Wednesday, October 27, 2010

Stop & look down.

This post is not an advertisement for Crocs or Dr. Scholls' sandals.
It is also not an attempt to show my 'not so beautiful feet'.
at Universal Studio...
Animal pugmarks at Universal Studio...

It is just a small dedication to the act of walking!

While holidaying in Singapore, we covered lot of area on foot. We did a lot of walking and enjoyed it. We came across some amazing scenes, graphics and patterns.
Beautiful flowers at the mid-autumn festival at Bugis Village...
At the underwater world...
Sunlight patterns through a tree at Jurong Bird Park...

Wednesday, October 20, 2010

Singapore: Through the eyes of a foodie...

This year while planning our Dusshera vacations, we decided we would not do our usual offbeat vacation, but holiday like true blue tourists in a foreign land.
We zeroed in on Singapore. A bustling country with multicultural population and modern economy. With a diverse population consisting of Chinese, Malays, Indians and many more, there was a medley of food for me to view and capture.
Here are some frames of various edibles captured during our holiday.
Let's start with Starbucks' Cafe Latte. In the absence of a good mug of Masala Chai, we had to make do with this;-)
Our very own Ananda Bhavan's Filter Kaapi in Little India wasn't bad either...
Savouries at Ananda Bhavan...
Cookies beautiful displayed at Little India, Singapore.

We tried some traditional Chinese dessert at China Town...
A delicious dessert made out of shaved Mango icecream served with fresh mangoes...
Colourful, exotic tropical fruits...
Melons, kiwi fruits, apples, coconuts...
...and dragon fruit too!
Baked goodies in abundance...
Fruit tarts, custard tarts...
At the end of every day we would pickup a small bag of fruits from the vendor near our hotel to taste some of the exotic fruits.
One day we saw this gigantic Guava at the fruit shop. I being a die-hard guava fan had to try it out. We learnt that it was a hybrid guava, the next day there was an article in the paper about the demands for such hybrid varieties in Singapore.
We did eat it, but I would stick to our home-grown local variety of guava , that might be small but full of taste:-)

Sunday, October 17, 2010

...and then they bloomed.

One of the most delightful things about a garden is the anticipation it provides.
~W.E. Johns
We have mostly perennials in our terrace, but this year we decided we would have few pots aside for seasonal flowers that would paint our little terrace garden with their vibrant colours every season.

We picked up some Zinnia seeds from the Lalbagh Flower Show in August this year and were thrilled with the prospect of having bright Zinnias blooming as the first of the seasonal flowers...

Every morning, with a chai mug in my hand, I would step out to inspect the pots for some activity and would be super excited to find a new leaf or a new bud.

We didn't have a clue what colour palette the Zinnias had in store for us...

Seems like they read my mind....:-)
a blushing palette of pinks, magentas, purples, mauves and peach.