Thanks for all your warm wishes to feel better. Aside from the occasional burst of drowsiness from the antibiotics, I’m back to normal. After 10 days of little exercise, I hit up the gym yesterday to wean myself back in. The initial few minutes were tough but it felt good to get my body moving again. Anyways, I have quite a few favorites to share so let’s go:
1) It’s been ages since I found myself getting lost in a book but The Little Coffee Shop of Kabul did the trick. Without giving the story away, Deborah Rodriguez tells the story of 5 very different women whose lives cross paths in Kabul. Set during the period the Taliban regime gained strength, it was especially interesting to gain some insight into the life of women in Afghanistan.
2) I’m almost embarrassed to admit how much I enjoyed the first season of Devious Maids. I decided to watch it primarily because it’s produced by Marc Cherry (Desperate Housewives’ creator) & Eva Longoria. Based on 5 Latino maids working for the rich & famous of Beverly Hills, it’s as glamorous and drama-filled as Desperate Housewives. Bring on season 2!
3) This is a pretty generic favorite, but I can’t get enough of bananas lately. Sliced, frozen, and mixed with peanut butter? Heavenly! Even more so when dark chocolate is thrown into the mix! Just make sure the bananas develop a few black spots before peeling & freezing!
4) Have you seen Virgin America’s new Safety Video? This might be the first safety video that’s actually held my attention for the entire duration. I’m normally an Emirates girl, but I’m starting to think otherwise.
http://youtu.be/DtyfiPIHsIg
And my favorite purchase from October:
5) My iPad Mini i.e. the only silver lining of the rupee weakening against the dollar ;). Seriously though: can this be any cuter…or lighter! It’s perfect for bedtime or on-the-go browsing when I can’t be bothered to pull out my laptop. I’m sure I’ll be eating my words within a few months given Apple’s track record, but the battery life on it is amazing!
And to all of you celebrating Diwali this weekend: Hope this year shines happiness, love, prosperity and good health into your future.
And to the rest of you: Have a great weekend :)!
What fruit are you loving these days?
What’s your favorite airline to fly?
Now that’s one heck of a safety video!!!! LOVE it! Love the little girl singing too! I don’t fly often, but when I do, I fly Southwest – used to be Airtran.
Even Amanda was raving about frozen banana slices…they might become my fav when I finally try them out!
Glad you were able to drag yourself to the gym – I so love the first workout after an illness – just feels like all the gunk is being sweated out 🙂
I caught one episode of Devious minds and was not too impressed, but seeing you liked one of my fav’s -mistresses- I need to check out D.M. again …
Have you seen Nashville?
Hope your weekend is lovely!
Ooh you must try out frozen banana slices soon!! And please give Devious Maids another shot, preferably starting from the beginning- I am almost certain you will be hooked 😀
Argh, the video won’t play for me, I’ll have to try rebooting- I really want to watch it haha! I’ve flown Emirates before (seeing as its the only airline to go to Iran) as a kid and I LOVED it…seriously, no other airline compares!
I bought that book for my friend from (ironically) the airport as a last minute gift- I’ll have to ask her her thoughts on it!
These days I’m all about strawberries- I blended an entire punnet in my smoothie this morning..oops. Have a great weekend buddy!
PS love the new new header 😉
Thanks so much Arman! Strawberries are finally coming back in season so I’m pretty sure that I will be sharing your sentiments any day now :)!
Girl, can I ever relate to the banana obsession… I’m still -okay- with fresh ones, but frozen? NO control whatsoever. If I have a bag of them near me when I’m sitting? The whole thing will be gone without me even realizing it. Ridiculous.
As for airline, I only really fly Westjet. I flew Delta when I went to HLS and was REALLY disappointed — they served peanuts!!
Wow that’s pretty appalling about Delta, especially given how popular peanut allergies are! What ever happened to serving pretzels??
I so have been thinking about getting an ipad or ipad mini too! Seeing yours makes me want one even more.
Loving that frozen banana snack idea. I’ve had it before blended up as ‘banana’ ice cream but never as whole pieces will have to try.
Glad to hear you are on the mend and feeling better.
Oh you must try it as whole pieces. I sometimes add a splash of milk so it’s a bit like a chunky soft serve :)!
Oh my gosh, that video! That’s hilarious and awesome!!! “For those of you that have never used a seatbelt before…. really?” That’s awesome!
Haha it had me cracking up too 🙂
I’m glad you’re feeling better now!
I’ve got to admit, I was a big fan of Desperate Housewives back in the day – I loved all the drama! I haven’t seen Devious Maids, but it sounds good. Unfortunately I barely have to to even workout these days let alone pick up another tv show. 😛
I hear you on the banana love. They’ve been my #1 favourite fruit for years!
I knew you’d share my banana sentiments 😀
Can never go wrong with bananas in any form! I’m not one to snack on them frozen though – maybe something I need to change? Banana, grapes or berries are always my fruit go-tos.
Glad to hear that you’re feeling better!
You must try frozen bananas…and frozen grapes while you’re at it 🙂
NO bananas for me but currently I am into apples 🙂 I really enjoyed Emirates video, will def check this one out. Yay for the ipad, makes life so much easier.
Apples are an all-round fruit for me…especially with cinnamon 🙂
LOVE the new header! It’s perfect!
And thanks for the book rec. Will defintely be adding that to the list! Have a great weekend!
Thanks so much, P 🙂
I’m a banana lover but it’s gotten a little out of control lately. I’m talking 3 a day at least. I think I might overdose on potassium!
No such thing as too many bananas 😉
Bananas and PB make for the BEST combo! I even like it more than apples and PB and that’s saying something!
Agreed…although PB and anything is always going to be a good combo 😉
That book sounds interesting! I’ll have to check it out from the library sometime.
Happy Diwali :D!
Let me know if you ever do read it 🙂
my work had one person win an ipad mini, man I wanted to win it but sadly I did not pick the right one. I hope you love it!
Talk about a generous workplace 🙂
I’m glad you managed to hit the gym. Getting back into the routine always feels great even if you cannot do an intense workout.
My fav airlines are Thai and Korean. They are simply wonderful. I hear Cathay and Singapore are great airlines too.
A friend of mine recently flew Singapore Airlines and I was blown away by the meal options offered on board!
What a great book to read… I don’t like reading, but that sounds interesting. I can’t even imagine the life for women in Afghanistan.. so sad. It’s the women and children that get affected the most.. it really puts things in perspective how fortunate we really are even when life is far from perfect.
My favorite fruit is banana of course, I need to spread my wings a bit more. 🙂
Not sure what’s popular in the fall though.
I think plums and apple are fall fruits 🙂
I just watched that video twice. That’s so awesome! I always fly Delta (they’re based here), and even those guys are adding humor to their routine. It make travel more fun!
Any kind of humor is bound to keep customers interested…at least I would be 😀