Mini had got up at 5 AM and was going about her chores when she heard a loud noise in the center hall. Startled momentarily, when she went across to identify the source of the noise, she found that it was caused by dad's quadruple-footed walking stick that had fallen down! She narrated this story to Lekha and me, saying that she was sure about dad and mom being present in the house! Well!!
I'd decided to go to KIMS, at Thiruvananthapuram, to look up Mohanachandran this morning. I'd got ready and had asked my sister to escort me to the bus stand with her umbrella because I'd no intention to carry an appendage despite the fact that it was very evident that it was gonna be a very wet day. Before I could saunter out, I'd rung up my friend, Suresh Laxman, about helping me find my way to the ICU in which Mohanachandran was and he had this to say:-
(a) Only the family members - Manju, the sons, their wives and the grand daughter - were allowed
into the ICU.
(b) It was pouring in Thiruvananthapuram and moving around in the city could end up being
tricky.
(c) Advised me against making a trip today.
Meanwhile, cyclone 'Ockhi' was wreaking havoc on the east coast especially, in Madras, Tuticorin, Kanyakumari and southern Kerala, upto Kochi! Wonder how the cyclone got its name, by jumbling 'Kochi', I wonder? Therefore, I quickly changed plans and decided to stay indoors.
Rema, had fetched up from Pidavoor soon after Mini had returned after making a quick trip to Kottarakkara for sundry purchases. There were quite a few people who'd, in the meanwhile, dropped by to call on. It gave us a nice feeling and the moist poignant remark was, "I was passing by when I saw the house agog with activity and the front door open. Couldn't resist my temptation to come in like the good old times".
Our caretaker had come by and spent about an hour talking about many things. He looked embarrassed about the noise pollution caused by the coconut processing machines of his son's factory, nearby. My advice to him was to 'sound proof' the factory with the initial profits that were accruing. But I suppose that's a tall order because of the usual human tendency of putting it in into the personal bank account!
But whatever one might say, I've realised what 'noise pollution' is all about! There are many of my friends and relatives who'd offered to get the unit shut down for having falsified information that we had no objection because we weren't living here! I've told them to be patient because, honestly, I didn't want to snuff a budding entrepreneur from a low income family and he happens to be my caretaker's younger son!!
Tailpiece.
Mohanachandran's medical bulletin.
Mohan continues to be in 'dangerously ill list'. No change since last sitrep.
I'd decided to go to KIMS, at Thiruvananthapuram, to look up Mohanachandran this morning. I'd got ready and had asked my sister to escort me to the bus stand with her umbrella because I'd no intention to carry an appendage despite the fact that it was very evident that it was gonna be a very wet day. Before I could saunter out, I'd rung up my friend, Suresh Laxman, about helping me find my way to the ICU in which Mohanachandran was and he had this to say:-
(a) Only the family members - Manju, the sons, their wives and the grand daughter - were allowed
into the ICU.
(b) It was pouring in Thiruvananthapuram and moving around in the city could end up being
tricky.
(c) Advised me against making a trip today.
Meanwhile, cyclone 'Ockhi' was wreaking havoc on the east coast especially, in Madras, Tuticorin, Kanyakumari and southern Kerala, upto Kochi! Wonder how the cyclone got its name, by jumbling 'Kochi', I wonder? Therefore, I quickly changed plans and decided to stay indoors.
Rema, had fetched up from Pidavoor soon after Mini had returned after making a quick trip to Kottarakkara for sundry purchases. There were quite a few people who'd, in the meanwhile, dropped by to call on. It gave us a nice feeling and the moist poignant remark was, "I was passing by when I saw the house agog with activity and the front door open. Couldn't resist my temptation to come in like the good old times".
Our caretaker had come by and spent about an hour talking about many things. He looked embarrassed about the noise pollution caused by the coconut processing machines of his son's factory, nearby. My advice to him was to 'sound proof' the factory with the initial profits that were accruing. But I suppose that's a tall order because of the usual human tendency of putting it in into the personal bank account!
But whatever one might say, I've realised what 'noise pollution' is all about! There are many of my friends and relatives who'd offered to get the unit shut down for having falsified information that we had no objection because we weren't living here! I've told them to be patient because, honestly, I didn't want to snuff a budding entrepreneur from a low income family and he happens to be my caretaker's younger son!!
Tailpiece.
Mohanachandran's medical bulletin.
Mohan continues to be in 'dangerously ill list'. No change since last sitrep.
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