So I just turned 20 today!! For all those who don't remember my B'day.. tsk tsk tsk... hehe
I think i just crossed the most innocent phase of my life. No, I am not suggesting that I am not going to be innocent anymore but I won't be as innocent as I was till yesterday :P
I absolutely love my life till now and want to capture 100 things about me and my life which everyone doesn't know.
1. I want to become a Politician in India later in my life because
2. I will (I have not written 'want to' as I am sure that I will) contribute to the progress and betterment of my country however,
3. I want to start my career as a HR professional in a start up/SME.
4. I like being called Shubhangi more than any of my nicknames as I think that it is one of the most beautiful names in the world.
5. I am not a very girly girl and
6. I can't stand very girly girls.
7. Among the 10 closest friends in my life, only 3 are girls and
8. All 4 of us are in 4 different countries at this moment.
9. I love travelling and
10. I know I will never be able to save a lot of money as I will spend it seeing the world.
11. I think my mum is the most caring and powerful lady ever born on this earth and
12. I respect her as much as I respect God.
13. I am a devotee of Hanumanji.
14. If re-birth exists, I will always want to be my parents' child.
15. I am very close to my extended family as well and
16. I refer to my cousins as brothers and sisters.
17. I have stayed in a joint family for 12 years and wish that every child gets the wonderful experience of being part of one.
18. I am still in touch with my School teachers.
19. I will contribute to my School, Uni and AIESEC with money and manpower when I am working.
20. I am very possessive about my sister and can't hear anything not-so-good about her.
21. I have a very sweet tooth but
22. I also crave for spicy Indian food.
23. I miss home cooked food.
24. I can't smoke. The last time I tried, I puffed out and then my friend complained that the cigarette is wet.
25. I have tried booze but I dun like it.
26. I have never got the urge to try non-veg food.
27. I have not kissed coz I feel that you should kiss only when you love someone.
28. I have fallen in love once and it was one of the most wonderful time of my life but I don't intend to fall again coz
29. I fear that I might be commitment-phobic thats why
30. I don't think I will marry but I love kids so
31. I will definitely adopt kids (most probably a girl).
32. My status is single and I don't want to change it.
33. I was never in a relationship but had an 'Extension of friendship' (borrowed term) for a bit over 2 months.
34. I can't differentiate between crush/finding someone cute/liking someone.
35. My first crush was at the age of over 15 on someone my mum's age.
36. I think I have the rare ability of liking more than one guy at a time (but only from a distance).
37. I hate guys who are Male Chauvinist pigs.
38. I dun like skimpy clothes.
39. I can bitch about only 7 people in this world so you have to do something too bad to be bitch-able in my standards.
40. I am very sensitive about Family, friends, India, Islam and Pakistan and can't hear anyone disrespecting them. But I am a follower of Hinduism.
41. My best friend is the most beautiful girl and person I have ever met.
42. The first few things I observe about guys are Eyes, smile and legs below knees.
43. I like cheap songs like jhumma chumma, teri naani mari, meri pant bhi sexy etc.
44. I have very strongly in-built Ideals in life and have the ability of making difficult decisions coz of them.
45. I value Integrity over everything and
46. I hate people who are always late for everything.
47. The one thing I regret about my school life is not being the Head girl of the school as my mum didn't allow.
48. The best thing which happened to me in Uni is AIESEC.
49. I still don't know how I became a topper in ICSE anhd ISC boards.
50. I want to stay with my parents forever.
51. I can get high on coke and milo.
52. I like pepsi more than coke.
53. I have 2 personalities,
54. I am independent, mature and sharp as far as work is concerned but
55. With my friends, I am crazy, immature and always high on life kind of a person.
56. I am workaholic and I am proud of this fact.
57. If I ever marry, I think I'll marry a non-Indian.
58. I want to learn swimming since forever.
59. I am very bad at lying coz,
60. I am brutally honest and express my feelings verbally or non verbally.
61. I started my 20th birthday drinking strawberry milk ;)
62. I love surprises but
63. I am bad at giving them as my feelings are always expressed.
64. I don't like people who give blood relations more importance.
65. I like independent people.
66. I am still gaining height.
67. I like flirting and people who flirt.
68. I love reading all kinds of books.
69. I love walking and cycling.
70. I want to try all adventure sports.
71. When I grow old, I would love to stay in a farm house in the countryside in India.
72. I am a very spiritual person.
73. I love dancing but
74. I am not a very big fan of clubbing but I do get urges to club once in a long while.
75. I want to go on a cruise.
76. I love music and movies.
77. I can't stand reptiles.
78. I don't like being fair, I wanted a darker complexion.
79. I always wanted to have an elder bro and finally got one in Singapore.
80. I dun like people who brag in front of others.
81. I am a people's person.
82. I don't like shopping, but can shop when there is the need to.
83. I find it difficult to trust guys even though my closest friends are usually guys.
84. I love milk and all dairy products.
85. I sometimes wish that I was at Hogwart's and was Hermione.
86. I can never go on a diet.
87. I like people who laugh a lot coz
88. I laugh a lot too.
89. I talk a lot.
90. Everytime I achieve something, the first person I think of is my Dadaji (Grandpa) and just wish he was alive.
91. I didn't use to understand any pervert jokes or sex talks when I came to Singapore.
92. I have fractured my bones a lot of times.
93. I have a good sense of direction, distance and time.
94. I love meeting new people and attending parties.
95. I studied in a catholic school and know a lot about Christianity.
96. I am very good with numbers.
97. I respect my teachers a lot.
98. I am very vocal, outspoken and a total rebel.
99. I am good at acting.
100. I love life!
Monday, 16 June 2008
No more a TEEN!!
