Food Guard #14

The right quanity and the right quality of food is essential for a good health. It is important to keep a balance on the diet.

- Siya

Food Guard #13

It is important to remove the toxins and lower down the toxicity levels in the body. These prevent the proper oxidation of cells, and also make life dull and uneasy.

- Siya

The Feeling of togetherness

There are so many times in life when we see the highs and lows, and we need to handle the issues in a mature and appropriate way and tackle them responsibly. In the moments of both the good and the bad, we want the closest person to be with us and wish to spend the time together. There is no better feeling for the human affection, care, and tenderness to spend the most critical moments of life together.

It was during my college days when once I had a bad asthma attack during the internal sessionals time in the month of March when the harvesting season takes place. I usually enter into bad health conditions during this time despite the best of precautions that I take during the period. 

My best friend, Sonal, was sitting in the other room according to the roll number sitting plan. I faced an asthma attack while writing the exam, and started feeling short of breath. The teachers on the duty called up the clinic doctor in the college. My friend could get to know of the matter through the whispers that were made by the professors in the college and in no time she submitted her paper with how much she was done. She called up my parents to inform them of my situation. She with the help of doctor and nurse from the clinic took me to the hospital that was near the college campus.

I was not aware of what was happening to me. But later when I regained my consciousness in few minutes, my friend, Sonal, was standing beside me. I could see her lips whispering prayers for me and there she standing all worried and tensed, waiting for me to be fine and to get up from the bed to get back and enjoy the after exam time. I was lucky enough to be fine before my parents reached, else they would have got too much worried about my health. 

I was happy to see my friend standing with me right there near my bed. As soon as I was fine with the asthmatic issue, I got up from bed and hugged her. We took the leave from the hospital and she decided to come to my home for sometime with me and my parents. We all got together, and shared snacks and laughter.

I always love to be with my friend Sonal and my parents. They have been the best thing that has happened to me. They take care of me in the best possible manner. The time spent with them is simply amazing and worth everything. They are the ones who keep motivating and keep me going in life facing all the tough and easy times with grace. They have always been the pillars of strength for me. It is because of them that I have been able to reach this far. It is a blessing to have them by my side and shall always be thankful to Almighty for these wonderful people in my life.

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Cooking and Life : #StartANewLife

Life has taught me a lot of beautiful lessons like learning to be wise and being decisive in the tough situations by giving plenty of opportunities to learn and explore. It is important for an individual to see the hardships as new learnings in life, and one should keep oneself open to learning at all the time, because life is a journey and shall continue to teach us as we proceed with it. 

I have been blessed with many opportunities in life and have been grateful enough to have a great life. There have been certain struggles, but I have managed quite well to cross the hurdles and come out of the tough situations, and started a new life altogether without looking back.

It was when my parents met an accident on their way back home while they were returning from a trip. My father was a less salaried person but managed the household expenses with his monthly income. He could never make much savings and invested all of his money on my and my brother's education which is what has brought me here to have a blog of my own and I am writing with the best of my efforts. At that time, I wanted to continue my higher studies but seeing the family condition, I decided to take up some job and study simultaneously through open learning.

I decided to give a new start to my life by taking some tough and difficult decisions of my life. Cooking is something that I was always attracted to but my mother never let me do any of the cooking in the kitchen. I decided to take up cooking lessons from one of my school teacher who taught me the basic skills and then I began to test them on my own. I began to cook good food in very less time and was doing good at it. From then onwards, I decided to make an earning through it. I started cooking up for paying guest students, working people and for an old aunty who stayed two homes away from my home. 

With the small earnings that I made, I could take the responsibility of the household expenses quite well in very less time and decided to try a new venture, for life has always been about learning and experimenting for me, for it has always made me a better person and filled me hopes and aspirations of a good life.

I took forward my new venture of cooking from paying guests to mess food system which again turned out to be a great one. Also, with the assistance of my brother I went to take a next step of setting up a small food stall outside a college which gave us good profits. 

My parents and everyone in the family started feeling proud of me and appreciated my efforts. They congratulated me for the tough steps that I had to take in life and for making a good start to the new life and giving reasons of happiness to parents for managing things so well by taking up the responsibilities. What I realized is that we should learn to value life and then it values us in a great manner.

