Hello… I’m Shalini!
At Safari World, Bangkok
A small town girl, now in a big smaller city, married, far from naive and too honest for her own good. The word ‘now’ implies, I move around the country every few years, thanks to my husband’s job.
I worked in the Corporate sector as an IT Analyst for six years. Now, I am doing things which I love the most – traveling, cooking, dancing, reading and of course, blogging.
I’m travel obsessed and in love with places, I’ve never been! Here you will find my travel experiences, tips, inspiration, and photography from around the world, especially India. I’ve also written extensively on my trip to Thailand.
I’m a complete foodie and love trying out new recipes in my kitchen. That said I have a food blog – Something’s Cooking where I share those recipes and also some food product and restaurant reviews.
I am a voracious reader and you can also find book reviews on this blog. ‘There is always something to be thankful for’ and Gratitude is the best way to relive your happy memories. Check out my Gratitude posts on the 1st of every month.
At any given point of time, I will have at least five books on my shelf waiting to be read, a load of laundry to be done, my little furball – Mufasa aka Muffy resting his face on my lap and my nose buried in a book.
I hope you enjoy reading my blog as much as I enjoy writing it.
Copyright??
Feel free to give credit to my posts, after all, I know you are gracious and refined.
I would really love to hear from you.
I’m on Instagram/Twitter/Facebook @kohleyedme
or you can also
Email me: sayhitoshalini@gmail.com sayhitoshalini (at) gmail (dot) com
Love love.
Your blog is fabulous so I nominated it for The Liebster Award. Happy blogging! http://boxofrecipes.wordpress.com/2013/11/16/liebster-award-i-dont-believe-it/
O woooowww.. Thankkkkkkkkssssssss!! 🙂
You’re welcome. your blog rocks! xx
I also love ‘Julie and Julia’ and that is one of the things that pushed me into blogging. Thanks for following my blog. 😉
Yay… thats really nice!! 🙂 And thanks for following mine too 🙂 Keep up the good work!
Happy blogging and have a nice day! 😉
Just stumbled across your blog thanks to ‘the not so creative cook’… I love your recipes, and fab to find a fellow Keralite 😉
Same here!! Happy to find someone who share the same taste and origin! <3
??Congrats dear..?????
thankuuuuu 🙂
Hii shalini! Thanks for stopping by my blog and also for the follow. Luv ur blog too. Wonderful recipes and very well organized writing. Keep it up. Looking forward to seeing more of your recipes. 🙂
Nice to hear back from u…!! Thanks.. keep rocking.. ♥♥♥
It’s good to have a new family!
Congratulations! You have been awarded the “WordPress Family” Award. Participation is optional, but if you’d like to participate, here’s the link: http://thenotsocreativecook.wordpress.com/2013/12/04/wordpress-family-award-2/
No pressure at all… 🙂 Hope you’re having a great day!
xx Jhuls
Thanks Jhuls 🙂 Happy to receive this award! It feels so personal. I ll definitely pass it on soon!
You’re welcome! 😉
Hey! Love the new look blog 🙂
thanks…. i am still “experimenting” 😛
Can’t wait to see what you come up with next!
Hey Shalzzz!!! I am someone who hates cooking and who badly wishes to learn cooking ..Your blog gives me ‘hope’ that one day I will master this art.. 🙂 I love reading this blog 🙂
Thank you so much!! Really sweet of you to say that! And I feel really happy too, cos, “If I can, you too can!! ” 😛 😛
Thanks for the follow! So happy to meet a foodie from God’s own country. Love your blog, it’s superb!
Oops, I missed this! My pleasure, Rose! You have an amazing blog!! 🙂
Glad to know you Shalani 🙂
You are a generous and lovely lady , the way you write and you emo’s to describe your feelings is quite nice. I enjoyed reading your about page.
I wish you happy cooking and May Allah bless you and your loved ones ameen.
Thanks Afsheen. May God bless you too. 🙂
🙂
Hi Shalz, nice to find your blog. I agree with you, it really is rewarding when your husband likes what you cook. I have a similar motivation for starting my blog too. BTW, my husband is from Trivandrum too 🙂 Good writing, I’ll follow you for updates.
Wow..yay…. great to find a Malayalee!! I’m taking it for granted that you are- since your hubby is from TVM 😛 Thanks for stopping by. Means a lot. 🙂 I’m coming over to your space too.. NOW!! 🙂
My husband and I are actually Tamilians and I grew up in Chennai. But he prefers to call himself Keralite because of his love for TVM and Malayalam 🙂
I really love how your blog is constantly evolving and transforming into something really amazing. You’ve come a long way since the beginning! xx
It really means a lot… 🙂 Thanks for being there right from the beginning.. You are a constant supporter 🙂 Lots of love.. <3 <3
Right back at you hun xx 🙂
Hello Dear Friend,
I am very glad to nominate you for Liebster Award, Hope you will accept it.
http://afsheenanjum.wordpress.com/2014/04/23/liebster-award/
Thank you
May Allah bless you , ameen
Thanks a lot Afsheen. I missed the nomination notification somehow. I ll surely update my post soon. Congrats 🙂 🙂
I will be waiting
I love reading your blog and so I rightfully nominate you for the prestigious Liebster Award, read more abt it here http://www.ananyatales.com/2014/05/liebster-award.html
Hello Shalini, I’ve been invited to join the “My Writing Process” blog tour and have accepted for June 9th, 2014. This tour rolls out across three new bloggers’ sites each week. So, I can invite three writers to carry the tour forward. It would require you to answer a few questions and generate a post. Your date would be June 16, 2014. Please let me know if you’re interested and can participate for June 16th. If yes, then in my June 9th post, I will mention your blog! Can you let me know if you would like to participate?– Aiswarya.
