Had got up leisurely, gone through our chores, lazed around discussing a host of things with Suresh and Sindhu. Saw their well managed farm around their house and we were deeply impressed with the fish being grown. The fruit bearing trees are under various stages of productivity and are of a healthy variety as they give a lot of attention to their well being!
We set of after 10, picked up Anitha and headed for the Mall of Travancore. It was more of window shopping and the ladies did pick up a few clothes of their choice! Lunch was at the food court and it was a treat from us.
We'd returned to Suresh's place and I'd set off almost immediately to the Foundation to be part of the weekend discussions on 'Banking and Social Responsibility'. Prabha Ravindran gave a broad overview and he took pains to answer all queries from the audience. I took his and maman's permission to cut early to be in time for the next serial of the Old Boys' day, at the Army Officer's Institute.
It was a nice evening. Babu Syriac and Joma had joined us, in the meanwhile. The time was well spent, in that, we could meet a number of seniors, juniors and contemporaries from school. The most interesting among such encounters was to meet up with MV Emayavaramban Murthy, Roll no.330, a class senior to me and an athlete par excellence. He's a aerospace scientist but continues to be humble and kind. He looks quite young with not even a touch of grey in either his hair or moustache! It was a great and humbling experience to feel/see the reactions of the of the old boys when they came and met me.
JK Achuthan, whose Prefect I was in '69, was as enthusiastic as he was then during the interaction. So was Ramesh Babu and I could go on and on. We secured from the Institute by 2300 hrs and the four of us viz. Babu Syriac, Suresh Laxman, BR Vijayakumar and I, along with our wives, conglomorated at Suresh's place to listen to Babu's experience in the Kailash - Manasarovar yatra that he'd undertaken recently. What he went through sounded manly and interesting. Should try and make it!
It was yet another late night!
Tailpiece.
It was a hectic day but felt that a lot was accomplished!
We set of after 10, picked up Anitha and headed for the Mall of Travancore. It was more of window shopping and the ladies did pick up a few clothes of their choice! Lunch was at the food court and it was a treat from us.
We'd returned to Suresh's place and I'd set off almost immediately to the Foundation to be part of the weekend discussions on 'Banking and Social Responsibility'. Prabha Ravindran gave a broad overview and he took pains to answer all queries from the audience. I took his and maman's permission to cut early to be in time for the next serial of the Old Boys' day, at the Army Officer's Institute.
It was a nice evening. Babu Syriac and Joma had joined us, in the meanwhile. The time was well spent, in that, we could meet a number of seniors, juniors and contemporaries from school. The most interesting among such encounters was to meet up with MV Emayavaramban Murthy, Roll no.330, a class senior to me and an athlete par excellence. He's a aerospace scientist but continues to be humble and kind. He looks quite young with not even a touch of grey in either his hair or moustache! It was a great and humbling experience to feel/see the reactions of the of the old boys when they came and met me.
JK Achuthan, whose Prefect I was in '69, was as enthusiastic as he was then during the interaction. So was Ramesh Babu and I could go on and on. We secured from the Institute by 2300 hrs and the four of us viz. Babu Syriac, Suresh Laxman, BR Vijayakumar and I, along with our wives, conglomorated at Suresh's place to listen to Babu's experience in the Kailash - Manasarovar yatra that he'd undertaken recently. What he went through sounded manly and interesting. Should try and make it!
It was yet another late night!
Tailpiece.
It was a hectic day but felt that a lot was accomplished!
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