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Eid Cookies

// September 20th, 2009 // 6 Comments » // Photos

In the spirit of my personal motto: the best gifts are edible. ;)

‘Īd Cookies: Flour, Butter, Sugar, Eggs... and LOVE! :)" src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2461/3935998190_b4739dd6d3.jpg" alt="Ingredient for ‘Īd Cookies: Flour, Butter, Sugar, Eggs... and LOVE! :)" width="375" />

‘Īd Cookies" src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2609/3935223389_422063fd93.jpg" alt="Baking Some Lurve: Raw ‘Īd Cookies" width="375" />

‘Īd Cookies: And also some fairy cakes." src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3494/3936013360_e303f09e69.jpg" alt="The Land of ‘Īd Cookies: And also some fairy cakes." width="375" />

‘Īd Cookies waiting to fulfil their purpose." src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3474/3936020624_20de995135.jpg" alt="Ready to Go: ‘Īd Cookies waiting to fulfil their purpose." width="375" />

The Lake District

// July 16th, 2009 // 3 Comments » // Photos

Here are some photos from my recent trip to the Lake District.

The following is my personal favourite; click to enlarge.

Jazakallah khair to brother Mohammed for inviting me to Cumbria, and granting my father and I a personalised tour of the area.

Minaret Silhouette

// June 23rd, 2009 // 2 Comments » // Photos

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A freeze frame from some footage I captured in Regent's Park on Saturday 20th June, about an hour before sunset. The minaret belongs to London Central Mosque.

Enjoying the English Countryside

// June 1st, 2009 // 9 Comments » // Photos

I spent the weekend in Blackburn, which is about 300-odd miles north of London. I was there for my cousin's wedding, on my father's side, but ended up being person-napped by my cousins on my mother's side for a outdoor birthday party at a picnic site in the country. As you can tell, I have a lot of family 'up North'.

The weather was gorgeous, māshā’Allāh… just perfect for a BBQ.

After lunch, we took a leisurely walk in the woods and fields surrounding the picnic area.

These were the shoes I was wearing during our little Nature walk… not good for wading through patches of mud. Alhamdulillah, I survived, unscathed.

A nice shot I managed to capture from the car on the way home. Click here to see a larger version.

My parents and I used to travel to Blackburn at least once a year, back when we were living in Leicester. However, moving to London added another 150 miles to the car journey. That, together with my studies, meant that in the last ten years we've only bothered to drive up there for two important family occasions: deaths & marriages.

Upon leaving the wedding house yesterday evening, we exchanged the usual pleasantries with our hosts, not-so-subtly acknowledging the fact that only another wedding would likely reunite us in the near future.

“inshā’Allāh, it'll be your turn next, Mehzabeen!”, my aunty chirped in Gujarati, as I put on my shoes. Luckily I was looking down at the time, so she didn't notice the eyes rolling in my head.

Oh well. At least they'll be the ones making the six hundred mile round-trip next time, if she's correct.

The Tree of Bling

// May 23rd, 2009 // 4 Comments » // Photos

I was testing some new AA batteries out on my camera. Their half-life was terrible (a matter of seconds), but I managed to capture this before the camera died.

Imperial College Postgraduate Awards 2009

// May 7th, 2009 // 8 Comments » // Photos

Love <3s

// May 7th, 2009 // 2 Comments » // Photos

These Love Hearts were part of the goody bag that I received at my PhD graduation yesterday. I didn't expect something so corny from a university as sophisticated as Imperial College. :)

Hot Chocolate… So Good…

// April 5th, 2009 // 4 Comments » // Photos

Before:

After:

The company was even better. :)

Saturday Shopping on Green Street

// April 5th, 2009 // 3 Comments » // Photos

I decided to be a typical Asian female, and take a walk down Green Street – an East End, ethnic shopping district – on a Saturday afternoon. But unlike most Asian females, I didn't spend any money whilst I was there. Instead, I took pictures, and enjoyed the the beautiful weather, in the company of my current house guest (who happened to be one of the few, non-Asians on Green Street that day).

Bedroom Art

// March 8th, 2009 // 6 Comments » // Photos

I thought I'd snap a few photos, in order to appease certain blog readers. However, as I am confined to quarters for the most part these days, I decided to see what kind of interesting shots I could take from within the four, lilac walls of my boudoir.

Visit my Flickr account to view the full-size shots and their accompanying descriptions.