Goodbye 2012 and Welcome 2013... Happy New Year!!!

A plate of Indian street food, Chaats is what I have for you on the last day of 2012. For me this plate of Chaat symbolises the life in general; a touch of sweet, a pinch of salt, a dash of sourness and a kick of spice! Just the way our life is, with ups and downs, challenges and achievements, happiness and joy, peppered with few tears and tantrums! But in the end it is quite satisfying and fulfilling experience... I hope the new year also brings new expectations, new opportunities, new challenges, and a whole new way of delighting people related with you!

Wishing you all a life changing, world shaping, wonderful, purposeful, awe-inspiring and ridiculously Happy New Year!!!

Warm Regards
Sia | Monsoon Spice

Merry Chirstmas!

The best gifts in life will never be found under a Christmas tree! Those gifts are friends, family, kids and the one you love!

To all of my family and the friends I have made, those who left for a while and those who have stayed...

Wishing You All A Merry Christmas and A Happy New Year!

Warm Regards

Sia

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