A simple “happy” PEONIES
Sri Lanka’s famous Galle Face Hotel doorman dies
Such a lovely story.
Sri Lanka’s oldest hotel doorman at the venerable Galle Face Hotel, K. Chattu Kuttan, died on Tuesday after a brief illness.
Kuttan, who worked at the hotel for 72 years from the colonial era through Sri Lanka’s independence and the dark decades of ethnic conflict, was 94, hotel managers said.
Kuttan was a fixture of the 150-year-old Galle Face Hotel where he was first employed as a waiter in 1942 before becoming a doorman 50 years later.
In an interview with AFP in 2010 when he turned 90, Kuttan recalled many of the famous icons he had welcomed during his long tenure at the hotel’s door, including the likes of Emperor Hirohito, Richard Nixon, Sir Laurence Olivier and George Bernard Shaw.
Kuttan had also served figures such as Lord Mountbatten, Princess Elizabeth, Jawarharlal Nehru and Indira Gandhi.
Galle Face Hotel employees observed a moment’s silence in honour of Kuttan.
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Timely luxury a la ROLEX
THE PLEASURES OF TELLING TIME
THE OYSTER PERPETUAL
GMT- MASTER II
When you’re already one of the world’s most exquisite timepiece brands, what do you do for an encore year after year?
If you’re ROLEX, you make the watch connoisseur’s buying experience even better by introducing the newest and most technologically advanced versions of the world’s most coveted timepieces.
Founded in 1905 by Hans Wilsdorf, Rolex is part of a very small coterie of uber-prestigious global brands. With its close ties to some of the world’s most prestigious sports events, ROLEX separates the men from the boys. As the official timekeeper for the Wimbledon and Australian Open tennis grand slams, you just know that it’s the world’s foremost purveyor of precious timepieces. In fact, Rolex is also the official timekeeper for golf’s U.S. and British opens.
And who doesn’t love speed, so it comes as no surprise this brilliant star in the world of exceptional timepieces is also the title sponsor of the annual ROLEX 24, North America’s most prestigious sports car race at the Daytona Speedway in Florida.
Actor Patrick Dempsey of Grey’s Anatomy fame and AC/DC lead singer Brian Johnson have turned laps on this famed 3.56-mile speedway in pursuit of the coveted Rolex steel Daytona model, (winning drivers of all classes receive a steel Daytona).
Each year Rolex travels to Basel, Switzerland for the annual Baselworld Show, an international fair for watch and jewelry brands attended by close to 100,000 guests. This is where all of the brands unveil their newest, shiniest, most beautiful and expensive models for watches and fine jewelry.
The buzzwords for Rolex are: Surprise, shock and awe. The additions to the range are simply sublime, the Oyster Perpetual GMT-Master II along with the new Cellini Collection make for some luxurious perfection that can be yours for a price.
CELLINI TIME
And my personal fave, the Oyster Perpetual DATEJUST PEARLMASTER 34, seen below,
Diamonds make everything better, but some diamonds are more precious than others.
Not because they’re bigger, but because of their exceptional ability to catch the slightest ray of light, to amplify it through their intricate facets and radiate with a unique brilliance. The beauty of exceptional diamonds is that they glitter as if they were made of pure light. Next to them, other diamonds seem dull and lacklustre.
These finest of gems are very rare, accounting for less than one per cent of the world’s production. Yet they are the only diamonds deemed good enough by Rolex to adorn its jeweled masterpieces, such as the new Oyster Perpetual Datejust Pearlmaster 34,
When Wilsdorf first created the company in 1905, little did he know that more than 100 years later, ROLEX would be a global brand synonymous with action, elegance and design. A true luxury lifestyle brand.
Well, I guess there had to be a first time…..
Here we are….OMG
The thought of a blog has been germinating for a long time. For the love of me, I don’t know why it’s taken me so long to write something down.
I love all things fashion, fragrance and beauty with a touch of luxury living, a hint of epicurean delights and flights of fancy. So far, life’s been a fabulous adventure with many twists and turns, so this blog, which I really hope to write on a timely basis, will reflect my fun thoughts, musings and other “stuff” which make me happy.
I’m warning you though, there may be a bit of sarcasm bandied about along with some beauty talk and fashion fabulousness, but I’ll try to be on my best behavior as I keep it entertaining, informative and oh…alright, family-friendly.
Today it’s all about nature’s beauty. I LOVE LOVE LOVE flowers and I can’t imagine summer without colorful stemmed beauties like roses, hydrangeas (love the pink ones) and peonies. Looking at them makes me so happy, the happy that comes from deep in your heart. And anyone who knows me, really knows me, knows just how easy it is to make me smile with, you guessed it, flowers.
The photo below is not just a rose but a Kennedy Rose, named after, well, you guessed it, Rose Kennedy of the famous iconic Kennedy clan.
It’s a hybrid TEA rose with shimmering white blossoms,LOVE, and absolutely perfect petals. So very graceful, it is the ultimate luxe of a rose, and the most fragrant of white roses. Oh and it doesn’t wilt during the heat of summer
A beautiful creation
Girly pink and pretty
And this I didn’t know but, apparently the hydrangea is a poisonous plant but, it’s used as tea in places like Korea and Japan. Some of its health benefits include the treatment of autoimmune disorders and providing your immune system a big boost.
Imagine, the luxury of knowing the benefits of such beautiful flower.
Luxury is everywhere, it’s simply a matter of looking.
Anny Kaz 
