Top ten reasons why women shop



Shopping

 The shopping capacity of a woman comes as a shock, almost a heart attack to a bachelor who has just set his foot into wedlock. A man who has had a woman in his life earlier in the form of a sibling or girlfriend would be at a lesser risk to this shock. It could be hard for men to understand the shopping bug in a woman and they are not to be blamed for this lack of understanding, after all 'men are from mars'. Despite all the allegations made by the non resident Martians (men) about how women shop for no reason, there are a few basic reasons why women and shopping are inseparable all over the world:

• Women like pretty things, and they believe that thing be with them rather than some other woman even if the other woman happens to be her friend.This is a complex relationship that exists between women. Do they love their best friend? sure they do, but when it comes to owning a pretty thing it goes "love thy self".
• Nature's harmony: Skies are blue, grass is green, everything in nature is in perfect harmony - the same should be true about our dress and accessories. A nice dress is not nice enough without a pair of earrings that go along with it. Repeating an earring on more than one dress is an unforgivable offence. That makes us legally eligible to have uncountable pairs of earrings to match the number of dresses we have.
• Hand Bags and Shoes could have been covered in the above point but being a lady I can not possibly make the ghastly sin of combining them with rest of the accessories. Hand bags and shoes play one of the most important role in a woman's life. There are few simple thumb rules when it comes to Hand bags and shoes:
• "There are never enough of them"  - even if there isn't place left for them in the closet.
• A woman should never be denied the purchase of Hand Bags and Shoes. This denial will have drastic repercussions like getting burnt food or sudden increase in the amount of red chillies in the food.
•  The unequal division of closet or shoe rack space should not be questioned or argued upon -90% is reserved for our footwear. The man who abides by these simple thumb rules is sure to be happy and with guaranteed to have edible food all his life.
• Shopping to health - We sincerely believe in 'walking our way towards health'. We can walk distances to find the thing that we are looking for. When I was pregnant my hubby used to leave me at malls for hours and I would get  the much needed exercise - of course buying anything was out of question as I was too big to fit into anything.
• Fine art of Bargaining - We love human interaction and think that talking is the best way to say one's heart out even if its in the form of an argument. And so, we bargain. There is a million dollar smile and satisfaction on a woman's face even if she manages to bargain and reduce the price by one buck. The triumph and kick obtained by that victory cannot be attained even if she gets a million dollar mansion for free.
• Economy boost - We believe in the upliftment of the economy that we are part of. "A small hole in one's pocket is a huge contribution to the economy" is our motto. So we don't hesitate to spend even if we end up buying things that we actually don't need or would never use.
• 'SALE': the mere sight of this sign sends our heart racing like the full moon effect on tides. The shopping spree is on an all time high during the sale season.We can track down a SALE sign from a distance. The idea is to get everything on sale into the shopping basket. The end result being too many shopping bags to carry.
• Give everybody a chance We are generous and always give a chance to everyone to prove themselves, this generosity extends to new brands of products that are introduced in the market too. A new product launched in the market gets our unbiased support demonstrated by its purchase by every woman. And if really good continues to get our support but only until a new product is launched.
• Beauty is life - They say one is as young and beautiful as one feels at heart. We do accept it but that doesn't really hold true for us completely.We want it all, young and beautiful inside, at heart and also on the outside. That's what we are trying to attain when you see the long bills from a salon or a beauty products store.
• Friends beyond facebook - We like having a number of friends,and not just friends but best friends and once we have them we cherish them forever. So, we buy diamonds, for, as the saying goes 'diamonds are a girls best friend' and also 'Diamonds are forever'.

I have made an attempt to justify the much tarnished shopping gene innate in women. Hope these reasons help men understand this special bond that exists between women and shopping. That doesn't mean that they don't have the right to complain because even if we give a million reasons to defend our shopping sprees we know that most of the times we overdo it and without your nagging would probably end up being excessively spendthrift. That's the reason men from mars and women from Venus are just meant to be.
　
　

Valentines Day means.....

