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

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.

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

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

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

... 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

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

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

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.

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

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

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.

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

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,

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