Hello,
Hope you had a good week.
Happy Mothers Day to all mothers !! This was a special mother's day for Uma - Nandhitha gave her a bracelot that she made on her own at her pre-school. For almost 2 weeks the excitement continued for Nandhitha when she would tell me every day the "secret" of what she has made. Thanks to Mother's day we couldn't get a table at our favourite Malaysian restaurant (Sambal). Ended up doing a take-away. Probably that was even a better way to celebrate for the mom without having to tend to the kids at the restaurant.
This last week marks my 2nd anniversary at this country. A lot has changed of course over the 2 years. Still slowly learning the aussie way of things. A recent term I got to know was to "spit a dummy". A term used when someone shows their frustration. Apparently it comes from whining kids who don't stop crying even when given a dummy (a.k.a. pacifiier).
Yesterday we had a get together with a couple of friends - 5 families. Since it was the first time we arranged a dinner for this group I planned to take up the cooking on ourselves instead of a pot luck. It was not too bad actually. The only time consuming bit was the shopping and cleaning. Cream of mushroom soup, Thai grilled chicken (starter), Panang Fish Curry, Mixed vegetable pulao and Palak Paneer. More on this of course in the Kitchen. We also made it a poker night. It was a different game with 12 people playing in the same table (er...floor) whereas the norm is a max of 9 at a table. Am sure it would've changed the odds, but who cared for the odds anyway. ;-)
Am almost done with the novel (Playing for the Ashes) I have been reading. Not sure what the right adjective would be to describe it. In some pages, the author makes it so sick that one can almost throw up. The story is based out of London. Guess this would be my first British novel and the language of course is quite different from other American detective mysteries.
A recent favourite TV program here is Rick Stein's food odysseys. Rick Stein is a British food celebrity who travels around the world exploring cuisines and making a living out of it (Lucky fellow!!). Came to know just now that he even conducted a show in Opera house based on this TV program. If you get to see this aired in your part of the world don't miss it.
That's all folks....
Have A Great Week
C
Hope you had a good week.
Happy Mothers Day to all mothers !! This was a special mother's day for Uma - Nandhitha gave her a bracelot that she made on her own at her pre-school. For almost 2 weeks the excitement continued for Nandhitha when she would tell me every day the "secret" of what she has made. Thanks to Mother's day we couldn't get a table at our favourite Malaysian restaurant (Sambal). Ended up doing a take-away. Probably that was even a better way to celebrate for the mom without having to tend to the kids at the restaurant.
This last week marks my 2nd anniversary at this country. A lot has changed of course over the 2 years. Still slowly learning the aussie way of things. A recent term I got to know was to "spit a dummy". A term used when someone shows their frustration. Apparently it comes from whining kids who don't stop crying even when given a dummy (a.k.a. pacifiier).
Yesterday we had a get together with a couple of friends - 5 families. Since it was the first time we arranged a dinner for this group I planned to take up the cooking on ourselves instead of a pot luck. It was not too bad actually. The only time consuming bit was the shopping and cleaning. Cream of mushroom soup, Thai grilled chicken (starter), Panang Fish Curry, Mixed vegetable pulao and Palak Paneer. More on this of course in the Kitchen. We also made it a poker night. It was a different game with 12 people playing in the same table (er...floor) whereas the norm is a max of 9 at a table. Am sure it would've changed the odds, but who cared for the odds anyway. ;-)
Am almost done with the novel (Playing for the Ashes) I have been reading. Not sure what the right adjective would be to describe it. In some pages, the author makes it so sick that one can almost throw up. The story is based out of London. Guess this would be my first British novel and the language of course is quite different from other American detective mysteries.
A recent favourite TV program here is Rick Stein's food odysseys. Rick Stein is a British food celebrity who travels around the world exploring cuisines and making a living out of it (Lucky fellow!!). Came to know just now that he even conducted a show in Opera house based on this TV program. If you get to see this aired in your part of the world don't miss it.
That's all folks....
Have A Great Week
C
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