Weekly Challenge # 10 and 11 - Music and Spectacles - Done

Author : Ambica Srimal      Blog : Material Girl Loves the Material World      Date : 5/22/2013 10:12:00 AM

'Previously on Weekly Challenge I got my spectacles from Titan Eye Plus and i am also wearing it regularly since the last few days. It's got a tortoise shell effect on the rim, which my cousins say is leopard print. You know how much i hate animal print? Anyways, i still like my glasses. I also organized my CDs, found a few music CDs in the bunch and burnt two more. My music situation is totally sorted now. Yay! Now to bake the bread... '

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Peperoncino

Author : Ambica Srimal      Blog : Material Girl Loves the Material World      Date : 5/22/2013 4:17:00 AM

'My cousins took me to lunch to this restaurant called Peperoncino in Banjara Hills last weekend. The food was not so great and the service was not brilliant either.  Not a restaurant i'd like to go back to again but when we stepped out, i saw this lovely outdoor dining area with colorful umbrellas that made a very pretty sight. Suddenly, i wanted to go back to this restaurant. This place would be perfect if you wanted to take your sweetheart out on a date(...)'

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Loving today: Blue glasses

Author : Ambica Srimal      Blog : Material Girl Loves the Material World      Date : 5/22/2013 4:11:00 AM

'These are gorgeous. Dark blue juice glasses Rs 1295 for a set of 6 Zansaar'

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My go-to food during the summers: Mango and toast

Author : Ambica Srimal      Blog : Material Girl Loves the Material World      Date : 5/18/2013 4:58:00 AM

'I remember as a child, bananas sandwiched in bread was one of my favorite after school snacks. I still love it. But what i love even more is mango slices sandwiched in buttered toast. High on calories, but so amazingly yummy, it's my favorite comfort food. Do you think it's weird? Have you tried it? I also love eating hot puris with cold mangoes... :) Do you have a bread and fruit combination you like?'

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Weekly Challenge #10 and #11 - Spectacles and tarts

Author : Ambica Srimal      Blog : Material Girl Loves the Material World      Date : 5/15/2013 4:04:00 AM

'This week i have 3 challenges to do... Weekly Challenge #10 that i couldn't complete because a CD got stuck in my computer and i couldn't get it out. Weekly Challenge # 11 that i missed because last week was crazy busy. I am practically blind in my left eye and i havent been wearing my glasses since forever because i damaged them a really long time ago and never did bother to get a new pair. So this week i will get my eyes tested so i can start seeing better. Weekly C(...)'

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And another trailer: Zanjeer

Author : Ambica Srimal      Blog : Material Girl Loves the Material World      Date : 5/14/2013 4:30:00 PM

'Aru, this one is for you... the first person i thought of the moment the trailer loaded. Zanjeer looks rather good too. Ok, Ram Charan looks better than the film looks and i'd actually watch it just for that! Apoorva Lakhia's Zanjeer is scheduled to release sometime in June. PS: Pause at 1:28 :)'

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Lootera

Author : Ambica Srimal      Blog : Material Girl Loves the Material World      Date : 5/14/2013 4:20:00 PM

'The trailer of Lootera looks promising and since it is directed by Vikramaditya Motwane whose previous movie Udaan was awesome... i think i am going to definitely watch this one :) Lootera releases on July 5. '

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Pepper Spray

Author : Ambica Srimal      Blog : Material Girl Loves the Material World      Date : 5/13/2013 6:26:00 AM

'Cobra Magnum Self Defense Pepper Spray I was gifted a bottle of this a month or so ago and i feel a lot better knowing that it is in my bag. I like that you don't have to take off a cap to use this one and would recommend this one, but there are other brands and options available as well. If you'd like to buy a can, you can try the neighborhood chemist shop or buy it from here. Girls, please do yourself a favor and get a can of pepper spray now. Guys, maybe you cou(...)'

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Loving today: Kuheli Wall Clock

Author : Ambica Srimal      Blog : Material Girl Loves the Material World      Date : 5/13/2013 5:02:00 AM

'India Circus Kuheli Colorful Fish Wall Clock Rs 1199 FabFurnish'

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How was your week?

Author : Ambica Srimal      Blog : Material Girl Loves the Material World      Date : 5/12/2013 7:07:00 PM

'Last week started off all blue-y till someone posted my work as theirs which helped me snap out of the funk i had been in. After that it was work, work and some more work. There's a lot of work that i need to do this week as well but hopefully there wont be too much of running around in the crazy summer heat. Here are my favorites from last week's web wanderings... If you love Robert Downey Jr...  This skirt is so hep! Stump tables are very in. Here's a tut(...)'