'Valentines day', a day marked for celebration of love. Now non believers of valentines day could argue, saying everyday is a celebration of love. I am in complete agreement with them on this thought.Yes everyday is a celebration of love, and hell it should be. When two lovers meet, the glint in their eyes is a celebration of love, so is it when a wife and hubby wave each other bye when either or both are going off to work knowing that at the end of a weary day they would be returning back to each other; similarly, when a mother cuddles her child. Even the smallest things in life are celebrations of love. Then why celebrate Valentines day? Here is where I and the non believers of Valentines day part ways. Valentines day has a special meaning in my life and like millions of believers in this day who have their own reasons to believe in this day of love I too have a few excuses to consider this day special.



Roses and love age old bond

 Around 7 years back when I met my husband for the first time he was head over heels in love with me (thats what he says). Though i took quite some time to reach that stage with him. Oncei did reach there it was the most wonderful feeling. I was staying in a PG at Pune during those days studying for a small course. Away from home, this was my first hand experience at the new found freedom. My hubby, then my boyfriend, stayed in Bangalore. Destiny brought us together, a common friend being the catalyst. The initial days - the days when you have just expressed your feelings and the other person has accepted and reciprocated the same feelings - are magical. Expressing ones feelings with the help of the three words merely is not sufficient. One wants to say some more, do some more just to see that smile on the face, hear that chirp in the voice of the one he/she loves. The same smile used to light up my face, when I would receive the delivery of the most beautiful flowers sent by my hubby at my PG doorstep once every week. My roommates used to tease me making me blush and call my hubby 'deewana' meaning crazy. Distance did not matter when it came to expressing our love for each other. He used to surprise me by saying he wont be able to come to Pune and show up at my door with flowers and chocolates in his hands and then we used to spend the day together walking around hand in hand, lovely dinner in the evening. Everyday we met was a valentines day.

Today after 7 years things have changed. I dont receive flowers from my hubby every week and I dont get surprised when he returns home everyday after work. We hardly have time to walk around hand in hand since we have had our son because he would be the one holding our hands as we walk . Though we do squeeze out time for that every evening when my son is playing with his friends, some things can never be completely given up or changed no matter how influential 'change' is. The above mentioned changes would be a part of every married couples lives plus/minus a few variations and these changes happen gradually and are accepted. I dont expect my hubby to present me with flowers every week and I love it when my son runs towards us and breaks our hand lock in order to hold his moms and dads hand and I still have a smile on my face and a glint in my eyes when I see my hubby back from work every evening. Everything is perfect. But I would still like us to be the way we were 7 years back, someday, and that day is Valentines day. I find lovely flowers, as lovely as the ones I used to 7 years back, by my bedside when I open my eyes on that day, get surprised by the cards hidden at various places in the house which all say how much he loves me, wearing the dress he picks out for me, going out for dinner. And its not just us, there's love in the air all over that day, love songs on the radio, red heart shaped balloons everywhere, red roses prices on an all time high. Why not think of it as a day to feel and make someone u love feel special. After all in this busy, mundane, everyday life one should not miss an opportunity to express love to their loved ones.

So heres wishing everyone in love a Happy Valentines Day...let your love know how much you love him/her in a special, your kind of way :)

Reminiscence of the past

I always avoid going to Solapur. Especially if it is for a stay of more than 5 days.Because there is nothing in Solapur that cannot be covered in a span of 5 days. But this time when we planned on going to Solapur i had decided to visit all my old haunts. Had a faint idea as to what all i wanted to revisit. Felt like reminiscing the past, eating my heart out at all my favourite food joints, basically doing all that i used to 10 years back when i lived there. And so when we actually landed at Solapur i went into the execution mode of my plan. Being a hereditary foodie first paid a visit to my favourite paani puri joints. Unlike me, my hubby's a total non foodie (if there is a term like that) and while i kept on having paani puris till the count actually went up to 35 (bloody unbelievable right?...i know) he was done in around 6 puris. The thela wala kept asking him 'would you like to have some more sir' after every plate i had. Poor guy, was shocked to see a lady eat like a guy. And ya he remembered me when I went to him the last day of my stay at solapur, the reason being i had been to his thela every evening for 4 days. The second item on my list after paani puri was pav bhaji. And i know u would again say 'bloody unbelievable' but, i had a plate of pav bhaji at the worlds yummiest pav bhaji center 'Supraja' right after  i had 35 paani puris. Next, I took my son to the park which me and my cousins used to play in as kids. Looking at him play there felt like living my childhood yet again.

