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Nithya and me

The first time I saw her; her hair was flying all over the place and she was biting her lips nervously as she tried to figure out the correct classroom. I gave her once over and thought, “Another South Indian behenji” and I resolved to steer clear of her.

But she had the magnetic pull, a charm that somehow made me gravitate towards her and we were becoming friends. She could tolerate my silly riddles like, “How do you make a soup of gold” and not attempt to strangle me to death. (Psst…the answer is use 14 carrots… karats…carrots, got it?) as I would happily polish off her idlis and sambhar that her mom make so that she would not get yelled at. She could laugh at my PJ’s and I could tickle her to death if she was ever sad.

I used to and still photograph terribly but she would keep pulling me into the frame. I tried various ruses to get out of it, but they failed.

This is my look sad ruse

This is my, “I won’t look at the camera” ruse

Eventually I gave up and…

We have had many adventures together. Like shooting for a documentary in the middle of rainy day, trying to distract a police officer while the other one would sneakily click photographs of a temple where photography, you guessed it, was not permitted and eating 50 pani puris each and then being sick for two whole days.

She was my Secret Santa Spy in college, it was her job to ensure that my Santa did not forget me. She once threatened a guy who forgot to get me presents for Christmas so much so that the next day, he came in bearing all of my favourite things!

We rarely chatted with each other on the phone keeping our mobile balances always in the green. We preferred to hang out in coffee shops when we had money or crash into my house or hers for food when we were broke.

I got into the habit of picking and dropping her off to Sion station which was about 15 minutes from college and my dearest mom started thinking that I have acquired a boyfriend!

Then after our final year of college, things changed. I got admission in a college that was 10 hours from Mumbai and she like a proper grown up started working full time. Staying in touch was difficult, and I thought that even we would eventually lose contact. But when I first returned to Mumbai from college, she was already sitting at my house grinning.

Rest was history. I ignored everyone and both of us went around trying out new places in Mumbai. One of amongst them was Starbucks! While I wanted to be one of the people who would dance up and down when they entered Starbucks on the first day of its opening in Mumbai, I was stuck in Tuljapur. So, in order to make my experience special, she decided that we are going to dance even though Starbucks had opened months ago. A few exceptionally posh customers did raise their eyebrows at two seemingly grown up girls get high on a cup of coffee, others just smiled.

So do Good Things Happen When We Get Together? Absolutely, yes. And that is why; I am going to take this opportunity, to ask Nithya to….

I know her answer would be to grab her purse and say, let’s go shop for the wedding dress. 😀

Secret Santa Giveaway!

Hello all you beautiful ladies,

Christmas is just around the corner and Munni of all Trades wants to be your Santa! But she cannot not do it alone and so she has roped in a wonderful partner!

So who is the Secret Santa?

Dr. Batra’s!

And what will your Secret Santa gift you?

3 beauty gift hampers of course J

So, I am sure you are all excited to know how you can participate in this contest. Let’s get to the details.

How can you participate?

Mandatory entries:

Like Dr. Batra’s on Facebook: Facebook.com/DrBatrasHealthcare

Follow them on Twitter: twitter.com/DrBatrasHealth

Add them on Google+: https://plus.google.com/u/0/b/107828017845004829424/+DrbatrasPH/

Like my Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/pages/Munniofalltrades/203255836495582

Follow me via GFC and Bloglovin (The widgets are on the right hand side)

Follow my blog via Email

Share the giveaway picture tagging 5 friends at least once. Brownie points for those who do it multiple times

Optional entries

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Subscribe to Dr. Batra’s youtube channel: https://www.youtube.com/user/Drbatrasgroup

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Rules

Once you have followed all the steps, please leave a comment below.

The giveaway is open to those people who have a valid Indian address

This giveaway starts on 18^thDecember 2014 and will end on 25^th December, 2014.

The winner will be chosen from a pool of all valid entries within 48 hours

Dr Batra’s has sponsored this giveaway and will be sending out the prize. Munniofalltrades will just host the giveaway and declare the winner.

The winner will be announced on the blog and the official Facebook page and he/she has to respond within 24 hours.

Cute FabFurnish Haul!

Heylo! (Oops, I started off with a hey and switched to hello somewhere in between and well, here you have an interesting new greeting) The reason why I am speaking in such a garbled language is that I am really happy. I got my hands on some cute things from FabFurnish, and I can’t wait to show it off to you!

