Sunday, August 14, 2011

Did You Know??????

Did you ever know that the water that you drink for your sustenance can be classified into different types??? And that the super rich do consider all these options before tasting a sip of this paani??If you are not aware let me take you through these types that will make your jaw drop in awe!!
All bottled water types are sometimes referred to as "spring water" but that's not really accurate. The origin and processing of different types of bottled water actually make them quite different in content and taste.
Spring Water: Ah, the ever-popular "spring water" is defined as bottled water derived from an underground formation from which water flows naturally to the surface of the earth. To qualify as spring water, it must be collected only at the spring or through a borehole tapping the underground formation feeding the spring.
Purified Water: This is a type of drinking water that has been treated with processes such as distillation, deionization or reverse osmosis (we'll get to those terms later). Basically, this just means that the bacteria and dissolved solids have been removed from the water by some process, making it "purified."
Mineral Water: Okay, ready for some science? Mineral water contains not less than 250 parts per million total dissolved solids and is defined by its constant level and relative proportions of mineral and trace elements at the point of emergence from the source. No minerals can be added to the water.
Sparkling Bottled Water: Yes, the fizzy kind. But what makes it fizzy? This type of water contains the same amount of carbon dioxide that it had when it emerged from its source. Sparkling bottled waters may be labeled as sparkling drinking water, sparkling mineral water, sparkling spring water, etc.
Artesian Water/Artesian Well Water: Ready for some more science? Artesian water comes from a well that taps a confined aquifer-a water-bearing underground layer of rock or sand-in which the water level is above the top of the aquifer.
Well Water: This one is pretty easy. Well water is exactly what it sounds like- water from a hole made in the ground that taps the water source.
(Reverse Osmosis. This is a system of water purification which allows pre-filtered water to be forced through a semi-permeable membrane to separate impurities from our drinking water. However, this membrane allows only certain molecules to pass through providing the water pressure is exactly constant)

Saturday, August 13, 2011

Live Your Life The Way YOU want!!!!

The wonders of the everyday life have never failed to impress me: the joy of feeling the wind on your face on a lazy saturday morning, riding a local bus with the localites and going to a place where the bus takes you, the cows grazing( not exactly...as there is no grass on the road!!:)) on the cobbled roads, the city waking up to the soft sounds of the temple bells, the sweet fragrance of the freshly plucked jasmine flowers along the way, the natural beauty of the mother roses with their petals wide open welcoming the sunlight with a naughty smile, the wide yellow beaming faces of the sunflowers nodding their heads in rhythm with the sunny winds, the fields lined with endless rows of gold, red, orange, yellow and the hues of all possible colors possible, and finally the pleasure that I found on the faces of the roadside beggar children, they had nothing, not even a decent piece of clothing, their only treasure was a piece of rag clothing, still their faces didnt have a trace of tear, not even a frown, not even sadness engraved, instead they were laughing as if they had the entire world at their feet, they crowded around the cars caught up in the traffic, laughing at the thrill of getting into the middle of a danger, prying onto the other's hands to see who has got the highest denomination( in their case: 1, 2 or max 5 rs.), sharing the coins, eyeing the kid inside the car( or should I say princess?: with leboutin boots, lilliput top and mini skirt, tiny chanel perfume, the newest x-box, double burst pizza on the car dashboard and a ferrero rocher choc in her hands), and running away to buy a lollipop each for themselves: this taught me a great lesson on how to value what I have when I have it, rather than complain about the unheard red carpet lives of the rich and the famous: yes yesterday was the biggest learning experience that I will treasure in the memory lane.....