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
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?
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..
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
I was reading Nabanita’s post this morning and couldn’t agree more. For over two weeks, Bangalore has been under this spell of low pressure area from Bay of Bengal. While we all enjoy a cuppa during rains, incessant rainfall has been disrupting the easy flow of life. This Saturday was a very welcome change. The … More Sun kissed plants after it rained
For Day 18 of NaBloPoMo and NoMo, I am going Wordless and this is #19
Diwali signifies hope, happiness, a new beginning, and warmth of togetherness. This Diwali burst your ego and light the lamp of gratitude. Have a Diwali like never before. For Day 11 of NaBloPoMo and NoMo, I am going Wordless and this is #18
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.
I clicked this photo yesterday and since then I have been in awe of this capture. Sometimes I am like that. Appreciating my own work. But if you look at this picture, there is a lot there that intrigues me. A lamp. Light. That yellowish tinge. Look at it again. It will tell you a … More You decide – Ordinary or Extraordinary?
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