Things I'd love to do again

1. Starting painting again, last I painted was 10-13 years back.
2. To be able to read a book, I am constantly busy with one thing or the other.
3. Start gardening all over again.
4. Play ludoo and other board games.
5. Feed my daughter the food I like so dat she makes up for the daily calorie intake.
6. Take a walk with my friend S in the garden near my maternal house.
7. Hug, sleep, kiss, feel, touch, cuddle my mom again and again and again.
8. Read newspaper in the morning and exercise.

The list is endless........... As a mother I am the time will return to do all these again :) but a few years later.

A visit to Delhi Zoo aka chidiyaghar

The Zoo Cafeteria

Giraffee

Birds

Bear

Delhi Zoo or National Zoological Park of Delhi is located next to Purana Qila and has many varities of birds and other animals. The Zoo has a cafeteria of its own and is makes its presence felt just on the entrance. The Zoo is spread over a wide area and houses large varities of birds from peacocks to eagle and vultures.

The main reason to visit the zoo was my daughter as we wanted her to see the animals that she sees in her books. She cud very well relate to the animals and even shouted the names.
On entering the Zoo one finds visitors going all around the place but the arrows marks on the road make for a good direction. Leopard cat, Indian Rhinoceros, Hippopotamus, Black Buck, Indian Gazelle and Lion-tailed macaque are some animals you should especially see on your visit.

Winter time boosts of some migratory birds including storks, ducks and others. The caged and non caged animals have plenty of space necessary for the survival. The flora and fauna is just amazing as the trees are marked wid names both in english and hindi.

I was amazed to find that there are many varities of pepal tree and some of them even have medicinal values. You are not allowed to carry any eatables along so eating  in the zoo cafeteria is a good option. While exploring the zoo one finds small shops which offer coffee, mineral water and cold drinks but no eatables. So stuff yourself before you start with your journey. Teasing and feeding animals are not allowed but there were a few people who were seen doing so. Some other details include:

Location: To the South of Purana Qila on Mathura Road.

Time to Visit: Open on all days except Friday

Admission Fee: Indian citizen: INR 20 and kids below 5 years: FREE

Time required for sightseeing: 3-4 hours

Elephants

The best way to see the zoo is by foot as some enclosures are a little far away from each other but vans are also available to explore the zoo. I my opinion winters is the best time to go to zoo as the weather allows you to explore the zoo on foot and not much is required to keep yourself hydrated during the winters unlike the summers. My daughter had a great time inside and was much excited to see the elephant poop. All in all we had a great time!

A time for myself

A contrast of now and then:

Now: Drag myself out of the bed and prepare breakfast
Then: a wake up kiss from mom and a lill exercise in d morning

Now:  run, rush, fast, quick
Then: relax, enjoy, take it easy attitude

Now: "come baby, wear this cap, eat this food, lets go"
Then: come home after job, eat, chat wid frnds

Now: running and slashing the door, picking up laundry, tiding the living room
Then: Nothing doing....just sundays on my mind

Now: Living wid parents
Then: living without parents, now dat i m in delhi and my parents live in chandigarh

I have to agree life for me after wedding was "in the fast lane". Not that he is not nice but I guess I was a brat :D.There are so many other things dat I can count my finger as to how live has become so complicated. Not dat I don't enjoy it now, I do. Earlier it was morning kisses from mom n dad and now its morning kisses to my daughter. I love doing it!! I just wish I cud do what I like to do earlier. Although maids and other life-made-easy equipments have made life easier but still 24 hrs seem so less. In the end all I can say is I need to be active and not crib about "everything"!

Khan Chacha at Khan market

A chandelier-cum-iron-rods

A view from the windowof KC

Khan Chahca in Khan market needs no introduction to Delhites. kebab rolls, kathi rolls, keema rolls, veggy rolls, mutton seekh kebabs, paneer tikkas, mutton tikka rumali rolls, chicken tikkas, chicken tikka rumali rolls you name and they have it. The place is open from 12:00 pm - 11:00 pm and also liquor.KC is a small tandoori joint on the first floor of a posh market with some amazing and innovative interiors. The place is jam packed with ppl who love to savour the taste of frehly cooked rolls. We went there at around 8;30 or 9:00 and the place still looked packed with ppl. The rolls start from 100 and fish tikka can be had for 150 for 6 pieces.

The interiors are nothing special but amaze you with their simple and intelligently put thoughts. when you enter KC the walls welcome you with their rustic feel. The walls are not plastered thus invite a glance with their unplastered look. The photographs of cricketers and film star adorn the walls. The ceiling has a chandelier-cum-iron-rods hanging to it look.
Khan Chacha was in news for all the good reasons, read it here http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/delhi/HC-relief-for-Khan-Chacha-family-landlord-cant-use-name/articleshow/5128982.cms

Breast Cancer

One only comes to know "more" about a disease or a situation when one comes across it. Somebody very close to me has Breast Cancer and I can't stop thinking about it. Although I haven't told many ppl about who that person is but it I just wake up during the night thinking about the C word. I never thought it cud happen to her. When I first came to know about it I searched Wiki for more info., googled about it and taking to my hubby about it.

There is very little I can do but I talk to her, listen to her and try to understand how she feels about it. Her biggest fear is undergoing chemotherapy which results in loss of hair and other side effects.

Empty mind is devil's workshop

The following few months have been very stressful for me because I am occupied with various useless thoughts (not all the time but still....) My first day in London was terribly bad and I can't forget it, a short account of the day -

My husband went to office at around 8:30 and then P starts to cry out aloud - took her out for a short walk - came back and then she starts to cry loudly - played with her - then a huge cry - a while later a knock on the door - the family living upstairs came and asked me rudely "Why is she crying so loudly? Did u say smething to her? is she fine?" - P sleeps a lill later - The lady living on the upper floor gave me a devil look when I went out - I ignored - Husband comes back home - A knock on the door and .......POLICE - They ask me "do u have a baby? v have a complain against u....d baby has been crying whole day....is she fine? Can v c her?" They c her n go away saying "she looks fine, healthy"

This is definitely not the way I expected the family living on the upper floor to behave but I guess they were just trying to be good citizens?????????

The reasons for which P was crying:

1. She was missing her dada n dadi
2. In India, we don't keep our babies in diaper, atleast I didn't. But in London we made her wear diaper all day long coz of carpets n wooden flooring.
3. All day long P was just seeing me n nobody around her....as in no dada n dadi.
4. Lesser toys as it was the first day and we had few toys for her to play with. Later on we got some more for her.
5. No familiar voices t be heard n only mum was there for her.
6. Loneliness and change of place.

I think all these reasons are just enuf to state why my daughter was crying and instead of helping me with my baby the lady was rude n threatening. later on I met her outside my house n told her all the reasons that I have mentioned above to clarify as to "why is my baby crying". Although, she didn't deserve to be told all this. Anyways, I am happy to be flying back to India by Dec end. But, I have no reason to say I like London because.........I would not like to be back here ever.

Some food photography taken from K530i

Passion Fruit, Raspberries and Strawberries














Jacket Potato with tuna and sweet corn














Raspberries jam filled Doughnuts














Blackberries