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Wednesday, July 13, 2016

Black on Black

Black was, is and will always remain a fashion classic. A must in every wardrobe. 
The fashion keeps changing but black rules the roost, dawn a simple black classic outfit and you sure are guaranteed of turning heads and appreciation heading your way. 
Instant way to clean up your act and look all classy and elegant. 

Today I am doing a black on black outfit which is a rage. Depends how you can pull of this basic but classy and bold look. 
I threw in a red jacket and kept the look completely minimal. 
For a fine wine and dine and an after party. 



























Simple tips to jazz your black on black look- 
Mix textures.
Keep it simple.
Don any one statement piece.
Throw in a jacket, scarf, bag, footwear, hat, leggings etc in another colour to add that instant pop. 
Bright lip shades. 
Play with prints. 

As you can see I have used most of the tips mentioned above in creating my look. The top is chiffon with metal detailings ( it's almost 8 years old and still in mint condition - amazing quality and it's my favorite black top ), the jacket has a different texture and I wanted a pop of red - something solid yet simple. Such a comfortable outfit especially for those cold nights when you want to look all chic yet keep yourself warm and cozy. 
Did you like it ? 
Be experimental and enjoy your own style. 

Outfit details 
Top - code 
Jacket - courtesy unlimited stores 
Jeggings- Zara 
Footwear - catwalk 
Ring - Thailand 
Earrings - lifestyle 

You can also check my other black outfits here 




Until we meet next time 
Stay happy and cheerful 

Lots of love ❤️❤️❤️
xoxo
Bhakti 

Monday, July 11, 2016

Singapore Diaries - Must eat Food.

Singapore is a foodies paradise.
With so many cultures residing together, the food culture is rich and predominant.
Singapore is one of the most expensive cities in the world, so do keep that in mind before allocating a expenses for food during your stay here.
It's a way of life to enjoy food which is easily seen in n number of food streets, hawker centres dotting the city. 
The street food is really popular and aptly so. 
Inexpensive, delicious and a huge variety, no points for guessing that it is ingrained in the culture of Singapore.

Food chains of Mc Donalds, Subway and other big wigs are conveniently placed throughout Singapore and they are always around so it is never difficult to locate them.
However out of all we found Subway and Mc Donalds the most popular with locals as well as tourists. Both these places are completely and incredibly tasty and superbly vfm.
One can have a cheapest and the most filling meals over here.

Amazingly delicious and so filling.


One of the best ice creams. We literally used to have a couple of these every day.



Yes its a completely Grown ups life.



Chicken Laksa
Flat noodles in rich coconut curry.


It was very very good . The soup/curry was nice spicy and tangy and extremely delicious. We licked the bowl clean. We didn't know how to eat with chopsticks at that time and there were no forks. It was quite a task to eat the slurpy noodles with a soup spoon however we managed with excellence baring a few spills.


Now do keep in mind that Singapore is extremely hot and you have to bear the scorching sun as at all major attractions one needs to walk a lot in the open outdoors.
The local people beat the heat in style and taste with yummy concoctions of drinks located at all kiosks, street shops, food markets and every where possible.
So join the bandwagon, stay hydrated and enjoy your vacation. 




Snapple being my all time favourite - this was completely utterly delicious.


Milo iced - we literally lived on this in Singapore.
This is available everywhere at all nook and crannies, sold on the street in plastic bags however our favourite one was at
89.7 Supper Club. Nice, tall, dark and strong glass of milo goodness. 





This was one brilliant drink to stay hydrated. This actually had natural coconut water with chunks of coconut and it was so refreshing and fresh with natural sweetness. Too good. 

Satay by the Bay
Must go when you visit Garden by the Bay.
The food stalls have a good variety, tasty food and very economical with an romantic setting and beautiful breeze.
Take a look at these cute tables.
such an amazing setting.
We completely loved the experience.


Rice with a Chinese chicken preparation which was brilliant.
The food was some serious tasty stuff.


Chicken Satay with peanut dip and another sweet spicy dip served with onion.
Lip-smacking.


We were so tired walking all over the Garden by the bay and extremely tired.
This experience was heavenly for our tired aching soles as well rumbling hungry stomach parched in the heat of Singapore.
A light gentle cold breeze, coupled with the Bay and amazing food. We nursed our tired feet and stomach back to reenergised health.

89.7 Supper Club
Next stop on the list is where we dined a couple of times.
Every time it was equally crowded and the food was always yummy.
It is a completely vfm place on the go.


Kung Pao Chicken with Rice I loved it. 


Murtabak
Stuffed Pan cake or pan fried bread. 
More or less a Muslim delicacy very similar to the Indian paratha. Yummy and comforting. It was very filling, it came with a fish curry and dal preparation both were amazing and very good (especially the dal).




Curly fries so good with shawarma roll which were completely different. We also ordered chicken chilly which was also very different ( more like Goan chilly) nice they were. 

We wanted to try the local star dish which is Hainanese chicken rice. 
We had ordered half a chicken which was like boiled chicken with skin served with stock rice and garlicky dip. 
It wasn't to my taste. However I was zapped as my hubby who doesn't really have a very good appetite (both of us for that matter - small eaters) ate the whole chicken single handedly. I was zapped 😳😱 really.... 



