Happy to say I took this pic and, it's just stunning!
Friday, April 27, 2012
Saturday, April 21, 2012
The World's Largest Alpona in Bangladesh
Oh, this looks so cool! I had no idea about this until tonight! May be I should check this out...
Cakes in Dhaka!
Just so you know, how the cakes in Dhaka look....some of these are pretty good, some not quite so...my favorite bakery in town is, King's Bakery..and majority of these cakes are from there!
Enjoy looking...as I did enjoy eating... ;)
Enjoy looking...as I did enjoy eating... ;)
Thursday, April 19, 2012
Chittagong Trip : Foy's Lake, Sea World & Resort, and a Happy First Birthday!
Our trip to Chittagong was wonderful! We'd so much fun! I knew I would go there while being here this time around and then, one day, heard from younger SIL that Older SIL's baby boy's first birthday was in March (which I was confused about...Feb or March). Anyway, since then I really wanted to go there around his birthday time so I could kill two birds with one stone. Visit Chittagong and enjoy his first birthday with the family. But there were lots of ummm...may be we will go or may be we won't go moments. And then, at the last minute it was-yeap, we will go and that's what we did.
Last time and my only other time I went to Chittagong was by train. It was a wonderful experience overall. And, something I would do again BUT not with a baby in tow... it took us about 9 hours to go to Chittagong from Dhaka by train. And I knew this can't be happening this time around. I'm not crazy enough to go through this lengthy journey with my little miss sunshine. Not.Happening. So, the other option was bus, which was again muy lengthy just as long as a train ride would be. So, on to the next option, a plane ride! woo hoo! Needless to say, it cost two times...mmm...scratch that 5 times more than it would cost going either by bus or train. And I was OK with that. Really. Because the trip would be only 40 minutes and not 9 hours! It was worth every single penny.
I would have given a pretty decent review of this airline, GMG, but dang thing just went out as in out of business! hooray! Still, let me say this that on 40 min flight they gave us FOOD, and we reached Chittagong and back to Dhaka SAFELY (despite bad weather induced heavy turbulence on way in to Dhaka), both flights were on time! Hooray for that, boo hoo for going out of business...well, hooray again for going out of business AFTER we took the trip! ;)
And, the cake for the birthday boy! It's a sea themed cake... and, oh, how fitting!
Last time and my only other time I went to Chittagong was by train. It was a wonderful experience overall. And, something I would do again BUT not with a baby in tow... it took us about 9 hours to go to Chittagong from Dhaka by train. And I knew this can't be happening this time around. I'm not crazy enough to go through this lengthy journey with my little miss sunshine. Not.Happening. So, the other option was bus, which was again muy lengthy just as long as a train ride would be. So, on to the next option, a plane ride! woo hoo! Needless to say, it cost two times...mmm...scratch that 5 times more than it would cost going either by bus or train. And I was OK with that. Really. Because the trip would be only 40 minutes and not 9 hours! It was worth every single penny.
I would have given a pretty decent review of this airline, GMG, but dang thing just went out as in out of business! hooray! Still, let me say this that on 40 min flight they gave us FOOD, and we reached Chittagong and back to Dhaka SAFELY (despite bad weather induced heavy turbulence on way in to Dhaka), both flights were on time! Hooray for that, boo hoo for going out of business...well, hooray again for going out of business AFTER we took the trip! ;)
Our one day full of fun was at the Sea World Water park and resort! Here are some pics: Picture tell a thousand words, so, I will let the pictures speak millions! ;)
This is where we got on a boat trip to reach Sea World
And, the views from the boat
Hey, look, a Monkey! Actually, there were a few!
Look, a castle! LOL
And, the cake for the birthday boy! It's a sea themed cake... and, oh, how fitting!
Well, at the end of the day, we had tons of fun and, were all tired! It was really a nice day in all fronts! I need to mention this important facts that my brother in law actually got a room for us at the resort. Since we didn't mean to stay there overnight, we got away with having one room for about 9 adults and 2 babies. We were there to take rest, change, refresh etc. It seems like the management there had this as a spacial circumstance/exception...otherwise, they don't recommend this renting room for all these people to use during day time. It didn't matter though, they still charged the same price they would have had we stayed overnight.
