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Friday, December 21, 2007

Growing my hair -II

Is this getting boring? I warned you that I was a narcissist. I did it. In the beginning of this week I decided that one way I could grow my hair out is to get a perm. So, I called Mavis my hairdresser and told her so. No, she said, you hair ha a natural wave. I persisted. OK, she said. I got an... Sign in to see full entry.

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Monday, December 17, 2007

The Inevitablity of Death

Yesterday, my day turned out to be very different from what I had planned. Around 10 AM I got a call from my sister to say that our friend Dinesh's father had died during the night. In his early 90s, Mr. Sareen had been rather ill for the last six months, in and out of hospitals and ICU. He was a... Sign in to see full entry.

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Sunday, December 16, 2007

An endoscopy

Two days ago I had an endoscopy. Since March this year I started having - what I later came to know - acid reflux. I didn't know the name because I never really had it before. Generally, I have good health and my stomach doesn't give me many problems. It began with this sour feeling in my mouth. I... Sign in to see full entry.

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Thursday, December 13, 2007

Growing my hair

Several months ago I decided to let my hair grow. Most of my life I have had short hair. Twice during this period, I grew my hair - once in the 70s and 80s and again in the 90s. I shaved my head in 2001 and since then have had short hair. My sisters always say it makes me look unfeminine. However,... Sign in to see full entry.

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Tuesday, December 11, 2007

Life Changing Books

A correspondent for a magazine I contribute to called to ask if I would submit a 500 word piece on books that changed my life and why. I sat down to think. Since it's a lifestyle and spirituality magazine, I thought something related to these topics would be good. The first to come to my mind were... Sign in to see full entry.

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Fire, fire

Yesterday, we had a fire in the house. We were driving back from the city when Prakash, the cook, called to say there was a fire on the second floor terrace. He was panicked and a little incoherent. He said they had tried putting water but it got worse. I suggested he put sand or earth. Kabir was... Sign in to see full entry.

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Sunday, December 9, 2007

The day

I wonder if I am a narcissist. I love my birthday and was at home and in the country for the first time since about six years. Last year I was chairing an all day meeting in Delhi. The year before I was accompanying a group of Chinese delegates to the southern state of Andhra Pradesh. The year... Sign in to see full entry.

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Friday, December 7, 2007

Birthday

It's my birthday today - December 8. I got a call from my son last night at 12 (he was at a friends), and a call from a friend visiting form Nepal. We walked into he house at that time, after a dinner. This morning there were calls form my sister, friends far and wide, as I had tea and read the... Sign in to see full entry.

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Tuesday, December 4, 2007

Nostalgia

There's nothing like nostalgia. Blogger friends know that we have been getting the house painted. In this process the book case was dismantled and naturally, the books put in great piles on a large wooden table called takht, on the verandah, covered with a plastic sheet (to keep the mist out). Over... Sign in to see full entry.

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Sunday, December 2, 2007

A Celebration

To celebrate our son's coming home we organised a family lunch we wanted it at home but my niece wanted it in town as she had some obligations we met at a restaurant in the city over a brunch buffet three tables laid out for 10 guests starting excellent bread with butter accompanied with wine and... Sign in to see full entry.

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I started this blog in mid-March 2006 when I moved to Kabul, Afghanistan, for a four-month assignment. In mid-July I moved back to India, and am continuing the blog.

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