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Happiness is...endless cups of rose tea on a cold day
Remembering the endless cups of hot, nourishing tea. Looking over the water at Zhujiajiao, an ancient water town in Shanghai.
This winter, and always, may you have the tea you desire!
Happiness is...dreaming in colour
Sometimes the most extraordinary colors lie quietly, often in ordinary sights. From the streets of Switzerland, here are some colors to liven your Sunday!
Happiness is...putting your head down and getting to work
Two llamas enjoying the wee bit of sun shine in the valleys, Switzerland
Happiness is...a dream library
Prague
I have always imagined that Paradise will be a kind of library. - Jorge Luis Borges
Eat, Pray, Love the writer
I did stay away from the book Eat, Pray, Love, because it was too popular (if there is something like that). I stayed away from it in all my snootiness. But then a few months ago, I happen to hear a talk by the author of this best (yes, euphemism and all) seller, Liz Gilbert, and I loved it and more than the talk, I loved her.
The ted talk is here, called Your Creative Elusive Genius
https://www.ted.com/talks/elizabeth_gilbert_on_genius?language=en
The earnestness, humour and honesty in that talk made me pick up a copy of Eat, Pray, Love. I loved it, and ever since I have read more books written by her.
Here is another talk, where Liz Gilbert shares the screen with Oprah for a candid chat on the Hero's Journey. Have you wondered what a calling sounds like? I have.
http://www.oprah.com/own-super-soul-sunday/Full-Episode-Elizabeth-Gilbert-Part-1-Video
Happiness is...food we love
We know and we have seen before what Mosque Road (Bangalore) can offer for food lovers during Ramadan (For those of you who missed it, here is the link http://zenwithinme.blogspot.in/2014/07/happiness-isour-daily-bread-and.html)
Here is another treat on that very road, available round the year. The Bombay Chowpaty Kulfi near the mosque complex. oooohhhh the kulfi there, is something. No one can eat just one, should have been this kulfi's tagline. And, this statement is coming from a not-such-a-big-kulfi- fan-kinda-person.
They have quite a few flavours of kulfi there - but the Malai one will remain my favourite - on offer. It is delicious, melts in your mouth and leaves you with a haunting need to go back for more. Watching them take a kulfi(disc) and slice it in to tiny melt in the mouth units itself makes me want this a little more. (Kindly add a few thumbs up icons here)
Bombay Chowpaty Kulfi, Bangalore
Happiness is...finding the muse
Prague doesn't let go. Of either of us. This old crone has claws. One has to yield, or else. We would have to set fire to it on two sides, at the Vyšehrad and at the Hradčany; then it would be possible for us to get away - Frank Kafka
Prague
South Bangalore, you are such a treat!
I am a Bangalorean through and through. South Bangalore really kicks ass when it comes to staying green and somehow retaining the charm we loosely called the old Bangalore charm, doesn't it? When I first moved to the South, it terrified me. After all, the furthest I had been brave to drive to was the Sagar Hospital on Bhannerghatta Road. Then life happened. I moved to to the extreme end of South and that was it, I am now a convert.
Let me explain the joy of hanging out at this south Bangalore cafe in pictures. All photos taken on a phone, so kindly adjust maadi : )
Let me explain the joy of hanging out at this south Bangalore cafe in pictures. All photos taken on a phone, so kindly adjust maadi : )
And finally, we have the dessert. Some Mango Panna cotta to sweeten the deal.
I kinda ate a lot more there, than there is evidence for. It happens you know, when the food is good, and you are starving, that taking a picture of it loses priority.
This is at the Rogue Elephant cafe, Basavangudi. It is also the place where Basava Ambara (where you can shop for arty, classy, organic, antique-y stuff) is...so go ahead -chill, eat, shop -take in the Bangalore goodness.
Happiness is...going fishing
Hello there, I am a Pied Kingfisher. Pretty, delicate, and let's say very focused. I am not as common as my friend, the white throated Kingfisher ..but hey! that's no reason for you to not know me. Look for me when you are near a lake, especially post rains.
I know, this is not the best picture of me..yea, it's a little blurry too. It won't be ever used as my FB profile picture, Sigh!
At Jakkur Lake, Bangalore
Happiness is...art preserved over a 1000 years
Every production of an artist should be the expression of an adventure of his soul.
W. Somerset Maugham
Paintings on the ceiling at the Brihadeeswarar Temple (The Big Temple) at Tanjore, Tamilnadu
Happiness is....being joyful
“I don't trust anyone who doesn't laugh.” ― Maya Angelou
Happiness is...taking an umbrella to the waterfall
Yes, I did take an umbrella to the waterfall. After all, the best time to visit the Iruppu Falls is during the monsoon. In Coorg, near Nagerhole and bordering Wayanad, set in the Brahmagiri hills, this place is a treat.
The water roars as it falls about 170ft in two levels. This later moves on to become the Lakshman Thertha River. Of course, legend has it that Lakshman (Lakshmana) shot an arrow into the Brahmagiri mountains - lo and behold, Iruppu falls was born.
The water roars as it falls about 170ft in two levels. This later moves on to become the Lakshman Thertha River. Of course, legend has it that Lakshman (Lakshmana) shot an arrow into the Brahmagiri mountains - lo and behold, Iruppu falls was born.
Look, See, Hear! Definitely, hear! The sprays gently cover the lens of my Cannon.
Iruppu Falls, Kodagu
Happiness is...going with the flow
Taken from a train making its way through the Konkan coast. This stretch is between Goa and Londa.
Happiness is...shopping for stuff you won't need, ever
I always say shopping is cheaper than a psychiatrist. ~Tammy Faye Bakker
Just in case you need a little zooming in to read the boards
At Leh Market, Jammu
Happiness is...our daily bread and an occasional Iftar
The stalls and stalls of food and, the years and years of tradition -it makes for a great evening with friends. Here are a few pictures from that evening.
Oooh the sweets were really yummy and well, sweet! The Double ka meetha...Just go try it!
“If I had a pound for every kebab I’ve eaten, the economy would be in a better state.”
-Gordon Brown
“There is no love sincerer than the love of food.”
― George Bernard Shaw, Man and Superman
“The only time to eat diet food is while you're waiting for the steak to cook.”
― Julia Child
“Ask not what you can do for your country. Ask what’s for lunch.” ― Orson Welles
“Humor keeps us alive. Humor and food. Don't forget food. You can go a week without laughing.”
― Joss Whedon
These images were all taken at the Iftar stalls at Mosque Road, Bangalore (2014)
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