It was a Sunday and therefore, the feeling of not having to go to work didn't come into play . Instead, the residential area committee had organised a morning X-country for the children and I was given the honour of being the chief guest and to give away the prizes - a task that would be my swan song. A flash rain in the early morning didn't dampen the enthusiasm of the participants but I wished that the crowd was bigger.
Manu, Shihab and Kuriakose trooped in by a half past 9 to do the packing and transportation of our belongings and they went about their task in right earnest. Papers and documents, thought to have been lost, surfaced mysteriously but the task of discarding possessions was undertaken rather strictly. The fully laden pick up truck was stacked up with the household goods and could take off just around lunch time. There was a mishap, when Lekha'd slipped and fallen on a patch of water. I sincerely hope that it's minor but she had already begun to limp, soon after.
There was a bit of a doubt among the boys who kept insisting that we should carry the deities in our 'puja room' packed, in our car. After much quizzing, we realised that it was more of a mental block because they were doubtful as to how we'd take it when they - from different religions - would handle 'our gods'. We'd put them at ease by saying that our gods were very sporting and would not not mind it a wee bit!
After a lovely farewell lunch, hosted by my cousin in a star hotel, it was time for a work out and to prepare for the evening farewell that we're hosting at the 'Birdies'. The crowd consisted of close friends, well wishers and the many who'd pulled along with me in achieving my vision, over the two years and eleven months that I was here. It was a great evening when sentiments were expressed and emotions exchanged.
Our work at Kochi has come to its logical conclusion and we move off to Guruvayur tomorrow, in the morning. The almost barren house, except for the bare essentials for our stay in the night, was another reminder of the inevitability of life - change!
Tailpiece.
1. The final phase of work in our new house will have to be speeded up so that the house warming on 29 Nov can take place with the least of glitches.
2. 58 years ago, on this day, this bloke had come into being. Telephone calls, smses and e-mail came flooding and it gave me a wonderful feeling of being wanted. A hectic but wonderful day!
Manu, Shihab and Kuriakose trooped in by a half past 9 to do the packing and transportation of our belongings and they went about their task in right earnest. Papers and documents, thought to have been lost, surfaced mysteriously but the task of discarding possessions was undertaken rather strictly. The fully laden pick up truck was stacked up with the household goods and could take off just around lunch time. There was a mishap, when Lekha'd slipped and fallen on a patch of water. I sincerely hope that it's minor but she had already begun to limp, soon after.
There was a bit of a doubt among the boys who kept insisting that we should carry the deities in our 'puja room' packed, in our car. After much quizzing, we realised that it was more of a mental block because they were doubtful as to how we'd take it when they - from different religions - would handle 'our gods'. We'd put them at ease by saying that our gods were very sporting and would not not mind it a wee bit!
After a lovely farewell lunch, hosted by my cousin in a star hotel, it was time for a work out and to prepare for the evening farewell that we're hosting at the 'Birdies'. The crowd consisted of close friends, well wishers and the many who'd pulled along with me in achieving my vision, over the two years and eleven months that I was here. It was a great evening when sentiments were expressed and emotions exchanged.
Our work at Kochi has come to its logical conclusion and we move off to Guruvayur tomorrow, in the morning. The almost barren house, except for the bare essentials for our stay in the night, was another reminder of the inevitability of life - change!
Tailpiece.
1. The final phase of work in our new house will have to be speeded up so that the house warming on 29 Nov can take place with the least of glitches.
2. 58 years ago, on this day, this bloke had come into being. Telephone calls, smses and e-mail came flooding and it gave me a wonderful feeling of being wanted. A hectic but wonderful day!
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