Busy Vacation
25 Jan 2012 Leave a Comment
in Personal Tags: busy, Personal, vacation
I have been so busy during the past 2 weeks that I haven’t read lot of books and am busy with travelling most of the time. I did meet a friend of mine while visiting Hyderabad but most of the days was spent looking after Baby A since hubby was working there. Then we left Hyderabad to Budduwada which is about 4 hrs drive and I began to see how tough it will since she was in the car seat most of the time. She was unhappy about travelling in the car seat and we had a tough time looking after her.
We stayed there for about 4 days and had some good food 
. Then we left to Thirupathi which is about 9 hrs drive 
which doesn’t includes the break we took. By the time we reached there we were all tired and it felt like a jet lag 
. I hated the travel but we absolutely have to visit the temple so that we can do the mottai (mundan) for Baby A. We reached the room in Thirupathi about 10.30 pm and we had to get up about 5.30 am so that we can do her mottai. I didn’t go since i wanted to get ready before they come back. Apparently she didn’t cry at all.
Then we had to stand in the queue for 2 hrs which is apparently not bad and then we had to visit all the surrounding temples and I was cranky enough to snap at everyone. The road from Thirupathi to Chennai was so bad that half way through I have back aches . By the time we reached home it was 9.30 pm and all I wanted to do was have a shower and sleep. The next 3 days was busy with relatives visiting the baby.
On January 23rd, we celebrated Baby A’s star b’day traditionally and it is called Ayushomam where you do yaga for the long life of the baby. It was done in a grand manner. She had the cutest pattu pavadai in blue and green. We also pierced her ears and she looks so cute in mottai and the ear-ring. Two of my friends came for the function and most of them didn’t attend. I guess since it was on monday, they had work.
The past 2 days have been a little bit relaxed one and I am getting tired just from the heat since all I want to do is sleep . We still have to get some stuffs for our trip back. On the personal care side, my facial skin looks better here in Chennai where as my feet is a mess. Its dry and rough. I need a pedicure soon . I am hoping that I will have time to post in the blog. I don’t know what I will blog about but I guess I will find some thing 
.
P.S. I am getting fat just by eating 3 proper meals and some snack in-between .
Vacation time
05 Jan 2012 Leave a Comment
in Personal Tags: india, trip, vacation
Hey Readers,
We are going on a vacation today to India for 5 weeks . I am so excited about it but its going to be a very busy first 2 weeks since we will be moving lot . I am more worried about Baby A and did I mention that the travel time from here to India is about 27 hrs ( O yeah, you read it right) . I have this feeling that Baby A is going to screaming for the most part of the travelling since she has started moving and wants to get down from her cat seat all the time . Maybe I will rant about this travel once I reach Chennai .
The next day we are travelling to Hyderabad where we will be staying for about 5 days since hubby has to work whereas me and baby will be bored to death sitting in a hotel . Lets hope that they have internet or TV or even movie channels. At least we have plans for the evenings there. So then we are going to my in-laws house for 5 days and then we are going to travel to Tirupathi from there in car which is 8 hrs drive . Seriously can you just imagine with baby A, lot of pit stops, food breaks, etc, etc. I think you can look forward to one whole rants about this whole trip . Finally from Tirupathi we are coming to Chennai and will be there for 3 weeks (Thank God) but hubby is already thinking of one small trip to B’lore to meet his friends.
Anyway, Just wanted to tell you all that I will be out and if you haven’t seen any blog post then you know the reason for it . Anyhoos, we have a pet sitter for our kitties. She comes home once a day and take care of our kitties which is handy since she also checks our mail boxes. I am not that much worried about them this time since the pet sitter is quite good.
Hopefully, I will still be able to write some blog posts but don’t know about what. Maybe I will write some reviews on the shops I went in Chennai and Hyderabad, What do you think of it? If you can recommend any shops in Hyderabad, please do since I do want to visit some shops there.
Vacation Time
03 Sep 2011 Leave a Comment
in Personal Tags: ireland, rambling, vacation
Hey Readers,
I am leaving on a vacation to Ireland . I am so excited to visit all my friends and visit some of my favorite places. I have been feeling so excited for the past month and I am really looking forward to this trip. This would be a first flight trip for Baby A and I really hope she fares well. I will be back in a week or so.
Even though, I say Vacation, its truly not . I am meeting so many people that I only have 1 day to just relax at a friends house, rest of the days are filled with appointments for lunch, tea and dinner with friends. And also I am attending an Irish Wedding and its my second one. I am really looking forward to attend them and probably curious about the bride’s dress .
I have got my silk salwar ready and Baby A has her first Pattu Pavadai all packed up . Hopefully I can post some pics here. So take care everybody and I will be back soon .
