New year... New hopes... New dreams... New aims
Sarvadhari Nama Noothana Samvatsara Subhakankshalu...
The festival Ugadi marks the new year day for people who follow the southern Indian lunar calendar.
And to kick off the new year in a new style, got up at 6.15 am, which is the earliest ever i got up to work!
made aloo-onion curry and roties for vj for breakfast, usually brunch is all we have in the morning most days
attended a meeting at 7 AM, which is the most horrendous time to have a meeting
and drove to work. It was such a crazy day at work.. i hope not, my rest of the year goes by this way. As the saying goes, the experiences and feel of the first day of a new year symbolizes the overall year's balance...
though morning was boring, lunch was delicious, scrumptious, lip smacking!... garelu, boorelu, mirchi bajji, guthi vankaya, pongal, bhendakaya fry, dum biryani... Ugadi Pachadi, vankaya pachadi, beerakaya pachadi, paneer masala, gobi manchuriya... ras malai, ...slurp, gulp! are just few of the may items off of the Ugadi special menu @ Athidi Indian restaurant. it almost felt like eating home cooked festival food at my Mom's. this was our Ugadi special for 2008. Thank goodness i refrained from eating in my cafeteria and decided to go out for lunch with VJ.
India lo amma chethi vanta... US lo Athidi restaurant bufeet anta :D
Lunch followed by a visit to the New Sai Baba temple in town in the evening. a serene, blessed way to end the day. got an opportunity to deck meself in beautiful traditional clothing and accessories which made realize one more time how much i am missing being away from home(india).
The grace, feminine look and feel, brilliance of colors, patterns, rich prints, material... just sizzling! the jeans, casuals, formals whatever may be comfortable but western wear seems all so bland in front of our dazzling ethnic wear.
with my crazy work weekday routine, in US of A, i felt this was one happening Ugadi.
The festival Ugadi marks the new year day for people who follow the southern Indian lunar calendar.
And to kick off the new year in a new style, got up at 6.15 am, which is the earliest ever i got up to work!
made aloo-onion curry and roties for vj for breakfast, usually brunch is all we have in the morning most days
attended a meeting at 7 AM, which is the most horrendous time to have a meeting
and drove to work. It was such a crazy day at work.. i hope not, my rest of the year goes by this way. As the saying goes, the experiences and feel of the first day of a new year symbolizes the overall year's balance...
though morning was boring, lunch was delicious, scrumptious, lip smacking!... garelu, boorelu, mirchi bajji, guthi vankaya, pongal, bhendakaya fry, dum biryani... Ugadi Pachadi, vankaya pachadi, beerakaya pachadi, paneer masala, gobi manchuriya... ras malai, ...slurp, gulp! are just few of the may items off of the Ugadi special menu @ Athidi Indian restaurant. it almost felt like eating home cooked festival food at my Mom's. this was our Ugadi special for 2008. Thank goodness i refrained from eating in my cafeteria and decided to go out for lunch with VJ.
India lo amma chethi vanta... US lo Athidi restaurant bufeet anta :D
Lunch followed by a visit to the New Sai Baba temple in town in the evening. a serene, blessed way to end the day. got an opportunity to deck meself in beautiful traditional clothing and accessories which made realize one more time how much i am missing being away from home(india).
The grace, feminine look and feel, brilliance of colors, patterns, rich prints, material... just sizzling! the jeans, casuals, formals whatever may be comfortable but western wear seems all so bland in front of our dazzling ethnic wear.
with my crazy work weekday routine, in US of A, i felt this was one happening Ugadi.
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