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Did you know that today Fri 13th July is the 3rd Friday the 13th we’ve had in 2012 ?

For the first time since 1984 these 3 Friday the 13ths (Jan 13th, April 13th & July 13th) are exactly 13 weeks apart !!  Accordingly to an article ‘5 Facts About Friday the 13th’, such a rare triple-threat occurs only once every 11 years.  Although mind you, 2009 had 3 x Friday 13th and now so does 2012.

I’ve said this before and I’ll say it again, I’ve never really given Fri the 13th much thought – it’s just another day for me and it helps that I’m not particularly superstitious.

I’ve had a super relaxing day catching up with a university mate over divine white wine sangrias on a gorgeous terrace in the Old Port of Montreal.

Then I went over to my old stomping ground at university and had the best (dessert) meal ever !! A plate of ‘achta’ (pronounced ‘ah-sh-tah’; Lebanese clotted cream, similar to Ricotta cream cheese) with bananas, strawberries, almonds, and honey with a fresh fruit juice.

So – how has your Friday the 13th been ? Do you believe that one gets bad luck on this day ?  What has your luck been like today ?

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It’s been a crazy week for me.  There’s an event which I’ve been working on (minus NC since she’s on a vacation); wait make that a few events and I feel brain dead. 

I can’t function (although I think this has more to do with the fact that my cook is also on a short vacation and I am missing out on breakfast every morning).  And yes, I have a cook – well my parents do.  This is India – its pretty normal to have a cook at home.  And yes, I am aware that I can make a bowl of cereal or whip up some eggs but I don’t really want to do that because that would mean doing the dishes.  Did I ever mention I hate doing the dishes ?  I’d rather cook than do dishes !

Anyway there’s no real point to this post except that I don’t have the energy for anything but I feel that I’ve neglected my blog this week and since it’s my outlet for all things that go on in my mind – I might as well share whatever it is that is going on in my mind right now.

In terms of work – it’s been super hectic – which is great – except it’s not so much fun when one is totally overwhelmed.  In the last 2 days I have driven over 125 kms which is a bit excessive ! And I have a 400 km drive (back & forth) planned for the weekend !

I did manage to grab a fun dinner with my mates HRH, Dimps, and SG at a cute lil’ place in Bandra called ‘Chez Moi’ on Wed night.  Of course we created a riot out there and I reckon the owner got sweet on me (or so it was implied by his text message later that evening) .  Yes I gave him my business card.  Hell I was thinking about how to market his place – really good food !

Speaking of which – I have to put together a few funny ‘date escapades’ for this blog .. it’s long over due, but I need to get this done .. if only for your entertainment value !

Anyway – I’m to Pune this weekend so catch you all on Monday ! My brain refuses to form logical sentences anymore !

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It’s been a crazy few days for me.  I’ve just returned from a super hectic trip with NB – Delhi & Amritsar- and managed to survive on a 12 hour train journey !! I actually had a few blog posts written up in advance and were all meant to go on auto-publish (including a juicy piece on crushes) but Windows Live Writer had other plans for me and none of my posts got published.  Damn. Damn. Double Damn.

It’s been ages since I put up a Wordless Wednesday post; and honestly have missed doing that.  The point of a WW is to share photographs of something that has caught your attention; and also allows some bloggers time to put their actual thoughts together for posts and yet keep their readers entertained on the blog.   I’ve used the WW platform to express any thoughts / emotions / feelings that come about when I see certain images and hope you enjoy them too.  You can check out my latest WW post ‘Enter At Your Own Risk’ for starters and tell me what you think !

After my Topless Treat in Bombay a few months ago – I developed a ‘crush’ after the longest time ! Last Sunday I took the bull by the horns and confessed to The Roadside Romeo that I had a huge crush on him ! And whilst waiting for his reply – it inspired me to write a post titled ‘Crush 101 : Confess or Deny’ .. this was a post that didn’t get published (but has been published but its 2 posts behind this!! don’t ask) – so make sure you check it out and share your thoughts with me =)

To top things off – my very first ‘guest blog post’ has been published !! I got approached 2 weeks ago by Skye (one of the 3 awesome writers that created ‘MetAnotherFrog.com’) who asked if I would like to write a guest post for their blog.  I was jumping with joy and said yes immediately ! And then whilst writing the post – the nerves came about – but with the support of my Twitter friends – I managed to hit ‘send’ and waited for Skye to give me her feedback on my post.  It’s published now and titled ‘Putting My First Time Into Perspective’, so if you have a few minutes – do hop over and check it out and share your thoughts on the MAF blog.

Yesterday was a horrid day for me – everything that could go wrong was going wrong and it was messing with my head.  It gave me a splitting headache as well.  And if things couldn’t get worse – woke up this morning to the news of the Tsunami and Earthquake in Japan !! I have 3 friends in Japan – I hope they are okay as I can’t get through to them at all !!

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I’m not quite sure how I want to put my thoughts down on this … I’ve come up with 2 or 3 different titles and none really seem appropriate … I actually tried writing this very post same time last year – and never published it ..

My 28th birthday last year was possibly one of the best parties my friends and social circle have attended in a while (although it was nothing compared to some of the hot shots with money coming out of their ass but I reckon it was bloody brilliant).  A BBQ Pool Party that started at Noon and went on till 5 a.m the following day.  That’s 17 hours of straight partying =) AND I didn’t run out of alcohol despite a turn-out of about 150 guests.

