Friday, September 16, 2011

Long Due


A Post is long long overdue. Many posts are long long due! Its almost 2 years and I feel I should start blogging about all the rants and raves.

A quick recap. I am a mother of a beautiful brat who will turn 2 soon. I quit my job, took a year long break after she was born and then joined the so called IT force again.

There is so much to write about. The point where I had stopped, I dont think I can put everything that has happened  but some of the important ones.

So happy reading/writing me.

Wednesday, October 28, 2009

What to pack for LABOR

All of us must have heard of the horror tales of labor. But I tell you, it is not that bad! Movies potray a different picture altogether. It really gave me jitters thinking about labor before actually going into one!

If you are in your 8th or 9th month, I suggest you pack your 'Hospital Bag' with all your personal stuff to avoid last minute hiccups. I packed my bag in the 9th month and carried it rightaway enroute our hospital. You might not find use to all of those but no harm carrying them all.



(P.S. - This list is not compiled by me but taken from various pregnancy sites)



Here goes the list -



What to pack for labour

Your birth plan and maternity notes - this might not be applicable in India.
Dressing gown - any nightgown would do in which you are comfortable, though the hospital will provide one for sure.


Slippers - to walk down the corridors if you are allowed to do so in early labor.
Socks - your feet get colder during labor. You might want to consider packing 1 or 2 pairs.
Massage oil or lotion if you would like to be massaged during your labour - this again might not be required.
Lip balm - please carry one if your lips get dry very soon. My lips get extremely dry in all weathers. I was applying a lip balm throughout.
Snacks and drinks for you while you are in labour - drinks like coconut water, water will do the trick for you.


Things to help you relax or pass the time, such as books, magazines, games and so on - though you may never be in a mood to actually enjoy doing any of those. In early labor it might be useful. TV did the trick for me.
Toiletries
Watch with a second hand to time contractions - you might want to consider carrying one.


Digital camera or camcorder - please check with the hospital beforehand, because not all of them allow them in delivery rooms. Mine did so we carried a digital camera.
Address book or a list of phone numbers you want to call and inform of the arrival of the little bundle of joy - again check with your hospital if they allow the use of cell phones. Snacks and


For after birth

A going-home outfit - you'll need loose comfortable clothes to wear while you're in hospital and for the journey home. It will take a while for your tummy to go down, so you'll be still wearing maternity clothes when you come home.


Tummy belt - carry one so you can start using one immediately after delivery. You will not be able to use one if you had undergone a C-Sec.
Nursing bras - take two or three.
Breast pads - if you are leaking. But just in case, carry a few.

Nightgown or T shirt - front opening shirts are useful in the early days of breastfeeding.
Toiletries
Towels, hairbrush, toothbrush and toothpaste.
Old or cheap knickers, or disposable knickers. Don't bring your best ones as they will get messy. If you end up having a caesarean, the NCT sells brilliant stretchy knickers that are comfortable to wear over your scar.


Sanitary napkins

For your baby


One outfit for the trip home - all-in-one stretchy outfits are easiest.
Two or three sleepsuits and vests for baby to wear while you are in hospital - sleepsuits keep the baby warm and cosy.
Baby blanket - wrapper is preferable to swaddle the baby.
Nappies
One pair of socks or booties - so the babies donot scratch themselves and keep them warm.
Hat or cap

Jacket for winter babies
Muslin squares


Great Definitions

Quite funny......
One of my friends forwarded this email.

School: A place where Papa pays and Son plays.
Life Insurance: A contract that keeps you poor all your life so that you can die Rich.
Nurse: A person who wakes u up to give you sleeping pills.
Marriage: It's an agreement in which a man loses his bachelor degree and a woman gains her masters.
Tears: The hydraulic force by which masculine willpower is defeated by feminine waterpower.
Lecture: An art of transferring information from the notes of the Lecturer to the notes of the students without passing through "the minds of either" .
Conference: The confusion of one man multiplied by the number present...
Compromise: The art of dividing a cake in such a way that everybody believes he got the biggest piece.
Father: A banker provided by nature.
Criminal: A guy no different from the rest....except that he got caught.
Boss: Someone who is early when you are late and late when you are early.
Politician: One who shakes your hand before elections and your Confidence after.
Doctor: A person who kills your ills by pills, and kills you by bills.
Classic: Books, which people praise, but do not read.
Smile: A curve that can set a lot of things straight.
Office: A place where you can relax after your strenuous home life.
Etc.: A sign to make others believe that you know more than you actually do.
Committee: Individuals who can do nothing individually and sit to decide that nothing can be done together.
Experience: The name men give to their mistakes.
Atom Bomb: An invention to end all inventions.
Philosopher: A fool who torments himself during life, to be wise after death

