Comments on: My meet with a charming blog reader in Little India http://rinaz.net/2007/08/my-meet-with-a-charming-blog-reader-in-little-india/ Diary of a Singaporean in Rome Mon, 06 Feb 2012 00:53:42 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 By: Kiah http://rinaz.net/2007/08/my-meet-with-a-charming-blog-reader-in-little-india/comment-page-1/#comment-164070 Kiah Sat, 09 Jan 2010 16:43:39 +0000 http://rinaz.net/2007/08/my-meet-with-a-charming-blog-reader-in-little-india/#comment-164070 Hi Marina I see you had much fun, what a great story. I love the indian sweets but have been searching for quite some time for a recipe, I do not know the indian name, but I'll try to describe it: the consistency is gummy & chewy, it looks like the one in your picture showing the(3 racks of indian sweets) its the last rack and the 2nd sweet (pink) from the left. Is there anyone out there who have a recipe? I know in Singapore there are similar colourful sweets but it must be chewy and gummy at the same time. Hi Marina
I see you had much fun, what a great story. I love the indian sweets but have been searching for quite some time for a recipe, I do not know the indian name, but I’ll try to describe it: the consistency is gummy & chewy, it looks like the one in your picture showing the(3 racks of indian sweets) its the last rack and the 2nd sweet (pink) from the left. Is there anyone out there who have a recipe? I know in Singapore there are similar colourful sweets but it must be chewy and gummy at the same time.

]]> By: Marina’s Bloggariffic » Blog Archive » Taj Samudra - Affordable Indian Food http://rinaz.net/2007/08/my-meet-with-a-charming-blog-reader-in-little-india/comment-page-1/#comment-24197 Marina’s Bloggariffic » Blog Archive » Taj Samudra - Affordable Indian Food Thu, 10 Apr 2008 13:04:59 +0000 http://rinaz.net/2007/08/my-meet-with-a-charming-blog-reader-in-little-india/#comment-24197 [...] familiar with the area - it was in the same main road as my favourite Indian Restaurants like Ananda Bhavan and Komala Villas. With the restaurant being close to Mustafa Center, makes it very easy to spot - [...] [...] familiar with the area – it was in the same main road as my favourite Indian Restaurants like Ananda Bhavan and Komala Villas. With the restaurant being close to Mustafa Center, makes it very easy to spot – [...]

]]> By: Marina’s Bloggariffic » Blog Archive » How I celebrated hari raya 2007 http://rinaz.net/2007/08/my-meet-with-a-charming-blog-reader-in-little-india/comment-page-1/#comment-13043 Marina’s Bloggariffic » Blog Archive » How I celebrated hari raya 2007 Thu, 18 Oct 2007 01:08:36 +0000 http://rinaz.net/2007/08/my-meet-with-a-charming-blog-reader-in-little-india/#comment-13043 [...] Attilio is paying $750 for one room in a hdb flat. Thats cut throat man. [...] [...] Attilio is paying $750 for one room in a hdb flat. Thats cut throat man. [...]

]]> By: Attilio http://rinaz.net/2007/08/my-meet-with-a-charming-blog-reader-in-little-india/comment-page-1/#comment-10906 Attilio Thu, 16 Aug 2007 09:33:29 +0000 http://rinaz.net/2007/08/my-meet-with-a-charming-blog-reader-in-little-india/#comment-10906 Hi Mr Gosh, I would suggest that you have a look at the english version websites of the University of Bologna (http://www.eng.unibo.it/PortaleEn/default.htm) and of DAMS (ttp://www.eng.unibo.it/PortaleEn/Academic+programmes/Courses/ ArtsandHumanities/1stDegree/2006/CoursePage20060343.htm). Undergraduate degrees usually start in october in Italy, postgraduate courses may start later in the year. Cost of living is generally steeper in northern Italy than it is here in Singa. A place in a hall a students cannot be guaranteed in most of Italian universities. Should you do find a place there, you must be prepared to pay around 250 euros for a single room (around s$ 500). A single room in a shared flat would cost you around 400 euros (s$ 800). Eating out is definitively more expensive in Italy: the typical, cheapest italian dinner out - pizza and beer - would cost you around 10-15 euros (20-30 s$). Still, Bologna is a very students' friendly city and you'll find plenty of places to grab cheap, delicious take-away food: the so called, local take-away "piadina", a sort of very thin pizza stuffed with whatever ingredient you like - ham, cheese, chocolate - would cost you s$6-s$7. Supermarkets in Italy have prices comparable to those in Singapore. Cooking at home is common attitude among Italian students and if you are lucky enough to share your flat with a bunch of Italian fellows - who flock from everywhere in the country to study in the very renowned University of Bologna - you are sorted! I'm positive that the Italians will be happy to stuff you with tortellini any day. Hi Mr Gosh,

I would suggest that you have a look at the english version websites of the University of Bologna (http://www.eng.unibo.it/PortaleEn/default.htm) and of DAMS (ttp://www.eng.unibo.it/PortaleEn/Academic+programmes/Courses/
ArtsandHumanities/1stDegree/2006/CoursePage20060343.htm).

