How does high fashion make a movie?

45 minutes into the movie, Sex and the City 2, i realised that this stupid movie does not have a story at all! The remaining 1.5 hours were spent in looking at the watch to see if it's near 'the end' or cursing the director, producer, actors, everyone that had anything to do with this piece of nonsense.

It's a movie about 4 women, confused, who wind up in abu dhabi and the seemingly difficult puzzles of their lives are solved by appearances of ex-boyfriends, hot men and confessions in drunken stupor. And none of this could have happened in New York. They HAD to go to abu dhabi for it. And exactly who the hell wears Dior couture gowns and high heeled Jimmy Choos to a flea market?! WHO?

I so needed to vent this out somewhere....! I have never ever in my life, before this horrendous experience, considered walking out of the theater just 1 hour into the movie. I just stayed hoping that some story would appear from somewhere. How do people watch this? Even as a television series? It's neither funny nor engaging... It's just fashion. Ultimately it's an excuse to parade around in the latest collection of different designer labels... That's what it takes to make a hit tv show. :P

The joy of baking.....

Measure, mix, knead, rest, chill, knead, knead, knead, rest, roll, cut and bake.... There's something so therapeutic about it... Watching dough rise... The warmth from the oven.... and the sweet smell of baked dough...

It's no wonder people have pursued this art from ages. It's addictive, and makes you feel like you've accomplished something of some importance.... I'm sure anyone who bakes anything and removes it from the oven always taken a step back to admire it. :)

What have i been upto lately? Baking. Just that. And wouldn't it be lovely to use this blog post to show off a bit? :D

Courtesy the juicy, sweet-sour, deep red cherries available everywhere now - Cherry Pie!

Khara(Spicy) Biscuits... Quintessential Iyengar Bakey stuff... Was such a joy eating them. Brought back tons of memories...

And finally, much to my mom's disbelief and sheer happiness that followed... Croissants....! :) They still need a little more 'tweaking' in terms of appearance, but i'll get there.... for now, yay! croissants! :)

Aaahhh.... Now that i've done the showing off, i'm gonna sign off, relax and dream of all the things i plan to bake in the near future.... :))