Its been almost a month since the day I got promoted to the Team Leader of the Customer Service Department of a well established Canadian Pharmacy. When I got the position, I was not sure if I was ready for it, I wanted it, YES! but was I ready ? Not too sure. But after this last week I have gained this weird confidence and ability to trust the quote “When life throws lemons at you, chunk it right back” – Bill Watterson.

I’ve always had a feeling that whatever I have achieved in my life is because I just got lucky at the moment. Like, when I was a topper of my class for the entire year, I made myself believe it was because other people just didn’t pay enough attention. Has it ever happened to you in any other situations? However, I reached to a position I am at now, and am I loving it? Absolutely. Is it hard? Hell, Yes! Do I still want to do it? I won’t have it any other way!

Last week was such a grind, 12 hour long days, work, home, social life everything wrapped up into one big unavoidable package. I remember having the days when I did not have a lot to do, so I would keep scrolling Instagram or sleep and have endless negative thoughts about almost everything around me. As they say, “An empty mind is a devil’s house.” Well, this past week I was so occupied that nothing crossed my mind, all I was focused on was to complete my day. I was so passionate about starting my day ( I HATE WAKING UP EARLY). Meeting new people everyday, understanding them, helping them and enjoying everything I am experiencing.

However, is this what I dreamed for ? Not even close! This is not the life I imagined or wanted for my self. Although, I am still working towards what I eventually want to do in life I can’t let these days pass without feeling them. Because, I mean let’s face it who knows if there’s a tomorrow ( Kal ho na ho). I’m spending 12 hours of my day at a job or in preparation to reach there, and If I don’t try to enjoy every second of it, what am I even doing ? That question works for me, I don’t know if it will for anyone else.

So, I am finding passion, motive and a reason every single second and I am HAPPY.

     “Eat when you get up

    Eat before you sleep 

    Eat when you get time 

        Eat because it will then rhyme”

India is heaven for a hardcore foodie, not only you get to eat a lot everywhere you go , but also every culture, every state and every region has its own unique and ethnic cuisine. Indian food is appreciated for its curries, mouth burning spices and complex flavor pairings. with its use of cardamom, tamarind and other pungent ingredients, the resulting taste combinations are unlike anything found elsewhere around the world.

Eating a meal in India is rather a family event, it is the time when all the members in the family sits together and share stories from their lives and as they say,

“Family that eats together stays together”.

It is noticed that people in India prefer to eat more of self cooked food rather than any kind of ready to eat products whereas in Canada most of the people in the country are dependent on Frozen food items or fast food. If we go out and search for a reason one may hear things like, life here in Canada is quite busy and residents find it convenient eating that way, unlikely in India (South Asia) almost everybody prefers to eat home cooked healthy food.

If you meet any Indian and ask what he/she misses most about India, one answer you will always get, ‘My mom’s food’. Its not about just getting energy by consuming food, its about love for any Asian I may say.

Homemakers or specially appointed cooks start their day early and do their preparations for first meal of the day  for the entire family. A rule of Eating….

‘Breakfast like a king,

Lunch like a Noble man,

and Dinner like a poor ‘

is usually followed in India. This entire idea may sound crazy to Canadian’s who just eat cereals for breakfast and may be a fruit if they have enough time. (Trust me I do that too now..:( )

 

 

Indifference to Canada, India is also famous for its street food around the globe, offering a wide range of options such as Spring rolls, Fish Pakoras and kebabs (to a name a few) to thousands of foodie’s where as in Canada, food is restricted to restaurants and stores only.

Enjoy this ravishing video but do not salivate 😉 (Which I am sure You  can’t help )

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For a student from India, coming to Canada and perusing her University Education changed her entire perspective about studying, and that’s because of the difference of Education systems between India(South Asia) and Canada.

The first thing I observed was the flexibility in university studies, For example, here you can take whatever subject you want to before you choose your majors so that you are able to judge what field you are interested in and what you want to be in your life (all of this is done after grade 12th), whereas in India, you choose your majors right after your 12th class, as in what graduate (Bachelors) studies one wants to do.                                                       This point has its own pros and cons, on one hand where the Indian system makes the child more confident about what one wants to do at the right age, on the other the Canadian system allows to make the right choice with in your own time leaving no scope of regret later in life.