Day 6 & 7 in Nice
22 May 2010 Leave a Comment
in Travel Tags: annot, nice, Personal, vacation
Day 6
It was a pretty boring day. I got up late and went to the city center and we decided to just walk in the beach . We went to monoprix to get some fruits and some dessert for us. We then ended up walking to the beach. It was so sunny and bright that I thought I will get a tan . We must have walked for about more than 6 km and then finally ended up in our hotel. The net is so slow that I hate sitting in the chair and waiting for it.
That’s the end of our day there. Nothing interesting. But I did see lot of Indian tourist there on the beach .
Day 7
We decided to go to Annot which is about a 2 hrs in train. The path is supposed to be beautiful with mountain views so hubby wanted to try it. Our plan was to catch the train at 9 am but I got sick that night. My cough was seriously bad, I ended up coughing whenever I lie down , which led to sore throat and more coughing. So I couldn’t get up in the morning. We then decided to catch the 12.45 pm train.
I finally got up at 10 am and we went to catch the train. I was looking forward for the ride because I remember I loved the Cannes trip in train. But what do you know, the train is like a Bombay local , It was just 2 coach and lot of people. Some of us had to stand in the train which was awful with all the crowd . The day was so hot that once I got into the train I could feel myself melting and stinking with all the sweat, etc .
But the view was really amazing, lot of mountains, rivers and valleys. I also realised that since it was a non-ac train, the windows were open and we crossed a gravel digging area (I hope that the right word), the minute we neared the area, I could see a cloud of dust and I knew that my day is gonna get worse . I could feel the dust settling in my throat which led to my clearing the throat all the time.
Anyhoos, the train journey itself was tiring for me with little sleep and still sick but the view was really great. We had to get down in some city and then take a bus trip to Annot. We ended up crossing Entrevaux which is a walled city surrounded by water. It was fantastic. We finally ended up in Annot, it was just a beautiful hilly city. We ended up going to a cafe and had a sandwich and hot chocolate. By that time, It started raining . While coming back to the bus, I ended up getting wet in rain.
So we caught the bus and train back to Nice and ended up there by 6.30 pm. I was so tired and had a hell of a headache. We then caught the tram to Monoprix to get some sandwiches and then went back to the hotel. I was so tired with the headache and I could feel that my body is so tired. I tried to sleep early but my mind was not at all tired. Within an hour, I started coughing and I realised that my wheezing had started because of the dust .
It was the worst night so far with horrible coughing and wheezing and I already had 3 tbsp of cough syrup but it was just not helping. I realised that i had to go to the doctor on Monday and I hoped I could be ok till then .
Day 4 & 5 in Nice
20 May 2010 Leave a Comment
in Travel Tags: cannes, nice, travel, vacation
Day 4
I got a good sleep that night and got up at 12 pm . But I was tired and wasn’t in a mood to do anything. Hubby had conference till 5.30 pm. So I left the hotel by 3.30 pm and went to the city center by bus. I had my lunch there and wasn’t interested in doing anything else except visit the Shopping mall called Nicetoile. I read that it has about 100 shops there and decided to take a look at it. I have to say that all the shops looked posh .
It had about 3 floors full of shops and I decided to go around and check what the shops are. I finally found a nice shop which I actually can buy something . Its called C&A, I recognised this brand because I have been to that shop before near Paris. Anyhoos, I got a 2 good ear rings which I loved.
By this time, hubby returned and we decided to go to the end of the shopping street to see what they have. And we realised that there was a Notre Dame Church in that street and when we went inside, prayers were going on, so we quietly came out . Then we decided to go back to our hotel because I just wasn’t in a mood to go around anymore. We ended up getting some sandwiches for our dinner and returned to the hotel.
I also took some photos of the beach just right infront of our hotel .
Day 5
I had a pretty bad night with the coughing and my throat was so sore and I couldn’t sleep at all. I got up at 12 pm in the morning still tired. Hubby told me he will come early today and we decided to go to Cannes. So I left the hotel by 3.15 pm and waited for him near the train station.
We got a train to Cannes and it was about 30 min ride. The route was absolutely fantastic with the ocean view. I loved to watch all the yacht and people finishing in the beach . We reached Cannes and went to the tourist office to see what to do and realised that all the main attraction are just about 15 min walk and so we decided to walk. On the way, we ended up in the shopping street of Cannes. Needless to say, it was all posh exclusive boutique and some popular brand shops.
View from the train
We walked for about an hour and ended up in the building where Cannes Film Festival was going on. We saw a lot of people on formal wear and we saw the red carpet and it was filled with photographer near the red carpet and the entire streets were filled with paparazzi/normal photographers . Thank god, We took the train because beach road in Cannes was crowded for the Film festival.
