30 MOST ROMENTIC IDEAS U'LL LOVE IT

!Put a single red rose on the seat of your lover's car before they go to work.

!Send your lover a virtual postcard at least once a week.

!Get every book ever written by your loved one's favorite author.

!Keep twenty pounds of your lovers favorite candy on hand.

!Make love to him/her every night until he/she asks you to stop.

!Give him/her twelve dozen roses on all their special days.

!Compose a list: "101 Reasons Why You're the Greatest" Write each reason on a separate square of paper. Wrap them in a fancy gift box.

!Sprinkle perfume on to light bulb. When light is turned on the scent of the perfume will fill the room.


!Put a blindfold on your lover and drive them to a place where you have a blanket, candles, strawberries, sparkling drinks, and a rose. Park the car and take off the blindfold while you read a poem you have written for them.

!While your lover is in the shower, or bath, put their bath towel in a hot dryer for a few minutes. Greet them when they get out of the shower with the toasty towel.

!Write a list of 50 or more things you like or love about your sweetheart.

!Unplug the TV set. Put a note on the screen saying, "Turn Me on Instead".

!Play "hide-and-seek" in the rain. It's fun and VERY sensual!

!Buy this book: 101 Nights of Grrreat Romance : How to...

!Fill bathtub with warm water sprinkled with rose petals.

!Fix a hot cup of Raspberry Chocolate, cuddle in a warm afghan and watch An Affair to Remember.

!Place a perfumed handkerchief in the dryer with your sheets before drying.

!Send your love a letter with confetti hearts inside of the letter so they pour out everywhere when your sweetheart opens it.


!Surprise your lover with a kiss before they can finish a sentence.

!Write your own love poems then record them on a tape and give them to your sweetheart.

!While your love takes a shower, write the words "I love you" in the condensation of the bathroom mirror.

!Leave a trail of "Hershey's chocolate kisses" from the front door to the bedroom, right up to the bed. On the bed leave a note that reads 'I kiss the ground you walk on.' Make sure you're not home when s/he gets in!

!Write a love note or poem on a piece of paper and then cut it up into puzzle-like pieces. Send one a day to your special someone.

!Play the game of monopoly with a few new rules. Change boardwalk into backrub, and Tennessee into take your shirt off. Every time you pass go, you get a kiss. etc.

!Look straight into the eyes of your love and PAY ATTENTION to what they tell you! Tell your mate something about you that no one else knows.

!Look into the eyes of your special someone often. "The eyes are the window to the soul". Weave love, sex, intimacy, passion and romance into the fabric of your daily lives.

!Carve "His" and "Hers" jack-o-lanterns at Halloween.


!Camp-out in a tent with your lover and picnic in a tree house

!Men: Talk more. Women: Touch more.

!Spend one solid hour exploring various kissing techniques. 

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THINGS TO DO IN MOONSOON

1) Set the alarm one hour earlier than usual.

 2) When it rings, slam it shut and go back to sleep. While this feels terrific most times of the year, it works best in the monsoon when the weather outside is cold, wet and windy.

 3) An hour later, if the rain is still coming down in sheets, don't bother getting out of bed. The tracks and roads will be flooded anyway. It will take you about four hours to get to work and four to get back. 

4) If the weather does hold up, wear bermudas to work. Or 3/4th pants. Or capris.

 5) Remember to keep a change of clothes handy in office. Most offices in Mumbai don't have windows (except on their computers). No one will know it's raining outside. You will look strange floating around in shorts and your boss will think you are angling for a raise. 

6) Umbrellas are no good in Mumbai. Get a raincoat. 

7) Vanity is a bad idea. Rain sandals, no matter how ugly, are practical. 

8) If the trains aren't working in the evening, don't hang around on the platform. Take a long,            slow walk on Marine Drive. Or Worli Seaface. Or Bandra Bandstand. Stop for a bhutta on the way. Rub a wedge of lime on it and sink your teeth in. Namak and mirchi optional. 

9) If you take public transport, carry a Walkman and at least one change of batteries. If you drive, stock up on your favourite music. Traffic really crawls in the monsoon and it's a great time to catch up on music.

 10) Avoid partying in the evenings. Get home and curl up with a book, a movie or a TV soap.

 11) Fix yourself some onion bhajias and adrak chai. If you've walloped a bhutta before getting home, be warned there's going to be no room for dinner.

 12) Make at least one trip to the Sea Lounge at the Taj. Watch the rain fall softly on the bobbing boats, the heaving sea and the distant hills of Uran.

 13) Drive to Khandala. Stop for chai and batata vadas at Diwadkar's before you climb the ghats and idli and filter coffee at Kamat's after you touch Khandala. 

14) Drive to Matheran. The fun part is when you park your car and begin walking the red earth in pouring rain. 

15) On second thoughts, half of Mumbai will be in Khandala and Matheran. Perhaps you should just drive to Goregaon's Film City. Dont forget to have cutting chai at the roadside stall. The milk comes from Aarey Colony next door.

