Sweet Somethingz

Every morning is similar, isn't it? You wake up groggily, wondering what this new day will bring, as you go ahead with your morning chores. And then you get dressed and leave for whatever occupation it is, which keeps you busy throughout the day. When every morning is as similar and as boring as the previous day, how can you make a 'day' as a 'good day' or in fact a 'gold day'? Colgate India has henceforth come up with this beautiful question, 'What makes your day a gold day?' - Colgate 360 Charcoal Gold toothbrush #Colgate360GoldMornings - and given us all a chance to think about what it is really that excites us and that holds the place in our heart.

When I was put forth this question, the answer was simple. For me, a day in which I live fully is a day worth lived, and hence, that day becomes a gold day. But how do I make a day of gold, when I am even lazy to get out of bed in the morning? 

I realized few years back, that when you do what you always wanted to do, life becomes simpler. I went to a college that I really liked, doing a course which I picked, and hence, it became easy. I used to love getting up early in the morning and I still remember looking forward to going to college, so that I learn new things, and also to spend time with my best friends and our lecturers, who were more of our friends. And soon the days of college gave way to work life. Here too, I chose what I want to do, and I'm happy.

Every morning, I wake up with a smile on my face. It doesn't matter what had happened the previous day, nor does it matter what will happen the next day. What matters is today, and that moment. Someone once told me that I should live my life, one moment at a time, and I've been trying to do that. There is something really exciting about each day, with the way you view it. I believe, we can turn any mornings to a 'Gold Morning' instead of just a 'Good Morning' by being positive, and changing the way we think and look at things. Life is simple, I say, Keep it that way.

  

I would like to thank #Colgate360GoldMornings for giving us bloggers this wonderful opportunity, to explain what their gold mornings look like.

Brothers! There aren't enough words in dictionary to describe them. They will be your best friend and also your worst enemies, and that's exactly what makes them so special.

I too am blessed with one such creature in my life.

Being 9 years older than me, he's more of a father figure than just a brother to me. He's stood by me during my worst times, and also ensured that I got into trouble for something he did. We fight, we crib, we pull each others hair out, but, we also laugh together, enjoy together and have the best of times.

I cannot jot down every memory that we have shared, because there are just one too many, but I can say, that in all of the memories that I have, you've been a hero to me, a role model and an inspiration.

My brother is one person who would let me take my own path so that I can discover myself, but also ensures to stay right by my side wherever I go so that in case I ever trip, he can hold my hand, pull me up on my feet, and ask me to walk again. It's an honor to have been blessed with such a wonderful brother - #MySiblingRocks

Dear Brother of mine, I might fight with you, get angry on you, tell on you to our parents, irritate you to the core, and say all rude words to you, but the truth is, I love you as much as you love me, and my only wish is to see you happy forever, because if there is anyone on this Earth who deserves all the happiness, it is you. You are a gem of a person. You have a been a wonderful son - to our parents, a protective brother - to me, a sweet friend- to all your friends, an extraordinary husband - to my bhabhi, and now, the most amazing Father- to my little niece.

We are all lucky to have you in our life, and I'm pretty sure everyone in our house agrees to that. Thank you, for all that you have done, for all that you have shown and for all that you have protected us from. We owe a lot to you, and this year on Rakshabandhan, I wish that that sweet smile on your face shall never fade, and that all your dreams and wishes come true. I love you Anna.

 I would like to say my heartfelt thanks to http://www.igp.com/ (Portal) for giving bloggers this wonderful opportunity to share their sibling story with the world.

IndiBlogger decided to welcome August with a big bang (or more like a Hell Yeah!) and organized this wonderful meet along with Flipkart at Hard Rock Cafe, Bangalore. 

Saturday mornings are reserved for laziness. How many of us would have actually seen a Saturday morning? Most of us prefer to wake up in the noon, but still more than 100 people turned out for this meet in the early hours of Saturday. (Yes! 10:30AM is early. It's Saturday!) 

