Arts...Travels...Writing

Today I am remembering our trip to India in 2010, when we traveled to Shimla. This place has been featured in several Bollywood movies I suppose, and more recently it was shown in the movie the "Three Idiots". Temple atop Chail I wrote about this trip in this year's Expat Travel and Living Guide, and you can read more about it in the link below: http://www.expatliving.sg/currentissue/flipbook/2011/04TG11/index.html I thought I'd share more photos, at least some of my favorites from this trip :-) Pardon the lay out, I am still trying to find my way around here. flowers at night View from the Chail Temple The Town Hall Sunset Snowcapped Tibetan Peak in the Background All the horses The Ridge the oldest Catholic Church this side of India our furry friend

I just came back from Manila yesterday to attend my cousin Claire's wedding - one of the best weddings I have attended so far. It was a whirlwind trip, and perhaps it is partly because it was so bitin that I got reminded of the many lovely things I miss from Philippines. The top 5 things are: 1. Excellent customer service, I think its people is the biggest advantage of the Philippines: their warm nature and great intuition, are the perfect ingredients for great customer service. My most recent experience of great customer service was at David's salon at Podium where I had to rush to have my hair and make-up done for the wedding. Pressed for time, I explained my predicament to the stylist who immediately came up with a solution, I.e., to ask another stylist to do my hair while she does the make up. Hence, we saved at least 30 minutes with this simultaneous, instead of sequential, approach. I was also impressed by Discovery Suites' manner of attending to my requests. I t