MELA- International Cultural Festival

Mela Cultural festival

Today has been fun !

Been to Middlesbroughs Mela festival.
This happens every year and its a whole festival of stalls, rides, music, street performers, food and drink.
It’ brilliant!
I am now covered in Henna paste for my henna tattoo, with a bhindi on and a pretty head piece on (see image above!!)

Most of all, today I just love the atmosphere.
I love seeing all the different cultures around us.

I took my little sister down with me (She is 10) It was also brilliant for her to see that things are different and that there is so much for her to see and experience. (And I got to see her face light up when she also got a henna tattoo!)

Anyone else visited Mela?
Or been to any festivals similar? 🙂

All my love, C xx

New bands, gigs and the atmosphere of good music…

So last night I went to see a live band, of who before last night, I had never heard of before.
They are a rock/indie band from Leeds called ‘De Silva’.
I love gigs.
The atmosphere.
The people.
The music.
How everyone is there all for the same thing….to enjoy themselves and hear/see good music.

Now, usually when I go see a band I have listened to them before and know what to expect, whereas last night was a total blank page on that front.
What surprised me most, was how much fun it was. I wasn’t waiting for my ‘favourite song’ by them. Or hoping they would play certain things, I could just enjoy whatever they played as I had no expectations.

Pretty good band, played a lot of covers of 80s through to more recent rock songs but added their own twist to it 🙂
The band members are all really nice guys too after talking to them between and after sets.

I’m now on a bit of a YouTube mission to find some more new bands to listen to….any suggestions?

BRING BACK MORE GIGS.

Definitely think when I was a bit younger there was more of a thing of going to local gigs and such. Should happen more !

Any fellow gig lovers around the blogging sphere??

All my love, C xx

Bank holiday fun!…

WE MADE IT !!

For all you fellow workers who have finished for a long bank holiday weekend- WAHEYY
For those who have to work through it…..sending all my hugs !!

I love bank holidays. The novelty just never wears off for me !
This weekend I have definitely pushed the boat out and made lots of plans so I don’t spend the entire weekend watching netflix 😉
Tonight is my internet / netflix night 😛 Im going to start Dexter i think! Or maybe Sons of Anarchy, undecided !
Tomorrow, I have some friends over for Eurovision and some food, chinese I think! Any ideas for nice chinese I could cook? 🙂
Sunday, cocktails with a couple of my lovely work colleagues- there is a lovely little cocktail bar near us called Macy Browns, absolutely amazing cocktails!
Monday I’m off to a castle, then to find a pub showing the BORO MATCH and hope we win !
Busy weekend but very exciting 🙂

What do you all have planned?

All my love, C xx

So…it’s 4am…

Hey guys,
So, its 4am here in the UK...just rolled in from my local alternative night clubs foam party. 
For those of you that haven’t been to one before, or heard of them, imagine a normal nightclub, metal/pop punk music , then a HUGE cannon exploding foam and bubbles over everyone !
Such fun..it really has been a brilliant evening 
However, I am now covered in bruises from people sliding into me, some guy ripped my dress catching it on his bracelet, soaked through and WIDE AWAKE.

Oh…..and i swallowed and choked on some of the foam…my throat is now suffering feels like i have ate sandpaper!!

Jager bombs are always a good idea until i get home and realize I am up for the long run 🙂
But it has been fun !
What’s everyone else been up to?
Any late nighters still up also ? 🙂
All my love, C xx