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
Most of you by now must have heard about the #100sareepact. And why not? It made news and our social media timelines said it all about women telling stories of their sarees, posing for pictures and counting days for this pact. And most of you also know why. For the love of sarees, for the idea … More #MondayMusings – #100sareepact comes to an end
You are beautiful! Would you blush or would you smile? Would you get angry or would you laugh it out? Would you get emotional cos no one ever told you this before? Would you find this goofy? Six months ago, a 18 year-old, Shea Glover took up a social experiment. She sought permission from her … More How would you react to being called beautiful?
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
When I last visited Hong Kong in October, I stayed for close to three weeks and yet never noticed this little important thing. Sometimes, the things that are right in front of us go unnoticed. This time in less than 48 hours of being around, when I was taking the elevator to the 17th floor, VT pointed … More #MicroBlogMondays – Why is number 4 missing?
I don’t remember when I got “Letter from Peking” from Azamgarh and when was the first time I read the book. It’s not my book but my Papa’s and looking at the pages of the book that have turned yellow with time, it seems it should be easily 30 years old. Or may be more. It … More Letter from Peking – Not just a book
“Gratitude is the memory of the heart.” – French proverb Stepping into the last month of the year and I feel the weather singing Christmas carols. When we were in school, winter vacations meant the time to celebrate Christmas and welcome New Year. Parties, get-togethers, variety of delicious cakes and good food represented this time … More Gratitude List – November 2015
It’s been almost of month of my return from Hong Kong and as it is with every travel, the stories live in memories and pictures. As life settles down, spurts of experiences are narrated during conversations and the heart feels full having a chance to travel to explore something new. My travel list had Mong Kok … More Hong Kong – Shopping in Mong Kok
Glass is non-crystalline solid which can be shaped into many forms. From bulbs that remove darkness to colorful bangles, from tumblers to vases, from mirrors to decoration items – it takes many shapes and when colored it looks even more beautiful. I saw this chandelier yesterday and the little chiseled pieces were very beautiful together. The lights between … More Photo Friday #2 – Glass
Today is thanksgiving and a perfect day to reflect and be grateful for all those people who make life wonderful every single day. So, thank you for stopping by to read this post. Thank you friends! You are the family I chose and I can’t thank you enough for always being there with me in good times … More I am thankful..
