{"id":4249,"date":"2011-07-04T20:59:19","date_gmt":"2011-07-05T00:59:19","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/kirantarun.com\/blog\/?p=4249"},"modified":"2011-07-12T19:21:02","modified_gmt":"2011-07-12T23:21:02","slug":"making-memories","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kirantarun.com\/blog\/2011\/07\/04\/making-memories\/","title":{"rendered":"Making memories"},"content":{"rendered":"

Howdy!<\/p>\n

L<\/span>ife has proven to be more hectic than usual lately. Throw in some productivity and I am a happy girl. The best way to put things off our minds for a while was to enjoy a long 4th of July holiday weekend with the Hubby and a friend.<\/p>\n

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I’ve been thinking about the beach for a long time now that the weather is a little tolerable. In an effort to fully utilize Hubby’s time away from work (and to get me some dose of D vitamin), we planned an impromptu trip to Clearwater Beach. With limited time to prep ahead, I make do with whatever we had in our pantry and rustle up some delicious chicken sandwich, a huge spring mix and egg salad<\/a> (with fixins), guacamole<\/a> and fruits<\/a> for desserts! This is my plate, enjoyed in the car. I was that<\/em> hungry.<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>We drove 1.5 hours to Clearwater Beach in Tampa. A must visit if you want to dig your toes into the finest and whitest sand, soaking up some sunshine…<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a> Or simply taking in nature’s beauty.<\/p>\n

\"\"Don’t let these photos deceive you. It was sweltering hot that day.<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>Nothing beats the feeling of walking bare feet along shorelines and reflecting on memories.<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a> I recalled fond childhood memories of many beach and rain forest picnics we had back in Malaysia<\/a>. I grew up in a joint family, which is a common Asian culture. Mom and aunt would tirelessly prepare sumptuous meals for picnics. From fried noodles to nasi lemak<\/a>, picnics were more fun when you eat, play and make wonderful memories with your loved ones.<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a> Fun games such as tireless efforts in making sandcastles, chasing the waves, sighting butterflies and insects, kite-flying, collecting shells, enjoying shaved ice in sweltering weather, and of course, bird watching – all seemed old school, but nothing was short of AMAZING.<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>We couldn’t afford a camera back then. Everything is saved in the memory bank (the brain<\/em>).\"\"<\/a>But we had each other. Fun times. Phew! Times does fly.<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a> On our way back to Orlando, we caught some glimpse of rainbows. Yes, two rainbow sightings in one day at the same time. How cool is that? Nature offers many surprises.<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>Whether being on foreign land or otherwise, its nice to continue making memories that also includes dreaming of a cruise or a vacation to Bora Bora Island some day. Well, a girl can always dream \ud83d\ude09<\/p>\n

What was your fondest childhood memories?<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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