Monday, April 16, 2012
Second Trimester
First trimester
Well, I'd my first doc's visit in second trimester, around 17 weeks to be specific. It was an interesting experience, one I will never forget. First of all, I had to wait about three weeks after coming back to New York to get papers sorted out for health insurance (thanks, Medicaid!) and then I had to wait to get the appointment. My doc happened to be an Indian lady, and with much demand among the people as she seemed to be always overbooked! Being where I was, New York Presbyterian Hospital was closest and I chose to go there. Also, one of the clinics happened to be right on the same block where I was. So, it was all about convenience more than anything. But as far as the birth goes, I knew from the get go what I wanted and how I wanted. I wanted a "natural" pain med free, intervention free (to the minimum) birth. Choosing NYPH probably wasn't the best bet, but I had to roll with it as I was too tired and lazy to go somewhere else when I could basically roll of off my bed to the clinic each time. And with all honesty, I just knew no matter where I give birth, it would be the way I want it. It's pretty hard to believe, but I was always that determined and confident. (ummm....yeah, right!)
And then I got to meet my doctor. She was nothing special, a typical doctor who follows the protocol, does things as "supposed" to be done. We had a good butting head on our first meeting as I refused to sign papers to do the "genetic testing" etc....she was utterly shocked and went to on say that "No Bangladeshi women in this clinic ever refused these tests"...she didn't know I was not *that* Bangladeshi woman. And then she tried to sort of insult me by asking, "where did you get your education from? Here or Bangladesh?" I wonder what she meant. I calmly said, "Here". The hyper she got, the calmer I remained. And basically she went on and on that it's my choice that I wasn't gonna do these tests, but if something is wrong later I can't abort the baby as the cutoff period for abortion in New York is 20 weeks,?! And, all I could think was WHO CARES?????? This turned into a very uncomfortable atmosphere for me and for her as well. I think, it was her ego that needed a test...not my baby. Anyway, I think, to spite me she immediately asked for a blood sugar test, as I was ha good candidate for getting gestational diabetes. Well, even though I told her that I just had breakfast , she proceeded with the test and completely blew me off saying it didn't matter. But you know what? I think, I DID matter. I failed the test and was summoned for the mighty 3 hours test couple of days later. I was thoroughly disgusted with her and the test, itself. Well, much to her dismay, I did pass the three hours test. And, I cursed her quite a lot for making me go through this.
On March 15th, I had my first sonogram! Despite going back and forth whether I wanted to any sonograms..in the end decided to do it. It was to date the most nerve wrecking experience. When I lay down on the bed and the tech was doing the scans and looking at the screen, twitching her eye...making her eyes big..small...squeezing her eyes making it look like if there were anything wrong...uggghh I got a massive headache from that! Anyway, in the end, everything was fine and, as per request beforehand, she didn't reveal the sex of my baby. Super! And, once I was done with it, and proceeded to get out, the best of curiosity got me, and I asked her if she saw if it was a boy or a girl. And she replied, "well, what does it matter? You don't want to know it." Right. I didn't. But I thought it was funny that someone else knew, but I didn't. She called in her supervisor who verified that everything was perfect and normal! After that I basically ran the heck out of the there, and made the first call to miss E's father, who was 10,000 miles away waiting for my call with this breath holding. He also sighed a breath of relief once I gave him the recap. Then of course he asked me 100 times since then to repeat it over and over again. I think, it made him feel really good that things were just as it should have been!
Here is a pic of the sonogram...done exactly on 19 weeks and 5 days...I could see my baby's puffy cheeks (now, the famous cheeks!) and have wondered if it was a boy, how he would look with cheeks like that! But I must say now, that these cheeks are the fav things of many people!