This was one of the most yummiest thing that we had at the Singapore zoo. 
Chicken gravy in sour dough bread bowl. 
It was awesome. The curry was coconutty (Indian) with loads of spices, potatoes and big chunks of chicken served in the bread bow. We finished it within seconds. 😍👍🏻⭐️



The variety of food you get at the night safari is not that great and I was disappointed. The food is really expensive over here. 
We had a hot dog roll and a barbeque roll the price of which were equal to a three course meal. It was ok nothing great to write about. I love the candle though and I got my cocomax. 



Yum food at the universal studios in the mummy section. 


Keep slurping on slushes and ice creams ❤️❤️ and stay hydrated. 








Food in China Town is to die for. Be it Indian, Chinese or any other. Take my word it's amazing. Look out for the ratings on the street food carts/stalls at the china town food street. It's almost authentic Indian, we loved this Indian platter of chicken curry, biryani, papadam and a big leg of chicken whilst sipping on the tiger beer. 






The best sweet and sour chicken I have ever had. 


The food street on the Arab street is must visit. 


One of the best hummus. 


Curly fries made to perfection. The portions are so super huge. We were completely full. 
We went to Durwish Turkish- the place is popular, the food is awesome though on the expensive side, the portions are huge. There are many other options to chose from.



Pakistani food - kheema with white peas ( we had it for the first time and it was amazing ) chicken tikka was melt in the mouth, juicy and super soft. - GOOD STUFF 👍🏻⭐️ This was in one of the food centres - Balestier market food court. 


The food courts in malls are super crowded and dish our amazingly tasty food for reasonable rate. So eat whilst you shop. This Indian thali was completely yum. We had this in the Takahimaya Food Hall food court.



Save the best for the last. 


I searched for this ice cream uncle in the entire Singapore and unexpectedly ran into him outside Ion Orchard.



Small makeshift shop on his bike. 


Chose your favorite flavour of ice cream and then either chose the original rainbow bread or a wafer. Nothing like I have ever had. Actually sandwich ice cream - bliss is this 😍👍🏻⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

To put the whole thing in nutshell. Singapore is a foodies paradise, experiment with your food, try the local joints and delicacies, visit the street food centres and eat to your hearts content and you are sorted. Look around and everywhere you will see some delicacy or the other in this food lovers country.

You must try out the Newton food centre, geylang food serai, China town street food and all other yummy hawker food you can lay your hand on.

You can find complete information about Chinatown here - Singapore Chinatown - Food, shopping and more
check the video here - Chinatown Singapore vlog

check out Singapore in a nutshell

I hope this was of some help, do let me know in comments.

Until we meet again, stay happy and cheerful !
Lots of Love

xoxo
Bhakti

Sunday, July 3, 2016

Ambushed - Nayanika Mahtani



Check out the complete book review video above.

The author sent me the book Ambushed and I am so glad she did and I got to read this gem. 
Rooted very much in the real world. 
So suited for today's world, the story is so real, so true it tugs at your heart deep down. 
Especially for me, it just my kind of book. As you all know I am a complete nature lover. I believe in balanced living having said that my inclination is still towards the jungles, the mountains, nature, wild life. I want to live with the nature away from city hassles and enjoy the simplicity of life leaving behind the chaos and fast paced race. 
Human beings are evolved and they use this knowledge, technology to destroy what is so pure, so natural. We should be using our technology to help the nature, protect the wild animals and our universe instead by all means we are destroying them completely. Forests are being cut, animals poached. So many species extinct and we are to be blamed for most of them. We humans for bringing life to extinction. Where we should be the ones to safeguard all. 
The younger generation is getting so addicted to technology they don't know the joy of being in nature or being one with it.
We need to inculcate in them the love for nature, the outdoors, animals and fresh air. 
This book just touches the right chords. 
The book is such a breezy read I completed it in one sitting. It's fast paced and the characters are sketched beautifully. The author had managed to pen down the emotion of each character thoroughly yet simply, you can connect with each one of them. 
There are no lose plots, everything is precisely written and well conceptualised with reasoning and background. 
The book follows Tara a 10 yrs old smart and toity city girl. She belongs to a well to do small family having all luxuries and a complete gadget freak. 
The story then takes us with Tara on an unexpected and unwanted holiday to a Himalayan Forest. The twist and turns that the story takes. This is where Tara experiences an adventure of her lifetime. Meeting a tribal boy, living in nature, finding her strengths, experiencing the real beauty, finding herself amidst poachers, rescue mission, saving tigers all this and more on a holiday which she thought was the most boring and enforced one. 
The author takes up the issue of Toger poaching and declining population of the species. 
This is the dire need of the hour and like the tiger many animals in the world are on the brink of extinction. The nature, forest are all declining in statistics snd it's a sorry state that the human beings are to be blamed for. 
It's high time that we need to teach our kids our generation, everybody needs to take steps to stop this. 
We need to take pride in our universe and nature and safeguard and inculcate the same feeling amongst the children, others. 
I think this book is beautifully written and covers the gist in a nutshell of the present scenario. It's a must read for anyone and everyone. 
All children must must read this book. 

All royalties from Ambushed go to Tiger Watch, an NGO in Ranthambhore, for a school set up for the children of tribal (ex) poachers, to give them a window to alternate livelihoods (short video clip below)





You can buy this book over here at Amazon for Rs 146.

Hope you liked the post, do watch my YouTube review video at the starting of this post. Comment, like, share and let me know what are your thoughts. 

Do let me know must read books, I am looking for good reads. 

Until we meet next time
Stay happy and cheerful !! 

Lots of love ❤️❤️
xoxo
Bhakti 

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