You see, that? It is a cute little chocolate shaped silicon notebook! I love the fact that it has a nice chocolaty fragrance, too. Yep, you heard me right. Instead of writing anything in it, I keep sniffing it throughout the day.

It has around a 150 blank pages and very soon, I intend to fill it up with lots of interesting ideas for my blog.

The next thing that I purchased is an adorable spectacle holder. You see, I can’t be bothered to keep my spectacles safely in the case. I am too scatterbrained for that! So, I am hoping that Ms. Almost Chocolaty Brown will help me keep it safe.

Where are the spectacles you ask? Oh here you go…

So that’s all from me for now. Hope you loved the products as much as I did. 😀

Sassy Sweety v/s Aunty Prude

Sassy Sweety and Aunty Prude were the best of friends till one day, one gigantic arguements made them enemies forever. After years of being hostile to each other and trying to kill each other with their unsuccessful death stares, they decided to use Munni of all Trades as a platform to talk about their issues.

What was the issue you ask? Pre marital sex, one of the most controversial issues of India today. So let’s start off with their arguments shall we?

Aunty Prude: Meri beti Ganga jitni pavitra hai. I don’t want to make her impure by letting her know about these impure things.

Sassy sweety: “Ganga jaisi? Seriously aunty! Did you know that Ganga is considered to be one of the most polluted rivers in the world and that the government of India has launched the Namami Gangaproject to clean it up? Does impurity and purity have such a narrow definition?

Aunty Prude: (proudly) My children don’t know anything about ‘it’

Sassy Sweety: It is not ‘it’ aunty, it is sex. Repeat after me, sex! If you continue to label it in vague terms and refuse to discuss it openly with your children, then they will go to alternate sources to get information. It may be the internet, TV or even their own inexperienced friends who might end up telling them something wrong.

Aunty prude: You will get pimples if you do ‘that’!

Sasst Sweety: First of all that is one of the most inane things that I have ever heard. Sex and pimples have no relation at all and do you think that scaring your children by saying that they will get pimples will stop them? Have you seen teenagers today? They get pimples all the time. So, do you really think that this silly excuse will work? Instead of feeding their heads with utter nonsense, you should be open about sex and have a heart to heart discussion with them. Tell them about protection and insist that in the future if they ever choose to be with someone then they should use protection no matter what. Now, that is sensible advice.

Aunty prude: Kissing can cause pregnancy

Sassy Sweety: I kiss my girl goodbye daily when she is leaving for school, does she get pregnant? No right! Stop saying such idiotic things that will make your children scared of friendly hugs and even parental affection. You are going to scar their mind if you continue tell them things with no scientific backing.

Aunty prude: Dharm nasht ho jayega

Sassy sweety: The total population of earth 7.2 billion! Now, in this population we have terrorists, people who start communalism, rapists, murderers, thieves, immoral god men… basically enough number of sinners to keep God busy. I am sure he has better things to do than punish people for their love.

Aunty Prude: Don’t you have any shame? Talking about such issues in front of children?

Sassy Sweety: No, I am proud of it. I am proud of the fact that my parents always taught me to make wise decisions and they trusted me to never take a wrong step. I may have had a few heartbreaks but at least they were worth it. I took a chance at happiness repeatedly and finally I did manage to find it in my husband, today. Sex is not wrong; doing it for the sake of it is wrong. Don’t you forget that. I may not be able to change your opinion today, but I hope that some day you will realize the truth in my words.

Sassy Sweety’s final words

All you pretty ladies and handsome men, it was great to debunk some Indian myths about premarital sex but I have a word of caution for you here.

Having sex before marriage is not “cool” or “in”. It is simply a personal choice that you have to make after giving it a deep thought. Do not rush things because of peer pressure or the fear of losing your boyfriend/ girlfriend.

Tips for Boys

· Boys remember that no means no. Remember to respect a girl’s decision

· Don’t try to cajole your girlfriend or rush things over. Take your time to think over it.

· Be a supportive and understanding person. Remember, that girls are not your toys, they are human beings just like you

Tips for Girls

· Girls remember that it is ok to say no even during the act if you are feeling uncomfortable and weird.

· Be open minded and learn to air your opinions firmly on sex.

· Say yes only if you feel it right deep down in your heart.

Boys and Girls, remember to use protection no matter what. Don’t let anyone influence you and never make a decision that will make you feel ashamed ever. Be proud of your choices.

