Monday, October 20, 2014

Say NO to crackers

Birds are easily frightened with the loud noise of crackers. Fireworks lasting for hours are torture for birds. Fireworks can cause health damage to birds. They can be shocked which can cause even their death.
Birds can lose their direction of flight for quite some time because of the unexpected glare of rockets. Birds that get near to exploding fireworks become victims of burns and eye damage.
Celebrate a cracker free Diwali and say NO to fire crackers and BUY a home for a pair of birds.
Bird houses/ nest boxes are available in different sizes for all charming birds living in or near your locality.
Contact – Chandrika Shubham

Email- chandrikashubham@gmail.com

Sunday, October 19, 2014

Vanilla Sundae

"I have sent the photos of all the bird houses designed by me to you. Which one you like the most?" I asked a teenager.
"All are beautiful. I liked the vanilla sundae the most." He replied.
"Vanilla Sundae is a ice cream."
"It is a color mixture. You can Google it."
"Such a strange name of color I heard for the first time!"

Saturday, October 11, 2014

Bird House available in Gurgaon

Hello Readers.
I have just started a new business of designing bird houses. Here are some of the bird houses designed by me. 

Bird house/ Nest box for various birds like wabbler, humming bird, Indian robin, jungle babbler, Indian myna, tree pie, hornbill etc. are available for sale. Decorate your garden and balcony with bird house and hear the chirping of happy and free birds. 

Interested in buying write a mail to me at chandrikashubham@gmail.com


 

Saturday, September 20, 2014

I hate rains!

"Oh my God! Rain will start. I hate rain! I hate them!!" A teenager girl said.
"We all love rains as we live in that area where it hardly rains. Then why do you hate them?" A middle aged lady asked her.
"She is afraid that clouds might pee on her." I said. ;)

Friday, September 5, 2014

Happy Teacher's Day!

I am thankful to Microsoft Word for patiently correcting my spellings and grammatical mistakes without screaming and shouting at me. Happy Teacher's Day! ;)

Wednesday, July 30, 2014

My Vastu books are available online!


Dear readers,
My books 'Saral Vastu' and 'Simple Vastu' are available online. You can buy at amazon.in and bookadda.com. Grab your copy now!

Saturday, June 14, 2014

Moving Broom Shop

Actually I clicked a moving BROOM Shop. On examining the results I was amused to find out how a scooter could be used as a TRUCK! 

Thursday, May 8, 2014

Tunnel of fragrance

Right now, I am walking through the tunnel of fragrance.

Hope u all are spreading the fragrance of your words through posts on your blog. :)

Tuesday, April 15, 2014

My family

My family
Then: I, my husband n my two kids!
Now: I, my hubby, my kid n my maid!!

Sunday, March 23, 2014

My First Book - Dedicated to my mother! :)

My first book 'Simple Vastu' is dedicated to my mother who taught me to read and write! :) This is 575th post! :))

Sunday, March 16, 2014

Simple Vastu by Chandrika Shubham

This is the cover page of book authored by me. Simple Vastu is my first book on Vastushastra, ancient science of constructing buildings and houses. I hope my readers like it!:)

Wednesday, February 26, 2014

Author me!

My books 'Simple Vastu' and 'Saral Vastu' were released by Mr. K. K. Saxena, President, Delhi Book Fair Publishers Association in Delhi World Book Fair at Pragati Maidan. Mr. Rajeev Jain, Publisher of my books and owner of Vayu Education of India was also present in this function. Simple Vastu is in English whereas Saral Vastu is in Hindi. They contain detailed information about highlights of ancient architecture techniques and complete information about all Vastu rules. They contain line drawings for better understanding. Attractive and helpful tips to increase business and Vastu rules for continuous flow of money are included. Low cost Vastushastra remedies for healthy and tension free life. Vastu rules for success in career are also included. And threw light on the importance of Vastu in modern life style.

Friday, February 7, 2014

Aloo Tikki

I love experimenting with different cooking ingredients. This time I prepared aloo tikki with moong dal filling. Soaked moong dal for some hours. Boiled it till tender. Strained water from it. In other pan, poured oil and heated it. Put grated ginger and chopped green chilies. Added spices and then dal in it. Heated it till dry. Filled it in aloo tikki before frying.

Try this recipe and serve it hot with chick pea veg, coriander chutney and curd. And enjoy!  

Tuesday, January 28, 2014

Mouth and Foot Painting Artists!


