Showing posts with label India. Show all posts
Showing posts with label India. Show all posts

Tuesday, 13 February 2018

February Half Term Week 2018

# Just before the half term week we had our Parent Teachers Meeting and for me will be the most memorable one so far.. Ni's teacher Miss Lotts began by saying that " Lovely Ni - why I can't have 30 of her in the class. Whatever work is given to her it is understood that she will finish it to the highest standard. She is the ideal child to have in class. Mathematics is her strong point. She is sociable and very much popular in class. She has the elements of showing depth in her studies which generally only 10% of the class can achieve.
# Aa's teacher Mrs Giddy said there is a considerable improvement in his handwriting and now he takes a lot of pride in his presentation of his work. He needs to raise his hand and say he does not understand any concept in Maths. He goes very well with Mrs Bains and they both have share a good bond.
# As and Aa left for India on Friday via Amsterdam. Unfortunately their luggage is misplaced and waiting for it to arrive. Luggage arrived finally on Sunday night.
# Saturday began with my Gym session of cardio and little bit of strength training ( chest and leg press). After that I went for a luxury facial for an hour and picked up Ni from her art class at Fairkytes centre. We were joined by Ja and her daughter at Wimpys Hornchurch for lunch. I had cheese and tomato toasties and black Americano and Ni had chicken nuggets with fries. We all four chatted and left after 2 hours from the restaurant.
# Other good news which happened this half term was that Ni was given an all clear for her vision. She no longer requires to wear glasses and her vision is perfect. She will be seen again in 9 months.
# Watched " Padmavat" at  Vue Cinema Romford with Uma. Glad I watched it finally!!
# Sunday morning I took appointment with Out of Hours GP for my rash and was prescribed a cream. This rash was causing me a lot of grief and glad that I found some relief after applying cream couple of times.
# We all went for " Paddington 2 " and enjoyed the movie. This was more funnier than the first one.
After the movie we went for lunch at Pizza Express with Ni's friend and her family.
# We all browsed few stores in The Brewery and bought a laundry basket / a rainbow slinky gifted by Ni's friend and then was dropped home by them.
# Did my Gym session of 1 hour 30 minutes.
# Monday - play date at my place / work from home / Ni's workshop / bought a brand new shiny rug / few potted indoor plants / made cabbage with peas.
# Tuesday - work from home / made Panchmel daal / bought two bright red cushions / Ni attended x 2 workshops in Explore Learning /
# Wednesday - Back to work / Ni and her friend attended the Explore Learning and then Ni spent the entire day with her / attended a soft launch party of my friend starting tea business.
# Thursday - work again / Ni's friend came over for couple of hours / Ni attended Phoenic Screener and Kip McGrath / came late from work / trip to Tesco /
# Friday - woke up at 5 am and logged in at work / Ni's 4 friends came over for play date/ 

Friday, 2 February 2018

Midweek Rambles

This week so far

  • Read about Ann Lee Hussey  - on her personal mission to eradicate Polio ( Real Simple June 2012) 
  • Set a reminder for myself - relax and enjoy simple rituals. 
  • Browsed LinkedIn Daily Rundowns - love bite size news specially “ Idea of the Day”. 
  • Cooked and eaten Matar Paneer, Dahi wale Aloo, Mushrooms with Cashews curry, yellow lentils ( my fav) 
  • Indulged in back massage and a facial at my local beauty academy.
  • Dreaming about my holiday to India and making mental notes about what to shop and eat. Following Instagrammers for inspiration... 
  • Researching on restaurants which i can book for As birthday in August this year. 

Friday, 12 March 2010

India Trip

    Week 1
  • Arrived in New Delhi with a crying 6 month old baby.Had to wait 45 mts just to get hold of my luggage.

  • Overwhelmed by the number of people coming to help me right from Security Check at Heathrow to Delhi Airport.Excellent cabin crew of British Airways which i was least expecting them to be.

