My chai and me

#debsaristories #coviddiaries
 I wanted to drape green but ended up in yellow. When Kangana drapes a rs.600/- saree its BIG NEWS, lo hum ne bhi rs.600/- ka saree pehna. But, I am no Queen Kangana, so its not even last page item! I don't have a 200-300 comment wala story script but wanted to gapshap with you as usual in my simple sa gharelu kota saree.
I had packed all my cottons in a big suitcase knowing I wont drape them often and this baby was looking at me with the look that says "pick me pls". Yellow saree ke saath white crop top? Chalta hai when you are rushing to get your pic nevertheless

So here i am enjoying cold chai and thinking of another world, another age where a pandemic would have potentially brought the internet and world wide web down and even worse exposed all personal data to public, virus of a different kind. Then people end up "social media lockdown" of internet without even opening a browser and the world is brought to it knees yet again. And worse.. humans realize they are not prepared and never had written anything in their phone book or diaries in ages so they don't remember their best friends number by heart (I am assuming atleast humans remember their family's numbers). Socho kabhi aisa ho to kya ho? Its good to keep a small hand written note of important information including phone numbers, account numbers (sigh passbooks are thing of past now) and other things that matter including addreses etc. Kal yug hai... kuch bhi mumkin hai. Apna khayal khudh rakhna. ❤

Seven wonders of the world woven in my pallu

#debsaristories #coviddiaries ❤ When the world isn't traveling, I decided to bring all the seven wonders of the world to my pallu ❤ I was missing the enthusiasm of draping and when the hubby announced the arrival of a new drone of course bulb jala. This was on my wishlist, so checked! The seven wonders of the world reminded me of few correlations with our situation today and also a testament to why these truly are wonders! Each represent the strength of life.

 🌍 Leaning Tower of Pisa: Compassion. No matter how strong and tall you are, sometimes you still need a shoulder to *lean on*
🌍 Statue of Liberty: Friendship matters. irrespective of caste, creed, color, race, set, religion. Because when you need blood to save lives, you need a known or unknown friend.
 🌍 Great wall of China: Strength. To protect self and your loved ones and to stand tall and fight against odds
🌍 Hanging Garden: Respect Nature. World is ruled by nature. Period. None else, nothing else.
🌍 Pyramid of Giza: Value your past and ancestors. Isn't it true that this epidemic has taken many of us back to roots and the values which were at the verge of being extinction?
🌍 Colosseum: Celebration. Amidst all odds, life finds ways to smile and show its power. Similar to us sareeing to make our days sunny
 🌍 Tah wah Taj: Last but Best, love is all you need. When everything let's you down, love keeps you going. Of family, friends, strangers, acquaintances. Every delivery person that smiled, every Frontline worker that supports many dealing with illness, every shopkeeper that still goes to support and deliver things to aged parents, every neighbor that checks in on you.. list is endless. ❤❤❤

 I won't forget the lessons a simple virus is teaching the universe. Good or bad, its a version2.0 of life for many.
 Can you believe I wasn't in mood to drape sarees recently? Is it normal for people with passion sometimes to feel exhausted about it? I draoed this saree two times earlier. However both times I was in glaring sun so the beautiful weave dint get the due respect it deserves, so tried again today.
 Apna khayal rakhna