Kerly Bob the Builder

Thursday, May 29, 2008

hello everybody,

i'm leaving for manali now !

wont be updating my blog until i get back in mid june.

take care and see you soon.

<3, KerlyBob! @ 7:32 pm |

Wednesday, May 28, 2008

we visited Qutb-minar yesterday.

we did not read up the history behind this structure,
so here it is, read it yourself :)

and many enjoy our many random shots :)

here's how the india gate looks at night !

very yummy, i must say :)

<3, KerlyBob! @ 12:00 am |

Tuesday, May 27, 2008

this weekend, we took a 6hour train ride from new delhi to amritsar.

amritsar means "pool of holy nectar" in hindi.

we went there specially to visit the holy golden temple.

the golden temple is the largest temple in the world,

and it is said that many temples around the world,

including the many many hindi temples in singapore,

are modelled after this famous golden temple in amritsar.

first stop, to our hotel.

after yummy dinner, we headed off to the wagah border.

the wagah border is one of the 3 customs between india and pakistan.

because of the long history of animosity between the 2 nations,

the "closing the border" ceremony every evening is very eggciting !!

officers from both nations scorn at each other during the elaborate marching ceremony,

before lowering the national flags and closing the border gates.

it felt like a mini national day parade !!
there were super alot of indian supporters,

and everyone was chanting "long live india !!"

<3, KerlyBob! @ 12:04 am

after the closing gates ceremony at the wagah border,
we headed down to the golden temple to see the "keeping of the holy book"

yes indeed, the golden temple looked awesome in the night !!
the golden temple is called the golden temple,
because more than half of it is made of out of pure gold !!!!

its really one of the most beautiful temples in the world !!

oh yar, we had to wear a headscarf because we were entering a holy temple !!
the golden temple is the holiest of holy hindi temple in the world !

at about 1030pm, we managed to witness the returning of the holy book !

every morning, the holy book is carried from its "home" into the golden temple,

where the priests take turns reading it for an hour each,

then, its returned after the entire book is read through.

next morning, we headed back to the golden temple again !

now, can you see why the golden temple is called the golden temple?

yes indeed, its very beautiiful !!

<3, KerlyBob! @ 12:03 am

we also visited the famous free community kitchen !
the kitchens of the golden temple is opened 24hours a day, 365 days a year !
and they provide free vegetarian meals, for all 3 meals, to anyone who request for it.

apart from providing free meals to anyone and everyone,

the golden temple kitchen is also famous,

because it has the world's fastest chapati-making machine !
this machine makes up to 9000 chapatis in an hour !

and last stop was the world war memorial !

to commemorate the innocent lives lost during the world war.

what a fun weekend !

<3, KerlyBob! @ 12:02 am |

Monday, May 26, 2008

we went to watch narnia after visiting Qubt Mina,

i liked the show !

but the other thot it was too much like Lord of the Ring.

oh well.

<3, KerlyBob! @ 3:02 am |

Friday, May 23, 2008

oh, dunno why i'm feeling so emo lately.
maybe because i'm going to get my period soon,
or maybe because i really miss everyone back home.

oh, i miss my family so !
oh, i miss charibo and melissaSLOW !
oh, i miss my honey buns and the pigs !
oh, i miss everything :(

we visited the famous Red Fort yesterday.
the Red Fort was built by the same Raj of India who built the Taj Mahal,
there is another fort in Agra which looks exactly like the Red Fort,
thats because the Raj was actually planning to move the capital from Agra to New Delhi.
unfortunately, he was imprisoned by his son before he managed to move the capital.

ok, enough history for now.
enjoy the pictures :)

here's us outside the main gates of the Red Fort !