English Rose- I

I am naming this post as English Rose- I because there are more to come. Unfortunately, I don't have the camera with me everytime I see a beautiful rose on the roadside. Here are few from different places. The experience of capturing the first one was amazing. As I was taking the pic I realised the flower had a beautiful fragrance.

A bunch of wild red roses in Leicester.

Budding pink rose in Staines, London. This pic was taken by TKS's camera.

Full bloomed pink rose with dew drops in Warwick.

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Alpenlibe...raha na jaaye...

Many of my friends continue to ask if I miss Alpenlibe so much and if I get it in UK. Well the answer to both the questions is 'NO'. Its not the candy that I crave for but its the advert that I feel like singing every now and then. The lyrics and music are smoother than the candy itself.

Sometimes advertisements are more entertaining than films or serials. I remember ads that I used to watch as a child and can still sing effortlessly. Some of them were hilarious and used to sing in groups in school as well, like jab mai chota bachha tha, badi shrarat karta tha, meri chori pakdi jaati...jab roshan hota Bajaj...ting ding ding ding ding...

Another ad that used to get a lot of attention during family dinners was Cadbury's, kuch khaas hai ad where the girl runs to her boy friend/ husband in a cricket ground after he hits a six. I will admit that I only used to wait for the ad between boring news bulletins as it used to bring in some fresh air and happy faces. The arguement used be on whether the situation is possible in real life or not. Real life ofcourse is more spontaneous and has better moments, however this particular ad and the series that followed was actually appealing.

Lijjat papad...he he he...he he he, surf ultra's daag ...dundte reh jaoge and pan pasand's shaadi aur tumse??? kabhi nahin !!! remain to be few of my favourites from the good old days.

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Leicester

These are the pics of Leicester city centre on a cold windy summer eve. Do notice people in jackets, caps and overcoats.

Friday, the 13th in UK

The first 'Devil's Day' in UK was quite interesting as a friend said its a lucky combination. It took me back to my school days where we used to wait for something evil to happen. Even till few years back I used to message all my friends, and call it their day to have a bit of fun. I also remember failing in a Maths test in middle school on the same date and day, it was not a new thing but it happened just before the summer vacations.

I also noticed that Uphaar tragedy happened on Friday, the 13th. 13 is a fascinating number, it not only scares people in horror films but also in real life, like Chandigarh does not have Sector 13, so its 12 and then 14 after that. A lot of hotels don't have the 13th floor or room number because of the jinx attached to it.

My day was relatively full of new things:

1. Walked to St. Margaret's bus station for the first time. This was to see off a friend. Everytime I go there it reminds me of my landing in Leicester with few heavy bags and nowhere to go.
   
2. Inaugurated a new Hawkin's pressure cooker which recently came from India. The first pressure cooker preparation attempt in UK was Pulao that came out as Kichdhi :D which I would have never had if it was not my preparation.

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When best friends are together

The pics are self explanatory of the kind of time I had with TKS. Her visit brought a series of new and first experiences in UK. This was the first visit of someone very very close from backhome and life felt like coffee (emotions) with cream (fun). One week flew like seconds and before I could realise that it was the truth, it was over. Dreams do come true, like this one did. Now Best is with her and Friends with me and lets see when the Best Friends meet. Thank god for her.

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4th June'08

Want to remember this day as two pieces of my heart are travelling internationally.

AG is on his way to US, god bless him :)



TKS is on her way to UK, I hope to have good time once again in life :)

Bon Voyage!

When it gets sunny

These are pics of one of the very few sunny summer days I have seen in Leicester. People celebarated a working day in the sun with friends and family like a weekend because it mostly rains during the weekend here.

Someone once told me that there never is a perfect situation, so try make whatever you can from what you have. I think it fits well even with the weather in UK.

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