Please wait a few minutes and refresh this page. It might be just an illusion or temporarily but gotta start again. Seriously behind on showcasing my photos. Last few weeks have been crazy in terms of photo shoots and photos. Lets ponder on the photo below while I have something more to upload soon. The new Champion Phoenix Cheetah with their third win since the tournament started. I was sad to see Shakib and Mushfiq cry which made me teary but I also f.

Urgency required in resolving Pension issues for SAIL Retirees. Secretary, Dept of Steel, Govt of India. Chairman,SAIL, New Delhi. Urgency required in resolving Pension issues. So far there is no response from SAIL addressed directly.

Thursday, July 17, 2008. Reflections and new Byzantium Perceptions. The iconoclasm controversy was actually a very interesting topic because I was aware prior to this class that the followers of Islam were iconoclasts and at the fall of the Eastern Empire many religious images were either destroyed or covered with plaster. It just seems amazing that during the middle of the Byzantine era, where icons were aplenty in every structure, they became an issue of debate.

Reflections on Byzantine Art and Architecture. Friday, July 18, 2008. So when I thought of the Grand Bazaar, I had visions of the Disney movie Aladdin. I envisioned, wrongly, people plying their wares like individual infomercials calling out features of their products in five languages and so on. That I went to the flea markets in. In preparation for coming to the Bazaar, and they laughed. While hard bargaining is not my forte.

Thursday, July 17, 2008. Sunday, July 13, 2008. The Mosaic Museum of the Great Palace. They were outdoor mosaics, and each one was a floor mosaic that was meant to be walked on. It is hard to imagine that people once walked on these beautiful and intricate pieces of art. Although this was how the pieces were meant to be enjoyed, in its present museum presentation visitors have to walk along a platform above the mosaics.