Sunday, August 23, 2009
Ganpati Bappa !!!
Happy Ganesh Chaturthi to everyone ... May Ganesha fill your house with love and smiles and his grace be always there on you. I took some pics after decorating for this day and then did puja with my hubby. I love the purple flowers that are fresh from our garden and the whole orange purple look that came out with all that I had here. This Ganesha statue was given to me by my mom and is very special to me ... and the purple mala is something I made in the beading class ... We are going to the puja in evening at my friend Madhavi's house .. I am so glad that she is doing it and I get to be a part of it ... do let me know what you did .....I can't wait to hear from everyone how did they celebrate this day ...
Friday, August 14, 2009
Monday, August 10, 2009
Tag Tag
Came across Prashant's and saw that he tagged everyone ... so what did I do ? I played the game it was so much fun ... hehe you actually have to think (didn't do that in a long time ;) ).. read on and tell me how I did
1. What is your name: Meenakshi
2. A four Letter Word: More
3. A boy's Name: Maninder Mohan
4. A girl's Name: Mahi/Mannat
5. An occupation: Majdoor
6. A colour: Mehroon
7. Something you wear: Muffler
8. A food: Mango Salsa
9. Something found in the bathroom: Motion Sensor Light
10. A place: Manali
11. A reason for being late: Motion ( yup you guessed it right :))
12. Something you shout: Mar java (Punjabi Style)
13. A movie title: Maine Pyar Kiya
14. Something you drink: Mango Lassi
15. A musical group: Metallica
16. An animal: Monkey
17. A street name: Mahatma Ghandi Marg
18. A type of car: Maruti (apni Maruti yaaaro)
19. Something scary: Mara hua snake (common yaar or kuch nahi aya dimag mei)
20. Ice cream flavour: Mango icecream ( DIVINE!!!)
and now I tag Anu & Aseem and you know what guys rule remain same but one twist ...all the answer should be in punjabi ... let see if you can do this :)
1. What is your name: Meenakshi
2. A four Letter Word: More
3. A boy's Name: Maninder Mohan
4. A girl's Name: Mahi/Mannat
5. An occupation: Majdoor
6. A colour: Mehroon
7. Something you wear: Muffler
8. A food: Mango Salsa
9. Something found in the bathroom: Motion Sensor Light
10. A place: Manali
11. A reason for being late: Motion ( yup you guessed it right :))
12. Something you shout: Mar java (Punjabi Style)
13. A movie title: Maine Pyar Kiya
14. Something you drink: Mango Lassi
15. A musical group: Metallica
16. An animal: Monkey
17. A street name: Mahatma Ghandi Marg
18. A type of car: Maruti (apni Maruti yaaaro)
19. Something scary: Mara hua snake (common yaar or kuch nahi aya dimag mei)
20. Ice cream flavour: Mango icecream ( DIVINE!!!)
and now I tag Anu & Aseem and you know what guys rule remain same but one twist ...all the answer should be in punjabi ... let see if you can do this :)
Friday, August 7, 2009
Incredible India
NATIONAL ANTHEM OF INDIA
" Jana Gana Mana Adhinayaka Jaya He
Bharat Bhagya Vidhata
Punjab Sindh Gujarat Maratha
Dravida Utkala Banga
Vindhya Himachal Yamuna Ganga
Ucchala Jaladhi Taranga
Tubh Shubha Name Jage
Tubh Shubha Ashisha Mange
Gahe Tubh Jaya Gata
Jan Gan Mangaldayak Jay He
Bharat Bhagya Vidhata
Jaye He ! Jaye He ! Jaye He !
Jaye,Jaye,Jaye,Jaye He "
Translation of The national anthem- Jana Gana Mana In English
Thou are the ruler of the minds of all people, dispenser of India's destiny.
The name rouses the hearts of Punjab, Sind, Gujurat and Maratha. Of the Dravid and Orissa and Bengal.
It Echoes in the hills of Vindhyas and Himalayas, mingles in the music of Yamuna and Ganga and is chanted by the waves of the Indian Sea.
They pray for your blessing and sing thy praise. The salvation of all peaople is thy hand, thou dispenser of India's destiny. Victory, Victory, Victory to thee.
Thou are the ruler of the minds of all people, dispenser of India's destiny.
The name rouses the hearts of Punjab, Sind, Gujurat and Maratha. Of the Dravid and Orissa and Bengal.
It Echoes in the hills of Vindhyas and Himalayas, mingles in the music of Yamuna and Ganga and is chanted by the waves of the Indian Sea.
They pray for your blessing and sing thy praise. The salvation of all peaople is thy hand, thou dispenser of India's destiny. Victory, Victory, Victory to thee.
Source of translation : http://www.indianchild.com/national_anthem.htm
Thursday, July 30, 2009
Radhe Krishna ...
Meaning
I remember growing up watching Shree Krishna every Sunday morning with the entire family. Tittle track of the serial was so beautiful that you could not stop singing with it... volume so high that all your neighbor and the sabzi wala on street (vegetable vendor) could hear it.
On Janmashtami day(birth of Lord Krishna) spending the whole day making Janmashtami outside the house and decorating with whatever toys all kids had. As the evening approached we lit up the decoration with candles and Diyas (earthen lamps) and wait for people to stop by .... get excited when they liked our decoration and think we did a good job. I wish I still could do it ... since I am not sure I will be able to so I decided to celebrate this festival through my blog ... ...14th August is this holy day and I wish you and your family Happy Janmashtami ...
Rakhi
Rakhi Celebration in India stands for the sacred relation between a brother and a sister. This festival brings in the feeling of strong and divine relationship among siblings. Rakhi celebration strengthen the affectionate relationship and love among brothers and sisters.
Some random Flickr clicks to celebrate this festival ....
Some random Flickr clicks to celebrate this festival ....
onlinerakhistore's photostream
Tuesday, July 28, 2009
Fruit Cream
Made this the other day and it was DIVINE !!!!. Used the fresh peach from the tree outside and mangoes that a colleague of my mine gave ( Mangoes were fresh from Miami .. real good stuff). I would recommend trying this as it is super easy and yummy for the tummy. Manjula Aunty is awesome ..I have learnt so much cooking from her .. Thanks a bunch Manjula Aunty !!!
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