Friday, August 28

London Anagram Underground Map

Came across this yesterday and just have to share it! All the underground stations have been replaced by anagrams. My favourites ones have to be Togetherness Thinking (High Street Kensignton), Bowel Mind (Wimbledon) and Why Kick Acne (Hackney Wick). Make sure you don't miss your stop on the Cleric line, else you'll be going round in circles! What station are you?

Thursday, August 27

Mauritian Events (Parties) UK

It seems quite a few people are being redirected to this blog from searching for Mauritian parties/events, particularly in the UK, so i guess the right thing will be to help you out :)

MauritianParty.com @ Sound
Maurtius Blaze presents...SUMMER BASH

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****MAURITIAN BLAZE PRESENTS****

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@ A BAR 2 FAR

SUNDAY THE 30TH AUGUST 2009

(BANK HOLIDAY WEEKEND)

7PM- TILL LATE

SUMMER BASH DJS LINE UP:

DJ DEENESH

SPECIAL GUEST DJ:
DJ ANGEL _ UK's FINEST MAURITIAN DJ.

LIVE PERFORMANCE BY A SURPRISE GUEST

MUSIC ON THE NIGHT: THE BEST SEGA CLASSICS
BOLLYWOOD CLASSICS & REMIX //
BHOJPURI CLASSICS //
FUNKY HOUSE // BASHMENT // SOCA // RNB & HIP HOP// GARAGE // SLOW JAMZ // CLUB CLASSICS AND MUCH MORE

ENTRY FEE: £9 IN ADVANCE, £12 AT THE DOOR
(strictly over 18's only, ID required)

DRESS CODE: SMART, TRENDY, SEXY AND LUSH...NO HOODS, HATS OR TRACKSUITS.

SNACKS ON SALE ( DHALL PURI)

★FREE BIRTHDAY PACKAGE ★
Don't forget if its ya BIRTHDAY....
Phone 07944208188 to book your Birthday Package Free Goodies & Champagne!!!

If your birthday is fast approaching and you have no idea where to go, why not let us take on the stress of organising the event as we are dedicated event management specialists. We will guarantee you have the best time possible and everything wil run smoothly. We are able to offer you the following package:

★Complimentry Birthday Cake
★V.I.P Area for the b'day Group
★QUEUE JUMP entry
★Free Entry For the bday guy/girl and a few friends
★ A dedicated host to make sure all your needs are met

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Come in mass and dare you miss this mega party!!!!

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LOTS OF GIVE AWAYZ ON THE NYT


1000 clubbers, 2 rooms, 7 DJ's/MC's, 6 hours, 1 special night...

mauritianparty.com are back!

Bank Holiday Weekend
Sunday 30th August 2009
(No work next day!)

@ Sound, 1 Leicester square, WC2H 7NA

In the main room:
Sega, Zouk, Seggae, Soca and House
by DJ Papi, Vish, Melz and MC Kramz

MARIO IMOUSSE SINGING LIVE
"Pik so'orite" "Casse Cabin" and other hits!

In the top room:
RnB, HipHop, Bahsment, UK Funky House
by DJ Shaney, Kramer & Steve E

£10 in advance/more on the door

Look good: Smart Trainers are cool

Strictly over 18s, Photo I.D will be required (Driving Licence/Passport)

Please book early to avoid disappointment

For tickets & more info please call:
07944 943 111 - 07545 264 093

online:
http://www.mauritianticketmaster.com

Tuesday, August 25

Stir Fry Pak Choi and Tuna

Made this the other day and just thought that i'd share it because it tasted so good and was incredibly easy to make! :)
Preparation less than 5 mins
Cooking time 5 mins

Method:
2 heads of pak choi
2 tbsp olive oil
1 red pepper, sliced
2 tbsp olive oil
1 tsp sugar
1 tbsp salt
1 tbsp soy sauce

Instructions:
1) Cut the stem and leaves into 1 inch portions
2) Heat a little oil in a wok
3) Put the stem bits in the wok and sauté til it becomes a little soft (2-3 mins)
4) Add 1 tbsp of salt and sugar
5) A few drops of soy sauce and 2 tbsp olive oil
4) Then add the leaves (+tuna if desired)
5) Stir for 3-4 mins and serve

I was surprised how easy this was to make, and how it only took a few minutes! It tasted pretty good too :D

Nav (dude who always had a phobia of cooking utensils! :p)

Thursday, August 20

Men are from Mars, Women are from Venus

Men are from Mars and Women are from Venus but is there an inbetween? Is what we're born with, our physical appearances, our reproductive organs define our sex? What if a person is born without no reproductive organs? Does that make them male or female? The answer would be tricky and involve many ethical and moral obstacles.

