There are bars and then there is Anvil... the thought that goes into each recipe and the passion with which they make their drinks... its makes the experience goes way beyond the ordinary!
Saturday, March 31, 2012
Dawn
Beauty lies in the moment of dawn...
When darkness makes way for light to trickle in...
... for clarity to dawn upon us and make the unfamiliar vanish...
... to reveal the color of the bright pink flowers that a moment ago...
... were nothing but a heavy bush of darkness...
It is in this moment of dawn that one transforms from fear of the unknown to a feeling of having captured the unknown!
I found this piece, I had written a few months ago on the first morning of our trip to India, at the back of a book I was then reading (Life of Pi to be precise). On that early morning as I walked on the terrace and gardens of our house, my mind still must have been thinking of something new that I had gotten myself into, but the moment of transformation of night to dawn put so much light and clarity into the muddle of the mind that it had to be penned down!
When darkness makes way for light to trickle in...
... for clarity to dawn upon us and make the unfamiliar vanish...
... to reveal the color of the bright pink flowers that a moment ago...
... were nothing but a heavy bush of darkness...
It is in this moment of dawn that one transforms from fear of the unknown to a feeling of having captured the unknown!
I found this piece, I had written a few months ago on the first morning of our trip to India, at the back of a book I was then reading (Life of Pi to be precise). On that early morning as I walked on the terrace and gardens of our house, my mind still must have been thinking of something new that I had gotten myself into, but the moment of transformation of night to dawn put so much light and clarity into the muddle of the mind that it had to be penned down!
Friday, February 10, 2012
Celebrating 2...
... years as a resident of the city of Houston, which thus far, has been a pleasant surprise!
While there is the occasional 'OMG,We live in Texas!' moment (Case in point: Cops on well fed Texan horses with cow boy hats in the middle of a work day in downtown going about doing their business as usual), Houston has been a city with a lot to offer... culture, drama, diversity, art, GREAT FOOD, people... sometimes eclectic, sometimes traditional, sometimes annoying, sometimes conservative, sometimes surprisingly bold and always so cosmopolitan! To me, it has been the city which has something for everyone to offer - find your 'clique' and live with it!
Ofcourse, like all big cities, there are many things that need to change...
but two things are true:
1. Here within the 'loop' as they say is 'pretty cool'
2. The city has a marketing problem and could use some stepping up in selling its goodness!
While there is the occasional 'OMG,We live in Texas!' moment (Case in point: Cops on well fed Texan horses with cow boy hats in the middle of a work day in downtown going about doing their business as usual), Houston has been a city with a lot to offer... culture, drama, diversity, art, GREAT FOOD, people... sometimes eclectic, sometimes traditional, sometimes annoying, sometimes conservative, sometimes surprisingly bold and always so cosmopolitan! To me, it has been the city which has something for everyone to offer - find your 'clique' and live with it!
Ofcourse, like all big cities, there are many things that need to change...
but two things are true:
1. Here within the 'loop' as they say is 'pretty cool'
2. The city has a marketing problem and could use some stepping up in selling its goodness!
Friday, January 27, 2012
Elevator diaries
An elevator ride to the 26th floor each day at work lends itself to a number of ‘elevator moments’. Ofcourse there is the usual mix of people – getting off on the wrong floor, going up instead of down etc etc… but there are some conversations that stick in your head all day... mainly because that minute or so of overheard conversation is almost like a window into an individual’s personality
wait! who said I am judgmental?
wait! who said I am judgmental?
Friday, January 20, 2012
lets get back to this space
Just realized I have published only one post in 2011... looking back, its almost like I have (unknowingly) cheated to keep my streak of blogging for the last 7 years going! In a day and age of too much information and writing your mind out in 160 words, its about time I get back to this therapeutic space!
The goal is to do better than 2011 - easy! Already leveled now!
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