tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-117276092011-09-30T12:20:46.432+08:00Related writing by Papia on travel, design and issues close to heart... Everyone and everything starts with one person..alone..so get started with whatever you think you should ~My OwnViperjazzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11427466337049214617noreply@blogger.comBlogger911100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11727609.post-23326829230905700462009-12-02T02:21:00.002+08:002009-12-02T02:36:14.689+08:00

I am so glad i have such few regrets in my life for all the fuck ups!! I sleep a contended person. Thanks! for whoever is watching over me..Please continue the good work, i just feel sometimes we forget to remember when we are having a peaceful life and write only when we are in the pits. Wanted to change that. Truly, there is very little more i want in life. That's status quo, boring but that's

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http://www.harekrsna.com/practice/prasadam/recipes/recipes.htmalso found this one ! this lady is unreal but fantastic stuffhttp://amrabangalibodhu.blogspot.com/

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Adoptive Mom?I am Mom.I need no other label or prefix.-Joanne GrecoI love the way some people can put words to somethings ones been trying to explain...even to oneself!

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It is tiring to conform to the stereotype, Indians are subjected to, here in Malaysia Apparently all Indians are Tamil, stuck in time line 1930s and dress up in lungis. If you are anything else, you must be either an Indian who is a citizen of west or a mixed breed! Grrrrrrr...Just look at those newspapers and talk to the regular guy on the street, they have no clue beyond their nose about India.

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Almost 2 months now that we'll have arrived in KL. the maid saga got over as we had to pay up in Dhaka and the much needed respite in the form of Naseema arrived! Paheli is taking her time getting used to her which was expected so i still am very much needed around, as when i am at home she won't got o anyone else!. It still is a huge relief to have someone around full time to help. Naseema seems

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I've been thinking about this for a while and having been an Indian expat in a few countries i faced a fair bit of racist prejudices myself, so here it goes .... I wonder about somethings ...When it comes to holidays people move to Asia / Subcontinent ..whereTheir money gets them morePeople are apparently more hospitable & friendlyCulturally its enlighteningThey get "privileges" as

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It's confirmed, it can't be that much of a coincidence. Our fate with passport fiascoes are well known in the circles but extending it to the maid who is going to join us is a bit much , don't you think ??I was pleased as a punch That Naseema was arriving on Friday, i even cleaned her bathroom and went and arranged toiletries for her and THEN the fated call came though.The visas got through and

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Really have not had time to post at all, last few months have been absolutely crazy with the move and Paheli, 2 huge changes one after the other!But both happy and good. was getting tired of living out of suitcases!The house is all settled in KL now, I am happy with it, always wanted a home like this :). Sometimes B and i think if we ever saw our lives shaping up like this? NO... but are glad

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:)Just remembered Led Zeppelin. Funny isnt it? was thinking wht i should title when im blogging almost 5 months down the line. But the song gets its apt. Boy has life changed!! thats an understatement.Im a mommy and with it comes a lifestyle relocation!But honestly havent this felt as happy ever either, other than getting married.Its been this whole learning curve everyday.Paheli is a joy and a

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been busy blogging on this one. so no i have'nt vanished!http://www.bujhopaheli.blogspot.com

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This year has been a lot of "first times" for us. Some sad, some happy.But i am missing B so much on Diwali, especially as it is so special, this time it's Paheli' first Diwali as well :(..i am missing B :(, missing my home , missing my doggies :(. Sniff sniff.

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I was so hurt and annoyed with my MILs last conversation with me on the phone that I was dead against going to Dehradun. The only reason B managed to coax me to visit Dehradun was that he would speak to his mum about what she said to me and also i thought he would find it impossible to travel with Paheli without me as she wasn’t familiar with him and he wanted to make this trip for Dad. He did

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On 27th August Paheli is officially our child. I really do not know what else to say other than the fact that i havent been so happy in a long time :). Paheli was adopted from India. She is 5 mnths old now, is dusky and has big eyes. She is gentle and sweet and all we could ask for her. Thanks! who ever is watching up there..you do , do some things right :)

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I have created two separate blogs for travelogues for these 2 regions. you can find it on the right hand links as well as these. they all connect back to the main blog.Czech Republichttp://papia-czechrepublic.blogspot.com/Denmarkhttp://papia-denmark.blogspot.com/These are still in process. So check back in some time till i manage to update these.

