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Monthly Archives: May 2011
Filming Sai Baba
(This is Part 1) I read a couple of weeks or so ago of the death in India of the guru, Sri Sathya Sai Baba – or simply Sai Baba as he was commonly known. He was, to millions around … Continue reading
Yoga and a week off work
From a health point of view, I’ve been very lucky. In my working life I’ve had to take very little time off for anything other than a dose of flu many years back and a severed achilles tendon – which, … Continue reading
Dark and Lonely Water
My youngest son, now in his early thirties, is a great forager of the internet and digger-up therefrom of nuggets of one sort or another. The other day he sent me a number of links to a few of his … Continue reading
Birds on campsites
And here I am, back. Back amid the fumes and the police sirens and the world’s aircraft turning left just beyond the kitchen window. Dear Ruby did indeed live up to expectations and hopes, transporting us in style, safety and … Continue reading
Ruby rebuilds her reputation
We’re going to make another attempt to go away for the weekend, my woman and I. It gives Ruby a chance to make up for the disappointment she visited on us last week. I feel sure she’s only too keen … Continue reading
Chinese and Indians
I have great admiration for the Chinese. And for the Indians – those from the sub-continent, that is. And not on account of their ominously vibrant economies which are clearly set to overtake ours in the near future and consign … Continue reading
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Tagged Chinese takeaways, Film making, Hong Kong, Indian takeaways, TV commercials
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Travels on a London bus
I like traveling by bus in London. Especially on the upper floor of a double-decker. You get wonderful views of the surrounding streets, see people feeding the pigeons in parks. You see into shops. You get to take a quick, … Continue reading
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Tagged London buses, schools, UK social problems, Western education
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Ruby falls from grace
There is a saying – ‘If you want to make God laugh, tell him your plans’. Well God – whoever he, she or it may or may not be – has, in the last couple of days, had a chuckle … Continue reading
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Tagged Novel writing, the Automobile Assoc., Vehicle breakdown
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Not the Royal Wedding
I had intended writing my thoughts on that wedding – the one which took place a couple of days ago here in the UK and which half the world seems to have watched even if they had to stay up … Continue reading
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Tagged British Monarchy, Kate and Wills, Krishnamurti, Royal Wedding
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