Tour of (Little) India

MOTAC licensed tour guide

all decked and dressed for Tour of India.  I mean, Little India. 

Start the morning right.  Bloom among the flowers.

Our early morning jaunt to Little India, passing snug little ottu kadai 

where you can get almost everything you need, from razor to sireh to lottery. 

Powered by roti canal and teh tarik for breakfast, the girls are ready to take on the colours, scents, sound, spices, and sarees.

First stop, girls pick out bindis, check out good necklaces, gold coverings, gold earrings, gold bangles, and more gold. 

So many varieties! So many styles! We like them all!

and yards of trim in exotic colours, one could do a thousand and one things (and more)  with them

Getting myself some colours to match my Punjabi suit.

we've got you covered! . . . a sunny walk to the next street . . . 

the ladies are let loosed like clockwork mice hunting for spices, gum, papaya face cream, pears soap, copper drinking pots, chickpeas, rosewater . . .  a long shopping list . . . 

Here! There! Over there!

then its off to Bolllywood!

That calls for saree and bright coloured skirts! 

The we hit the garland trail.  The girls spent about 20 mins posing and playing with the garland. 

That's about 1,211 photos.  I reckon.  

mid-morning snack of Samosas and more. 

Checking out the pink door!  Thaipusam's silver chariot is stored behind it!

Aunty Pat pointed out that the lock is 'handmade'!

Ah, this is 'sintok'.  Sintok, lime and seven coloured flowers make for a potent 'bang sway' cleansing bath, to wash away all your troubles.  

all my grandmother's indulgences - 'jawa hoon' rokok, sireh, 

and kemeyen insense for her mambo jumbo rituals

Pretty in pastels

off to lunch!

Thali South Indian lunch set. 

May and her Big little plate