55 FIction - Blog Marathon 12

Bhaiya and I met with a car accident. My parents rushed us to the hospital.I could hear mom sobbing. The doctors were ready for the operation. The pungent odour of the hospital seeped into my nostrils.

The next day the bandages were opened. Tears flowed down. I could see through my brother’s eyes.

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Poetry Recitation - Blog Marathon 11

I had this wonderful idea of doing a Poetry Recitation for the kids. According to me kids have so much of talent and it is for us to nurture out the best in them. Accordingly I told my idea to the other ladies and everyone agreed to do in in April 3rd week(mid-week) in the party hall.
I was in charge of getting the speaker and mike which we usually keep in the basement.
At home preparations were started and I though Ritvik his poem which he learnt in 2 days.

Aeroplane Aeroplane, up in the sky
Where are you going flying so high
Over the mountains, over the seas
Aeroplane, Aeroplane, wont you take me?

It so happened that on the Friday before our recital there was a breaking and robbing incident in the apartmetn basement. Many people's things were stolen. Due to this the management decided to keep the basement open only during office hours i.e till 5 pm.

On our decided Poetry Recital  day I was working from home. Usually on any such events I get the speaker home in the morning itself but this time I thought I'll get it later in the evening and go directly to the party hall. At 7pm I went to the basement only to find it locked. There was a bad feeling in the pit of my stomach. I went to the party hall which was filled with kids, moms/dads. I had to convey the message to all of them and we decided to postpone it by a week i.e May 2nd 2013.

Finally on 2nd May 2013 we had the poerty recital, we started with little kids who told thier nursery rhymes and then with the older ones. Some of the kids did a good job, some were overwhelmed to talk in the mike for the first time, all in all it was fun.
Hoping to do more such events.

2013 - Wednesday C-Rec C Level-Week3- Blog Marathon 10

The Weekly Volleyall Co-rec league was on Wednesday and this week it was at 8 pm.
The team we were playing against was Notorious D.I.G. Looked like they were a family, grandma,grandpa,mom,dad,kids.
We won all 4 matches.so yeaaaaaaaaaaahhhhhhhhhh

Waiting for next week.

Picture Post - Blog Marathon 9

Some pictures from our evening walks

Veggie Biryani -Blog Marathon 8

Earlier Post:-
Normally I cook veg biryani in a one-pot style but today being a Saturday and since I had all the time I decided to make an elaborate version of it.

Ingredients:

Cauliflower cut pieces

Cabbage

Carrot - 1 piece sliced

Paneer cubes

Yoghurt

Basmati Rice

Veg Biryani masala

Mint leaves

Coriander leaves

Salt

Spices- (Bay,Cardamon,Cinnamon)

In a vessel heat some oil and add the spices, then add some jeera, to this add the veggies that you have, sprinkle salt, turmeric,green chilly, coriander powder, mint leaves, coriander leaves, veg biryani masala, once it is cooked add little curd, to this add some paneer pieces and cover and let cook for 5 mins till the masala is well coated with all veggies.

In another vessel boil water and add basmati rice and let it cook (70%).

In another vessel take oil and saute onion till they turn golden brown.

Now seperate the veggies that you had cooked in another vessel. To assemble take half the veggies, por the remaining yoghurt, heat, check and adjust seasoning, sprinkle half the fried onions, add half rice, now add on top the remaining veggies, sprinkle remaining fried onions and cover with reaming rice, garnish with corainder leaves and serve hot.

Note:Pic will be posted soon.

Congratulations...You won the gift card - Blog Marathon 7

This is an old one from last year(2011) but as this place notes down everything, something to brighten up my day.
So the new management of the apartment we live in have started this monthly newsletter, where in they give a puzzle for us to complete and submit by a certain date.

Once that is done they will draw a random winner from the correct entries.
Also this month they had a ping-pong competition for which we were supposed to give in our names.
So being the (interested in games) household that we are we submitted the puzzle in baby's name and me and hubby both gave in our names for the ping-ping tournament.
LAst Friday we got a paper message at the door which said-- Congratulations --You have won the gift card for the puzzle.
So from all the correct entires it was my baby who won. muaaaaaaaaaaaaaaah
And then 2 days later we also realized that me and hubby won the ping-pong as well(reason being we were the only entries..wink wink)..still muaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaah
Loving this month.

Current Reads - Blog Marathon 6

I read a lot. Initially I used to stick to the Jeffrey Archer, Sidney Sheldon,John Grisham type of books but nowadays I have expanded my reading list.
In this week I read

Lucia, Lucia – Adriana Trigiani
This is the story of Lucia, a young Italian girl who is living in America with her parents and brothers. Though the normal convention for a woman is to get married and have children Lucia is a person who guards her independence and her freedom to the core. She just doesn't want to follow the flow but wants to do it only if she feels right.
All in all a  good read.

Mrs. 'arris Goes To Paris – Paul Gallico

This is a total fun read. It is the story of a London char(maid) who wishes to have a Dior dress and her adventures that lead to it.

Mrs. 'arris Goes To New York – Paul Gallico
This is a sequel to the above book. Though the first book had its own tales that would really not happen in real life, this one was a even bigger fantasy tale (none of which would really take place) but still one can read through it to read about the cheerfullness of Mrs 'Arris in her troubles.

My inspiration to read these books came after reading the reviews on
http://thegalnxtdoor.wordpress.com/2013/05/21/books-fresh-off-my-bookshelf/

Please go to this blog if you want more suggestions on books.