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Expat Unplugged: A Night at the Ball. | MissMalini

Sometimes I feel like my life in Bombay sounds like it should come from the pages of a story about a make believe world. If it weren't for photographic

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Anita Dongre SariSometimes I feel like my life in Bombay sounds like it should
come from the pages of a story about a make believe world. If it weren’t for
photographic evidence, I’m not sure I would believe it myself. Where else is the
world does your Monday morning start with your favorite Krispy Kreme doughnuts
being hand delivered from Bangalore and banter with your girlfriends about what
to wear to the inaugural ball that night?

Andrea Brown, MissMalini, Heena JainIn this story, MissMalini

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Lifestyle

Andrea Brown

Food &amp; Nightlife

Sula wines

Worli

Expat Unplugged: Vinoteca by Sula | MissMalini

It is not a secret that I am a fan of Sula wines. Carrying around a bagged bottle at the recent polo match may have given that one away.  Ladies and

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Vinoteca Opening
It is not a secret that I am a fan of Sula wines. Carrying around a bagged
bottle
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at the recent polo match may have given that one away.  Ladies and gentleman,
they won me over again!

No sólo de pan vive el hombre. – Man does not live by bread alone. Oh, how the
literal translation of this Spanish proverb was proven true over and over at the
opening of Vinoteca by Sula. By the end of the night,

Cecilia Oldne

Lifestyle Events

Sula Vineyards

wine

Expat Unplugged: Polo and Pinot Grigio, Oh My! | MissMalini

This past Saturday, we spent the day soaking up the sun at the Yes Bank International Polo Cup match between India ARC and Argentina hosted by Dr. Rana

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Andrea BrownThis past Saturday, we spent the day soaking up the sun at the Yes Bank
International Polo Cup match between India ARC and Argentina hosted by Dr. Rana
Kapoor. Polo games two weekends in a row
[http://www.missmalini.com/2012/03/20/spotted-neha-dhupia-at-the-3rd-annual-asia-cup-polo/]
? My boyfriend’s dream! Argentinean wine and eye candy… I mean polo players? A
girl just cannot complain!

Sula WineWhile I was busy chatting away with my lovely ladies over a beautiful
glass of Trapiche

Desi Girl Traveler

Expat Unplugged: Let's Take a Trip - Sin City | MissMalini

Every six months or so, I slip into my ruby slippers, click my heels together, excitingly board a 23 hour flight with inappropriate footwear just so I can

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Expat Unplugged: Let’s Take a Trip – Sin City - MissMalini

Every six months or so, I slip into my ruby slippers, click my heels   together,
excitingly board a 23 hour flight with inappropriate footwear   just so I can
wake up in Las Vegas. No matter how much I love life in   Mumbai, there is no
place like home.    There are so many amazing things   about my old stomping
ground (I am   super biased if you cannot tell)  that  someone may need to
delete a  few  lines of rambling before posting.  :-)

FamilyFunWhere: Las Vegas, Nevada
Why: There’s No Place 

Hard Rock Cafe

Juicy Couture

Los Angeles

Marilyn Monroe

Expat Unplugged: Let's Take a Trip: Hollywood | MissMalini

Where: Los Angeles, California Why: Family. Friends. Music. Food. And of course…. Stars. October has been anything but boring. Pinktober celebrations have

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Expat Unplugged: Let’s Take a Trip: Hollywood - MissMalini

MirrorWhere: Los Angeles, California
Walk of fameWhy: Family. Friends. Music. Food. And of course…. Stars.
October has been anything but boring. Pinktober celebrations have taken me to
places as close as New Delhi for the Women’s Car Rally and as far away as Los
Angeles for the launch of Pinktober in Hard Rock Café, Hollywood.  Tough life I
tell you. ;-)

Let’s talk a little about the City of Angels, one of my not so favorite US
cities. Between the horrid traffic, Juicy Couture sweat suits and d

France

Italy

Rome

Expat Unplugged: Let's Take a Trip - Italy With A Side Of France | MissMalini

This was a trip that could have gone all sorts of wrong. My travel partner bailed last minute as he qualified for a certain very famous car race in Italy

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Expat Unplugged: Let’s Take a Trip – Italy With A Side Of France - MissMalini

This was a trip that could have gone all sorts of wrong. My travel partner
bailed last minute as he qualified for a certain very famous car race in Italy
and obviously could not miss out. Man, did I luck out with not one, but two of
my greatest girlfriends being in the area at the same time. My Australian
road-trip partner-in-crime, Sara, was on her way from the UK to Italy as well
and with a little planning, we met each other upon my arrival in Rome and then
ventured our way to France.

Italy w

Five Things Fridays

Expat Unplugged: Five Things Fridays - Let Your Happiness Shine! | MissMalini

Guess who forgot it was Friday? This girl. Guess who had no idea what to write about today. Yup, this girl again… until I stumbled upon a quote by Audrey

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Expat Unplugged: Five Things Fridays – Let Your Happiness Shine! - MissMalini

Guess who forgot it was Friday? This girl. Guess who had no idea what to write
about today. Yup, this girl again… until I stumbled upon a quote by Audrey
Hepburn that got the little wheels in my unusually silly mind turning.

