Of course, join my family to clean the house. Tiring, but hey, its all part of the Deepavali fun! While dusting the display cabinet, I found a particular piece of woodwork that I was so proud of (it was a project for “Kemahiran Hidup”)! And, a photo frame I did during one of the workshops organised by the Young Enterprise Programme.
Friday, 24 OctIt was shopping time in Penang’s Little India! I wasn’t buying clothes this time! But I bought accessories instead… they were cool!
I also noticed that they have refurbished some of the old buildings. I was so happy that they retained the original “look” of the buildings! Yay to heritage!
I also noticed this VERY cute short bus!! I just HAD to take a pic!!!
Upon reaching Penang Street, we looked for a place that served vegetarian food (my family is vegetarian on Fridays). Not far from where we parked the car was a small restaurant (Sri Krsna Restaurant, I think) which had the words “Today’s special – Vegetarian Biryani” screaming from a whiteboard in front of its entrance. So, we went for it. My, it was GOOD! If I did not have to do loads of walking after lunch, I would have had a second helping!And, we were off! Shopping, shopping! We went shop after shop, looking for accessories for myself, a Punjabi suit for my mom, and a simple shirt for Dad.
Mom and Dad did not find anything they liked that was affordable, but here’s what me and my mom got for me! (hehehe my Dad isn’t exactly the type who loves looking at rows and rows of costume jewellery… :P)
It was a bright evening when we were done, so Dad suggested having tea before heading home. So, we went to the Vegetarian “part” of the Sri Ananda Bahwan franchise (they actually divided their shop into two; the vegetarian one was located at one end of the row of shoplots, the non-veg was located at the other end of a separate shoplot).I had the cow’s milk tea and my parents had coffee. We also had veg “murtabak” and “pilaf”. They tasted so good; we decided to “da bao” some for my brother (who insisted that he did not want to come). Then, the drinks arrived… Gosh! They arrived in cute Indian-style steel cups! (I had fun “tarik”-ing my tea :P).
Upon departure, we bought authentic ghee sweets (oooOOOOHHH!!!) and headed home. What a day!(The photo below is what I ate for lunch the next day. Rice with “rasam” and sardine cutlets. Nothing interesting, right? True, except for the fact that I ate from a mug! :P)
Sunday, 26 OctAs with the age-old tradition, I lighted lamps around my house (the twist – I used tea lights instead of the oil “villakku”).
Unfortunately, before I could take a picture of my lighted compound, the wind blew all the lights out. The second time I lighted them, they lit, but as I picked up my camera phone, the wind threatened, so I decided not to take a picture.I drew henna designs at night, as the next day was Deepavali!!
Deepavali Day, Monday, 27 OctI went to temple with my Dad and brother. Mom couldn’t come along as she had lots of cooking to do. We came home to the glorious smell of “dosai”, chicken curry and Black pepper mutton. After having breakfast, My brother and I sent packs of delicacies (ghee balls and murukku) to our family friends who lived in the same residential area.
After a short rest, we headed to my uncle’s house in Perak for a family gathering. Below is a photo of me; overdone with make-up (*shivers with horror*)
We talked and laughed and watched TV specials. It was fun! But it was going to get better, as the night will not be complete without sparklers!!! Yay!! There were even villagers who played crackers (we played along :P).It was a great day!Tuesday, 28 Oct
All good things come to an end, they say, and so did my Deepavali experience. I had classes the next day, so I went home
Still, this was a great Deepavali, just like every year before! :)
அனைவரும் இன்னிய தீபாவளி நாள் வாழ்துகள்
Lol! dunno how 2 get d spelling right! :P