Mouth and Foot Painting Artists, a Mumbai based organisation to financially help the artists who have lost their arms due to one or the other reasons and make paintings using their feet or mouth. Envelops and calenders made from the pics of such beautiful paintings.
Hats off to such artists!
Website- http://www.imfpa.co.in/

Sunday, January 26, 2014

Old vase! New style!

Doing flower arrangements is my passion. In my free time I love to play with them. This time pink gerberas and white chrysanthemums. I used one of an old vase to make this arrangement. Earlier this vase was not used as a container for water but some other liquid. This container was used during my granny's time!

Any guess what this vase was earlier?
                                                                                                                                                                

Friday, January 24, 2014

Concentration in meditation!

"What are you reading? I am feeling sleepy please switch off the light." A teenager said to me.
"Spiritual reading!" I replied.
"What's that?" He inquired.
I started reading loudly. "Sit silently in a quiet room for one or two hours. Close your eyes and concentrate on the point between the eyebrows. Withdraw the mind and the senses from the external objects. Be still."
"Oh! That!! Our teacher has also told us that if we concentrate our mind then we see different lights. If we see black light it means our concentration is poor. Seeing red colour means our mind is somewhat concentrated. It increases if we see orange colour. On concentrating more we see yellow, green, blue, indigo and violet lights consecutively. Seeing white colour means our mind is concentrated excellently.

Dear readers, which light do you see on concentrating your mind?

Tuesday, January 21, 2014

Bonfire!

Bonfire to beat the cold! I am enjoying it. :)

Happy New Year to all readers! :) I bit late to say that! :p


Monday, November 25, 2013

Network problem!

"It is my wrong decision to shift to Gurgaon from Bhiwadi. It is tiresome to go to Bhiwadi daily." A businessman complained.
"You can operate your business on phone and internet." I suggested.
"I can't do my business on phone while sitting in Gurgaon as most of my business clients are based in Bhiwadi. Even if I start journey early in the morning to avoid traffic jam, there can be traffic jam for kilometers long at any time, at any place on NH 8! It is so unpredictable!!"
"You can utilize your time in traffic." 
"Most of the time I am busy with phone calls. But one can't even do that properly as there is so much network problem on this route. In one hour journey the phone will disconnect atleast ten times. After crossing Hero Chowk and before reaching toll tax there is no network, near Rampura village there is network problem, after crossing IMT Manesar Chowk there is again network problem.................. "
"I haven't done that much research." I said as I also travel frequently on the same route. "If call gets disconnected I call again as soon as the signals appear."
"Disconnection of phone again and again is very irritating." He complained again.
"There is network problem while talking with human beings but no network problem while talking to God!" :)

Saturday, November 23, 2013

Interesting quote

While reading a book written by Sudha Murty, I came across an interesting quote.
Any woman can do a man's job but a man cannot do a woman's job.

Friday, November 22, 2013

Height of disappointment!

"Did you play with the fish toy which I gave you?" I asked the kid.
"That fish toy which grows big when we put in water and squeeze back to normal size when dried." He replied.
"Yes. Did you enjoy playing with it?"
"Not much."
"Why?"
"For a week I played with it. On previous Monday I put it in water tub in my courtyard so that it grows big by absorbing water. Next day, I heard some noises in my courtyard. I ran to see what's the matter! A cat had picked up the fish toy in its mouth and was trying hard to break it. I shooed it to save my toy. But it was too late. The cat ran away leaving the fish in pieces."
"I will buy a new toy for you." I assured him.

 I wonder how much that cat must be disappointed to find that it was not a real fish!

Friday, November 15, 2013

Frog kicks elephant!

My facebook status was - When an elephant is in trouble, even a frog will kick him.

Mrs. 'M' commented -Is it because the elephant usually tramples the frog? Because since the lion did not eat the mouse, the mouse came back to help when the lion was captured...


My reply -Yes, elephant tramples frog's girl friend. Now it is frog's turn to kick the elephant so that frog can go on date with elephant's girl friend! :D

Tuesday, November 12, 2013

Hunt for employee!

"I am searching for good librarian as I wish to start a library. Will you help me in finding a young employee as you are from the field of teaching? And schools and colleges have nice libraries!" I asked Mr. 'S'.
Mr. 'S' replied "I am in contact with some good persons. But I will suggest you to find an retired employee instead of young one. Chandrika, you see young people struggle for their careers, move out of town  for friendship and fall in relationships. But a senior citizen will stay there and work for library only."

