A very belated post, for a birthday back in July, but needs to be documented. Had a fantastic dinner at Cocotte, menu specially put together by Head Chef Anthony Yeoh. No one does chicken as well as he does!

This does not happen. Daddy carrying a child!  MUST.DOCUMENT.PHOTO.EVIDENCE!

Cookyn with Mervyn is now known as just Cookyn Inc.

Came across some photos on my computer with the girls earlier this year.

 On the menu

1. Pesto and butter escargots

2. Mushroom mille-feuille

3. Pan fried dory

4, Chocolate and berry tart

Danli & I got great Bali 2-to-go deal on Singapore Airlines, so we jumped at the opportunity to get out of the island for a long weekend of just doing nothing.

We were graciously hosted by Mark, good friend of sisters Jaclynn and Angie. Us four girls in a room equates to alot of gossiping, laughs and heart-to-hearts. Simple holiday with good company.

To past time in the car, we talk, share ghost stories from our university days, play dai-di, snack, sleep and play CHARADES!

Conclusion: Tobs will never make a penny as a mime.

Time to say goodbye to India. It wasn’t bittersweet, just bitter. Life is so much simpler and basic in India, I wasn’t looking forward to going back to the 9-5 worker bee life in the concrete jungle. It was only 9 days, but we really packed a lot of things into those 9 days.

Top experiences in no particular order:

• Water rafting in Manali
• Zorbing with Roh at Solang Nola
• Horticulture lesson on Marijuana
• Waking up in the morning on the balcony of a guesthouse in Banjar
• Amazing views on Nako Valley
• Paragliding

Flying home on Jet Airways.

And so this was it. En route – Singapore.

Tobs and Sas fly West back to the UK, Me and Elz East to Singapore. Roh... stays in Delhi.

Goodbye India, till next time!

With the amount of commentary, photos, videos and information about India, it sounds like I’m an ambassador for Incredible India! or Jet Airways! I should have been. Otherwise a host for a travel documentary?! For now, my few loyal readers are my audience. Thanks for sticking around. More travel journals coming up on Bali, Sikkim, Laos and Bintan.

Roh wanted to treat us for a good lunch on the last day, but because we weren’t dressed appropriately, we got turned away from the Oberoi in Shimla. Plan B was the Radisson Hotel, where I saw all the Royal Enfields.

Belly full from buffet lunch at the Radisson.

Looks like we are getting closer to the city.

Love looking at the back of these lorries and the colourful artwork on them...or the interesting load they are carrying.

We reached Delhi in the evening. We returned the rented car, bid farewell and tipped Sooki our driver, travelled to our homestay to drop off our bags and then headed to a nearby arcade for dinner.

Last meal before we were on the plane back to Singapore, we all decided to go to a nice Indian restaurant. By India’s standard, this place was considered posh! Our meal only came up to about S$25 per person and we still had A LOT leftover, which we then packed and fed the hungry stray dogs outside

Last supper

We reflected on the amazing time we shared, the highs and the lows. Can’t believe me and Elz were flying off the next morning already!

Elz, Roh and me, night before our flight back home to Singapore.

The mandatory rickshaw ride.

Parked at the lobby of the Radisson Hotel Shimla were close to 50 Royal Enfields. These bikes are like the adventure traveller’s dream! Cross country bike tour on a such a legacy piece of machinery.

Love love love the old models.

Royal Enfield motorcycles had been sold in India from 1949. In 1955, the Indian government looked for a suitable motorcycle for its police and army, for use patrolling the country’s border. The Bullet was chosen as the most suitable bike for the job.

The original english company ceased production in 1970 and the company was dissolved in 1971. But not beforeiIn 1956, Enfield of India started assembling Bullet motorcycles under licence from UK components, and by 1962 were manufacturing complete bikes.

Enfield of India bought the rights to use the Royal Enfield name in 1995. Royal Enfield production, based in Chennai, continues and Royal Enfield is now the oldest motorcycle brand in the world still in production with the Bullet model enjoying the longest motorcycle production run of all time.

Source: Wikipedia

Royal Enfields. LOADS of them parked at the Radisson Hotel carpark.

I would love to travel cross country ala ‘Che’ on his La Poderosa (“The Mighty One”). And the only reasons why I’m not on the next plane out doing a motorcycle tour are:

1. I don’t have a license

2. Motorcycles in general puts you in high risk of getting really hurt in an accident.

3. You need years of experience to handle Himalayan road scenarios

4. My parents would kill me before I can set foot on the plane.

What a beautiful sight!

Mountain biking is as close to it as I can get.

I can dream. Maybe one day.

…you have friends like us! Lesson learnt Roh, never leave your camera unattended

Your beautiful friends