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..."

I hate....

I hate whn ppl try n rite in all abbrevtns availble in ths cybr wrld..th sms lingo thy say... ;-)

I hate when ppl blog without wihtout editing what thet hv writn why shud i spend my precious, time reading a unedited blog...

I hate getting books as B'day gifts...

I hate incessant crying babies...

I hate love stories where the hero and/or heroine dies in end...

I hate to read articles/news stating that middle east fundamentalists think that Islam is in danger. A religion as beautiful as that cannt fade away.

I hate commercials...

I hate so called thrillers full of useless fight scenes...i hate jakie Chang !!

I hate waiting at airports...

I Hate when ppl cook odd combinations for food...there shud b sum symphony...

I hate over decorated homes...

I hate thinking what other ppl may hate...

I hate girls who try to immitate jennifer Aniston...

I hate girls who want to b tomboys...

I hate ppl who comment on everything...

I hate wet towels on bed...

I hate possing for snaps...what should i do with my hands and legs and head....

I hate ultra clean rooms...looks more like hotel rooms

I hate guys who are just trying to prove how smart they are....

I hate guys who dont knw how to cook...:-)

I hate to be normal all the time...

I am missing my friends today....

Its a friday again...time to enjoy...every1 in the office looks so happy..!! A guy just passed by my office...he was hopping like a bird...he s apparently very happy...!!

God i am missing all my friends...

From childhood friends to people i share this bond now...they all mean so much to me!! These are the people who have helped me in evolving as a person...!! I guess that what friends are for...they help you mould your thought process. I have friends who are always there to give me a call of caution whenever they feel i am going in the wrong direction...there are 1 who have taught me to look into the eyes of the world..there are some who have given me best of professional advice...there are some who have helped me dot at the moment i did want sum1 to help me,bt was reluctant to ask for help!!

My friends laugh with me, they cry with me, they share my anxieties, they share my frustrations, they amend my hastiness, they bring clamness to me, they show me hope, they show me direction, they pamper me like a queen. They make me feel proud when they share their problems and secrets with me...while listening to them...i always feel that sense of responsibility...

My friends have taught me, that one of the most beautiful relation that can ever exist in life s friendship...when there is nothing there is hope...n there are friends.... :)

and today when everybody after office will go bac to their friends n loved ones...i'll b alone...!! Bt then life is about moving on and finding new bonds of friendship...this is also 1 thing which my friends have taught...

Well even i can hop and walk around today...i am blessed with such amazing friends...i am happy and have nothing to complain... !!