Musings of Ms. Volatyle» Musings of Ms. Volatyle

My Hindi is up for Grabs

admin — Wed, 24 Feb 2010 08:00:23 +0000

Well, considering I’m not doing much with it anyway, and it is slipping away from me for lack of practice. I really don’t mind doing a language exchange with people who want to learn Hindi. At the very least, you could learn a few useful phrases for when you’re traveling in India, and I [...]

Restaurant Review – Akbar Ali

admin — Sat, 20 Feb 2010 08:00:04 +0000

Surprisingly unmentioned in guide books and expat magazines in Saigon, Akbar Ali has been around for a good number of years and serves a smashing chicken curry. Akbar Ali is located at 240 Bui Vien, in the Pham Ngu Lao (backpacker) area of Ho Chi Minh City. I have to say, Akbar Ali is our most frequented [...]

Restaurant Review – Shahi Quila

admin — Tue, 16 Feb 2010 08:00:36 +0000

Our three week quest for good kebabs came to an end last night at Shahi Quila, or Royal Fort restaurant. Shahi Quila is located at 226 Bui Vien, in the Pham Ngu Lao area of Ho Chi Minh City. The chicken tikka kebabs were so good, they inspired (sic) me to write a review. Soft and succulent, [...]

First Look at Vietnam

admin — Mon, 08 Feb 2010 08:00:49 +0000

I had read online that the airports of Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City are just ramshackle buildings with few flights taking off the tarmac on any given day. Imagine my surprise, when we stepped off our (very colorful) Thai Airways flight, through the aerobridge, and entered an airport which could’ve been anywhere in N.America [...]

Super Simple Babaganoush Recipe

admin — Thu, 04 Feb 2010 08:00:11 +0000

This was a really, really simple Babaganoush recipe that was a major hit at P’s school reunion/drunken night party. Here’s the recipe: Ingredients – 2 big, fat eggplants 500 gm Yogurt Mint/Basil leaves Salt, Sugar to taste Method – 1. Make deep slits in the eggplants with a knife. Roast the eggplants until the skin is charred through and the you [...]

3 Months Later

admin — Tue, 02 Feb 2010 08:00:39 +0000

So the cross-country road trip is long over. And if there have been no updates since, it’s because life been a long series of habitual nothingness. In the time since the road trip, mid-Nov through mid-Jan, P and I were in India… chilling our butts off, if there is such an expression. It was sort of sad leaving [...]

Setting off: Cross Country Road Trip – Southern States

admin — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 08:00:51 +0000

We leave for our cross country road trip tomorrow. It’s pretty much the Great American road trip, going through almost 15 states. Why are we not doing the usual Route 66, driving across the middle of the country, because it’s so cold right now. It’s barely November, and a lot of places in the North [...]

When I have a doggie..

admin — Fri, 23 Oct 2009 22:27:04 +0000

I will name him Jinx. Isn’t that a really pretty name for a doggie? One day, when I have a home, I will have a doggie. Something sweet looking.. maybe like this..

This is my dream home

admin — Wed, 21 Oct 2009 08:00:19 +0000

This is the home I want to live in, all my life, beginning asap. http://www.oprah.com/media/20091021-tows-stine-home-tour Oprah toured this totally-enviable home in Copenhagen. I think this woman must be rich to afford such a wonderful home. And I love how clutter-free it is. I’m sure all those anti-clutter and home-organizing bloggers and flockr groups will inundate this woman [...]

The Android that may not be

admin — Tue, 13 Oct 2009 08:00:00 +0000

After reading this super-scary post on a blog about robbery in Ho Chi Minh, I advised Pratik to leave his $500 Android in India when we go to Vietnam. Remember the $500 Android he bought because he was so excited about creating applications! (Well, he never did that) Here’s some excerpts from the post. Sqcary… So I [...]