Zindagi Rockz

S o here’s wishing all of you a very Happy Friendship Day! Actually, scratch that—every day is Friendship Day when you’ve got the right set of friends. You know the kind I’m talking about—the ones who make office life less of a daily endurance test and more of a sitcom with inside jokes, spontaneous chai breaks, and mutual eye-rolls during meetings that should’ve been emails. Then there are the friends outside work—ones you met through common connections, ex-colleagues who’ve moved on to better (or just different) jobs, or people who decided to chuck it all and start something of their own. Friends come in all shapes, sizes, and personalities. (Yes, I know that sounded borderline sleazy—but those who get my humor know exactly what I mean. Lol.) So for today’s post, I thought I’d do something fun—what if our friends were apps on our phones? Scroll through this list and see if you can recognize your own circle in any of these! 1. Instagram / Facebook The group gossip. This one always has...

A few years back my daughter asked my husband the meaning of the word "gay".. My husband explained to her that when a person likes another person from the same gender they are called "gay".. Her next question was "What if they like people from both the genders?".. I don't remember how this conversation concluded.. Usually each parent wants to be the "preferred" parent but for once I was relieved that I wasn't the parent these questions were directed at because I wouldn't have been able to handle them with the same ease my husband did.. Owing to the digital age, kids are a lot better informed than we were when we were their age..  But having access to so much information without actually being able to process/assimilate this information is causing a lot of problems in the generation of today.. I recently watched a show on Netflix titled "Adolescence".. The story shows how teenagers can be influenced by what they see online.. ...

Well. I always thought "inmate" was a term used to describe people who were imprisoned.. like those sentenced to jail time for offences they committed.. Of course, it was only after I joined the hostel here at Kochi and began to adhere to the hostel rules that I realised that the only difference between us and those people serving time in prison is that they have forcefully been imprisoned but we joined the hostel by choice.. so the hostel management is right in referring to us as "inmates"..  So a lot people wonder why I chose to stay in a hostel.. The conversation goes like this..  Them: So where are you staying? Me: So & So hostel.. Them: (5 second pause) But why Madam? you are eligible for leased accommodation.. you'll get good houses here on rent.. Me: (Groaning silently and wondering if it's silly to play a pre recorded voice note listing out 10 reasons why I chose to stay in the hostel) Instead I just smile and say it's very close to office.. ...

First of all, a very happy International Women's day to all the wonderful ladies out there.. Seeing the statuses of the women in my contact list I'm assuming the ladies had a good time celebrating "our" day and why not? We deserve a good time every once in a while so why not have a day to celebrate who we are - the fairer sex, the mentally stronger gender, besides being fun, enthusiastic, charming, ambitious go-getters.. Basically we can be anything we wish to be on any given day and we should take pride in that.. And Women's Day is an opportune moment to celebrate and revel in the pride of being a woman.. So what is it that a woman really wants.. I personally feel that women want different things from life depending on what phase of their life they're currently in.. As young girls we have a very idealistic expectation from life as we're looking at life from behind rose coloured glasses.. So a young girl dreams of getting married to a handsome Prince, have...

Today would've been Mummy's 64th birthday had she been here with us.. However like she said, it's always the best people that get called to heaven early on.. So she's celebrating her birthday in heaven along with my brother..  My Mummy was a wonderful woman who enjoyed the simple pleasures of life.. a homecooked meal, reading books, stitching, embroidery, knitting and she loved tea and had endless cups of tea in a day..  She was an excellent cook and enjoyed cooking for her family.. Even when she made normal stuff like maggi it tasted just out of this world..  So I inherited none of her homely' hobbies, but I inherited her love for books.. She was a well read woman and had an excellent memory.. And she was an excellent teacher and was well respected and loved by all her students.. She was strict with me and my brother.. More so with me.. She had high expectations of me and growing up I had very little margin for error.. I used to resent it that she was so strict and...

First of all, a very happy Friendship day to all of you.. I think you have read enough quotes and seen enough reels depicting the importance of friends/friendship in our lives so I won't give you any more 'gyan' on the subject.. But the occasion calls for a customary blog post so I decided to pen down a few thoughts.. I've come a long way from being that naive girl who believed that 'Friendship is forever'.. "Friends forever" is something I scoff at now.. that's probably the cynic in me speaking.. But I've also come to realise that people come into your life at the exact point in time when you need them.. These people turn into friends and then long after they're gone still stay in your life albeit just as memories, but not without leaving a lasting impression on you..   Today I take this opportunity to thank all these different types of friends (some of who are still in my life and some who are not) who decided to adopt me as their friend ...