Why Familiarity Really Does Breed Contempt !

I always wondered and felt that this statement holds true. My mother always told me to never get too close to anyone to maintain relationships. Even to my own siblings I keep a good distance and it always been Even with all of them. I really kept the distance although I am emotionally close to my sisters and brother but I have never had expectation from my family. I think money has no value in relationships and it overrides emotions so  I never go overboard to gift anyone anything very expensive. Less is more always. For better or for worse, sibling relationships are for life but at the same time keeping a low expectation from anyone will make you happy not just siblings.

A funny quote:

"Fish and visitors smell in three days." -- Benjamin Franklin

For all of us who have joint families, extended cousins and inlaws its hard to get close to them as the more familiar we get the more misunderstanding develops. I have seen this with my mom and her inlaws so I always took my mother advise and I keep my relationship neutral . And of-course you can never get close to your brother in law or sister in law as you cant really talk about the parents..haha . Well jokes apart, its hard to connect with husband side of the family without being judged, so again I keep my relationships neutral.

Surprising enough there is been a research on relationships.  A study by Norton and colleagues participants were given a list of traits about another person and asked how much they would like that person. In fact the traits were generated to be broadly representative and people were shown either 4, 6, 8 or 10 of these traits at random. The results showed that, contrary to their expectations, the more information people had about others the less they liked them.

Norton and colleagues hypothesized that the reason for this finding was that the more people find out about others, the more likely it is a trait will be uncovered to which they take a dislike. 

So here it is .. we all have our shares of tears and joys, so why worry and have expectations? instead remember to take it easy !

                              Myths- What is true?

Low fat is better than regular. Surprised? Low fat is basically saying that the product has less fat than the original high fat product. If you actually look at the label, the low fat has more calories than the regular. With regular diets, you’re probably getting just a little less fat from the lower fat food, but not much.

The rich don’t pay fewer taxes. The average family with a $300,000 income will actually pay 34% income tax; over one third of their income goes to taxes.

Ethanol is better than regular gas. The new green gas ethanol is seen as the future fuel for your cars, since regular gas is not only expensive, but harming the earth. Ethanol would be more expensive than the gas we use today. Ethanol costs a lot more to make than gasoline does. Not only that, ethanol creates smoke like gas. It would still cause the harmful effects like gasoline, but not as fast.

We are running low on trees. The demand for lumber has slightly risen and has led to the belief that the world is running low on trees. We actually have the highest number of trees since the 1800s. We plant more trees than we cut down.

America is exceptionally ungenerous in its aid to developing nations

Fact: The United States government consistently contributes more towards overseas aid that the government of any other country, although in cash terms its contribution is smaller as a proportion of gross domestic product than that of most Western countries.[12] Most impressive, however, is the amount individual Americans choose to give in voluntary donations.

Hybrids are better than electric Cars. Really?. The largest single thing that makes hybrids better though is that you can buy one now. Electrics are still concepts.

Chemicals used in products sold to consumers have been tested and found safe from health effects. Most chemicals in modern use have simply not been tested for their impacts on human health, even very basic effects. If tests have been carried out, they usually are far too simplistic to anticipate many important health effects

                              Water, what good can it do?

Its Effectiveness On The Human Body

*2 Glasses Of Water After Waking Up

- Helps Activate Internal Organs

*1 Glass of Water 30 Minutes Before a Meal

- Helps Digestion

*1 Glass of Water Before taking a bath/shower

- Helps Lower Blood Pressure

*1 Glass of water before Going to Bed

- Avoids Stroke or Heart Attack

Drinking eight to ten glasses a day may seem silly. Eight glasses of water a day..blah blah. 

Believe it or not when you are pregnant, drinking water can actually help to maintain the right level of amniotic fluid required for the baby.

Happy Drinking (H20)!!

                                  A Poem for my Lil one 

I worte a poem and sang for Aditi so she can learn ..one, two, three. She loves this song so here I am sharing with you all !

1 Lilttle birdie  came to me and told me

" Can I be friends with Aditi?"

2 Lilttle birdies  came to me and told me

" Can I be friends with Aditi?"

3 Lilttle birdies  came to me and told me

" Can I be friends with Aditi?"

4 Lilttle birdies  came to me and told me

" Can I be friends with Aditi?"

5 Lilttle birdies  came to me and told me                                                             

" Can I be friends with Aditi?"

6 Lilttle birdies  came to me and told me

" Can I be friends with Aditi?"

7 Lilttle birdies  came to me and told me

" Can I be friends with Aditi?"

8  Lilttle birdies  came to me and told me

" Can I be friends with Aditi?"

9 Lilttle birdies  came to me and told me

" Can I be friends with Aditi?"

10  Lilttle birdies  came to me and told me

" Can I be friends with Aditi?"

Mommy told birdies if baby learns 1,2,3..

Mommy will take baby to Bird Sacntuary !!

                                   Laugh out a little !