Oh yes ofcourse… such a privilege. Thanks for the opportunity. Count me in.. ♥♥♥
Ok 🙂
Hi Shalini, you have been nominated for the Versatile Blogger Award. Do check it out here! http://mykitchenmoments.wordpress.com/2014/06/07/more-awards
Hi sweet! Thank you for following my blog. And to show my appreciation I’d like to nominate you for an award. Congrats lovely xhttp://boxofrecipes.wordpress.com/2014/06/10/the-wonderful-team-member-readership-award-well-i-never/
All the best with the new blog, Shalini 🙂
thanks, Shailaja. Do stop by 🙂
Love the new look About page, Shalzzz! Though I don’t believe you are round like a tomato! xx
Amazing About Me design. Inspired from Fat Mum Slim I can see .. even I tried doing this, flopped :/ 😛 Will try again. Loved it Shalzzz 🙂 <3
Hi, I have nominated you for Very Inspiring Blog Award. 🙂 Please visit and accept it, if it’s not against your blogging terms 🙂 http://wp.me/p3KF5s-o6
Cheers.
Such an interesting intro… Loved it and loved it to the core. And your sense of humor (Tomato) 😛 it made me smile big time 🙂
Thanks a lot, Shesha.. You made my day <3
Hi Shalini, I have nominated you for One Lovely Blog Award. Please accept. http://vinithadileep.wordpress.com/2014/11/05/one-lovely-blog-award/
Enjoy.. 🙂
Yay, Thank you.. Missed it as I was on my so-called break 🙂
A well established blogger following my ‘mom stories’ is an honour for me. A big thank you.
I love your blog name! Tomato girl. Hahaha! Lovely blog you have here. Waiting to see more of it. 🙂
Thanks, Aakansha 🙂 welcome to my lil’ space..
Hey Shalini, I have tagged you for #WillYouShave activity. Check this: http://thevoidthoughts.com/2014/12/12/the-break-up-2/ 🙂
Thanks, Vinitha 🙂 I hope you read mine!
I love tomatoes. I love daisies. I think I will enjoy this blog 🙂
Thanks, Prajakta! I love your name 😀
Hi Shalini or rather I can say A tomato girl ;-), I loved so many things, first your title name… Catchy 😉 Your Intro… Cool. And your blog looks WOW!!! I’m glad we connected 🙂
Love to see more of your work 🙂
Keep on rocking
Thanks a lot.. glad that you liked my lil’ space.. welcome 🙂
Hi Shalini,
I nominated you for The Premio Dardos Award, for your excellent skill in writing. Congratulation, dear friend. You can check it out here for more details. https://feelingsoulmate.wordpress.com/2015/01/20/premio-dardos-award/
You have a wonderful and cute space !!
Glad to be here !!!
Thanks, Samjoth. I loved your writes too 🙂
I am happy connecting with you, Tomato girl 🙂
Glad to be in touch !!
See you around and stay bright !!
🙂 Same here!!!
🙂
Hi! Thank you for following my blog 🙂 your site looks really interesting and I especially love your bio quote – Life is not about waiting for the storm to pass, it is about learning to Dance in the Rain! I made a poster with this on to help me get through a tough time at Univeristy! Such a great life moto! Happy cooking…and dancing! xxx
By far the BEST I have read in an introduction. Feels soooooooooooo good reading just this one post … so far, but as time moves on I will read more 🙂 I like the ‘tomato girl’ more than Shalini, tho’ Shalini has a charm of its own 🙂
Thank you very much for your kind words! Over-whelmed! Welcome to my world 😀
Hey tomato girl. Nice blog and about me page. I can relate how the about page goes on changing. You start with something and then you feel there is so much more to write about. Good going!
Hi Shalini, I have nominated you for the 3 day Quote challenge. Hope you accept it. Details here: http://thevoidthoughts.com/2015/06/23/quote-challenge-day-2/
Thanks very much, Vinitha. And apologies for the late reply. Messy life, busy schedule trying to figure things out. As you can see, haven`t blogged for a while too. I will definitely take this challenge up. But please give me two weeks time 😀
hello TCSer 😛 I can see the blue strings of the card..oh yeah 🙂 Guess who am I 😛 glad to meet u in this space 😛
tomato girl, now thatz somethin’ different. Shalzzz wud be short for shalini maybe? hi, im roch, good to meet ya
Now Following You 🙂
very interesting “about me”..great blog too!
I am just hooked to your blog. It is so interesting and just emits positive energy 🙂
Thanks very much. Welcome to my lil’ space <3
Hi Shalini – gorgeous name for the blog and love the look and feel. Just by reading how you have composed the topics on the side bar – I can tell you are a very gracious person. Great to connect and am going to peruse your blog more to pick up tips for making mine better if not equally good, Congrats on flying solo – shall check out your new blog Site too. much love Shalini
Thnaks, very much Shalini. Please let me lnow if you need any help. Love to connect with you. Keep visiting 🙂
Oh that’s really sweet..i shall peruse your blog to the fullest and get the hearts soon…?
Hi Shalini – interesting name, Kohleyed Me. Confident and Poised. Good to read about you here. Sounds a wee bit like me. Shall come back to read more on your blog.
Hey, good to come across your blog! We have a few things in common. I am a fauji wife as well and am a Piscean too 🙂
I am just addicted to your writing. Your writing is source of inspiration and energy for me to write and read. 😍 Love Love 😍. GRACIAS.