Box full of goodies

by spiceaholic on February 4, 2010

What girl doesn’t like getting packages in the mail?

I came home tonight to a box from my parents packed FULL of awesome stuff.  They were in Bangladesh visiting family recently, and opportunist greedy girl that I am, I sent them off with a wish list of stuff to keep an eye out for.  I didn’t think they’d actually get most of the things on it!  And there’s more to be sent later!

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There’s all the goodies ready to be unpacked and “oohed” and “ahhed” over.   You can see some clothes already bursting out of the box.

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Some earrings.  I got a couple more pairs in addition to this.  Aarong is one of my favorite places to shop in Bangladesh for a few reasons — 1) no haggling, since my American-accented Bangla gives me away right away 2) CUTE stuff for the house 3) fun jewelry, and 4) it’s all for a good cause — it’s a fair trade organization and helps to support disadvantaged women, among other things.

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Yay for cute sandals!  I love Bata sandals, they are SO comfy.  Can’t wait to wear these when it’s warmer.

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My parents and relatives did not disappoint me when it came to books.  We are a book-loving family.  And as you can see we like our mysteries and suspense stories!

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This is a famous Bangla cookbook by Siddiqua Kabir.  It’s like the Bangla equivalent of “The Joy of Cooking.”  I can’t read much Bangla, but I’m hoping to learn with this cookbook.  I already have a shorter English version of this, but I wanted the original.

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My limited Bangla skills — I know this is a recipe for some kind of kabab.   That’s as far as I got.  Any Bangla-literate readers want to help me out?  🙂  Mom??

I’m a lucky girl — thank you, Mom and Dad!  😀

{ 3 comments… read them below or add one }

Biz February 4, 2010 at 11:10 pm

Nice loot! I absolutely LOVE those sandals – and like you, can’t wait until the warm weather arrives! 😀

Funny you should ask what my background is on my posts – its actually card stock that I have at my desk – I kind of use it like a placemat! 😀

Ameena February 5, 2010 at 6:30 pm

Love the bata shoes! My MIL is coming back from Pakistan in Sunday so I have a feeling I will be receiving a similar box. 🙂

spiceaholic February 7, 2010 at 10:54 am

Biz — that’s a smart idea for photos!

Ameena — oh nice! I want to see your loot!

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