The #Unicorn College Life

Here's a fun #Unicorn fact:

We ALL go to the same college! In fact, it's where we met and became the world re-known #Unicorns (I'm kidding. Nobody knows us. Except for Sanaa. She's a socialite)

So. The GREAT M.O.P Vaishnav College has a dress code. And it involves wearing Indian clothes. No sleeveless, no see-through, no tees even though we are an ALL GIRLS COLLEGE and there aren't any boys are dress codes must be strictly adhered to.

So, here are your (my) possible combinations:

1) Kurti + Tights/ Jeans/ Patiyalas
2) Shirt + Pants
3) Shirt + Long Skirt (No slits. TCH TCH.)
4) Sarees (Please don't)

That's about it. I really have nothing to say (I think I could DEFINITELY make my living as a fashion blogger, don't you?)
ooh, here's a Unicorn Picture. Spot the food too.

Get Your Indian #Unicorn On!

Truth be told, I'm not a fan on Indian clothes.

I'd much rather sit around in my pajamas/ shorts and a baggy tee and have a chill day but SOMETIMES being #Indian means you need to play the #GoodLittleIndianGirl.

Sarees, Kurtis, Lehengas Ghagras, Patiyalas... (and I'm running out of names so I'm going to stop) Oh! wait, anarkalis (See, I know Indian things) are all very fancy and also not.

Again, the only rule is DON'T OVERDRESS YOURSELF. 

Don't show up at a temple in a shiny SHINY Anarkali that you SHOULD be wearing to a wedding.
Don't show up at a restaurant in a saree unless you want to get certain strange looks.
Don't show up at a wedding on the beach in a long flow-y Indian saree and heels (you'll only fall flat on your face)

Oh, and also, KEEP THE JEWELLERY TO A MINIMUM. Nobody wants to see your entire collection of Gold at one time. 

One last thing, don't do TOO MUCH. If a saree is pink AND green AND blue AND yellow AND red, IT IS NOT A NICE THING TO WEAR. Run FAR away.

For the sake of it, here's the picture of me in a saree. With a friend. Be simple. Dress the occasion. (even if we are standing in a bathroom, I promise there was a RAGING party outside) (JK)

Luxury Beach Hotel

     

                             Vanakam!  
   Vivanta by Taj—Fisherman's Cove, commonly called Fisherman's Cove, is a luxury beach resort near the coast of the Bay of Bengal in Chennai, India. the hotel is built on the ramparts of a ruined 18th-century Dutch castle.is situated 32 km away from the city of Chennai. It is near the Covelong Beach^[9] and the temple towns of Mahabalipuram and Kanchipuram. Its the best place to visit for a relaxed and fun vacation...

For bookings, visit..   https://vivanta.tajhotels.com/en-in/fishermans-cove-chennai/offers/

                     Stay tuned...

                                  SAM

            

The long and winding roads

When you happen to be visiting a place like Ladakh, The best way to experience what it truly is, is by driving around. Sitting in the car, looking out the window, listening to good music and just taking in the sights was my favorite thing to do there! 

Every few kilometers the scenery would change. It would go from lush green fields, to rocky boulders to the most beautiful snow capped mountains! Everything just looked so fresh and new and calm. Ladakh is all about the peace and calm. 

Like i said a million times before, Ladakh is one of the most serene places on Earth and if you get a chance to visit, don't even thing about turning it down! 

This is my last post on Ladakh but lots more coming your way! 

Semma Sapad - Food In Chennai

Vanakam again!

Today the discussion will be about something we all love dearly, FOOD. Chennai's food, is a mixture of food from all over INDIA.But it is mainly known for its South Indian dishes.

 

Idly and Sambhar, varieties of Dosas are most favourite and prefered tiffins in and around Chennai. Murukkus are also the most loved quick bites in Chennai, it is made in all shapes and sizes and with a divrsity of tastes...