 16) Have a soup and barbecue party at home. Keep plenty of towels handy for dripping guests.

 17) Look outside your window. The landscape looks like it stepped out of a shower in a Lux commercial. The rains are lovely when you're indoors. And then it's time to go to work.

PLACES TO VISIT NEAR PUNE IN MOONSOON

Drive to tamhini ghat during the monsoon

Waterfall after Tamhini Ghat near Kundalika river

Lonavala waterfall

Drive through Varandha Ghat

A short drive to Dive Ghat near Saswad

Thoseghar waterfalls, Chalkewadi windmill farms near Satara

FORT:

Trek to Purandar fort – in the rain

Sinhagad Fort in Pune – the lion fort

Trek to Tikona Fort

HOW TO GET FAIR AND GLOWING SKIN NATURALLY?

1.Apply banana with milk on your face,  and neck . Try this home remedy as a beauty tip to get fair , smooth ,and glowing skin naturally.

2. Apply honey for 15 minutes. Honey can be used with curd, liquorice,  or lemon also for getting soft, fair,  and glowing complexion .Follow this beauty tip daily to replenish moisture in your skin naturally at home.

3. Apply bread crumbs with malai(milk cream) to get fair , and smooth skin which glows from within.

4. Potato or tomato alone is a good bleach for your skin. Use this beauty tip daily.

5. Soak up  sunflower seeds(chirongi) in raw milk overnight ,and grind them . Apply with a pinch of saffron, and turmeric . This  home remedy  as a beauty tip makes even dark person fairer, and glowing  naturally if used for a long time.

6.  Lentil, curd/milk, lemon juice, and rice mixed together become a great scrub for getting fair, soft, and glowing skin naturally. Follow this beauty tip on alternate days.

7. Apply  an egg white , and honey for 20 minutes to tighten your skin .This home remedy will give soft skin and help to retain youthful glow to your skin.

8.  Boil cabbage/cumin seeds in  the water to make you fair . Wash off your face with this water to get incandescent glow in your complexion. Follow this easy beauty tip for getting facial like glow .

9. Mango peels mixed with 1 spoon of milk can be applied on face, and neck to impart healthy glow to your face.

10. Mix 1 spoon of sugar in the juice of 1 lemon. Scrub on your face, and body till sugar melts completely. This  home remedy is very  useful beauty tip for getting  soft, and fair skin for all over the body.

PANEER SAMOSA

Ingredients

8 samosa patties ( readily available in the market )

For The Stuffing

1 tbsp oil
1/2 tsp cumin seeds (jeera)
1/4 cup finely chopped onion
1 tsp ginger-green chili paste
1/4 cup finely chopped capsicum
1 1/2 tsp dried mango powder(amchur)
1 tsp chilli powder
1 cup finely chopped paneer
 salt to taste
2 tbsp finely chopped coriander(dhania)

For Serving

mint leaves (pudina) chutney

Method 

For the stuffing

1. Heat the oil in a broad pan and add the cumin seeds.
2. When the seeds crackle, add the onions and ginger-green chilli paste and sauté on a medium flame for 2 minutes.
3. Add the capsicum, dry mango powder, chilli powder, paneer, salt and coriander, mix well and sauté on a medium flame for another 2 minutes.
4. Cool completely and divide the stuffing into 8 equal portions. Keep aside.

How to proceed

1. Place a samosa patti on a clean, dry surface and put a portion of the stuffing in one corner of the samosa patti and fold into a triangle. Apply a little water at the edges and seal it.
2. Repeat with the remaining pattis and stuffing to make 7 more samosas.
3. Heat the oil in a kadhai and deep-fry the samosas in batches till they turn golden brown in colour from all sides. Drain on absorbent paper. Serve hot with phudina chutney.

PUDINA CHUTNEY (without sugar) resturant style

INGREDIENTS

1/2 cup coriander leave
1 cup mint (pudina) leaves
small  piece of ginger (adrakh)
2-3 green chillies
2-3 drops lemon
1-2 tsp curd
salt to taste

METHOD

•  mix all ingredients and  curn it ...and serve with pudina leaves.

PUDINA CHUTNEY (with sugar)

• 1 cup fresh coriander leaves, cleaned, washed and chopped
• 1 cup fresh mint leaves cleaned, washed and chopped
•  2 -3 green chillies, washed, stems removed, ends trimmed and chopped
•  black salt to taste
• 1 teaspoon sugar
• 1 teaspoon fresh lemon juice

Directions:

1. 1
   Put the corriander and mint leaves alongwith the green chillies and a little water in your mixer and process until you have a smooth paste.
2. 2
   Remove from mixer into a serving bowl.
3. 3
   Add salt and sugar.
4. 4
   Stir in lemon juice.
5. 5
   Serve alongside cutlets, kebabs, etc.
6. 6
   or as a sandwich spread.
7. 7
   NOTE: As a variation, add plain low-fat yogurt to the chutney and mix well (1 cup yogurt for 2 tbsps. of chutney).
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