I’m more a dog person than a cat lover, though I don’t really hate felines. If they’re friendly enough, they’re fun to play with. I picked this keepsake on impulse from one of my Singapore trips; it’s hard to dog miniatures in the city. As summer sets in Bangalore, the city is line with these…
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Laugh Out Loud
There is a proper civil code of public behavior for most people who matter: Women, royals, head of states, academic genius and gentlemen among other. But none of these people are reined in or restrained in any way. They just know how to behave with whom, and the appropriate reaction to most situations. Being yourself…
Mane Up
Though not a cat lover, I love the lion’s mane. Strong and majestic, a full mane is the sign of a healthy lion. Lions are known to be lazy and dominating; lionesses do all the hunting, but the alpha male gets to have the lion’s share of the booty, after which the lionesses feast of…
Cotton-Top Tamarin
This gorgeous ‘Dad’ greeted me as I set out to explore the Singapore Zoo with my family a few years ago. Cute and curious, these cotton-top tamarins are actually listed as critically endangered (with just 6,000 of these monkeys alive), and the zoo is doing a phenomenal job in keeping the species alive. Native to…
Be Human
Native to Malaysia and Indonesia, the Bornean and Summatran Orangutans are the closest mammals to humans. In Malay, orang translates to “person” and utan is derived from hutan, which means “forest.” So orangutans are literally “forest people”. Unfortunately, due to excessive deforestation in both countries, the Bornean orangutan is classified as endangered (only 104,700 remain)…
For The Love of Food
Chopsticks are of a pair of tapered wood, ivory, or plastic sticks of held in one hand and used as a fork, especially by in China, Vietnam, and Korea and Japan. An interesting trivia is that Japanese chopsticks tend to be shorter than those in China, Vietnam and Korea as these countries had a culture…
How Fine Is Fine?
This is a tongue-in-cheek fridge magnet that my brother gifted to me after returning from Singapore for the first time. We live in a nation where very little rules are being followed, so this comes across as a cultural shock for many who migrate. However, since then his point of view has altered drastically. If…
Snapshots of my World 