My New Year Resolutions...

Hey People!!!

First of all, let me wish one and all 'Compliments of the Season'...hope you all had a rollicking time with the Christmas celebrations and holidays!!!

Mine was interesting in its own way, spent time with a relative ailing from multiple myeloma...it felt nice to be a part of the celebrations of the family!

Anyway, a lot has been happening in my life helping me to introspect on What I Want from My Life and to tell you the truth, I was amazed at a lot of things I thought about!!!

Now, with all the positive feeling, I decided..for the second time in my life...to have a New Year's Resolution...the first one was last year and I ended up successful with just one or two...

So...here is my list of Resolutions that I intend to keep for 2009:

1. Stay healthy and fit - both physically and mentally. Now, this has always been my priority, but for personal and professional fuck-ups, have always ended up gaining more weight and turning more lethargic than required (p.s: its OK to be a lil lethargic, at times ;) )
Now, in order to achieve this I intend to take up Yoga, swimming and some other forms of exercise, a daily walk or workout for 1 hour or so...

2. Travel and see more of the World - this one is required, definitely! My city seems to be boring the pants of me and I have even lost expecting much from it!!! Backpacking and going for trips to explore new places is always a nice get-away and at the same time it gives you that much required break from your maddening work-schedule. To see it turn successful, I have joined the YHAI and intend to go for at least two trips with them in 2009.

3. Do more and expect less of life and relationships - I guess, mastering this one will take quite some time but it shall be worth the effort. After a failed love-life, the whole world seems to be crumbling down, but I guess, I have learnt to move-on to better things in life though sometimes the thoughts still hound me... I guess, too much of thinking and analysis really doesn't bring one peace, so I have decided to let go off things this time around and have a fresh and positive thinking towards life and relationships!

4. Behave more Girly!!!! - I know all my friends may die laughing after reading this one, but yeah...I guess I need to realize that I am INDEED a Girl and need to behave more like it...even if it means wearing the occasional make-up and shopping!!! No harm in being who you are!!!

5. Learn to Save Money!!!!!!!!! - this one is the most important of all, my thrifty habits haven't left much scope for savings and all, but I guess...its better late than never!!!!

More than anything else, I just want to be a better person, doing my bit, being more proactive and responsible towards my duties as a daughter, sister, friend, citizen and human being!!!

I wish everyone reading my blog and otherwise, a Very Happy and Healthy New Year!!! Hope you get all that you have desired and worked for!!!!

Love as Always,
Mitchelle.

Double Standards, in vicinity.....

Hello People,

Hope all of you are doing fine and safe!

Well, this post comes from my phone conversation with an ex-boyfriend last night...

Though, this ex-boyfriend and I didn't split quite amicably (he two-timed me!!!), I have stayed in touch with him nonetheless...

So...he called last night to announce that he is seeing girls for marriage and has been introduced to a particular girl whom he likes and wants to take things ahead. I say, "Great...what have you called me for?"

So he goes, " I wanted your opinion on how the girl would be blah blah" and I say, "Fine, what do you want me to do?"

On prompting he says, " Our parents have allowed us Only 3 meetings before we decide whether we want to marry each other and this girl and I have met up more than that, so what do you think of this girl's character, I mean, what if she wants to try me out in bed even before deciding whether she wants to marry me or not, what do you make out of the character of such a girl?"

This statement left me seething with anger, as for all I know, this guy must have bedded half a million girls his entire fucking life and is NOW judgemental about a "girl's" character whom he desires to marry...

I gave him a piece of my mind and hung up immediately!!!

Today, when I woke up I felt Happy and Sad at the same time.

Happy - because I am not marrying such a double-standard moronic 'character-less' character!
Sad - for the girl who shall marry that bastard!

Inspite of being educated, civil and living in an open city like Mumbai, I am amazed that such samples exist in our society and to top it all ... IN VICINITY!!!!

I am disappointed to have wasted half a decade of my life knowing you, ex-boyfriend!!!

Have a FUCK-ALL life ahead!!!!

Curses and Abuses,
Mitchelle.

Of Blasts, Blames and Bodies...

Hi People,

I am not going to begin with..." 26/11 was a sad day in Indian History" or " I condemn the recent terror attacks in Mumbai and thwart our Politicians for their lameness."

I guess, enough has been said about the three horrifying days that changed lives of many a people in this city that has given us homes and much more!

But, here are a few things I WOULD want to talk about...

I haven't lost a loved one, so I wouldn't know what it 'feels' like...
I haven't voted since I turned 18, so I wouldn't 'blame' our Politicians...
I haven't discouraged Corruption, so I wouldn't talk about our Country's 'faulty' Administration...
I haven't fought a war, so I wouldn't criticize our Defense for its 'mismanagement'...

So now, instead of playing the blame-game and Analyzing 'Who' or 'What' went wrong, I would rather look at the root cause of these problems and tell myself, "All of this happened, because of You!"
Nobody is to be blamed for what happened but You.

So, from now on, instead of criticizing and blaming Our System, I will look at myself and ask, " Have you done things right yourself to point a finger at them?" If my answer is affirmative, I shall go ahead and ask for explanations; if Not, I know what I must do as a responsible citizen of India.

I WILL Vote, Discourage Corruption and exercise every right that I have as a Citizen of this Country that I so love and treasure!

And, for the ones who follow my blog, I hope you have introspected and are ready to call yourselves "True Youth of India."

Never more Indian,
Mitchelle.