"That is SO fetch!" - Happy 10th Anniversary Mean Girls!

If you don't know what "fetch" is then STOP WHAT YOU ARE DOING IMMEDIATELY.  Instead, I urge you to go out and purchase or borrow a copy of Mean Girls from a friend, teacher, boyfriend (trust me, someone is bound to have it), change into some pyjamas, get some popcorn and brace yourself for whole load of fetch coming your way.

I feel quite old knowing that the hit film is in its 10th year and as fate would have it, the anniversary so happens to fall on a Wednesday.  Anyone who has seen the film hundreds of times knows that it is one of the most quotable films...EVER.

This is definitely one of my favourite films that I can watch over and over and still find it funny.  I think the casting was perfect (yes, even Lindsay Lohan) and it is one of those films that I think will always be relatable no matter how much the world may change.  One thing I have yet to do is to read the book on which the film is largely based on.  Called "Queen Bees and Wannabes", it looks at the way high school cliques are formed as well as aggressive teenage behaviours and how to deal with such issues.

As a little tribute, here is me celebrating Mean Girls' 10th Anniversary...

"On Wednesdays, we wear pink!"

What are your favourite quotes from the film... are they SO fetch?

RAWR! (Bank Holiday weekend at Longleat Safari & Adventure Park)

Yesterday was my niece Nina's Birthday so we decided to go to Longleat Safari and Adventure Park.  Though I think I have been there once in my childhood, I certainly don't have any memories of going there.

Saturday really was a lovely and sunny day to start with but as we got further to Longleat (situated 45 minutes outside of Bath) the weather grew a little colder and cloudier which was a bit of a shame.  Due to the Easter holidays this meant that every man, woman and child had also up and left their nests early in the morning to go and explore the Great British outdoors.  Unfortunately for us that meant the queues when we had arrived at the Safari Park were overflowing like no tomorrow!

We had four cars full of people and as usual we had to park up on some grassy knoll near the African Village and wait for them.  Apart from the fact that we were eating out cars, it was actually not a bad picnic spot and there was plenty of scrummy food to go around (and lots of snacks too!).  Once the final car had turned up and we had a chance to chow down, we went on our way into the Safari.

There was an immense amount of traffic through the park that stretched for miles on end.  This also meant that the line was slow moving and I don't think I touched third gear the whole time I was in there.  As you can imagine, the hold up wasn't helped by the fact that cars would want to stop and take pictures of all the animals they could find, my car included!

One of the best areas of any Safari drive would have to be the Monkey Drive Thru!  Though, you are warned prior to entering the area that not only do the monkeys climb on the cars but that they will cause some sort of damage.  Of course, this didn't put anybody off.  My little sister and cousin were quite disappointed that no monkeys wanted to climb on my car (maybe they have a thing against Nissan Micras?) but I did get some great shots otherwise.  Can you spot the monkey in the first picture?

I always find it quite cool to see exotic animals just roaming about minding their own business, and though safety is imperative you can see that the animals are so used to seeing humans and cars that it has become the norm for them to be ogled at.

The longest of the queuing was spent in the Big Cats section.  Everyone wants to see a big, beautiful and powerful animal in the flesh.  Of course you are warned that you are strictly not allowed to open your windows or get out of your cars (though some people did sneakily open their windows) because tigers, lions and cheetahs are dangerous and unpredictable.

The thing I was the most excited to see was the penguins!  They are by far my most favourite animal.  They are awesome!  When I found out you were allowed to feed them we went and inquired but they had run out of fish to sell us!  How could they run out!?  I was almost tempted to kidnap a penguin... But don't worry, I didn't!  Pretty sure that's a felony (please don't go kidnapping penguins!).

Little yellow trains can be rickety too!

Shameless "outside the dodgy toilet" selfie.

Beware, big cats can be dangerous - RAWR!

And finally, Madame Butterfly (who looks a tad moody because she was tired out) on her Birthday.

Did you guys do anything fun this Bank Holiday weekend? :)

A Big Fat Asian Wedding

If you're Asian you know that an invitation to someone's wedding means one thing: 

PREPARATION.

And that is exactly what my family and myself have been doing these last few weekends is preparing everything from travel arrangements to what we would be wearing.  I had gone to Birmingham to get my outfit - this style is called a Churidar (usually a long dress accompanied with skinny trousers).  I had purchased my outfit from a shop on Soho Road called Jia Creations Designer Wear and though it was a tad expensive, I really loved the colour and the design of the embroidery and jewels.  What you see here is how it came in the shop - unfitted and minus some sleeves.

The actual wedding was at Fennes Manor House, Essex and I have just noticed that I did not take a single picture of the front of the Manor as parking was situated at the back by the barns.  Being that there were twenty-seven of us (kids included) from Cardiff, we had booked nine rooms at the closest Holiday Inn Express that had availability.  I was one of the drivers and my poor little Nisssan Micra had to deal with the extra weight and I often found myself whispering to it and willing it to move up hills!  I wouldn't say that I am normally a nervous driver, I just have this thing where if I haven't been to a certain place before I need all the help and concentration I can muster - having an integrated satnav helps but being able to hear the satnav lady also helps!  I was a bit of a grumpy driver on the way I'll admit but we made it there in one piece!

I love that feeling when you finally arrive at your destination after such a long journey and you see something cosy that you want to fall face down onto.  After collection ALL the stuff from our cars (clothes, food bags, rubbish, handbags) and checked in, stuff was then dumped into the rooms and I face-planted a pillow.

The rest of the evening consisted of sorting out everything that was needed for the next day as we had to check out as well.  Of course everyone also did a quick job of painting their nails to match their clothes, I didn't have quite the right colour gold but I was knackered and it was close enough!.

The next morning, after (little, on my part) sleep there was the usual scramble to use the shower/hairdryer/straighteners/mirrors - you can imagine how long it takes the average girl to get ready but when you have at least 3+ sharing a room you can imagine the madness.  Myself and N2 had been nominated to do what seemed like everybody's makeup.  I had a queue of the younger girls who wanted sparkly eyes and little cat flicks and N2 had a queue of the mothers.  I brought my Urban Decay Naked 2 and 3 palettes as I do more nude looks and N1 and N2 brought their Urban Decay Book of Shadows palette which consists of a lot more intense colours.  I think I was one of the last ones to finish getting ready after all that!

The wedding itself was a segregated wedding, which I have to say I haven't actually been to before so it was an interesting experience.  The manor was quaint and had that old vintage charm to it and the two halls were cordoned off with a separate walkway for the ladies to get to their hall.  I am a sucker for fairy lights and candles and this wedding wasn't short of any!  The best thing about coming to the wedding was seeing my sister and nephews and seeing how much they've grown and seeing them in their adorable clothes - how can you not love a kid in a little suit?

The Three Musketeers

Dad and Isa

Isa - AKA "00 Dangerous"

Mum and Myself

My Niece and Me

Baby Nuh and his chubbly cheeks

Farah, Myself and Isa

Zara, Granny and Myself

Nina and Myself

The Bride and Myself

As you can see, there were a fair amount of selfies taken at this wedding - but what I found is that when a wedding is segregated there's not an awful lot to see in what I've become used to at other Asian weddings I've been to.  I have another wedding to attend in May which I am quite excited about because it will be the first non-Asian wedding I have ever been to (ok so it's just the reception, but still!) and I need to start finding a nice non-Asian dress to wear (YAY!).

What has been the most interesting wedding you have been to and why?