Bye Byee 2008

Happy New YEAR............... can't believe in a few hrs it'll b 2009!!!!!!!!

I should be out partying with my friends......but but but........ i'm siting in front of my laptop typing this post. Does that make me a sad, pathetic girl with no life?????

No way man.....infact i'v never been sooo content in my life. People almost killed me with their questions...y r u not going out...r u sad....did u get dumped.......r u lonely .....Giv me a BREAK!!!!!

Life for a single girl who at some point of her life does not want to mingle is not what people xpect or digest. I CHOSE not to go out partying this yr because I didn't feel like. THt's it .

Infact today in office while doing my usual work i was simultaneously thinking about the yr tht has gone by. In many ways it was an eventful yr. I completed one yr. in my job, got confirmed, learned a lot about nitty gritties of working life, got used to living alone and started loving it, took all my decisions myself, enjoyed financial independence, ran a whole house, looking after every detail like paying the bills, cleaning, cooking and in the process became very independent.

On a more personel front got rid of my rebound relationship for gud, managed not to call my ex, n whn he called n begged forgiveness managed to keep my head high nsetteled for a platonic friendship, had crush on a great guy, n got out of it. God rewarded by bringing back someone special in my life ( not my ex).

N before i forget i started gymming n lost my flab.....yupeeeeeeeee

All in all I feel as if I'v grown a lot this year. I have a lot of wishes for this new year n hope tht all my dreams come true.... Pray for me

~Soni~

The Kareena Syndrome

So along with the whole of nation who was mesmerized with a size zero Kareena, I too had joined the bandwagon with dreams of fitting into itsy bitsy clothes tht never fail to tempt me in my numerous visits to the mall.

Sooo the 1st thing that I did was surveyed my locality's numerous gyms with a friend. This was smetimes in Dec. And OMG the kind of money they charge.....nything ranging from 17k to 22k for yearly. It was almost my whole months's salary!!!!!!!!! . So at first I backed off n tried running in the morning. Even bought brand new running gear complete with track pants and shoes. But alas my endeavour lasted only a day.

Then something happened, which I thought was the answer to all my prayers. A friend told me about a small gym in nearby market which was affordable!!!!. I wasted no time in enrolling myself there n with a determined mind started gymming.

The first thing tht I learned was that weight loss does not depend upon exercising, dieting etc.; but it depended entierly on will power. Ist 2 months were tyring but xciting. I made few friends and also managed to loose 2 kgs without dieting.

I was so excited with my success tht I decided 2 join a better gym with more facilities. I thought tht I would not be wasting money by joining a costly gym but I wud infact gain a lot. I further convinced myself to pay for annual membership, n paid a lot of money at 1 go. :(

After another 2 months of huffing n puffing, i had stopped loosing ny weight as my body had accostomed to the excercise n I was nit able to stay away from my fav foods ( read junk ).

Soo I am now back to square one, thinking wt 2 do nxt 2 reach my goal.


~Soni~

People I Heart

Thought of introducing people who play important part in my life....

Mom: my darling mother....... loves me n our family a lot....... gave up a career to raise me.......criticises me a lot......nags me to death.....but as always mom's know best.....i love u mom

Dad: daddy dearest........i'm a daddy's girl......since beginning i was more close to him thn my mother......no one can love me more

Bro: my only siblings......we used to fight like dogs....but now we both r working in different cities.... i long for the day whn we wud meet at our parent's house n fight......it brings back the old lovely memories

Z: my oldest girlfriend......we have shared amost evrything till now.......but currently we hvn't been communiating much......sh's busy with her mba n me with my job.......but still we call each other whn we r facing sme prb. ........thts is frndship i think

Circle: my friend turned boyfreind turned best friend..... we keep going back n forth..tht is y this nick name

The above people constitute my world n i just can't think of living without thm.... i hope i never hv to.


~Soni~

Another day goes by...

 I am getIting very very bored. I soo wanted to go out n party but alas I'm stuck at home with a bad cold n friends who r suddenly too busy to meet me :(.

But I did had a relaxing day today. Got up late around 11ish. Got my internet connection repaired, anti virus installed, cleaned the house a bit, paid my phone bill, talked to parents, surfed sme 100 odd channels ...baar baar laagatar, took an afternoon nap after a long time n made idli sambhar for myself ( coudn't believe it myself but it turned out yummm).

Also managed to finish a book - There's nothing like home by Marry Hignis Clark...it was actually interesting. It was about a young mother of 34 yrs. who had a terrible past to hide. She had accidentally killed her mother n now suddenly managed to find herself in the same house with her child n new husband. She tries her best to lead a normal life but as expected, the various twists n turn in the plot make it impossible for her. It does have a happy ending though, with the pretty rich lady managing to clear her name, get rid of her enemies n also marry a truly loving man. Ahem......I could guess the plot n the killer but still it was intersting. Made me wonder though that why all leading ladies of the novels that I'v read so far are tall, pretty,rich with great boyfriends/husbands....in short everything that I lack.....

I also managed to find a gr8 site called 43things; where users get to list 43 things that they want to achieve in life before they die n it keeps sending you reminders that whether they have achieved it yet or not. I was happy to find that I share so many of my life's goals with soooo many other people. I felt comforted. It's true after all that there is safety in numbers.

Tht's all for now. I'm now thinking wt to do next as I'm not sleepy at all.

~Soni~

Wish list 2009

New yr. is round the corner n as always i have thought of a dozen new yr resolutions. This time instead of just thinking about thm i thought tht if i share my resolutions with people i might b forced to keep up a few of thm.....now tht wud b gr8. Therefore I now present to the world my set of New Yr. resolutions.. :)

1. Minimize eating out
2. Cook more at home
3. Go to the gym 5 days a week n tht 2 in the mornings
4. Tk sme pains to improve my dressing sense
5. Plan a systematic investment option
6. Take dancing lessons
7. Seriously consider the marriage proposals shown by my parents
8. Be proactive in my work.... strive to be the best
9. Learn sme make up tricks
10. Not get mad at my mom for her nagging as she has my best interests in mind

11. Follow some kind of beauty n hair regimen

12. Try to give tht Imp. smeone in my life the space which I think is all my one sided relationship needs to bcome 2 sided

13. Always remember tht I hv to look gr8 whnever I step out of the house

14. Read one book a month

15. Stop speaking about my intentions n personal life at my workplace

16. Continue blogging

17. Figure out what exactly I want from my life
18. Remembring tht food is just food. It can't substitute Love, cure loneliness or cure my dipressions

There it is..... now all I have to do is to pray to God to giv me strength to keep up with the promises made to my self....Amen

~Soni~

Nouveau Voyage

Hey all.........

After reading n njoying a lot of blogs i finally decided it was time for put my ramblings n musings on the world wide web. So here I go.....

Here's a little smething about me...... I am 28 yr. single independent female living alone in Mumbai, India. I crave to be adventurous but am stuck in a comfortable but routine job. In these times of recession,crisis n job losses I'm more thn happy to have a steady pay check, a roof over my head, job security etc etc.......but miss passion n excitement in my life. N not to forget my non existant love life.

Tht's all for now

~Soni~