Flights from Hyderabad to Bangalore

Here is another piece of information that I had collected out of necessity. I wanted some quick info of flights, their prices, their departures, their websites, on hand. I find it quite handy.

Indigo: www.goindigo.in (~ Rs. 2100)

1. 8:20 am
2. 7:40 pm

Kingfisher: www.flykingfisher.com (~ Rs. 2225)

1. 6:35 am
2. 7:35 am
3. 9:35 am
4. 2:10 pm
5. 6:30 pm
6. 7:35 pm
7. 9:30 pm


Jetlite: www.jetlite.com (~ Rs. 2900)

1. 4:50 pm

JetAirays: www.jetairways.com (~ Rs. 2300)

1. 8:25 am
2. 3:20 pm
3. 8:20 pm

Spicejet: www.spicejet.com (~ Rs. 2100)

1. 6:15 pm

Mobile Trace

Dont know if it actually works but still.....here it goes

Here is an interesting fact to share.. Now a days each one of us carry Hi Fi Mobile devices and always fear that it may be stolen.Each mobile carries a unique IMEI i.e International Mobile Identity No which can be used to track your mobile anywhere in the world.This is how it works!!!!!!
1. Dial *#06# from your mobile.
2.Your mobile shows a unique 15 digit.
3.Note down this no anywhere but except your mobile as this is the number which will help trace your mobile in case of a theft.
4.Once stolen you just have to mail this 15 digit IMEI no. to cop@vsnl.net
5.No need to go to police.
6.Your Mobile will be traced within next 24 hrs via a complex system of GPRS and internet..
7.You will find where your hand set is being operated even in case your number is being changed.

Friday, January 30, 2009

Finger Prints

It is already an accepted fact that every single person in the world has a different set of fingerprints. The Chinese have devised a way to read personality & destiny traits by studying the waves and the circles that appear at the tips of everyone's fingers – indeed so convinced are they that in the old days the fingers of prospective daughters-in- law were carefully scrutinized by prominent families to ensure they did not unwittingly welcome women who had fingers that showed alternate circles and waves on their fingers, as it was commonly believed that such women would bring trouble into the family, being particularly difficult to control and usually very aggressive.

In this issue of FSW we bring you some indications of destiny & personality traits based on the circles and waves on the five fingers of each hand. Guys should examine their left hands while women should look at thier right . To make a reading, look at your thumb print first, then your index finger, your middle finger, your ring finger and then your little finger in that order. This is the sequence that offers clues to your destiny & fortunes of your life.

For ease of reference we shall refer to circles as Os and to waves as Ws.

Fingers: OOOOOs (all whorls)
Means: This person is very confident, has a strong character and a hot temper. He/she is an independent person. The luck of this person changes dramatically in life from one period to the next. The undoing of this person will be his/her hot temper so it is vital that this person must learn to be patient and calm.

Shape: WWWWW (all waves)
Means: This person is a straightforward honest person who goes with the flow. The fingers indicate someone very sensitive, who is especially suited to design and creative work. People with these fingerprint patterns tend to be shy and uncomfortable in social situations, so are not suited to work in PR, politics or any kind of work requiring them to meet people.

Shape: OWWWO
Means: If you can choose a prestigious working career, you will be very successful.. However, you should avoid the tendency to get big-headed and you must never take your career for granted. You should also watch your back, as you tend to attract jealousy into your life and could get betrayed. Always look for long-term benefits.