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Been somewhat busy today, desperately finding "nice" things to do. Read up a lot on the adoption homes, wrote to few and generally put together documents. I am so looking forward to it.Amongst all the crap, this is one positive thing and I will channel my energy to that.Saw horrendous photos of the floods near my IL's place, I hope things sort out soon. Dr. Advani cleared up a lot of air and gave

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Mrs Menon called just as I was going to call her. Our Home study report was approved and is now attested. Phew!! We are on our way :)

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Unfortunately, courage sometimes means you have to walk the road alone...This was once said about a president but I have always been reminded of it time and again!Its spooky how both the dogs are fretting around me at half past midnight. I can't sleep and they sense I am agitated :). They are my constant silent companions. Truly unquestioned companionship. It is rare that I feel so dark, it is

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Yesterday basically was spent in the hospital as Chandana gave birth at 10:51 PM on June 30th to a baby girl, her name is Ratri :). Watching Chandana in so much pain was awful but I guess its all worthwhile in the end. Must be quite an experience having a baby, this is the second delivery after Rohan that I was so close to. Gives me goosies. Both of them look so happy and I am so glad everything

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I hunted for the "Samagri *" lists and the Shinni Recipes ( Sinni, Shinny, Sinny) lists online and was really surprised not to find any! And I am sure there are many aspirants like me searching the net for those. So iI decided to put it down here just in case anyone wants or needs it. Satya Narayan Puja Samagri List<!--[endif]--> <!--[if !supportLists]--> Sindoor 6 Paan Leaves<!--[if !

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It's becoming a little tiring to write about one's troubles. Ever since the year started it has been constant, before one finishes the other starts. At the end of the day you're so stretched and exhausted fire fighting that one really has to look for excuses to feel a little happy. It is now becoming such a state that we are "scared" to be relaxed as we do not know what else is in store around

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Rajarshi took B to to this little hole in the wall place last month. Last week we had a chance to go together. Its really quaint and small, reminds me of some places in Copenhagen. The decor is cool and seats about 20 people at a time, right behind a petrol pump, you would never guess its there.Its reasonable and the food great. We will go again today after the massage session :) yippe yummy !!

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Found a cool link for the HimalyasClick here Have heard a lot about HampiAn interesting blog about it. Click here to get to hampi, via bellary or hospet http://www.hampi.in/cost.htm Hampi Express (Train number 6592) leaves Bangalore for Hubli at 10.20 PM from the Bangalore City station (SBC). It reaches Hospet (HPT) by about 8’O clock in the morning. On the return journey the train (Train number

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To be without desire is to be content. But contentment is not happiness. And in contentment there is no progress. Happiness is to desire something, to work for it, and to obtain at least a part of it. In the pursuit of beloved labor the busy days pass cheerfully employed, and the still nights in peaceful sleep.For labor born of desire is not drudgerey, but manly play. Success brings hope, hope

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I could never foresee how traumatic this would be for me. Have not seen everything in life but seen some, might even say I am fairly tough, but this one is a bummer. Time and again it surfaces and its like a never ending black hole. Very few things in life actually manage to set me back, so much so that it scares the shit out of me , but this one..i can not explain, is like a ...The need to care,

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" A vagabond is characterized by almost continuous travelling, lacking a fixed home, temporary abode, or permanent residence. "Hmmm ... That actually makes me think, when ever things come to a standstill, that's exactly what gets me back on track, so does that make me one?Travelling has always gotten me excited, be it planning it, or actually doing it, everything about it smells new experiences,

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Whoah!!!!have to paint mine tri color now..weeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee"I read this several months ago somewhere but can't for the life of me recall exactly where. Anyway, the article had said that the chairman of the Indian Railway Board at the turn of the last century when the British ruled India, a Sir Upcott, was so skeptical of the fledgling Tata, that he had rather cockily announced that he

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As usual, it was the 3rd year hosting holi and every time i see the house after it is over i wonder why i volunteer!!!?But we love celebrating it and it was good fun.The only thing being i couldnt play very much myself as Puddles rendered my Arm broken the night before while trying to catch a ball!Here go the photos...

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The world is round and the place which may seem like the end may also be only the beginning. ~Ivy Baker Priest

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Don't know why i have been feeling tired. Almost everyday goes by , getting up, working and then sleeping. All of a sudden and the day is over before you know it. Work is dragging to a close slowly, thank goodness !I am getting a little tired of this project now :(. cath's work is almost done from my end so hopefully it will wrap up fast. The new dining table is looking nice and picked up a new

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Past 2 weeks have been trying to get rid of the ticks on Phoebe and Puddles that the stupid cat has brought in!. It belongs to our landlord but lives in our house and we feed him, but i have no clue if he is inoculated or clean, but he surely brought the ticks in..grrrrrrrrrrrr.I have since last night taken it upon myself to rifd the pets and the house and the garden of them...here comes - ME!

