Adult Fun

COOK UP A SKILL: It’s hot,spicy yet very healthy. This is probably the best way to describe Korean traditional cuisine in general. For the uninitiated,Koreans are proud of their diet,quite varied and full of nutrition. It is richly endowed with fermented foods,vegetables and grains,soups,teas,liquors,confectionery and soft drinks. Kimchi and doenjang paste made of soybeans are the best-known examples of Korean fermented foods and teaching you more about Korean fare will be ‘Lee’ at Coveda in Sector 18. The four-day course (May 18 – 21) will give you a chance to learn Gimbab (Korean sushi roll),Duen Jang Guk (Bean Paste soup with vegetables),Kimchi (spicy Korean salad with cabbage) and more. For details,walk in at Coveda tucked away in Eurokids School in Sector 18. For all of those who are keen on honing their culinary skills,then there’s more. The Chandigarh Institute of Hotel Management in Sector 42 is busy preparing short-course modules for all. “Our baking and Continental cooking summer courses have been a great hit and this May will see us roll out some more,” informs CIHM principal,T K Razdan. The course announcements will be made very soon.

ALL THAT BLING: Ladies,this one should have you hooked. For those of you who have always wanted to design original baubles,then teaching you the skills is the Jewellery Design and Technology Institute in Sector 35. Whether you are a student,a homemaker,or a retired professional looking for a short summer break,you can choose from the various course options. “We have rolled out a two-week summer course in costume jewellery where one can learn to design and make jewellery from a range of non-precious,natural and synthetic materials. Each student will receive a complete personal kit of working material,” informs a JDTI,Sector 35 representative. You can also choose from another concise course,‘Introduction to Diamond Grading’ which would aim to educate the aspirants about the “forever factor” of diamonds,imparting theoretical and practical knowledge on various aspects of diamonds like their cut,colour,clarity and carat. Training would be provided on equipments,using an updated collection of diamonds and other gemstones. All the short-term courses begin on May 18.

TALK YOUR HEART OUT: If you have the gift of the gab and feel like honing your talkative skills then here’s something of interest. The Institute of Radio Jockeying (IRJ) in Sector 35 is rolling out a summer workshop for adults in radio jockeying and communication skills. “It’s open for college students who have graduated or are still studying,working professionals and even homemakers,” informs IRJ’s director S P Singh as he adds,“The aim is to prepare students to be either a Radio Jockey,program producer,voice over artist,radio advertisement producer or stage anchor. The options are plenty.” The course is of 40 days duration and while the timings for working professionals is 7.15 am to 9.15 AM,for others it is 3 pm to 5.30 pm. Classes for the working professionals batch is also conducted on Sundays. “Practical training is an important part of the course. Every week a CD of their recordings will be given to every student and he or she will also get to anchor at least one radio show to be broadcast on All India Radio,” informs Singh.

GROOMING SESSIONS: Looking for quick tips on how to put your best foot forward,then head to the Meyhar Bhasin Academy in Panchkula’s Sector 2 that has many short term finishing and grooming courses to choose from. Modelling mantras to beauty tips,communication modules to lessons in etiquettes,take your pick.