I’ve been doing most of my paper writing at Leela Palace. They have the only barrista I’ve seen in Bangalore — and the cafe itself is situated in the middle of a beautiful garden. There’s something strangely soothing and inspirational about sitting in the middle of a tropical garden while sipping lattes and mojitos surrounded [...]
Archive > May 2009
Kanua
“The ceiling tiles are 150 years old. They come from Mangalore because they fit the design vision. We wanted to make sure they were used instead of destroyed.” “How did you come up with the design vision?” “See those bottle on the wall?” He points to a whole slew of empty alcohol bottles that adorn [...]
Bottles on the Wall
We had a wonderful Mangalorian restaurant experience tonight. There is so much to write. Suzi is in town and with that came a fantastic meal, a tour of the restaurant kitchen, an interesting history lesson, and about a hundred bottles of alcohol on the wall. Sorry to be such a tease… but I’ve got a [...]
When in Rome…
Are you ok with this madam? The little lady says as she is smacking my head. Bap bap bap bap bap, it’s very rhythmic and somehow kind of soothing. I’m not the biggest fan of head massages, but then again there wasn’t much massage in anything that’d been done so far. Bap bap bap, This [...]
People
People fascinate me. The things they do, the things they say, their history, their baggage, and the ways that they behave in differing circumstances: it’s all one big study and an immensely interesting one at that. I really love to photograph people: their expressions, their smiles, their reactions to situations, how they act. I’m still [...]