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The Life of Hopes

Life gives multiple reasons to rejoice, to learn and carry forward the life with high hopes and aspirations. It is important to be on high spirits and keep our life going on with good thoughts and positivity in our attitude. Life presents us with lot of opportunities and we should not be sad if anything of lesser importance and less happening takes place with us. We should be optimistic enough to look at life with a great attitude and look for the opportunities that are best suited for us.

There have been tough times in my life when I have been tested for my patience and tolerance levels. I would share an incident which taught me to be optimistic in life and take the life forward in a positive manner. 

It was back in 2005 when I wrote my 12th boards. My parents went for a short trip and on their way back they met an accident. They met some serious injuries and both of them had to be given quality rest. I was the eldest sibling in the family. The family position was not so strong to meet the expenses properly for a long duration. I decided to take up some job and continue my studies through correspondence. I decided to explore my interest and hobby of cooking and do something with it.

In those days I decided to cook for the paying guest students in my area. I started getting calls, because I decided to do my job honestly and give the students good food. In the beginning, I used to go the student's home to cook their food. Later on, when I received lots of calls, I decided to start the tiffin system. My younger brother used to deliver the packets to their places. I started making good money which could take care of the family members and also started saving amount from the earnings. 

From the saved earnings, I started experimenting new dishes in the kitchen and they stated turning to be good. With the savings, I invested them in a small stall near the college campus which had new dishes with varying flavours. Within no time, it started running well giving me good profits. 

I also started taking cooking classes at my home. My parents started feeling proud of the little steps that I took initially and was doing good in a short span of time. I decided to give a good diet and support to my parents, and did not want them to be worried of the family expenses. 

Life was turning out to be good and giving me good opportunities to explore. I decided not to give up and be as much positive as much I can be. I learnt to be optimistic in life for many situations from there onwards and explored my interest and hobby of cooking. Thus, it is rightly said to not lose hopes in the difficult times and be optimistic enough to give our best to life.

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The Hunger Bells

The hunger bells,
when the kitchen smells,
of the fumes from the food,
that's the time to get up dude.

The mother screeches,
to remove body's leeches,
then the delicacy to be served,
to calm down the tummy nerved.

- Siya

Food Guard #12

Junk food does no good to our body and thus must be avoided at all points. Good food serves great purpose for our body like it takes the much needed care of the health and nutrition of the body.

- S.Aggarwal

Food Guard #11

The food that we eat should be respected and regarded. It is a great blessing of God upon all of us and thus should not be taken for granted.

- S.Aggarwal

Food Guard #10

Good people have the good taste for the food, 
but the best people have the respect for the food, 
they value it and love it in all the forms,
for food is a great blessing, 
bestowed upon anyone.

- S.Aggarwal

Food Guard #9

Good food is the best thing to be enjoyed in this world for there is nothing other than this than the bliss of the fumes of the good food. We must relinquish and cherish the times with the good food.

- S.Aggarwal

Food Guard #8

Both, Sex and food are the greatest requirements of the human body. One complements the other. Both are important in their own ways. They must be met at the right time to satisfy the quench and hunger of the body.

- S.Aggarwal

Food Guard #7

There are hundreds of people who would fall in love, 
in love for the person;
but there are thousands and millions who would fall in love, 
in love for the food.

- S.Aggarwal

Food Guard #6

Hunger is a curse. It should not be delved upon any creature. All creatures must be blessed with food to go to a sound sleep at the end of the day.

- S.Aggarwal

Food Guard #5

Food and affection, according to me, are synonymous to each other. They both have the strong power to set the mood in high spirits and vigour which can bring out the best emotions from the mankind.

- S.Aggarwal

Food Guard #4

The food that we consume is a great and valuable investment for our health. It must be made carefully keeping in mind the terms and conditions with appropriate precautions.

- S.Aggarwal

Food Guard #3

Food is an essential component of life. 
We must value it and respect it. 
It serves our existence. 
It aids in our survival.

- S.Aggarwal

Food Guard #2

Diet that we take in holds an important position in our daily schedule. It should be properly balanced in order to run the battery of life successfully. The life cycle of a man should run properly in order to carry a good life.

A good diet leads to a good life. Healthy fooding habits should be a part and parcel of life. It is an ultimately indicator for the happiness and bliss in life.

- Siya

Food Guard #1

Food is an essential ingredient to run the engine of life. It should be valued and given tremendous importance as there are millions who do not get to see the food.

Thus, all those who are lucky enough to feed their mouths should realize its importance and must not throw it out in the bins at any cost.

- Siya