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Batu temple caves - A Murugan temple in a cave
Enroute to KL, we stopped at Batu caves, a famous Murugan temple outside India. One can't miss the magnificient golden Murugan statue from afar while traveling back and forth from Genting. The golden...
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The signature of KL- Petronas towers
One of the ubiquitous feature in KL skyline apart from KL tower is Petronas towers or the twin towers. One can’t go around the city without crossing this tower. So by the end of the trip, one could...
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Malaysia to Singapore by land
Another unique and first experience for me in this trip was crossing an international border by land, from Kuala lumpur to Singapore. It was around 8.30 in the morning, when we checked out and drove to...
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Zen garden - Conversations with pathmakers
I am back to reading physical books and am enjoying page turning and the feel of the paper on my hand. Both reading on screen and physical books have their own pros and cons. But now I feel the joy of...
View ArticleTo my little princess
The horlicks bottle in the cupboard, the purple water bottle and tiffinbox that I packed all these days,the towel on the laundryline, the school uniform, the books stacked on the cupboard all remind...
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My wishlist city - Singapore:)
From Golden mile complex (final stop of our bus from KL) to our hotel near Bugis junction, it was drizzling and so I could see Singapore only through those hazy window panes of the taxi. Unlike my...
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An enchanting cruise on the singapore river
As told Matthews was at the lobby by 6 and so were we. Off we went to Clarke Quay(pronounced key) for the cruise on the Singapore river.All along as Matthews pointed to the landmarks and...
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Fragrance from heavens - Jasmine of the sky
A few months back I walked out of my lift and crossed path with a friend who was enjoying the fragrance of a flower. She immediately brought the flower close to me and said “ Smell this flower, it has...
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A walk into the bygone days
After the cruise, our driver wanted to know If we were interested in city tour the next day. The itinerary in the city tour read botanical gardens, historical monuments, souvenir shopping and...
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Sentosa to Siloso
Sentosa hailed as Singapore’s playground was our next stop. It was 2.15 when we left for Mount Faber, our driver( not the friendly Mathews, it was sulky Thomas) dropped us there and gave a few...
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Movie ride at Universal Studios:)
* A long visual post alert*Sentosa beckoned us the next day too, but this time our playground was Universal studios(US). Universal studios,Singapore is a mini replica of Hollywood movies and brings...
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Gardens by the bay
Gardens by the bay - a beautiful garden designed with environmental sustainability as its design mantra and touted as the top 10 best gardens of the world was our next stop on our travel list. Built...
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Ambegal Krishna @ Doddamallur
The Bangalore – Mysore route is one of my most travelled route. I love traveling this route by road and stopping at all those lovely river bank villages. Some of the towns are very popular like...
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Madras checks, Santhome stripes - A tribute to Madras
I found an interesting anecdote While reading S. Muthiah’s “Madras miscellany – A decade of People, places and potpourri”. It is full of anecdotes about the people & places and other potpourri of...
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Ashwin Sanghi & James Patterson's Private India - A book review
Private London, Private Games, Private Berlin, Private Down under, Private L.A., Private Vegas and now it is Private India.Private India is the latest book in the ‘Private Series’ of the most popular...
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A mesmerizing evening with" Garden Rhapsody" and....
In continuation with my post on "gardens by the bay".......We were the last to walk out of the flower dome when the supervisor locked gate and there were very few people in the garden outside. We were...
View ArticleWhy medicinal plants and wild herbs on Ganesh Chaturti?
I have immense faith in some of the traditional practices and rituals followed by elders. Although i don't have belief in the way they have conveyed to us like some superstitions. Whenever, i have...
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My Green story - A story with many beginnings
I have so much to say, share and blog, but all my energy, thoughts and free time are now channelized in an old past time which I have revived recently.The interest for this pasttime has many origins,...
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I am a proud Indian, always have been and will be:)
The Bishop's house was their office, the nearby church was their control room, cycles were used for ferrying rockets and they used naked eyes to track the smoke plume at thumba in Kerala. They even...
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Navratri at Teppakulam and Sajjan Rao circle
It’s my favorite time of the year, Navratri time and yet again the hopeless nostalgic person that I am, it triggers a trail of nostalgia reminding me of the various small golu bommais(toys) of my...
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