I have never thought so much before appointing an employee! Have you!!

Friday, November 8, 2013

Special friend!?!

I have a very special friend who never calls me to wish on my b'day, Diwali or New Year. Whenever she calls me, she has the same dialogue "I do not have any maid. Please send ur maid to my house."

Sunday, November 3, 2013

Happy Diwali! :)

During Diwali cleaning, I find my Lower Nursery report card! :O
Happy Diwali! :)

Tuesday, October 8, 2013

Pain in my left shoulder!

Dear readers,
From past a few days, there is pain in my left shoulder. Its intensity and frequency increases when I worked on laptop. I will not be posting on my blog for some time of course till I feel better.

I will miss you all. :)

Wednesday, September 25, 2013

Riddle time!

I read this riddle somewhere on net.

Five people were traveling through a street while it was raining. While four of them were soaked wet, one remained dry. There was no umbrella or hat involved. How is it possible?

I think of 4 answers to this riddle which are given below :-
1. One of them was a pregnant woman.
2. Four people were carrying a coffin.
3. Four of them were sitting on a bus roof and one inside it.
4. Fifth one was wearing rain coat.

Which one is the correct answer in your opinion?

Tuesday, September 3, 2013

Pigeon in shaft!

I heard the fluttering of wings on the window pane as I entered my toilet to wash my face after returning from work. When I looked closely to the window pane which opens in shaft in which various pipes were constructed, I saw a pigeon. How it reached there? I opened the window of shaft as well as the window of the toilet that opened outside and then closed the door of toilet so that it could flew away. After one hour I came to check again. Alas it was sitting there in the shaft! May be it was too tired, must had been caught there from many hours. I put some grains on the shaft's window sill, on the slab and window sill that opens outside. I thought it was hungry might move out while eating grains. But when I returned again after some hours it was sitting there. It hadn't moved a bit. I took a stick and pushed a little so that it might flew and get out of this trap. It didn't move. Might be hell tired of hitting against the window pane.

What should I do so that it be free from this shaft? 

Monday, September 2, 2013

Self surrender

The host (foreigner) of the program 'Road less travelled' on History India TV was on a spiritual journey. He visited various spiritual places in India.
He visited one of the Hanumanji's Temple. He told the viewers that Hanumanji is a devotee of Lord Rama. He showed the Temple from various angles explaining its importance. The priest of the Temple briefed him about the life of Hanumanji. The host asked, "As I have visited India, what good quality should I take back with me?" The priest replied, "SELF SURRENDER! Like Hanumanji who has fully surrender himself into Lord Ram's feet and his mission, one should also completely surrender oneself to the Lord, goal, ambition or purpose of life."

Dear readers, what good quality should one take back from your country?

Thursday, August 29, 2013

Aftereffects of festive season

Festive season is always followed by illness season!

This is my status update on facebook.

Do you agree or disagree with me?

Wednesday, August 28, 2013

After rains.......!

After rains, I saw these two slow moving creatures.

Can you identify them? :)

Tuesday, August 27, 2013

Worry about my marriage????

“Can I talk to Chandrika?” The voice from other side asked.
“Yes, speaking!” I replied.
“Myself ………., your college time friend.” She said. “Wow! We are talking after 8 long years."
“Hmmm…….” I could only utter although once she was my best friend. But she cheated me just for a job as my merit was better.
“Where are you these days?” She asked excitedly.
“In Gurgaon.” I replied as coldly as possible.
“I am also working in Gurgaon and staying at Delhi with my husband and son. How many kids do you have?”
“I am single.”
“Do you know how I get married?”
“No” I was not at all interested in hearing her story yet she was keenly interested in telling.
“My brother came to know about Mr. ‘G” who was a lawyer by profession and had a hobby to help others. My brother told him about me. He expressed his worries that despite my educational qualifications, my richness and my beautiful figure I was not getting married. Mr. ‘G’ asked him to bring my nighty that I wore previous night without washing. Next time when my brother visited him, after smelling my nighty Mr. ‘G’ said that in my childhood days, my friend’s mother out of jealousy for me as I stood first in my class and her daughter could not beat me, gave me something wrong to eat whose side effects were resulting in my late marriage. Surprisingly he even correctly told the name of my that school time friend.”
“Hmm..” I was feeling bored of all these cooked up stories.
“Mr. ‘G’ told me do some prayers and charged me Rs. 7000/-. He correctly told the time of my marriage to be held. And I got married exactly on that date. Are you listening?”
“Ya.”
“Recently he told me that I will buy a house. Although I had no money still because of his blessings and prayers I bought a house in Faridabad. You must also visit him once for your marriage.”