Shape: OWWOW
Means: You will need to work harder during the early days of your career. When you reach middle and older age, you will get recognition and wealth luck. So your life gets better the older you get.

Shape: OWOWW
Means: It is vital that you resist the tendency to be narrow-minded in your attitudes and in the way you think and work. Try to be humble and learn as much as possible. This is how you will get influential help that brings you to the peak of your business and career life.

Shape: WOOOO
Means: You are a very clear-minded person. As long as you work hard, you are guaranteed to be successful. Even though you tend to be in a hurry, there will be those who help you along. You are also a person with a kind heart.

Shape: OOOOW
Means: Because you are kind and have an in-built polite attitude, you will easily get help from older persons and friends. You will enjoy great success in your working life and your only weakness is you don't trust people too easily. This can make you too conservative.

Shape: OOOWW
Means: You have a tendency to be bad tempered, and rather quick to judge. This is a shallow attitude and could easily get you onto the wrong path. If you can correct this tendency of yours, you will have great success. The potential is in you, so try to be calm in your approach.



Shape: OWWWW
Means: You have good character but can only become really successful in older age. Be prepared to have to work really hard during your younger and middle age periods, but you will become a successful person in older years.

Shape: WOWWW
Means: You are very good in the social skills. No matter what industry you are in, you like to take risk and you will always face uncertainty. Be careful as the later years of your life could bring yet more challenges. Take less risk as you get older.

Shape: WWOWW
Means: You are a person who has high vision and heavy responsibility. Be careful. Your visions could get you into serious difficulty. Better to stay more grounded, then your life will have greater success.

Shape: WWWOW
Means: You are very intelligent and will enjoy a lot of scholastic honors. You will have a smooth life and benefit from wealth luck. If you can work hard, you will become a great and successful person.

Shape: WWWWO
Means: You will inherit a business or property from your parents or from an older person. Even though you are a capable person and can be successful in your own business, your tendency towards impatience could get you into a lot of difficulty.

Shape: OOWWW
Means: You have a tendency to be proud and snobbish, although deep inside you are a kind-hearted person. Your social skills however need improving. Your relatives tend to take advantage of you.

Shape: WOWWO
Means: You are a deep thinking person. At a young age, you are already thinking of your future. You will enjoy a smooth and peaceful life; you will be very happy in your old age.

Shape: WOWOO
Means: You are a very sociable person and you enjoy the carefree kind of life going out, partying and clubbing. When you reach middle and older age, you will rely on people to support you. Be warned, if you do not prepare yourself, you might have a hard time during your older years.

Shape: WOWOW
Means: You are not an easy person to control or to convince, as you are something of a rebel. If you can stay focused on what you want from life, you will be successful. The problem is that you can be fickle and vague in what you really want from life.

Shape: WWOWO
Means: Your whole life is full of ups and downs, successes and failures. However, if you can move steadily step-by-step, you can enjoy a peaceful life as you grow into maturity.

Shape: WWWOO
Means: You are very kindhearted person and there will be good people in your life, as you will attract these kinds of people towards you. Work hard and you will easily reap your just rewards. You will definitely become successful.

Shape: OWWOO
Means: You will get recognition and become famous. Even though your life appears unstable during your earlier years of working life and you need to work hard in your thirties, when you reach maturity, your life gets better and better.

Shape: WWOOW
Means: You are a very capable person, but you tend to lack good judgment. You also tend to start something and then lose interest. Stay focused if you want to succeed.

Shape: OWOOW
Means: You are a noble person with a good character. You tend to be very helpful towards colleagues and friends so you are a popular person. Because you can think in-depth and have sensitivity towards others, you will enjoy success in the creative fields.



Shape: OWOWO
Means: You are blessed with a fast and formidable intellect. You work very quickly and with great effectiveness. However, your character is very aggressive and people tend to be intimidated by you. If you can correct this trait, you can rise to great heights.

Shape: WWOOO
Means: You are a very straightforward person. But your thinking tends to be rather naïve and shallow. Even though your suggestions are good, if you don't think through what you say, you should not be surprised if people tend to ignore your views. Your speech tends to lack power.