Goodbye from me,

XOXO

Sassy Sweety

A dummy’s guide to road safety

Today, I am going to tell you 5 different stories but I won’t reveal the end. You have to guess it yourself.

The signal is blinking in a dangerous red colour, it is time for the car to stop but it races away, knocking a man over. Ah…who cares? A little splatter of blood here and a few broken limbs there; it doesn’t make a difference. A sip of liquid courage is required to get over that niggling conscience but hey, the entire bottle may not be that bad at all.

The phone is ringing loudly but there is no need to stop the car. Humans can multi task can’t they?

Let’s try and overtake that silly auto; no need for signaling at all.

The seatbelt is just a silly feature meant to rein in my freedom, I am never going to wear it.

Speed limits are for sissies. Main toh 100 ke speed se jaunga

This is where my stories end. Where do you think these stories end?

Hospital? Jail? Or a combination of both.

Why you should follow road safety? I can give you a million sensible reasons to follow road safety. But unfortunately, according to a research conducted by leading scientist, the humans of 21^st century have started developing really thick heads and they suddenly turn deaf when they hear good advice.

That is why; I am going to do something different. I am going to give some practical advice, which we selfish human beings may understand better.

So here are my top 10 reasons on why you should drive safely.

Hospital ceilings can be really boring

You love to race and drive at crazy speeds and now you, poor little you, are lying in a hospital bed with tubes going in and out of you, covered in bandages, taking in oxygen from a crazy little mask. TV is out of the question in an ICU and so all you can do to pass time is stare at the ceilings which may be interesting on the first day with its cute little cracks but eventually even they turn out to be boring. So if you want to continue with your exciting lifestyle, doing what you do best, then do pay attention on the safety rules.

You will have to swallow many bitter pills

Once you are out of the hospital, your bad time does not end. You will be in for months of therapy not to mention popping innumerable pills. But do you know what will be the bitterest of them all? The “look” that your loved ones, relatives and acquaintances will give you for being crazy enough to land in the hospital first place.

Your insurance will not cover foolishness

The kind innocent insurance agents you see on TV are actors and in reality, you will have to face stern, tight fisted men who will rather die than pay you the insurance money for your foolishness. So don’t break your bank or your body while driving like a maniac.

Bribe money = Party money

Don’t you hate those pot bellied traffic policemen who are always waiting for their palms to be greased? Well, if you drive safely you will get the satisfaction of not having to face them and you can use all the bribe money that you saved to party hard with your friends. Hey, but don’t forget to save some of it for the taxi fare and stay safe.

Jail food is really bland

Have you seen jails in movies? They are the tiny little boxes that you will have to spend years in. You will also get to hang around with people of colorful dispositions and the food, let’s just say that the food that they serve is inedibile at its best. So if you want to continue eating chicken bitter masala, you better start driving safely.

Your car is precious

Well, I don’t know about you but my car is really precious to me. If I were in an accident, not only I would get an extensive bill for my personal repairs but also the repairs for my car. So avoid this headache, simply drive safe.

GTA Vice City is meant to be played on your PC

GTA Vice city is so addictive that sometimes you don’t even realize whether you are on real roads or virtual ones and while you may be quite a daredevil when it comes to playing the game, you should realize that once a person dies, his life cannot be renewed with a few tricks.

That bucket list? It is still incomplete

Bucket lists are cool and completing your bucket list is even cooler. So, if you intend to complete yours someday, you need to drive safely and not end up dead.

Because you hate tears

If you don’t drive safely, then you can rest assured that you are going to see a lot of teary faces someday. Your entire family, friends and yourself will shell bucket loads of them if you end up hurt/ in jail/ dead. So, if you cannot stand the sight of your mother sobbing uncontrollably, be careful while you drive.

And last but not the least,

Being dead sucks

Come on accept it, while heaven sounds really interesting, I am sure it is not as fun as going to a bar with friends. I am sure heaven is a place where you will have to be serene and peaceful all the times and swearing out aloud would be a big taboo. You would not be able to gorge on your favorite food or date some sassy angel passing by. Therefore; I don’t think I am wrong when I say that young restless selves rather spend a few extra minutes on earth rather than an eternal existence on heaven. All you have to do is drive safe and you will good to go for an exciting life on earth itself.

I do hope that these posters have made you realize the importance of being safe on the road. If you still ignore the rules, then even God can’t help you.