Wander Bay

Very recently, I went on a houseboat at Alappey with my handsome bestie.  The journey was calm, much needed in dosage and the experience was sweet and serene. water, boats, daily life, bridges, kettuvalloms, canals, trees, glorious food tasting, awing at the size of lobsters, wading ducks, rowing a boat, paddy fields and the calm punnamada lake. look ahead the tattered bridge. slightly different, the angle. fancy them skies house. boat and trees pazhampori (banana fritters) and tea. life's this way just get into my mouth already, sexy! This was all mine safely, because my company was a fraud mallu boy sauted and boiled veggies. just good. cabbage sabji a little kitty awes at the fishes she might get her luck on! daily life | kuttanad. Punnamada lake and houseboats was much needed. I also waded through the water on a small boat, rowing across the vast 'kaayal' (lake), sheepishly looking at the life outside...

I attended a Barbecue workshop recently. It was a very different experience from the usual Sundays of reading/ eating/ walking around/ roaming. Some photos from that workshop were a bunch of unknowns grouped up and became chefs; with the dicing, cutting, chopping and squeezing the onions, bell-peppers, chickens, fresh aubergines, lemon and spices (garlic, limegrass, thyme, rosemary). As an eventful day we grilled out some really mouthwatering dishes, as of now all I need to buy is some coal and a fine barbecue grill ! I am thrilled.  Chicken marinated with pepper, olive oil, thyme, garlic and a mix of fine spices! Chicken wings in oyster sauce, spiced and resting on the grill The cheesiest thin-crust pizza being baked ! Slurp and drooly all over!  CultureTrailsIndia Bangalore had organised this event and I thank them for an amazing day. It is extremely chivalrous and nice to thank and acknowledge people when they have taken out their time to d...

I'll be travelling soon.  Good stuff come by rare, and here it is coming this side. Planning on a trip with a dear friend. waiting for those good times to do Rock' n Rolla! [ this is a photo  from Gokarna, Om Beach. Literally, a paradise ]

I am thinking of giving out a few photographs in the form of wallpaper - So feel free to download this image and make it your wallpaper. Size: 1800px x 1205px Let me know if you need a bigger size. This picture was clicked when a few friends gathered at night during a power-cut and I decided we do something creative - Lying beside were a few neon light tubes and bulbs, bought that day and a dark room- Bingo! We turned the room pitch dark, drawing the shades and curtains and I set my camera on long exposure but with an increased aperture, to not allow all the light in, but only the ones that actually show up to our human eye. I make a friend stand in front of my camera, with the lights in his hands, asking him to move the lights to and fro in his free will, that could pattern out the light onto the sensor! My shutter speed was as low as 2 seconds, allowing as much movement to be captured as possible. We see the result! 

Recently I did a backpacking trip to an interior village in Goa, called Nerul , near Bardez for a week of peace. It is a bright countryside and in the mornings you can hear birds chirping and church bells ringing- get the drift? It is that silent and perfect an escapade for  people looking for a peace of mind. This piece of land is becoming a sought after area for builders due to its remote location and much takers from the cities for the country side of calm. There is a famous Church here which is a white splendid piece of architecture, trimmed with pastel blue. Looking at it makes the morning sun saner, shining bright through the bunch of Pretty Pink Bouganvillae. Lot of dogs here though - they seem utterly enjoying the freedom they're getting. Occasionally a vehicle or two passed, breaking that crass silence of the countryside. Cows moo-ed not so far away. From the Dome of Nerul Church The Nerul Church. This guy befriended me in a little time and ...

This time I fell in love with Gokarna even more! A place which has just ONE ATM, cows romping all over the streets chewing flower cud, women walking in traditional attires, pooja goodies and little God's statues, narrow roads that smells of incense sticks and blooming flowers, colorful all seems like from a different time. Time has stopped here and that's why perhaps, everyone gets lazy in Gokarna ! Cows gave us company. Loads of them. One more. Temple remnants- Street, Gokarna The music shop with the coolest of instruments. Mini-Sitar too !! Funky Kitsch T-shirt Colorful house and woman. ------- I wanted to get lazy; doze off listening to the sea and waves, see a million stars above me, tickle my taste buds, walk barefoot on the night sand at Kudle, be there; witness. For some good reason, all happened this time. We strode past the busting streets, music shops, tiny cozy beach shacks, ate well, saw 8 shooting stars over a star studded sky above, the 6 of us lay there lazed...

Time for some Kodagu (Coorg) ya! As any other south Indian town, it has its own little charm. and according to me, Coorg is awesome. Like seriously. Not just because it so cold and all ( that even Bangalore is), but because it's so calm and nice to be there! the spicy food, the beautiful people, the air that smells of brewing coffee, spices (cardamom, to be precise), arecanut, boiling , roasted corn-tops and fir leaves. The roads are clean, saris are very specially clad, food and foodies are appreciated, encouraged. Must visit. The chant session at the Tibetan Monsatery in Kushal anagara is fabulous and a must check! young monks playing football and also playing their trumpet overlooking the cauvery, is spectacular. Priceless, as I call it. Coorgi food. Akki otti (rice roti), Ghee rice, Koli nalamol barthad( chicken pepper fry), Kuru curry (red bean curry in coconut stew) More here ------> http://bit.ly/gsn88-flickr