‘Belmond Northern Belle’ and ‘Brief Encounter’
There was a documentary on the telly yesterday about the Venice Simplon Orient Express. One of the lady’s in it mentioned that she can now tick it off her bucket Continue Reading →
Author: Chitra Gopinathan
A trip down memory lane
For the boys it was playing in the rain with cycle tyres and goli (marbles). For the girls it was hopscotch. For me in Malaysia or Malaya as it was Continue Reading →
Dress sense and mid-life crisis
There was a time when Kavitha saw me, her question would be ‘what are you wearing?’ She never approved of my dress sense. Good thing she wasn’t around in my Continue Reading →
The season of a lifetime – Leicester City
As it has been a slow news day, I thought I should tell you about Leicester City winning the Premier League championship against all odds. This was the story we Continue Reading →
Lakshmi’s Charadu kettu
It’s the big day today. My mother has been asking me for the last two days as to how the preparations are going every time I ring her. I’m getting Continue Reading →
Lakshmi’s first big day
So little Lakshmi’s first big day is here. She is having her 28th day naming ceremony tomorrow. She has already been named, but this is the official marking of it. Continue Reading →
Formaldehyde and anatomy lessons
A few days ago there was an article in the papers about the leaking of formaldehyde fumes from Damien Hirst’s art exhibits at the Tate Modern in London in 2012. Continue Reading →
London Marathon and George
The London Marathon is one of the World Marathon Majors. The first London marathon was run in 1981 and it has been held in April every year since then. There Continue Reading →
Deers and cars
As you are driving to Epping you see these road signs for wild animals. The signs are of a deer in a red triangle, which denotes wild animals. I have Continue Reading →
Choosing a medical career
When I said in Bukit Ibam there were a couple of shops, houses, 2 schools and a cinema theatre and pretty much nothing else. That wasn’t quite true. There was Continue Reading →