Do you think she has become an agent of Mr. ‘G’ or she is really feeling concerned for me?

Monday, August 26, 2013

Thodo dance

On this wall, Thodo dance is depicted. (This picture is taken at Solan, Himachal Pradesh.) In this dance, archery, bows and arrows are used.

Dear readers, have you ever seen any such dance act in which weaponry is used?

Friday, August 23, 2013

Creativity is infectious!

"Wow! Chandrika, greenery at your entrance looks beautiful." My next door neighbor commented on seeing these flower pots for the first time.
"Creativity is infectious! I get this infection from you!!" I replied as she always decorated her entrance creatively.

Have you ever get this type of infection? 

Wednesday, August 21, 2013

Coconut ladoos with a surprise inside!

On the occasion of Rakshabandhan (A day on which sisters tie rakhi, a decorative thread on their brothers' hand and serve sweets to them whereas in return they receive gifts from their brothers), I prepared these simple and delicious coconut ladoos with a surprise inside them.

Any guess what could be the surprise?

Tuesday, August 20, 2013

An evening at Taj Hotel!

I was invited for dinner at Taj Palace Hotel, New Delhi. It was more of a high party then a business meeting. After some business related discussions, dinner was served. Although there was wide range of cuisines but on my plate there was only a few slices of guava and water melon. And no alcohol.

Its me simple! Its my 550th post! :)

Saturday, August 17, 2013

GOD stands up?

I was doing my prayers in a temple. And I was about to move then a person, stranger to me said "You must listen to me! It is beneficial for you!!"
Out of respect, I stayed to hear him. He stopped two more persons of different age groups in the similar manner.
"When one bows his head before GOD like this." While narrating, he put his head on the slab in front of the deity. And the priest put his hands on deity's feet and then on his head, showering GOD's blessings on him.
"Then only GOD stands up to shower blessings to us. And when GOD stands up what else one wants."

Do you think it is a spiritual teaching or a mere stupid joke? 

Monday, August 12, 2013

Romance on chandelier!

What a beautifully painted ceiling and walls! And Pigeons are romancing!!

An artistic place they have selected for romancing. Haven't they?

Friday, August 9, 2013

Adventurous goat

This goat was standing on near about 12 feet high wall. How did it reach there without using these steps? 

Thursday, August 8, 2013

Eco-friendly art work



While my trip to Jaipur, I clicked these pics of eco-friendly art work in which metal is molded to give different shapes. I liked them very much.

Dear readers, can you recognize all of them?

Sunday, July 21, 2013

Hurt by snake and human being

I read somewhere on net

If a snake bites an individual he never gets angry with the snake (even if it is a poisonous snake and has potential to kill that person.) They never have a bitter feelings towards that snake. Why? because that individual accepts that it is the nature of the snake to bite and may be kill too.

Our relationship with other individuals is always different though. Everyone gets hurt deeply with few words if they are unacceptable. Those words destroy several days of our life. The memory of those words stays in mind forever.

Why it happens so? Because we can accept a snake can kill, but we cannot accept a person can hurt with words. We have a different set of expectations from people and snake.

Dear readers what do you think is it easy or difficult to practice this philosophy in life?

Saturday, July 20, 2013

Bull Vs Ox

I read somewhere
Bull fathers children and ox only bears burden!

In your opinion is this statement true or false in context to humans?

Wednesday, July 17, 2013

8 Liters?

Brain Teaser, a site on facebook shared a link which asks this question.

You have two buckets of 11liter and 6liter.
How can you measure exactly 8liter ?


I replied - Fill 11liter bucket. Pour it in 6 liter bucket. 5 liter remains in 11 liter bucket. Empty 6 liter bucket and pour 5 liters in it. Fill 11 liter bucket and pour 1 liter in 5 liters to complete 6 liters. 10 liters remain in 11 liter bucket. Throw 6 liters and fill it again with 10 liters. 4 liters remain in big bucket. Throw away 6 liters n pour 4 liters in it. Fill big bucket and pour 2 liters in it. Only 9 liters are left in big bucket. Throw away 6 liters n fill it again so that only 3 liters are left in big bucket. Shift them in small bucket. Fill big bucket again and pour 3 liters in small bucket to complete 6 liters and now only 8 liters r left in big bucket. Sigh! Easy solution- Go to market buy another 8 liter measure by selling 11 liter and 6 liter buckets! ;)

Do u like difficult or easy solution? ;)

Saturday, July 13, 2013

Snake Charmer Show



I thoroughly enjoyed snake charmer show after a long time! :) at City Palace - Jaipur

Dear readers, when was the last time u enjoyed it?

