A quiet day.

I'd the whole day to myself except for meeting people who'd dropped by though, I must admit not to the scale when mom was present. Though I've inititated steps to have the Raj Nivas to be restored, it's gonna take time and money. It cannot be done before Ammu's wedding and hence, had called Unni who has a few housing projects under his belt. I'd made my wish list and as we progressed on the discussions, Unni had explained to me as to why I should restrict to the overall painting of the house and making good the small plumbing and electrical defects. The  whole process would require a week and I will be coming to supervise the work during next month or latest by early March.

My caretaker had dropped by and he'd a lot to talk about. He's my idea of a wholesome farmer who does all his work by himself, employing specialist labour when required. He taps his rubber trees along with a help, converts them to sheets, have them dried for their ultimate disposal. He also collects coconuts from far and wide, to have them processed in their new coconut dispensing unit. Adding to this is his literary creations, both, stories and poems.He narrated a story of his for my benefit and it certainly was a good effort. His ultimate aim is to make a film on a story of his and wants me to use my 'contacts' to get a good director to direct the motion picture!.

My cousin had met me as promised and she told me her story. The poor lady has developed a persecution complex and feels that everyone is mocking at her for her pitiable plight. She has severed her relationship with her son for his 'unacceptable deed'. I could only tell her to refrain from taking harsh decisions because it's evident that they're hurting her. Her life is drifting with no aim and she's leading a lonely life. She was the smartest of the three sisters, all elder to me and her younger brother who's turned a recluse owing to years of drinking and drug abuse. He was a very intelligent youg man and I'd helped his son to join the IAF, two years back. They're, incidentally, the children of Kamalamma Appachi, one of the two who're senior to dad.


Tailpiece.

1. Tomorrow is gonna be a long day. The writing and submission of documents to mom's bank, the meeting, visits to a few of our training centers and the departure at 1838 hrs, as confirmed by Paulson this evening.

2. As I finish this, I get a call from Thiruvananthapuram that my driver, Benoy has met with an accident and is admitted at the KIMS hospital, awaiting an emergency surgery on his right leg. How will he fund his hospital expenses. I've told my director to visit him and give me a feedback. I should be able to look him up sometime next week.