After Marriage, the computer seems heavier.....

Yes; you heard it right. That was my observation over the weekend :P. Me and my husband went over to a friend's house to help him pack (coz hes moving..) and his mom was looking for someone to pack the computer and I volunteered to pack it all by myself. She was a bit surprised coz she thought that was a "guys" job and I, being a girl shouldn't lift such heavy stuff. But I was too sure of my ability and went ahead to pack the computer. I noticed something while packing. The computer ACTUALLY seemed heavier! I have lifted and packed computers many times before, but this one seemed really heavy. I further thought about it and I was trying to remember the last time I lifted really heavy stuff. I couldn't remember lifting anything heavy after marriage :). Obviously..... I had my husband by my side to help me lift heavy stuff..... I was disappointed with myself. Hugely disappointed. I basically lost the habit. But of course, I did manage to pack the computer :).


Why I talk about this today? Because I felt the need to tell myself that I need to be strong :). Its amazing how we differentiate work between genders. Lifting stuff, going to a bank, filling gas (trust me, after marriage, I religiously delegated this job to my husband coz I don't like to do it :) ) is definitely a guy's thing, no matter how easy or hard the work is. Similarly, cooking is a girls' job. Ask men and that is what you will hear (even though my husband cooks). The biggest disadvantage of this kind of division is that we will eventually end up forgetting what we knew how to do. Guys who stop cooking right after marriage totally end up forgetting how to cook as a result depend on their wives to feed them. Same with girls. We should never depend on someone else for something that we can accomplish on our own. That way, the computer will NEVER seem heavier! I learnt this lesson over the weekend :).

Thats all from me now.... will see you all later!

whats going on Aaj-Kal??

Happy Friendship Day to all my friends and your friends also :P. Its nice to have a friendship day because it is one of those few days of the year when my friends definitely remember me (Joking guys!!!! :) )

Friendship Day is always going to special for me. Last year, me and my husband got engaged on friendship day, a reason why I have decided to celebrate our engagement anniversary on the friendship day every year. And I got flowers today!!! YAY!!!!! I love flowers (especially roses) :)

We watched Love Aaj Kal yesterday. I am very sad and upset coz I did not like the movie that much. It was OK..... but it was stunning to see how the young people today think.... which actually makes me feel old coz I don't think I think like Saif and Deepika. I actually quit my job as soon as I got married coz I wanted to live with my husband (and I am so glad I did that). There is something for all of us to think about regarding the movie though.. Long distance relationship. How can love be measured in terms of physical distance? something I never understood. And if you love your job more than you love the guy/girl, then obviously you do not love that person enough... It shouldn't be hard to decide. And common guys! I really think I am being practical (more practical than what Deepika and Saif were in the movie). It all comes down to a simple question: Is money more important than life? Or if I put it even more blankly, Is money life? I know loads of people of my generation think money is life. Its not their fault also... thats how the world they live in seems to work and its very sad. Your success in life is determined by the bucks you earn. That is so wrong. According to me, the most successful person is the world is the one who is the most happiest. You can earn billions and at the end of the day if you aren't happy, whats the whole point?




Anyways, they said "love aaj kal" was for the young and romantic at heart and I guess I am neither (makes me very sad coz I thought I was those things :) ). I did not like Deepika Padukone in the film (Sorry guys!) and I thought Saif Ali Khan looked old. yes; he does look old in the film. I loved that "Harleen" though (Giselle Monteiro... yeah! thats her name). She was cute and I heard she is from brazil. Sweet! we have Srilankans and Brazilians playing Indians in our movies now. Sounds silly given the size of Indian population (trust me, thats one thing we are known all over the world for : our population), the directors/producers could not find an Indian girl to play a normal punjaabi girl's role. Something to think about!

Thats it from me for now guys will catch you all later!

Fat!

Being Fat! No... guys, don't go anywhere.... You should read this too even though this is more of a girls' topic.

Something we (mostly girls) keep hearing always.... oh! you have lost some weight. or, hmm... you did put on some weight since the last time I saw you! Trust me, I hear this almost everyday. Initially, I used to ignore it. Coz, I never understood what a big deal it is. Even now I don't understand, but I have learnt (from all the girls around me) that I should reciprocate and say yeah! I have been on diet. or yes.. I have been gorging on junk food. or No... I haven't really lost any weight.

But I wonder.... why is that the first topic anyone wants to talk about? As soon as you walk into a room (especially with women), this is what you hear. And why do guys only like girls who are thin and have a great body? I never understand this. I guess we all are slaves of our eyes. So, for us, what looks good is good.

Size ZERO. Such a big deal! Dudes and dudettes, let me tell you, there is nothing special about being size zero. Honestly, it does not matter.

I agree that being healthy is great and everybody is into fitness now, but I also feel this kind of talk often makes young girls feel they have to "lose" weight to look pretty and as a result they use the most unhealthy form of losing weight (which is of course "not eating at all"). This sometimes scares me.

I know my parents feel the same about me. They think I have lost a lot of weight off late and they think I am doing it the "unhealthy" way. But no... Actually I am eating very good food. I hardly let junk food make a home in my stomach. That is because I want to be active and healthy. It was not all about being thin. In one of my forthcoming posts, I will definitely talk about how you can lose those extra pounds in a healthy manner.

Honestly, I don't want to be thin. I want to be smart, intelligent, cheerful, happy, helpful, (and thousand more things before being "thin"). And I want to be talked about for those qualities in me... not for my size :D. Yes; I don't want to look attractive..... I want to be attractive (if you know the difference). I really want to see the day when a girl's size is one of the last things guys talk about and everybody sees things beyond the "outer" looks in girls.

Think about this guys and I will see you later!!!!!