Tuesday, March 08, 2016

Love being a Woman

The Biggest Joke Book Ever

Front Cover


An edited excerpt from the book.


Now, you ask why women seem to be more spiteful than men, while I love being a woman.
We start to bud in our blouses and very soon the blooming buds came with the ridiculously uncomfortable training bra contraption .Next, we get our periods in our early to mid-teens (or sooner). Along with the budding boobs, we bloated, we cramped, we got the hormone crankies, have to wear little mattresses between our legs or insert tubular cotton rods in places we didn’t even know we had.
Our next little passage Marriage ,sex for the first time makes us wonder what all the fuss was about.
Then soon off to Motherhood where we learned to live on cravings (most of them).

Of course, amazing creatures that we are, we learned to live with the growing little angels inside us steadily kicking our innards
Our once flat bellies looked like we swallowed a watermelon whole and pee often.. When the big moment arrived, we had to waddle, with our big cartoon feet, moaning in pain all the way to the ER.

Then it was huff and puff and beg to die while the OB or go under the knife (Most feeling a strong, well-deserved impulse to punch hubby square in the nose for making us cram a wiggling, mushroom-headed  bowling ball through a keyhole)
After that, it was time to raise those angels only to find that when all that “cute” wears off, the beautiful little darlings morphed into walking, jabbering, wet, gooey, snot-blowing, life-sucking little poop machines.
Then comes their “Teen Years.” Need I say more?
When the kids are almost grown, moving on to be the best we are but very soon  progress into the grand finale: “The MENopause” (What do MEN have to do with it?), “The Grandmother of all womanhood”. 

Sunday, January 31, 2016

26 January Republic Day

After the 1st forthnight of January 2016: @ jualcydo: The New Year's hangover still looming over me.

I move on with my household routine and very soon the enthusiasm of composing with passion a song and poem for My country. Group is formed to sing medley of our nation's famous patriotic songs,as just a week remains for the National Festival.

So also our community members are practicing for our Parish Church Fete, we are allotted the Bollywood 80’s theme.


The locality including me and my dear ones are suffering with viral fever,cold and cough. Almost none are taking rest preparing for the function. The coughing sounds music to me.


On the eve of the late evening of Republic Day my daughter suffers an asthmatic symptom. Parent's adventures commence,rushed her to doctor on an emergency. She will be well soon.

 All participants are busy practicing late into the night for D. Day.

26th January Republic Day is a grand celebration,filled with patriotism and pride for India.

Flag Hoisting in the morning after a short break a cultural programme by our society members,snacks and lunch. Credit goes to the efforts taken by the Sequeira family.

On 26th itself,before and after the programme The doctor is visited so that daughter enjoys the day's celebrations.


Both kids are strong and display similar behaviour when sick showing a fit and fine attitude despite their illness.

There is no choice, after the hectic preparations; relaxing the next day becomes a necessity for me. While kids go to college back to regular routine. 


            
Judill Gonsalves


 
Chak De INDIA
    

Unity in Diversity


Hum hai bache Bharat Ke
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Friday, January 15, 2016

FORTNIGHT OF MY 2016

New Year : @Jualcydo :Hope you all had a very good Christmas, just as I did.

Today a fortnight of 2016 is over .Now we have almost stopped greeting one another Happy New Year.

  • New Year day is just another new day as it should be.
  • Naah; The New Year brings new beginnings, new thought process and not to forget our resolutions. (I din't make any)

  • On new year’s eve; after the feast Mass followed by pre-midnight and post-midnight dinner welcoming 2016.

  • Waiting on the side walk to cross the road, my daughter (thud) gets hit on her leg by a biker, both fall. 

  • I just stand immobile ,my reflex is slow.(is it to do with; into my 40's) as I look on, she gets up and stands straight. I feel somewhat relieved yet in a shock. As i lean to help the biker, he too picks up his bike and is fine.

  • Within few minutes ,Husband rushes back to us, as he had gone ahead across to remove the car from the parkway. We thank God It's nothing serious.

  • We drive back home, a big bruise,The dim street lights showed no wounds under the dress.Morning the first available doctor in our area is visited.
  • We travel to cousins for her Birthday on New Year for lunch. Visiting extended family in the evening. It's a happy day. 

  • As we move on to the next day, gets depressing,news about the pathankot terrorist attacks.
  • sweet memories of  our family vacation in May 2015 to Punjab and Himachal, take routes via Gurdaspur district,(attacked in July) as we continued our road trip to pathankot stop over for lunch,and continue our destintion to Dalhousie.

  • On the highway on and off we came across BSF soldiers near checkpoints. The sight of them made our hearts swell with pride.

  • Daughters bruise healing well, but another scare on 6th day, suffers pain and fever there is swelling near the knee area and it worsens , headed to doc's again, an x-ray . Nothing to get seriously worried; it's soft tissue damage with medication and time will heal.
  • Husband returns from his 5 day trip to home-town to attend a family wedding.
  • Special home-town sweets once again on our table. After my trip end of November 2015
  • May we all look up to positivity as we move ahead with 2016.


Thursday, October 08, 2015

Forgiveness

FORGIVE, FORGAVE, FORGIVEN.

Why should we make a conscious effort to forgive?

Because it is said forgiveness is a healer and it's essence a wonderful teacher.

We know that all religious texts preach about the virtues of forgiving,making us realize that it’s also about, being wise.

Awareness shows that when we have grudges against someone,we deny peace and harmony in our own lives.

Some say we have forgiven but not forgotten,which could possibly mean we have not forgiven.

By not forgetting,we nurture memories provoking to speaking,discussing which brings about feelings of hurt, hatred,unpleasantness and resentment.

Forgiving does not always mean you were wrong and the other was right or neither makes you a loser.

In some situations,it means to let go off a relationship but there should be no hurt feelings with one another and both are at peace.

Moreover you are free from unnecessary baggage of clutter.

Introspection makes us realize that we too have often hurt others,knowingly or unknowingly.

When God himself has forgiven us,how grateful we are.

So condition your mind for a forgiving nature.

Learn to forgive and you will definitely attract good vibrations and positive energy from the cosmos.

We FORGIVE,it is a treasure we are gifted with.
We FORGAVE,as a responsibility to experience an understanding of God’s Love.
We have FORGIVEN,means we have done an act of charity.

You might literally hear God saying

'THANK YOU FOR FORGIVING ,BECAUSE I KNOW,YOU DID IT FOR ME.'

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Wednesday, October 07, 2015

PRAYER

The Chant of God
God you are my Creator,my Mentor
God you are my Guardian

God you are my Heaven,my Earth
God you are my Universe

God you are my Might,my Strength
God you are my Faith

God you are my Benefactor,my Provider
God you are my Shelter

God you are my Supporter,my Comforter
God you are my Protector

God you are my Fortune,my Wealth
God you are my Treasure

God you are my Friend,my 
Guide
God you are my Companion

God you are my Healer,
my Restorer
God you are my Redeemer

God you are my Hope,my Courage
God you are my Victory

God you are my Laughter,
my Song
God you are my Music

God you are my Master,my Teacher

God you are my Inspiration

God you are my Almighty,my Community

God you are my Kingdom

God you are my Energy,my Power
God you are my Light

God you are my Joy,
my Peace
God you are my Bliss


God you are my Every day,my Every night
God you are my Everlasting


God you are my Forgiver,my Saviour
God you are my Salvation


God you are my Living Water,my Living Word
God you are my Enlightenment

God you are my Way,my Life
God you are my Truth

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