Nandi signifies strength and loyalty. This picture looks me into the eyes and tells me to face life the way it comes. To accept challenges and to stay truthful to self. It tells me that loyal friends are hard to find and it also tells me that when hard times come, I should stay put. … More Nandi
One can find a temple in almost every nook and corner of Bangalore. Sometimes you see very small ones with a lamp and few incense sticks and sometimes you get to visit the famous ones like the Iskon. I spotted this one in Shivajinagar which is one of the most busy areas of Bangalore and luckily … More A Colorful Temple
Three years ago on this day, Happiness and Food was born. This blog has been my den; the place where most of my thoughts reside, feelings are shared and rants exposed. This is also the place I show you some pictures I click and when I travel, there are tales. I give you food for thought … More Three Years of Blogging
They say, travel makes you richer by experiences and I couldn’t agree more. With my recent visit to Hong Kong, I have many stories to share. There are experiences etched in memory and I don’t want them to fade away with time. When you visit a new place not as a tourist but as someone … More Explore Hong Kong on Foot – A Guest Post
Edgar Degas once said, Art is not what you see, but what you make others see. When I spotted this in a store in Hong Kong, I wondered what it could mean. It was a store selling clothes and bags. What do you think? What was the artist trying to show?
Would you agree if I say nothing changes at the stroke of midnight? So what, if the night brings in a new calendar year? Why do people take annual vacations, plan parties and get together to welcome the start of a year? How I see is that people want to welcome new hopes and good times … More Stroke of Midnight in Hong Kong
Event Horizon is the name of a large-scale public sculpture installation by the English artist Antony Gormley. This is an internationally renowned art project and it captures the particular time of a particular body: a subjective place. The project initially started in 2007 with installation of 31 life-size statues of anatomically correct male bodies. In 2010, the project … More Event Horizon – Naked man statues in Hong Kong
What’s happiness and food without food pictures, right? Today was special. I love unplanned things and more so when there are others involved who make the entire experience awesome. We had a wonderful chance to eat authentic ‘Hong Kong style’ lunch this afternoon. I do not remember any names but the top left was a … More That lunch today..
Christmas has changed the look and feel of Hong Kong. Every other building is well decorated with lights and Christmas trees are set up. The festivities, the celebrations and carols can be heard all around. Malls have “Jingle Bells“, “Joy to the world” and “Rudolf the red nose reindeer” playing on an infinite repeat mode. Sales, … More #MicroblogMondays – Christmas is here
Buildings in Hong Kong are designed keeping in mind the basic principles of Feng Shui. This one was spotted on Repulse Bay beach in Hong Kong and that square hole in the building intrigued me. I later learnt of an ancient legend about such designs. It says that dragons fly through the building to drink from the sea and … More Building with a hole
