Trip to LA - First Day

Wow !! What a weekend it was... both fun and tiresome at the same time -- is that even possible ?

What am I talking about ? The long weekend trip to Los Angeles (LA) with my close friend A. We went on a guided tour to Solvang, Disneyland and Universal Studios over the Thanksgiving weekend on a Chinese bus with a Chinese bus driver and a Chinese tour guide. I guess we might have picked up a few Mandarin Chinese words here and there, since we had a bi-lingual guide who explained everything in English first and then in Mandarin.

Belated but FUN Deepavali with friends...

Medu Vada and punugulu

Had a fun-filled deepavali with friends in the US this year. Most of us were busy with work / school during Deepavali days, so a bunch of us decided to celebrate it in a simple fashion over the weekend with a famous sweet from Andhra Pradesh, Bellam Gaarelu and an ever-so-awesome snack, Medu Vada from South India.