Apart from this, I have observed that the study material(atleast for the courses I am taking) here and in India is almost the same but the way it is taught is not exactly similar and this is where the difference arises. To justify, A chapter in biology on Animal cell and Structure was taught in India by reading the entire chapter in the class and the teacher explaining the text along, but here in Canada the Professor gives us the overview and its our duty to read the text and relate it to the teacher’s notes. Now, which one is better and why ? I will leave this for you to think upon.

Though both countries have their own patterns and methods of transferring knowledge, I will always appreciate the fact that, Education in Canada is under the complete jurisdiction of the provinces and territories and as such, there is no federal education system in Canada. In keeping with the national commitment to education, public education in Canada is free upto and including secondary school in all the provinces, which enables more no. of people to gain education, which is something definitely not happening in India (as the statistics says).

Not everybody is lucky enough to study in both systems and groom oneself either ways, but If you are (just like me) take undue advantage and make the best out of it. Till then,

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Drinking, Smoking, Living Relationships,Sex before marriage, clubbing,hanging out with friends till late night sounds really cool…!!

Doing whatever you feel like, going wherever you want to and wearing whatever you like sounds like great freedom. While in Canada where all this is quite common and part of their daily life’s, its not the  same  in India. This is because people in India are not as open and broad minded as they are here. Stuff like Drinking, Smoking, Late night parties, having a Girlfriend or a Boyfriend are not considered under the list of good things. In India usually I cannot go out to meet a friend after 9pm because of the fear of getting murdered or raped. I also can’t wear the type of attire I want to  because society by which you are surrounded judges your character by what you wear. I cannot openly accept the fact of being in a relationship , or habitual of drinking as people around me would then question my morals and ethics. 

Sometimes it becomes really hard to understand these senseless and illogical superstitions I may say. There are some people back in India who want to imitate the western culture with regards to high-tech and high rise buildings but not in regards of having an open mind and accepting to give away the freedom to do whatever one feels like to (Until it doesn’t harm them in any way).

I hope there comes a time soon for people in India when they can broaden up their thinking perspectives and remove unnecessary myths from their minds and also that they are able to understand the fact that every living being has the right to lead a life the way they want to and we are nobody to judge them or question on our own terms and conditions.

For now, I am just enjoying the freedom I have got (not misusing it though).

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When you think you are doing what you wanted to,

and suddenly everything changes,

Life is exactly what happened to you.

 

Leaving the country and culture, you grew up in, is difficult for the first time. For the girl, who is immensely connected to her surroundings, shifting her culture was a complete cultural shock. By the way, That girl is me .. 😉 I am from India, and here in Canada for my further education. Trust me coming here was totally unplanned, but as I mentioned above, ‘Life is exactly what happened to me.’

Being an observer by nature, I go on noticing things which we almost ignore in our day to day life’s. Through this blog, I will try to give a slight comparison between India and Canada. P.S.- I have no intentions of favoring one and disregarding other culture. Its all about my Observations.

23rd December, 2015, is when I landed up in Vancouver. First thing that blew me away was the freezing temperature here. though weather here in Vancouver is considered the best from rest of the Canada. But it is way more cooler from where I belong, Chilly winds with minute Drizzling, this is how I was welcomed here. But anyhow I loved it.

Its not that India doesn’t have such low magnitude of temperature, but they don’t have exactly the same combination as here. Its either just dry cold or just rain, Rainy winters are very rare unlike Canada. I cannot forget the day, when I woke up in the morning and looked outside my window and I could see the snow, first time ever, here in Vancouver, just in the right amount.

One thing, that I noticed is, people here love to wear different attires during winters, they all are fashionable, be it kids or 60 Year old’s, Everybody just love to look their best. ( Justlike in India, Human nature is the same everywhere). Be it colorful scarfs, Furry Overcoats, Leather jackets, Long boots, or Designer Umbrellas to match with the dress. Canadian’s take care of each and everything. One unique thing about Vancouver/Canada is, whatever the weather may be, no matter how harsh it is, people are out there working, they don’t let conditions affect their schedules unlike India, where people are bit more lazier ( I am.)

Would love to hear your points too, may be your first judgement in Canada, or if am I right or not? Post your views 🙂

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