Thursday, August 12, 2010

I got mail !


Last week, I was travelling between Chennai (madras) and Bangalore, fighting a sudden bout of viral which grounded me and my husband for a while and that is when the mail came by, adding a cheer. Backpacker , the blog has been selected by  Singapore Tourism to feature the country against the backdrop of the Youth Olympic Games. I was asked if I would like to go to Singapore and that a fellow sports journalist from India would also be there , along with other members from international media. This was definitely a great surprise and a wonderful opportunity and I really jumped at it. Ive been to Singapore many times before and have been sponsored by the STB about ten years ago, when I was working for CNBC . They had launched their campaign then and I had directed and scripted a few episodes of the travel show Way to Go on Singapore. That was of course a decade ago and it was my second trip to Singapore. Ive gone a couple of times again after that , my last trip being a couple of years ago with my parents. I wonder what is it that draws me to to this country This trip if of course very special, as Ive earned it , thanks to the blog.I leave tomorrow and will be back with more travel stories. Until then..



24 comments:

alok said...

Congratulation!

Have a wonderful trip :)

Fida said...

Wow, congratulations Lakshmi! What a wonderful opportunity. I guess you did a marvelous job already 10 years ago!

I was only once in Singapore. The ting that stuck with me was the sudden rainfalls - in buckets - and no time to run for cover :)

Fida said...

Wow, congratulations Lakshmi! What an opportunity! You must have done an excellent job already 10 years ago!

I was only once in Singapore. What stuck with me are the sudden rainfalls - in buckets - and no time to run for cover :)

Judy said...

Congratulations on the good news, and thank you for your wonderful photos.

P.N. Subramanian said...

Congratulations. Have a nice trip and bring back to us your sweet memories.

Ugich Konitari said...

Congratulations ! What a wonderful opportunity....Have a great trip...waiting to hear all about it!

CJ said...

Congratulations and good luck!

Mridula said...

Congratulations Lakshmi, and have a lot of fun.

Anu said...

Really wonderful opportunity for you!!! have a wonderful time!

DE-C-IDE Solutions said...

Congrats! A well-deserved invitation. :-)

Mitr Friend - Bhushavali said...

Congrats dear.. Have a great time... Awaiting your great stories of Singapore!!!

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vishesh said...

Congrats!! :D :D :D

AswathiBabu said...

Hearty congrats for yr journey

Marijke said...

wish i was there also.
abt the virus
seems a lot of ppl have it
so dont worry
good luck.with the trip

R Sudhir Kumar said...

Congrats! All the best

Sankara Subramanian C said...

This is awesome news! Congratulations...

Hope you have a fabulous time.

shooting star said...

congrats!!!!
lukin forward to see singapore in this blog!!

indicaspecies said...

That's wonderful..congratulations! Have a good trip Lakshmi.:)

Kanyakumari said...

Congratulations for you and have fun.thanks for sharing.

Allen said...

First of all Congratulations to you, we should always look forward and you got a opportunity so, dear don't miss it!!!!

Photo Cache said...

congratulations. you truly are deserving of this invite.

Asha said...

congrats, have a nice time at the city of merlion and keep updating us.

Jeevan said...

Have a great experience and enjoy your travel. Congrats!! I hope your blog will take you many more steps such.

Lakshmi said...

Thanks everybody for your wishes..i did have a great trip and I will drop over at your site..meanwhile been blogging on Singapore as well