Saturday, April 30, 2011

Cracking the Friday market in an hour

Friday market is what the Goans call the Mapusa market (*why though i have no idea? maybe becoz u get better deals on friday?). My neighbor told me that Friday is the day when most of the sellers from all over Goa come to Mapusa.

Anyway lemme tell u, an hour is NOT ENOUGH time to spend here. Our plan was to actually go to panjim, water our rose plants, hang out for a bit and then rush home to pick up our younger brother from school. Plans changed within 5 mins and we ended up going to Mapusa with our grandmom.

*Note - please carry an umbrella/hat. u dont wanna die of heat stroke in this :P

U cant live in Goa and not have a pretty bag/jhola :D 

All the pretty pretty spices to make those *Masala's we love 

I know quite a few people who would've died looking at this. your personal favorite tea?




Summer season = fabulous fruit season

U can actually get good tees and stuff here - clicked this line of night dresses coz they seemed pretty ^_^

I wasnt actually allowed to click pics in this guys stall becoz he was selling rare antiques. Still happened to grab a pic of these Antiques roller skates :D Imagine skating in these #FTW

It is a personal dream of mine to get these for my cupboard door handles someday

I did mention that you could get anything you wanted here right? right? :P

cant think of anything smart to say here -.-

Ok, so while we were messing about with all the fruits, Maria decided to pose with the melons and i went along to lift the jackfruits. Sadly all the white juice *DHEEKH* came on my hands. apparently it ruins your clothes and spreads fast. thankfully they put some oil on my hands and wiped it off with tissue. it was weird because so many old ladies came up to me and started trying to help :) #awww

should i add one of these to my collection of 6 suitcases? pretty no?
If i had the money (*read Rs 17,000) i would definitely buy this ENORMOUS clock (*im thinking it would be bigger than one of our TATA Sumo tires :O). Tres antique and tres unique. And yes, this orange pair of wooden antique macau fish (*i wasnt allowed pics of that). I should really win a lottery or something :C

Did i tell u that elephants are really lucky? sleeping on this would bring a lot of luck and good dreams according to many legends

If you arent drooling when you see this picture, you arent normal! Goan pork sausages *yummmmmmmy

I had miniature baskets like these when i was a kid ^_^





And this is not it! infact there were soo many more things which i didnt click photo's of becoz we were running out of time like the lovely material you could use as wraps on the beaches or these cute wooden carved stamps i saw (*the stamps were really adorable btw - especially the monkey ones) and i regret so much for not buying it coz what imagine the stuff u can do with the wooden monkey stamp (*starts thinking of decorating gift wrapping paper, or tees or napkins for parties etc).

and just a hint - dress normally when you go there. The sellers there are pretty observant about small small things like clothing and accents and stuff - you definitely dont want them quoting tourist prices to you (*even if you are a tourist) 

30 more days for college to start again so im sure the chance of having it is high :D :D and yes! also thinking of going to the chor bazaar soon (*just for the heck of it - sounds dangerous no? :P)

Until then, 
xoxo





Friday, April 29, 2011

The Royal Wedding

So we watched the Royal Wedding live on BBC n I was blown away... literally  *-*
From the start to the finish, the wedding ceremony was nothing but sheer pleasure to watch!

To start off, Kate Middleton's dress was GORGEOUS!!! It was designed by Sarah Burton at Alexander McQueen.
The dress is made with ivory and white satin gazar.  The skirt echoes an opening flower, with white satin gazar arches and pleats.  The train measures two metres 70 centimetres.  The ivory satin bodice, which is narrowed at the waist and padded at the hips, draws on the Victorian tradition of corsetry and is a hallmark of Alexander McQueen’s designs.  The back is finished with 58 gazar and organza covered buttons fastened by Rouleau loops.  The underskirt is made of silk tulle trimmed with Cluny lace.


The dress is very similar in design to Grace Kelly's wedding dress.


Almost every woman at the wedding had a hat or another form of a headpiece on! It really was quite a sight!
Just thought I'd post some pictures that I particularly liked from the net  :P

The Google Doodle for the day  :)

Emerging from Westminister Abbey as man and wife

This was the 15th Royal Wedding to be celebrated in the abbey! 

Kate Middleton entering the Abbey accompanied by her father


The ring  :)

The bride and her bridesmaid- sister Pippa Middleton

Pippa's dress was also made by Sarah Burton at Alexander Mcqueen!!  : D

Lady Catherine  :)

Prince William and Kate Middleton got their first royal wedding present from the Queen!!  The titles Duke and Duchess of Cambridge! 
The palace statement said William was also named the Earl of Strathearn and Baron Carrickfergus. Middleton took those titles when she said "I will," becoming Countess of Strathearn and Baroness Carrickfergus.
Strathearn ties William and Middleton to Scotland, where the pair met and fell in love. Baron Carrickfergus is a little-used title which refers to one of the oldest towns in Northern Ireland.

Exchanging vows

Her Majesty, the Queen

The train measured 2 metres 70 cm, nearly 9 feet!

Princess Beatrice and Princess Eugenie

Elton John at the wedding

Kate and her father in the Rolls- Royce Phantom VI limousine car

Prince Charles and Lady Camilla

The mother and brother of the Bride


Prince William and Prince Harry in the Bentley state limousine

The open top Horse drawn carriage

Pippa and the bridesmaids


The Queen and her husband

A member of the choir at the Abbey

 
Just Married

After the lunchtime reception, the couple were seen driving away in Prince Charles' 1969 Aston Martin convertible!!!!  : D

The car was given to Prince Charles as a 21st Birthday present, and he had it converted in 2008 so that it runs on biofuel made from English wine wastage.

Well, that just about sums it up!  :)  Hope you all enjoyed today as much as I did!
C ya!  :)