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What makes you happy?
- a bookstore in Valencia, Spain World Happy Day is today, February 11th. In this light, a friend and I went to see Roko Belic’s documentary The Happy Movie presented by the Doha Film Institute at Katara Village. Apparently, this film, which took the filmmaker across the globe and over 5 years to complete, was … Continue reading
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I had a friend visit for 5 days on his way from Seoul to London. … And so how do you display Doha to a visitor? Brave dune bashing. Walk the Corniche. Shop at Villagio. Wander through the criss-crossing alleyways of the Souq Waqif. Eat continuously at the countless restaurants serving tasty regional food, Thai, … Continue reading
I didn’t take too many photos in Sri Lanka – I was too busy sitting in silence and then catching up with an old friend. Though I took a few of the sweet elephants all around … and I found out that ‘Aliya’ is elephant in Sinhala which reminded me of a special little person.
(case study: DTFF) Attending a film festival for the first time can be overwhelming! There are so many films to see, where do you start? How to navigate the many film screenings, events, parties? It’s almost enough to throw popcorn in the air and give up before it’s even begun. But, don’t worry. There is … Continue reading
“Language [is] possible only because we’re empty, hollow and separated from the source. All language is a longing for home” Rumi, the wondrous poet (1207 – 1273)
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