Well, I'd my first doc's visit in second trimester, around 17 weeks to be specific. It was an interesting experience, one I will never forget. First of all, I had to wait about three weeks after coming back to New York to get papers sorted out for health insurance (thanks, Medicaid!) and then I had to wait to get the appointment. My doc happened to be an Indian lady, and with much demand among the people as she seemed to be always overbooked! Being where I was, New York Presbyterian Hospital was closest and I chose to go there. Also, one of the clinics happened to be right on the same block where I was. So, it was all about convenience more than anything. But as far as the birth goes, I knew from the get go what I wanted and how I wanted. I wanted a "natural" pain med free, intervention free (to the minimum) birth. Choosing NYPH probably wasn't the best bet, but I had to roll with it as I was too tired and lazy to go somewhere else when I could basically roll of off my bed to the clinic each time. And with all honesty, I just knew no matter where I give birth, it would be the way I want it. It's pretty hard to believe, but I was always that determined and confident. (ummm....yeah, right!)
And then I got to meet my doctor. She was nothing special, a typical doctor who follows the protocol, does things as "supposed" to be done. We had a good butting head on our first meeting as I refused to sign papers to do the "genetic testing" etc....she was utterly shocked and went to on say that "No Bangladeshi women in this clinic ever refused these tests"...she didn't know I was not *that* Bangladeshi woman. And then she tried to sort of insult me by asking, "where did you get your education from? Here or Bangladesh?" I wonder what she meant. I calmly said, "Here". The hyper she got, the calmer I remained. And basically she went on and on that it's my choice that I wasn't gonna do these tests, but if something is wrong later I can't abort the baby as the cutoff period for abortion in New York is 20 weeks,?! And, all I could think was WHO CARES?????? This turned into a very uncomfortable atmosphere for me and for her as well. I think, it was her ego that needed a test...not my baby. Anyway, I think, to spite me she immediately asked for a blood sugar test, as I was ha good candidate for getting gestational diabetes. Well, even though I told her that I just had breakfast , she proceeded with the test and completely blew me off saying it didn't matter. But you know what? I think, I DID matter. I failed the test and was summoned for the mighty 3 hours test couple of days later. I was thoroughly disgusted with her and the test, itself. Well, much to her dismay, I did pass the three hours test. And, I cursed her quite a lot for making me go through this.
On March 15th, I had my first sonogram! Despite going back and forth whether I wanted to any sonograms..in the end decided to do it. It was to date the most nerve wrecking experience. When I lay down on the bed and the tech was doing the scans and looking at the screen, twitching her eye...making her eyes big..small...squeezing her eyes making it look like if there were anything wrong...uggghh I got a massive headache from that! Anyway, in the end, everything was fine and, as per request beforehand, she didn't reveal the sex of my baby. Super! And, once I was done with it, and proceeded to get out, the best of curiosity got me, and I asked her if she saw if it was a boy or a girl. And she replied, "well, what does it matter? You don't want to know it." Right. I didn't. But I thought it was funny that someone else knew, but I didn't. She called in her supervisor who verified that everything was perfect and normal! After that I basically ran the heck out of the there, and made the first call to miss E's father, who was 10,000 miles away waiting for my call with this breath holding. He also sighed a breath of relief once I gave him the recap. Then of course he asked me 100 times since then to repeat it over and over again. I think, it made him feel really good that things were just as it should have been!
Here is a pic of the sonogram...done exactly on 19 weeks and 5 days...I could see my baby's puffy cheeks (now, the famous cheeks!) and have wondered if it was a boy, how he would look with cheeks like that! But I must say now, that these cheeks are the fav things of many people!
Saturday, April 7, 2012
In prep for Bangla New Year-Pohela Boishak
So, very soon as in exactly a week from now, Bangla New Year is arriving. And, in anticipation of that, malls, stores are all dressed up in Boishakhi (first month of Bangla New Year) look. Today, I did my shopping for the Pohela Boishakh (1st of Boishak) and it was so much fun!!!
Some pics from today...
Some pics from today...
Wednesday, March 28, 2012
8 months old: Clap Clap Clap
Yeap! Eliana is 8 months today! Time is surely passing us very quickly. And I know, it's cliche, but wow, babies do grow up fast! She has been on a roll with some pretty nice milestones. I honestly don't know if learning to clap is considered part of those "developmental milestones" or not, but one day soon after she turned 7 months, just out of nowhere she started to clap...and good thing, since then she hasn't stopped. Now, she claps for just about anything. She is nursing...she is clapping...she is clapping even in her sleep! That's my super multi-tasker girl!! She even claps when she is MAD...!!
