Mexican Dinner

So we crazy Kids decided to have Mexican Night . . .

We had it all… except for the sombreros…!

Nacho’s, Fajita, and Buritos!

It was a group effort lead by Cicely. Good job girls!

Nachos and Dips

 

Filling for the Fajita

the whole works.... mmm mmm...

 

 

 

My Plant

Bought this little plant at TESCO, as you might have already noticed.
Thanks to Cicely, we now (hopefully) have a fresh supply of coriander all year round

 

Guy Fawkes Day

Guy Fawkes Night is annually held on November 5. It is sometimes known as Bonfire Night and marks the anniversary of the discovery of a plot organized by Catholic conspirators to blow up the Houses of Parliament in London in 1605. Many people light bonfires and set off fireworks.

So off we went to see the fireworks. . .

The Queue in front of my House...

A Windy Sunday Evening on Campus

Nice to see, Nice to snap, Glad I don't have to clean that

Weekend @ the Library

A weekend at the library and many many more to come.

It’s just wonderful to be at the library on a Saturday morning. Because there’s hardly anyone there. All probably hungover from Friday Nights Party…

The view from the 6th floor is also beautiful . . .

Ammuma would be Proud . . .

Cooking… It’s become an important part of my life, if not the most important part since I got here.

Although the thought was there, I never got around to doing it.

Chapati…
The easy peasiest thing I have seen my grandmother make when I was young.
Since I could never get the shape right, she would roll the first 4 nice big and round for my grandfather, and then let me roll the rest.
That’s when the entire world map took shape in the form of my chapatis. And at the end, she would let me roll really tiny ones and put them on a plate just for me for dinner time.

Years after . . . and thousands of miles away. . . I finally attempted to make it.
And it actually turned out well, though not as good as ammuma’s.

 

 

Ling & Minder

Was awesome to catchup with the gals…
From Intel, Penang to (various Uni’s), England . . . We’ve come a long way!

with Jasmin & Ling

Deepavali in London

So Feltham, as it appears is an Indian area.
There wasn’t any murukku or nei urundeis.
But Suresh’s mother in law, being the elder person, applied oil on our heads.
Something that is usually done Deepavali morning, but rarely done back home.

We then sat for a nice vegetarian lunch cooked by Priya’s mum.

Deepavali Lunch

After lunch we took a bus ride to Southall – their version of Masjid India.

Suresh & Vasanth

Deepavali night was, how we call it, “meriah”.
I forgot what it’s like to have fireworks,
Reminds me of when I was a kid. My uncle used to get us lots of “bunga api” and some crackers.

Aashu was all dressed up for the occasion in red, and she looked just adorable.

Aashu all dressed

Aashu entertaining everyone

Rockets

Aashu with the Bunga Api

Ready, light and run!

With Priya and Aashu

She just loves to grab my phone

One of my favourite Aashu shots

Trip to London

Deepavali time is here. . .
Left for London to be with Suresh’s family.

So its Hull – Doncaster – King’s Cross, London via the National Express train.

From KC – I took the Victoria Line Tube to Vauxhall.
And at Vauxhall, switched to the British Rail to Feltham.

The View from the Feltham Station

The Hull Fair

Cicely, Suraiya and I decided to go to the Hull Fair.

Us - before the Ride started