Ravi and I decided to go to this beautiful temple yesterday on the eve of krishnastami.It was about 50 mins drive  from Reading.It was a comfortable drive.We reached there around 12 noon.The atmosphere was so pious with so many people chanting the Hare krishna Manthra which was so soothing to hear.We became one in the crowd and started singing the manthra with them.The  feeling  way after the chanting was very gratifying.

For all i know it looked like a team effort to me.We had couple of rounds there just to check the arrangements.It was incredible.Soon after that we were very peckish decided to eat in the Govardhan stall which was put up there.It had a long queue ,we waited finally we ordered samosa chat,pizza and tapioca chips.It was reasonably hot so we didn’t like it much.

We sneaked in to the darshan line at a very decided point in time.It was quite a long wait.It was manageable, finally we entered lord Krishna’s Mandir. It was amazing to see the decorations and the amount of money that goes into it.

It was a nice day spent at the mandir.

The previous evening was so exciting, Ravi came home pretending as though he was totally unaware of my birthday. Sneakily, he had hidden all the gifts in the car,and surprised me with a bouquet of flowers,a night dress(he he i would always tease him for this, although, how cute). When I walked into the lounge, the cake was on the table, the candles lit and the ambience was absolutely romantic. It felt like a perfect date. For all i know i looked like a princess with tiara and wand in my hand.I felt like a beautiful dream,but it was actually happening.For once, i wished i could stop the time then.

What a cherishing birthday.I Would always  thank god for this wonderful gift – Ravi himself. I couldn’t have asked for anything more in my life.

Thanks Baby!!!!!!I have fallen in love with you all over again!!!!!!I can’t stop saying this!!I Your love has made all the difference in my life.

It was a pleasant day with line of surprises, Ravi had planned the day very aesthetically, couldn’t have asked for a better 1st valentine’s day. Honestly, never expected Ravi to be so statuesque, he kept  giving me one flower at a time every half an hour, which kept me inquisitive to know what’s in store for me in the next half an hour.

The evening was incredibly beautiful with all the candles lit, bouquet, gifts and the most delectable ragada pattice.

What more could one ask for!! An apt ambience for romance. He managed to do everything so sneakily.

I have been blessed and fortunate to have him in my life!!!!!!!Thanks for being there!!!!!!

I place an order for a few things, soon after that, i get a mail thanking me for placing the order and stated that i would be contacted shortly.

And then the trouble starts –

Firstly, I had to wait for more than 3 weeks before I received any email from the dispatch center. After having called them several times, and having emailed several times, I finally receive an order dispatch email. Not that I’m penny pinching but I did easily notice a discrepancy of 2.04 quids from the time I had placed my order. Fair enough, they resolved the issue after a phone call. What follows is a long long duration of uncalled delay. I was very excited to see all the items I had ordered for in my hands at the earliest, but it was really frustrating to wait all this while just to realize that the staff had not cared to call me up when the products had arrived in the store due for collection.

So, we reach there with a copy of the confirmation letter. The receptionist out there was totally oblivious about this entire scenario, this cliché was equally fractious. We were made to wait for close to 20 mins and finally she managed to find it. We were the last ones to leave the shop apart from the cleaners.

To conclude I would say that Dunelm-mill’s service is absolutely diabolical and I personally wouldn’t recommend online shopping!!

Nevertheless, I still love all the items I purchased!! Happy me!

Drove back home.What a day to cherish!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Thanks to my hubby for making it possible!!!!!!!!

I know most of the Indians would cherish his memories but more so for me, because we both come from North Karnataka, it really gives me immense pride to be standing here and proclaiming that. Despite coming from such a small town he made his career so prolific and also made the entire world dance to his Hindustani tunes.

Pandit Bhimsen Joshi is a rare artiste whose music has been hailed by both the critics and the masses. His performances are marked by spontaneity, accurate notes, dizzyingly-paced taans which make use of his exceptional voice training, and a mastery over rhythm.  He was awarded Bharat Ratna, followed by so  many other accolades throughout his career.

May his soul rest in peace. Jai Hind!!!!!!!!!!!!!

A jaw dropping place never saw anything as rustic as that – takes you to an other level.

Did some shopping and headed back.

Well, never really envisaged that I would start driving one day, for the fact that I once dreaded and was phobic.

Despite my fear to drive, I got into doing so last Sunday! We thought it might be a good idea for me to start driving.

It was a good late afternoon, when Ravi said lets go, baby, I’ll teach you how to move the car!! And, now I can confess that I have indeed got impulsive about driving!

The fact that I am in control of the car and was responsible for it motion actually gave me a lot of encouragement, and pleasure!

Well, Ravi has been my greatest driving force behind this! Thanks honey!

My inspiration has always been my sister, who is an excellent cook! She’s shown that it is possible to prepare really really tasty dishes even if you haven’t cooked much before.

Prior to coming to the UK, I had never stepped into the kitchen. However, destiny and necessity makes you do everything for the first time! My hubby has always been a great source of encouragement and keeps tipping on whatever I prepare.

I’m a connoisseur of Punjabi food, and so I started my kitchen-adventures with “Shahi Paneer”.Having borrowed the recipe from Indian Food site. It is really amazing how you can prepare such great dishes just by following some well thought of recipes. Shahi Paneer was a Shahi-success. My hubbs and I enjoyed the Shahi Panner thoroughly, with some homemade chapathis. This hinted a thought that we could cook more healthily and tastily that the chefs in most hotels (perhaps that is an over-statement). Nevertheless, I continued my kitchen-journeys of adventure cooking.

Cooking routine food is also quite challenging with people like my hubbs who needs to eat different food each day. We’re quite piggy and crave for good distinct food, probably that’s the only common characteristic between US!