Sunday, August 4, 2019 Bombay A Fun Sunday Divided Between Family and Friends. It is good to wake up on a Sunday morning and have a relaxing lie-in. Not having to rush to church can be actually quite nice. We had bruns for breakfast with guava jam and had a good chat around the…
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Giving a Lecture at SNDT University, Lunch and Dinner with Friends
Thursday, August 1, 2019 Bombay Giving a Lecture at SNDT University, Lunch and Dinner with Friends Namaste from Bombay! It was strange to wake up in my parental home again after a year. I’d had quite a disturbed night with two wake-ups in-between. Luckily, I fell back asleep pretty soon each time, but…
Celebrating St. Anne’s Feast at Dad’s and ‘Dear Liar’ at Prithvi Theater
Sunday, July 28, 2019 Bombay Celebrating St. Anne’s Feast at Dad’s and Dear Liar at Prithvi Theater Namaste from Bombay! Wow! Today was a most unusual day–but then almost every day in Bombay has been unpredictable. I have rarely had a dull moment! I was awake at 6.30…
Paperwork with Dad, Lunch with a Friend and a Quiet Rainy Evening at Home
Thursday, July 25, 2019 Bombay Paperwork with Dad, Lunch with a Friend and a Quiet Rainy Evening at Home Namaste from Bombay! The days are flying and my calendar is filling up with lunch and dinner appointments with the many friends to whom I want to say Goodbye and Thank-You before…
A Doctor’s Visit for Dad and Lunch with Friends at Bandra Gymkhana
Wednesday, July 24, 2019 Bombay A Doctor’s Visit for Dad and Lunch with Friends at Bandra Gymkhana Namaste from Bombay! Today will be the start of my last week in my studio. With about 60% of my packing done, I am in good shape—but, no one is more aware than I…
A Crazy Day! Errands, Lunch with Cousins, Bank Chores, Mass
Tuesday, July 16, 2019 Bombay A Crazy Day! Errands, Lunch with Cousins, Bank Chores, Mass Namaste from Bombay! The days are flying and with just 15 days more to go before I have to vacate this flat, I am starting to feel the slightest tremor of nerves as I need to…
Feeling Rather Frazzled on Russel’s Birthday
Monday. July 15, 2019 Bombay Feeling Rather Frazzled on Russel’s Birthday Namaste from Bombay! Today turned out to be much too packed for my liking. But, hey, Russel only has a birthday once a year–so I am willing to pull out all the stops for him! My…
Sunday Slam Dunk with Bombay Classmates in Bandra and Chembur
July 7, 2019 Bombay Sunday Slam Dunk with Bombay Classmates in Bandra and Chembur Namaste from Bombay! When it rains, it pours–and I am not talking about the weather in Bombay right now although that would certainly be true of the monsoon! What I do mean is that after…
Another Soggy Day Ends Over Dinner with Young Friends
Tuesday, July 2, 2019 Bombay Another Soggy Day Ends Over Dinner with Young Friends Namaste from Bombay! Still dealing with erratic sleep patterns, I fell asleep at 1.00 pm and awoke at 3.30 am and then was wide awake until about 6.00 am. After that, I felt drowsy and succumbed to…
A Routine Day Apart from Lunch with Marianel
Friday, June 21, 2019 Bombay A Routine Day Apart from Lunch with Marianel Namaste from Bombay! It feels grand to get back to routine again and I am savoring it. I will never ever complain that routine is stagnating or boring. I have discovered that it is what keeps us sane!…