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Achan’s first death anniversary

Posted on June 23, 2017 by Chitra Gopinathan

Soman uncle brings two ladies to recite verses from the ‘Bhagavatham’ today. An Indian classic of spiritual teaching derived from Vedic wisdom. As they start the reciting, Amma, Asha and Continue Reading →

Posted in Asia, Family & Friends, India | Tagged Family, Kerala | Leave a reply

First day home and Bahubali

Posted on June 21, 2017 by Chitra Gopinathan

I reach home just before six in the morning. Asha and Amma are already up. After a quick freshen up and breakfast, I start to feel tired and have a Continue Reading →

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Trivandrum and friends

Posted on June 21, 2017 by Chitra Gopinathan

Last night I struggled to sleep. Was it the three cups of tea I had in the evening? Was it the jet lag? Was it ‘Bahubali’ playing havoc with my Continue Reading →

Posted in Asia, Family & Friends, India | Tagged Family, Friends, Kerala | Leave a reply

Remembering Achan on Fathers Day

Posted on June 18, 2017 by Chitra Gopinathan

The elderly patient who is next on my list is having a prostate operation. He wondered how long the procedure would take. ‘Depends on the size of your prostate. Do Continue Reading →

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National Park – Croatia

Posted on June 7, 2017 by Chitra Gopinathan

We had a very early start today. After a quick breakfast we were ready to go. The coach as always was on time. Our destination was a national park in Continue Reading →

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Motovun and Opatija

Posted on June 5, 2017 by Chitra Gopinathan

I didn’t get a chance yesterday to catch up on the news about the London Bridge attacks. The scale of the attacks, the location and the fact that the perpetrators Continue Reading →

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Holidaying in Croatia

Posted on June 4, 2017 by Chitra Gopinathan

Whenever we look to booking holidays, Croatia has been cropping up on our list for the last few years. I, however have resisted the idea till now. The civil war Continue Reading →

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Retiring friends

Posted on June 1, 2017 by Chitra Gopinathan

Another day in Oxford Circus and another afternoon to spent at leisure. This time I am meeting up with a friend and going out for a late lunch. Indira lives Continue Reading →

Posted in England, Family & Friends, Other stories | Tagged Friends, London | Leave a reply

Babysitting

Posted on May 28, 2017 by Chitra Gopinathan

Every time I babysit little Lakshmi, I notice the differences. She is running around now and likes to climb up the stairs. If you try to follow her, the speed Continue Reading →

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Oslo first day

Posted on May 12, 2017 by Chitra Gopinathan

An hour and forty minutes, the flight time from London to Oslo. I think the pilot managed to cut it down by a further 15 minutes. As the plane came Continue Reading →

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