Sheraton Langkawi Beach Resort

Located on the north western shore of Peninsular Malaysia, an ancient group of islands collectively known as Pulau Langkawi awaits you. Sheraton Lankawi Beach resort is nestled amidst 38 acres of spacious, lush tropical surroundings with private beach coves. Sheraton Langkawi Beach Resort is a charming resort hotel on the beautiful island of Langkawi, off the west coast of Malaysia. Nestled amidst 38 acres of spacious, lush, tropical surroundings with an idyllic stretch of private beach coves, it is the ideal holiday getaway for honeymooners, families, and discerning travelers. You crave an exciting escape or a peaceful sanctuary – you will find it in Langkawi. The resort is just a short 10-minute car ride from Langkawi International Airport.

You can relax alongside infinity pool which overlooks the Andaman Sea. Or spend some time exploring the resort and observe the exotic flora and fauna which are home to magnificent Hornbills, Dusky Leaf Monkeys, and Flying Lemurs.

The spacious rooms decorated with teak , have large private balconies facing towards sea. Hotel provides free transport service from room to lobby / to any other part of the vast hotel premises - which we found very good.

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Private beach





Free shuttle service inside the campus

Gurney Drive - Hawker Food

Gurney Drive is a stretch of road or esplanade facing the sea in Penang , just outside Georgetown city. This place was named after British High Commissioner Sir Henry Gurney, who was assassinated by guerrillas during the Communist insurgency in the fifties. Today, Gurney Drive is one of Penang's most happening social areas that is centred on the culture of dining!

Gurney Plaza - Shopping mall

On this short sea-front promenade, multitudes of hawker stalls fill the kerb. Its close proximity to Georgetown makes this place popular with urban-dwellers and even tourists who come to savour the mouth-watering culinary delights of Penang Island. Gurney Drive is also popular as a vantage point for watching the sun set in the evening, under the shade of the Casuarina trees that line the street.

Golden Fried Prawns



Satays









Unique fruit '' Durian "






Pattaya fried rice ( Fried rice in omelette )


Oyster fry




Char Keow Teow ( Fried flat noodles )

Well Engineering Round 2 Exam

This Indian summer was in many ways exciting for us. Another mile stone in our life was achieved this May. Months of toil of my husband ( who is a Drilling professional in Oil Exploration) in particular and our sacrifice ( me an my son) in general bore fruit in the form of a great achievement. He qualified the Shell WDLP Round 2 Exam.

It was a long term dream for him to acquire this professional qualification. He qualified the first level exam which is called Round I in Jan 2008. From then onwards, he was totally focused in the Round 2 exam.

What is so great about Round 2?. This is the qualifying exam for MSc ( Well Engineering) course at Robert Gordon University (RGU), Aberdeen. With one thesis, he will qualify the MSc degree. More over, it will help him demonstrate his professional competence with his employer ( Shell Malaysia).

Apart from working as well as helping me in efficiently running the home ( and also providing many valuable inputs for my blog), he devotedly pursued his studies during spare time almost cut off from all other entertainments.

I congratulate him on his great achievement. You are the best !!

Grihapravesham & Upanayanam

After the exciting Malaysian Holidays, hardly had I settled down in Chennai, we had to repack our bags in less than a weeks time. This time to God’s Own Country Kerala.

It was for the fulfillment of a long cherished dream ( in fact twin dreams) of our – to perform the Grihapravesham of our holiday home apartment in Trivandrum ( Nikunjam Fortune , Jawahar Nagar, Kawdiar ) and the 2nd one being our only Son’s Upanayanam.

Even though we were planning for these events for weeks and months, there was only a little time left for the final preparation. We had to invite all the relatives, personally supervise the finishing touches at the apartment and also make all the arrangements for these functions. The days were hectic with me, husband and kid running around to make the things perfect.

The Grihapravesham was on Sat, the 6th of June and Upanayanam was on 7th. Since all our relatives were scattered all over Kerala, we arranged for their travel , stay in Trivandrum and also arranged all the catering for the entire day(s).

On the first day 75 odd people attended the function which was at our apartment. The upanayanam was performed on a specially erected – decorated podium in the car parking bay. Since the apartment complex is yet to be fully occupied, there was ample space for the function and the feast was arranged at the decks of the swimming pool. More than 160 people attended the function and blessed us.

We were very glad that both these function went extremely well and we were able to take good care of the guests. Apart from the customary feast, we also gave sweet hampers to all the guests.

We installed all the required fittings and equipment at our apartment, and it was looking extremely nice. It was with a heavy heart that we locked our apartment promising to comeback at the earliest. Had it not for our darling son’s school ( which he missed for a week due to this function) , we would have stayed there for a few more days and enjoyed the comforts it offered.
We reached Chennai yesterday and my son commenced the next academic year. Me back in my routine.

From now onwards, I shall be updating the blog on a daily basis. Thanks for the patience of all my viewers and mail subscribers.