  • Stayed with extended family for 2 days in Delhi.Had excellent Poori-Aloos for breakfast/Kulcha Chola for Lunch and Methi parathas for dinner (1st day).South Indian Lunch the next day followed by Aloo Parathas for dinner.

  • Baby was a star on Monday on route to Nagpur. Air Hostess were all going gaga over him and wanted to cuddle him.

  • Rested completely for 4 days at a stretch doing nothing except eating/pottering around the house and sleeping and then eating again.

  • Baby has never seen and experienced such a crowd in his entire 6 months of life.He got super excited and wants to play all the time even when he is feeling sleepy.

  • The only form of exercise i am doing is a 20 minute walk in the evenings.

  • Getting myself a body massage every alternate day of the week.

Week 2



  • Had the most spicy Vegetable Chowmein at Haldirams.For dessert i had Bengali Sandesh.. Again very yummy and very light.

  • Organised family photographs and taking few of my childhood snaps with me to London.

  • There are few friends of my mum visiting us to see baby in evenings.

  • Eagerly waiting for my sister to come as she will be seeing baby for the first time.

  • This week Aayush was introduced to lentils- We made Red Lentil Soup with Onions,Garlic and Carrots,Red Lentil Stew with Potatoes,Carrots and also some Khichdi.Some spices were also added like cumin and coriander powder.

  • A very good Chinese Dinner of Vegetable Chow Mein,Fried Rice,Spring Rolls,Gobi and Mix veg Manchurian on a Saturday Night.

  • Aayush has been cranky this week due to his teething.But Thankfully he is still sleeping through the night.

Week 3



  • Drinking bottles of Neembu Pani.Very refreshing.

  • Had Vegetable Cheese Sandwiches along with Sandesh at Haldirams.

  • Bought myself four colourful traditional style kurtis from Pantaloons and Westside.

  • Reading magazines like Filmfare,Femina,Good Housekeeping and Savvy.

  • Dozing off in the hot summer afternoons with air conditioner in full blast.

  • Aayush is teething for third tooth of his and therefore being cranky and unsettled.

Week 4



  • Bought Good Homes and Better Interiors magazines.

  • Had a lavish dinner buffet at Hotel Sun and Sand on a Sunday evening.





  • Playing mindless game of Farmville with my sister whole day.

  • Got myself a haircut in stylish Belezza Parlour.

  • Read Chetan Bhagat's Two States in 2 days.

  • Bought again some magazines like People,Better Homes and Gardens,Good Housekeeping and a Tarla Dalal Cookery mag.

  • Had Chola Bhaturas from Haldiram along with Khandavi,Veg Patties, Pyaz ki Kachoris,Paav Bhaji and Paneer Kathi Roll.

Week 5



        • Got myself a relaxing facial.

        • Bought again some very nice Anarkali Suits from Westside

        • Had dinner at Panchwati Thali with never ending dishes on my plate.


        • Visited Crossword Bookstore and bought myself "Indian Summer" by Pratima Mitchell,"Dollar Bahu"by Sudha Murty,"Such A Long Journey" by Rohinton Mistry,"P.S I love You" by Cecelia Ahern,"Bye Bye Blackbird" by Anita Desai,"Love Over Coffee" by Amrit Shetty,"Tales from Firozsha Bagh"by Rohinton Mistry.

          • Invited over by one of my mom's friend for tea .. had onion pakoras. and chola bhaturas with paneer sabzi followed by Ras Malai.

          • Aayush was extremely unsettled during the Indian Airlines flight to Delhi.Cried for half an hour and just made everyone jump from their seats.A gentleman helped me with my hand carry bag as well as waited for my luggage and pulled the trolley as well.Bless him.

          • Chinese dinner again ... Tasted Momos,Chow mein and Fried Rice.

          • My cousins came over for lunch on my last day in India.We had Chola Bhaturas,Fried Bhindi and Dahi Bharas followed by Vanilla Icecream.

          • On the way back home to London Aayush was an angel and enjoyed playing with fellow passengers and air hostess.