Serendipity

I recently visited Fort JadhavGadh in Pune for a quick stay. The place is known because it is an actual fort which is turned into a hotel now, more on that and the actual stay is coming up later in the blog. How To Reach Fort JadhavGadh, Pune So, the place is around a good 3 to 4 hours away from Mumbai, including a quick pit stop. Up until you get off the Mumbai-Pune expressway, it is quite normal but after that your travel time depends on the Pune traffic. Also, the last stretch of the drive is through the interior village roads, so that slows you down a bit because you can’t speed there much. For context, we left from Mumbai at around 11.30 am and reached by 3.15 pm, with a 10 minute pit stop. Once we reached, the exterior of the place takes you back a century and you might as well be a princess returning to your fort. They have done a good job maintaining the facade and the place. However, do keep in mind that you would need to climb several staircases to get around the place. Th

Work On Love?

I understand that no one is perfect. And while you may love someone, they may have flaws (just like I have a few), does it make sense then to talk about it and work upon fixing the differences? I have always believed that love should be the crazy, madly, head-over-heels, type of love. But, is that a norm or an exception? I am not sure. I did have a long term relationship which was devoid of any complications, and was totally effortless; but then the complications did arise, and were ones that we couldn’t solve. The relationship often reminds me of a dialogue from Love Aaj Kal… Har ishq ka ek waqt hota hai; woh hamara waqt nahi tha; par iska yeh matlab nahi ki woh ishq nahi tha This time around, it is still kind-of the same, I really do like (love?) this fellow, but can we work out our differences? For now, we thought we could, and have decided to give us six months to work it out. Would it work? I am nervous to even think about it.

3 Days At Kairali - The Ayurvedic Healing Village

Last week I spent 3 days at Kairali - The Ayurvedic Healing Village in Kerala. Nestled amidst the lush embrace of nature, this place of serenity promises a transformative experience that goes beyond mere relaxation. After a hectic few weeks at work, I was really looking forward to a relaxing weekend, and that was exactly what I was in for. DAY 1 I flew down on a 6.30 am flight from Mumbai, which was delayed by 2 hours. So after the 2-hour struggle, the sweet driver who picked me up from the Coimbatore airport, made me forget all the stress of a delayed flight. You just need that one nice simple person with a warm smile to change the vibe of your day, and this person did that for me. After around a one-and-a-half-hour drive, I arrived at Kairali. It is an entirely green, quiet, and peaceful place. The only sound you hear is the birds chirping. Since a lot of people come to stay here for at least a week and more, they kind of develop a bond with each other. They will smile and wave eve

Oriflame SkinPro Cleansing System – Review

I started using Oriflame SkinPro Cleansing System around a month and a half back. I did to a first impressions on my Instagram (you can follow me there for more such videos. Id is @poojamahimkar). I wanted to give it proper time, use the product daily and then review it, thus such a delay. I was contemplating buying a product like this for a while now, I was planning to get clearsonic but then I got to know that my trusted Oriflame also has a cleansing system, and thus chose to get one from Oriflame. I have been using Oriflame products for a while now and have never been disappointed. Getting to the review, I have been loving what it does to my skin. I use it every night after removing my makeup. You can use it to remove your make up as well, but I noticed that the brush gets dirty with all the makeup. Also you cannot use this to remove your eye makeup, thus I prefer using it after removing my makeup so when I use this, it removes all the makeup that I couldn’t get ou

How To Stay In Shape When Dealing With A Full Time Job

Pic credit - https://www.pexels.com/ It can be daunting to excel at work and take care of yourself at the same time. Especially for us girls, we have ton of things to do when it comes to personal and skin care. We have to take care of our skin, body, hair, menstrual cycle, fitness levels and the list can just go on. Today we are focusing on a few things that we can do in our daily lives that will help us stay fit and push you towards a healthier lifestyle. All these things are just small changes that can be easily incorporated into your daily lifestyle and is easily doable even when working full time. Eat Slowly Remember your grandmother asking you to chew your food at least 33 times before swallowing? Well it actually helps, if you chew your food properly half the digestion process is done right there. Your body will be able to break down the food easily and thus flushing out whatever you don’t need. Also, your body takes around

Uber chronicle

After a long week, it was finally time for the weekend. She couldn’t wait to get home. She checked both Ola and Uber and they both had surge prices, so they were going to charge her more than double the usual fare to get me home. She thus decided to opt for a pool, hoping she will be lucky enough to not share my cab with anyone. She booked a cab, it was four minutes away and she noticed that she had to share it with two other people, she cancelled it. Checked the apps for other options, didn’t find anything. She booked an uberpool again and got the same cab and it was like 30 seconds away from where her location. She cursed herself and unwillingly went downstairs. The cab was waiting just outside the office, she got in. She was sharing the cab with two other men, let’s call them A and B. Driver: hello ma’am, why did you cancel the cab earlier? She: (I was pleasantly surprised that we were conversing in English) Oh, I was just trying my luck. I thought I could find a cab

Poetry by Love and Cheesecake, Bandra - Review

If you are looking for a chic place for your breakfast with the girls, this might be the place for you. The pretty looking place also serves yummy food. I have honestly only tried desserts here and they are delicious! I am soon planning to go there for breakfast as well. It is a little cramped but they do have a seating area upstairs, I honestly like to sit on the ground floor. I also tried their cold coffee, nice but not excellent. Nothing extraordinary but on a hot summer Mumbai afternoon, this can be really refreshing and welcoming. We had a Belgian Chocolate Marquise, Devil’s Desire and a Hazelnut Coffee Frappe All of it was absolutely yum, the Belgian Marquise was soft and creamy with an almost melt in mouth texture. The Devil’s Desire come in a bar form with a browny core, again, super delicious. The frappe however was average. Make sure to take a couple of pictures at this place for your Instagram, the place is beautiful.

The Time We Met The Pirates ( Week 41 )

Mom Found A Condom

Never in her life had she thought that she will ever say this. Of course since she had started dating quite early, she was sure that her mom had a hunch that she may be involved in some making out, but sex?! She didn’t think she mother was ready for that revelation. Honestly, even she wasn’t ready to her mother finding out. It was a morning like every other, both of them were in a hurry to get the morning chores done and leave for work. She was curling her lashes, when her mother pulls out the condom and confronts her. Mom: I found this yesterday. Where did this come from? She: I have no idea, this isn’t mine. Mom: How did it come in the house? What are you upto? She: That’s not mine. Why would I even bring that in the house? Mom: You said you won’t bring that into the house. You didn’t say that you don’t use it. She had no idea how to respond to that, she said that it’s not hers one more time and went back to getting ready. She doesn’t even remember if she curled

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