It's extremely fun to meet up with your friends, especially your blogger friends as you tend to have a lot in common to talk about. After almost two years, I attended this IndiMeet. This being my 4th Meet, I had a wonderful time in meeting my old friends and had an even better time making new ones. 

Everyone waited with anticipation for the meet to start and were all excited when Anoop went up on the 'Karaoke Platform'. After huddling all around the platform, we were then welcomed with a big bang performance from Anoop and his team, who made the whole place move along with their fantastic music.  The tweets blasted out as soon as the performance started. Obviously! That was a 'Hell Yeah!' performance. Way to go team. Whooop!

 When the performance was over, we were introduced to Flipkart Guys and then the Introductions began. It was nice to see so many new faces, and so many old ones too. It is so fun to see so many people, the new bloggers, the experienced one, the writers, the authors, the photographers, the performers, all in one place. The meet had just begun. Soon, the Flipkart guys took over the stage and explained to us all about the #FlipkartImageSearch. 

#FlipkartImageSearch is a feature added on to the mobile app of Flipkart which allows users to click pictures of what they like and search for similar products on Flipkart. Instead of trying to describe the product or try to remember the name of it, all you have to do is snap a photo of it and then search for it through Flipkart. Even though you might not always find the exact match, you'll find products of something 90% similarity. It certainly takes the whole point of Online Shopping one step ahead. This feature makes the app more user-friendly than before, and also helps us in finding things easier and quicker as we don't have to go by description anymore and instead just show them what we are looking for.

After a demo on how to use this feature, they took up questions from us audience regarding this feature or pretty much about anything related to Flipkart. Many issues, questions and doubts came up in the process, all of which were sincerely cleared by the Flipkart Team present with us during the meet. Hats off to you guys for coming up with such a wonderful idea and also for answering everything with so much patience and helping people out.

Meanwhile, we were served some scrumptious meal along with drinks, which savored our taste buds and also gave us energy for the next part of the day. The next task was #FlipkartImageSearch task. All the bloggers were divided into six groups of twenty people each. We were then asked to name a person as a Captain and the other as Vice-Captain, whereas two people as Flipkart Ambassadors who would keep in touch with IndiTeam as well as Flipkart throughout the whole task. After this was done along with naming ceremony of all the groups we were explained about what we had to do. It was simple. We were supposed to go around the room and click pictures of products, which we would then use to find the same/similar product on Flipkart App. The team with the most number of products which had the exact match was to be declared as winners. After 10 minutes of rushing around, clicking pictures, being asked if something of yours could be taken a picture of, the task came to an end, and it was time for the Flipkart Team to check out the products we had added into our wishlist and see if they were all exact matches. While most of the teams managed to get around 20-25 matches, our team, that is Team 5 managed to get 35+ exact matches (after which they stopped counting). It was truly a 'Hell Yeah!' moment for our team.

When I bagged myself a Flipkart Voucher

In the midst of it all, few people were called out for being awesome, and were told that they were going to get Flipkart Vouchers for being that awesome. (Cool right?) Anyway, I think it's really cool to be one of them, because my silly little tweet bagged me a voucher, and also a joke from Anoop which actually made me consider changing my name on Twitter. Haha! Good one there Zombie!

Who uses Flipkart App? Everyone raises their hand.

Unfortunately, like all good things, even this meet had to come to an end. While half of us rushed to get our copies of '10 love stories' with the author's autograph, the other half had vanished behind the food counter. Honestly, the brownie with vanilla ice cream was like a cherry on top of a perfect day. The meet concluded with HRC team dancing for the classic, YMCA. 

All in all, it was an amazing Saturday thanks to all the Blogger Friends and the IndiTeam. We found it to be informative as well as fun, and this meet definitely goes in the bag of 'Best IndiMeets of all time'. Way to go IndiTeam, Flipkart Team, as well as HRC Team. Thanks for a wonderful time, and we hope to see all of you again soon.

HELL YEAH!

Lastly, I thank ASUS for giving us this wonderful opportunity to right about their wonderful phone. Thank you Asus.