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Musandam got cancelled because of stormy weather so the camping gear is still sitting under the bed! We headed out to Fujairah instead and this time via RAK. The drive was different through more mountainous terrain. We went to Sandy Beach and had a chalet this time. Frankly it was not as bad as expatwoman paints it out to be. We swam, bar be qued and then Sandeep, Rajarshi & Chandana joined us

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February just wizzed past. Trips to India concerning B's dad. It was a difficult time for all. Things were much advanced than we expected but dad is bearing up to it very well. he does not have any pain as of now and we will know ina month if he is responding to any medication. We have considered them moving in with us ina month or two, it is just a waiting game as of now. I pray for all to go

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Well! 2007 zoomed away or so i can say. Started off slow with me recovering and what seemed to have seemed like a slow year picked up from September.The previous months had been hard with my side of the chipping having stopped. I realised i should just get back to work and let things happen as they happen. I had had enough of brooding, enough of sympathisers and just needed to move on. Move on I

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It is cold and windy. Weather department has given out a warning on fast winds for the next 3 days. All grey and cold :(. We will go for the zakir Hussain show today later in the evening, hope it is nice.B has to call Doc about dad as well. Keeping fingers crossed that all is well !

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Hindi Transliteration Featureयह तो बहुत ही फंडू है !!! सुपर कूल~ पापिया हाजरा साह

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It's all grey outside and cold..guess one doesn't usually write like that about Dubai, but so it is. Apparently some freak weather! The day has started lousy and i am in a shit mood.. Guess me and the clouds just don't get along. grrr...

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landed in heavy fog, like you cant see the plane infront of you!Its -4 here and bloody cold, too tired to write today, hopefully tomorrow.cheers! and looks like a white christmas this time.

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It is our last morning here at Copenhagen before we head for other places in Europe. We are flying SAS to Amsterdam at 6:00PM but leave around 2:00 PM after a late check out. We will leave our 2 suitcases in the care of the hotel and leave with our backpacks ( now that is the holiday part!). Will be back on the 29th to pick them up before catching our flight back to Dubai.B insisted that i have

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Well, I have been back in Copenhagen this week and mostly in the hotel in the day time and out with Bobpsy in the evening. Did all my research and updated all the writing so i have material to finish write ups later.A typical DSB TrainCopenhagen Central StationInside a R - DSB trainInteriors of the S Train ( one we usually use daily)Yesterday i took the S train to Lyngby, where B's office is.

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I came across this on facebook and thought id put it up here :)

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There are such silly things i feel happy about ! I ACTUALLY found the lost glove next to the bus station ( the one the pick pocket had chucked ) !! hurrah...I thank Jacob every morning at the hotel for lending me his electric kettle because i can now drink tea without room service! yippee...Anyways lets talk about the Sweden trip...When i was here in Denmark, a few years ago, Pashu suggested

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After shopping the whole afternoon in Stroget i struggled with bags and came back to the hotel and bathe and change for the Christmas dinner. Bobpsy came back shortly and we both got ready and ordered a taxi.The taxi had no signs of arriving being weekend and it being busy, so we decided to walk out on the street and look for one. As we walked i realised my little purse was open, so closed it and

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Still in Copenhagen...Yesterday i did not finish so here i am...Well anyways, we went for dinner with Jacob and Diana on Thursday and some of Diana' colleagues also came along. We went to this interesting restaurant in Vesterbro which had Asian fusion food. Amongst talk of their India trip and general camaraderie the evening passed pleasantly.Happy & Drunk..me..Aeloa baeola..3 cheersThe gang at

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Its been a few days since i last wrote. That is because i have been out a lot and then have been too tired to sit down and write!There is one thing i realised, its one thing to sit in and get out of the inertia to be out on winter day here, but once you do manage to jump that and get out, you really wonder what all the fuss was about?! I have to admit that the weather is one thing that has always

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View AlbumGet your own

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Past few days i certainly have written more than i wrote the whole of last year! Something about the cold weather outside, the warm bulb and cool arm chair and a Sony VAIO..really makes you want to coop up , look out, dream and write :) doesn't it?My thinking chairMy Writing CornerNow i know how Hans Kristian Andersen could dream up 'Little Mermaid', you have to be in place like Copenhagen to do

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Decided to dress Scandinavian today! except for skin that is brown !!! it was not that hard to do at all :), i wore my new clothes that i had picked up at Terranova in Dubai and waited till Pashu came back.It was later than usual as he had got stuck at work. We looked for a Thai place close to the hotel that we could go to. Came up with this one called "Nam Thib" so we went out in the cold

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Me at a FortHmmm... Today i am officially 31 yrs old...which means i have crossed into the 30s. At one point of time I used to consider that "middle ages" !! ( you see one has to be careful what one "thinks" today even ... So here i am I never liked the term "middle" It means neither here nor there!! I never found my teens annoying at all, but this mid phase is truly the most confusing to be in .

