contd...random Ramble

as if anyone is interested in my random ramble...bt here i go again...

What's in this week:
1. Thinking thin - Got to tell myself every now and then that i am fabulous and am losing weight and looking thin. it works for everyone and i am sure it will work for me too...
2. Taking care of skin - lately my skin has been behaving crazy, with painful ache all over my cheeks n chin. problem is i hv been ignoring it also, just washing face twice a day(**sheepishly admitting sometimes skipping night routine). Will do facial every 3 days and will apply clay mask every alternate day, i am sure this ache will be gone soon. contemplating on facial...bt from a place which specializes in facials on a acne prone skin.
3. Exercise - got to do at least 30 min exercise everyday...
4. Waking up early - will start with 10 min each 3 days. half hour and I can accommodate my morning exercise.

What's out this week:
1. Greasy Food - no matter everyone in house in having it, i am not going to eat greasy food
2. Sugar intake - Got to stop eating sweets and frequency of tea(i think i already do that, occasional splurges are the killer.
3. Inhibitions to travel alone - 2.5 months in Bangalore i still have inhibitions in traveling alone. this weekend i will shun these inhibitions and go to MG Road...yeah for me...
4. Keeping room unkempt - yes i love throwing things around and it is so convenient(hubby also pampers me as he doesn't seem to mind my carelessness)...gt to inculcate more aesthetic sense...

Last 2 weeks have passed by in a blink. with my parents in Bangalore, most of time was spent in chatting and being at home. Hope they had a nice time here, i miss them....a lot !!!

Random Ramble...

Had been a while since I have posted a blog, I guess writers block keeps coming back before it is finally gone. Right now I don't have time and resources to blog so often. Time - because I reach home at around 10ish, then dinner, family gup shup and before I realize the clock s already showing midnight. And yes after that I doze off. My laptop screen s not working so I cannot blog so often at home. I somehow don’t find using internet also so convenient (thank God at least it is there). Without a wireless there is not much freedom to blog. Once I am back home I think I would be more frequent in updating these blogs.



Next month I complete 1 year of my wonderful and blessed married life. Planning to keep a low keynote about it, just close family friends. I know most of the people wonder isn’t anniversary meant to be a personal romantic affair, yeah but this is India, here you have seldom 'me' or 'us' moments; which sometimes is good in a way.

What's in:

1. Hunt for any anniversary trousseau - yes there is this incessant search/hunt I am in to find that perfect saree for my anniversary. Why is it so difficult at times to find what you are looking for? I am waiting for that ' yes' moment, when I will look at the saree and can only think that this piece of cloth is made for me

2. Silver Jewelry - I am so frigging in love with this metal. Given a chance I will buy all silver jewelry in this world, yeah exaggerated, but that is how much I am loving silver jewelry right now. I refuse to go close to that silver jewelry shop now because I have already spent a fortune there (silver jewelry s pretty expensive). And yes I would mention that 'Marka Silver' especially is the object of my desire right now (after my hubby but obviously)

3. Sindor - yes been wearing this sign of being a married Hindu Indian female. I never used to like it, but suggestion of my dear mom-in-law (so happy that she suggested it) started putting it and I must admit I kind of like it. The 'me' element in it is I shunned the powdery and can be harmful sindoor and am using MAC ruby red (I think so).

4. Home Decor - so intrigued by idea to design my home from scratch and coordinate everything in my home. Duh...lack the creativity, but the desire is there, will start maintaining a scrap book of all designs I get my eye on

5. Femina - yes my beloved Femina, the magazine I so miss when I am in US. Glossy pages, perfectly clicked snaps, inspiring stories, nice fashion. It is my daily dose of the aspect of life which I love - fashion. Haven’t missed an edition since I have been in India.



What's out:

1. Missing home in US - Is there a point in missing, I mean what I get out of it, would my stay in India become short. Nope none of these. So missing home and feeling sick is so out of fashion in my life. Makes things easier.

2. Scare to be a Mom- Yes with one year completion of my blessed marriage, I have to think about becoming a mommy. So all the inhibitions have to be shunned. God help me in that.

3. Drinking regular chai tea lattes in mornings - Yes cause major screw up for my digestive system. Preferring to drink black tea with lemon piece or my beloved green tea in special flavor(raspberry pomegranate). It is very gentle on my stomach and gives me a feeling that I am drinking tea.

