20.11.12 IWAKL Deepavali Lunch

Laura and Me

Conversation between Laura (from Chicago) and me.

 Laura: (lamenting)....My 13 daughter makes me feel so old!!!
Me: (nonchalantly ) My daughter is 26.
Laura: (incredulously) YOU HAVE A 26 YEAR OLD DAUGHTER?????
                                  How old did you have her then?
Me: (dropping another bombshell)  31...
Laura: (puzzledly) You had her at 31????? Then how old are you now????
Me: (wickedly) You do the Math.
Laura: I'M DOING!!!! I"M DOING!!!!
Laura: Did you have Botox or something? NO? collagen injection? No? A Facelift perhaps???

Have not been attending much of IWAKL (International Women's Club, Kuala Lumpur) activities, but since it is the holidays, I managed to attend the Deepavali lunch held at Trishna, Istana Hotel.

 Authentic North Indian Cuising at Trishna

 Lynn, who will be leaving for Seoul soon.

 cosy and nice place

 Daphne,(Malysia) Fatima,(Malaysia) Clare (?) Laura (Chicago)and me

 food was not ready so I took the names of the food we will be having

 plain rice, fish masala

 Bagan aloo, tadka dahl

 kadai chicken, saag paneer(frankly, I do not know what these are!!)

 roti naan, tandoori roti, tawa roti, gulab jamun

 these are served at each table

 fish

Note to self: Next Deepavali, remember to beg borrow or steal a sari or punjabi suit or kurta

  Laura took the trouble to dress up and she got her punjabi suit from Little India, complete with bangles and a bindi on her forehead.

 food!!! roti nan and gulab jamun(dessert)

 my serving, food at Dr. Kannan's was better..

 coffee and gulab jamun (almost finished)

group shot

next outing: Christmas Lunch.

Depavali Lunch

Public Event · By International Women's Association of Kuala Lumpur

Trishna @ Hotel Istana.

Tuesday

11:30pm until 3:00am

Get together to celebrate with IWAKL friends the triumph of light over darkness and good over evil. Great chance to learn about this tradition from your IWAKL friends.

26.11.12 Working Today

So dreary, right?

I came to the car park at 5.10 

and found my car all alone,

no one is around at all except me and Azmy

(art teacher: his paper today)

 Everyone is on holiday but I am working today. 

The form 5 "kimia" or chemistry Exam paper finished long ago at 3.30 but the form 6 Art paper went on till 5.00.... Plus... It rained buckets....

my car looks so forlorn and abandoned .... 

I feel so melancholic and choleric ....

 HeHeHe... Okok! I cut the dramatics.... 

I feel fine lah ...

 Don't worry!!!!

26.11.12 Accident on the way to school

The traffic lights are down... A poor girl rammed her car into them and went up the kerb...

My car stopped right in front of the traffic lights,,,it stayed red:

this girl had rammed the pole

Luckily there was a policeman to direct the traffic

What a bad crunch!!!

Not only did the front lamp wrapped itself round the pole, but the car went 

on top of the divider too.

The driver is lucky, she is unhurt

Finally I was able to turn right to get to my school.

14.11.12 Deepavali Open House

Deepavali fell on 13 November 2012, hence school

closed earlier this year: 9 November.

We mediate on the glory of the creator;

Who has created The Universe:

Who is worthy of Worship

Who is the embodiment of knowledge and light;

Who is the remover of all sin and ignorance;

May He enlighten our intellect.

 Being neighbourly, we accepted our neighbour's annual invitation and crossed over to his mansion opposite..

 Big Rajah Caterers were busy setting up the buffet table to await guests

Their signature chaffing dish

 Welcome, Dr Kannan says, with his gracious wife in black kaftan

 Dr Kannan and Dr Tay

 A karaoke gig was in attendance and played 1Malaysia music well into the night

 On the site making of bread (thosai I think)

 Big Rajah Catering (Sorry for the blooper!!)

 The most delicious Indian food: rice, mutton, lamb, chicken, prawns, fish...yum yum

(I do not know how to name the dishes!!!)

 fried chicken

So yummy!!!!!

I have grown chubby with too many eat outs!!!

                                                               

Tonight's food is by Big Rajah:

The Big Rajah is a premium full services Malaysian food catering and events planning company. Founded by JJ Xavier, awarded by Malaysia's Indian Food Catering Association as the "Pioneering Father of Food Caterers", his legacy is lived on today by his son, John William Xavier, fondly known as "The Big Rajah".
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The Big Rajah 

Food Caterers Sdn Bhd

Lot 13509 Jalan Jenjarom

(Jalan SS23/10)

Taman SEA 

Petaling Jaya 47300

Selangor Darul Ehsan

T : 03-78802266

F : 03-78737442