All’s been quiet on the blog front lately as I have been getting ready for a trip to India next month. Yep, next month, I’ll be traveling up and down India, having all my Bollywood dreams come true. Right, not quite, but still I’m sure I’ll have lots of exciting new adventures to share. So, [...]
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I wish I lived in Chicago so that I could go to the free Saturday Millenium Park Workouts, June 7 to September 27. The schedule sounds so fun: Yoga – 8 am, Pilates – 9 am, Dance – 10 am, Tai Chi -7 am, and Kids and Family workouts at 11 am. Just click this [...] Rajmohan Gandhi, Grandson of Mahatma Ghandi, Speaks at Pasadena City College Rajmohan Gandhi, grandson of Mahatma Ghandi, will be visiting Pasadena City College on Feb. 22 to speak about his grandfather’s teachings. The lecture, titled “Relevance of Gandhi in the 21st Century,” will be held in Sexson Auditorium at 10:30 a.m. The talk will cover [...] I caught Ang Lee’s new masterpiece "Lust, Caution" last night. I left thinking, "Man, Ang Lee is really disturbed and has a wacked-out take on love." In all his movies I have seen, most notably, "The Ice Storm," "Brokeback Mountain," "The Wedding Banquet." and now LC, I don’t recall any tender romances. Sex seems to [...] This Friday, September 28, the Music Center will host a free Bhangra dance night with DJ Sandeep Kumar and lessons by Achinta of the Blue13 Dance company. How fun! What is Bhangra? It’s a folk dance and music form from Punjab that has been fused with hip hop moves and featured in many Bollywood movies. [...]
Pistachio Kulfi at Saffron Spot in Artesia. So good…. Saffron Spot18744 Pioneer Blvd.Artesia, CA 90701(562) 809-4554www.saffronspot.com
While in the Midwest, I couldn’t resist the chance to check out Bollywood flick "Chak De India," (Buck Up India!) which was playing at the AMC 30 in Barrington, IL. To my surprise, they were playing two Bollywood films, "Heyy Babyy" being the other one. I give "Chak De India" 5 out of 5 samosas, [...] I had four courses of delicious ice cream at the Saffron Spot in Little India (Artesia) with Abby’s Pleasure Palate group. This was ice cream with depth and silky, rich textures, made with saffron, basil, rose, pistachios, pomegranate, chikoo… Really, I could not get enough. This was the best ice cream I have ever tasted, [...] Caught the 11pm screening of Jhoom Barabar Jhoom (Dance Baby Dance) at the Naz 8 in Lakewood / Artesia. The movie, of course, stars my favorite actor Abhishek Bachchan, who does a great job. Preity Zinta also takes a nice turn as his love interest. She’s so cute and pretty at the same time, [...] Hi there reader, East West magazine, "Life through an Eastern lens," is offering UnHipLA readers a $7 a year subscription rate. (Offer good till the end of July.) EW is a wonderful publication covering global Asian issues as well as Asian American life and style, everything from Bollywood to political figures. I’ve been contributing to [...] |
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