Its been ages since I wrote a blog post. I am still overdue with my promise of posting spice recipes but it just feels like my days are going like a super fast train. I have one recipe due but it need a lil bit of editing and I am having no enthu to get that done. I keep thinking what the hell I have been doing the past couple of months. Well, I am not sure but time has definitely flown really fast for me. Right from my trip to Cal (Yeah), I have jus been doing one thing after the other. Joining work again full time has been a challenge in some ways. I love that I am working again and I definitely like what I am doing now, but it jus seems I dont hav much time for anything else. The first couple of weeks were me jus going to work, coming back home to watch some mindless tv and sleep. For a person who had a lot of free time last year, had the freedom to get up late (and I loved that), watched a LOT of tv shows, did some experiment in cooking - I suddenly find myself doing absolutely nothing. I still have a lot of shows in my DVR which needs to be watched. My list of new tv shows which needs to be checked keeps growing longer. Then there is summer movie releases which I am an ardent fan of and yet haven't had a chance to make a list of which ones to watch. I have not really been doing any cooking (well, thanks to my dearest mom). May be the only good thing I have been doing is a LOT of reading. It feels good! And finally there is shopping. I am hoping I get some of that done. I dont feel like going out to the stores and my patience seems to be running low. I am surprised myself at this. I used to LOVE shopping. I am hoping that bug bites me again soon! Now that I have done recapping my last couple of months, here is a list of things to do/see/read etc:
1. The Hunger Games series (have finished reading 2 of them, going to start the 3rd one tomorrow) - Even though, the series was aimed for teenagers, I think any age group can read it and find it interesting.
2. Battle Hymn of the Tiger Mother - Remember the controversial book on parenting difference between chinese parents and american parents which made the news couple of years ago - this is the same one. I had read a lot about it but never got around to reading the book until recently. And it was a very interesting read. I dont agree with most of the book but I do agree with the fact that as parents, we need to set high expectations for our children and push them higher. When you read the book, it definitely makes an interesting discussion with others. It is one of those reads which get you thinking. So yeah, a definite read.
3. Sherlock (TV show) If you loved reading the books, you would love this show even more. The show is set in today's world but the powers of deduction of Sherlock remains the same.
4. The Avengers (Movie) - I am not a big comic books fan. May be coz I never read these while growing up. But I loved the movie and found that I wanted to learn more about each character. So yeah, if you have not yet seen it, definitely do it.
5. San Francisco, CA - I am in love with that city. It is my second favorite after NYC. I love the narrow streets, the architecture, the busy neighborhoods, the trams and the overall feeling. I know that is one place I would never get bored of visiting. So yeah, visit that city if you loved NYC :D
6. Travel to work by public transportation - If you have access to public transportation and can travel to/from work in a reasonable amount time, I would recommend this. Trust me, you wont miss driving in the morning traffic and also would love some 'me' time which you would get.
Aah.. finally feels good to write. I think I should do this more often. Hope you had fun reading this. Until next time then!
1. The Hunger Games series (have finished reading 2 of them, going to start the 3rd one tomorrow) - Even though, the series was aimed for teenagers, I think any age group can read it and find it interesting.
2. Battle Hymn of the Tiger Mother - Remember the controversial book on parenting difference between chinese parents and american parents which made the news couple of years ago - this is the same one. I had read a lot about it but never got around to reading the book until recently. And it was a very interesting read. I dont agree with most of the book but I do agree with the fact that as parents, we need to set high expectations for our children and push them higher. When you read the book, it definitely makes an interesting discussion with others. It is one of those reads which get you thinking. So yeah, a definite read.
3. Sherlock (TV show) If you loved reading the books, you would love this show even more. The show is set in today's world but the powers of deduction of Sherlock remains the same.
4. The Avengers (Movie) - I am not a big comic books fan. May be coz I never read these while growing up. But I loved the movie and found that I wanted to learn more about each character. So yeah, if you have not yet seen it, definitely do it.
5. San Francisco, CA - I am in love with that city. It is my second favorite after NYC. I love the narrow streets, the architecture, the busy neighborhoods, the trams and the overall feeling. I know that is one place I would never get bored of visiting. So yeah, visit that city if you loved NYC :D
6. Travel to work by public transportation - If you have access to public transportation and can travel to/from work in a reasonable amount time, I would recommend this. Trust me, you wont miss driving in the morning traffic and also would love some 'me' time which you would get.
Aah.. finally feels good to write. I think I should do this more often. Hope you had fun reading this. Until next time then!