It's only at the end, that we remember the beginning.

Now that 3 years of college life is coming to an end, all I can do is think back about every single day that I enjoyed in these three wonderful years. No matter what I do, these days won't come back, and what they say, it is true, College days are the most wonderful days of life.

Now when I look back, the first thing that comes to my mind are those small things that happened throughout these years. The moments which I thought will linger in my mind forever, are actually the last of memories to visit my mind; whereas the moments which I never thought I'll remember are the ones which visit first and also the ones which leaves a huge smile on my face.

The best of the memories are the times when me and my friends used to run to canteen during break to buy snacks and cold drinks, and used to find that there was a shortage of coca-cola for the day. So, we had to share. With 2 bottles of coca-cola on the table, and 5 people on a chair around it, it used to be a game of 'Dog-and-the-Bone' every time. Who can pick up the bottle and manage to gulp down huge sips before the others found out? There were times when we used to miss classes because none of us were able to pick up those bottles without others noticing, and leaving before the bottle was empty, was not something we used to do.

Another memory which comes to mind is when we used to sit in the last benches of our class and used to open our boxes during the class time, and eat food while our lecturers were writing on board. It's an immense joy to sneak food all through the class and eat while the lecturer is busy teaching. And when someone in the front benches get caught, teasing them is even more fun.

With life on fast track mode, I realized that moments like college fest, meant less important than, playing music in class and the whole class dancing for it, or planning and executing a mass bunk just because we were feeling lazy to attend classes, or even a simple day at class where we used to sit and gossip with our lecturers about their lives or their time in the staff room.

Now that these wonderful days are almost at an end, I wish I could go back, just to live all these small moments yet again, because they meant the most to me. After all, it is the little things which makes the big difference. 

I would really like to thank the Coca-Cola Community for giving me this wonderful opportunity to cherish these memories of a lifetime, and pen them down so that it could be remembered forever.

 

Sometimes, the most memorable day of our life usually turns out to be a very simple one.

It was just another random morning, the only difference was that the Best Friend of my life was next to me, throughout the whole day instead of being miles away. It started out as a very lazy day, where we both pretty much walked around the house like zombies trying to finish our morning chores. 

It was no special day, or even an holiday for that matter. Thirteenth of March, 2015, the day I bunked my classes so that I could stay at home and enjoy a day with my best friend instead of going to classes. With a bruised knee and strict mom at hand, it was decided that staying at the house way a better option than to roam around the streets.

So, after not giving much thought about what we had to do, we sat down on the couch and then the time flew so fast, that it was decided by default that we'd be couch potatoes for the rest of the day. As we sat on the couch with TV running in the background, we talked and talked, and then talked some more, about everything and then nothing. We had serious political discussions, we reviewed movies just by viewing the trailers, we cracked very very poor jokes, we laughed on those jokes till our stomachs hurt and eyes filled with tears from all the laughing, And then we cracked more jokes. 

After days of spending my time at home, all by myself, being totally bored, as I was to be getting bed rest, this day was better than any walk in the park or a day at an amusement park for that matter. After spending hours on that couch with her, I realized that, sometimes, it is not about where we are, or what we are doing, it is about the person we are with, cause they will ensure you have the same atmosphere around you no matter where you are. 

She's always been an inspiration to me ever since I met her, and that day was more than inspirational. Not only did I learn a lot about various stuff that goes on, but I also enjoyed a lot, and didn't get bored even for a second. For someone who had lost hopes of having fun, who thought that her bruised knee would ruin every chance that she'd get, this day was definitely a sunshine through a dark room. She gave me hope, hope to look up and understand that there is indeed a lot that I can do and that I shouldn't give up hopes, on anything, no matter what.

I've told you this a lot of times, but let me tell it again, Thank you, Thank you so much for traveling all the way over just so that you could cheer me up and spend some time with me. It means a lot, and it was, indeed, one of the best days of my life.

Lastly, I'd like to thank Housing, for giving us this wonderful chance of sharing our most memorable day. Thank you so much.