Saturday, July 6, 2013

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Thursday, June 27, 2013

Passion or Poison?

In the parking for Budhajayanti garden, I saw a teen age girl sitting on a bike. It seems that she was waiting for her boyfriend. A smile appeared on her face and disappeared as quickly as it has appeared. Her boyfriend threw a piece of brick towards her. It didn't hit the target because of her rapid movement. He came closer and slapped her tight and hit her hard on leg. She was shocked. He grabbed her face as she tried to explain the situation. She tried again to stop him with her hands and with the result only his grip became tighter on her face and neck. She coughed. He released her. She sat down once again on bike to calm herself. She explained that she was waiting here for him from the past one and a half hour. He screamed and shouted for not waiting for him on the decided point. In the meantime the bike owner came and asked them to vacate it. They moved aside. He also complained her for not calling him. She tried to explain again that there was some signal problem here.  

What will be the future of this love story break up or reunite?

(Answer in comment section)

Wednesday, June 26, 2013

Parrot astrology

I have never gone for parrot astrology. So when I saw an astrologer sitting under a tree with a parrot I can't resist myself from asking.

Astrologer asked my name and uttered loudly to the parrot "Tell the future of  'Chandrika'." The parrot came out of the cage and picked up the card. The astrologer told about my nature, about my financial position and in the end he told me to go to Shani (Saturn) Temple to donate whole black gram.

He told everything correct about me. My mind is still pondering who is more intelligent - the parrot who picked up the card or the astrologer who interpreted the card drawn?

Tuesday, June 11, 2013

Swami Anubhavananda Saraswati

Mr. ‘J’ shared Swami Anubhavananda Saraswati’s "Guru Shopping" link (his lecture in Melbourne) with me. I am thankful to Mr. ‘J’ for sharing such a wonderful video with me. Swami Anubhavananda Saraswati sayings are simple and to the point. They are motivating so that they can be easily implemented in life. And above all, hats off to his sense of humour! My heart which sometimes behave like a kid wants to watch all his videos in just one day.

Many years back when my cousin was 3 years old, I gifted him a painting book in which the colors appear as soon as one brushes the area with a wet brush. He loved this book as he was very curious to know which color will appear next. But his mother has asked him to complete only one page per day.
One day his mother went for shopping. I stayed back with him at home. He asked me for that book and the painting material. I provided him. He painted one page and asked me, “Can I do one more page?”
“Yes” I replied.
After some time, he repeated his question.
“Ya sure. I bought this book for you. Only you have to paint it.”
On returning his mother found that all his paint book was complete and not a single page was blank.


What do you suggest me that should I watch all the videos of Swami Anubhavananda Saraswati in one go as I like it very much or watch just one video per day in the control manner so that I can understand his sayings deeply and try my best to implement them in my life?

Monday, June 10, 2013

My all time favourite story

This story is from Upanishad and is retold by Swami Vivekananda.
Once there was a huge tree with many branches. On its lower branch was sitting a bird. When it looked up it saw another bird on tree’s highest branch. The bird sitting on the lower branch ate some sweet and sour fruits and then jumped to the higher branch. It looked up and saw that another bird sitting on the highest branch. It again ate some sweet and sour fruits and moved to higher branch. It kept moving till it reached on the lower branch to the highest branch. When it looked up there was still that another bird. As soon as it reached the highest branch it found there was no bird except itself.
In this story the bird sitting on lower branch is jeevatman (human being) and the bird sitting on highest branch is parmatman (God) and the sweet and sour fruits are the birth and death cycles.


Dear readers in your opinion ‘What is God?’

Friday, June 7, 2013

Broom!

"I ask my sweeper to bring a broom. He bought it for Rs. 120/- and it broke in just one week time. Do you have broom of good company which lasts long?" Mrs. 'S' complained to shopkeeper.
"Madam, we do not have any broom costing Rs. 120/-. It cost only Rs. 60/-. Moreover in the nearby shops there is no broom of any company above Rs. 75/-." Shopkeeper told her.

What do you think sweeper is any intelligent businessman who buy the broom of Rs. 60/- and sell for Rs. 120/- with 100% profit or he is a fool?