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| Describes March the Best |
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I'm so so sorry, and extremely guilty. I am supposed to write a part
2 for my previous January Update cause it was too long, (Read it here if
you haven't, it's interesting 😉). But never got to that.
I had it all stored
in my head, the entire post, and I wanted to type it out the very next day, and
I got sick again, which is not cool, and while the fever
went down in 2 days, the cough lasted for over 3 weeks. So every time I an idea
or a phrase pops up in my head, so does my cough! It was like this huge barrier
for my thinking process.
I tried Strepsils first, then tried
Homoeopathy, cause it usually works like magic for me, unfortunately not this
time, then tried western medicine (It was this teeny tiny tablet, and I hate
tablets in general, cause I'm extremely scared of choking, but somehow managed
to swallow one, and apparently it works so fast that you feel drowsy in 2
hours, what nonsense, I was up until morning.)
Then had to turn for home remedies, honey and
lemon, masala milk, turmeric milk, ginger and pepper tea??! Nope, still didn't
work, at one point I was wondering if I've got TB, and if I'm nearing my last
days, even If I were in my last days, I could never have enjoyed anything with
this cough!
Finally, at the end of the 3rd week, my mom in
law to be sent this Ayurveda porridge like thing she made with Dry ginger,
pepper and 7 other herbs, brown in colour, and tasted very medicinal, but was
sweet, so you can tolerate the taste.
I was asked to have it before bed, and to not
eat or drink anything afterwards for at least 2 hours, and I woke up in the
morning with zero cough and phlegm!
I couldn't thank her enough, and got her to
promise me that she will give me the recipe one day,OLD IS GOLD!
And that kind of made me realize, how much the
practices of those days are forgotten. We think that being modern, and living
in a toxic environment, eating quick fix foods means we are cool, and going
with the flow, but it also means that our life span is decreasing and that we
are ageing really fast.
Just look at everyone, most of the people
barely look their age, they look way elder, and tired 24 x 7, like programmed
robots, we just do what we have to, to go with the flow, it's all about
securing a good job, earning more and then what?
Spending all that you earned on high tech
items? automobiles? a house, mansion, villa? What do we do for ourselves? Most
of the things we do, it's to impress others, none for us.
Those before us, our parents and grandparents,
they had a better reputation than we do in the society, a good job, a roof to
shelter, extremely healthy meals, and they had more money and time, and had
even more fun than we do now.
Nowadays, when we need a getaway, it doesn't
happen just like that, first we have to see if we are free, then make a budget,
allocate an amount for the vacation, and there is a 50% chance that we will
turn down the idea, cause it's much cheaper spending time at home watching a
movie with some snacks.
Am
I right or am I right???!!!
January & February
A lot did happen actually, but my gold fish
memory doesn't serve me well, there are only 3 I can think of right now.
01. Good Market- Race Course
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Been on my bucket list for over two years, finally decided to drop in one Saturday, and it was the best decision and experience ever!
Can you imagine the amount of positive vibes
emanating from one place, it's a very beautiful and friendly community, and you
feel much closer to nature at Good market.
It's right in the heart of Colombo, but for me
it was more like I was in another country or city at a Farmer's market.
I really loved the fact that they do not have
disposable cutlery or straws, and the food, yummy and super healthy, if you are
a vegan or simply an organic lover, this place is for you.
If you remember my last post, I added a few
excerpts from my Facebook status, but didn't add the next part, here is the
missing part :)
"It is a difficult process, cutting down and getting
used to, but when you look at the bigger picture, you'd be happy to give up.
Just give a visit to Good Market one
Saturday, you'll know what change feels like, such a beautiful community,
positive vibes, and a zero toxic atmosphere.
Akmal told me
this yesterday,
May be the reason that many people don't come here as much as they do to supermarkets or malls is probably cause they see it from the outside or read the word organic somewhere and label the place expensive.
May be the reason that many people don't come here as much as they do to supermarkets or malls is probably cause they see it from the outside or read the word organic somewhere and label the place expensive.
Just drop in sometime, you'll know " :)
02. Public Library
I've been an average bookworm since I was a
teenager, I had my genres, but language never mattered to me, I would read 3
books a week back then, and it is now that I am actually catching up on Movies
and Songs released in the 2000's.
