Hey! My kid bro can cook...! And not just silly Maggi or Tea/Coffee, but proper food - glorious food. Boy, am I glad. :D
I found out last night when he prepared the spread that included "Kadhi" (the one with besan dumplings not the lazy papad or aloo one!) with steamed rice topped with cucumber, tomato and sprouts salad.
Yummmmm!!!
*slirp*
He made it all using the recipe book that he got from India. When I had seen it in his stuff and given him an amused look, he had said, "I don't know anything in this book but I read it on the plane and it sounds not that bad!"
I found this great blog with yummy recipes, Shiok's Site. I'm trying to prepare a collection of such similar or other various sites in the "Good Stuff" section of my blog. Lets see as the lists grows...
Suraj is in the kitchen again today..to make 'Poha'.
:) Boys.. can you cook? huh?
Girls... are you suffering with saucepan-phobia??!
P.S. Oops! Sorry Madhu, hey all, the blog is called "Chef's Notes" not Shiok's Site! :D
Saturday, January 29
Friday, January 28
When I'm lost...
...I read this...
"If you limit your choices only to what seems possible or reasonable, you disconnect yourself from what you truly want, and all that is left is a compromise. " - Robert Fritz
Don't we all??!
"If you limit your choices only to what seems possible or reasonable, you disconnect yourself from what you truly want, and all that is left is a compromise. " - Robert Fritz
Don't we all??!
Monday, January 24
Vrrrrooooommm! In a real car.
I love the Carting game on my XBox, especially using the steering wheel and accelerator/break thing... very real(yeah!) and thoroughly entertaining.
:D
But..when it comes to real life, the last time I drove something with wheels was more than 5 years ago, in India. I had my own Bajaj Spirit - deep red in color. For those who haven't heard the name, it was your typical girlie, Sunny type bike. I used to go to my IIT coachings in that. Made some great friends *smiling, thinking of those times* because of that bike.
Ok..ok.. back to present. So, I have a full Indian driver's license with a dodgy date of birth! It says I'm 2 years older than I actually am. *yeh mera India, I love my India* ;)
Anywho..! So, when I came here to Oz, a year or so later, I gave the Learner's Test on the Computer and passed with flying colors....to acquire my legitimate (read correct DOB) DL.
Another 2-3 years passed. I still haven't upgraded myself to P Plates!
(Here is Oz after a min. of 6months on Learner you can give a driving test by actually driving a car and get to Probationary License, which then goes for 3 years, till you get your Full license! Unless, of course, you have a legit overseas license which can be upgraded directly to Full License after the computer test.)
Much gyaan... back to the situation at hand. Achhaji, I found this great car, at a great price in a great deal. Done all the paperwork, and when I went to pick it up on Saturday afternoon. They go..."Errr, you have a learner's?"
"Umm, yeah!"
"Sorry mate, you have to be atleast P to buy a car."
"Oh! I have an overseas Full license (praying in my head - *God plz don't get them to ask me for it coz it had dodgy DOB*) and I'm about to get my P's soon."
After 10 mins. of contemplating and discussing and arguing with the issurance and finance guy.
"Promise us, you will get your P's in one month and we'll give you the car now!"
:D *Yiiipppppeeeeeee*
I sign the papers and my designated driver *he* drives me home!
My first car!!!!!!!
And I'm oh! so excited about the long drives and the cool trips that I'm gonna take and oh! so nervous about the P test that I have to prepare for before I can take those long drives and cool trips!!
*Pray for me...no?!*
:D
But..when it comes to real life, the last time I drove something with wheels was more than 5 years ago, in India. I had my own Bajaj Spirit - deep red in color. For those who haven't heard the name, it was your typical girlie, Sunny type bike. I used to go to my IIT coachings in that. Made some great friends *smiling, thinking of those times* because of that bike.
Ok..ok.. back to present. So, I have a full Indian driver's license with a dodgy date of birth! It says I'm 2 years older than I actually am. *yeh mera India, I love my India* ;)
Anywho..! So, when I came here to Oz, a year or so later, I gave the Learner's Test on the Computer and passed with flying colors....to acquire my legitimate (read correct DOB) DL.
Another 2-3 years passed. I still haven't upgraded myself to P Plates!
(Here is Oz after a min. of 6months on Learner you can give a driving test by actually driving a car and get to Probationary License, which then goes for 3 years, till you get your Full license! Unless, of course, you have a legit overseas license which can be upgraded directly to Full License after the computer test.)
Much gyaan... back to the situation at hand. Achhaji, I found this great car, at a great price in a great deal. Done all the paperwork, and when I went to pick it up on Saturday afternoon. They go..."Errr, you have a learner's?"
"Umm, yeah!"
"Sorry mate, you have to be atleast P to buy a car."
