Salmon and Broccoli pasta

Sharing an easy, delicious and healthy recipe to make this delighful pasta with salmon:

Cube the salmon into small pieces. 

Coat with salt n pepper. Fry in olive oil. Remove. 

In the same oil add finely chopped garlic and chilli flakes. 

Then add cleaned n chopped broccoli florets to this. Cook on very low flame with lid on until the broccoli is cooked and tender. 

Remove from pan. 

Make white sauce (milk+flour+salt+butter+pepper) with a little mozzarella cheese (optional).

Add the cooked n drained pasta to this. Mix. 

Add the salmon n broccoli. Mix and serve hot. :)

From within a tornado.

Do you?

Do you ever wonder
If all we know is all there is?
Do you ever ask yourself
If you're missing out on something else

Are we really all alone
Or are we being watched?
Are footsteps following us
Or are our thoughts not ours?

What if there's something
Outside this world
Beings that are aware of us
And everything we do?

Do you think they wonder
What we're doing with our lives?
Do you think they pity us
Seeing all that we do

Waging wars, killing children
Oppressing and tormenting
Pollution and global warming
Destructing and depleting.

Do you wonder why they fear
Showing themselves to us?
Maybe we should see ourselves
From a different perspective.

Then we'll see ourselves
For what we really are
Beastly and inconsiderate
No compassion or love.

So look in a mirror
And see your self
When you leave this world
What do you wish to leave behind?

Awakening.

Lost myself, somewhere along the way..
Don't know how, don't know why.
When did you touch my soul; when did you look beyond?

Amidst all the chaos, I stand still
Unmoving, unfaltering,  unwithering.
Under all the supervision
And all the noisy chattering

It drives me crazy, makes me burn
From deep within the depths of my soul.
Yet I show it not on the outside
I will stay strong, I will not hide.

My ink dries up, my words disappearing
My mind goes blank, as I stand here shivering.
I wonder what its come down to..
The story of my life and the reason for this struggling

Pages are turning and chapters ending
But I push through them all, unrelenting
Lost in the madness of this addictive craze
I lose sight of my surroundings,  of Your protective gaze

Why should I rush, or hurry it up?
Wht should I even think, of giving it up?
I stand for truth, I stand for love.
I stand for God, in heaven above.

I slip back to reality,  make a fall
But the landing unexpectedly isn't hard at all
I feel the comfort in the arms of God
I'm not alone, and so I'll stand tall.

Forgive me my lord, for my moment of doubt
Forgive me, for my unnecessary thoughts.

I drift back to sleep, this time in peace.
Touched by a mysterious warm kiss, in the gentle of the breeze.

Bali .. An Asian treat.

Day 1 in Bali:

Travelling to Bali from India was pretty smooth. I think it's one of the cheapest holidays that's totally worth it for anyone who really wants a break. Long strips of pretty beaches with white sands, beautiful painted sunsets, Balinese culture and Hindu temples at every corner.. Bali welcomes you in the moment you arrive at Denpasar airport.

Seen near Denpasar Airport.

The people are all ready to do anything for you, the country being one that's still developing, everyone is ready to work in order to make money some way or the other and since tourism is currently booming, everyone is into the hospitality business. Tour guides, drivers and other welcoming people greet you with a smile. 

Somehow the feeling that I have arrived in this beautiful faraway land which I'd always dreamt of visiting didn't hit me immediately. At first I felt like nothing was different. Like I was in an Asian version of Kerala.

Our holiday package included a pick and drop service to the Hotel, but since our flight was delayed by over an hour we missed out on our guide who waited for us and then left. So we were helped by Ketut, who we met at the airport and offered us his phone to make calls to our tour guide. Our calls didn't go through so we decided to take up Ketut's offer, who drove us to an Indian restaurant, waited for us while we had our first meal after a long day and then dropped us to the hotel.

The Garden at Grand Mirage Resort

Grand Mirage Resort and Thalasso, Bali was a beautiful and extravagant sight to take in. lush greenery all around and within the resort, cascading water falls, organically shaped swimming pools that were integrated into the landscapes.. I fell in love.

View from the Balcony of Garden View room in Grand Mirage Resort

We were gracefully escorted and shown to our rooms along with our luggage by the friendly staff. 

The only thing perhaps that I found lacking in all the countries that I visited in August and September (namely Indonesia, Singapore and China) were hand faucets in the bathrooms, but other than that everything was top notch. We took a stroll in the neighborhood and explored the hotel premises that evening. The beaches have white beds placed in cosy areas, as though to make one feel like they are in the midst of heaven. We took a break for a while, chatting, while the cool breeze and the spray of the ocean waves kissed our cheeks.

We walked back to the hotel and saw souvenir kiosks selling exquisite handmade wooden masks and other artifacts. The dining area had a buffet with Traditional Balinese dancers performing for the guests. The scent of barbecue and other delicious food floating in the air and the Balinese music playing in the background really made me realize I am indeed in another exotic country.

In the Lobby of Grand Mirage Resort

Grand Mirage Resort Swimming pools at night.

Yummylicious dinner from Padma's. 

Super tasty and super affordable. 

We retired for the night after a sumptuous meal of Homely Indonesian food at a restaurant owned by a nice lady called Padma. They had complimentary Salad and the ambiance was congenial. The people in Bali are mostly simple and unpretentious and they do their best to make you feel at home.