Rembering this day 26 Jan 2001- Gujarat Earthquake

26 January 2001 8:35 am
Many of you would think of Republic day when i say 26 Jan 2001.......but to me its some thing else..
the day i can not forget for life time...as i close my eyes and recall this day...every moment and the every treamor..the aftershocks are fresh in my mind...
on this day...the massive earhtquake had struck Gujrat..the epicentre being at Bhuj.....while me along with my Family were in Avadh Apartments- 4th Floor ,Jivraj Park, Ahemedabad..

it was an forced break during the middle of my studies that had made me come to ahemedabad...and witness one of the most terriffic earthquakes of all times..

Cant forget the struggle we had...almost out of home for a month...dealing with the afterhocks...
my illness...my engineering studies on verge of coming to an halt.....much more.....

Its 8 years past now...though time has gone by....the memories are still afresh...

...but every and any one who was an witness to it...had been or is affected by it...would perhaps never forget those moments....

~Infinite Love~

learning to put my skills on canvas using oil....this one is one such attempt...

My Sambhar Rice Recipe:)

8 pm Saturday evening....
It was long that i had Sambhar rice...had been craving for a good sambhar rice, especially the combo- Rice+Sambhar+Papad..
And it was the usual lazyiness that made me think of dropping the idea at once...

with full determiniation i set out to make it own my own..
went to the near by kirana store and got Tamrind & Cocunut- these were the key thing required and since they were not in my kiotchen i was feeling more lazy to cook...

Finally it turned out to be a good dinner...with Sambhar of my choice :)

My recipe...for this Dinner

wash rice and put in rice cooker with the required ratio for water- I usually go with 1:2.5
while i cook sambhar and finish cooking...the rice would be ready...hence i chose to begin with rice..

Now for Sambhar-
take a cup of Toor dal and with 2 cups water and pinch of turmeric powder n salt in pressure cooker and put to cook..wait for about 3 whistles to blow..
Mean while chop vegitables-
Onions
Brinjal
drum sticks
cocumber-yellow one
-Veg-choice is yours..
now boil all except onions and keep aside.
Tamrind pulp- put raw tamrind in water and take out the pulp.-keep it aside
Grated Cocunut - grate some Cocunut and keep aside
Now the Toor Dal would have cooked by now...remove lid and put some water..and mash the dal.

Take a kadai and put a spoon or two of edible oil and fry the onions untill golden brown...
Add mashed dal into the kadai with a spoon of oil , sufficient water and let it boil.
after abt 3 min pour in the bolid vegitables and leave for boiling for abt 3 min.
now pour the tamrind pulp and stir well.

Take 3-4 spoons of Sambhar powder and the freshly grated Cocunut and pour it into the kadai...
Boil it for 3-4 minutes......at point you may add the salt as per your taste:)

Sambhar is ready to be served:)
The rice would have got cooked by now...so you may now spread a banana leaf and serve hot rice and sambhar...

Enjoy Madi:)

~"EMRACE"~

Was wondering what should i name this one..I was nearing finishing when i got the name..
..and yes..the one i chose gave a meaning to it as well....

~~~ EMBRACE~~~

If you observe closely you can notice the "embrace" between the two...

Slumdog Milllionaire Rocks!

have been waiting for long tio watch some thing like this one...
it was simply superb and out of the blue..

being a sunday i was lazying and was wondering how soo could i wind up all the chores and sit behind to watch this movie...finally i got ready..I had to go out for lunch...but decided to watch the movie...atleast for about 15 min and then decide...weather its out for lunch..or Slumdog..
it was hardly 5 minutes gone by...and i decided..its going to be thrill...i continued...and till the end

5 on 5 would be my rating....

first time you watch it...and every moment is a thrill...awsemly made!!

three cheers to the makers!

My first Oil on Canvas

I have always been wanting to do this....
yup...try my hand on canvas...

I came home bit early today...earlier than usual...and was thinking should i watch a movie...cook for my self or shud i paint:)

i dint have the experience of using oil on canvas...thts why was comtemplating if i shud go straight way or not...

finally i decided to start....and ended up with this one...

My first Oil on Canvas...

Looking aside...

Just finished this one....



look out for the signature on it:)

New Year wishes...

its 2009......
wishing you all a happy n prosperois new year ahead!
cheers!

watched Ghajini today...

the intensity was awseme..loved the movie..
Asin was also good..jia was bit let down...but Amir was at its best.

ended the day with hvig dinner @ 100 degrees...

a better day n eve as compared to ystrday..