til gul ghya goad goad bola....

its to have loads of til gul ladu's and gul pol's on makar sankranti. had a grand celebration in the class..... all of us wearing black and eating sweets made up of seasame and jaggery!!! its also a festival of flying kites. though i cannot fly one, its a pleasure to watch the sky get sprinkled with tiny bursts of colors....it was so kool!!!! (the reason behind selecting the teal and black combo 4 this blog is the same ;D) and yeah i ve rejoined ma gym as a part of the new year resolution..... FITNESS IS NOT A SHORT TERM GOAL, ITS A LIFE LONG INVESTMENT.... A WAY OF LIVING!!!

i m sorted...

with a hot cuppa chai i sit near the window of mine overlooking a garden (ignoring a small hutmen of construction workers nearby....may be its a tiny slum.....god knows when it imerged in our complex? but i quite dont like it.) i wish i d have a pic of 2 cups of hot tea instead of one, but since himanshu is away for work, i love to enjoy ,MY own company.....few hours of solitude are wonderful!!!!! well, moving on....(have v really moved on???? atleast i have)

yeah, i ve had enough of 26/11 and enough of satyam... enough of the road transport ditches and post terror stitches.... i think pessimism stinks... i no longer read news which is not good watch television shows which arent optimistic and i do not hear non happy numbers on my i-pod. i am into optimism full time.... what abt u? i am sorted.... lets have this as the new year resolution.... cheers!

Anilda...

A family seeking new admission for dance for their daughter came up to me in my class. they said she used to learn dance before from another guru but since its clashing with her class timings they'd prefer to send her to me. so i told her to present a few of her steps taught in class.

she started .....and to my surprise i had a smile on my face. coz generally i am extra critical of ppl coming with a 'change of guru' case. since they have a strong influence and foundation of steps taught by their previous guru, its hard to make them unlearn or teach something of my style. its always best to learn with a clean slate.

but something was different with this girl. she was very similar to something i had learned 20 years back..... i almost squealed with excitement. are u anilda's student? She said YES.... haha.......... i wanted 2 b in touch with my 1 st guru ever and was soooooooooooo very relieved that i had finally found him...... yeah , the girl though is my student now.

i am sure anilda will b only more than happy that his student has shifted to someone none other than whom he has taught. i m gonna meet him real soon!!!!! call it DESTINY.

Santosh...

I was at byculla for some work and as i was done with my work i walked up to thge reception area and heard a very well known voice from somewhere. i dared to ask the receptionist if it was santosh my director friend who was around and not to my surprise she said yes..... 2 mins past the conversation santosh walked in and we literally screamed with happiness. its an absolutely adorable feeling to meet someone so close to u at a time when u need someone to talk to at the just correct time.......... i was soooooooooo relieved.

we headed straight to the nearest iranian cafe which is a must for anyone from a theatre background and had an hour full of comfort blabbering with brun maska and chai......... call it bliss. i had to go 4 my classes and he to his fiancee. so we had to unwillingly part ways becoz of time constrains. we did not forget though to promise to meet up real soon, knowing very well that such promises r broken till another surprise visit..... he is a brilliant director now doing just a plain job and me an actress , now in teaching.......... yeah life is surprising, i agree!!!!!!

New diet...

Ahh, in this mosaic wave of mine, methinks its time to whipup a new diet plan fit for the rush seasons, yeah u r correct, its the fvestive season where everyone wants to hog and yet look drop dead gorgeous... so its sweets savory and lotsa indulgences, fried, stuffed , baked and greased all luring me from a distance very near from my hand and mouth......

ha call it a deviled choice, but i am adamant this time. the only indulgence i succumbed to this festive season was the 1 st day of diwali wherein i did have everything in one one piece. from chakli to karangi to laddu..... all were tempting but i had to do justice to them on the 1 st day. its a tradition..... but luckily to my rescue came in my favorite lowcal chiwda.... which i gorged on and indirectly avoided getting myself stuffed with any other culprits..... hence managed to keep myself guilt free.

then on the second day i indulged in a chocolate browny..... the dry one....... i had an option of picking up a tiramisu or a choc mousse but i opted for the least killer dessert. on the third day which was lakshmi pujan. i cudnt stop myself from having a prasad of dryfruits and batasa which is a prasadam for the goddess. dryfruits yet saved me by giving in the antioxidants and omega 3 fats and good cholesterol..... haha..... i m gettin all scientific here......

and last day i did have 3 gulab jamuns......... the last day of diwali was hell and i guess i was way ahead of my ideal cal count. i guess i must have exceeded it by atleast 14000 cals. yeah u r reading it right coz 1 gulab jamun is almost 400 cals....... oops.... so i was thru with 1200 cals.....
then i had pulav and chole and aubergines n cutneys and fried corriander dumplings...... ahh....... plus a heavy breakfast of poha and another heavy dinner of a good amount of pulav...............

my diet for diwali has gone for a toss...... and i have been successful in giving away all the sweets gift boxes that have come at my place to the domestic help..... so its like an achievement for me..... and i am yet sure dat i will not touch the chocolate boxes which have arrived.... and use them as dessert dressing for ma guests.......... i am on a complete detox plan with hot soups, cold salads, tepid water and loads of buttermilk.......... its past 2 days and i can c the difference immediately..... plus the morn jog has given it a healthy company and believe me.... my skin and thoughts..... GLOW!!!!!
Wish me luck!
muaaah!