And finally, what tears your heart apart in Cambodia, the poverty. I wouldnt be giving out a decent account of Cambodia if I miss the most apparent of them all. The fact was not more evident than while visiting the floating village on the Great Lake in Cambodia. With the recent striking of floods in…

Now to the mind over the matter, presenting to you, the greatest Vishnu Temple of all time, the Angkor Wat! Really I wonder if it should be called a temple or a city, because a temple is definitely an understatement.  Spread over an area of 400 sq km it is indeed vast. We began with…

Buses run frequently, from Phnom Penh to Siam Reap every half hour or so. The pamphlet promised us a “European style coach”! Whatever that meant! As we packed to start the 4 hour bus ride, I realised that the phone was forgotten at the lovely dinner place the previous night! Good Lord know? Frantically I…

A kingdom so far away as if we never found it and people so very nice as if we never discovered them. Ravaged by wars, bombings and a very tyrannical government its very ironical that Cambodia’s dominant religion is Buddhism. First the world wars, then the civil wars and later the Khmer Rouge. Its a…

When searched on Google look what first showed up!  

So, as an Indian and a Hindu, Diwali is very much the,  “that time of the year”! The time when spring cleaning comes into full force, old things are thrown out and brand new things filling up the home and the wardrobe. It does more than a little help that Singapore celebrates Diwali with quite…

Now if youre wondering whether am suddenly going ballistic then well, let me tell you that’s how a F1 car’s engine sounds real close-up! Now add to that a million tonnes of carbon soot and smoky expulsions. Thats what the F1 tarmac smells up close!!   Apart from the two above stated phenomena the rest…

People are often unreasonable, illogical, and self-centered; Forgive them anyway. If you are kind, people may accuse you of selfish, ulterior motives; Be kind anyway. If you are successful you will win some false friends and true enemies; Succeed anyway. If you are honest and frank, people may cheat you; Be honest and frank anyway.…

Clad in Black from head to toe, donning a pair of oversized, black framed glasses, lean and jumpy, messed hairdo, a boe-tie for the men, flowing locks for the women, a moleskine in hand and marker in the pocket. Thats how a quientessential architect looks like. Or rather then, you can be assured of unstoppable…