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Mountain Trip

At the drop of the hat..I need vacation & I don’t leave any opportunity to plan one. Due to long weekend vacation coming our way owing to diwali an impromptu vacation to Kasauli was planned. A research from my traveler savvy friend & good old google prepared my itinerary. I booked Kalka shatabdi from Delhi which reaches Chandigarh in 3/12- 4hrs time. From there we hired a cab & went to our first destination i.e Pinjore garden in Parwanoo. The mughal garden was quite a dekko but night time is the best time to visit it. My kid had a good time climbing the tree & I too joined in the fun. We had our lunch inside Pinjore garden’s restaurant & headed to Timber trail. Timber Trail gives you a delightful experience of riding a cable car from Timber Trail resort at 3000ft above to Timber Trail height which is at 5000 ft above. The view was mesmerizing. Once we reached to Timber Trail heights we had a fun at amusement park there. Also a round of badminton refreshed us. Something you miss doing when you get caught in 9-12 job . From herein we drove to Kasauli & reached our hotel well before dark. Ros Common is hptdc hotel which is quite decent & gave you scenic view from small porch of your room. We had planned to relax on that evening & take it easy. We did required to put on our room heater as it gets chilled in the evening. Morning we had a breakfast in the garden table basking in the glorious sun rays & enjoying the mountain view from there. Also we happened to pick few pomegranate fruit from the tree in the garden. Theirs not much to see in Kasauli. It’s a laid back vacation destination where you bond with yourself & your family. Also you do things that you don’t get to do everyday in this marathon of life & that’s to RELAX. Before signing off from Kasauli we trekked our way to famous monkey point & paid our respect to hanuman mandir perched on the top of the mountain where you get the entire view of kasauli as well as Chandigarh. You need to be aware of monkey‘s though out there. We encountered a funny incident at Monkey point. While climbing down one of the big monkey came and grabbed our bag which had few food item as well as our return train ticket. My husband refused to leave the bag & kept convincing the monkey to let it go as if it’s a small baby he’s talking to. Thanks to the lady who owned a cafeteria around there, she made a noise to scare the monkey off. We had a hearty laugh at the end of it! The whole experience was enjoyable & the travel in shatabdi was altogether new experience which made the whole trip pleasurable.

The Secret

This is the book that I'm currently reading. The book is awesome but what its telling is something which we have already heard from our elders. The only thing why it hits me is that it tells us how to practice it & foolproof method to do it. It advocates the age -old saying that "THOUGHT" is very powerful & we create our life by thinking what we want to become & what all we want to experience in this life. Be it money, health, career...whatever. If you are stuck in a problem, not having great health or money & blah blah then its because of our thought. So its very important to think positively and enrich our life with whatever we desire. It also dispels all doubts of "I didn't ask for this?" query & tells us why its happening it to you. Must read! I adore this line in this book:

" Universe is the Genie & You the Alladin! You are the Master of the Universe, and the Genie is there to serve you! Your Wish Is Genie's Command!"

Face Value

Here I'm going to share few tips for glowing face.

Quick glow face Pack

1-2 tbsp milk powder, few drops of water

Mix milk powder with water to make a fine thick paste, apply this on your face using your finger tips and rub for few minutes. Leave it to dry and then wash your face with warm water. Try using this pack for 7-10 days everyday you will find glow on your face. This pack can be applied all over body also, your skin colour will lighten.

Skin Renewal Pack

2 tsp besan, 1/2 tsp haldi powder,1 tsp fresh malai, 1/2 tsp honey,and 1/2 tsp lemon juice.

mix all the ingredients , apply on ur face daily ,massage it well on ur face, hand, neck and leg and wash ur face with warm water.

Pack for Oily Skin

fullers earth(multani mitti), lemon juice or rose water

mix multani mitti with rose water or lemon juice , after 1/2 hour wash with cold water

Almond Face Mask

fine almond powder, milk

Mix 1 tsp of almond powder with few drops of milk. Make medium thick paste and apply on your face. Leave it till it dries completely. Remove the mask by rubbing gently in massage movement.

Home Bleach

Fine rice flour, Curd

Mix 1 tsp spoon of each. Gently massage on your face and neck for 10 minutes and leave it till gets dry. Wash it well with warm water. Moisturise your face after that. This gives shine and glow to the skin. Makes skin smooth and get rid off unwanted hair.

What next?

This is a question that comes to my mind often nowadays. This hold true for all domain of my life...be it career, personal or spiritual growth. No sooner I settle down in my comfortable couch, a poking blurb pops out of my mind posing this question to me- "What Next?"! Horrifying thoughts cloud my mind like, "I'm going to become redundant very soon if I don't pull up my socks" or thoughts like "How long this 9 to 5 schedule will go on" & "What exciting things should I learn to keep going" blah blah....

I understand this is just a trick that my mind plays to keep me on my toes always. Relaxation is such a waste! But Hello, I'm not going to buy this. I have decided to stick to old adage of "crossing the bridge when I come to it" and in the mean time be prepared for the unexpected. Got That!

Vacation to Sariska Wildlife Sanctuary!

The countdown had begun for the summer vacation to end for my daughter. She was getting a little impatient & asked me whether we are going for any vacation or not. This put me on my toe to plan an impromptu vacation as I didn't want to have the guilt of not taking any break at the right time. Anywayz, a few research here & there & we were off to Sariska. I never imagined it to be such a beautiful experience for my entire family. It's our first ever vacation in a jungle & it was beautiful. We saw lots of peacock,Deer, Sambhar, chital, Lungoor & all kinds of birds. We also saw peacock dancing in the rain with it's feather wide opened. It was mesmerizing. Next day we headed for Jaipur. Chokhidaani was at its cultural best! Rajasthani food & shopping marked the day at Jaipur. Finally we started for Delhi to catch up with regular grind but not before stopping over for some Dhabha food which was yummy too!

Its a new day!

Its a new day,
fresh and rejuvenated,
new ideas, new thoughts,
what will you create?
may each day be like this,
for I love its bliss,
state of 'NO MIND',
is it that, that makes it a delight?
or is it a flood of ideas,
that is ready to rush in?
sowly & surely the mind has started to play,
spoiling the fun of spontaneous display,
Oh what an ecstasy, to be in no thought,
For I got to see me........ as God!