Shape: OOWOW
Means: You are a high-minded person, able to see and grab opportunities. You are best suited to work in the financial and investment fields. Your luck gets better as you grow older.

Shape: OOWWO
Means: You are a very honest and reputable person. You have little urge to get rich or pursue material wealth. But watch it, if you don't know how to take care of yourself, you can easily get conned and taken advantage of by people.

Shape: OOOWO
Means: Your social skills are good, so you attract guidance and help from influential people. Many people help you in your rise to prominence, and your luck turns fabulous in later years.

Shape: OOWOO
Means: You are a very brave and hardworking person.. A lot of people trust you when you are young. However, unless you work at preserving your reputation, you could make enemies on your rise up and find that life becomes harder as you get older.

Shape: OWOOO
Means: You are a kindhearted character and easily get along with others. You are not good at doing business, but you are good as a teacher or even as a spiritual master. You can enjoy success in the academic world.

Shape: WOOWW
Means: You are reputable and have a peaceful character. So you are definitely someone who can become successful and recognized. However, because of your tendency towards pride, you could end up offending the wrong people.

Shape: WOOWO
Means: You are a simple but logical person. If you can focus on the fundamentals of life and adopt a step-by-step approach in your climb up the success ladder and not be too impatient, you will benefit from wealth luck and be honored by people. Shape: WOOOW Means: You are a straight talking person who is forthright in your approach. You are strong in character, playful but you also easily offend people. But you are also lucky because when you reach middle age, you will rise to a prominent position and your luck really changes for the better

What Does Your Birth Month Mean

JANUARY
* Ambitious and serious* Loves to teach and be taught * Always looking at people's flaws and weaknesses * Likes to criticize* Hardworking and productive* Smart, neat and organized* Sensitive and has deep thoughts* Knows how to make others happy * Quiet unless excited or tensed* Rather reserved* Highly attentive* Resistant to illnesses but prone to colds* Romantic but has difficulties expressing love * Loves children* Likes to point out people's mistakes* Loyal* Needs to improve social abilities* Easily jealous

FEBRUARY
* Abstract thoughts* Loves reality and abstract* Intelligent and clever* Changing personality* Temperamental* Quiet, shy and humble* Low self esteem* Honest and loyal* Determined to reach goals* Loves freedom* Rebellious when restricted* Loves aggressiveness* Too sensitive and easily hurt* Showing anger easily* Dislike unnecessary things* Loves making friends but rarely shows it* Daring and stubborn* Ambitious* Realizing dreams and hopes* Sharp* Loves entertainment and leisure* Romantic on the inside not outside* Superstitious and ludicrous* Spendthrift* Learns to show emotions

MARCH
* Attractive personality* Affectionate* Shy and reserved* Secretive* Naturally honest, generous and sympathetic* Loves peace and serenity * Sensitive to others* Loves to serve others* Not easily angered* Trustworthy* Appreciative and returns kindness * Observant and assess others* Revengeful* Loves to dream and fantasize* Loves traveling * Loves attention* Loves home decors* Musically talented* Loves special things* Moody

APRIL
* Active and dynamic* Decisive and hasteful but tends to regret * Attractive and affectionate to oneself* Strong mentality* Loves attention* Diplomatic* Consoling* Friendly and solves people's problems* Brave and fearless* Adventurous* Loving and caring* Suave and generous* Emotional* Revengeful* Aggressive* Hasty* Good memory* Moving* Motivate oneself and the others* Sickness usually of the head and chest* Easily get too jealous

MAY
* Stubborn and hard-hearted* Strong-willed and highly motivated * Sharp thoughts* Easily angered* Attracts others and loves attention* Deep feelings* Beautiful physically and mentally * Firm standpoint* Easily influenced* Needs no motivation* Easily consoled* Systematic (left brain)* Loves to dream* Strong clairvoyance* Understanding* Sickness usually in the ear and neck* Good imagination * Good debating skills* Good physical* Weak breathing* Loves literature and the arts* Loves traveling * Dislike being at home* Restless* Hardworking* High spirited* Spendthrift