All these questions derive from the recent speculation and rumours surrounding Caster Semenya, an 800m athlete from South Africa. Having broke onto the scene earlier this year with the fastest time in the women's 800m at the African junior championships in Mauritius she made it to the Athletics World Championships in Berlin. After qualifying for the 800m final the governing body IAAF has publically announced that Semenya has been asked to undergo a gender test. In the recent history of athletics doping and cheating have marred the sport so it is somewhat understandable that the IAAF would want to quash any suspicion of cheating. No problem here. However, what i (and many others) don't agree with is the way that it was publically announced and also hours before the final. Something of such sensitive nature should be handled sensibly. Is there a reason to announce that you suspect someone of cheating before they actually have done so? And also, announcing it hours before the final where the athlete is most probably needs to be in a calm and focus state of mind does not help things.
Having said that Semenya won that final yesterday evening with quite some ease. It was my first time seeing her run and i have to say, i was shocked by the margin she won. It was in Usain Bolt proportions. Naturally, being human and all, i became curious. I had learnt about the various congenital genetic abnormalities where people are born with a mixture of (sex) chromosomes and display both male and female characteristics, but having seen this athlete run i wanted to see how 'she' sounded in an interview. The deepness of the voice might feed my curiosity. So i googled 'Caster Semenya' and saw this vid:



After seeing this you would either feel sorry for 'her' for being publically humiliated in this way or think "wait, there is no way that that is a woman".
Whether Semenya is aware of it or not, surely if the results come back positive for male chromosomes it would be wrong for her to compete as a female athlete. Wouldn't it?

Tuesday, August 18

How the internet has changed my life

I originally wrote this for the WebDesign Bureau of Mauritius competition, but thought that it would make a nice blog post. Views welcome

The internet is part of my life as much as having breakfast in the morning or watching football on TV. I could not live without it. The internet is powerful, innovative, interesting, immense and yet it's capabilities are endless. The internet is like something great that has been discovered by man, and yet, the has so much more to offer! Living without the internet is like taking a trip back to the dark ages; it plays such an important part of our lives. We use the internet for so many purposes, reading the news, checking weather, reading emails, shopping. Everywhere we are the internet is there; whether on our computers,
laptops, mobile phones or even fridges. Where-ever we go, we need the internet! The 'information highway' it was once dubbed, but for those who are more tech-savvy will tell you that the internet is on the cusp of greatness. It is evolving in un-Darwinian proportions and, I for one, am glad i'm alive to witness it. Most people have heard of facebook but what most have overlooked in their obsession of it is it's usefulness and significance. Web 2.0 idealogy was first introduced almost a decade ago developing into the world-wide-web that is today. one-dimensional mono-chromatic webpages have evolved into vibrant, exciting, wonderful sites that are around today. "New Media" has added a whole new facet to the internet. It has undoubtedly revolutionised how we interact, creating a concept of social environment, one which disregards geographical location and distances. With the existence of this new social environment the power of the internet has shifted, it is not the same as before, for now users, me and you, feed it. WE drive the internet more and more everyday, feeding it with ideas, knowledge, concepts. You no longer need to publish an article in a newspaper to get your voice heard; blogging is on the rise, and with it, the ascent of the human voice! It is now easier to post videos and photos online now more than ever and attached with it are our thoughts, ideas, aspirations. But of course it is not just our thoughts, ideas and aspirations; New Media allows all these to be connected or shared with other internet users, to be interacted with their thoughts, ideas and aspirations. I believe the world wide web outlined the preliminary nodes of the internet, and now, New Media is growing and weaving connections between these nodes and making the 'Web' of the World Wide Web
I write this, and yet i will proclaim that in 10 years time we will all look back in even greater awe and astonishment, for the internet evolution has only just begun!

Thursday, August 13

Mauritian looking to study abroad?

This is for anyone, primarily, from Mauritius who wishes to study a course at University, such as the UK) abroad and needs a little advice or help:

Dear All:

I am currently helping students who wish to study abroad with their applications through the company- Campus Abroad.

If ever you have relatives or friends from Mauritius interested to study in the Various Universities and Institutions listed, feel free to contact me. You can also forward the invitation to as many people as you can.

We add a humane touch to the process and we do not charge any fee!! We also follow up students even after they join the Universities.

For your info:Campus Abroad Mauritius Ltd was established in 2001 as a facilitator to enable Mauritian students pursue overseas education.

Studying abroad is a complex process involving choice of university, course, country, location and financials. We try to match the aspirations of the students with the best choices available and advise them accordingly. The institutions we work with are well reputed with vast experience in handling international students.

