Longest day
Is it possible to make a mundane day sound interesting I wondered. I’m sitting in the steam room once again. The medicinal smell as you enter slowly fades away and Continue Reading →
Tag: Lifestyle
Associate energy and friendship
As the heating in my car swathes my bare feet, I let it comfort me and enjoy the warmth. I need to wind down on these days when I have Continue Reading →
Monet at the National Gallery
I am standing by the door of the underground train which is just about to close when a guy jumps in and the train starts to move. He falls onto Continue Reading →
First watches
Twenty five degrees and sweltering. I still haven’t managed to sort out the air con in my car. I had it serviced recently and completely forgot about getting the air Continue Reading →
Labour ward duties
As I leave for work I can hear Lakshmi babbling away. She has woken up and her Appu is meant to be looking after her. I resist the temptation to Continue Reading →
The travails of old age
“Don’t ever get old” says Doreen. She is not coping well. “I lie awake at night crying my eyes out”. Old age and frailty, something that creeps up on you. Continue Reading →
Kottarakara Ganapathi temple
The Kottarakara temple pond looks still from a distance. Part of the surface is covered with lotus leaves but there are no flowers. As I peer down the side of Continue Reading →
My me-time
The stillness of the night. If I listen carefully I can sometimes hear the distant rumble of the late night train. Peace and tranquility. How much I used to yearn Continue Reading →
Twelfth day of Christmas
It is the twelfth day of Christmas and the day the three wise men or Magi came to visit the infant Jesus. It is also the last day of Christmas Continue Reading →
A day at the movies
It’s been a very long time since I’ve been to watch a movie at the cinemas. In fact the last film was La la Land over a year ago and Continue Reading →
