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Thursday, June 2, 2011
Pak'n Save - Why I don't shop from there?
Pak'n Save is again rated as the cheapest. But what prevents me from going there. I think it is the over dominating yellow colour. If they change the colour, I think I might shop from there. Do you think it is strange?
Tuesday, January 11, 2011
New Year Resolutions!!!
When I thought about new year resolutions, lot of things came in my mind. If you look at the list, you might think that I have a pretty bad eating disorder and I am over-weight. That is not very true. I have gained a few pounds in the last two years though, I am still in an OK weight range!
But these resolutions came thinking about the eating habits in the last two weeks of 2010. I can't believe, how much chocolates I ate in that time. I got a huge gift hamper including lot of sweets and chocolates from my company. They have given that to employees considering a big kiwi family.Being a very small family, Kannan and I didn't fail to finish those during the holidays itself.
1. Get up early.(at least at 6.00am)
Yes..This has been a dream for us now. We end up sitting late everyday and getting up late. Have to change that.
2. Reduce weight.
I have to reduce 5 kgs in 2011. Problem here is I don't know how to do that. I have been a skinny girl throughout my life till we moved to the land of chocolates and icecreams (what I think about this place, ok). This is the first time thinking out losing weight also. so very hard hard hard.
3. Exercise daily.(walking, yoga or gym).
I am so lazy to do this. Walking is ok, if it's not very cold outside. This is again linked to the first point. If we get up early, we will get time for this. Walking is fine, but yoga, don't know. I am not yet convinced about yoga. Gym..I don't think I'll go. There is a gym in our apartment. But it's boring. Walking is the only option I am left with.
4. Stop eating chocolates and fast food (chips etc also included).
This is the most difficult thing to achieve. When there are lot of very tasty heavenly chocolates in this world. But I promise I'll try my best.
5. Eat healthy.
We have a tendency to skip breakfast often. Will try to eat a healthy breakfast.
6. Do some extra curricular activities. Start learning music or something like that.
I like to do this. There is a starting trouble for things like this. I need to get a kick start.
7. Do socialise more.
When you live in land away from your roots, this is one of the most important things. In our workplace, we don't have much Indian colleagues. Non-Indians generally don't consider workplace and school mates as friends I guess. This process is linked to point 6. You have to do something else other than your work/study to have good friends here.
8. Watch less tv.
We were good last year in this. Kannan was so busy with his study, research and all. This year, we are bit more relaxed and watch Frasier,Shortland Street, Oprah, Dr.Oz etc etc. Watching tv is really tiring.
9. Read more books.
We go to library very often and take lot of books also. Kannan is good. I am doing the worst thing of returning books without reading it quite often. That's not acceptable.
10.Try to be happy and make others happy.
This is applicable for the days when we tend to be home-sick. We have already sorted out this problem. Now we have a new phone plan which help us to talk to our relatives and friends in India more frequently. We can call them as we need it. No need to wait for them to come online. We used to talk to our mothers once in a day or alternative days. Now we talk to them more than once everyday. This makes us feel closer to them.
But these resolutions came thinking about the eating habits in the last two weeks of 2010. I can't believe, how much chocolates I ate in that time. I got a huge gift hamper including lot of sweets and chocolates from my company. They have given that to employees considering a big kiwi family.Being a very small family, Kannan and I didn't fail to finish those during the holidays itself.
1. Get up early.(at least at 6.00am)
Yes..This has been a dream for us now. We end up sitting late everyday and getting up late. Have to change that.
2. Reduce weight.
I have to reduce 5 kgs in 2011. Problem here is I don't know how to do that. I have been a skinny girl throughout my life till we moved to the land of chocolates and icecreams (what I think about this place, ok). This is the first time thinking out losing weight also. so very hard hard hard.
3. Exercise daily.(walking, yoga or gym).
I am so lazy to do this. Walking is ok, if it's not very cold outside. This is again linked to the first point. If we get up early, we will get time for this. Walking is fine, but yoga, don't know. I am not yet convinced about yoga. Gym..I don't think I'll go. There is a gym in our apartment. But it's boring. Walking is the only option I am left with.
