Ayurveda

It´s astonishing to see how fast Ayurveda is catching up here in Germany. In almost all exhibitions held here in Stuttgart you will find a stall for Ayurvedic medicines and cosmetics. And on the other hand in India, we try all sorts of foreign medicines, cosmetics and treatment before turning to Ayurveda. When I was thinking on the same lines I remembered how in old Indian advertisements companies stressed on the fact that the products were Ayurvedic.

I found one such ad on youtube. Here it is:



But thesedays we are more concerned about how fast the product works. Accordingly advertisers stress on the time factor.

Jeff - mein Freund

In German class today, the theme for the day was "Freundschaft" (Friendship). We were asked to write a poem about a friend and were given about 10 mins. I wrote the following poem about my good friend Jeff. In the poem I have said that he lives in France (because it was the only country I could think of that rhymed with the last word in the previous line) when Jeff actually lives in the U.S.

Jeff - mein Freund

Du bist lustig,
Du bist kräftig,
Ich vermisse dich...
Du machst Spaß,
Du kennst keine Hass,
Ich vermisse dich...
Du magst Musik,
Du bist nicht gut in Mathematik,
Ich vermisse dich...
Du bist hilfreich,
Du lebst in Frankreich,
Ich vermisse dich.

-Viel Spaß

Happy New Year!

Yesterday we had a New Year party with potluck dinner at our place. We had a Treasure hunt, some games and of course dancing! It was a lovely evening followed by a delicious dinner (thanks to my wonderful friends who are great cooks). I baked Veg Puffs and Vanilla Cake. My Veg Puffs were a huge hit, here´s the recipe. I decided to put it here especially for Madhuri, Priya, Shamli and Shwetha.

Later at night, we went to watch fireworks at Scholssplatz. It was a feast to our eyes!

HAPPY NEW YEAR!