I've been eyeing to get a membership at the
public library for over 5 years now, and finally went and submitted the
application forms, there is one more trip I've got to make to the library, once
I do that, I can mark a complete ✅ on my
list.
03. Eat Street 2017 - 11th Feb at Green Path
The first ever eat street at Colombo was during
the final quarter of 2016 if I'm right, and it was not held in a big scale, but
it was okay, nothing extra ordinary, except for the Marbroc
Bubble Tea.
I was quite skeptical about going here for the
2nd time, cause the first left my feet scarred forever, the sun burn is not
that visible now, but is still there.
This time I went a bit prepared, covered from
head to toe, but I guess it didn't help either. There were much more stalls
than last year, but nothing impressive, we did try some french fries with
cheese topping, and fruits,but the heat from the Sun, from the grills did not
help at all. Sometimes I wish they had put up a marquee.
Also, there were tables laid out in the middle
of the road, but having your meals, boiling under the sun, not a very good
idea. We did walk into the park after a while, but I wonder if I will ever go
for another street food fest after this experience.
Or if you don't intend to grab brunch or lunch,
then the evening hours would be great to visit.
These 3 were pretty important, but I did catch
up on loads of movies during February, English and Tamil.
March
March 2017 was not as bad and enlightening as
last year. (If you had not read my personal best posts for March 2016, you can
read part 1 here, and part 2 here.), but it was okay I guess.
I did cut myself in places, and had oil just
jump up to my face, but these are just minor issues when I think about the best
things that happened in March.
Cooking with NO FLAWS
I am a good cook, but not a great one, and
usually my dishes end up having less salt than usual, but less is way better
than more right? Or the dishes have a flavour which is quite complicated for
everyone.
After what felt like a decade, I decided to
give cooking a shot once again, and this time, I was proud of myself. *Pats
on Back*
I tried out Curd Vadai, Palak Chapathi, Dhal
Fry, and Chicken Curry, and got the thumbs up, you will survive from the
younger sister, who is like the Gordon Ramsay of the family.
Weight GAIN
I've been on the under 50 kg list like forever,
and everyone who knows my eating my habits are most often shocked to hear that
I never put on.
I went on various diets these past years, high
carb, high protein, high junk, Nutrigain, I even tried the junk food and
carbonated drink diet for a while, nope, didn't even gain 100g.
And very recently I
decided to stay away from oily and spicy food, at least for 5 days a week, and
I've given up instant noodles and carbonated drinks for good, I mean I will drink if I have to, when I've got no other
choice, but I like to limit it to 1 bottle a week.
So after I started this crazy diet, I manged to
gain 4 kgs in 2 weeks. I don't maintain a chart or anything, but when I do
crave for something, to hell with the weight gain.
But here is something I found out, not only did
I gain weight, but also lethargy. I've finally fought it, cause I'm not known
to be a sloth, and here I am typing away.
WORKing OUT
I am not hitting the gym, just moving my arms
and legs, so you guys can calm down, got my running shoes, so trying my best to
do some light cardio, or just walk 3 km a day.
Holi!
One more spontaneous event of the year, we
planned it out in less than 2 hours, and was a huge success, minus the dry hair
and glitter.
Will post about it in detail on another post,
and my greatest disappointment of this month is that my writing, wording skills
have just dropped, I make poor captions and a very bad blog post, it doesn't
feel right.
Choices and Temple Run 2
Been wasting hours on these two games, but no
regrets. All my siblings and cousins have installed Choices, and we've finished
most of the books and are awaiting new chapters. It's like a tv series addiction,
and the latest topic of squad discussions.
Temple Run has this Global Challenge going on
for the next 7 days, so it's all about being on top.
Mopster
Is that even a word? Idk
Anyway, I'm up to something quite crazy and
monochrome with my mop, if you are on Instagram and follow me, you get to see
the pictures, if not, IF I capture more than 10 images of my mop, I'll put it
up on the blog.
I gotta wrap up this post now, but before that,
remember that it is Summer in Spring if you live in the tropics or anywhere
close to the equator, so make sure you are hydrated, carry some rose water to
refresh yourself, a decent sunscreen or a day cream with SPF, and your umbrella
AND shades, must haves.
Also, don't let the
heat get to your head, every ones losing their temper these days.
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