Tuesday, 22 April 2008
Perplexity in Friendship!
A true friend accepts you the way you are! But aren't true friends supposed to be your best critics?? Lately this has been a great cause of perplexity in my life :P
What is the fine line which describes when a friend is being your critic and when that person is trying to find someone else in you?? The thing is your old friends always fall in the former category... They have already become quite used to your ways, have accepted you just as you are, and the rare times when they give you some suggestions to improve, they are just being your critics...
But the question here is when you are in the process of knowing a new person to be friends... Here comes the difficult dilemma of that person finding it difficult to accept you as you are or providing an objective opinion of a well wisher for your genuine improvement! What do you do in such situation?? Run away from that person or try to see the genuine concern that person has...
But then the next question is that if you choose the latter, how to do it?
May be consulting your old friends is a good idea... Now if your old friends disagree with the opinion of the new friend, then do you think that your old friends are too used to you or do you think your new friend is trying to find someone else in you?? And in case you choose the latter, what do you do??
Confusing... isn't it?? Answers anyone?? I am perplexed :P
Monday, 3 March 2008
Total Crap!!
Hmm.. so I am about 9 and a half hours away from EE2012 mid term test! And how much do I know... Well, I know everything except how to solve the questions!
But this post is not about my test or anything, its about the excitement i am going through.. Coz in less than 24 hours I would be realizing a dream which I have seen for more than 8 months now! Specially since January, the intensity of desire has been increasing exponentially! Strange right that till a week back I couldn't see the possibility of achieving it in the near future and now its going to be mine!!
Everything else seems so insignificant in life... Thats the power emotions hold in our life! :)
I know I am almost dead because there is a lot of pending work which hold a lot of significance for my future but I don't care.... I just don't! owww owww, emotions go away!!
I need to work rigorously for the next 19 hours and now time to sleep to be fresh for tomorrow :)
God bless you all! All the Best for your mid terms people!!
Friday, 22 February 2008
Hello Miracle!!!
When I was thinking of a Title for this post I was actually confused whether I should call it 'Hello Miracle' or 'Hello Death'... But I wanted to make the context of it powerful rather than scary... And i am writing this post from the context of being 'Powerful'.
So, before we go into my experience, I have a couple of questions:
Have you guys ever come face to face with death?
Have you wondered what all can pass through your minds in a matter of split seconds when you come face to face with death?
It happened to me once on 5th August, 2003 when my life and I were changed for ever!
It happened to me again today, 22nd February, 2008!
I was happily talking to Sai while on board the bus to our Systems and Control Laboratory! We were at the NUS Business School Bus stop when I saw a huuuuuuuuuuuge crane fall. It ripped the Bus Stop apart and cut a tree which tried to block its way! I was on the window seat towards the side where the crane fell and was about 5 m away from the spot where it fell!
But my intention to write this post is not to point out the carelessness of management or set chill down people's spine. My intention is to have a greater conversation which goes beyond all these things.
The first thing which I did after coming to my senses was to say a small prayer thanking God that no one was hurt! And then I just reflected on my thoughts at the time I knew it was coming. I so wanted to tell my Mom that she is the most important person in my life and tell my sis that my love for her has no limits! To tell my Dad that I am proud of him and I love him.
I was thinking that there is some greater purpose attached to my life which I haven't found and fulfilled yet! Life is almost like a present to me now... And I promise you, wherever you are, whoever you are, I am committed to being love, integrity, self expression and happiness for you!
I love life and I love you!
Thursday, 14 February 2008
Happy Valentine's Day!
Qing ren jie kuai le!
Happy Valentine's Day!
The best message received today:
Without you, my days are Sadday, Moanday, Tearsday, Wasteday, Thirstday, Frightday, Shatterday! Happy Valentine's... Hugz....
Thanks Dianochka :*.. Love ya!
Rest:
I was enjoying being single... No commitments... Getting calls from India (Unexpected calls as well)... Wishing my loved ones... And busy doing my EE2007 Mini Project1!!
P.S.: I remember last year on Valentine's day, I was doing my C++ Lab! Guess, labs and projects are perfect Valentine's... And I simply love them :)
Wednesday, 6 February 2008
Realizations!!
I was having a conversation with one of my friends today when he started reading my hand!
