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More Sadness…

28 Mar 2016 38 Comments

Terrorism happens everywhere… suicide bombers can attack anywhere…
Prayers needed for Pakistan, and for humanity in general…

like mercury colliding...

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Recognition Awards

27 Mar 2016 21 Comments

by Ritu in Thoughts Opinions & Memories

What a lovely Easter present to wake to… A nomination for the Blogger recognition Award from Bhavpreet of Live Smile Help.
As I have received this before, I am reblogging the nomination post as thanks 😊

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AWARD AWARD AWARD

We all here celebrate with each other by giving awards to one we like. So I got another award by my dear friends blog named Chape Personal trainer. You guys should have a look at his blog as he writes amazing and indeed, he is a very good friend of friends.

So here we go, first I will tell you the rules then I will tell you about me and my journey and then I will be nominating some of my dear friends. So get ready. blogger-recognition-award

The Rules:

Write a post to show your award.
Give a brief story of how your blog started.
Give two advice to new bloggers.
Thank whoever nominated you and provide a link to their blog.
Select 15 other blogs you want to give the award to.

How I started my Blog ?

I started my blog out of an idea to…

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Spidey’s Serene Sunday – Part 58 – Easter Special

27 Mar 2016 27 Comments

by Ritu in Spidey's Serene Sundays Tags: Blog, Blog Post, Blogger, Blogging, Calm, Easter, Quote, Serene, Spiderman, Spidey, Spidey's Serene Sunday

Easter. The only time it’s okay to put all of your eggs in one basket!”
― Author Unknown

It is a day to enjoy your chocolate eggs… (Well that is what the kids think anyway!) But also a time, for those who believe, a time to celebrate the resurrection of Jesus.

So why do we have eggs?

Eggs are said to be a symbol of new life and so they perfectly represent Jesus beginning his new life after resurrection.

I shall not profess to be an expert on the whole Easter topic, but suffice to say, having been born and brought up in the UK, going to a Church Of England school, I learned plenty about the religious significance!

Anyway, have a wonderful Easter all of those of you that celebrate, and if you don’t, enjoy the long weekend you got because of it!

And don’t forget to change your clocks if you are in the UK… we lose an hour, this time, remember!

SoCS – Real 26/3/16

26 Mar 2016 36 Comments

by Ritu in Thoughts Opinions & Memories Tags: Blog, Blog Post, Blogger, Blogging, Chocolate, Real, Socs

After a post I wrote earlier today, the word ‘real‘ made me think back to it.

I had compared our UK Malteasers to the USA’s Whoppers, and I lamented at the taste of the chocolate from that side of the Atlantic.

Then, through the comments, I find that actually, my American counterparts don’t actually get to eat real chocolate! You poor things!

According to legislations out there, the amount of Cacao that can be used is significantly less than here, and there are all manner of fillers used, corn starch, and fats, to bulk it out.

I feel like that is a true travesty! How can someone tamper with something like chocolate?!

REAL chocolate! I feel privileged to be able to get decent, real chocolate here. Even the cheaper brands still taste good!

Written in response to Linda G Hill’s SoCS prompt this week.

The BIG UK Vs. USA Debate – Malteasers Vs. Whoppers!

26 Mar 2016 77 Comments

by Ritu in Thoughts Opinions & Memories Tags: Blog, Blog Post, Blogger, Blogging, Chocolate, Competition, Humour, Malteasers, UK VS USA, Whoppers

My post for Hugh’s challenge this week, featuring Malteasers, started a little debate between myself and PJ of Priceless Joy blog fame.

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Well, debate may be a bit of a strong way to describe, but I am a firm Malteaser fan. I may go so far as to say they are my most favourite chocolate treat EVER!

So it was interesting to hear that the US had their own version, called Whoppers. PJ was sceptical that the US one would taste better than the UK one, and being a bit biased, I was inclined to agree… I have tasted American chocolate several times, and I’m sorry but I much prefer my UK chocolate thank you very much!

So when my family and I went for a day out to Lakeside Shopping centre yesterday, it wasn’t my intention to do this, but we passed a candy store which holds all manner of imported US candy. I asked out of curiosity whether they stocked these Whoppers. Alas they didn’t… but there was another store of a similar ilk that was possibly a stockist.

Right! This was great! I was so excited! I could feel a comparison post coming on, if only I could get hold of these Whoppers… and YES! They did!

My favourite!

The imposters!

So armed with my boxes of chocolates, purely for research purposes, I’ll have you know, I came home and the ~~eating~~ reviewing and ~~eating~~ photographing commenced!

Sorry, but I love my Malteasers packaging too much… so that was one point to them straight away!

Now to look at the product itself…

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Note the glossy finish of the Malteaser, compared to the misshapen sphere that is the Whopper… Hmmm… another point to the Malteaser for appearance!

And then the biggie, the taste test!

A Whopper, has that different aftertaste, chocolate wise and the ‘malt’ or honeycomb inside was rather hard and dense to bite into.

A Malteaster, the chocolate was beautifylly milky, and the honeycombe centre, light, yet crisp.

Point 3 awarded to Malteasers!

I got the family to do a blind taste test too, and they were all unanimous in choosing Malteasers as the best taste!

An amendment here, Lil Princess liked the look of Malteasers but thought the Whoppers tasted better! Sheesh! I’m going to sent her to live in the US, traitor!!!

Sorry USA, but I think we won this one hands down!

And if you would like to read about more of my Malteaser adventures, click here! Malteasers apparently help with mindfulness!