The Pizzazzy

We have been having quite a good time here. Mum and Dad arrived in Singapore on Sunday. There flight was delayed due to bad weather and it landed an hour late. We were excited about their visit and went to the airport ahead of the scheduled arrival time, impatiently waiting for them at the airport. Mum who is travelling international for the first time was also in good physical condition to our surprise. Like me she suffers from motion sickness and we were worried about her. And I was also thinking that she may not get to enjoy the inflight service of Singapore Airlines which I love so much. And after much waiting we see Mum and Dad nicely walking towards the belt and we were happy to see Mum perfectly fine.

To avoid her sickness and mine we took the MRT back home. And both were liking Singapore as they got to see it from the MRT and around MRT. Infact they felt more at home than in Pune because everywhere they turned they could see similar faced people. Back home in Pune we do stand out from the crowd because of our Manipuri looks.

Here when we travelled and were sitting across them in the train they realized how perfectly we merged with the crowd. They also liked our condo, especially the master bedroom which has a raised up wooden flooring creating two beautiful layers of waves.

And the nest part that they liked about Singapore is that we get everything Manipuri here, varities of herbs, greens, vegetables and fruits. I could recognize most of the things in the vegetables and fruits section in the super markets here, but I wasn’t sure of their usage or names. A faint smell of some leaves, or look of a vegetable would bring back memories of Manipur and Manipuri food. Mouth watering yeah. So, I was looking forward to mum exploring them and giving them names and turning out interesting authentic Meitei recipes.

And you know what mom found in the super market ahhhmmm it might not mean anything to many of you but for the Manipuri readers let me put it down Pulai, Loklai, Tengnav, Yongchak, Yenam, Dasakusa, Phakpai, Laphutharo, laphu, haijom, nobab and many more. Right I can’t even remember all the names. But believe me, right now this mouth watering smell of food coming out of the kitchen is forcing me to say adios. More on the sight seeing part later. Food calling and it would be a crime to keep it waiting. Chao!