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Bobpsy came back at around 6 in the evening. He was surprised i was so happy and uppitty..he didn't know i had helped myself to half a bottle of red wine apart from having done nothing even vaguely useful the whole day!.I had Finally had a bath which stretched out to be quite an exercise as it took me 1 1/2 hrs/ Half an hr for the management to come and fix the bath as it wasn't filling up, 20

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We almost packed until 3 am so hardly got any sleep when the alarm rang at 6 in the morning. Phoebe slept on the bed as she had seen the suitcases and we were feeling guilty as we hardly leave for this long a time usually. This is one thing i feel so guilty about when i travel Leaving Phoebe behind. Puddles does okay but Phoebe really gets into the dumps when I'm not around!At the airport finally

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We are off to Europe for 3 weeks so this space right here will some or lots of activities.!

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:) just 2 posts ago i was talking about being in a limbo and from then on life again seems to have taken a quick turn right into frenzied activity! I think it is relevant how one feels in the head themselves, the minute you feel like you ARE going to do something about your situation , aid comes from strange quarters.It is so true that unless YOU want to do something, nothing can happen. I am

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Capturing romance through a labyrinth of strategy. There are only so many ways one can get to Orchha (catch a train into Jhansi and it’s a mere 20 minute road trip), but why this place in the middle of nowhere? One would wonder! It’s stuff dreams are made of….. the tales which feed fantasies….. that’s why… Orchha is on the road to Khajuraho from Jhansi. It’s a sleepy little town once the

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Had a nice little sit in party at home for Pashu's birthday. NOt that it remained much of a surprise but it was nice all the same. I went on a marathon cooking session after watching "Ratatouille" :). I LOVE to cook and love it when there are people to enjoy it. Made the Tabak Maaz which seemed to have hit the right note with the non veggies and the Daal, the veggies seemed to like, in any case

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Seems like the time since november last year just went by with nothing purposeful. At times life has felt like so much was happening. In retrospect this year has been full of realisations and patience. Why does it seem that there is someone up there who keeps doing things to make me change my pace, ask me to take it slow, stop and think. Cant say i find it comfortable and cant say i am happy in

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When a 2 lane road becomes 6 lanes.You wake up in the morning and open the balcony door because its cold inside.The cold water tap is so hot that you burn yourself.You walk out the front door of your apartment at 4.45am and catch a passing taxi within 5 minutes (and you think that is too long to have waited!)Govt. flower beds are dug up regularly at night just to change the colour scheme.Market

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A video of the fujairah trip

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AlBada_House

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Will miss the house in Springs 3, had gotten attached to it, but hey looking forward to the new one as well, les hope all works out for the better.Cheers :)

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Kumarakom 2006

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Thekkady

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Houseboat Allepy

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Viperjazz in Petra

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Click here for the map

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Strange sometimes how life teaches you things. Acceptance... i dont know if it is something we do out of choice or helplessness !? things we take for granted..dont turn out the way we would expect them to be. But i do know accpeting does cut down the rife a bit and makes it easy to take life one day at a time. Am i smart or what ?..chuck.. i am brooding too much i guess..snap out !!

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bummer !!! have to go to India for surgeries and then bedrest, its not the surgery that is scary, its the latter !!

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fantastic trip to Jordan. Petra and Dead Sea were really fantastic. Will post pics soon.

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Its terribelisssss, i amrunning behind with 3 travelogues !! whats happening to me?..work,house, money.....there is too much on my mind, AND another trip toJordan coming up, the hit count will go to 4 !!,..the more the merrieri guess..sheesh

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Nyhavn, DenmarkOriginally uploaded by papiah. Boy is Copenhagen beautiful in the summers or what ??? i could live here for ever, i can not believe i stayed here for 4 months in the winters and did not see any of this...jeeez!!! The country is completely changed, even if just for a few months.watch this space toooo......