And then for sometime she was really trying hard to get up from while she is rolled on her stomach. I have wondered what she was trying to do. She would basically grunt, and then lift her whole body up while head is still on bed flat...and she would try to move her feet...towards where, I don't know. Basically, it seemed like a downward dog position, only with her head still flat on bed. But then couple of weeks ago, she was finally able to actually lift her head up and bent her knee!!Yawzaaa! It seemed like she is really trying to get into full blown crawl position. I give her an A for effort, cause that's all she can do so far as far as actual crawling is concerned.
No teeth yet. However, poor thing seems to be at its (teething) pick right now. She basically wants to bite everything that's in sight. Luckily, her putting everything in mouth phase lasted only for few weeks back sometime. So, now, when she put things in mouth, it's not because she is back in that phase, but because she wants to bite things really badly! I feel bad for not bringing Sophie, the teether with us! :( But good thing is, I got Under the Nile's Carrot and she has been munching on that carrot vigorously! Other than that, teething so far (fingers crossed) hasn't caused us major drama yet! And of course, she has been wearing Amber teething necklace for a while now, and I am very much inclined to believe it has been a major contributor in keeping the teething process still sane! And she looks extra darn cute in this necklace!Always a plus, right?
This month Eliana also got to meet bunch of cousins for the first time, which was also a very good thing. And of course, it goes without saying how much she was adored! She also got to meet her year old cousin, and we celebrated his birthday together in Chittagong. And that brings to miss E's fourth city that she visited to date! yay! my little Globe trotter in the making!
And, now, off to eat that Tiramisu that we got for her 8 months bd-ay excuse ;)
And then for sometime she was really trying hard to get up from while she is rolled on her stomach. I have wondered what she was trying to do. She would basically grunt, and then lift her whole body up while head is still on bed flat...and she would try to move her feet...towards where, I don't know. Basically, it seemed like a downward dog position, only with her head still flat on bed. But then couple of weeks ago, she was finally able to actually lift her head up and bent her knee!!Yawzaaa! It seemed like she is really trying to get into full blown crawl position. I give her an A for effort, cause that's all she can do so far as far as actual crawling is concerned.
No teeth yet. However, poor thing seems to be at its (teething) pick right now. She basically wants to bite everything that's in sight. Luckily, her putting everything in mouth phase lasted only for few weeks back sometime. So, now, when she put things in mouth, it's not because she is back in that phase, but because she wants to bite things really badly! I feel bad for not bringing Sophie, the teether with us! :( But good thing is, I got Under the Nile's Carrot and she has been munching on that carrot vigorously! Other than that, teething so far (fingers crossed) hasn't caused us major drama yet! And of course, she has been wearing Amber teething necklace for a while now, and I am very much inclined to believe it has been a major contributor in keeping the teething process still sane! And she looks extra darn cute in this necklace!Always a plus, right?
This month Eliana also got to meet bunch of cousins for the first time, which was also a very good thing. And of course, it goes without saying how much she was adored! She also got to meet her year old cousin, and we celebrated his birthday together in Chittagong. And that brings to miss E's fourth city that she visited to date! yay! my little Globe trotter in the making!
And, now, off to eat that Tiramisu that we got for her 8 months bd-ay excuse ;)
Tuesday, March 27, 2012
Military Museum :Bangladesh Independence Day Outing
Yesterday was Bangladesh's Independence day. And, for the first time in my life, I decided to celebrate it by well, dressing up in Flag color codes sari. That was all fine, but a tad bit ironic since now, I'm a US citizen! huh! LOL
These days, I think, everyone celebrates everything just to be able to use the excuse either for dressing up, eating out, taking pics, posting nonstop nonsenses on FB pages etc etc etc and very rarely, I think, people these days celebrate because well, they genuinely care about the actual "event" or "cause" and so on.
Unfortunately, I went on a outing yesterday using the excuse to wear Green and Red color combo sari and have Eliana wear the same color combo dress and take some pics. So sad, but true!
