I am a Facebook addict!!

Last night I set an alarm for 2:30 AM so that I could harvest my plants in Barn Buddy. You have no clue what am I talking about, right? For starters, Barn Buddy is a farming game in Facebook. You sow seeds, look after them and harvest them.

As luck would have it, my current harvest would have happened in the middle of the night. Now I surely didn't want my BB rivals, Kunaal and Aisha to steal my plants in the morning.(They wake up before me). So I decided to beat them to it and woke up in the middle of the night. Talk about craziness! Well, the harvesting process didn't take more than 15 minutes but I did lose an hour of sleep thinking if I was going crazy...

You're thinking the same too, isn't it? Hmmm, I am not totally knocked out, I guess. I am just a Facebook addict. Maybe it is a disorder but I am totally hooked to everything Facebookie....Be it Barn Buddy or Restaurant City or thinking of new status updates or being the first one to comment on my friends photos, I am awwal in all of them... So isnt't that total FB addiction?

But I was sure I was not alone in my addiction and there were millions like me out there...So I set forth in my tryst of hunting for more FB addicts...There is a site BeatingAddiction which is about beating all sorts of addiction. It has a full FB support group where in FB addicts discuss ways to overcome their 'addiction'. Of wow, compared to that my delusion is very small.

I also read through a lot of text on FB addictions and have compiled a small list of symptoms of Facebook Addiction. Read on and see if the bug has bitten you so far:

1. The first website you open in the morning is Facebook.
2. You refresh your FB page atleast 10 times in a day.
3. You access FB from your mobile because it is banned in office.
4. You send/accept friend request of all people in the race to increasing your friend count.
5. You have lost count of the number of FB applications you are active on.
6. You take all the crazy quizzes on FB.
7. You take hours thinking of status updates.
8. You change your status update everyday.
9. You chat with your spouse through FB and make plans with friends through the same medium.
10. The last website you open before dozing off is FB.

Well, I have to say I said yes for 6 of the 10...so I am hooked to FB...
But well, I don't care. I love FB and have no hang ups in admitting the same.
Lemme know your score...Misery loves company!!

P.S BTW, Did I mention that I even use my credit card to buy Barn buddy credits? Which in simpler words means, I spend actual money to buy virtual money for a FB game? Crazy, you say... ;)))))


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Yes, I still love Sallu!

My cousin Kunaal changed his status on FB yesterday and it was one of those rare updates I liked. Have to agree it was a welcome change from his standard quotes to something original. And being all about 'Salman Khan' praise, it was something a die-hard fan like me couldn't resist...

As I poured my heart out for my teenage crush turned adolescent heart throb turned adult hood secret love, I was asked a question! "Do I still love Salman Khan?" HMMMM.... Actually, I don't even need to think about that question, the answer is very obvious and on the tip of my tongue. I not only love him, I admire him for all he has gone through and I respect him for the way he has managed himself through all the crisis falling on him. Yeah, I know most of the crisis he just calls upon himself but still, he does face it all bravely...

But there is one thing that I don't love about him. That's his massive body. I still love the dainty and delicate Salman of MPK and wish he was still so young and vibrant today. But age and times have to catch up on everything except my admiration(note I wrote admiration not love, Mohit might be reading) for this awesome man in my life!

And another secret before I sign off, I have read that status update atleast ten times since my cuz posted it...Wanna know what it was? For the first time, my two year old blog will have something written by someone else and not me..But those lines deserve respect so this is what he wrote:

if you havent seen "WANTED"...den believe me you are missing the best performance of SALMAN KHAN ever...n he did beat sharukh khan n amir khan by long... :P

I love you for this Kunaal!!!! ;)))))) And I will now tolerate the next ten of your updates without any negative remarks....

29 till I die!!

I turned 29 last Sunday and being in Ananda, I didn't quite feel the age. Perhaps being in the presence of so many 50 plus couples took the pain of reaching the last of the 20's away! But coming back, I attended a b'day of a girl who had just turned 19 and the feel good factor evaporated. I was 10 tall years elder to her. She was cribbing with her friends about last of the teens and how she is a BIG girl now...Well, that is when my bickering also started. After all, I had ten more reasons and years to sulk over her. I was in the last of the TWENTIES, if there is a word like that some where.

And today morning, when I am 29 and 7 days old, I have made a couple of resolutions for this last year before I turn 'Flirty Thirty'. Wanna know what those are? Here goes:

#### First in the list has to be having a baby. They say, a woman's biological clock ticks at double the pace after 30. Maybe that is true more for an Indian lady but isn't that what I am now. (See, I wrote Lady not girl)

#### Second has to be losing weight. I cannot be like this when I enter the fab 30's. That club always has women who are totally chic so I have to be up there in that league.