When the Summer is stolen away from heavy rains, it is only common to expect our Indians roads to be slippery and filled with water. 

Proposing to my crush for Valentine's day on Facebook, with the help of my wonderful friends.

A Crazy Plan, 

24 Crazy People,

 And 24 Hours Timeline.

Thanks to 23 wonderful friends of mine, who turned my 'I have an idea' into a successful proposal, for my crush who lives 700miles away, I have managed to scourge myself a date for this valentine's day. 

I never thought I'd actually propose someone, and here I am today, happily waiting for Valentine's Day. I'd really like to thank Closeup Cupid Games and Indiblogger for giving us bloggers, a wonderful opportunity to get out of our shelves and do something really daring.

And once again, a Huge Thanks to all my 23 friends who actually helped me to go through with this idea. Guys, Mission Accomplished.

Laughter could be heard throughout the house! Nitisha, who had just reached her house after a tiring day at office, rushed in to meet her little niece. Little Ari, was dancing in the middle of the hall, to a tune of her own, making everyone laugh and laughing herself. At once, all the tiredness and the frustration of work was out of Nitisha's mind as she saw her tiny tot enjoying. She kept her bag aside and joined Ari with her crazy dance, which made Ari laugh even more.

They danced, they played, they ran about the house making everyone move out of their way. By the time the night fell, everyone in the house were tired of running behind Ari, who had more enthusiasm than all of them compared. She had everyone catching their breaths as she ran around some more. It was a huge task putting her to sleep in the night. She was always so energetic, she would never get tired, and to put her to bed, the whole family had to sing, read her a book, pat her and fall asleep themselves, but still she wouldn't have slept. With a huge difficulty, they put Ari to bed that day, and with a smile on their faces went to sleep themselves.

The next day dawned too soon. Everyone woke up lazily, tired out after a great night. As one by one got ready and left for their daily work, they kissed little Ari, already waiting for the evening to come so that they can play with her again. But little did people know that she was not well. Ari had caught fever in the night, and had suffered the whole morning. Unable to explain what was happening, she could do nothing but cry and cry some more. By the time the evening came, and everyone returned, they were expecting another grand jovial welcome, but little Ari was sitting in the hall, and her cries were echoing through the house. 

The happiness left from everyone's face as they rushed to fuss about her. They tried to play with her, dance with her, but that day she was so tired. Nothing was able to cheer her up, and everyone's face fell. The doctor who had treated her had told that she would be fine within the night, and everyone was anxiously waiting for that time to come. The whole house was silent, there was no running around, no talking, no laughter, no shouting. It was as if there was nobody there. All of them were down in the dumps as they waited patiently for their little darling to get well. That night no one could go to sleep properly, as they were so worried. And unlike that day, the next morning took its own time to come.

But they had a surprise! In the early hours of morning a sweet, naughty laugh was heard in the house, which woke everyone up with a start. Little Ari had woken up, and she was fine. At once, everyone's face had a smile on it. The burden on their heads had been lifted as Ari jumped around and made them all play with her. It was as if, everyone had forgotten that they had a job to attend to and they all spent the day, playing with their little Angel.

A happy baby, certainly means a happy home!

Thank you Dabur Chyawanprash for giving us a chance to share our experience.

  Let me rest in your arms,
Because there is no other place.
Where I fit perfectly,
and Where I find Solace.

Let me hold your hand,
As we travel around,
Because there is no place safe,
No hands more bound.

Let me look into your eyes,
And see all the love you have for me.
I can't wait for the day,
When you and I become We.

Let me love you with all I have,
Because love is all I can offer you.
I will love you with all my heart and soul,
With all the love that is due.

Being a crazy fan of online shopping, I always restricted myself to the few famous sites that I knew very well. Even when I knew other sites would offer better services, I never tried them out because no one I knew had ever told me about it. So, when I got a chance to finally shop in Jabong, I jumped at the opportunity. 