Next Post will  be up soon...
                                SAM

Shop Till You Drop - In Goa

Truth be told, I didn't have time THIS trip to do much (or any) shopping in Goa.

If I haven't told you before, however, this wasn't my first trip to the GREAT city, and I do remember some of my shopping haunts from last time.

Visit any public beach, and on the sand, you will find TONS of shops selling various trinkets, cool tops, shoes, funky pajamas and other such items. All of these items will already be super reasonable priced, but you can STILL further bargain with the shopkeepers to further lower the price. After all, there is no better feeling that bargain shopping.

While you can pretty much hang out at any beach and buy stuff, there are a few markets where there will be a LOT OF STUFF available:

1. Calangute Market Square

2. Baga Market

3. Arjuna Flea Market

4. Ingo's Saturday Night Baazar

As always, DON'T FORGET TO BARGAIN! And of course, have fun buying the CRAZIEST things.

This will be my last post on Goa (I could go on and on) but we will Unicorns will be switching to a new topic from tomorrow. 

Stay Tuned!

RMYC (Royal Madras Yatch Club)

Hello there!
So, today I'm going to tell y'all about my favourite place in Chennai. The RMYC is my favourite and most often place I've visited. It is the abbreviation for ROYAL MADRAS YATCH CLUB, this is a place for all those who want to venture into the oceans, to be sailors. It encourages people to take up sport sailing. RMYC is a place full of enthusiasm and the place where sailors love to hang out and bond over the seas...
 TO KNOW MORE,VISIT
 http://www.rmyc.in/

Hang in there to know more about, NAMMA CHENNAI!
                                 SAM

                        

The Emerald Palms Resort, Goa

I stayed in two of the most awesome resorts during my tip to Goa, visited one more purely for dinner, but the one I loved the most was the Emerald Palms Resort. 

A converted Portuguese Villa, plus a few extensions to house more people, it's half part ancient architecture, half more modern but designed to look vintage, this resort is such a GREAT interpretation of modern and ancient Goa combined. 

A few great things about this resort include:

1. The Goan Shacks (with CHEAP food) right outside the gate

2. It's not THAT expensive to live in

3. The rooms and the entire resort is very old-timey and BEAUTIFUL

4. It's only 1 KM away from Varca Beach, one of the busiest and most commercial beaches in Goa. 

5. It's REALLY family friendly, with a pool, a family play zone, games every night and AMAZING food in house as well.

I hope you do stay here, if you ever visit Goa! It is SUCH a lovely resort.

Namma Chennai

Namma Chennai

Chennai, formerly known as Madras is one of the oldest cities of India with a richest cultural heritage along with its booming urbanised population. It has been one of the most iimportnt places in Indian history which was part of many landmarks. The following are a few amazing facts of the great things about the city which makes it "Namma Singara Chennai.

• Chennai has the largest clove structured flyover called the Kathipara Junction Flyover.      
• SIPCOT-IT park.is the largest IT park in Asia.
• It is the 31st largest metropolitan city in the world and has the highest population.

"HIGGINBOTHAM'S BOOKS SHOP", is the largest  and oldest library in  Chennai and was started in the year 1844.


To know more about this Culture filled city, visit 

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chennai

                                                                SAM

Goa With Two Little Monkeys - My Favourite Memories

It is EXTREMELY hard to co-ordinate a family vacation. I mean, one that is out of our home town.

Every summer, all my aunts and uncles from out of town come home, to the great Chennai City, have fun, eat all the food there can possibly be and ALWAYS plan to plan a holiday together, but *BADUM TSS* it NEVER works out.

Well, that was when the adults were doing it.

Sometimes, adults underestimate just HOW MUCH kids are dying for a vacation and to just NOT GO to school (or college) and so this time, my brother and I took it upon ourselves to actually co-ordinate the whole thing. We planned the dates, got it confirmed by both sets of parents, spoke about the living arrangements and how the money would work etc and then gave the parents the part of actually spending the money on their credit cards.