“I believe in pink. I believe that laughing is the best calorie burner. I
believe in kissing, kissing a lot. I believe in being strong when everything
seems to be going wrong. I believe that happy girls are the prettiest girls. I
believe that tomorrow is another day and I b

Julia Roberts

royal wedding

Expat Unplugged: Five Things Fridays - At the Derby | MissMalini

Derby Dressing A vision of Julia Roberts in Pretty Woman danced in my head when I first heard we were going to the derby this weekend. No, it was not the

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Expat Unplugged: Five Things Fridays – At the Derby - MissMalini

5 things fridayDerby Dressing
A vision of Julia Roberts in Pretty Woman danced in my head when I first heard
we were going to the derby this weekend. No, it was not the fishnet stocking
lady of the night, but the white glove wearing beauty.  Her classic outfit at
the polo match was absolutely stunning. I quickly came back to reality and
realized that there was no possible way I will ever look as put together for any
derby in my life. Ever. If only I could be trusted with anything white,
especial

Expat Unplugged: Five Things Fridays | MissMalini

Happy Friday and a happy, happy birthday to my wonderful mother dearest! Because I can’t be there to do goofy birthday dances in the kitchen or stick

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Happy Friday and a happy, happy birthday to my wonderful mother dearest! Because
I can’t be there to do goofy birthday dances in the kitchen or stick straws in
her hair during birthday dinner (true story!), this Friday is all about the
cutest lady in the world and the life lessons she has passed down to me over the
years. Here are 5 lessons to live by that I got from my mama:

I Got It from My Mama!
Theresa Brown1. You only live once so take risks and be happy. You can always
come home. This was

Hard Rock Cafe Mumbai

Shiro

Sushi

Expat Unplugged: Aasha Adventures @ Shiro | MissMalini

If you should remember one thing from my previous blogs on the Aasha Foundation, it would definitely be that I absolutely adore these young ladies. So

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Expat Unplugged: Aasha Adventures @ Shiro - MissMalini

The Aasha Foundation girls @ ShiroIf you should remember one thing from my previous blogs
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the Aasha Foundation, it would definitely be that I absolutely adore these young
ladies. So when the wonderful director of Aasha Foundation invited me to
participate in the newly launched Aasha Adventures program, I could hardly wait
to respond with a huge YES! This program makes it possible for the girls of the
foundation to s

Expat Unplugged: Five Things Fridays - Jun 24, 2011 | MissMalini

Monsoon season, I am preparing for you! The sun is shining and I plan to take full advantage of it by stocking up on heaps of craft materials this weekend

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Monsoon season, I am preparing for you! The sun is shining and I plan to take
full advantage of it by stocking up on heaps of craft materials this weekend
that will keep me busy during the many rainy days to come. Dear Weather, please
cooperate! Here are the five projects I plan to complete while staying dry
inside:

Crafts and Cravings
Five Things Fridays1. Makeup Magnet Board [http://www.beautylish.com/a/vmsci/makeup-magnet-board] –
My makeup and I play Hide and Go Seek on a daily basis. It’s 

Forever 21

This Friday I am putting my sick day to good use with a little online window-shopping as I soak up all the Vitamin D this sunny day in Bombay has to

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This Friday I am putting my sick day to good use with a little online
window-shopping as I soak up all the Vitamin D this sunny day in Bombay has to
offer. While trying my best to impress with my sweatpants, tangled hair and sexy
manly voice, I found these little wonders.  I am hoping that if I stare at them
long enough I will go into a trance and buy them all guilt free. A girl can
dream, right?

A Spoonful of Shopping Makes the Medicine Go Down


Five Things Fridays

1.Ecote Crepe Dress from U

I could spend hours in a bookstore scouring the shelves for the perfect read. My method to the madness mostly begins with judging rows of books by their

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I could spend hours in a bookstore scouring the shelves for the perfect read. My
method to the madness mostly begins with judging rows of books by their covers
(tsk tsk) and ends with me engulfed in a new novel soaking up each and every
word. There is something about the cooling weather and drizzle of rain that
kicks my obsession with the pages of books into overdrive.

This Friday is dedicated to the five novels that stole my heart in the past
year.

P.S. Just a bit of a warning… I, 99% of the 

Blackberry

WhatsApp

Wednesday night, I packed my sick self (I am very talented at catching all the trendy illnesses being passed around lately) into a rickshaw and headed to

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Wednesday night, I packed my sick self (I am very talented at catching all the
trendy illnesses being passed around lately) into a rickshaw and headed to Juhu
for the premiere of Kung Fu Panda 2. I was sure there must have been a Chinese
proverb somewhere that said “uncontrollable laughter due to a preposterous panda
named Po will heal all.”

The movie focused on multiple topics other than a Kung Fu Panda including
adoption and finding inner peace, but Po’s thought provoking question throughout


Expat Unplugged - Five Things Fridays | MissMalini

As Bombay heats up, I look for every possible way to cool down after a train commute sandwiched between sweaty ladies or a long black and yellow cab ride.

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Expat Unplugged – Five Things Fridays - MissMalini

As Bombay heats up, I look for every possible way to cool down after a train
commute sandwiched between sweaty ladies or a long black and yellow cab ride.
Here are five treats I look forward too after arriving home and peeling off my
slightly sticky denim.

Keeping It Cool
Five Things Fridays1. Popsicles – My current obsession with homemade popsicles is a little scary,
but they are so scrumptious. Combine your favorite fruit and yogurt in a
blender, pour into a mold or paper cup, insert popsicle