1. The Russian Presidential Election.
The Russian Presidential election of Mar '18 could be a harbinger for change. Alexei Navalny, the candidate who'd put his hat in the ring to stand against Vladimir Putin, has been declared unfit to fight the polls because of his suspended jail sentence. He has, however, called it a pack of lies to get him out of the fray which Putin seems to desperately want to win. It will be interesting to see how the government, loyal to Putin, manages to stave off a 'real' election if Navalny were to overcome the hiccups.
2. Jerusalem as Israel's Capital.
Israel seems to be gingerly taking steps towards making Jerusalem its capital after President Trump's endorsement while the rest of the members of the Security Council of the United Nations have given a thumbs down. The anger among the Palestinians is understandable because they consider that piece of land as theirs! It would be a tough proposition for Israel to bring the idea to fruition but it's capable of achieving the objective through its people, who're nationalistic and steadfast in their beliefs, their ideals! I only hope that there's no bloodshed in the bargain!!
3. Terror Has No Religion, No colour.
Terror has no religion and no colour. To classify it as Hindu and Muslim is blasphemy, if you're to ask me. To my mind, terrorism is carried out by those warped minds who're the permanent losers in society. Otherwise, how does one explain the convoluted belief among most of them that there is a life of fun and frolic in the life beyond?
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I'd got up about 10' late, in the morning and was trying to rush through the chores when disaster struck in the form of water gushing out off a tap in the work area, adjacent to the kitchen. It took a while to bring the gushing water to a stop and by that time, the daylight had come by. Sajeev, the plumber, had come by around 11 o'clock when I was off to meet the Chairperson of the Municipality. She was warm and accommodating, agreeing to our requirements and did spend a lot of time with us.
The surprise of surprises was when Surg RAdm Guruswamy Vishwanath, the Command Medical Officer at SNC, Kochi had made a connect. He'd taken great pains to track me down, damn sweet of him! He has a son and a daughter, the former working in Baltimore in the US and his daughter, doing Honours in Economics in Paris under an exchange programme. His wife had passed away last year due to protracted illness. We're together at INS Agrani during '84-'86 and had great times. Another doctor friend, Sujit Vasudevan, had called up yesterday and we'd caught up from where we'd left last. While parting, at Agrani, he'd presented me with a copy of Richard Bach's 'A Gift of Wings' in which he'd scribbled, "To, Dear Rajeev, For all the castles in the air we've built, Vishy". It's been damn sweet of you to make the connect, Vishy. Thanks!
If all goes well, we'll soon have a convex mirror opposite our road, joining the highway, to help us to drive off safely. And also, perhaps, the lane in front of our houses, will also get tarred!
Tailpiece.
Have not been able to get the scan results of Mohanachandran.
The Russian Presidential election of Mar '18 could be a harbinger for change. Alexei Navalny, the candidate who'd put his hat in the ring to stand against Vladimir Putin, has been declared unfit to fight the polls because of his suspended jail sentence. He has, however, called it a pack of lies to get him out of the fray which Putin seems to desperately want to win. It will be interesting to see how the government, loyal to Putin, manages to stave off a 'real' election if Navalny were to overcome the hiccups.
2. Jerusalem as Israel's Capital.
Israel seems to be gingerly taking steps towards making Jerusalem its capital after President Trump's endorsement while the rest of the members of the Security Council of the United Nations have given a thumbs down. The anger among the Palestinians is understandable because they consider that piece of land as theirs! It would be a tough proposition for Israel to bring the idea to fruition but it's capable of achieving the objective through its people, who're nationalistic and steadfast in their beliefs, their ideals! I only hope that there's no bloodshed in the bargain!!
3. Terror Has No Religion, No colour.
Terror has no religion and no colour. To classify it as Hindu and Muslim is blasphemy, if you're to ask me. To my mind, terrorism is carried out by those warped minds who're the permanent losers in society. Otherwise, how does one explain the convoluted belief among most of them that there is a life of fun and frolic in the life beyond?
* * *
I'd got up about 10' late, in the morning and was trying to rush through the chores when disaster struck in the form of water gushing out off a tap in the work area, adjacent to the kitchen. It took a while to bring the gushing water to a stop and by that time, the daylight had come by. Sajeev, the plumber, had come by around 11 o'clock when I was off to meet the Chairperson of the Municipality. She was warm and accommodating, agreeing to our requirements and did spend a lot of time with us.
The surprise of surprises was when Surg RAdm Guruswamy Vishwanath, the Command Medical Officer at SNC, Kochi had made a connect. He'd taken great pains to track me down, damn sweet of him! He has a son and a daughter, the former working in Baltimore in the US and his daughter, doing Honours in Economics in Paris under an exchange programme. His wife had passed away last year due to protracted illness. We're together at INS Agrani during '84-'86 and had great times. Another doctor friend, Sujit Vasudevan, had called up yesterday and we'd caught up from where we'd left last. While parting, at Agrani, he'd presented me with a copy of Richard Bach's 'A Gift of Wings' in which he'd scribbled, "To, Dear Rajeev, For all the castles in the air we've built, Vishy". It's been damn sweet of you to make the connect, Vishy. Thanks!
If all goes well, we'll soon have a convex mirror opposite our road, joining the highway, to help us to drive off safely. And also, perhaps, the lane in front of our houses, will also get tarred!
Tailpiece.
Have not been able to get the scan results of Mohanachandran.
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