bangalore

india has never hit the top of my list for favourite places to be, still work brings me there at least twice a year. looking back, india has given me some of the best memories, i would never change anything. if you ask me, should you visit india, i would say yes. for the experience and exposure. you will never get anywhere else, just do not expect anything clean - air, water, streets, even hotel sheets. unless, of course you are staying in the 5* hotels. even that, just bask in the wonderfulness of the interiors, until you step foot onto the 1st step of the hotel entrance.

aero india 2009 and 2011 held in bangalore, india - always starting off the odd years with one of the biggest airshows. for season 1, i had the privilege to be with my beautiful colleagues, deana, kenix and adelyn. now, all of them having their own career pursuit elsewhere, so happy for you girls :) for season 2, with young sweet thing, lynette. her 1st time to india, i'd say well done!! it's not that bad afterall eh?

after this february 2011's trip to india, am not sure when the next trip (if ever) i will venture to the neverland again, maybe not so soon, maybe not even ever. since joining my current company, i've in total travelled to india 6times, twice bangalore and 4 new delhi.

oh india, how i will miss thee!

line up of beautiful colleagues

can't help myself, gotta "catch" the big plane in the background

bosses treating us to a nice CNY 2009 dinner, after all the hardwork of course

a nicer posh restaurant which we dine for our CNY 2009 dinner, 1st time away from home during CNY *sob sob*

under the hot sun for a month, indeed i came home very tan. took me awhile to recover, mind you

chung wah.....a local cosy chinese restaurant. very nice chinese lady owner, Mimi Chung, very accomodating. she's the one supplying all our packed lunches and dinners. highly recommended

man chow soup, thick broth with mixed vegetables and chicken bites. spicy if you bite into the chilli. very tasty. 

that's our host of the night, Mimi Chung, in the middle with light purple blouse. cute lil lady, ain't she?

a little free and easy time, day out shopping spree in town. yes, this is mid of town, selling me maps? do i look lost?

love how vibrant all the clothes make the shop, a must buy, good quality fabric

tandoori chicken. some things are best left to the experts. truly, tandoori chicken in india is the best, none in malaysia can beat em

how any regular street looks like

yes, it's urrgh, yes, it's yucks. but that's how it is in india. you will get use to it. oh, cows are everywhere, they are highly favoured, religious purpose

shopping civilization. feels familiar, don't expect too much in terms of fashion. it's an entirely different sense of style there

and finally.....end of aero india 2009. it was one of the toughest and most challenging job for me, the reward? vast experience, thumbs up to india :)

bangalore international airport. ALWAYS keep your flight itinerary with you, because it is compulsory to show the officer at the many airport entrances, before they allow you to enter the airport. 

season 2 begins with an empty hall. we were the earliest to arrive, hence got the entire place to ourselves. lucky us

empty skies. that's where the runway and action takes place during showdays

2011 CNY hosted by my boss, the one toasting but not getting too much respond though. everyone's hungry, hungry, hungry. same place, chung wah. told you it's highly recommended

oh yeah, indian brew - FOSTER'S

am so glad we stayed at this nice boutique hotel, Ramada Plaza. do not be surprised as the hotel rates in india is skyhigh, unreasonable even. 

told you it's comfy

bringing our own pots and instant noodles. you will not regret it, when having too much of indian meals for weeks on end. 

yup, we do not want to forget we were here

that's their regular transportation of daily goods, can be anything from vegetables, bulky stuff, even  cramping another human or 2 in there. yes, they have high ability to squeeze