4. Stop eating chocolates and fast food (chips etc also included).
This is the most difficult thing to achieve. When there are lot of very tasty heavenly chocolates in this world. But I promise I'll try my best.
5. Eat healthy.
We have a tendency to skip breakfast often. Will try to eat a healthy breakfast.
6. Do some extra curricular activities. Start learning music or something like that.
I like to do this. There is a starting trouble for things like this. I need to get a kick start.
7. Do socialise more.
When you live in land away from your roots, this is one of the most important things. In our workplace, we don't have much Indian colleagues. Non-Indians generally don't consider workplace and school mates as friends I guess. This process is linked to point 6. You have to do something else other than your work/study to have good friends here.
8. Watch less tv.
We were good last year in this. Kannan was so busy with his study, research and all. This year, we are bit more relaxed and watch Frasier,Shortland Street, Oprah, Dr.Oz etc etc. Watching tv is really tiring.
9. Read more books.
We go to library very often and take lot of books also. Kannan is good. I am doing the worst thing of returning books without reading it quite often. That's not acceptable.
10.Try to be happy and make others happy.
This is applicable for the days when we tend to be home-sick. We have already sorted out this problem. Now we have a new phone plan which help us to talk to our relatives and friends in India more frequently. We can call them as we need it. No need to wait for them to come online. We used to talk to our mothers once in a day or alternative days. Now we talk to them more than once everyday. This makes us feel closer to them.
Wednesday, September 22, 2010
It's real...
I remember someone sharing an experience in the Oprah show who used to dream about receiving cheques in post rather than bills.
It's really a big surprise when you receive cheques over post, that too unexpectedly.
Don't you think it is wonderful? It won't happen often..right?
So last week when it happened, we were quite skeptical. Kannan even thought that the cheque is not real..
anyway we went to bank and got the money..yeyyyyyyyyy....320 dollars..
Thanks to AECT...Auckland Energy Consumer Trust...They shared their profit with all customers..
isn't it really nice...? :)
It's really a big surprise when you receive cheques over post, that too unexpectedly.
Don't you think it is wonderful? It won't happen often..right?
So last week when it happened, we were quite skeptical. Kannan even thought that the cheque is not real..
anyway we went to bank and got the money..yeyyyyyyyyy....320 dollars..
Thanks to AECT...Auckland Energy Consumer Trust...They shared their profit with all customers..
isn't it really nice...? :)
Monday, June 28, 2010
Man proposes...God disposes..
I received a mail yesterday which gave me a very sad news..one of my friends passed away, who was just 27..He died in his sleep..a silent cardiac arrest.. how horrible it is..
He got married only 6 months back...she is also my friend..
The news came as a big shock..I still can't get rid of that or forget their faces..especially her..
somebody said it was at least a peaceful death...Does that really make a difference..at the age of 27....
They say everything happens for a reason..but what reason in such instances...That sentence is not true..may be only partially true..
It is a man made statement only to comfort people...
How uncertain our life is...nothing is true...everything is only true at the present moment..you can't believe anything...
You can't plan anything... I feel like you should never plan anything...Just live the life in the present..and if you want to do something, do it today...do it now.. who knows what is going to happen tomorrow..
I really sound pretty negative.... May be my thoughts are not making sense at this moment...
But...?? just a question mark only...
He got married only 6 months back...she is also my friend..
The news came as a big shock..I still can't get rid of that or forget their faces..especially her..
somebody said it was at least a peaceful death...Does that really make a difference..at the age of 27....
They say everything happens for a reason..but what reason in such instances...That sentence is not true..may be only partially true..
It is a man made statement only to comfort people...
How uncertain our life is...nothing is true...everything is only true at the present moment..you can't believe anything...
You can't plan anything... I feel like you should never plan anything...Just live the life in the present..and if you want to do something, do it today...do it now.. who knows what is going to happen tomorrow..
I really sound pretty negative.... May be my thoughts are not making sense at this moment...
But...?? just a question mark only...
CyberJalakam