Funny thing was, after all that prep (like choosing the sari to wear weeks ago...deciding the spot we would go to) when we actually went to visit the Military Museum (something that I noticed ever since I arrived in this city, but never got a chance to go...and I think, yesterday was a good timing) we were done within 30 minutes! What! All that shindig for 30 minutes of outing? Sadly that was the case, as it was bit hot and all we did was walk toward the museum (there were some tanks and canons set up along the way) and came back up and took tons of pics. We didn't enter the museum since hubs didn't feel like it as he thought there won't be much to see, and it won't be worth to get into that crowd. And, of course, miss E was acting little careless (she hardly smiled as sun was right on her)....
Nonetheless, a good decision to go out since we didn't venture outside after coming back from our little family vacation, which was almost a week ago!!
p.s: It took me almost whole day to finish up this post. Why? Cause there were power outage at least 3 times while I was posting...and each time it goes out for 1 hour! OMG...life in beyond at this moment sucks!
These days, I think, everyone celebrates everything just to be able to use the excuse either for dressing up, eating out, taking pics, posting nonstop nonsenses on FB pages etc etc etc and very rarely, I think, people these days celebrate because well, they genuinely care about the actual "event" or "cause" and so on.
Unfortunately, I went on a outing yesterday using the excuse to wear Green and Red color combo sari and have Eliana wear the same color combo dress and take some pics. So sad, but true!
Funny thing was, after all that prep (like choosing the sari to wear weeks ago...deciding the spot we would go to) when we actually went to visit the Military Museum (something that I noticed ever since I arrived in this city, but never got a chance to go...and I think, yesterday was a good timing) we were done within 30 minutes! What! All that shindig for 30 minutes of outing? Sadly that was the case, as it was bit hot and all we did was walk toward the museum (there were some tanks and canons set up along the way) and came back up and took tons of pics. We didn't enter the museum since hubs didn't feel like it as he thought there won't be much to see, and it won't be worth to get into that crowd. And, of course, miss E was acting little careless (she hardly smiled as sun was right on her)....
Nonetheless, a good decision to go out since we didn't venture outside after coming back from our little family vacation, which was almost a week ago!!
p.s: It took me almost whole day to finish up this post. Why? Cause there were power outage at least 3 times while I was posting...and each time it goes out for 1 hour! OMG...life in beyond at this moment sucks!
7 months old: Lucky Seven
So, now that miss E is seven months old, (okay, in reality, she is almost 8 months old- this is what happens when I don't journal sooner)...what did the lucky Seven bring for us?
Apparently, nothing much as I, for the life of me can't remember if anything extra-ordinary or special happened.
She has been visiting quite a few places in Dhaka though. So, that's good. She celebrated her first International mother language day going on a outing on a hot hot sunny day! And, as a result, was so miserable at the end! I also took her to "Chandrima uddan", and had a fun afternoon there. I hope to post some pics of that.
She has been trying to crawl now, but poor thing just couldn't manage yet! She was introduced to her first solid last month, a papaya, smashed on my fingertips, which was an epic failure and since then haven't really tried anything else just yet. Still on breast-milk, and doing very well!
Seriously, except for her outings with me to various places, I think, this month probably was very boring.
Apparently, nothing much as I, for the life of me can't remember if anything extra-ordinary or special happened.
She has been visiting quite a few places in Dhaka though. So, that's good. She celebrated her first International mother language day going on a outing on a hot hot sunny day! And, as a result, was so miserable at the end! I also took her to "Chandrima uddan", and had a fun afternoon there. I hope to post some pics of that.
She has been trying to crawl now, but poor thing just couldn't manage yet! She was introduced to her first solid last month, a papaya, smashed on my fingertips, which was an epic failure and since then haven't really tried anything else just yet. Still on breast-milk, and doing very well!
Seriously, except for her outings with me to various places, I think, this month probably was very boring.
