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Lawrie's passing

Lawrie's passing

With heavy hearts, his son and family would like to share that: Our dearest Lawrie passed away peacefully in his sleep on Friday, December 29th, 2023. This was a shock to all of us as he spent the prior week having a great time meeting friends, enjoying holiday festivities, living

Lost Yet found

Lost and Found THE CAMERA THAT KEPT LAGGING BEHIND Episode 1 After going through security, I collected my hand baggage and proceeded to board the airport bus taking me to the plane. As the bus doors were about to close, one of the security guys came running to the bus

Evolution of music in my life

Evolution of music in my life

Piano When I was very young, I watched my dad play the piano. He played so well that I was eager to play like him although I knew it wouldn't be easy. Since I showed an interest he decided to teach me as he had a music background.

Life in the Emirates

Life in the Emirates

Back at the office, Maria’s senior manager came over one day to the accounts department where I worked and openly asked if anyone was interested in an opening in Dubai. I wasn’t sure if that was a trick question, so did not answer. At the time Dubai was

That's my Maria

That's my Maria

In the early years of our dating I always hoped to take her out each time I visited her, so we could talk freely (as in the house we were under surveillance) however, she kept saying that she didn't feel well that day. So, it was like, not

My school days adventures

My school days adventures

Going to school always felt harder than going to work. I remember in my first class, (class 1) - (there was no kindergarten at the time, maybe we didn’t need it) all the children sat on small chairs and some were crying. I wondered why. For me it was

Getting to know Maria

Getting to know Maria

... Maria invited me to her house for her birthday, one year, mentioning that some of her friends were coming and wanted me to come too. I didn’t know her too well at the time, but I knew deep down in her heart, she really expected me to be there

Travelling by Ship

Travelling by Ship

On our departure from Kenya we travelled by ship - M S Santhia. We boarded at around 3 pm, but the ship did not depart till 12.am. All day long the large cranes were loading the cargo/baggage in the hold of the ship. We even had the opportunity

How I met Maria

How I met Maria

the story of two girls at my office In 1975, I worked as an accountant in a travel agency called TCI. There was this chatty friendly girl - Theresa, from the typists/steno section would come by my department and hello everybody. She figured out I was a Goan (we

Youtube - How did I get there ?

Youtube - How did I get there ?

When Maria passed away I kept listening to her recordings which gave me the feel of her being around. After a while I thought of trying to overdub her recordings and also try to add the piano or violin but that didn't seem to work to my expectations.

My darling Maria, 3 years later

My darling Maria, 3 years later

When I am at Maria’s grave site, I recollect the burial day and always ponder what it would be, if I could get another view just to see what’s going on down there. To me, it is a possibility that she's still intact since she was

Growing up with my family of 7 in one room

Growing up with my family of 7 in one room

I grew up in Bombay living with my parents and my four siblings, all in a single room with a two-story bunk bed. One slept on the lower bunk, and one on the top. For the rest of us, the floor was our bed. For storage we had shelvings from

My first flight ever (1980)

My first flight ever (1980)

A little travel twist. The first time I went on a plane, I was booked on a flight from Bombay to Dubai. There was a stopover in Bangkok for a few hours, and I decided to go out into the city, maybe see what this new place was all about.

How God sends his angels

How God sends his angels

I was going out to a friends dinner invite on one December evening. However, when I went to start the car, the battery was dead. I called CAA and an automated message said, that due to high call volumes, it will take a long time to respond. Also, priorities are

Japan not what I thought

Japan not what I thought

Booked for Vietnam via Japan - all tickets booked, however visa for Vietnam did not arrive and was wondering if the trip should be cancelled. I asked the Lord if it is His will that the visa would be granted or else cancelling would be ok. In all the suspense,

Help on Japan Rail pass

Help on Japan Rail pass

I bought the Japan Rail pass Every time I needed to go somewhere, I would go to the JR office and tell them where I want to go. They would look up the map, and chart my way make reservations for all trains, bullet or local reserved trains, and then