Henna-fied!

I've been super busy past week as I was out of town for my cousin's wedding. It was one week of crazy partying, dancing, eating and sleepless nights! By the end of it, I'm so tired, I think I need a vacation just to get over all that partying! On one of the celebration nights, the 'mehendi' (henna) ceremony took place. Basically the bride and all the girls apply henna to their hands in beautiful intricate patterns. The bride's 'mehendi' is the most beautiful and most time consuming, taking almost close to 3 to 4 hrs as her hands and feet are decorated with this gorgeous orange color. Meanwhile, we sisters, cousins, friends, mothers and aunts get together and sing songs, dance and get our henna applied too. Here's a few pics of me getting henna-fied!

Temporary tattoos eh? :)

They need your prayers

My heart & prayers go out to everyone in Japan and those affected by this horrible disaster.It's heartbreaking to see and even imagine what's happening in the world right now. Please lets take a moment to have Japan, it's people and the world in our thoughts and prayers.

Monday Magic

Karl Lagerfeld for Coca-Cola Light

Mini me

How cute are these mini kholapuris?(Indian footwear)

A girl at work got these from a journalist. I kept ogling and pouting at them wishing I could've received them. Well, all that glancing helped. She said "here, you can have these for your new desk"! (I just starting working last week) and I happily snapped them up! :)

I find them so adorable :)

Lipper-sonality

Saw this on another blog and found it quite fun. Thought I'd share it here as well. I checked out my used lipsticks and found them to fall in the 'slant keeps close to original tip shape'. However, I haven't colored my hair to attract attention. For that matter, I have never even once colored my hair :p Other than that, I guess I did reflect my lipstick shape personality.

What's your lipstick personality?

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COTW

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A cake in a cup; CUPCAKE

I was having a major cupcake craving at 11 pm yesterday. I needed an instant sweet gratification, and resorted to making myself a chocolate cake in 5 minutes. Yes, 5 minutes!....in the microwave....Instant! I was so busy indulging in the chocolaty goodness I forgot to take a picture. I found one that looked pretty similar to what I made. The only difference, I didn't add any fruit. If I have to sin, might as well go the whole jingbang! Oh, and before you scold me for eating 5000 calories after 7 pm.... I worked out for 2 hrs today! :D A cake in a cup; CUPCAKE photo credit Ingredients:

2 tbsp baking cocoa 4 tbsp All-Purpose Flour 1 Egg 3 tbsp Oil 3 tbsp Sugar 3 tbsp Milk ½ tsp Vanilla Extract 1 scoop Vanilla Ice Cream *optional

Cake in a cup:

In a large microwavable coffee cup/mug, add all the dry ingredients into it – the flour, the cocoa and the sugar To this add mixture add the egg and whisk completely; keep checking for lumps Now, add in the milk, oil, and the vanilla extract and mix it thoroughly Place this cup in the microwave and bake for 3 minutes When the cake rises to the top, remove the cup and allow to cool a little Dig in straight or tip onto plate and enjoy. If you want, you can add fresh fruit, or some whipped cream, a dollop of vanilla ice cream or some chocolate syrup Enjoy!

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