"Oh! I have an overseas Full license (praying in my head - *God plz don't get them to ask me for it coz it had dodgy DOB*) and I'm about to get my P's soon."
After 10 mins. of contemplating and discussing and arguing with the issurance and finance guy.
"Promise us, you will get your P's in one month and we'll give you the car now!"
:D *Yiiipppppeeeeeee*
I sign the papers and my designated driver *he* drives me home!
My first car!!!!!!!
And I'm oh! so excited about the long drives and the cool trips that I'm gonna take and oh! so nervous about the P test that I have to prepare for before I can take those long drives and cool trips!!
*Pray for me...no?!*
Saturday, January 22
The girl has a game and the boy can shout!
If you read my last post, you may have known my mind set yesterday at work. I was ready to run out of my office screaming, "Mummy!!!!!!"
:I
So I settled for Mummy's son. :)
My bro, called him home.
"Suraj, what are you doing?"
"In the kitchen, washing some dishes."
"What are you making for dinner?"
"Arrey behen, you have to make dinner that is why I'm washing the dishes!"
"What are you making for dinner."
"I won't wash the dishes, if you don't make dinner!!"
:D
"What are you making?"
Oh! I love getting on his nerves...such a stress releiving excercise! Sachhi!!
Ignoring me completely he said, "Today is Sania's match."
"OK, whats the score?"
"Hasn't started yet."
"Let me check the schedule of play on the net." After a few seconds, "Oh! its on right now, they are starting the warmup!"
"Behen, lets go see it! Pleeeeaase! We will cheer for Sania and make her win the match."
Kids and their undying faith! I wanted the believe the same, I think.
Btw, I'm a kid too! *hehe*
Anyways, I said, "Fine, finish what you are doing, then come to the city. I finish work in half n hour, see you at the Ticket sales thingy outside Vodafone Arena. We might be able to make it."
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45mins. later.
"Come on, Saaaaniiiaaaaaa!!"
We made it, but were pretty late. Could see quite a few Indian flags in the arena. That in itself was enough. I was happy, very proud indeed.
Sania played well... we all know. We have obviously not seen the end of her. She has a game. She put up a fight...tried and well...she's 18. Has a long time!
Suraj was just awed by the fact that he was in a International Grand Slam match! :)
All I heard till the next match began was, "Awesome!" "Amazing" "Unbelievable" "This will take me 5 very long mails to explain to all my friends in India."
and "Behen, dekhna Sania will beat Serena next year, right here in the Australian Open. You wait and see!"
:)
Love the guy! Did I say that before?!
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If Sania's match went for 50mins. next one went on for 4hours!!!
Swedish No.11 seed Joachim JohanssonVs Spanish No.24 Feliciano Lopez.
There were almost 100 Swedish supporters dressed in the Swedish flags with all the pompoms and horns and drums etc. Shouting away to glory.
And Suraj like many of the remaining Indians in the arena started rooting for the underdog Lopez! If you see that match, the marathon rather, that went on to 5 sets the last one upto 13-11, and hear a guy's voice yelling "LoooopeeeeZZZ" That is Suraj.
Honest, for the whole first two sets, I was hiding my face everytime he would yell out coz everyone around would turn to see him.
But shamelessly, so enthusiastically, Suraj kept going.
"LOPEZ!"
Clap - Clap
"LOPEZ!"
Clap-Clap
By himself for a while...then as Lopez picked up his game...all around us started joining in!
:D
I did too. :P
I think the Swedish crowd got to Lopez at the end, Johansson won, 6-3 3-6 5-7 7-6 13-11. Way after 11pm our time.
Was a great game. Great evening.
Cheers again to Sania.
Cheers to my buddy-boy Suraj.
:D
He can barely 'croak' this morning!
:I
So I settled for Mummy's son. :)
My bro, called him home.
"Suraj, what are you doing?"
"In the kitchen, washing some dishes."
"What are you making for dinner?"
"Arrey behen, you have to make dinner that is why I'm washing the dishes!"
"What are you making for dinner."
"I won't wash the dishes, if you don't make dinner!!"
:D
"What are you making?"
Oh! I love getting on his nerves...such a stress releiving excercise! Sachhi!!
Ignoring me completely he said, "Today is Sania's match."
"OK, whats the score?"
"Hasn't started yet."
"Let me check the schedule of play on the net." After a few seconds, "Oh! its on right now, they are starting the warmup!"
"Behen, lets go see it! Pleeeeaase! We will cheer for Sania and make her win the match."
Kids and their undying faith! I wanted the believe the same, I think.
Btw, I'm a kid too! *hehe*
Anyways, I said, "Fine, finish what you are doing, then come to the city. I finish work in half n hour, see you at the Ticket sales thingy outside Vodafone Arena. We might be able to make it."
