The unknown

"The unknown seems scary and
dangerous. But that's where all
the growth and progress lives."
I started my day by reading this quote and it got me thinking. How many times have you stopped yourself from doing something because of the fear of the unknown?
I can think of various such situations. Be it in relationships or daily decisions, i have held back so many times because of the fear of the unknown.
Thinking back now, i feel maybe if i had lived without fear my life would probably be completely different.
But better late than never, right? Lets make an effort! Stop fearing the unknown, take that one mighty giant step and watch the unknown transform into the known.

As i was just sitting in a bus, on my way to college today i was wallowing in self pity thinking i have a hard life just because i had to wait long for a bus, and how im juggling projects and assignments and exams and interviews all at once.. But one look out of my bubble and i realize what a cosy comfy life i live. I have a beautiful house, people i can call family and so many beautiful things. Sometimes it takes others sorrows to make us focus on our blessings!
I watched a crippled man crawling from vehicle to vehicle begging, while i sat comfortable in my seat crying about something i chose to do, and end of the day enjoy doing.
Sometimes life has funny ways of teaching you things, its time we stop and pay heed before its too late :)

I dunno where im going with this post! I started with one thought and im onto something completely different now! :P

Happy day fellow humans! :D

Two months and counting :)

Tomorrow marks two months of me getting a blog and starting off. And its been an absolute pleasure since then. Honestly i never thought ill last this long! But the page views and the occasional comments made me keep coming back, more than anything else this place was supposed to be a release its been that and much more! Its become something i look forward to every day :]

I thought what better time to make this little blog more "me" than now?!

So my name will still be a mystery. But here is more! I turned 20 this month, so i am no more the teen i was.. I'm Indian and live in a gorgeous city - Hyderabad. Numbers are my thing! I'm at a point in career where im keeping all my options open, another few months and ill know for sure which way im heading :D

I love coffee and I've  baked only once in my life. Chocolates and hugs work wonders for me and can turn any day around. i use ! a lot. My friends are a very important part of me. I'm not a introvert but im not someone who will come up and start a conversation, unless its just the two of us in a room and the silence gets wayy too awkward! But i talk to anyone and everyone who comes up and talks. I have loooots of friends but a chosen few are the ones that actually know me well.

This below is subject to change any min, right now my mood feels this :P

LOVING: chocolates, writing, talking, the weather

HATING: fights, angry people

WATCHING: Castle

WANTING: colder nights, a book charm bracelet (Found it yday, but it doesn't ship to where i live :[ )

PLANNING: For a upcoming project in coll, the weekend.

FEELING: Comfy, warm. a little sick [Have a runny nose]

LEARNING: independence, to think differently

WISHING; My winter break gets here faaastteerr.

NEEDING: A new diary [Have been postponing getting one for wayy too long!]


Well, thats all for noww.. You'll see more of me in every post i write!
keep reading.

I would love to hear what you think :)

Something Beautiful!

I was studying for an upcoming exam, and i read about something i didn't know existed. I Googled it and it just HAD TO go on my long term bucket list!

The northern lights and the southern lights. Don't believe me follow the link! It'll blow your freaking mind away.. The beauty made my stomach do a spin. Its beyond breath taking and spell bounding.

                                           [Two of my favorite Northern Lights pictures]

These are natural light displays in the sky particularly in the high latitude (Arctic and Antarctic) regions, caused by the collision of energetic charged particles with atoms in the high altitude atmosphere (thermosphere).

                                           [Two of my favorite southern Lights pictures]

Its southern counterpart, the southern lights, has features that are almost identical to the aurora borealis and changes simultaneously with changes in the northern auroral zone. It is visible from high southern latitudes in Antarctica, South America, New Zealand, and Australia.

I still cant believe this all purely natural and untouched my man. Soooo freaking beautiful!

LOSING CONTROL

Yes, you read that right!

I learnt a very important lesson today, losing control. I'm a very controlling person,m i plan my days/parties/assignments and make sure they go exactly that way. One small tiny deviation and im a monster! I get soo worked up when things don't go as planned, like when i miss my regular bus, or friend turns up late, or when someone messes up a playlist i made! just about anything!!!

But this past week i learnt to lose it, im still learning, rather! Sometimes in life there are things you can do absolutely nothing about.. all you gotta do in those moments, is trust God, sit back and relax. Sometimes things cant be changed and the sooner we accept that the better our life gets.

Its different you know when you lose control, your free to do anything you want.. till now, life felt like a big party i was hosting, now its just one big party im attending :D

Losing control is not the same as being indifferent, you still care about things happening around, just not to the point of upsetting yourself over every little thing.

Its time to sit back, relax and eat away :P

THE SUCCESS STORY :D

[If you didn't read my previous post this may not make much sense :P]

I DID IT! :D

And if you haven't figured it out yet, yes the cake turned out pretty awesome! Everyone in my fam was positively shocked that i succeeded at something like that! Because, to be honest, baking was never my strongest department :P

Oh who am i kidding! I was bad horrible horrible at baking till this afternoon ;]

Soo i got the stuff i needed and found a recipe where i could do it in my electric rice cooker, which i found so interesting! So i did and it turned out amazing!

Soo for those interested, ill post the link in the end!

If you've never done this before or you've had horrible attempts or your just bored! This is the thing for you!

The recipe is super clear and simple, even kids could do it! :P

Anyway im excited and celebrating big time at my baking success!

Andd im also already working on my next post, so keep reading :)

Here's the amazing cake recipe link!

http://ketage.hubpages.com/hub/Chocolate-Cake-Cooked-in-a-Rice-Cooker

A pretty cousin suggested i use oil instead of butter and i did and it turned out just fine :)

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^That's a piece i saved for ya'll for being so nice and sweet :P

Happpy caking :]

Bad start to a hopefully good day :P

Ever had a day where you got off to a bad start? Like really really bad start! Nothing good happening!

 Soo today I wake in the morning and feel all sunshiny and decide it’s the perfect day to bake a cake, and I start by googling recipes, I find the  most simple perfect  one and begin to take stock of the ingredients at home. I make a list of things I need to buy, and I get out and guess what? I get everything I need except stuff for a cake, every single store in my usually pretty useful locality is out of butter and cocoa powder.. but Im not giving up just yet! My mind is so set on that cake today! Im gonna go again and try in an hour! 

For now, just calming my nerves with the latest season of Melissa and joeyy! :D

Ill probably post a few pictures when/if i get around to baking it! ;]

Happy sunshiney day!

Good ol days

Today is a school friend's birthday and i just got off the phone with her..

Its days like this you realize how much life has changed, and how different you are as a person today.

Talking to her brought back so many forgotten memories. It made me realize sometimes you gotta step out the race every once in a while and look back to see, how far you've come..

People say time changes things. I say, not always :)
Today when i talked to her, it was just like old times. We haven't been in touch a lot, we each are busy with our lives, but today on that call, it felt like nothing changed.. It felt like we picked up right from where we left it. And that's one amazing feeling..

Soo on this special day, i would like to thank her for making with me so many beautiful memories, some still bring a smile to my face on those not so awesome days.

The secrets we shared, the fights we had, the food we ate, the pranks we played, and the birthdays together. They are more than just special memories.

Happy birthday, Florence :)
Stay the beautiful girl you are :D