Monthly Archives: August 2010

Kerala: Gaggle of Geese at Taj Kumarukom

As I was waiting to board the houseboat, I spotted a gaggle of geese at the Taj Kumarukom and headed towards them. Somehow when I see geese I immediately think Mother Goose. That’s my association with geese during childhood. Anyway … Continue reading

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Kerala: Art & Sculptures at the Taj Hotels

Attractive painting depicting the traditional Kathakali dance form, at the Taj Malabar which is located at the man-made tourist island of Fort Cochin. I saw beautiful sculptures of traditional revered symbols in Hindu culture, the cow and the elephant at … Continue reading

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The Cutest Little Fight And Don’t Touch Me

We know who’s going to be winning arguments in the future. I love it when the little girl says “I’m 4, you not 4!” You may not be able to hear it clearly but the little boy actually says “You … Continue reading

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Darn Those P.M. Cravings: Not Easy to Eat Healthy At Night

Why is it easier to eat healthy in the early part of the day, but when the evening rolls around I always give in to temptation. I become cookie monster at night! (took that photo of a cookie monster kiddies … Continue reading

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I Need To Eat More Red Grapes

Let me be the first to admit that I am not much of partaker of fruits or vegetables, but in the spirit of detoxing and trying to be a little bit healthier I decided to feature healthy food for a … Continue reading

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Poor Little French Girl: This is How I Feel About My Food Too

[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7I05TvKaufo] I love the last bit when she complains to her Mother. She is like the sweetest little girl ever!

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I Really Need to Detox: Singapore Food and Calories

Why is it such a battle to diet and detox? It used to be so much easier. You know, blogging about food and reading blogs with pictures of yummy food makes it almost impossible to diet. I even find myself … Continue reading

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Remember Britney Spears’ Little Sister Who Had a Baby at 17?

Here is Jamie Lynn with little Maddie Briann aged 2. Maddie looks like the spitting image of her father Casey, whose eye are spaced much closer together. Jamie Lynn has largely raised her daughter in Louisiana away from the spotlight … Continue reading

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Jolie Promoting the Heck Out of Salt

Makes me want to watch the movie. All that jet setting must be super tiring. Here she is in Berlin. I am not quite caring for the blue cap sleeve dress.  I think she looks a whole lot better in … Continue reading

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Only Juliette Lewis Could Pull Off Blue Hair At 37

I just adore Juliette Lewis. You may remember her as the precocious 17 year old who pulled her weight opposite Robert De Niro in Cape Fear. Many people forget that she was one of the first girlfriends of Brad Pitt, … Continue reading

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Kerala: Jiva Spa at Taj Malabar

Another highlight of my trip to Kerala was the coconut scrub and gentle oil massage at the Jiva Spa. I thought the therapist wasn’t Indian and I first thought she was Filippino. She spoke in a wonderfully thick accent that … Continue reading

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Oliver Fricker’s Sentence Extended to 7 months

Poor Oliver!  I am not surprised that the appeal did him no good. Swiss National Oliver Fricker appealed his 5 month sentence and got 2 months added to it instead! Go.

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Angelina Jolie Gets a Papercut in Paris

Who knew signing autographs could be a hazard. Jolie got a papercut at the Paris Salt premiere while signing autographs. The trooper that she is, she just sucked it up and moved on. Papercuts may be tiny but boy are … Continue reading

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Kerala: Viewing The Sunset from The Houseboat

The most beautiful thing I saw from the houseboat was the sunset at dusk when the sky turned a beautiful pink and blue.

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Kerala: Journey Inside A Houseboat

I think the reason why I write so many posts is that I treat the blog like a diary and my first draft is what you see which is probably full of typos.  I try to correct them if I … Continue reading

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Floating Flowers in An Uruli

The trip to Kerala introduced me to this wonderful brass ornamental vessel called an Uruli or Varpu.  It is actually a Keralan cooking vessel which is now used more for decorative purposes.  It will lend an ethnic charm to your … Continue reading

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Villagers in Kerala Weaving Coconut Fibre Into Ropes

We met some lovely villagers on the way to Kumarakom. Suresh our driver, just stopped the car seeing that we were interested as we had remarked about spotting a well. He then drove into a narrow path where we could … Continue reading

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Marble Slab Creamery: Dark Chocolate Ice-Cream at Scape

I always thought Scape (2 Orchard Link opposite Cathay Cineleisure) was just an area in Orchard Road for teens to roller blade and stay out of trouble.  Over the weekend I found out that it’s a mall as well, with … Continue reading

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Crazy Cochin Traffic

“If you can drive a ver-her-kle in Cochin you can drive anywhere!” “They always say, Suresh, make it fast.”  (in reference to lawyers who need to get to the airport in half the time to catch their flight) Quotes of … Continue reading

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Photos From A HouseBoat: People Who Live in the Backwaters of Kerala

We were in the houseboat in an area about an hour away from the city of Cochin, called Kumarukom and I had some of the most enlightening views of people just living their lives. Here I spotted two schoolgirl waiting … Continue reading

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SilkAir: Great Food, Rude Service

The meals on SilkAir were surprisingly good, especially the Chicken Briyani on the flight back from Cochin. It looks bad, but tasted good. The white vermicelli payasam dessert (made with milk and ghee) was great and not too sweet either. … Continue reading

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Youth Olympic Signs Dot the Island

Youth Olympics banners and flags dot the island. That’s the main difference I noticed when I returned from the week long trip to India. Coincidentally the picture of the bus I snapped had a visit India advert on it.

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