Testimonial: Kritee Gowrydoss: University of Kent “I have always been very pleased with the friendly and efficient service tailored to meet individual requirements by Campus Abroad. They are reliable, efficient, professional and – above all – truthful. This alone sets them out from much of their competition.”

You can check the list of Universities under the Network section of the website: http://www.campusabroadmauritius.com/index.php?id=13

Many thanks for trusting us.

Looking forward to hearing from you all.

Jessyca Joyekurun (Campus Abroad Representative and University of Kent Ambassador)
Contact email: Jessyca.Joyekurun@gmail.com

Wednesday, August 12

Mauritius: The story continued...

To recap me and my family had all flown back to Mauritius for the wedding of my cousin, which was taking place at our house. The week before the wedding was quite hectic (as already mentioned before!). On top of all the cleaning and tidying there was a lot, and i mean A LOT, of shopping! There was countless bottles of soft drinks, towering crates of beer and boxes upon boxes of wine, whiskey and rum! That was the drinks sorted. Then it was time for the food! I think there was a need for food to be served for three out fo the four days of the wedding. Being a weddign this only meant one thing...a lot of veg! So much veg that, of course, we couldn't go to just any supermarket or even markets...we went straight to the Agricultural Marketing Board (AMB), who have a nice little informative website (some free advertising there :P)
Luckily, that was pretty much all the hard work done, the people who put up the tent also supplied the tables/chairs/and some cutlery and family and friends pitched in to help with the cooking and
organising.

The Friday evening was the 'geetgawaye' where ladies come and sing and
dance. Thankfully, nothing for me to do here apart from take pictures and relax! At the end of the night I thought "hmmmm, one down three to go", how foolish I was to believe it would be so simple! I can't go into all the details of the little ceremonies and customs that happen during a hindu wedding, because else i'd be writing a small story here, but two of the main cermonies before the actual wedding are the 'tilak' and the 'haldi' (also referred to as the 'saffron'). The tilak is a ceremony where relatives of the bride go to the groom's house with gifts to offer to the groom and his family. The gifts vary but tend to include sugar, coconut, rice, clothes, jewelry and henna. All these gifts were elegantly wrapped in the morning, during which i was preparing the camera and camcorder for the day ahead. It was said at first that it would be the father of the bride (i.e. my father) that would be sitting in the tilak with a brother having a role to play. What they really should have said was that "I would be sitting in the tilak with my father having a small role at the "! So, we gathered the gifts and boarded the van and made the trip to Bel Air. We arrived there just on time at 14.00. The Pandit (priest) asked me who was the brother, *gulp*, "me, myself" i replied. I would be lying if i said i wasn't a little bit nervous, after all i had never seen a tilak being done before, let alone sat in one! So we all went into the tent, and that was it. The actual ceremony was over quicker than i had thought. Starting with a puja and finishing with the handing over of the gifts to the groom, my job was done! *phew* After my father doing his bit of the cermony it was back in the van and back to Q.Bornes!

Later that night it was time for the Haldi. The house was busy, people going and coming, like busy bees. Food was being cooked, greetings were exchanged, music was being played, and by 7.00 pm the bride-to-be emerged from the house ready for the haldi. The key feature of a haldi is tumeric paste being applied to the bride's face by relatives and friends who are married.
This itself can take a while, on some occassions mini-queues forming. Food was being served at the back, not quite sure what there was...i was too busy clicking away with my camera. That day took a lot out of me, the travelling, sitting in the tilak, travelling back home, and the haldi in the evening. A lot of weddings nowadays are all rolled into one day, now i know why! And of course, the tiredness didn't end once the haldi was over, family and friends still remained afterwards. Lights probably went out around midnight. Wake up at 7 the following day for the Wedding!

Will continue this later...need to refil my cup with caffeine!

Thursday, August 6

Play Super Stacker!

Came across this uber-cool game last night! It really makes you think and is very very addictive! The best online puzzle i've played in a while.
The aim of the game is to stack all the shapes without letting them fall. Once all have been stacked they must remain stacked until the clock timer runs out. 40 stages 4 levels of difficulty.

Like Tetris...except gravity is your enemy!

http://www.mousebreaker.com/games/superstacker2/playgame

Monday, August 3

UK Mauritian Open Air Festival 2009!


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"SEE" THE COLOURS "SMELL" THE AMBIENCE "TASTE" THE CUISINES "HEAR" THE MUSIC
"TOUCH" MAURITIUS!

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I CAME, I SAW, I SMELT, I TASTED, I HEARD, I TOUCHED!