Zindagi Rockz

Remember those motivational posters from school that said  “Work hard in silence, let success make the noise” ? Yeah.. I hate to break it to you, but in 2025, if you're working hard in silence, the only thing you're going to get is more work.. And probably someone else taking credit for it — loudly, publicly, and with a LinkedIn post that includes 12 hashtags and a candid shot of them “humbly receiving the award..” Welcome to the age of  self-marketing  — where  how you present yourself  often screams louder than  what you actually do .. And if that sounds unfair.. it is.. But when has life  ever  been fair? The Curse of Being “Low-Key” There’s a whole breed of us who were raised to believe that being humble and letting your work speak for itself is the right thing to do.. The problem is,  your work doesn’t have a mic .. And you? You're backstage, quietly being excellent while the mediocre ones are out there doing TED Talks on “The Art of Mul...

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...