Saffron

Isn't that a lovely name for a restaurant? I attended the opening of this restaurant and that of a residency, Ayaan comforts today. The decor was truly vibrant and cheerful and the lighting was of the kind I usually prefer in restaurants- not too glaring and harsh on the eyes. There were some truly pretty curtains too. Near the entrance was a feature that I liked very much.. A wall hung with some very pretty and cheerful prints. Unfortunately, we couldn't taste the food since the opening was scheduled for evening and the menu was more suitable to lunch and dinner. I'm hoping we'll be going there to try the food soon. Meanwhile here are a couple of pictures of the restaurant.

The feature near the entrance

I liked the rooms a lot too.. So much in fact that I was busy admiring them and forgot to take any pictures. Unlike conventional hotel rooms, they have been divided into a sitting room and a bed room with the toilet in between. The sitting rooms have a nice, comfy couch and a wall mounted, flat screen TV in them. The bed rooms have a huge, comfortable looking bed and a mirror.

There were a few drawbacks though. One of them was that the bathroom, though possessing all the requisites like a shower, western style WC etc. was really tiny. Secondly, there didn't seem to be a dressing stool or any place like a cupboard or a rack to keep the luggage. It's possible that they are yet to receive some of the furniture that they might have ordered. I'm hoping that this is the case but since this hotel is right here, in my town and I am unlikely to ever stay there, I'm not too bothered with that ;)

This review is only my personal opinion of the place and does not represent an expert opinion. I have not been paid to review this place by any individual or organization.

Back with a ba(n)g

Here is another bag that I made.. 100% cotton, 100% hand stitched.. lol.. This idea had been slowly germinating in my mind for a really long time and finally I got so impatient to see this bag in my hands rather than just in my mind that I didn't even take pictures of it during the making..

This bag was, like my two previous projects, completed in one day..

I wish.. Part 1

Monsoons are on and I wish I could have these.. Pretty yet comfy..

Wedge Welly from here.

I don't buy pretty shoes.. anymore

I used to have this huge obsession with shoes, not surprising, considering the fact that I am a normal girl who likes to look her best at every occasion. But sadly, I haven't been indulging my obsession for quite a few years now. Before I give you the reasons why, let me show you the shoes I own right now.

Beige flats

White, traditional Indian flats

Gold, open- toe ballet flats

Brown wedges

Black kitten heels

Suede sole, black, lace- up heels

Black wedges- my current favorites

Hmm.. 7 pairs of shoes and another pair of street shoes for someone who professes to be not obsessed with shoes :D But surely you must've observed that these shoes of mine are in pretty bad condition.. dusty, dirty and ragged :( INDIAN ROADS DID THAT TO THEM.. Those uneven, potholed roads and unpaved footpaths have committed heinous crimes against my darlings, the evidence of which you see before you.. 

And this is not all.. There have been many, many more that have gone before these shoes.. prettier, flashier, more colorful ones.. every one of which sacrificed its life on Indian roads so that I may look good. I have cringed with every tear, every break and every scratch in every one of them and mourned the loss of each pretty little shoe until.. I could finally take it no more.. I stopped buying pretty shoes so that I wouldn't have to witness their torturous death.. I began to buy the most ugliest and sturdiest of street shoes so that I wouldn't have to mourn their deaths.. And that, is why I don't buy pretty shoes anymore..

Horoscopes

I am a huge believer in Sun signs, horoscopes and the like.. Can you tell? ;) Anyway, I just read my horoscope for the month and for this week.. There were some really good things in there. Success in all endeavors for students and jobs on the cards for the unemployed.. I hope this is it.. The month I'll finally be able to update the 'Employer' status on facebook.

Horoscope wise, my beloved will not be doing so well this month though. I have noticed that either both of us have bad times at the same time or one of is having a bad time when the other is having good ones.. I wonder when we will both be able to enjoy the good times together..

Second article

A first and a second in the same day.. Either I don't blog for weeks at a time or do two posts at once.. Am I an Arien or what? :D Anyway, I submitted my second article for publication an hour ago and feel totally great about it. I badly want it to get accepted and soon. This article has been three years in the making.. Not the actual article of course, but the whole process that led up to it. I began working on this project during that fateful month of October 2007 and though the project was completed just six months later, in March 2008, work on the first article took time and it was finally published only in April 2009, nearly one year later. And almost one year after that, I sit here, talking about the submission of the second article. Time is slipping from my hands and I have nothing to show for it yet. The only possessions that are truly my own are my certificates- my degrees and those of various competitions I have won and my only treasures are my beloved and his love for me..

First kiss

I was reading about Snaf's first kiss and was reminded of my own. My beloved is the only guy I've ever kissed and our first kiss was truly romantic and magical. It was on a pristine beach.. We were sitting on the sands, facing the setting sun.. To our right was a light house.. And I surprised him with a quick peck on the lips which then led to the actual kiss.. It was one of the most beautiful and enchanting days of my life.. The memory of which, I shall cherish for ever :)