4. Reading between the lines - yes trying to give up this very women thing. Take it easy baby, got to chant that mantra every time I try to read between the lines or my blood starts to boil.

5. Buying time pass clothes - planning to buy only classy pieces..something which I can wear and walk into Leela Palace without feeling conscious of my dress. Need to do some wardrobe planning.

XOXO --- Rashmi

Lets talk about losing it ;-)

Whenever i want an inspiration to lose weight...i look at this pic. Pics like these always inspire me to have a fab body. I knw that these pictures can be morphed and that it is crazy to think about getting a figure that...but for me this is a healthy inspiration...n always puts me in a frame of mind where i want to be fit and look my best...n yes inspires me to drink more water !!!!



Have you ever tried the jillian Michaels CD, well my verdict on two of those(30 day shred and Yoga Melt down) is that she is RUTHLESS !! in 20 min she can make you sweat like a pig and take you to s state where next day after your yoga you are not able to walk, sit and your muscles pain all over...yes that sounds like a perfect way to lose it(weight !!). ahem ahem..let me admit, so far these are the BEST DVDs i have seen on weight loss exercises(i hv tried many, either the exercise are not strenuous enough or the commentary is so boring that you loose your patience instead of weight). Best thing about this instructor(of the Biggest Loser fame) is her ABSOLUTELY fab body(watch out for her flat abs) which inspires you. Also i love the way she instructs and inspires her audience. even if u r doing the exercise 5th time, you would like her instructions. she has one liner punches like..."Get comfortable in being uncomfortable" or "if you are looking for modifications for jumping jacks look else where". The CD is divided into levels(based on intensity) and each workout has three deviations - beginner, intermediate(for some postures) and advanced.



I would seriously recommend this DVD to anyone who wants to lose weight but is press on time...do this 20min exercise, do it in a way that you give in all that you have and i m sure results will follow(of course the diet factor is absolutely essential as far as losing weight goes). Based on my experience you can really control your weight gain by controlling your diet(though have doubts if you can lose weight). and by saying controlling diet i meant eat well balanced diet + occasional splurges also, but eat everything in moderation and control what you eat before you go to bed(may be i should write a separate blog on diet).



Well enough of rambling, i will cut myself out now...Happy Monday....



Side Note: I am wonder why do we have only women in both these workouts, is it only meant for women!!! well...doesn't matter to me :)

Friday shopping....

There is nothing like friday shopping...best way to start your weekend and to finally ebb out the week's stress(confessions of a shopoholic :) )



I have not been into too much shopping since i am back to bangalore, reasons are basically tht i donot have much time(weekdays are hectic and so weekends are super lazy)...bt i FINALLY broke the rule and went out for shopping on Friday evening. Hubby was busy with meetings n office work and i was done with my work, so instead of waiting for him in office i went shopping...ended up doing some jewellwry shopping(some silver jwellery) and my fav magazine(Femina - they have a freebie- sample of new pantene prov for hair loss control...pssst....i personally feel prov is very powerful shampoo in terms of chemicals n chemicals can never stop hair fall...bt then it is my opinion!!! i knw ppl who wear by pantene products and have most beautiful tresses possible...)


1. Bought a tiny rectangle shape ear stud- its actually the shape of the earstud that attracted me

2. bought a shiny silver earring

3. bought a awesome rectangle shaped antique silver finish bangle(most expensive deal for the day)

and also pic of the nail color i will be wearing for this week(i m obsessed with nail colors)...its called steel grey and it is from Rimmel...n i like the dirty and merky color shade like these....earlier i used to wear all shades of pink bt then took a conscience decision to try newer shades and i m happy abt my decision....

weekend in its last leg....have a wonderful rest of the weekend...

-- XOXO

4 yrs of writer's block...yeah i am finally over it...

Can you beat that....last blog which i wrote was on 6/6/06. Since then i had a writes back.....BUT I am back now..yes back to blogging....this is basically to pen down what interests and i want to share with my friends...there will be random things like what i am loving right now...things i cannot live without...outfit of the day....nailcolors...shoes ..and some randomness will follow...

To hell with this town...