#### Third is the most important one. Not looking the age. Of course the previous one will also have a lot to do with. But I am going to change the whole phobia surrounding the 30's. I will talk, walk, look and behave like I am 29 for all my life.

So here's the new moto, step aside Mr.Adams!It isn't 18 till I die anymore for me! The mantra is 29 till I die!! Cos I truly am scared of the 30's!!!!!!!!!!!!1

Why do men marry?

Sitting in Mohit's office yday after a 'very ordinary' lunch at China Garden, we had a very interesting chat with Mohit's friend, Saurabh. He is a bachelor and seeking to marry. When he told us that he was confused about the whole arranged marriage institution, it left me with a thought. Though Mohit and I both told him to go ahead with his gut and forget everything after that, I did observe both the boys chatting about the social union of shaadi.

Mr.Macho did have a very interesting suggestion which made me think even more. "Haan kar de yaar, ek saal tak to mind change nahi hota", he said. This brought about a collective laughter but left some questions in my mind. Biggest one still looms, 'Why do men marry?' Do they actually change their mind sometime after?

I thought and thought on the drive back home and derived some theories within the one hour process. I think most of those opting for arranged marriage marry out of a compromise. To put it simply, they need a buddy! Most of their guy pals have spouses and they need a partner for themselves too. Again, in other words, there is no one available to have fun(????) with or hang out with. So they choose the best option, an always there WIFE! And then maybe after the one year of fun, the re0thinking(Like Mohit mentioned) creeps in...and the rest is history as they say.......

Mohit also chipped in here with another idea. He tells me that many men also marry because 'they have to marry'. Which I assume means that they admit that life has to carry on and wedlock(aka misery) is the fourth phase preceded by childhood(fun), adolescence(aka more fun) and Jawani(aka Explosive fun).... So this misery is something that is inevitable, also brought on by a little peer pressure and a whole lot of parental pressure...

But I think in the end, most men do live up to their saat wachan. They seem to manage pretty well at the end of the day. Delicately balancing the mother/wifey challenge, keeping the finances in control, keeping the in laws happy and still keeping that smile in place. Being a girl, I only know all this on the outer and a guy can enlighten us more on this. But it surely was interesting thinking of it...

Two to Tango!

All relaxed and rejuvenated from our Ananda Trip, the highlight surely remained what the spa people there call 'The Couple Massage'. Now when we heard that it takes place in a room named "The Kama suite", we had some raunchy thoughts. But well, it surely was an experience to remember. Relaxing, togetherness and everything else that symbolises love would sum this 2 hour procedure up.

It is of course carried by a couple and they first introduced us to the procedure. We were given a luxurious Foot massage on a bowl laid out with rose petals and stones. Combination sounds somewhat funny but the result was good. Then the 'alone' time starts with a hot Jacuzzi. Now I am not a massage lover and jacuzzi's and hot baths are more my forte. So that was something I loved.

Then came the Steam which hardly had any steam. Literally. So we turned it on ourselves and enjoyed the gassy heat till I could handle it. Yeah, I am not too fond of steam as well. Then, as instructed we both went and lay down on the massage chairs. Face down!

Then started the best part. The best massage I must have ever experienced. Soft, nice and relaxing! It was totally rejuvenating. Anything else couldn't have held me up for one hour but the masseuse did a wonderful job and I felt all elated after the experience.

Then, we thought there was some raunchyness to be added to the procedure and maybe, we would get some alone time...Well, that was not to be and the whole thing was over. Our two hours were over.....But it was good, maybe we didn't use The Kama Suite aptly but the togetherness part was surely fulfilling.
Totally recommended!

3rd September: Go and gone!!

I know I decided to change the tone of this blog, but i still cannot afford to miss 'D' date or the purpose for which it was created. But the inevitable happened and I forgot about it completely. In fact, I remembered on 5th that 3rd was history. That's when I decided that it was time to say something on the blog.

Well, 3rd may have gone without either of us noticing it but there was one thing that didn't go unnoticed. Well, being almost bedridden for most of the week, I had other things on my mind and so forgetting the important date is forgiven.

But what I did see and appreciate during this past week were how much Mohit nursed me back to good health. I have never seen him help me go to the toilet or get me a glass of water or make sure I am eating the right food or if I am taking all the medicines on time. And while on the worst day of being unwell, I had never known the relief I felt when he walked in to hold the hand that had the drip attached. Ya, he didn't feel stressed out like I did or did a good cover up act. And he didn't say he is worried for me in the events preceding to the hospital visit, he just stood for me. And he hasn't complained as I haven't served him breakfast for the past 3 days or matched his clothes for him or hung his wet towel out to dry. He is doing it all dutifully by himself and doing much more for me too. Well, maybe guys love their girls but just don't show it. It's when the chips are down that their actions speak louder than words....