I spent the better half of November ‘10 & December ‘10 (in between trying to catch a breath from the events I was already working on) trying to figure out ‘what’ I wanted to do for my 29th b’day.  As an events planner – it shouldn’t be such a big deal right ? Errmmm not quite …

I’ve always loved my birthday.  Some people dread the thought of getting older; and I belong to the group who go out of their way to celebrate.  And believe me I like to celebrate in style.  I have always tended to celebrate for a minimum of 2 days every birthday unless it falls on a weekend and then it’s 3 full days of just ME ME and ME !  This year was no different when I finally figured out what it was that I wanted to do.

On the 21st of Jan – I invited all my mates to the new club that my company is managing.  Not only did one of my guy mates get up on the bar and do a semi  strip for all the guests; I was pulled up on the bar as well (and trust me – my dress was not of appropriate length to be doing this !).  NC arranged for a divine chocolate cake … can you spot what she had to do it ?

I got home at 4:30 a.m – crashed by 5 a.m and was awake by 7:30 a.m (and albeit overly excited) that by 11 a.m, my close mates and I would be off on an adventure on the party bus !! That’s right – 13 of us were packed in a bright red bus (with a killer boom box) and were on the road for a good 3 hours before reaching our final destination … a fabulously secluded equestrian centre where we indulged in some horse riding; an evening BBQ,  lots of drinking and even more dancing =)

If I compared last year and this years’ birthday parties – both were fun – the difference was that this year – I didn’t go all out … I mean I did but I didn’t .. and what made my birthday special was that I got to spend it with the people that mattered most and the people who cared enough to be there the entire weekend with me.

So here’s a big shout out to NC, NB, AM, HRH, AS, D&S, SM, KG, AS (aka ‘Anshuman’ hahah), SC, AZ, SV, SP & bro  for making my birthday weekend soooo memorable !!

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I’ve only just come back from a glorious two week vacation in Dubai … I was only meant to go for a a few days and just ended up extending my trip each time.  For those of you who’re new to my blog; I’m a potpourri of cultures – and spent my childhood growing up in Dubai.  It’s been about 1.5 year since I’ve been back and about 8 years since my family moved from there – but it’s still ‘home’ for me.

Words cannot describe just how I felt about my holiday – and hence I’m just going to share a few photographs with you to take you through my journey :)

The very modern hotel room for the first 4 nights of the holiday.  Freaked NC out when I told her there was no separate shower ! She’d already made plans of kicking me out of the room for privacy during bath hours haha

            

The Burj Khalifa is truely a stunning tower and sight to gawk at.

Some of the views from outside Dubai Mall in the evening.

 

We went out to the Nassimi Beach which is a part of the Atlantis hotel and watched Cafe Del Mar perform live ! Spent a few hours at this super chilled out party and honestly I didn’t want to leave ! 

Went to this lovely cafe restaurant which overlooked the fountains outside Dubai Mall called Zahr El-Laymoun .. the food was to die for !

The coffee was served in the traditional way – loved the pot ! The juices were served in mini pitchers (that’s carrot juice in the photo below. !  And the shisha pipes were quite pretty and matched the colour theme of the entire restaurant.

 

The above two pics are from the Madinat Jumeirah – super chilled out; where you can go and grab some coffee; shisha; and a few drinks.  There are various restaurants scattered across here overlooking the water front.

 

The last few days I crashed over at my aunts place in the Palms Jumeriah.  That’s the view from out of my room window.  On the left side is the pool and the beach ! It felt great to be able to open the lounge sliding doors and walk straight out to the pool and within 5 feet you can get to the beach.

And before I forget – you must see some of the new friends I made whilst out there … can’t wait to see them again !

 

I met all these cool creatures over at the Dubai Aquarium ! It’s a must visit if you ever make a trip out there.  You even get the option of going snorkeling with the sharks ! or if you prefer to be safe – then you can take a ride on a glass bottom boat.

There you have it … my holiday snaps.  I have LOTS more … but they just involve lots of alcohol ! hahah

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… and tonight I’m feeling the after effects of being over-worked the past few months ! I'm an events and wedding planner by profession and its peak wedding season from October to February in India …. and right now .. I am tucked in bed, nursing a very bad headache that refuses to go away despite the pills I’ve popped to stop it.

Was on my way back home with my colleague MG and our in-house decorator – and she pointed out to me that it looks like I really need a lot of rest ! Tell me about it .. even last week when I was down with the flu – I was having trouble sleeping because I was so busy thinking about all the pending to-do items on my clients’ upcoming wedding … which is only 13 days away …

On another note .. there have been two articles posted about me on WeddingSutra.com which a portal for weddings.  That’s pretty cool =)  I’ve also been meaning to start writing about the process of event & wedding planning; tips – guides; and also sharing some of my work .. and I really want to do that on my own custom blog domain … which I really need to get working on !

I’m gonna go catch some shut eye now .. but I’m happy to say that I’ve got a bunch of posts already in progress … there have been a handful of blogs that I’ve been reading and they’ve totally inspired me to write on some topics which I haven’t really ventured into.

Until the next post .. Good night and sweet dreams