JUNE
* Thinks far with vision* Easily influenced by kindness * Polite and soft-spoken* Having lots of ideas* Sensitive* Active mind* Hesitating* Tends to delay* Choosy and always wants the best* Temperamental* Funny and humorous* Loves to joke* Good debating skills* Talkative* Daydreamer* Friendly* Knows how to make friends* Abiding* Able to show character* Easily hurt* Prone to getting colds* Loves to dress up* Easily bored* Fussy* Seldom show emotions* Takes time to recover when hurt* Brand conscious* Executive* Stubborn* Those who loves me are enemies* Those who hates me are friends


JULY
* Fun to be with* Secretive* Difficult to fathom and to be understood* Quiet unless excited or tensed* Takes pride in oneself* Has reputation* Attractive and affectionate to oneself* Easily consoled* Very Honest* Concern about people's feelings* Tactful* Friendly* Approachable* Very emotional* Passionate kisser* Temperamental and unpredictable * Moody and easily hurt* Witty and sarky* Sentimental* Not revengeful* Forgiving but never forgets* Dislike nonsensical and unnecessary things* Guides others physically and mentally* Sensitive and forms impressions carefully* Caring and loving* Treats others equally* Strong sense of sympathy * Wary and sharp* Judge people through observations* Hardworking

AUGUST
* Loves to joke* Attractive* Suave and caring* Brave and fearless* Firm and has leadership qualities* Knows how to console others * Too generous and egoistic* Takes high pride of oneself* Thirsty for praises* Extraordinary spirit* Easily angered* Angry when provoked* Easily jealous* Observant* Careful and cautious* Thinks quickly* Independent thoughts* Loves to lead and to be led* Loves to dream* Talented in the arts, music and defense* Sensitive but not petty * Poor resistance against illnesses* Learns to relax* Hasty and rushy* Romantic* Loving and caring* Loves to make friends

SEPTEMBER
* Suave and compromising* Careful, cautious and organized * Likes to point out people's mistakes* Likes to criticize* Quiet but able to talk well* Calm and cool* Kind and sympathetic* Concerned and detailed* Trustworthy, loyal and honest* Does work well* Sensitive* Thinking* Good memory* Clever and knowledgeable* Loves to look for information* Must control oneself when criticizing* Able to motivate oneself* Understanding* Secretive* Loves sports, leisure and traveling* Hardly shows emotions* Tends to bottle up feelings* Choosy especially in relationships * Loves wide things* Systematic

OCTOBER
* Loves to chat* Loves those who loves him* Loves to takes things at the centre* Attractive and suave* Inner and physical beauty* Does not lie or pretend* Sympathetic* Treats friends importantly* Always making friends* Easily hurt but recovers easily* Bad tempered* Selfish* Seldom helps unless asked* Daydreamer* Very opinionated* Does not care of what others think * Emotional* Decisive* Strong clairvoyance* Loves to travel, the arts and literature * Soft-spoken, loving and caring* Romantic* Touchy and easily jealous* Concerned* Loves outdoors* Just and fair* Spendthrift and easily influenced* Easily lose confidence

NOVEMBER
* Has a lot of ideas* Difficult to fathom* Thinks forward* Unique and brilliant* Extraordinary ideas* Sharp thinking* Fine and strong clairvoyance* Can become good doctors* Careful and cautious* Dynamic in personality* Secretive* Inquisitive* Knows how to dig secrets* Always thinking* Less talkative but amiable* Brave and generous* Patient* Stubborn and hard-hearted* If there is a will, there is a way* Determined* Never give up* Hardly become angry unless provoked * Loves to be alone* Thinks differently from others* Sharp-minded* Motivates oneself* Does not appreciates praises * High-spirited* Well-built and tough* Deep love

December
* Loyal and generous* Patriotic* Active in games and interactions* Impatient and hasty* Ambitious* Influential in organizations* Fun to be with* Loves to socialize* Loves praises* Loves attention* Loves to be loved* Honest and trustworthy* Not pretending* Short tempered* Changing personality* Not egoistic* Takes high pride in oneself* Hates restrictions* Loves to joke* Good sense of humor* Logical