I decided to learn up all about it. After a few weeks of practice, I’ve become a pro in it. Considering the humble person that I am, instead of praising myself, I would just quote a few people who saw my work:
Trishna, “Deepali, this work is radiant. You must be so proud of yourself”
Priyanka, “Deepali, you have magical hands. Beautiful work”
Purvi, “I cant wait for the day you start selling this. I’ll buy it all.”
Abhishek, “You are a pro dude”
Ashish, “I have never seen such a beautiful art. I am so proud of you. I can just stare at your work for hours”
Deepaish, “DJ, you are super talented”
Now I don’t remember the exact words spoken by all the above, but they were almost on similar lines. (“wink”). Here, putting up a few pictures of my work for you guys to decide for yourself. :)
My life has finally found a purpose. I dedicate my life to quilling. So much so, I have decided to make all my wedding cards myself. I only fear I might fall in love with them and won’t be able to part with them :)
Trishna, “Deepali, this work is radiant. You must be so proud of yourself”
Priyanka, “Deepali, you have magical hands. Beautiful work”
Purvi, “I cant wait for the day you start selling this. I’ll buy it all.”
Abhishek, “You are a pro dude”
Ashish, “I have never seen such a beautiful art. I am so proud of you. I can just stare at your work for hours”
Deepaish, “DJ, you are super talented”
Now I don’t remember the exact words spoken by all the above, but they were almost on similar lines. (“wink”). Here, putting up a few pictures of my work for you guys to decide for yourself. :)
My life has finally found a purpose. I dedicate my life to quilling. So much so, I have decided to make all my wedding cards myself. I only fear I might fall in love with them and won’t be able to part with them :)
GM Diet works!!!
My apologies for not being regular on this site. My boss has been piling tonnes of work on me in office and the other times when I am not working; I’m dancing, gyming, or quilling. So you see, life in the past one month has been very busy, unlike Mumbai where I had all the time in the world during office hours. No offense to my ex boss, but I got plenty of time to update at least 5 posts a month . Today my boss is out of town for a week. He’s claiming his LTA. God bless the committee who thought of designing this LTA plan. It’s not only necessary for the employee but also beneficial for his colleagues. So I vow to post one new entry everyday of this week to make up for the lost one month.
Today is my last day of GM diet. I had to do it for one simple reason. Weight loss. I had become round and hideous, and did very little to curb my craving for sweets. So much so, I joined gym, worked out for one hour in the morning, walk 8 kms in the evening and then one hour of rigorous dance class. But none of this was benefiting me. I guess eating one tin of milk maid after every session of work out wasn’t a great idea. So I was advised by a friend, “Dude, you need dieting, before you die eating”.
Today, I have completed 7 days of GM diet. Though I did cheat in between, had a few cookies when it got uncontrollable, but I still did manage to lose around 3 kgs. Resisting the temptation during the first two days was quite tough, hence on the third day I gave up and didn’t resist. Even though I claimed I was on this diet, I ate almost anything that I wanted to. So I guess the weight loss happened only on the first two days. Yesterday I went out shopping. Where I would always buy a “medium” size, I bought “small”. I feel lighter and smarter (“wink”).
Bottom line is that GM diet does work. It’s a quick way to shed a few kilos in a week. I’m going on this diet again on Friday. This time I’ll be more determined and firm.
Today is my last day of GM diet. I had to do it for one simple reason. Weight loss. I had become round and hideous, and did very little to curb my craving for sweets. So much so, I joined gym, worked out for one hour in the morning, walk 8 kms in the evening and then one hour of rigorous dance class. But none of this was benefiting me. I guess eating one tin of milk maid after every session of work out wasn’t a great idea. So I was advised by a friend, “Dude, you need dieting, before you die eating”.
Today, I have completed 7 days of GM diet. Though I did cheat in between, had a few cookies when it got uncontrollable, but I still did manage to lose around 3 kgs. Resisting the temptation during the first two days was quite tough, hence on the third day I gave up and didn’t resist. Even though I claimed I was on this diet, I ate almost anything that I wanted to. So I guess the weight loss happened only on the first two days. Yesterday I went out shopping. Where I would always buy a “medium” size, I bought “small”. I feel lighter and smarter (“wink”).
Bottom line is that GM diet does work. It’s a quick way to shed a few kilos in a week. I’m going on this diet again on Friday. This time I’ll be more determined and firm.
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