So, in November, my family and I packed out bags and hopped onto a flight (that we almost missed because #traffic) and went on OUR FIRST EXTENDED FAMILY VACATION IN YEARS.

With my mom's (aforementioned) sister, her husband and their two kids, aged two and seven, I HAD A BLAST.

My favourite memory in Goa is with my youngest sister. Being two years old, she will proudly tell you that this is ALMOST THREE, can talk for hours and hours without taking a breath, already loves Snapchat filters, knows her way around a phone, and thinks she's the Queen Of Everything. 

We once took this long walk from out hotel rooms to the beach (about ten minutes if you, an adult, were walking) but about twenty with a toddler holding your hand, and THE THINGS WE TALKED ABOUT with such fervor would made you laugh: (including, but not limited to)

1. The Merits and Demerits of the Two Pools in the Resort
2. The Theme For Her THIRD Birthday Party
3. This Funny Thing Her Older Brother Had Done
4. Her Birthday Cake, and how ONLY she can cut it and everyone else could only eat a DOT
5. Her Many School Friends

While I yelled "STEP" "STEP" "STEP" for her to look down and not fall.

I truly love my little sister and I can't wait until she comes to Chennai in December.

Smack your Goan Lips - Food in Goa

What's the best part about holidays (after the 1) shopping and 2) the company)?

WELL, OBVIOUSLY, THE FOOD!
If there's one vacation rule I have, it's to NEVER compromise on the food (or think about the calories) because if anything, it will be the ONE thing you regret.

Goa, like all cities, has the expensive 5-7 star restaurants, but if you're Young and Hungry like almost all of us are, there's no better place to EAT YOUR HEART OUT than shacks in Goa!

Though they may be visually unappealing, the various meals I had in shacks were ON PAR with the meal I had at Taj Exotica. I AM NOT JOKING. You will get all the food (and the drinks) that you've ever wanted at 1/10th the price.

I can't give you my favourite restaurant, because in the three days I as there, I managed to try three shacks, and they were all awesome, which only leaves me wondering what the COUNTLESS other's food might taste like.

So, my only advice for food in Goa is:

1) Be Adventurous and

2) EAT LIKE THE GOANS IN CHEAP SHACKS

For more on Goa, come back tomorrow!

Gorgeous Goa!

What do you usually look for in a vacation?
Or, rather, HOW do you vacation?

My family and I usually try to go on vacation with other people (the more the merrier, right?) and it's ALWAYS strange to see people vacationing in different ways that we do.

We usually have a loose itinerary of what we're doing on that day (There might or might not be calendar entries involved) unless it's a pre-booked tour or special attraction, in which case the day is pre-planned. We mostly do this on trips outside the country, and the ones in India are more laid back.

The last vacation I went on (just this last month) was to GOA! Filled with beaches, beautiful people and even better food, Goa is one of the hippest places in India, AND YET, all we ended up doing was:

1. EAT
2. SLEEP
3. BEACH.
4, SWIM.
5. EAT SOME MORE.

IT WAS SUCH AN IDEAL VACATION.

While most people (aka teenagers and new adults) tend to visit North Goa, the land of parties and 'controlled substances' since I was on vacation with my family (immediate and my mother's sister, her husband and their toddlers, aged 2 and 7) we were staying in the more family friendly part - the South.

The Portugese Villa

I was there for a grand total of three days, during which time we switched resorts from a Portuguese Style Villa to a more commercial resort with it's own private beach, both of which were VERY different. I adored the villa with it's spacious rooms and old style architecture. The resort, with its dual pools and restaurants had a lot more to DO with antsy children and ended up being more fun!

The Resort

If you are going with your family, I'd seriously recommend the South, but if you are vacationing with your friends, the North is probably where you'll find whatever you're looking for.

Goa is the ideal place for ANY kind of vacationer - the hyper planned one, the chilled-out one or just the sleep-in-all-day one, and over the next week, I'll take you on the trip with me! Stay Tuned!