Look at all the photographers near the red carpet
Red carpet in the Cannes Film Festival
We also ended up in the port where exclusive yacht were parked (I hope it’s the correct term ). I was in awe looking at how luxurious the yacht were. God, It was like a fancy hotel in there and I kept hoping that I will see some famous person. But alas, I didn’t see anyone but there were lot of parties going on in some of the yacht and I kept hoping I will see someone who is famous .
Anyhoos, after about 3 hrs of walking we returned to the train station and came back to Nice. We then decided to go to the Indian restaurant for the dinner and ended up there till about 9. We didn’t realise that all the bus services stops by 7.30 pm so we finally ended up catching the taxi to our hotel. Hubby was quite busy after coming back to our room. The only thing which I hate about this hotel is that they have the cable for internet, no wireless . Can you believe it? So hubby hogs it all the time.
Anyhoos, that the story for the past 2 days. Tomorrow will be another boring day, but on Friday, hubby is off and we are planning to go on the train trip around the south of France which is for 3 hrs . Maybe I will post something interesting on that day .
Day 3 in Nice
17 May 2010 Leave a Comment
in Travel Tags: france, nice, Personal, vacation
I had the most horrible night , I was coughing very badly which left me sleepless. I woke up at 9.30 pm because I have to check out by 11.30 pm but I was so tired with lack of sleep . Anyhoos, hubby’s conference started from today so he left the hotel by 8 am. Then after checking out, I stayed in the hotel’s breakfast room till about 2 pm. During that time, I read a book, watched a movie and played with their dog (who is so cute).
Then I left the hotel to go the city center by tram. I have to talk about the French people and dogs, 90% of them has dogs mostly the smaller ones. They are even allowed in some buses and shopping center which was surprising. I have become an avid dog watcher and I watch out for the dogs on the road which is quite a time pass . Anyhoos, today I decided to go to the shopping street. I got down near Galeries Lafayette and then walked up the street and what do you know? I saw BATA shop (like the shoe shop in India). I also saw some recognised shop names like Mango, Zara, Foot Locker and New Look.
Finally I ended up going to Monoprix which is like a department store like our Tesco. I loved checking out their beauty and cosmetic section. They have so many french cosmetic brands but they are quite expensive like about € 10 lipstick and I also saw the Nivea has cosmetics like foundation, lipstick, lipgloss, eyeshadow, etc. I ended up in the skin care section where they has an awesome collection of french brands but it is quite expensive. Finally I ended up buying a shampoo which I wanted to try just because I liked the smell of it and some sandwiches for dinner. I also bought a dessert, a cake called Noisettine, which I swear taste just like the prasad in Gurudwara .
I also ended up going into Sephora but didn’t buy anything. I also went around Galeries Lafayette where I wanted to check out Shiseido but the one product which I was looking for was not there . I just walked around the street till hubby finished his conference and then we changed our hotel to Radisson . The hotel is just right infront of the beach and it is quite posh. The room is fantastic, huge with good-sized bathroom and shelves to store some clothes.
I have to say given the choice between room with a view and room with large space, I would definitely prefer the latter. Overall, it was not much of a productive day but I just enjoyed going into the shops to check out what they have. I don’t have any pictures for you today but maybe tomorrow I will take a picture of Sephora and I also wanted to visit this huge shopping mall which I didn’t go into.
Stay tuned for Day 4 (Hint : Might go to Cannes tomorrow, not decided).
Just 48 hrs..
04 Mar 2010 Leave a Comment
in Personal Tags: chennai, Personal, vacation
Its been 3 weeks since I am in India. I had a fantastic time here. We celebrated my father-in-law’s 60th b’day traditionally and on the same day we had the holi party. It was a tiring day as we had to get up early for the homam for the celebration and it was followed by holi party at around 11 am. I didn’t play with the colours but I watched all the others play.
I have been eating like crazy in Bhilai as we have a cook here . Everyday we decide the menu and the cook makes it. I am sure that I have put on weight but it can’t be avoided as the holi sweets started arriving as well followed by the b’day celebrations where we had gulab jamun, kheer and cake, of course. I bought a lovely maroon saree for the occasion and I loved it .
I am leaving for Chennai in about 6 hrs and I have a flight to catch for Dublin by Sunday early morning. I have been missing my kitties a lot as everywhere I saw stray cats and dogs. I miss their hugs rather I miss hugging them. It certainly makes me smile :) . Though I didn’t buy lot of stuffs, hubby got 2 custom-made bag for his sport cycling which occupied most of the suitcase . I hope I can bring everything in our luggage. I still have to shop for the sweets, snacks and pickles .
