Tea Plantation Tranquility
After a gruelling four hour drive through early monsoon showers, and bumpy pot-holed and landslide ridden roads, we arrived at the Gruenberg Tea Plantation Haus which was to be our […]
Backwaters Adventure
I heard of Kerala’s Backwaters for the first time from my 93 year-old grandfather who was at that time, slowly slipping into early stages of dementia. “I used to sell […]
Ramadan Greetings
Ramadan greetings to all my Muslim friend from Kuala Lumpur’s point of origin – the confluence of the Klang & Gombak river where the oldest mosque in KL is located. […]
Desert Drive: Zekreet, Qatar
We were told there is not much to do in Doha when we visited last year. But, if you have the right friends, you get the right advise and shown […]
Tropical Fruit Fare: ‘Buah Bidara’
The staples in my refrigerator are packets of apples and lemons. For my parents and grandparents these imported fruits were a luxury together with oranges and grapes. They loved it […]
Fitzroy Summer Blooms
I’m more of a couch potato, eager to spend my weekends lazing on the sofa – trying to complete the final season of Breaking Bad and the Vikings. Though it […]
To A Pleasant 2019!🥂
I blinked and 2018 passed by me! Terence and I traveled to a total of six countries last year – starting with Qatar, followed by Hong Kong, Cambodia, Spain, Andorra […]
Merry Christmas 🎄
Wishing my friends, visitors and your loved ones a blessed Christmas! Love the simplicity of this ‘blow up’ nativity scene in front of St Luke the Evangelist church in Blackburn, […]
Heritage Trail: Assumption Church, Penang
The Church of the Assumption on Farquhar Road in Penang was built in 1786, the year Captain Francis Light and British settlers landed on Penang island. They settlers set foot […]
Food Trail: Kelantan
Kelantan, previously a territory of the Siamese empire is probably one of the most underrated food destination in Malaysia and is usually given a miss by most tourists – including […]
Weekly Photo Challenge: Variations on a theme
Savoury delight The Signature Dynasty Xiao Long Bao is popular at the Paradise Dynasty restaurant in the neighbourhood of Bangsar in Kuala Lumpur Malaysia. There are eight flavourful bite size […]
Story Telling With Food
Originally posted on 7 Saffron Street:
Some of you know that I had this wonderful opportunity to speak at a ‘CTPPA (Connecticut Professional Photographers Association)’ about food photography recently. “Tell Your…
Sunset Sojourn
More often than not, the beauty, calm, peace and serenity that we seek would have actually been staring at us right in the face all along – if only we […]
Kick-ass Coffee
Reconsidering my love for civet butt derived coffee
Sunrise over Cappadocia, Turkey (Video)
View from a hot-air balloon over Cappadocia, Turkey at sunrise.
Fishing at the tip of the continent
Enjoy the rich biodiversity and marine life at Kukup and Tanjung Piai.