Undergraduate degrees usually start in october in Italy, postgraduate courses may start later in the year.

Cost of living is generally steeper in northern Italy than it is here in Singa. A place in a hall a students cannot be guaranteed in most of Italian universities. Should you do find a place there, you must be prepared to pay around 250 euros for a single room (around s$ 500). A single room in a shared flat would cost you around 400 euros (s$ 800). Eating out is definitively more expensive in Italy: the typical, cheapest italian dinner out – pizza and beer – would cost you around 10-15 euros (20-30 s$). Still, Bologna is a very students’ friendly city and you’ll find plenty of places to grab cheap, delicious take-away food: the so called, local take-away “piadina”, a sort of very thin pizza stuffed with whatever ingredient you like – ham, cheese, chocolate – would cost you s$6-s$7. Supermarkets in Italy have prices comparable to those in Singapore. Cooking at home is common attitude among Italian students and if you are lucky enough to share your flat with a bunch of Italian fellows – who flock from everywhere in the country to study in the very renowned University of Bologna – you are sorted! I’m positive that the Italians will be happy to stuff you with tortellini any day.

]]> By: Mr Gosh http://rinaz.net/2007/08/my-meet-with-a-charming-blog-reader-in-little-india/comment-page-1/#comment-10855 Mr Gosh Tue, 14 Aug 2007 09:54:59 +0000 http://rinaz.net/2007/08/my-meet-with-a-charming-blog-reader-in-little-india/#comment-10855 Hey Thanks a million Attilio! I've already discussed with my family to study there once my bond is up. I can't wait! How's the living cost in Bologna? Since I can only leave in June 2010, when will be the best time for me to start registering with the uni? What are you studying here in S'pore? Hey Thanks a million Attilio! I’ve already discussed with my family to study there once my bond is up. I can’t wait! How’s the living cost in Bologna? Since I can only leave in June 2010, when will be the best time for me to start registering with the uni?

What are you studying here in S’pore?

]]> By: Attilio http://rinaz.net/2007/08/my-meet-with-a-charming-blog-reader-in-little-india/comment-page-1/#comment-10831 Attilio Mon, 13 Aug 2007 04:05:16 +0000 http://rinaz.net/2007/08/my-meet-with-a-charming-blog-reader-in-little-india/#comment-10831 Hi Mr Gosh, the University of Bologna is the most ancient university in Europe: some say in the world, some others point out that some Chinese institutions are even older, albeit these comparisons might be trivial considering that (1) the term "university" might have had a different meaning in the middle ages than it has now, and (2) the term might have had different meanings in Western and Eastern societies at that time). The University of Bologna hosts one of the longest established and most reputable schools of arts in Italy: DAMS. It specialises in 4 different areas of artistic expression: theatre, music, "artistic" (painting, graphics, sculpting...) and cinema. Bologna is one of the most vibrant, lively and beautiful Italian cities. Very well connected with the rest of the country by train (Florence, Milan are less than a couple of hours away), with a great students' community, great night-life and some of the richest and refined regional cuisines in the country. Should you be considering moving there to study arts, I would definitively recommend Bologna. Please let me know if I can be of any further help. Hi Mr Gosh,

the University of Bologna is the most ancient university in Europe: some say in the world, some others point out that some Chinese institutions are even older, albeit these comparisons might be trivial considering that (1) the term “university” might have had a different meaning in the middle ages than it has now, and (2) the term might have had different meanings in Western and Eastern societies at that time).

The University of Bologna hosts one of the longest established and most reputable schools of arts in Italy: DAMS. It specialises in 4 different areas of artistic expression: theatre, music, “artistic” (painting, graphics, sculpting…) and cinema.

Bologna is one of the most vibrant, lively and beautiful Italian cities. Very well connected with the rest of the country by train (Florence, Milan are less than a couple of hours away), with a great students’ community, great night-life and some of the richest and refined regional cuisines in the country.

Should you be considering moving there to study arts, I would definitively recommend Bologna. Please let me know if I can be of any further help.

]]> By: rinaz http://rinaz.net/2007/08/my-meet-with-a-charming-blog-reader-in-little-india/comment-page-1/#comment-10785 rinaz Sat, 11 Aug 2007 16:57:30 +0000 http://rinaz.net/2007/08/my-meet-with-a-charming-blog-reader-in-little-india/#comment-10785 Bila masa pulak saya jadi marino? Marino tu nama lelaki. Saya masih wanita :P Sure, I'll ask him if we meet again. But I think you should join us and ask him directly :) Bila masa pulak saya jadi marino? Marino tu nama lelaki. Saya masih wanita :P

Sure, I’ll ask him if we meet again. But I think you should join us and ask him directly :)

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