Saturday, October 24, 2009

DINNER ON A RAINNY SATURDAY AT HAVELI

"It is rainning cats and dogs" in the Big Apple this Fall Saturday. Yet, New Yorkers were out and about, doing their chores. While some whined about the weather, others took the inclement conditions in their strides and go about their business.

It's somethings troublesome to hear folks describe the weather; the negative words they use, including some regular folks and some weathermen and women, when all that is happening is that the good Mother Nature is "doing her work." Call it blessings from above...and move on.

Well, as rainny as it is, my friend, Lovita and I went out to dine and catch up on things. We like the Haveli Restaurant on 101st Avenue, 113th Street, opposite the huge Sikh Gurdhawala. They make pure vegetarain food and cook it while you sit there, sipping masala tea and munch on samosas. We did just that!

The restaurant is very cozy inside, and while we ate, we talked about things of interest to us, and at the same time, enjoying the piece and quiet.

I like to eat certain Indian dishes sometimes, their taste, texture and preparation are different from our West Indian style of cooking. I still like my West Indian foods better.

Anyways, I'm a friend of the restaurant folks, and one of them told us that today that the Sikh had a big parade on 101st Avenue, onto Liberty Avenue and around some of the streets in the area.

The celebration was about a sacred jug passed on from the first GuruJi which has a hole at the base, but the milk inside do not fall out. That is a the divine power at work. It is nice to see people have unflinching faith in the Higher Being. We all need to believe in God whatever we may conceive Him to be.

My friend and I had a lovely meal, very filling indeed, great conversation and got wet as well. It's all in a rainny day's out.

Here're some photos of our evening out.

The Haveli Restaurant, very convenient ...


Beautiful painting of womenfolks making something ...

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