Is It Just Me?

Is it just me or do you also miss those times when it was easier?
Is it just me who wants to go back and live in that moment forever?
Is it just me who misses those people who walked away because you never thought they would?
Is it just me who wants to spend all day watching TV, reading books and being a kid. Doing what you want, pursuing your dreams instead of boxing yourself up in a fixed schedule with things to do to be called successful?
Is it just me who wants to go back to the age where you cared more about playing hide and seek than about how much of your skin you hide or show?
I can't help it. I know im supposed to be strong and let things go and that this is a part of growing up but honestly, I don't want to grow up anymore.
Maybe im delusional but growing up was a bad idea. Let's go back to the time when the essence of the person mattered more than the brands on their shell.
A broken heart, a lie unraveled, a dress too long, a skirt too short, eyeliner too thick, waist too thin weren't things that mattered.
Relations outweighed the greed for higher Bank balances
And life wasn't a train you had to catch
Rather it was a stroll along a path
Enjoying the view and the weather
What have we come to?
We work endless hours to increase our bank balances endlessly to impress people we don't know and neglect those we claim to love.
We focus our research on developing robots failing to realise that we have become them ourselves.
Running a mundane life,
Let's break free of these shackles
Let's go back to a time when it was simpler
And the only difference between being a grown up and a kid were mere numbers
Let's go back to those days where girls wore long dresses and picked flowers from the fields
Running around giggling with happiness
Maybe it's just me
Maybe for me the city life isnt meant to be
But is it just me who craves a runaway to a beautiful hillside full of flowers
Is it just me who wants to go back to being Heidi again?

DIY: Natural Lip Balm

Make Your Very Own Natural Lip Balm At Home!

With so much variety for each product, don’t you hate having limited options for your lip balm choices?  I’ve got a solution to help you customise the lip balm to your preferences!

Instead of sticking to the same old boring flavours in the market, MAKE your own.

And I promise you, it isn’t as tough as you think it is. Actually, it’s incredibly simple and won’t take more than 30 minutes to make! Plus it’ll save you like a ton of money. Also it’s absolutely natural and since you’re the one making it, you can be witness to it and call the shots!

Here’s all you need:

-          2 Teaspoons of grated beeswax (you could use a beeswax candle or block for the same)

-          1 Tablespoon of Coconut Oil (if not liquid. If liquid coconut oil is used, 1 ½ Tablespoon)

-          1 Tablespoon of Almond Oil (Sweet)

-          1 ½ Teaspoon of Honey

-          Essential Oil (Flavour of your choice) (Optional)

Do ensure that all the utensils you use for making the Lip Balm are not used for cooking once the lip balms are made. Keep these aside just for cosmetics because they’re going to have a lot of wax content in them.

Here’s what you do:

-          Take a heat proof bowl. Add the coconut oil, almond oil and grated beeswax in the bowl and mix them.

-          Put the bowl in the microwave to heat for about 2 minutes. Make sure that the beeswax melts entirely.

-          Keep the mix out at room temperature for about 30 seconds.

-          Add honey and mix it well. Since honey tends to separate out from the mixture, ensure that it is still well mixed when you transfer this mix into the container for your lip balm.

-          Add a few drops of the essential oil (flavour of your choice) depending on how strong you want the scent to be.

-          Transfer the mix to the lip balm container.

-          Let it cool at room temperature for 30-40 minutes or keep it in the fridge for 20-25 minutes.

And Voila! Your lip balm is ready. And it didn’t take that much time or effort either!

-          If you want a coloured lip balm, follow the above recipe but add a bit of any eye shadow colour of your choice to the Coconut oil, almond oil and beeswax mix before you keep it for heating!

-          If you want a chap stick and not a box lip balm, go ahead and transfer the mix into a tube instead of a container. 

These lip balms are amazing to use, make for perfect adorable gifts and barely take any time or money!

Fabulous Foods: Fat Man's Cafe

Fat Man's Cafe!

 

As the name suggests, Fat Man's Cafe has a menu that'll definitely neutralize a month of your workout at the least.
Fat Man's Cafe has two outlets in Bombay at the moment: One at Bandra Reclamation in the same lane as Chez Moi and Candies and the other in Juhu, in the same building as Grain & Bagel and Quench.

Having been to both the outlets, I must say that they follow a very high level of consistency in not only their ambience but also their service and food quality. The restaurant offers a wide variety of Board Games for those who want to play along with a chilled out vibe and decent music.

The place offers more than just meal foods, it also offers beverages such as coffee and milkshakes and also breakfast. I happened to visit the outlets either for Lunch or Dinner though.

Mozarella & Cheddar Dough Balls

Speaking of the food, let's start with appetizers. Their Jalpaneo Poppers were pretty good too. However, the appetizer that stole the show were their Mozarella & Cheddar stuffed dough balls with Herb Butter dip. I absolutely loved this appetizer, a little more than the pizza to be honest.

Their Mac n Cheese Pizza is every hogger's dream. A beautifully put together dish combining the famous Mac n Cheese with the most loved Pizzas, is tough to do. The pizza didn't taste as great as I expected it would, but it was definitely not a bad decision. I was super excited when I ordered it the first time around. But when I went to the Juhu branch, I found the taste a little off and so I told the waiter serving our the table the same. His name was Zimik, and he was extremely helpful. Our pizza was immediately replaced with apologies for the delay.

Mac n Cheese Pizza

We also ordered the Grilled Pumpkin and Ricotta Ravioli in butter sage sauce. It was quite a pleasant surprise for me as I usually don't like Pumpkin. Adding seasoning to the dish only made it better and strengthened the flavoring of the dish.

For dessert we ordered the Nutella Mousse Cake. An off-the-menu dessert, this is something worth dying for. A beautiful dish with a crunchy layer made using cornflakes topped with chocolate mousse cake. Each bite was like tasting heaven. This dish definitely deserves a 5/5 rating.

The Nutella Coffee Shake is incredible as well.

Nutella Mousse Cake

However, the service, although very helpful and polite, is a little slow. We had to wait for quite some time before our food reached the table and restaurant wasn't very crowded that night either.
Additionally, Fat Man's Cafe is slightly on the more expensive side for food and drinks when compared to the quality and quantity of the food served.




Personally, I think Fat Man's is a place everyone must visit at least once with their friends!


Food: 3/5                             Service: 4/5                       Ambiance: 3/5
Pricing: 2.5/5

Overall: 4/5

The Girl With The High Walls

To everything she responds with sarcasm,
The reason behind this, no one can fathom;
She can't trust them even if she tries,
She's got her walls up high.

She's the eagle trapped in a cage,
Her heart pure as sage,
Going about the same schedule,
She's never been one to break the rules;

Always doing what she's told,
How did she get so cold,
She used to be the happiest girl before that day,
But life had its way;

The incident hardened her soul,
She went from guardian angel to ghoul ,
A smile always plastered on her face,
Of the pain there isn't a trace.

Bruised, broken & damaged,
The pieces of herself she salvaged,
Stronger than before,
She'd figure it out this time for sure.

Without anybody's help,
She's rose anew, a better version of herself.
Alone she may breakdown, she may cry;
But for the world, she's got her walls held up strong & high.