.....the old faithful bird A 319 of AI 265 landed safely at Hulhule Airport on time bringing with us sweet memories of Homeland1....a short but memorable trip....short nd sweet....!!!...frm the chilly Northern plains to the balmy clime of Maldives soared our spirits....nothing had changed in 3weeks time except for a few hoardings of a cheap Dubai flt....in every nook nd corner now.....Nanu joined his maiden studentship nd Doel in grade3 in Billabong High her new school :stones throw frm our abode.....post monsoon Male' is cleaner dry nd pleasant...with temp to soar moderately in the dry mths till Apr.....the Nissan felt like a truck aft my recent camaraderie with the Wagon R in Gurgaon....nd had tough time with the reflexes nd control.....negotiating the alleys of Male'.....then there starts the incessant call rt frm the landing on tht base model of Nokia...the lucky mascot over the years......there r smiles nd cheers for many....or probably relief.....nd its back to usual in no time.....!!!....the New Year has begun robustly with me harnessed frm morn 9am to late eve 10.30pm....so would like to apologise to frnds nd fmly of late information....!!!....the India sojourn has given us enough impetus for a scintillating display for the year.....Inshallah.....!!!!