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About Choices

Author : Ambica Srimal      Blog : Material Girl Loves the Material World      Date : 5/10/2013 3:20:00 PM

'It's funny but it's also not funny. Our prejudices and mental workings about this are so ingrained in us that it's going to be a long while before things actually change for gay people... much like it was for women who demanded equal rights many years ago.'

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Loving today: Four bags from Koovs

Author : Ambica Srimal      Blog : Material Girl Loves the Material World      Date : 5/10/2013 11:21:00 AM

'one Geometric print tote Rs 399 Be for bag Perfect for everyday use. two Aztec print drawstring bag Rs 1495 Koovs A good bag to take to work. three Rimple Tejab Nude sling Rs 1450 Baggit When you wear a dress or a skirt, you need this one. four Light Orange Quick Jhuti Sling Rs 1550 Baggit Date night bag PS: Three is my favoritest of them all... which one is yours?'

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Swing-in

Author : Ambica Srimal      Blog : Material Girl Loves the Material World      Date : 5/10/2013 3:30:00 AM

'This picture is so perfect, it has me sighing. It has this beautiful dreamy-floaty feel. Despite the mismatched colors in the decor (which i love) and the big bold piece of art work behind, the red doors, the bright rug and the bold dress the girl is wearing. Am totally loving it. PS: There is a CD stuck in my computer and i can't make it come out. My challenge is hence pending. '

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Adele: Set fire to the rain

Author : Ambica Srimal      Blog : Material Girl Loves the Material World      Date : 5/9/2013 4:03:00 PM

'Love it. One of the few to which i know most of the lyrics and can recognize easily!! :)   '

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Very mad and a teeny weeny bit flattered

Author : Ambica Srimal      Blog : Material Girl Loves the Material World      Date : 5/9/2013 2:09:00 PM

'This morning i was all fire and brimstone and it wasn't the heat outside. Shiv called me to tell me that someone had posted my work as theirs. This person downloaded my pictures, cropped my name from it, and posted it as theirs on FB and also Pinterest. And they also blocked me from accessing their account on FB. So this person knew exactly what they were doing and how wrong it was. I couldn't even find this person on FB to tell him what he did was wrong and to take it(...)'

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Hosting a party and my food menu

Author : Ambica Srimal      Blog : Material Girl Loves the Material World      Date : 5/7/2013 3:56:00 AM

'We have a family kitty that has 13 people. We meet once every month, talk, play two rounds of tombola, another game that the host decides, munch snacks, chat some more, make silly jokes, eat some more, and then maybe play teen patti for a bit. It's a nice way for the family to meet and hangout. Yesterday was my turn to host the kitty party. I decided the menu on Wednesday, did the grocery shopping on Friday (where an idiot bumped into my car and scared me of o(...)'

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Loving today: Vintage Art Tin Boxes

Author : Ambica Srimal      Blog : Material Girl Loves the Material World      Date : 5/6/2013 12:30:00 PM

'Though these babies can be used in the kitchen to store dry snacks, tea, coffee or sugar, i'd love to use them for baubles. Set of 2 Vintage Green Tin Boxes Zansaar Rs. 795 for the set'

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Shootout at Wadala

Author : Ambica Srimal      Blog : Material Girl Loves the Material World      Date : 5/6/2013 5:20:00 AM

'I went and watched a film in the theatre after a really long while. The last one was Himmatwala that i watched more than a month ago. Shootout at Wadala is infinitely better than Himmatwala but that is no measure of a movie's worth!  Recipe for a successful film - You need a cast that includes good looking actors with great bodies. Make the movie stylish - show drops of water falling slowly and use crazy camera angles, then you can shock the audience with gor(...)'

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Have a lovely week!

Author : Ambica Srimal      Blog : Material Girl Loves the Material World      Date : 5/6/2013 4:03:00 AM

'How was your week? Mine was both bad and good. The bad being me having another accident, which was totally a moron's fault and no i am not referring to me. The good bit is the party at home that i hosted yesterday... more details on that later. Here's some of the interesting stuff from my web wanderings of the week past. Hope you enjoy it. Upma of a different kind; puli-upma from Jeyashri's Kitchen. Should try! A bloomin onion... so pretty :) Gotta try, but (...)'

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On growing older

Author : Ambica Srimal      Blog : Material Girl Loves the Material World      Date : 5/3/2013 5:30:00 AM

'Age has been on my mind a lot these days. A lot of my friends feel, that it's only just a number and in the head. But i have become very conscious of my age and i can't seem to shake it off. It determines the choices i make, the things i do, the way i behave and a lot of other things. Suddenly i feel, oh-my-god-i-have-grown-so-old-and-i-can't-do-this-or-damn-it-i-have-grown-so-old-and-still-not-done-this! My age also comes to mind in the clothes i choose (...)'

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