Thursday, March 22, 2012
March Madness
Yeap! That's what I'm going through....pure madness! But but but in a good way. I haven't posted my March Photo A Day since what, day 3 or 4? whoa! Time does fly really fast!! OMG. Right after my last post, I went to live in a cave for about 5 nights...just kidding. Well, it certainly felt like I was in a cave, but actually I was at my inlaw's ;) hehehehehehe Then, came to my current residence and on a whirlwind decision went on a whirlwind trip, which was btw, AH-mazing! I It was Eli baby's first "family" trip. We went to a city South of Bangladesh, and spent good time with little miss E's older aunt (her dad's older sis) and her family.Couple of other family member's of miss Eli baby also joined us a day later and we all came back at the same time. Also, got to celebrate 1st birthday of her cousin (main purpose of that trip, actually)!
I have so many posts to write...I need to start journal about Eli baby's 7 months (the things that she did, her milestones from the day she turned 6 months till she was 7 months) before she turns 8 months, which is soon and, before I forget important details! Also, have to finish up my posts on pregnancy and get to the birth story, really, positively before I forget important ini mini tiny details!!! Will definitely write about the recent trip and last, but not least need to start posting March Photo A Day pics!! These all sounds fine and dandy, but I am also dealing with a "developing" country's major problem- power outage! There are semi planned (as in, we know there will be power outage everyday, just don't know what time this will happen and how many times within 24 hours period) power outages everyday....! Not fun! But that's my life in beyond........!!!
I have so many posts to write...I need to start journal about Eli baby's 7 months (the things that she did, her milestones from the day she turned 6 months till she was 7 months) before she turns 8 months, which is soon and, before I forget important details! Also, have to finish up my posts on pregnancy and get to the birth story, really, positively before I forget important ini mini tiny details!!! Will definitely write about the recent trip and last, but not least need to start posting March Photo A Day pics!! These all sounds fine and dandy, but I am also dealing with a "developing" country's major problem- power outage! There are semi planned (as in, we know there will be power outage everyday, just don't know what time this will happen and how many times within 24 hours period) power outages everyday....! Not fun! But that's my life in beyond........!!!
Sunday, March 4, 2012
March Photo A Day: Day 3 & 4
Day 3: Your neighborhood
On going constructed building in my current neighborhood
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Day 4: Bedside
Well, my messy bedside, which is showcasing a water bottle, little miss E's pair of shoe, her pic, a pacifier that she stopped using 3 months ago etc etc etc
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On going constructed building in my current neighborhood
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Day 4: Bedside
Well, my messy bedside, which is showcasing a water bottle, little miss E's pair of shoe, her pic, a pacifier that she stopped using 3 months ago etc etc etc
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Saturday, March 3, 2012
March Photo A Day: Day 1 & 2
Day 1: Up
Up on the ceiling, a fan, fanning away with its all might
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Day 2: Fruits
Strawberries still attached to its very root, my aunt's strawberry plant on her roof top
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Up on the ceiling, a fan, fanning away with its all might
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Day 2: Fruits
Strawberries still attached to its very root, my aunt's strawberry plant on her roof top
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March Photo A Day: And I'm in!
Well, I did the February photo a day challenge and, I'm happy with it. So, now that March challenge is up, why not doing it again? I had fun doing the Feb one, though I must admit, I wasn't trying to be creative at all. At certain time I felt like I was taking pics just cause I committed myself to it and I'm posting on the blog to sort of for accountability!
However, I will not be posting pic everyday (I did this way for first few days until one day I felt like I had other stuffs to do than worry about posting pic). So, I'll be posting few pics at a time. Whenever I get to the computer with decent amount time on hand. Cause you know, I've a little miss to take care of!
So, without further delay, I'm off to posting pics from Day 1 and 2...
However, I will not be posting pic everyday (I did this way for first few days until one day I felt like I had other stuffs to do than worry about posting pic). So, I'll be posting few pics at a time. Whenever I get to the computer with decent amount time on hand. Cause you know, I've a little miss to take care of!
So, without further delay, I'm off to posting pics from Day 1 and 2...
Thursday, March 1, 2012
Dumiok Restaurant: Korean Food in Dhaka
So, on the 28th to celebrate my lil miss E's 7 months b-day we went to Dumiok Restaurant in Banani area. I went there for a very important "errand", but also had this in mind that I would visit this restaurant at the same shot. Sort of killing two birds with one stone kind of scenario. Banani area is not close to where I am staying currently. So, it's a no brainer to do these two things on a same outing all the way there.