Busy days ahead. I have the flight on Sunday early morning and I will reach Ireland by Sunday afternoon (time difference) . Then its back to the routine life again. I don’t know if I am happy about it or not .
Busy…
23 Feb 2010 Leave a Comment
in Personal Tags: busy, Personal, vacation
I have been really busy in India last week. Maybe I will try to post aleast 3 articles in a week. Chennai got so hot towards the end of last week. It tires me out whenever I go out in the afternoon and I end up tired in the evening. I didn’t buy more beauty items in India. I did buy some sandals and a silver finger ring which I absolutely love .
I have been sleeping a lot at night. I usually slept by 10 pm and got up by 9 am in chennai. I have been eating mom’s food every day. Yesterday I arrived in Bhilai at my in-laws house. The travel yesterday was tiring. Our flight was at 5.45 am so we left home at 4 am. Then our connecting flight was from Bombay at 10.35 am which was delayed by an hour. After reaching Raipur, we had about 2 hrs of car journey. It was too much journey in the heat for me and with the lack of sleep, I was cranky throughout the day.
I have been sleeping so much today. I got up at 10 am then slept by 3.30 pm and got up at 6 pm . I still feel very tired. I was going to review some products I am using at the moment. Maybe I will do it by this week. I did buy one more Lakme nail polish because I liked the colour. Will post reviews from tomorrow .
Leaving for Vacation..
12 Feb 2010 Leave a Comment
Hello Readers,
I am leaving to India for 3 weeks. So I might not be able to blog as often as possible. I will try my best to do some blogging. I have packed my stuffs and everything is ready. But I somehow have the feeling that I am missing something. I hope I get some good stuffs from India so that I can review it for you.
The flight is at 6.45 am and I still haven’t slept . We have a break in London and I have plans to stop at the MAC counter . I am planning to buy a lipstick or something. But till now, I haven’t decided if I want to buy it . I hope we have a pleasant flight trip and I also hope nobody sits next to us . It gets crowded if all the seats are occupied. I also hope that our suitcases are not overweight .
We have left out cats in the cattery yesterday and I feel so guilty. I also miss them so much. Bujju has been giving me strange looks from the morning and I had the strange feeling that he knew something was going to happen. I will definitely miss their hugs. It feels strange in the house without them. Its so quiet .
Tired..
28 Sep 2009 Leave a Comment
in Personal Tags: rambling, vacation
Hello Readers,
I have been busy till today. After leaving seattle, I went to Virginia where I stayed with a friend of mine. I was so busy there as I was visiting friends and family. I did meet 3 of my friends and was remembering our college and school days :) . It was good to catch up with friends. I haven’t seen them for almost 7 years. We had a nice chat. I also met one of my school mate and my cousin.
Then we drove over to Rochester where my aunt lives. Its was like 6 1/2 hrs drive and It was so boring. I did go and see Niagara Falls which was cool but not that great. I also visited the Hershey’s Chocolate World. God, they have so much variety of chocolates . I wanted to try everything but unfortunately they were too many.
Our flight was on friday night, but with the time difference and all, I couldn’t sleep in the flight. And I was not comfortable during the journey so I couldn’t sleep at all. We arrive in London at 7 am and then went on to catch our 9 am flight to Dublin. It was so tiring as I slept for just 2 hrs. We arrived in Dublin at 10.00 am.
After reaching home, I realised that I didn’t clean the house before I went to USA . Our house was quite messy. We had to go to Tesco for grocery shopping as we didn’t have anything. Then we went to pick up our kitties. After that I resisted hard not to sleep, as I wanted to sleep in the night and get back to this routine. But by 5 pm, I was exhausted and I slept. And what do you know, our next door neighbour was having a party and I woke up during the loudest karaoke ever (rolling my eyes). I couldn’t even go and tell them to quiet down as it was just 10.30 pm (It is early by irish standards). Once I woke up, I couldn’t sleep at all. I then slept at 4 am and woke up at 2 pm . We seriously couldn’t open our eyes. Its going to take a week for our body to get used to this time .
Moving on to my kitties , I was so happy to see them. They did recognise us when we went to pick them up. The owner of the boarding house did really look after them well. Their coat was soft and tangle free . They have been little bit needy for the past 2 days and that is acceptable. Bommu wants to sit in my lap most of the time and Bujju wants me to pet him as well. I am much more content with them in my lap .
They look so cute and huge . Their hair has grown fluffy as the winter is nearing which makes them fluffy. Both of them are being spoilt now . Hopefully my body should adjust to this time zone quickly. I will continue with the reviews from now on. I did buy lot of stuffs readers and I am amazed at how much I bought.
