The current scare ...

Hi Friends & Folks ,

H1N1 ... is the current scare and has been a bothering issue . I have been currently reading about it and thought that this Microsoft PowerPoint slide on swine flu will be beneficial to one and all .

Discover pleasure in simple things .. eating Healthy, breathing Pure air, walking a Mile , tasting Yummy delicacies at times, touching by Taking Blessings from Elders, seeing Good things, Sleeping On time .

DONOT LOSE CONTROL AT ANY TIME, TAKE A DEEP POSITIVE BREATH.

HAPPY LIVING !

Wishing Good Health to all .

regards ,

Vimi .

Skyline Drive

आग सूरज में होती है, जलना धरती को पड़ता है
ऐ मोहब्बत आँखें करती है, तरपना दिल को पड़ता है

Happy Moments ...

Today is July 13th , 2009 .

Its vacation time and when all the little ones relax at home watching movies , playing with their stuff , my dear son Amitej (Aryan ) is all set to take his first independant step .... attending his DayCare cum Preschool . This day will always be in my mind because it also happens to be my nephew Aryaman's birthday . God bless all my dear kids .

I am sure he isn't all that pleased like me but he tried to make us happy with

the positive expressions on his face .... somewhere within he knows he will

be away from his Mom for few hours , but did not reveal the nervousness .

I hope he overcomes his first day jitters . Parjinder & I have spoken with him

and have reassured him that its going to work out well , though its very

normal for every child to be nervous the first day ................. lets hope for the best! I will be adding the experiences very soon .

Parjinder dropped Amitej to his Daycare and was surprised that he made no tantrums nor did he cry , but , started the day with a happy smile . May God Bless him with intelligence , honesty , patience and regard for All ...qualities.

We LOVE you ... Papa , Mama and Didi.

Memories

Waynesboro-Carnival & Independence Day

Food Adulteration

" Food Adulteration" means somethings fishy . I will not want to discuss this topic but have a few things to say about this topic . I know about this just as much as any other lay person can tell us about it.

Adulterants are chemical substances which are NOT supposed to be in any food or beverages for legal reasons . These are intentionally or deliberately added to the edibles so that the cost reduces , quantity increases and the culprits who do that make good bucks by fooling the Aam Insaan . Are we not aware of these facts ? But like any other person , we ignore and avoid such discussions .

Food Adulteration is something that is happening worldwide and there are certain NGO'S that try to bring up this topic and create awareness amongst people .

Like , very recently , there is this training sponsored by the Central Govt along with an NGO promoting consumer movement in a state in India which trained a group of women in identifying adulterated food products . If such trainings are imparted to schools and colleges in India , this awareness will be widespread .

The other day , IBN 7 News channel also came up with such issues and helped us understand that the culprits are very openly running this business . Consumer awareness is the most important factor and we should promote the "Detection of adulteraion of food" as much as we can and spread it by word of mouth . The news channel came up with stories of cities in Calcutta producing Mustard oil and adulterating it . Cities in Madhya Pradesh produce MAVA by mixing it with soap and detergent chemical products , producing paneer by adding chemicals making it look more fluffy and whiter in colour . Cities in Haryana , injecting OXYTOCIN into Vegetables and fruits to make it fresh/ripe. This helps it grow faster and make it look more greener .

So,before its too late , its time that our Food Quality Control dept , Health Department should take necessary actions to prevent health hazards caused due to these adulterated food items.

What do you think we should do ..... grow some neccessary veggies in our backyards and enjoy the fresh juicy veggies with no second doubts of them being adulterted . ... it isn't much in order to make our lives HEALTHIER . W e should also avoid buying spicy mixtures that make our dishes more scrumptous , why risk our health just for the pleasure of relishing the food .

Our motto in life should be " HEALTHY EATING HAPPY LIVING ".

R A I N B O W

I like this song because it makes us feel strong and fight all odds , even the evil thats within us . Are YOU right ? Try and analyse yourself . I am doing the same too .

Life is not a simple game,
Not one moment is ever the same,
Its depth seems endless like the oceans,
Its vastness seems never ending like the heavens.

To walk a righteous path is fraught with pain,
The pain does not last for very long,
The road to evil is not the same,
The way is joy merry with song,
A strong heart will know that evil is only a game.

The one who learns to conquer fate,
Rises above the putrid hate,
Battles for true light a war made by God,
With strength and valor the good will persevere against all odds,
An honor for men to defend the glory of light,
Righteousness is an affront to the tyranny of evil plight.

The beauty of life is like a rainbow,
With pure hues of color set aglow,
Delivering pain and joy at every moment,
Strolling through life filled with rivers of torment,
As life anew death is the end,
Therefore, time will cease to remain my friends.

DONOT WORRY .

The best Judge .

Parjinder always wants me to write my thoughts , this might not be appreciated by all but still I wish to write this .....................

It has never been easy raising kids .... whether in the past or right now or later . But we think we have been smart in taking care of our kids as compared to our elders and somewhere , somehow we try to make them realise this . But , who is there to judge us , only God , the Almighty knows the truth and He laughs at what we think . Lets be wise and leave it on the Almighty to make judgements . Let us do our duty towards loving and caring our Near and Dear ones and leave it upon Him to bless us with good deeds .

"Care"

A very beautiful poem ......

We may not always realize
That everything we do
Affects not only our lives
But touches others too.

A single happy smile
Can always brighten up the day
For anyone who happens
To be passing by your way.

And a little bit of thoughtfulness
That shows someone you care
Create a ray of sunshine
For all of you to share.

For happiness brings happiness
And loving ways bring love
And giving is the treasure
That contentment is made of.

Parents ..another word for LOVE

I have come across some very fine lines on Parents . I am going to share these on my blog for people to understand that only the fortunate ones deserve them.

" For the parents are , whether they know it or not ,

the greatest , strongest and most lasting TEACHERS their children have " ... H.W.Smith .

" Happy are the families where the government of parents is the reign of affection, and obedience of the children is the submission of love..... Francis Bacon.

Emotional moments ...

Its been almost a year since we have been in Waynesboro , Pennyslyvania . The emotional senti moments have just begun . Thats coz Disha , my 6 year old daughter had her last day of this session with her Kindergarten class at Summitview . From tommorrow , June 9th 2009 her summer vacations will start and she seems extremely thrilled with the summers coming round the corner . But the senti feelings arouse while I was seggregating her best works from the ones that could be discarded without any second thoughts and I was telling her that we might not be at Waynesboro around Aug-Sep ..... her face wasn't any pleasant after the words pour out of my mouth .

" Mama , you mean we are not going to be here around Aug ?".... "but I have been told by Ms. Sanders that in August the newspaper will carry all the names of students attending the next grade and the names of their teachers ."

I did tell her that lets cross our fingers and hope that its possible, when she replied " I hope this happens and if we are in here in August , we might as well be here for September and I will then be in first grade ". With this thought in mind she went of to sleep .

I was very senti and thought that why does this happen with my daughter .. We had been to Germany for almost 2 years and then she had to move from there to this place which is another country with different cultures and coming across new people and had to leave behind her friends whom she had started bonding with ... I haven't felt the same for my son Aryan , 4 years , because he hasn't yet joined any school and not bonded with anybody till now .

Maybe , I am feeling that bad and it would not be the case with her as she was always so engrossed with her school that she hardly had any time to miss neighbourhood friends . Now , lets hope that we are able to give Disha and Aryan a lot of time this summer and they never miss friends at such moments .