Monday, 6 April 2009

My favorite fruit - Sitafal

My favorite fruit is Sitafal or sugar apple or custard apple. I really like everything which is made from Sitafal. My favorite dessert is Sitafal ice cream. Sitafal contains white custard pulp with many black seed in it. Sugar apple is found in Asia during winter time. Sitafal is good for Ayurveda (Herbal) too. People of my country use this for many things like as a medicine for health. Some people dry the fruit, and they make powder of the dry fruit. Then they make paste of it to put in the hair to kill lices. Many women use this as a hair wash. Moreover, it helps to heal wounds. Not only actual Sitafal, but bark decoction helps to stop diarrhea. Sitafal leaves are good for diabetes. If the patient take a bath in warm water with its leave, it can cure arthritis. There are many other medical uses of this plant. One tablespoon of this powder can cure stomach problems. I really like this fruit very much since my childhood. I had waited for every winter when I was in my country. I really miss Sitafal.

Navratri

Navratri is the Hindu festival of dance and worship. The word Navratri means nine nights in Sanskrit. This festival celebrated for worship of shakti(Durga and Paravati.) This festival usually celebrates in september, october or november. It depends on the movements of the planets. This festival celebrates at nights. The people of this culture celebrate this nine nights and ten days. Everyone celebrates this differently like in Western part of India, Navratri celebrates with the special kind of Garba dance. People put on so much jewelry and heavy clothes. This ritual starts every night nine o'clock to one or two or three o'clock. I really like this festival because I love dancing, and I want to learn all kinds of dances. I was fasinated by this festival since I was in middle school.

Sunday, 5 April 2009

Funny

Today when I was coming from my work to home, I took the bus 41. I had waited so an hour to catch this bus because today is sunday. I slided my ten ride card in the fare slot and sat. I saw an old lady front of me, and she was talking to the girl besides me. The girl was going to Bridgeport, and the old lady was telling her that be careful the bridgeport area is not good. Anything can happen that may be somebody steal money from her, etc. The girl replied that she did not have any money, so no one can steal anything. The old lady said people can kill people for money, and that's why she learnt karate. When I heard that I felt laughing. The old lady said she had been learning karate for six years, and she got her black balt a week ago. I could not laugh because I did not want her to embaracced. I know it does not matter with age, but the way she said it most eveyone in the bus felt the same way as me. The girl was smiling too. She said first she got red, then green, and finally black. The old lady said she learnt because if anyone try to rape her she can do karate to protect herself. She said "do not think I am 66, I am strong." While she was saying this she looked at the driver. I really do not know why I felt strange. The whole conversation was so funny and hilarious. I came home, and I could not wait to tell my sister and mother about it. Sometimes people around us make are day memorable such TODAY.

Monday, 30 March 2009

Autorickshaw

Autorickshaw is my favorite vehicle because it does not have not windows on the side. It is risky, but it is fun. I really enjoy sitting in the Autorickshaw. Oh! I miss those days when I was riding in it. Autorichshaws is popular where traffic congestion is a problem. You only find this in the Asia or China. China Town in London also has these Autorickshaws. It runs on three wheels, it makes by metal body frame, and it has frame window front of driver to see. On the front seat, only driver can seat because there is only one seat available. In the back, only three people can seat; however, sometimes there are five people sit in this little rickshaws. Sometimes one more person seats with the driver in the front. People try to save money because drivers take less money, and driver can save his gas because he takes only some passengers whose going in the direction where auto driver goes. Drivers have fare meters in the rickshaw, but so many of them do not use it. They charge customer from their own, and passengers are smart too. Passengers do bargain before they sit in the auto.

My favorite Soap Jodi(Couple)

Kahin to hoga (There is going to be someone who made for you mean your life partner)
Some people of my country believe that there is someone special that God already made it for you, you just going to find him the right one. May be he or she around you, but you can not see it. Look properly, and you will find him or her. This jodi is my favorite jodi because when I was in India, I heard about them from my sister. I only watched one episode, and their chemisty were outstanding. They both had won many awards together. I was so disappointed when I heard that the soap they both were working on it, it was over. They both went on different directions. Everyone thought when they were together that they would get married. Well, they both might not made for each other.





My Inpiration

There are many people in our lives that somehow make a very powerful impression on us. Last semester, my reading writitng class required to read a novel which was The Street Lawyer. This book completely changed me because I did not really like reading before. Now, I think I probably have 25 to 30 novel at home. John Grisham is my favorite author because he writes mystery. John Grisham wrote 22 novels like A time to kill, The firm, the street lawyer, the chamber, the innocent man and the appeal, etc. He mostly writes fiction, but he had write one non-fiction story which was The Innocent Man. John Grisham is the second oldest of five siblings. He was born in Arkansas in the United States. His family moved to Mississippi in 1967. His father was a construction worker and a cotton farmer, and his mother was a homemaker. John was encouraged by his mother. He was a passionate reader, and he was influenced by John Steinbeck who was once a great writer. John received a Bachelor of Science in Accounting in 1977 from Mississippi State University. After that, John Grisham got into the law school, and he received Jusis Doctor from the Mississipi of Law in 1981. For the duration of law school, John switched tax law to criminal and civil litigation. Before his graduation he started focsing on criminal and civil cases. He spent most of his time in court proceding. In 1983, he elected as a Democrat to the House of Representative where he served seven years. In 1984, the attorney became writer from the 12 year old girl rape case.
He started thinking about her father's emotion, and he sta
-rted to put his thoughts on the paper. It took him three years to write his first novel "A Time to Kill." This book rejected by many publishers, but ultimately Wynwood press bought the manuscript and printed 5000 copies of this book. After that, we all know. The day after he completed A Time to Kill, he started to write The Firm. John Grisham is my inspiration, that if you really want to do something, you just got a work hard on it to achieve your goals.

Sunday, 29 March 2009

Sapna Babul ka Bidaai

Sapna Babul Ka Bidaai, it means Parents dream for their daughters farewell from their homes to their husbands. I never really liked soaps in any languages. I felt it is just a waste of time; however, I do not think this way anymore. My sister told me to watch one episode of this daily soap or serial. It was so much intersting that I watch it everyday now. The story of this serial is based on Indian society's opinion about the beauty that how they reject someone who is not pretty or not fair. They are two sisters in Bidaai. One named Sadhna and Ragini, they both have been facing the difficult situation where they are being compared to one another because Sadhna is fair and look pretty, but Ragini skin tone is dark. In Sapna Babul ka Bidaai parents tries to find a husband for Ragini, but everyone reject her because she is dark, and instead of her everyone wants Sadhna for their daughter-in-law. Sadhna got married with a guy who is mentally ill under some circumstances. Sadhna tried to convince her husband's brother Ranveer it he could get married with Ragini. He was returned from the United States with his girl friend that Sadhana found out later, and he rejected Ragini. Ragini was so upset that his father and mother are worried because of her. After certain time, Ranveer found out that his girl friend he came with, she loved his money not him. Ranveer left her. I saw the episode after that how he felt in love with Ragini on the phone where they both were talking on the phone, but they both did not know each other. Finally, they both found out, and there were lots of misunderstading between them. Then, there parents did not agree for their marriage. Finally, their parents agreed, and they both got married. I really enjoyed the wedding. Let me stop here, otherwise I will not stop.