My actual task, which was to change our return flight to New York was a major fail. I kind of knew it.That. It would happen. So, wasn't majorly disappointed there. Anyway, now, off to talk about food at the Dumiok.
Dumiok is a Korean restaurant. It seems like Dhaka, now has pretty significant Korean expats. This restaurant is adjacent to its bakery, of which products I tried few weeks ago. It was nothing earth shattering tasty, but pretty decent. And then I had the opportunity of trying their food the other day.
Menu is overwhelmingly Korean. I'm surprised nothing was Bengalized over there. And, while we were there however number of patrons we saw, were also overwhelmingly all Koreans. So, it's pretty authentic in that sense. I mean, I would think it was since Koreans were eating at a Korean restaurant! LOL I LOVE few Korean dishes, and among those is Bibimbap! I knew, I would try that. They had their usual flare of beef bar-b-q stuffs, octopus etc. We probably would have tried the beef bbq had we not had little miss E with us. She was quite a handful to deal with. Anyway, we had bibimbap, which was vegetarian (no meat) with an egg poached on top. So, we needed some meaty stuffs, and we ordered a dish called "chicken with garlic sauce", which didn't sound much Korean-y, but when we saw it, it did seem a bit different than the usual ones I would see in a Chinese restaurant. Food was good. I didn't care for the taste of chicken. Bibimba was mmmmmm!!!! And then came the bill, with two bibimbap dishes, one chicken dish, two sprites the total came about 2400something BDT, approximately $30.00. hmmmm...can't say it was expensive, but considering we were in Dhaka, can't say it was cheap either. But we had to try. I'm glad I did. At least if for nothing else, I can recommend it to someone who likes Korean food!
And here are the pics!
Assorted vege appetizers that come beforehand, which includes Kimchee...
Bibimbap
Chicken dish
And bibimbap after mixing it all together..mmmmm
My actual task, which was to change our return flight to New York was a major fail. I kind of knew it.That. It would happen. So, wasn't majorly disappointed there. Anyway, now, off to talk about food at the Dumiok.
Dumiok is a Korean restaurant. It seems like Dhaka, now has pretty significant Korean expats. This restaurant is adjacent to its bakery, of which products I tried few weeks ago. It was nothing earth shattering tasty, but pretty decent. And then I had the opportunity of trying their food the other day.
Menu is overwhelmingly Korean. I'm surprised nothing was Bengalized over there. And, while we were there however number of patrons we saw, were also overwhelmingly all Koreans. So, it's pretty authentic in that sense. I mean, I would think it was since Koreans were eating at a Korean restaurant! LOL I LOVE few Korean dishes, and among those is Bibimbap! I knew, I would try that. They had their usual flare of beef bar-b-q stuffs, octopus etc. We probably would have tried the beef bbq had we not had little miss E with us. She was quite a handful to deal with. Anyway, we had bibimbap, which was vegetarian (no meat) with an egg poached on top. So, we needed some meaty stuffs, and we ordered a dish called "chicken with garlic sauce", which didn't sound much Korean-y, but when we saw it, it did seem a bit different than the usual ones I would see in a Chinese restaurant. Food was good. I didn't care for the taste of chicken. Bibimba was mmmmmm!!!! And then came the bill, with two bibimbap dishes, one chicken dish, two sprites the total came about 2400something BDT, approximately $30.00. hmmmm...can't say it was expensive, but considering we were in Dhaka, can't say it was cheap either. But we had to try. I'm glad I did. At least if for nothing else, I can recommend it to someone who likes Korean food!
And here are the pics!
Assorted vege appetizers that come beforehand, which includes Kimchee...
Bibimbap
Wednesday, February 29, 2012
Day 29 of February Photo a day challange: Something you're listening to
wind...but can you see it, really?
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Day 28 of February Photo a day challange: Money
Well, these are in my purse currently..."money" from 4 different countries...beauty of traveling!!
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