Life As I Know It

One and a half years ago I decided I needed a Fitbit but I wasn’t sure if I would stick to the fitness routine I wanted to start. I haven’t been very dedicated where exercise is concerned and hence I was not particularly sure if I should spend a bomb on a gadget that would very well just end up being a very expensive bracelet on my wrist. That’s when I decided to look for an App on Playstore that did pretty much the same thing and that’s how I ended up installing Pacer on my phone. Pacer is a step counter app that does multiple things – for starters, it counts your steps, calories burnt and distance walked/run. Since we always have our phone on us this is as good as a gadget around your wrist and since it is your phone you have the added advantage of listening to an interesting podcast or music of your choice when you run/walk/jog. For my personal settings I have set 16k steps per day that is approximately 10km. I either run or walk 10 kms everyday just so I feel like I have contribu...

What do you carry in your bag during the summers? Without much ado here’s what I carry in my bag! Nivea Deodorant - Yep. I carry a roll on with me when I travel during the summers because trust me given the heat you will need it. Apart from feeling clean it is also always great to smell nice and I love nice smells! Nivea Lip Balm - How can I not carry a lip balm in my bag! This is just as mandatory as keys, wallet and phone! Check my previous post on lip balm for more info! Tissues - I carry both wet and dry tissues for two reasons. These wet wipes help clear the grime on the face and the dry ones helps take the residual moisture from the wet tissues off the face. Note: if you are going on a day trip and like me tend to wear sleeveless clothes then you can always use the wet wipes to wipe your underarms and dry tissues to wipe off excess moisture before reapplying your deo. Trust me doing this is always refreshing! Hand Sanitizer – You wouldn’t see me step out of the house without a sa...

I like dishes that have plenty of vegetables in them, for the simplest reason that the dish looks very colourful. One such favourite dish of mine is the Vegetable Kurma that goes well with rice as well as chapattis. I can eat this dish by itself too. That’s how much I like it. I sometimes have it with toasted bread as well. Here is a simple basic recipe for Kurma. Ingredients: Ingredients to dry roast & grind: 7-8 Baby corns ½ Cup freshly grated coconut 1 Capsicum 8 Cashews 1 Carrot ½ Tsp poppy seeds 1 Onion 1Tsp fennel seeds 1 Tomato 2 Green chilies Fistful of green peas ¼ Inch piece of ginger A pinch of turmeric powder 8 Cloves of garlic 1Tsp red chili powder ½ Tsp garam masala 2 Tbsp oil ¼ Inch cinnamon 2 Cloves 1 Small bayleaf Water Salt Method: 1. Dry roast all ingredients listed under ‘to dry roast and grind’. Once this mixture cools down grind it to a paste and set aside. 2. Chop all you...

Courtesy IMDb * Appropriate for people above the age of 18 as language used in the post is strong ( as I only recently watched Deadpool ) and has content and facts that our laws absolutely want to keep away from those below the age of 18 and also because sex education isn’t a part of recommended mandatory syllabus. The post talks about consequences other than pregnancy while having sex. Hence use your discretion before proceeding to read further. Also Spoilers APLENTY!* The world woke up to the news of yet another shooting incident at a school in Santa Fe, Texas on the 18 th of May. The very day season 2 of the show was to premier. Netflix cancelled the premier on account of the shooting. I binge watched the show and I knew why the shooting affected the show. Please know that this review is my sole opinion on the show. When I was writing the review for season 1 , the reasonable part of me was expecting a trial. Obviously a girl is dead and a trial would have been the justifiable arch ...

Smile, that’s the second best thing you can do with your lips! Haven’t we all heard that! I have used lip balms since school. Every winter I’d have a tube of the Vaseline lip balm in my bag because I had the tendency to peel off dry skin off my chapped lips. Ridding off the habit in its early days proved to be a good thing. One thing I have learnt growing up is that one must never let their fingers wander over their face . Period. As you grow up you find yourself being in possession of more than one hand bag and then you convince yourself that each bag needs its own deodorant, lip balm, lipstick, comb, tissues etc. There came a time when a nosy woman at a gathering had observed me on several occasions taking a new balm out and priming my lips. She believed I needed an intervention and told me that lip balms in-fact make lips drier and they are meant to do exactly that so that people like me keep buying them. Now, I should have just shrugged her words off but you see I was young and na...

Love Yourself - Tear Nae pi ttam neumul nae majima chemul… not singing ? Not even humming? Human! have you been living under a rock? Alright, let me just tell you a small story: Once upon a time not so long ago in a land not so far away from India, say about 5 years back, 7 lads debuted under the BigHit banner with their first ever song. Little did they know that they would be sky rocketing to fame and zipping around the planet like a force that helps keep the world moving. Still nothing rings a bell? Okay they beat Justin Bieber at the BBMA’s last year by winning the Social Artist Award( Which FYI JB had previously won for 5 consecutive years!) . You surely would’ve heard of that? No? Well then let me tell you a little something about these fabulous boys: Kim Seokjin ( Jin) , Min Yoongi( Suga) , Kim Namjoon( RM) , Jung Hoseok( J-Hope) , Park Jimin( Mochi*) , Kim Taehyung( V) , Jeon Jungkook( Golden Maknae**). These boys have done an amazing job of singing songs that are relevant to e...

When I watched Deadpool way back in 2016 I was disappointed by all the cuts in the scenes and muting of dialogues. Therefore I ended up downloading it and watched the uncensored version on my laptop. I ended up watching the movie everyday as soon as I woke up for an entire week. That’s how much I loved Deadpool. You can only imagine how excited I was about Deadpool 2! My friend went ahead and booked the tickets and we were all set for the movie on Friday for the 2:55 show. As expected it was house-full and the crowd as always was very ignorant. I am a pop culture enthusiast. I am an 80’s child and I love music and I love my books and I love my actors and I love the characters they play. James Bond, Flashdance, Logan, Talented Mr. Ripley, X – Men, Green Lantern, Terminator, Top Gun, Ace Ventura Pet Detective, Hulk, Avengers Infinity War, John Wick, Yentil, Frozen,   Batman Vs. Superman, Interview With The Vampire, Basic Instinct, Robo Cop, Indiana Jones, Annie   are some of the...