10 Mantras On How To Win Your Man's Heart.

* Let him have the TV remote. It doesn't matter how squeaky clean your bathroom looks nor how neat your wardrobe is kept, all he needs to be happy is to channel surf or watch cricket all day long.

* Don't fill him on your day's happenings while he is watching the News channel. Don't you know that the political meltdown in Pakistan is grievous than someone in office getting the promotion you deserved?

* No temper tantrums at all is the mantra. You have cooked a really splendid curry but he orders pizza. What do you do? RELAX and grab a bite and tell him how good the pizza is. After all, its because of such men the pizza industry is thriving. Think of all the opportunities that have opened up for those employed in a pizza place. By letting him have pizzas and sharing it too, you are doing a good deed.

* Ask your regular grocery store to deliver a duct tape or two on first of every month. Strap a piece on your mouth whenever you get the urge to speak when your man has not asked you too. Don't argue over anything, you wont win anyway. By doing this your man will go crazy about you.

* Keep the most important person in his life happy. No, its not you, Its your mother-in-law. She happy, He happy. Next in the "most important people in his life" list are his friends.

* Never object to his "Boy's night out" and never call him on the phone, even if your house is on fire. Remember the previous mantra.

* Never say "I love you". Unless of course he says it, the chances of that happening is 0.000001%

* Never ask him how you look when you try on something, it will only bring him misery to cook up some answer. Besides, 99.99% chances are that he will look at some hot chick in the party.

* Never take him shopping. His Job can be extended up to dropping you and picking you up from the shopping mall. Never show him the bill.

* Don't try to change his habits or the way he dresses. Almost all men are happy the way they are and always glance at a mirror for 0.3 seconds when they come across one, probably to look at another woman behind him. (This made me change the title from "10 mantras on how to keep your man happy").

* Never compare tastes. Please! they will never match.

Ladies, do write back to me if you REALLY did try any of these.
Source : Anonymous.

PS: Women know how to count and I have put 11 mantras here. The extra one is a back up. See how women are so organized?

Men Are Good At Folding Newspaper

Being the hard core feminist that I am, I find it hard to accept the fact but its true. Men are better at folding newspapers. Every morning I rush to catch the early morning bus to our new campus, located in a kingdom far far away. I dont get to enjoy my daily 'sip the coffee and read the morning paper' routine anymore, so I take the newspaper along. I make myself comfortable in a seat next to one among the very few windows that can be opened, where the roof doesnt leak, where the seat is clean and where its least likely that someone would sit next to me and expect me to chat. Yes, I work for an MNC which is among the top 5 in the world, but my bus journey is another sad story.

So I take out my paper, in case if I dont feel sleepy, and try reading the news while the pages are fluttering and there is not enough space to spread the paper around. I try to fold the paper in between somewhere to make it easy but I just cant! I've sneakily observed men reading paper in the bus and they are really good at folding the paper. Just where there is an interesting article they fold the paper outward, taking care that no page falls down and smoothen the edge at the middle. The paper is crisp and good as the paper guy would have handed it out. I look at my collection of crumpled, unmanaged and unorderly pages and sigh. No one would even bother to ask me the paper to read it. So I bow down and hats off to men at being better paper folders, I mean being better at folding the newspaper.

Feminist inside me: Atleast they are good at one thing.

Its All About The Ratio

My company is on a mad drive to recruit as many women as possible! Its got special women's walk-ins, referrals only for women & high bonus points! Its come down to pressurizing managers to recruit only a lady for the vacant position in their team. What is the point of it all? The company wants more women as it was supposedly alarmed at the male female ratio. Now the male employees might be grinning wide at the move but the women are really annoyed. Everyday some guy passes a loose comment about a new joinee that she is only here because of the "reservation". I understand that the drive has some good intentions but this whole drive is so publicised that it has become a mockery.

Sale Salsa!

Lady! Madam! Girl! Aunty! Look around please. Its the season of sale ( and love, if you insist ). Almost all great brands are offering amazing discounts for their year end sale. From Favourite shop to Guess. UCB has even put up signs of sale in almost all international languages, and here is where I got good apparels for incredibly low prices. I know what you will say next, "Its all last year's fashion, why would I buy it now?". But think about this, even if you had bought it last year you would still be wearing it this year, wont you? And items like jeans, trousers and footwear are good buys. So why wait? Make good use of the salary hike that you or your husband or your dad got. Put on your comfortable shoes on and have some fun!

Creamy Affair

Do you know how to make a boring curry taste a lot better and also make it thicker? Milk Cream! This is an ingenious method my Mom uses to make use of the left over milk cream (and the little bit of milk left underneath that huge layer of cream, yikes!). When you have prepared a curry with not much masala in it and you feel that somehow it doesnt taste great, just pour in the left over milk and its cream and stir continuously till it blends in let the curry boil. Wolah! you get thicker and tastier curry!

This tip has only been tried and tested by me and my ever so adventurous flatmate. If you dont like it then dont come back to me :D

Sliver Slippers?!

I never saw this being mentioned as a hot trend in any of the fashion articles or magazines, well, an everyday woman would not follow them anyway, but I want to know how did the silver slippers creep in?!

I first saw a colleague wear it. It didnt match any part of the dress she was wearing. She never was good at this so I just ignored it. But atleast one girl in every coffee shop I visit is wearing it these days. Whats going on?!!

Slippers with silver straps or silver sequences on them are silently establishing themselves as a trend. No matter if it goes with the dress or not, girls are wearing them. As long as girls are happy wearing them, I'm not complaining.

11 things to do before you marry!

1. Used to a single 3 feet bed? Beat it! Get a queen size bed and enjoy the full freedom of sleeping in it, while you can.

2.Subscribe to a totally girly magazine. Your hubby may not like those piling up in your home later.

3.Travel with your gang of friends. Go for crazy trips or trekking.

4.Cut your hair short, color it or experiment all that you want with your hair.

5.Dreamt of doing something(except the fantasy wedding) all your life? Do it now!

6.Try all your crazy recipes and cook out of this world dishes. You dont want to experiment on your hubby.

7.Dont know to drive? Learn now! Trust my study of married men, they dont like teaching their wife driving.

8.Have slumber parties with your gal friends and enjoy gossiping the whole night.

9.Spend new years or any of such occassions with your parents.Hog on your mom's food.

10.Make a list of things you really like and preserve it.

11.Do some introspection and get to know yourself well. Be aware of your individuality and stick to it no matter what.

You Drive?

Isn't it frustating when people say that women are such bad drivers? Well here are few tips that MAY help in subsiding the bad notion.

* Learn to change tyres. You dont want to look lost when you return to your car from somewhere only to find one of the tyres flat! And needless to say always have the spare tyre and tool kit in your car. If you are scared to chip or break your manicured nails, you can ask for help but please assist in changing and know the right tools to use.

* Always carry all the necessary documents. Break the notion that women get away with cops by just a sweet smile.

* Learn to parallel park!! Its embarrassing to see how some women park their cars.Get a feel of the size of your vehicle. Practice parking as much as you can.

* Dont be too cautious while you drive. Always drive confidently and be courteous to other drivers on the road even though they dont return the favor.

* Be knowledgable about the engine, take a look under the bonnet! know the car's mileage and always fill good quality fuel.

* Always drive safe. Some of the bus, cab and auto drivers on purpose try to intimidate women drivers. Dont look anxious nor try to outrun them. Just slow down or stop and let them pass.

* And, never argue with a man that you are a good driver. You will lose.