Jabong offers varieties in every product at a very vast price line, which impressed me. If I had some specific product in mind, I can get that for the cheapest rate, or also go for the best quality one. The variety offered is simply splendid. When I browsed through all the stuff available, I actually got confused as to what to buy, because everything I wanted and needed were available there for the best price and the best quality.

What's best is that, they have loads of coupons. You have an offer for so many things, that it makes shopping so much more easier and that much fun. They even have this 'Reward Points' System, wherein certain points will be generated for every purchase that you do. Once you have enough points you can redeem them as coupons and much more. Isn't that exciting? You get points for shopping! I think that's really an added bonus of this site, which I've never found in any other sites that I shop, till date.

They have special offers and related products put up for every special day, like festivals and so on. So, if you are planning to surprise your Mother on this Mother's day, I think you should head to Jabong, because they have some really awesome collection out there which you can choose from.

Now, coming to the service, they offer a spectacular service. Right from searching for products to the delivery of order, they have an user-friendly based system, which will make the whole idea of online shopping seem really easy. 

This bar on the left which can be found on the site, makes searching for a product of specific requirement very easier. It lists of different price ranges, the products on discount and even all the brands available for the product so that choosing can be easy.

The shipping is fast and neat. All my products were delivered within 2-3days of the order in perfect condition with a really good and neat packing. The tracking of the products was also really easy with the tracking id that I was provided with. 

After purchasing 2 Fragrances during my first shopping on the site, I was so impressed that I went ahead and bought few more items such as wallets, handbags and more fragrances. 

All in all, shopping in the site is a experience that I loved, and I am sure that another site has been added to my favorite shopping site list now. Jabong is honestly one of the best Indian Sites for shopping and I recommend all shoppers to go check this site out once, because you surely won't be disappointed.

With my eyes closed and heads down,
I bowed to the god, the mighty of all.
Give me what I need, not what I want.
Pray, give me someone, who won't let me fall.

With Butterflies in my belly,
And excitement in my heart.
I walked over to meet you,
Not knowing what was awaiting in the cart.

There you stood waiting,
The perfect one, I've been praying for a while.
I felt my heart slip as I walked towards you,
A huge glow on my face as it filled with a smile.

You shook my hand and then you smiled.
A smile which spread across your whole face.
Your eyes, your ways, your words,
Made my heart skip a beat and race.

 

I had never met someone so selfless,
Someone so caring and loving.
The one who doesn't bother about himself,
And doesn't mind just giving and giving.

You held my hand and pulled me close,
Embracing me up to you.
I felt all the bad memories leaving,
No more worries, no more being blue.

With you, I need not hide.
I can be the real me.
Don't you think it's time,
That you and I, became We?

Let me hold you close and not let go,
Let me assure you that everything is fine.
Take it slow, and don't you worry.
No matter what, you are always going to be mine.

Here's me heart and here's my soul.
It doesn't belong to me anymore.
It wants you and it needs you,
It craves for your love, more and more.

I know we met not long ago,
But your way with me was my cue.
I cannot hide it anymore, because I feel it too,
Here's the three simple words, I love you.

She was one of the most beautiful girl I had ever seen. Unfortunately, she had to be my student. But, that never stopped me from looking over at her whenever I had the chance or to do her few favors, because without doubt she was my favorite student.

My high hopes came crashing down and I wondered if my morning shave had all gone for a toss, when I heard a faint, "May I come in Sir?".
I turned around and saw her smiling up at me with an apology, I nodded for her to come in, and was happy when she couldn't take her eyes off me.

Certainly, I was no Leonardo Di Caprio or Brad Pitt, but I was nevertheless handsome, especially when I shaved. Her eyes wavered around my clean face for a while before she turned away to gossip with her friends. With a huge satisfaction and a smug look on my face I turned to the board. Surely, A teacher student relationship will never work out, but that doesn't mean we can't exchange those rare moments of eyes meeting, a gleeful smile and a heartfelt connection.

My morning tryst with my shaving blade had finally paid off. My clean shaven look bowled her over.