The week that was in Tripura

After my series on the week that was in Delhi I thought why not start a series on "The Week that was in Tripura" to upload all my travel pics and thoughts during and after the travel, so here's the first one updates on past two weeks. Thanks to the MTR team from Hyd I travelled across the state like crazy, the entire project team went a lil nuts with too much travelling and working all holidays and sundays esp. me, first it was the team from Chennai and then the MTR team from Hyd, it was too hectic and diffcult to handle lekin kya karen paapi pet ka sawl hai kaam toh karna padega jo bhi ho. Anyways coming back to my travel updates the most exciting was my trip to Damcherra again...my third visits in 2 yrs and I absouletly love that place, the bamboo raft and the bridge connecting Tripura & Mizoram. The river divides all and its so different in terms of culture, religion, food and everything....Tripura side is still very traditional....once we cross the bridge Mizoram is hap and happening...people listening to western music and not bangladesh but Moreh acchapot and other goods from Myanmar available in all shops. Damcherra is a melting pot of three different states and cultures the Reangs, Bengali, Tripura and the Mizo's, its one of my fav. place in Tripura and despite the distance I love going there, the Bamboo transported through the river is an amazing site.

Thanks to my sony digicam I captured some really good pictures this time, I will soon graduate to a Digital SLR till then I'll have to manage with my sleek and trendy Sony T70.

The week that was in Delhi-Series lll (Back to school)

Back to School in Delhi........ not my school silly my sister's school in Delhi, one of the oldest Missionary schools in Delhi, started in 1908 ....gawd its older then any of the educational institutes I studied. " Queen Mary's School" located in Tis Hazari, very close to the ISBT. Last time I was in Delhi I couldn't meet her as I had to return from the gate (thanks to che for not submitting the application). This time I went personally at 7 in the morning to drop the application and thank gawd I got the permission to meet my sis. The school is nice, not very crowded with students in each class, clean, very old building and yeah the red bricks like DU colleges and my previous college.
Going to any school makes me happy, I remember my school days and miss every moment of it. The huge football and all games ground, the horrible school canteen, the not so great class rooms, assembly ground and my frens, I guess my school was one of the best place to study in Manipur. I haven't been to my school since many years...sala time he nahi milta jab bhi ghar jaati hun, ish baar ghar gaye toh jaruur jaoungi.....amen to that

The week that was in Delhi-Series II

During my visit to Delhi we also visited the 27th Indian Handicraft and Gift Fare at Noida, I was visiting IHGF for the 1st time and it was an eye opener. What was more intresting about the fare was it was meant only was buyers from abroad, the products and the way the products in each of the stalls were displayed were just too eye catching and I understand where we stand now. Exports does generate alot of revenue but it involves alot of hardwork, networking, knowledge and confidence, I learned India and China are one of the major sourcing countries in the world that was sure a good piece of information. Most products and companies with stall at IHGF sure knows how to packedge their productsand sell, some of the stall were displayed so well and the collection!!!! too good. I liked one stall which had put bags, I just fell in love with their collection. The prints were very eye catching and quality...too good. From silver jewellery to scarves, home furnishing, furnitures, home deco, women accessories the collection on diplay was amazingly beautiful. It was sure a nice experience and an eye opener to visit the fare.

The week that was in delhi-Series 1

Roasted sweet potatos and momo's two of my all time fav items, I never miss having these two items whenever I am in delhi. I went to sarojini nagar market to do some shopping (some shopping!!!!!!!thats under statement lol) and I ended up eating alot of roasted sweet potato's mixed with masala and loads of chicken momo's. The best thing which has happend in Delhi in the past one or two yrs is momo's become the ultimate street food in delhi, you'll find it everywhere. At Kamala Nagar I saw it in every possible food stalls price ranging from Rs 40 to Rs 70, at Sarojini nagar it was much cheaper Rs 30 for full plate and it has abt 12 momo's and despite my great appetite I couldn't finish it.Sarojini Nagar market is good not only for shopping but now for food as well.

Travel updates

Since the time I went to chennai last month, I've not gone to any other place and it feels as if I've not gone out of Tripura since ages....m going to delhi tomm. will be there for more than a weak...m sure its going to be good...I've loads of shopping plans....enjoying good food and catching up with frens...more updates from delhi later

Yongchaak story

Yongchaak or Parkia speciosa (petai, bitter bean,sataw, twisted cluster bean, yongchaa, yongchaak, zawngtah or stink bean), I bet its most manipuri's fav. veggie. Yongchaak
can be eaten in many form raw yongchaak singju(after peeling the green cover), boiled and mashed with aloo and other veggies 'Yongchaak Eromba', fried with other veggies 'yongchaak Kanghou' and sun dried after peeling the green cover for later consumption. I never used to like yongchaak eromba as a kid but I always liked yongchaak singju and another preparation of yongchaak I really like with 'Yongchaak ka aloo ga kangmet', that happens to be one of my mom's fav. dish from the list of things I cook.

In Tripura the locals also eat yongchaak but they are not very fond if it...its not as popular as it is in Manipur, I guess thats why its much cheaper the yongchaak I buy for 10 bucks here will cost me more then 100 bucks in Manipur, its yongchaak season now and I've been having yongchaak singju almost everyday resulting in many loo diaster hahaha. I was seraching for yongchaak in google and came across some interesting post on yongchaak, its popular in Malayasia and other south Asian countries, its good to know that....I also read that its very nutritious and high in energy after consumption some research was also conducted using yongchaak and it was found be very good for athletis.....accha hai yongchaak khane ka aneek reason mei se eek aur good reason mil gaya humko.....