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Berlin Originally uploaded by papiah. watch this space, have to write but i am still not back.yeaaaaayyyyy

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B and i got talking today about religion and then were talking about how Hinduism is basically  a philosophy and not a  religion per say. We got talking about the holy book and realised that we have none! The Bhagvad Geeta isnt really a  holy book for Hinduism, at best it is codes and verses talking about philosophy and takes.I was wondering after that why do we use the "Geeta" in a  court of law

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my japanese table Originally uploaded by papiah. Yippeee, I finally have a jap table, just before i become all practical and have babies and wont be able to have one like this, i hurried and did it :). We'll enjoy it while we can, and some others too.Salman bhai made it to order and i drew it out for him. Except that it has deadly corners, i am happy with it.

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cocktailparty Originally uploaded by papiah. It was pretty mad, most turned up and i think we had a good time, except for the fact that someone hid my smokes in the freezer which i found the next day! It wrapped up at 3 and we were dead on our feet, actually we just left all the stuff as was! when we woke up i didnt want to come down , but Naseema had done a brilliant job of cleaning up,

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lifeblog

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The trip is all set up, we are taking off to the Taj Coral Reef Resort in the North Atolls. The thing that strikes you even before you get there is the cost of decent accomodation. Jeeez! Maybe others will be forewarned unlike us. Check acco prices before you buy the flight ticket!Will write the travelogue after i am back. Awwww i know i still have not finished my Sri lanka blog for that matter!!

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Dubai jazz Fest 2006 PHOTOS FOR THE FEST

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Our latest venture, a Mural painting company in Dubai :)lets see comes of it.The website is www.muralise.comcomprises of Indrani BoseMarketingPapia Hajra sahDesign & VisualizationPass the word aroundWe are a group of artists and designers specialising in murals, i.e. paintings for your rooms, usually on walls.Whatever your needs we will come across with ideas and solutions to fit your budget. Be

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Travelogue to come but meanwhile see some of the pics online by clicking here

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A TravelogueDelhi to Almora, Uttaranchal, India… The Kumaon Region { Himalayas }Distance 328 KmsTime Taken: 9-10 hrs by road one way.Height Approx 5400 feet above sea levelWe leave Delhi at 6:45 AM for Almora. “Josh Ju” as Mr Joshi is called by “Pahadis”” is our driver and “Indica” is the car we set off on.The first 25 minutes are an eye opener for me, being a Delhiite myself I had never seen the

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An injured person, medical condition not known, is carried to a hospital in New Delhi, India, Saturday, Oct. 29, 2005.Click here to read complete article

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In the month of September 2005, we went to Syria [ Damascus,Bosra, Palmyra & Homs ]..the country which is often refferred to as "Axis of Evil"..how wrong can you get?? Read on at this ::: link :::T0 view just Photos of the trip, Click ::: here :::

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Its rather tough writing about oneself !What can i say?, was born in 1976 [ this is so i don't have to keep updating my years! ].Grew up in the city of New Delhi, India. Studied in this sausage factory called Delhi Public School, which boasts of a Guiness record of having the highest number of students!, Apart from elbowing for space in the classroom, it was a nice school. We did a lot of

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Guest Article by Prajapati SahMay to September, the summer of 2004, described as "a charged and burdened time" by Michael Ignatieff,1 was when I happened to be in the United States. To the elements Ignatieff draws on – "the D-Day commemorations, the death of a President, the daily carnage in Iraq, the pictures from Abu Ghraib prison, a July 4 just over the horizon" - to set up a contrast between

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A Guest Article By Kusum TayalPARADISE IN INDIA - KashmirOne would have thought when one joins or marries an IFS Officer, one gets to see different parts of the world, which certainly is true. But, one advantage, which I realized now is, one also gets to see various parts of India which are relevant to the country that you get posted to, as part of Bharat Darshan.Our keen desire to see the valley

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Main website covering a Nepal .A travelogue for a trip by Papia & Pashu.Click hereIn a website format cvering the the cities of Pokhara ,Kathmandu & surrounding cities [ Patan & Bhaktapur - main world heritage sites according to UNESCO], not to metion a flight to the highest mountain peak in the world... MT. Everest at 8848 mts !

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Pashu & Papia's trip to Italy, cities of Venice and Rome in December of 2004.The whole travelogue written as a website.Click here to read the entire travelogue.

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Here are some photosOkay, so Denmark is as beautiful as most promised, at the same time I feel I would like Europe much better if I was here during the summers! For the love of god, I can't understand what streak of sadistic pleasure one gets out of choosing to live in a country with such disgusting weather! Its wet, cold and the combination of Nordic winds isn't exactly the most comfortable to

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A write up for a quick trip in Paris. The pictures can be seen on this link

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Have been thinking of doing this for so long, just not getting around to it, hopefully i will write more now

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