He could read 3 prominent characteristics I have as a person! To be frank, these qualities were like soooooo true! I mean most people don't know these things about me.... *not all atleast! And he knows me very little... But he was so correct!! So, I am presenting these qualities for you to read.. *don't form any opinion about me P-lease!!:
1. I am Possessive in my relationships. Here, we are talking about all kinds of relationships.. If my Best Friend is getting close to anyone and spending more time than she is spending with me *even though she is in India and I am here, I feel JEALOUS!! I tend to get hurt because of my this characteristic *how true.. But I think that I tend to talk it out with the person if I feel that way... I like to keep my close ones always close to me.. I don't feel its a bad characteristic as most people see it.. In fact, this is the very characteristic which drives me to stay close to my close ones even when I am busy like hell!!
2. I can express and feel emotions with great intensity! Haha, people who know me well would definitely agree with this.. But something which I wasn't very conscious of is that my emotions can get a sharp drop.. Whether its an emotion for a person, situation or anything! Again, its true.. If I look back at my life, this has been evident so many times but I never was aware of it... Something I didn't know that I didn't know... This ability can make me focus on my priorities easily and also my intensity of emotions helps people to bond with me easily *only if I am interested in bonding with them...hehe!
3. I think from heart rather than mind! This is something I was always aware of. I think for me its more of my strength rather than weakness.. This characteristic gives me the power of being empathetic! And a lot of times the ability to get hurt but thanks to quality 2., I can get over it very easily..
Something consistent in all the 3 characteristics is that I am an emotional person... And you know what, I am proud to be one..
Then he asked a question I have been asked a million times, How will you survive in this materialistic and practical world?
Hmm... I have survived till now and I think more than just survived... Lets see how life turns up next!!
Tuesday, 5 February 2008
Woo Hoo!!!
Hola!! I just can't resist myself from sharing all the good news I got today from my Indian peeps *muah...
My bro, Atin (I stayed in a joint family with his family), is getting married on 4th March.... I wanna go, wanna go, wanna go... It is an Inter-religion Love Marriage *The third marriage in my generation and till now all have been inter-caste/religion love marriages...hiks hiks! But I won't be able to go there... buhuhuhu! Anyways, I am sooooooooo happy for him!
My another bro, Vijit, might be coming to Malaysia for work! *But there is a biiiiiiiiiiiig might in between :( If he comes, I'll be in Malaysia every second week and he will be in Singapore when I am not there... I just can't imagine how cool it will be! No more home-sickness *ok lor, atleast to a bit less extent...
I talked to Rashika, my best friend, after a long time for a long time... Hehe! And got very interesting updates from her... *Muah, love ya honey!
For all you peeps, stay happy and safe! Live life, love life!
My first Ang Pau!!!!
Yay! I got my very first Ang Pau today! For the benefit of the non-Chinese people let me explain what is an Ang Pau *Disclaimer: I am not sure if my info is accurate, but this is what I understand!
As you may know (or may not know), 7th and 8th February is the Lunar New Year or Chinese New Year! So, to celebrate the New Year people go to visit each other. Traditionally, people take 2 oranges while going to each others house. Oranges signify prosperity! People also give their guests money in red envelope. This red envelope (with its contents inside) is known as Ang Pau..... I hope whatever I wrote is correct!
My very First Ang Pau!! *Huhuhu
And today I got my first Ang Pau! And it is so special for me because it was given by one of my favourite lecturers in NUS - Dr. Winston Kwok, my FNA lecturer. I just love his way of teaching and attending his lectures is so much fun. He gave Ang Pau to 6 people in that full LT... which made it even more special! He also sang us a Chinese New Year song in the lecture. And to be honest, he sings superbly well! I think after Dr. Faizal Bin Yahya, my Singapore Studies lecturer, if I like a lecturer so much, then it is Dr. Winston Kwok :)
Friday, 1 February 2008
Updates... Finally!!!
After a looooooooooooooong period of procrastination, I am back in the blogging business!
Hmm... Now so much has happened in the past months that I don't know what all to say!
But the biggest update is that I am a Mum now!~~~~
Ok, before you guys reach to any conclusions, I am referring to getting my Successor in AIESEC Terminology! So proudly presenting to you my dear son, Chang Siew Yik, the President of AIESEC in National University of Singapore 2008/2009! I could not have hoped for a better successor and I am sure that he will be a better President than me.
On a side note, I am the Vice President Talent Management, AIESEC Singapore 2008/2009.
In general, I am happy in Life... with everything around me!
And I promise that I will update you guys from now on!
Sunday, 2 September 2007
Back in Singapore!!!
Hola people,
I am back in Singapore after spending 18 days in Turkey!! For those who don't know, I went to Turkey to attend International Congress!! It was a great experience..... When can you find more than 650 AIESECers from 100 countries in one conference hall... Whoa!!!
Now busy with catching up on a lot of stuff and preparation for Jump Start (the AIESEC Induction Conference).... Nevertheless, will update you guys with the Turkey experience, the photos and all....
Even though the experience was great, I am happy to be back.... with my friends, in my comfort zone.... Having that weird feeling of emptiness, missing people and still happy to be back... Worried about catching up and still a part of me is still in the past in Turkey!! Reliving the IC experience again....
