Day: October 1, 2004

So many places, so little time (and money!)

Published by Anita

My travel wish list is always increasing. There are a hundred places I want to see. Sometime sooner than later! But one place I would love to visit is Sri Lanka and Nilesh’s post from there has revived my interest. I hope I can visit the emerald isle sometime soon. All I need now is the time and money (both being a problem right now :). The other place I read about recently in this Sanctuary magazine article is Nethrani. Parvin Dabbas (the actor from Monsoon Wedding) writes about his diving trip there and it sounds really exotic. And the third thing I would absolutely love to do is river rafting somewhere in the Garwhal Himalayas. Let’s see how many of these wishes I manage to complete in the next year. Besides the United Kingdom and Spain 🙂 Meanwhile, the nice people at Blogstreet inform me via email that I made it to ‘Blog of the Day’. Nice way to end the week, ay? Well, it’s Friday. I have an exciting weekend including a day …

Call of the kitchen

Published by Anita

Meg of megnut.com fame is transitioning from a geek to a chef. Nidhi is closing her blog and will be posting only recipes now. Madhu has already given it all up to start Shiok. Talking about the art of cooking reminds me of my sister, who used to be so lazy, that she wouldn’t even make a cup of tea, let alone a meal. I would experiment in baking sometimes, and come up with a chocolate cake, once in a while. But sis, oh no! The kitchen was one area she studiously avoided. My mother often wondered how she would manage. And one of life’s little ironies -sis became a chef! My mother still wonders how this transformation actually happened. I am wondering what it is that attracts people to give up their careers and head for the kitchen. It’s hot, sweaty and tiring work. And you have to be on your feet the whole day. Something that would definitely be really hard for me. Even cooking continuously for 2 hours in the kitchen and …