"If I agreed with you . . . we'd both be wrong"-- My fav

"If you're going through Hell . . . keep going - dont turn back"

"Don't worry about the world coming to an end today. It is already tomorrow in Australia." 

"Sometimes I lie awake at night, and I ask, 'Where have I gone wrong?' Then a voice says to me, 'This is going to take more than one night.'"

"The surest sign that intelligent life exists elsewhere in the universe is that it has never tried to contact us."

"Always and never are two words you should always remember never to use."

" I don't mind coming to work, but this eight hours of wait is just bullshit"

"Effective way to remember the wife's birthday . . . forget it once"

"At a movie theater which arm rest is yours? left one or the right one?"

"If a baby's leg pops out at 11:59PM but his head doesn't come out until 12:01, which day was he born on?"

"To err is human, but to really foul things up you need a computer."

Courtesy: Google search

Husband and wife Jokes

I have always wondered how do ppl come up with such creative Jokes, here are some for all the married couples ! 

Husband & Wife – Wedding Ring

At a cocktail party, one woman said to another, “Aren’t you wearing your wedding ring on the wrong finger? ”

The other replied, “Yes I am, I married the wrong man.”

Husband & Wife – Why?

“Dad, I was away for a few days. Yesterday I sent a fax to my wife telling her that I’d be home that night, and when I got into my room I found my wife was in another man’s arms. Why? Dad, tell me why!”

Dad kept silent for a few minutes, then coolly said, “Maybe, Son, she didn’t get the fax.”

Husband & Wife – Same Service

A husband visited a marriage counselor and complaint, “When we were first married, I would come home from the office, my wife would bring my slippers and our cute little dog would run around barking. Now after ten years it’s all different, I come home, the dog brings the slippers and my wife runs around barking.”

“Why complain?” said the counselor, “You’re still getting the same service!” Hahaha, lol.

Husband & Wife – Love To Do

A wife, one evening, drew her husband’s attention to the couple next door and said, “Do you see that couple? How devoted they are? He kisses her every time they meet. Why don’t you do that?”

“I would love to.”, replied the husband. “But I don’t know her well enough.”

Husband & Wife – Come Home Late

A woman was complaining to the neighbour that her husband always came home late, no matter how she tried to stop him.

“Take my advice,” said the neighbour, “and do what I did. Once my husband came home at three o’clock in the morning, and from my bed I called out: “Is that you, Jim?” And that cured him.

“Cured him !” asked the woman, “but how?”

The neighbour said, “You see, his name is Bill.” What a brilliant idea!

Husband & Wife –  Head of the family

"Husband is one who is the head of the family,

but his wife is the neck, and whichever way she turns, he goes."

Husband & Wife –  Hell ya !

A man in Hell asked Devil:

Can I make a call to my Wife?

After making call he asked how much to pay.

Devil : Nothing, Hell to hell is Free.

 Husband & Wife – Q&A

Husband: Do you know the meaning of WIFE?

It means, Without Information, Fighting Everytime!

Wife: No darling, it means - With Idiot For Ever

Wife: I wish I was a newspaper,

So I'd be in your hands all day.

Husband: I too wish that you were a newspaper,

So I could have a new one every day.

Doctor: Your husband needs rest and peace. Here are some sleeping Pills.

Wife: When must I give them to him?

Doctor: They are for you

Wife: I had to marry you to find out how stupid you are..

Husband: You should have known it the minute I asked you to marry me.

Wife: What will you give me if I climb the great Mount Everest ?

Husband: A lovely Push...!

How to take good pictures..does this thought come to your mind?

From a couple of years I been wanting to explore the world of photography. I am always on the lookout for classes or now and then learn from my husband. My husband loves photography and initially I used to get irritated taking pictures all the time, soon I realized how much I enjoyed being in them and also taking them. So here are a few simple easy steps for any armature photographer to start clicking !! 


1. Timing of pictures- To take self portrait or people diffused lighting is the best. Early morning or late afternoon is perfect for nature shots.


2. Flash- Flash on at sunlight and outdoors. Indoor use as much as natural light as possible.. turning on the lights is a option if you want more light. Most people do the other way around so now you know -Outdoors : on Indoors: off


3. Face-select on / Focus on Subject -  Most cameras comes with a option of face select on which focuses on subjects or you can do this by centering your subject and pushing the shutter down halfway to lock the focus. Now you can re-frame your picture while holding the shutter down to keep your subject in focus. 

4. Self portraits - A variation on the idea of zooming in on one part of the body is to obscure parts of your portrait subject’s face or body. Doing this means that you leave a little to the imagination of the image’s viewer but also focus their attention on parts of your subject that you want them to be focused upon.


5. Taking series of shorts- Switch your camera to continuous shooting mode, doing this you create a series of images that could be presented together instead of just one static image or you can just pick the best short in case your hands are shaking in the first image.


Here are some handy tips !

 http://www.kodak.com/global/en/corp/top10tips/index.jhtml