I think cute guys are the biggest weakness for girls....n Orlando Bloom was mine when i picked up this DVD from the stand !! my simple logic was how can a movie be that bad if in lieu of it I would have 123 min to oogle at him...yes i rented Elizabethtown; with a smile on my face appreciating myself for the logic i hv applied..."You hv nothing to loose rashmee...!!" i thought...

These 123min turned out b the biggest torture of this season...

I would say its one of the movies scripted when th director(or who ever scripts movies) was sitting on the toilet seat...nothing s coming out, life s all blocked, so let this story come out...it stinks big time!!
The story is about this guy..drew(my sweetheart orlando bloom) who is a big designer n came up with some shoe design which had major investment on it and which turns out to be a fiasco..th company loses 1 billion dollar and he loses his job, reputation, GF and his dad(no his dad's death s not related to th shoe)

He goes to this town where his dad was staying..Elizabethtown....to cremate him(in his blue suit...sum crap link)...n pay attention to the word cremate becoz later in th movie ur patience is tested in sum scenes where they r deciding over cremation n burial...i mean outrageous...!!

He meets this talkative air-hostess(kristen dunst)..i m sure sh wud b shabbiest looking air-hostess in american airways(thats where she works)...who is line-marofying him(atleast i felt so ;-))...th conversation they hv s utter crap..n by that time I realized that my "logic" was utter crap too !!

sum reference to highway 60B..the town ppl...orlando screeching...an irritating kid, his dad in coffin...hotel room...sum marriage....Orlando's mom(u cant imagine Susan saradon doing all this)...everything is s painfully memorable...

he meets the air-hostess again...she s phsyco..has an imaginary BF...Ben...

In between story is all hush...hush...plz bear with me...remembering them is painful...

In the end he takes up this drive from this town to California(72 hrs if i remember correctly)...this phsyco girl gives her map for that..sum scrap book with illustrations on towns n places he will c...even cds for the mood n place he s in...its kind of sweet tht she made that book...bt still imagining her sitting n making that...ekks...

I was so wondering...how can they waste a talent like Orlando Bloom...how can Cameron Crowe, who made good movies like Jerry Maguire make a crap like this...this director has this habit of taking things too far...even in movie Jerry Maguire the scene where the player asks.."show me the money..." gets on to ur nerves...i think he needs to eat properly n stay away from spending so much time on toilet seats...

The things i liked in the movie...
# Orlando Bloom...my sweetheart.. :)
# Tap Dance by Susan Saradon
# songs in the CD given by Kirsten to th guy..they r beautiful !!

PLEDGE: I will not go for cute looking guys...ekks..i think its too much a pledge...i would never watch a movie just by seeing the face of the cute hero on th cover...

Da Vinci Code...

I am quiet amzed when i read articles covering news like authorities in India saw Da Vinci code themselves along with religious heads to confirm if it can be released in India...

Today I read newz stating that 'Pak likely to officially ban 'The Da Vinci Code'...following is an excerpt from the report:
"We condemn it and demand of the Pakistan government to ban its screening," said Julius Salik, a leading Christian leader and former minister in the cabinet of former prime minister Benazir Bhutto.
He also criticised Western countries and the US for "allowing people to insult religious sentiments" of all faiths, referring to the publication of blasphemous sketches of the Holy Prophet Mohammed by the Western media."

Now i had mixed feelings when i read this...

firstly, i was shocked...what possible harm can a piece of fiction can do on religious feelings.

secondly, i was wondering, how can a handful of ppl b so sure that it is gonna hurt religious sentiments of ppl in pakistan!!

thirdly, i was thinking are people in west 'less' christian than christians in Pakistan. Do western ppl tk fun in rediculing their own religion. Or may b that a person born in south asian lands, belonging to any religion(muslim, christian or hindu) is more devoted to his/her religion...strange!!

lastly, i was appreciating pakistani politicians for bringing the context of Prophet in the whole senario...heights of diverting thngs and drawing conclusions. Why do they think in the first place that their religion s so prone to insult...anything and everything insults religion...i firmly believe that if ur faith in sumthing is strong nothing can move u...now i dont want to conclude anything...

Then I literally brushed away all these thoughts...thinking thoughts like these have to come from countries like pakistan n others, after all what do they knw, how wud they hv the faintest idea that there exists a thing called..."Freedom of expression..."