Taking the nostalgic journey at solapur a little further i went to 'Walchand Institute Of Technology' a place where i spent the four most unforgettable years of my life. As the auto stopped in front of the main gate, well it was closed for some construction work, so had to take the side gate. As i entered i saw the board over the main porch that read 'Walchand college of science'. Wasn't it supposed to be Walchand Institute Of Technology? was the question in my mind and also to the guard standing at the gate. He tells me the engineering college has been shifted to a new building across the road and this, now, madam is the science college. A sudden pang of anger swept over me, like someone had cheated me with my memories, changing their title. Overcoming that sense of anger and slight disappointment i crossed the parking lot. I walked ahead closing in on to the main porch and with every step i took the name board over the porch kept on diminishing. And as i stepped right on the porch the board was completely out of sight and then it was the same porch where we used to stand in groups talking for hours laughing,giggling. A soft winter breeze grazed my cheeks as i stood there under the shade of the main porch of Walchand Institute Of technology making me feel like the adolescent girl that i once was. The notice board which used to host the paper version of colorful events to come was still there, but now was practically blank. Stepping into the main premise kind of further blurred my memories. The trees were now fenced with tiles and the mud covered ground was now completely tiled. The place where there used to be a mechanical workshop was an open space where some women with huge vessels were making preparations for what looked like a feast. As i was trying to search familiarity in the now unfamiliar surrounding i saw some girls in uniforms running down the stairs reminding me yet again that this was no longer WIT. I raised my head to take a look at the classrooms and the lab. Somehow i couldn't bring myself up to go to the classrooms. Maybe to avoid further disappointment in case things had changed even there. I had come looking for WIT and a girl who spent four years of her life in WIT. But despite my best efforts could not completely find both there. Deciding to leave i retraced my steps with a heavy heart.

As i Passed the main porch and stepped out into the winter sun walking across the parking lot, yet again, my hubby suddenly says "why don't we have a picture of u in front of your college". As i stood there ready to be photographed i felt something missing ...what was it?...and that's when i realised the missing part were my batch mates to my left and right hand side with their fingers in a 'V' on each others head ready for the picture.


in front of WIT



 The reason i could not see WIT or find the girl i had come looking for was that both were incomplete as memories without the 30 faces associated with them. Those faces are an integral part of WIT and the memories of that girl. Suddenly the feeling of anger and disappointment turned into calmness because i knew that WIT would never be the same to me unless its with the Computer Science Batch 2001.And so i smiled for the picture knowing that someday i will visit this place again if not with all my batch mates but at least a few friends and would definitely find WIT and with it the girl who was hiding somewhere in there.



Bun samosa at arvinds

 Out of the main gate and once on the road my hubby asked me if we should hire an auto and go back home. "Lets walk" i said. He did not ask me much but i knew he saw me walk forward with a purpose in my mind. As we walked on i saw a lot of the shops and eating places had gone and new shops had taken their place. Finally we reached the place i was walking towards  "Arvind General Stores". Never in the four years that i was at WIT as a student did i once actually go to the front counter of the store to order or buy anything.Arvind had a small side opening meant especially for girls to place their orders or buy anything.And to my surprise it still had that side entry for girls. But this time i went straight to the main counter. I knew what i wanted and that's what i ordered "12 Bun Samosas and 12 Bun Kachoris please". We decided to get the Bun Samosas and Kachoris parceled to eat later at home with my cousins and  family. But how could i stop myself from feeling like myself 10 years back and having one right there? I couldn't possibly resist that temptation. So ordered a bun Samosa and a flavoured milk there. My hubby and my cousin kept laughing looking at me gorge over the Bun Samosa standing there. The Samosa was probably from the previous day and the bun wasn't fresh either but no five star food could compare the satisfaction that the bun samosa gave me at that moment. Taking the parcel and heading towards an auto i left the premises of WIT with a smile and a hope in my heart that someday i will return with my friends and reminisce the good old days of WIT in a true sense....
　

This is my first attempt at writing and publishing something. And it would be worth it to me if it helps in bringing back some memories of WIT in all my batch mates. Please comment on the article.

P.S.---Please help me picture WIT better by writing any of ur fondest memories no matter how small or big associated with it.