bus tour

today i discovered two buses which take me to recognizeable places. That means i can finally roam around in singapore and not get lost! i discovered a very different market today. it was on top of a hawker center. there were so many people there buying all sorts of wierd cried stuff.. from dry fuit to dried fish! yea the smell was too much for me and i wanted to jump off the second floor. But all that was forgotten when i found what i was looking for; a cheap t-shirt shop! plus the sales lady was terribly sweet. i didnt have the heart to tell her i just came to check prices!

plus i made pasta again, this time with sauted mushrooms as the chefs call it! and then i had a brownie.. seriously this place with alll its amazing stuff does not have the brownies like back home! they might have been expensive but the size was worth it. here the size is tiny and the price is more!! :(

22/08/2005--- old blog entry i rediscovered

paris, bodrum, istanbul and dubai

July 26
paris, bodrum, istanbul and dubai
i have to say i think everyone should try and take time out for summer holidays. and the more people the merrier the trip will be. i went ot paris first, paris was ..........breathtaking! it is a city which always has and continues to inspire me. just walking in paris is an inspirational experience, you discover something new everytime you walk through those streets or by the river seine. sitting under the bridge just watching the water was one of the best times i had there. and then theres the musee's de art (art museums).They are exquisite! seeing the originalvan gogh's and degas, and espeially the works of marcel duchamp and peit mondrian were stare worthy. the architecture ..oh my god, makes me want to become an architect. but the best part abt paris is how the parisians have kept the city perfectly, taking care of each and every monument, every roadside, and all the greenery. i hope other countries with rich histories would do the same. like istanbul, such a rich in historical sites city, but it was so sad to see how nobody is looking after it. the european side of turkey is beautiful and clean. the hagia sophia was well worht the amount charged for it. but the topkapi palace is such a dissapointment. it seriously needs help and ...someone to spend some money on it. and i personally would not recomment the food there..only the apple tea was delicious!!
bodrum is a dreammmmmm resort! ive never seen clearer waters orsuch perfect weather ever. the water sports are the most thrilling experience. the ringo-ride is by far the fun-est! the waters were so clear that i could see the fishes and rock way below myself. the sunshine is perfect, justwarm enough, perfect for a tan!!! live music, musical shows, turkish dancers all add upto a perfect vacation. bodrum was a dream and i do hope to go there again. but only to stay at hapimag (sea garden).
dubai is one big shopping mall. i enjoyed going to the city center everyday, eating new york fries, fujiyama food and the world famous cinnabon's!!!! wow! i just wish it wasnt so hot in dubai so one could walk on the streets. all in all i had a fabulous time, and would do it all again in a heartbeat! theres no time like vacation time to bond with your family.and at the end you realize how much ur family means to u.
thanx for reading...!!
( we'll meet again,same place, some other time)

noveena

long sunday

omg i actually forgot to blog yesterday.. spent the whole day home working and still! aaaaaaaaaaaa i hope my new idea is approved..

sinful pleasures..

yoshinoya!!

so today i just wanted to go out somewhere esp when our wonderful tv conked out again! and left me with a damn blue screen!!!!! so i went to pp and it was so much fun. all the sales are still there, yet today i just felt like eating and eating..! so i had yoshinoya, yup for the first time. recently i have become a person who isnt afraid of the 'new', cuz damnit.. life is too short to not enjoy! and to top off my evening i went to coffee ban , had fruit tea and awarm delicious double chocolate chip muffin...:) read few pages of the book too.

:)...

the horrors of cooking~!

ah, yes its 4 am and i just had a thought that i just had to share on my blog. well yes as the title suggest, i am speaking about the horrors of cooking. Honestly cooking freaks me out. It is soooo stressful! i mean first you go shop for the vegetables and pray you get the right ones, then you bring them home and decide what to do first. shall i cut the veges or shall i wash them first. So i wash them.. still wondering what i shud be doing next.. So then while cutting i discover that a different knife must be used to cut a tomatos and a different one for potatoes. i mean... how the heck was i supposed to know that! and then im afraid everytime..and thinking to my head. 'haniah be careful.. dont cut your finger off' which actually used to be funny some time back. But it sooo isnt funny now. well once im done with tht. i prepare myself for the shooting garlic.. which jumps out like fireworks if u put it in warm oil. so i keep the lid on standby. after which i start to look at all the spoons and cutlery i will have to wash after im done making a small 2 day meal!! :( yes so then i put all the ingredients in.. as im supposed to. After which the next stress level begins... try to not burn your food. i keep the flame on the lowest, yet it always manages to do some sort of damage to my food. So i put 10 min timers on my cell phone so i can keep checking. until the dish is done.
then i thank god its over! happiest moment of the day (trust me)
oh yea and watching friends compulsively helps too ;)

ok then.. im thinking of this right b4 sleeping cuz now i finally understand my moms stressful face as she wud ask us. So what do you want to eat tom. and we wud say, whatever u want mom. and she wud insist we told her.. because truly deciding on the food choice (and worrying abt keeping your weight in check) is indeed a HUGE decision! dunno how she did it for so long.. just dont know how!

heres to all moms! :)

f for..

...fared!

ready to jump

I haven't got much time to waste
It's time to make my way
I'm not afraid on what I'll face
But I'm afraid to stay
I'm going down my own road
And I can make it alone
I'm working, I'm fighting
I'll find a place on my own

Are you ready to jump?

to drink or not to drink

and i did! it was really yummy even the coconut itself which i have never liked b4. its a start of a beautiful friendship :)!
sumhow im missing karachi today! :s

lasalle graffiti

right brain and nad's haircut

65 route

re-discovering

my first game!!! re discovered at toys r us!
sigh..

chinese ritual along the sidewalk

this is a form of a chinese ritual to give respect to the dead. i have often seen these around trees, parking areas, along the balcony, etc. They put some traditional agar batti as we call it in the middle which burns until it rns out.

pasta-mania

sip n think

as i sip my green tea i am reminded of the fact that i did something so stupid today! and somehow god knows how to make it right because the reply to the sms was too funny. our brilliant tv isnt working again!! :P and if ure wondering what happened to the funny sms.. well lets just say my advice to all of u who may read this is that please dont sms randomly.. and if its not in ur fate! it aint happenin.. no matter how hard u try.
ok so im a wierd one and my blog is even wierder! :)
im going back to sipping my green tea now...

say it right

monday highs

the shoes..