December 2012, Floating Market Thailand

A rather salubrious though unique shopping experience....

A pictorial story attempted on Bang Khu Wiang aka floating market, Bangkok. It's around an hour and a half from the capital city.

 

 

 

 

Shopping at snail's pace indeeed!
 

Surprising Singapore

Was in Singapore for meetings with Maersk and was watching for the fountain show at Marina Bay to start when I met Yuhan Chong. He was putting together for his dissertation a coffee book at people he met in Singapore, was taking only black and white photos and came over requesting I oblige a photo.

A bit sceptical I was initially but he then showed me the portfolio he had put together and I loved what he had done so far. So that's me and Yuhan as promised emailed me the photo taken from his beloved Nikon.

Travelling is truly about discovering something not just about a place but about yourself too.

Singapore Sep 2012 - Photo story

Maersk sends me to Singapore as well......! Talk about a karmic connection ;)

Eye in the sky - now at midday

Walking towards Harry Potter show

Tangled web

View from the Bridge too Far

In preparation for the festivities

Are we on Europa?

M poses yet again

Lotus in bloom

Cheery !

Pretty Pink

Outside the museum

The long walk

Imagine running into the Harry Potter Travelling exhibition- Yoohoo!

Evening fountains at Marina Bay Sands

Bbye Merlion

APMT Port Singapore - one of the busiest shipping lanes in the world

Singapore with FT Colleagues

Singapore is more surprising depending on the people you spend time with. Happy pictures of time well spent!

B, SG, K, R and M

B, PM, R and M

After a hard day's work

B, PM and M - lighting up SGP

Gossip corner -shhhhh!

2012 Remembering Shakti Concert

For music buffs the world over, the group - "Remembering Shakti" ,needs no introduction. The mere name resonates the power of harmony in music (vocal & instruments) and its magic.

It was a pleasant surprise & a rare privilege to be treated to complimentary tickets for a live concert by the illustrious band on my birthday (courtsey Adhiraj Gardens - where I was residing then). An unforgettable evening followed, under a starlight sky, in the open air amphitheatre at Kharghar's famous Central Park (Navi Mumbai).

Listening to the symphony of the guitar (John McLaughlin), tabla (Zakir Husain) and mridangam/ghatam (V Selvaganesh) was a delight. The icing on the cake was when Shankar Mahadevan joined in - the heady cocktail of vocals and instruments had the audience rivetted in their seats.

There were cries for an encore on more than one occasion and more than one person in the audience thought the concert got over much too quickly. All good things ....sigh!

Thank you "Remembering Shakti" for keeping us spellbound - you make classical music rock and I can't wait for the next ocassion to listen to you!!