I have taken up the #100HappyDays challenge and today is Day 25. As I am sitting typing each word, I am not exactly happy. Yes, the chores leading up to Diwali have been taken care of. Slowly but steadily many things have been cleaned and re-arranged. I even managed to put the lights up in the balcony. … More Happiness is a choice
During April 2015, when I was taking up the A to Z Challenge, I wrote a post ‘N for No‘. That post was intended to encourage readers and even my self to be able to say ‘No’ when that becomes the right thing to do. But as it is obvious from the title of this post, I … More #MicroblogMondays – Hard to say no
When I first saw this video and read about the movement, it made me think. Out of every 7 adults, there is 1 who cannot read. If I was the one who couldn’t read, I would not have known, What time is it Who was calling me on the phone If the bread was beyond ‘best before’ date … More Do not read this
The Ten Thousand Buddhas Monastery in Hong Kong is not an actual monastery and the Hong Kong Tourism Board does not promote the place as a tourist destination. So, the official literature will not have this monastery listed. While I was researching for my travel to Hong Kong, this place kept coming up here and there … More Hong Kong – Ten Thousand Buddhas Monastery
Every one is unique in their own ways. Somethings set us apart and somethings get us on the same page. With friends or colleagues, this particular conversation gets me to think about myself. One subject where I am never inclined to invest my energy and time. With Diwali approaching and knowing all that it means … More The way I am..
I woke up tired this morning. My muscles were sore with the Yoga I did in last two days. This is normal when there is a change in the routine which I recently had. My body was telling me to switch the alarm off and sleep again. I did exactly as I was told. So, after work … More The sounds I hear..
This Buddha at the Hong Kong Airport is beautiful and such a great piece of art. The size, scaling, colors and the fact that it is made of small cups put together to give a 3D perspective adds to its beauty. For Day 4 of NaBloPoMo and NoMo, I am going Wordless.
That morning, I woke up to a long weekend in India and it meant a day off in Hong Kong. Usual breakfast and daily chores followed and once I was alone, I started reading about nearby places to visit in the vicinity. When you want to have a day that brings to you something new, things … More Hong Kong – Man Mo Temple
For a moment I couldn’t believe my ears when I heard that announcement sitting in an air bus and about to get on a six-hour long journey. It was not the content but the voice that stayed with me. At the next opportunity to grab a quick minute with the air hostess, I reconfirmed who the … More This is your captain speaking..
Yes, writing challenges on many fronts – thinking, putting thoughts together in an organized manner, weaving into words so that the narration is what’s desired and it also includes thinking of what to write. But that’s what not I am talking about today. I want to tell you that the biggest month of the year … More Writing Challenges
happiness and food 