----------------------------------------
45mins. later.
"Come on, Saaaaniiiaaaaaa!!"
We made it, but were pretty late. Could see quite a few Indian flags in the arena. That in itself was enough. I was happy, very proud indeed.
Sania played well... we all know. We have obviously not seen the end of her. She has a game. She put up a fight...tried and well...she's 18. Has a long time!
Suraj was just awed by the fact that he was in a International Grand Slam match! :)
All I heard till the next match began was, "Awesome!" "Amazing" "Unbelievable" "This will take me 5 very long mails to explain to all my friends in India."
and "Behen, dekhna Sania will beat Serena next year, right here in the Australian Open. You wait and see!"
:)
Love the guy! Did I say that before?!
-------------------------------------------
If Sania's match went for 50mins. next one went on for 4hours!!!
Swedish No.11 seed Joachim JohanssonVs Spanish No.24 Feliciano Lopez.
There were almost 100 Swedish supporters dressed in the Swedish flags with all the pompoms and horns and drums etc. Shouting away to glory.
And Suraj like many of the remaining Indians in the arena started rooting for the underdog Lopez! If you see that match, the marathon rather, that went on to 5 sets the last one upto 13-11, and hear a guy's voice yelling "LoooopeeeeZZZ" That is Suraj.
Honest, for the whole first two sets, I was hiding my face everytime he would yell out coz everyone around would turn to see him.
But shamelessly, so enthusiastically, Suraj kept going.
"LOPEZ!"
Clap - Clap
"LOPEZ!"
Clap-Clap
By himself for a while...then as Lopez picked up his game...all around us started joining in!
:D
I did too. :P
I think the Swedish crowd got to Lopez at the end, Johansson won, 6-3 3-6 5-7 7-6 13-11. Way after 11pm our time.
Was a great game. Great evening.
Cheers again to Sania.
Cheers to my buddy-boy Suraj.
:D
He can barely 'croak' this morning!
Friday, January 21
Chemistry...??? No...!!!
What is going on?
I have no idea.
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Its Friday (okay my Thursday as I work from Tues-Sat, but anywho!), almost the end of the week and I am feeling wierd. Don't smirk..please.
There is this strange heavyness on my head, my heart, my mind basically my whole being.
An unrestlessness - like I'm forgetting something, something that I have to do, somewhere I have to be, something I have to write, something..... and I have NO idea WHAT-so-ever, what on earth that is!!!
:
I thought I just needed some fresh air so I went outside to a bright sunny day - Nothing.
I thought I just need a walk, so I walked around the block - Nothing.
I thought I need some retail therapy (that works! for us chicks at aleast), but as I'm at work, I just got myself the chocolate I have never tried - Flake Luxury and the drink that I have never tried - Fanta Spider with Choc Icecream. Some retail therapy..not even $10! Sheh!
Interesting...huh?
I thought so too... who cares.. just try it. Try I did, and (yes you know!) - Nothing.
What is the matter?
Please don't write n say its the case with girls..often! Or its just the stupid hormones or any of that biological/chemistry mumbo-jumbo. That is totally unacceptable!
Girls you know what I'm talking about... or do you?
Guys have u ever had that happen to you? (Don't smirk...I'm warning you again!)
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Mummy --- here I come! (read, call) :D
oooo! Bhagwaanji...yeh mujhe kya hua hai!!
I have no idea.
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Its Friday (okay my Thursday as I work from Tues-Sat, but anywho!), almost the end of the week and I am feeling wierd. Don't smirk..please.
There is this strange heavyness on my head, my heart, my mind basically my whole being.
An unrestlessness - like I'm forgetting something, something that I have to do, somewhere I have to be, something I have to write, something..... and I have NO idea WHAT-so-ever, what on earth that is!!!
:
I thought I just needed some fresh air so I went outside to a bright sunny day - Nothing.
I thought I just need a walk, so I walked around the block - Nothing.
I thought I need some retail therapy (that works! for us chicks at aleast), but as I'm at work, I just got myself the chocolate I have never tried - Flake Luxury and the drink that I have never tried - Fanta Spider with Choc Icecream. Some retail therapy..not even $10! Sheh!
Interesting...huh?
I thought so too... who cares.. just try it. Try I did, and (yes you know!) - Nothing.
What is the matter?
Please don't write n say its the case with girls..often! Or its just the stupid hormones or any of that biological/chemistry mumbo-jumbo. That is totally unacceptable!
Girls you know what I'm talking about... or do you?
Guys have u ever had that happen to you? (Don't smirk...I'm warning you again!)
--------------------------------------------------
Mummy --- here I come! (read, call) :D
oooo! Bhagwaanji...yeh mujhe kya hua hai!!
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